UNIT THREE . Word Study 1. character n (1)C](指个人、民族、社会特有的)天性,性格;特色;(事物的)特性 He has a strong but gentle character 他有坚强但温柔的性格 The new buildings have changed the character of the village 新建筑改变了这个村庄的特点 The characters in Chinese writ ing look like small pictures 汉字看起来象是一幅幅小图画 (3)C](书、剧中的)人物 ---I find all the characters in his new play very real 我觉得他那出新戏中所有的人物都很真实 2. tolerance n (1)U] willingness or ability to accept sth.容忍,宽容 -- religious/ racial tolerance宗教/种族上的宽容 (2U] the ability to bear sth. unpleasant忍耐力 My tolerance of heat is greater after having lived in the Far East for a couple of years.在远东住了几年后,我耐热的能力增强了许多。 tolerant a.(-of/ towards sb./sth)宽容的,容忍的 There is a general feeling that the president has been too tolerant of corruption 大家普遍认为总统对腐败行为太过宽容了。 tolerate v.( usually in negatives))容忍,忍受 ---I wont tolerate such behavior /your behaving in this way 3. compromise n.[C,U]妥协,折衷,和解 The government has made a compromise with other party leaders over the date of the next general election 政府与其它党派领导人就下届大选日期达成了妥协 vi settle a difference,etc, by making a compromise妥协,折衷 We can not compromise on such terms 我们不能根据这样的条件和解。 vt bring sb./sth./ oneself into danger by foolish acts危及.的安全,使受牵连 -Such conduct will compromise your reputation 如此举动将会损害你的名誉 4. subtle a ( I )not easy to tell or describe;fine; slight难于觉察或描述的,精巧的,巧妙的 -- a subtle style巧妙的方式 -- a subtle d stinction微妙的差别 -- a subtle observer敏锐的观察者 subtle fingers灵巧的手指
UNIT THREE I. Word Study 1. character n. (1)[C] (指个人、民族、社会特有的) 天性, 性格；特色；（事物的）特性 ---He has a strong but gentle character. 他有坚强但温柔的性格。 ---The new buildings have changed the character of the village. 新建筑改变了这个村庄的特点。 (2)[C] 字 ---The characters in Chinese writing look like small pictures. 汉字看起来象是一幅幅小图画。 (3)[C]（书、剧中的）人物 ---I find all the characters in his new play very real. 我觉得他那出新戏中所有的人物都很真实。 2. tolerance n. (1)[U] willingness or ability to accept sth. 容忍，宽容 ---religious / racial tolerance 宗教 / 种族上的宽容 (2)[U] the ability to bear sth. unpleasant 忍耐力 My tolerance of heat is greater after having lived in the Far East for a couple of years. 在远东住了几年后，我耐热的能力增强了许多。 tolerant a. (~ of / towards sb. / sth.) 宽容的，容忍的 ---There is a general feeling that the president has been too tolerant of corruption. 大家普遍认为总统对腐败行为太过宽容了。 tolerate v. (usually in negatives) 容忍,忍受 ---I won’t tolerate such behavior / your behaving in this way. 3. compromise n. [C, U] 妥协，折衷，和解 ---The government has made a compromise with other party leaders over the date of the next general election. 政府与其它党派领导人就下届大选日期达成了妥协。 vi. settle a difference, etc., by making a compromise 妥协，折衷 --- We can not compromise on such terms. 我们不能根据这样的条件和解。 vt. bring sb. / sth. / oneself into danger by foolish acts 危及...的安全，使受牵连 ---Such conduct will compromise your reputation. 如此举动将会损害你的名誉。 4. subtle a. (1)not easy to tell or describe; fine; slight 难于觉察或描述的，精巧的，巧妙的 ---a subtle style 巧妙的方式 ---a subtle distinction 微妙的差别 ---a subtle observer 敏锐的观察者 ---subtle fingers 灵巧的手指
(2) )secret; tricky诡秘的,狡诈的 -I fall for that subtle plot every time!我每次都中了那狡猾的圈套。 5. illusion n (1)IC] false idea, belief or impression错误的观点、信念或印象 The boss was under the illusion that the project would be completed on time 老板误以为这个项目会准时完成。 (2)[C] thing that a person wrongly believes to exist; false idea 1R The calm on the street is an illusion--people are very an 6. mutual a (指感情或行动)相互的;(两人或多人)共同的,共有的 ---Their working well together was based on mutual respect, trust and understand ing.他们的合作是建立在互相尊重、信任和理解基础上的 -- mutual interests共同的利益 Lire] When two people feel the same about each other, their feeling are A B common C joint (1) lable to exist together(指人、思想、论点、原则等)适合的,可共存的 ---Their marriage came to an end because they were simply not compatible with each other.