Unit 3

一、詞匯短語

Text I

1．sedate [si 5deit] adj. tending to avoid excitement or great activity and to be calm and relaxed鎮定的；泰然的；不慌不忙的：We followed the youngsters at a more sedate pace.我們跟在年輕人后面，步子稍慢一點。 v. to give someone drugs to make them calm or to make them sleep給…服鎮靜劑：Most of the patients are heavily sedated.多數病人服了大劑量鎮靜藥。

2．venerable [5venErEbl] adj. deserving respect because of age, high position or religious or historical importance（因年高、顯要、智慧等）令人尊重的；值得敬重的；受敬佩的：The cathedral is a venerable building.主教座堂是神圣莊嚴的建筑。

3．debonair [7debE5nZE] adj. carefree and happy; (especially of men) charming, confident and carefully dressed(通常指男人)愉快而自信的：He strolled about, look very debonair in his elegant new suit.他穿了一身講究的新衣服逛來逛去，顯得頗為愜意。

4．cappuccino [kApJ5tFi:nEJ] n. coffee mixed or topped with steamed milk or cream 卡布奇諾咖啡

5．eccentric [ik5sentrik] adj. unconventional and slightly strange古怪的，怪癖的；異乎尋常的：She is so eccentric that she is regarded as a bit of a curiosity.她非常古怪，算是個奇人。

6．curb [kE:b] n. a) a line of raised stones separating the footpath from the road側石，邊石：The boy sat on the curb and watched the cars go by.那個男孩坐在馬路邊石上看過往的車輛。b) to restrain and limit限制，克制，抑制：She put a curb on her spending.她限制自己的消費。

7．habituate [hE5bitjueit] v. to accustom by frequent repetition or prolonged exposure使習慣于：One can habituate oneself to living alone, though rarely with any pleasure.雖然獨自一人生活很少會有樂趣，但還是可以習慣的。

8．unfurl [Qn5fE:l] v. to spread or open out展開，張開，鋪開：Unfurl the banners, put on your armour. Let the fighting commence.展開旗幟，穿上戰甲，開始戰斗。

9．contortion [kEn5tC:FEn] n. movement of the body or face into an unusual shape or position扭曲，弄歪；歪曲：to make a sharp contortion of the face.做鬼臉做出臉部極端扭曲的動作

10．ludicrous [5lu:dikrEs] adj. causing laughter; very foolish, ridiculous荒唐的；不合理的；不能當真的：Grandpa looks absolutely ludicrous in old sunhat.外公戴著一頂老式遮陽帽顯得滑稽可笑。

11．extravagant [iks5trAvE^Ent] adj. a) exceeding what is reasonable or appropriate奢侈的；揮霍的；鋪張浪費的：Don’t be so extravagant, spend your money more carefully.不要如此揮霍，花錢要仔細點。b) if someone makes extravagant claims, promises etc, they make big claims or promises that are not true or real(想法或言行)無節制的；過分的；放肆的；不切實際的：He is extravagant in behavior.他行為放肆。

12．squash [skwCF] n. a game played with rackets and a small softish hollow rubber hall, in a court enclosed by walls and a roof(軟式)墻網球，壁球：I sweated off ten pounds in a week by playing squash every day.我每天打壁球，一個星期體重減輕了十磅。 v. to press something into a flatter shape, often breaking or damaging it將(某人[某物])壓扁，壓爛，擠碎：I sat on my hat and squashed it.我坐在自己的帽子上，把它給壓扁了。

13．treadmill [5tredmIl] n. a) an exercise machine consisting of a wheel with steps around its edge or a continuous moving belt(鍛煉身體的)跑步機，走步機：The treadmill has a heart rate monitor.跑步機上有個脈搏監視器。b) work or a way of life that seems very boring because you always have to do the same things枯燥無味的工作〔生活方式〕：the treadmill of working in the office辦公室中枯燥的工作

14．calorie [5kAlEri] n. a measure used when stating the amount of hear or energy卡路里：Coca-Cola introduced the first low calorie soft drink, “TAB.”可口可樂首先投放了低熱量的飲料“TAB”。

15．pedestrian [pe5destriEn] n. a person walking (especially in a street used by cars) 行人；步行者：The pedestrian stopped at the curbside.那個行人停在路邊。

16．motel [mEu5tel] v. a hotel especially built for traveling tourists汽車旅館：All the motels lie beside the road.所有的汽車旅館都位于公路旁邊。

17．dodge [dCdV] v. to avoid (a blow) by moving or shifting quickly aside閃躲；閃開；躲開；避開：He dodged cleverly when she threw her shoe at him.她用鞋子砸向他時，他機敏地閃開了。

