Unit 2

一、詞匯短語

Text I

1．obituary [E5bitjuEri] n. a published notice of a death, sometimes with a brief account of the dead person’s life. 訃告，訃聞 I read Sewell’s obituary in the Daily News.我在《每日新聞》上讀到了休厄爾的訃告。

2．workaholic [7wE:kE5hClik] n. a person who works obsessively and finds it difficult to stop工作狂：He was a lifelong workaholic, who painted dawn to dusk seven days a week.終生醉心于工作，天天從早畫到晚。

3．conceivably [kEn5si:vEbli] adv. in a manner that can be imagined or believed可以想象的，令人信服的：Conceivably, those disputes could fade if Japan’s trade surplus continues to fall.可以預見，如果日本的貿易順差繼續下降，那么這些爭論就會淡化。

4．executive [i^5zekjutiv] n. a person or group having administration or managerial authority in an organization（公司或機構的）經理，主管領導，管理人員：A good executive usually gets on well with people.一個好的高級管理人員通常與人們相處得很好。

5．survive [sE5vaiv] v. a) to live longer than, to outlive比…活得長，經歷…之后還存在：Most parents expect that their children will survive them.大多數父母都希望子女能夠比他們自己長壽。b) to continue to live after an accident, war, or illness幸存，活下來：These plants cannot survive in very cold conditions.這些植物在嚴寒中不能存活。

6．board [bC:d] v. a) to pay to sleep and eat meals in somebody’s house收費供…膳宿；收費為…供膳：The ranch boards vacationers during the summer.大牧場夏天收費為度假者提供膳宿。b) to get on a bus, plane, train etc in order to travel somewhere上(船、車或飛機)：Passengers were standing on the dock, waiting to board.乘客們站在甲板上，準備登船。

7．widow [5widEu] n. a woman whose husband has died, and who has not married again寡婦，遺孀：Martha was a very rich young widow.瑪莎是個很有錢的年輕寡婦。

8．deceased [dI5si:st] n. somebody who has died, especially recently已死的；亡故的：The deceased general was a great soldier.這位已故的將軍曾是一位偉大的戰士。

9．lineup [5lainQp] n. a) a line of people that is formed for inspection or identification一群人，隊列 b) the players in a sports team who play in a particular game選手陣容：The Chinese offensive lineup can be a minefield for opposing blockers.中國隊的進攻陣容像一個地雷區，能迷惑住對方的攔網隊員。

Text II

1．siesta [si5estE] n. A rest or nap after the midday meal午睡，午休：中飯之后的休息或小憩：These workers have no time for a siesta in summer. 這些工人在夏天都沒有時間午睡。

2．leisure [5leVE; 5li:VE] n. Freedom from time-consuming duties, responsibilities, or activities. (Often used to modify another noun) 空閑，閑暇；悠閑，安逸：It was hard to draw clear lines of demarcation between work and leisure. 在工作和閑暇之間很難劃出明確的界限。

3．ethic [5eWik] n. a) A set of principles of right conduct. 倫理標準b) A theory or a system of moral values道德規范：They can each attest to my hard work ethic and persistence. 他們每一個人都可以證明我有勤勞的職業道德，而且堅毅不拔。

4．continental [7kCnti5nentl] n. a) An inhabitant of a continent大陸人 b) An inhabitant of the mainland of Europe; a European. 歐洲大陸人：Many continentals think life be a game; the English think cricket be a game. 許多歐洲大陸人以人生為游戲，英國人則以板球為游戲。

5．contemplation [7kCntem5pleiFEn] n. a) The act or state of contemplating. 凝視：He was lost in the contemplation of the landscape for a while. 有一會兒，他怔怔地注視著周圍的景物。b) Thoughtful observation or study. 研究 c) Meditation on spiritual matters, especially as a form of devotion. 沉思：He sat there deep in contemplation. 他坐在那里沉思著。

6．rebel [5rebEl] v. To resist or defy an authority or a generally accepted convention. 反抗：More than forty Conservative MPs rebelled against the government and voted against the bill. 40多個保守黨議員反對政府的主張，對法案投了反對票。 n. One who rebels or is in rebellion. 反叛分子：She had been a rebel at school. 她在學校時就是個叛逆者。