他俩简直无法和睦相处所以就离婚了。 (2 of equipment) able to use together(指设备)兼容的,配套的 The computer program isn,'t compatible with this operating system 计算机程序与这套操作系统不兼容 incompatible a. not able to live or work happily with sb ---lt was only when we started living together that we found out how incompatible we were.只是在我们开始一起生活之后才发现我们是多么的合不来 8. overlook vt (1) fail to see or notice sth;miss漏看,没注意到,忽略 . The secretary is very careful and never overlooks any little points 秘书是个很细心的人她从不忽视细节。 (2 pretend not to notice; forgive不予注意,宽恕 ---She overlooked his offensiveness and tried to pretend nothing had happened 她没有计较他的无礼,并尽量装作没事的样子。 (3 have or give a view of( a place) from above俯视,眺望 The house on the hill overlooks the village 从小山上的房子可以俯视村庄。 9. expectation n U] firm belief that sth. will happen;,期待,期望 Considering the problems he's had, there can be little expectation of his winning the match.考虑到他最近所遇到的问题,几乎无法期望他能在这场比赛中获 胜 (pl) confident feelings(about sth)(对某事)有信心的指望 People had great expectations of him.人们对他的期望值很高。 [常见短语] fall short of sb.' s expectations辜负某人的期望
(2)secret; tricky 诡秘的，狡诈的 ---I fall for that subtle plot every time! 我每次都中了那狡猾的圈套。 5. illusion n. (1)[C] false idea, belief or impression 错误的观点、信念或印象 ---The boss was under the illusion that the project would be completed on time. 老板误以为这个项目会准时完成。 (2)[C] thing that a person wrongly believes to exist; false idea 假象 ---The calm on the street is an illusion—people are very angry. 6. mutual a. （指感情或行动）相互的; (两人或多人) 共同的，共有的 ---Their working well together was based on mutual respect, trust and understanding. 他们的合作是建立在互相尊重、信任和理解基础上的。 ---mutual interests 共同的利益 [试题]When two people feel the same about each other, their feeling are ____. A. visible B. common C. joint D. mutual 7. compatible a. (1)able to exist together （指人、思想、论点、原则等）适合的，可共存的 ---Their marriage came to an end because they were simply not compatible with each other. 他俩简直无法和睦相处,所以就离婚了。 (2)(of equipment) able to use together (指设备) 兼容的，配套的 ---The computer program isn't compatible with this operating system. 计算机程序与这套操作系统不兼容。 incompatible a. not able to live or work happily with sb. ---It was only when we started living together that we found out how incompatible we were. 只是在我们开始一起生活之后才发现我们是多么的合不来。 8. overlook vt. (1)fail to see or notice sth.; miss 漏看，没注意到，忽略 ---The secretary is very careful and never overlooks any little points. 秘书是个很细心的人她从不忽视细节。 (2)pretend not to notice; forgive 不予注意，宽恕 ---She overlooked his offensiveness and tried to pretend nothing had happened. 她没有计较他的无礼，并尽量装作没事的样子。 (3)have or give a view of (a place) from above 俯视，眺望 ---The house on the hill overlooks the village. 从小山上的房子可以俯视村庄。 9. expectation n. [U] firm belief that sth. will happen; 期待，期望 ---Considering the problems he's had, there can be little expectation of his winning the match. 考虑到他最近所遇到的问题，几乎无法期望他能在这场比赛中获 胜。 (pl.) confident feelings (about sth.)（对某事）有信心的指望 ---People had great expectations of him. 人们对他的期望值很高。 [常见短语] fall short of sb. 's expectations 辜负某人的期望