18．exasperate [i^5zB:spEreit] v. to make very angry or impatient; to annoy greatly激怒，觸怒：We were exasperated at his ill behavior.我們對他的惡劣行為感到非常惱怒。

19．negotiate [ni5^EuFieit] v. a) to get over or past successfully通過，越過（險要路段）：A race in which competitors must negotiate obstacles.競爭者必須越過障礙的賽跑。b) to discuss something in order to reach an agreement, especially in business or politics談判；磋商；協商；議定；商定；達成協議：The government negotiated with the opposition party over the new law.政府就新法與反對黨進行了協商。

20．esthetically [i:s5WetikEli] adv. relating to the enjoyment or study of beauty美學地，美學上地：Esthetically, it is of beauty of both simplicity and complexity. 從美學上講，它既具有簡單性美，又具有復雜性美。

21．triumph [5traiEmf] n. great achievement or success勝利，成功：The victorious army returned in triumph.獲勝的部隊凱旋而歸。

22．anew [E5nju:] adv. again or one more time, especially in a different way再，重新：He’s determined to begin his life anew.他決心重新開始他的生活。

Text II

1．insane [in5sein] adj. very foolish and absurd蠢極的，非常愚蠢的，荒唐的：If he were insane, he was a very cool and collected insanity.如果他發了瘋，他也是個非常冷靜和鎮定的瘋子。

2．paradoxical [7pArE5dCksikEl] adj. a situation that seems strange because it involves two ideas or qualities that are very different自相矛盾的，似是而非的：It’s paradoxical that in such a rich country there can be so much poverty.這么富裕的國家中還有那么多貧困現象，真是自相矛盾。

3．aesthetic [i:s5Wetik] adj. a) connected with beauty and the study of beauty有關美的，美學的：From an esthetic point of view, it’s a nice design.從美學角度來看，這個設計很不錯。b) elegant and pleased to eye悅目的，雅致的：That armchair is comfortable but not very aesthetic.那張扶手椅坐起來舒服，但不太美觀。

4．innumerable [i5nju:mErEbl] adj. too numerous to be counted; numberless無數的，數量大而數不清的：Innumerable companies were set up in this area.這個地區建立了無數家公司。

5．exaltation [7e^zC:l5teiFEn] n. the very strong feeling of happiness興奮，雀躍，得意洋洋：He was obviously in a state of exaltation.十分明顯，他又得意忘形了。

6．mass [mAs] n. a) a large amount of a substance which does not have a definite or regular shape(聚成一體的)團，塊，堆，群，片：The aircraft came down in flames, and the heat fused most of the parts together into a solid mass.飛機冒著火墜落了，大多數部件因高溫而熔成一團。b) a large amount or quantity of something大批，大量，眾多：I have masses of work to do.我有大量工作要做。c) all the ordinary people in society who do not have power or influence平民，群眾，大批人群：The masses have boundless creative power.群眾有無限的創造力。

7．preconceived [pri(:)7kEn5si:vd] adj. be formed before you really have enough knowledge or experience預先的，先入為主的：Every question was a trap, a contrived progression towards a preconceived conclusion.每個問題都是一個陷阱，事先策劃好了，一步一步達到早已作出的結論。

8．constituent [kEn5stitjuEnt] n. a) a part or a component成分，一個構成部分：Hydrogen and oxygen are the constituents of water.氫和氧是水的主要成分。b) someone who votes in a particular area選民：The minister’s constituents feel that he does not spend enough time dealing with their problems.選民認為那位部長并沒有花上足夠的時間去處理他們的問題。

9．arbitrary [5B:bitrEri] adj. a) determined by chance, whim or impulse, and not by necessity, reason or principle任意的：How shallow were the arbitrary definitions of ordinary psychologists! 一般心理學家那些任意下的定義多淺薄啊！b) imperious and dictatorial專橫的，獨斷的：A good judge does not make arbitrary decisions.一個優秀的法官不會作武斷的判決。

10．climax [5klaimAks] n. the most exciting or important part of a story or experience, which usually comes near the end頂點，高潮：The climax of the book happens in Egypt.該故事的高潮發生在埃及。

11．contemporary [kEn5tempErEri] n. one of the same time or age同齡人，同一時代的人：Shelley and Keats were contemporaries.雪萊和濟慈是同一時代的人。 adj. a) belonging to the present time當代的；現代的：life in contemporary Britain當代英國的生活；contemporary fiction/music/dance當代小說/音樂/舞蹈；b) happening or done in the same period of time同時代的，同屬一個時期的：The telephone and the gramophone were contemporary.電話和留聲機是同一時代的產物。