live up to sb: s expectations/ come up to sb.'s expectations不辜负某人的期望 beyond(ones) expectation出乎意料(之外),较预期的更大[好 contrary to(one's) expectation与所预料的相反 比较] lexpectation anticipation hope都含有“预期”、“期望”的意思 expectation指“盼望某事发生”或“认为某事会发生”,如 It' s our expectation that you will do wel!我们期望你干得出色。 anticipation指“基于先见、预知的期待或希望”,在一般情况下多指好的事 ---We waited at the station in anticipation of her arrival 我们在车站等着,期待她的到来。 hope指“主观认为某事会发生或出现,但缺少根据或把握”,如 - They have great hopes of winning.他们获胜的希望极大 0. resistance n. to sb /sth) (1)U] be against sth.反对,敌对 The idea met with some resistance (2U](sing) action of) using force to be against sth./sb.抵抗,对抗 a good diet helps the body to build up resistance to disease 良好的日常饮食可增强身体的抗病能力 11. counsel vt. ad vise, give ad vice and support to劝告,忠告,辅导,提供咨询 He counseled them to give up the plan.他劝他们放弃这个计划 n.[U] ad vice, ideas劝告,意见,建议 vocational counsel就业指导 Good counsel does no harn.<谚>忠言有利无害。 12 harbor t.(1)keep(sth) secretly in one' s mind心怀,怀有 -o-He harbors a wish to be a world championship 他内心怀有当一名世界冠军的愿望。 (2) give shelter to( a criminal,etc.); protect庇护,窝藏(罪犯),隐匿 Harboring criminals is an offense in law.窝藏罪犯是犯法的 n.[C,U] place of shelter for ships港,港口 All the ships stayed in the harbor during the storm 在风暴期间所有的船只都停泊在港湾里 13. reservation n (1)U,C](esp.pl)(讲出或未讲出的)保留条件,限制条件 I accept your statement without reservation.我完全相信你的话。 ---I have my reservations about his ability to do this job 我对于他做这项工作的能力持保留看法。 (2)C] order of seats,etc.预订座位(车票、机票等) ---If you want to go to the concert, you'll have to make a reservation 如果你想去听音乐会,你得(事先)预订(票 14 preJudice n.[C]偏见或成见 A judge must be free from prejudice
live up to sb.'s expectations / come up to sb.'s expectations 不辜负某人的期望 beyond (one's) expectation 出乎意料(之外), 较预期的更大[好] contrary to (one's) expectation 与所预料的相反 [比较]expectation anticipation hope 都含有“预期”、“期望”的意思。 expectation 指“盼望某事发生”或“认为某事会发生”, 如: ---It's our expectation that you will do well. 我们期望你干得出色。 anticipation 指“基于先见、预知的期待或希望”, 在一般情况下多指好的事 情, 如: ---We waited at the station in anticipation of her arrival. 我们在车站等着, 期待她的到来。 hope 指“主观认为某事会发生或出现, 但缺少根据或把握”, 如: ---They have great hopes of winning. 他们获胜的希望极大。 10. resistance n. (~ to sb. / sth.) (1)[U] be against sth. 反对，敌对 ---The idea met with some resistance. (2)[U] (sing.)(action of) using force to be against sth. / sb. 抵抗, 对抗 ---A good diet helps the body to build up resistance to disease. 良好的日常饮食可增强身体的抗病能力。 11. counsel vt. advise, give advice and support to 劝告, 忠告, 辅导, 提供咨询 ---He counseled them to give up the plan. 他劝他们放弃这个计划。 n. [U] advice; ideas 劝告，意见，建议 ---vocational counsel 就业指导 ---Good counsel does no harm. <谚>忠言有利无害。 12. harbor vt. (1) keep (sth.) secretly in one's mind 心怀，怀有 ---He harbors a wish to be a world championship. 他内心怀有当一名世界冠军的愿望。 (2) give shelter to (a criminal, etc.); protect 庇护，窝藏（罪犯），隐匿 ---Harboring criminals is an offense in law. 窝藏罪犯是犯法的。 n. [C, U] place of shelter for ships 港，港口 ---All the ships stayed in the harbor during the storm. 在风暴期间所有的船只都停泊在港湾里。 13. reservation n. (1)[U, C] (esp. pl.) (讲出或未讲出的) 保留条件，限制条件 ---I accept your statement without reservation. 我完全相信你的话。 ---I have my reservations about his ability to do this job. 我对于他做这项工作的能力持保留看法。 (2)[C] order of seats, etc. 预订座位(车票 、机票等) ---If you want to go to the concert, you'll have to make a reservation. 如果你想去听音乐会，你得（事先）预订（票）. 14. prejudice n. [C] 偏见或成见 ---A judge must be free from prejudice
法官不应存有偏见。 She has a prejud ice against modern music.她对现代音乐怀有偏见。 vt.(1) cause sb. to have a prejudice; influence sb.有偏见(或偏爱) These facts prejud iced them against her这些事实促使他们对她有偏见。 ---His honesty and sincerity prejud iced us in his favor 他的真诚使我们对他产生好感 (2) cause harm to; make weak伤害,损害 -- Your bad spelling may prejudice your chances of getting this job 你糟糕的拼写可能会使你丧失获得这份工作的机 15. confirm v (1)证实,证明,确定;(通过电话、书信)确定,确认(安排、会议) ---Please confirm your telephone message by writing to me 请给我来封信,好进一步证实你在电话中传达的消息 ---I'd like to confirm a reservation for a double room on the first of July 我想确认一下预订7月1日一间双人房。 (2) to make firmer,. strengthen使更坚强;加强 The recent airplane crash confirms my belief that stronger safety regulations are needed.最近的坠机事件使我更坚信我们需要更健全的安全法规 16. suspect vt.(1) have an idea of the existence or truth of(sth, believe猜想,疑有,觉得 - I suspect they are very disappointed.我猜想他们很失望 (2) feel doubt about(sth); mistrust怀疑,不信任 The police suspect her of murder.警察怀疑她犯了谋杀罪. ---He seems poor, but I suspect that he has quite a lot of money 他看上去很穷,可是我怀疑他很有钱。 n.[C] a person suspected of a crime,etc.嫌疑犯 The police have caught two suspects in connection with the bank robbery 警方逮捕了两名涉嫌银行抢劫案的嫌疑犯。 a. not to be trusted; possibly false靠不住的,不可信的,可疑的 His fitness is suspect, so we can,'t risk including him in the team 他的健康令人怀疑,所以我们不能冒险接受他入队。 [ir]He was of selling state secretes and arrested last month A doubted B D 17. hesitate v 犹豫,踌躇,迟疑不愿,勉强 He who hesitates is lost.当断不断,必受其患 We do not hesitate to give our lives for our country, let alone suffer some hardships我们不惜为国献身,更不必说吃点苦了。 Don't hesitate to tell us if you have a problem 如果你有困难,就马上告诉我们。 18. proceed vi go to a further or the next stage;goon着手,继续进行 -After stopping to rest, they proceeded up the hill 停下来休息以后,他们又继续上山
法官不应存有偏见。 ---She has a prejudice against modern music. 她对现代音乐怀有偏见。 vt. (1) cause sb. to have a prejudice; influence sb. 有偏见 (或偏爱) ---These facts prejudiced them against her. 这些事实促使他们对她有偏见。 ---His honesty and sincerity prejudiced us in his favor. 他的真诚使我们对他产生好感。 (2) cause harm to; make weak 伤害，损害 ---Your bad spelling may prejudice your chances of getting this job. 你糟糕的拼写可能会使你丧失获得这份工作的机会。 15. confirm v. (1) 证实，证明，确定; （通过电话、书信）确定，确认（安排、会议） ---Please confirm your telephone message by writing to me. 请给我来封信，好进一步证实你在电话中传达的消息。 ---I'd like to confirm a reservation for a double room on the first of July. 我想确认一下预订 7 月 1 日一间双人房。 (2) to make firmer; strengthen 使更坚强；加强： ---The recent airplane crash confirms my belief that stronger safety regulations are needed. 最近的坠机事件使我更坚信我们需要更健全的安全法规 16. suspect vt. (1) have an idea of the existence or truth of (sth.); believe 猜想，疑有，觉得 ---I suspect they are very disappointed. 我猜想他们很失望 (2) feel doubt about (sth.); mistrust 怀疑，不信任 ---The police suspect her of murder. 警察怀疑她犯了谋杀罪. ---He seems poor, but I suspect that he has quite a lot of money. 他看上去很穷，可是我怀疑他很有钱。 n. [C] a person suspected of a crime, etc. 嫌疑犯 ---The police have caught two suspects in connection with the bank robbery. 警方逮捕了两名涉嫌银行抢劫案的嫌疑犯。 a. not to be trusted; possibly false 靠不住的，不可信的，可疑的 ---His fitness is suspect, so we can't risk including him in the team. 他的健康令人怀疑，所以我们不能冒险接受他入队。 [试题]He was ___ of selling state secretes and arrested last month. A. doubted B. suspected C. respected D. inspected 17. hesitate v. 犹豫, 踌躇, 迟疑;不愿，勉强 ---He who hesitates is lost. 当断不断，必受其患。 ---We do not hesitate to give our lives for our country, let alone suffer some hardships.我们不惜为国献身,更不必说吃点苦了。 ---Don't hesitate to tell us if you have a problem. 如果你有困难，就马上告诉我们。 18. proceed vi. go to a further or the next stage; go on 着手，继续进行 ---After stopping to rest, they proceeded up the hill. 停下来休息以后，他们又继续上山
-Tell us your name and then proceed with your story 先把你的名字告诉我们然后说你的事情。 resolve vt (1)end( a problem or difficulty)解决,解除 .The couple resolved their differences and made an effort to get alon 这对夫妻解决了他们的矛盾,并努力和睦相处。 (2 decide; determine决定,决心 The company resolved to take further action against the thieve 公司决定采取进一步的防盗措施 I Phrases and expressions 1. ups and downs: the changing of good and bad luck好运坏运交替;盛衰:浮沉 He stuck by her through all life's ups and downs 他始终不渝地陪伴她历尽了人生的荣辱浮沉。 like most married couples we 've had our ups and downs, but life is like that 像大多数已婚夫妇一样,我们也经历过波折起伏。可生活就是那样的 work out:(1) develop in a certain way; turn out按某种方式发展,结果为 How the situation will eventually work out only time can tell情况最后将会 是怎样,只有以后才能知道 (2) find by reasoning or figuring; solve sth.得出,算出来,解决 ---The police couldn 't work out how the thieves had entered the building 警察査不出窃贼是怎么进入那幢建筑物的。 3. have nothing to do with:与………无关,不跟……往来 .in the evening he likes to read books which have nothing to do with his work. 晚上他喜欢看一些与他的工作无关的书籍 ---He's a thief and a liar; I'd have nothing to do with him, if I were you 他又偷东西又撒谎,我要是你我才不跟他来往呢 4. at one' s worst: showing the most unpleasant side of sb.最差的一面 - 'm at my worst in the morning我早晨的时候感觉最不好。 .This problem over late pay ing has shown him at his worst 这个迟延付款的问题显示出了他为人最糟糕的一面 take care of: be responsible for, deal with负责,处理 ---Her secretary took care of all her appointments 她的约会都由她的秘书负责安排 Il. Language points 1. Gail and I imagined a quiet wedding.(Para. 1): Gail and I planned to have a wedding without many people or without much activity imagine: vt (Here) plan to have, think about having . we imagine a quiet holiday at home for this summer after a busy year 忙碌了一年,我们打算今年夏天在家过个安静的假期 It's hard to imagine living in a place where there are no telephones or cars 很难想象生活在一个没有电话、没有汽车的地方会是个什么样子 2. But through it all we had honestly confronted the weaknesses and strengths of each other's characters(Para. 1): But in experienc ing all the ups and downs we had honestly faced and tried to deal with the weak sides and good sides of each
---Tell us your name and then proceed with your story. 先把你的名字告诉我们,然后说你的事情。 19. resolve vt. (1)end (a problem or difficulty) 解决，解除 ---The couple resolved their differences and made an effort to get along. 这对夫妻解决了他们的矛盾，并努力和睦相处。 (2)decide; determine 决定，决心 ---The company resolved to take further action against the thieves. 公司决定采取进一步的防盗措施。 II. Phrases and Expressions 1. ups and downs: the changing of good and bad luck 好运坏运交替；盛衰；浮沉 ---He stuck by her through all life's ups and downs. 他始终不渝地陪伴她历尽了人生的荣辱浮沉。 ---Like most married couples we've had our ups and downs, but life is like that. 像大多数已婚夫妇一样, 我们也经历过波折起伏。可生活就是那样的。 2. work out: （1）develop in a certain way; turn out 按某种方式发展，结果为 ---How the situation will eventually work out only time can tell. 情况最后将会 是怎样，只有以后才能知道。 （2）find by reasoning or figuring; solve sth. 得出, 算出来 ，解决 ---The police couldn’t work out how the thieves had entered the building. 警察查不出窃贼是怎么进入那幢建筑物的。 3. have nothing to do with: 与……无关, 不跟……往来 ---In the evening he likes to read books which have nothing to do with his work. 晚上他喜欢看一些与他的工作无关的书籍。 ---He's a thief and a liar; I'd have nothing to do with him, if I were you. 他又偷东西又撒谎，我要是你我才不跟他来往呢。 4. at one’s worst: showing the most unpleasant side of sb. 最差的一面 ---I'm at my worst in the morning.我早晨的时候感觉最不好。 ---This problem over late paying has shown him at his worst. 这个迟延付款的问题显示出了他为人最糟糕的一面。 5. take care of: be responsible for; deal with 负责，处理 ---Her secretary took care of all her appointments. 她的约会都由她的秘书负责安排。 III. Language points 1. Gail and I imagined a quiet wedding. (Para. 1) : Gail and I planned to have a wedding without many people or without much activity. imagine: vt. (Here) plan to have, think about having ... ---We imagine a quiet holiday at home for this summer after a busy year. 忙碌了一年, 我们打算今年夏天在家过个安静的假期。 ---It’s hard to imagine living in a place where there are no telephones or cars. 很难想象生活在一个没有电话、没有汽车的地方会是个什么样子。 2. But through it all we had honestly confronted the weaknesses and strengths of each other’s characters. (Para. 1) : But in experiencing all the ups and downs we had honestly faced and tried to deal with the weak sides and good sides of each