Contemporary College English 6.slowing to twenty miles an hour so as not to crowd the horses and horse carriages on their way to market.(para.2) "So as not to do sth.,"meaning"in order to prevent sth.from happening."is used to express a negative purpose.More examples: Robert went tiptoeing upstairs so as not to wake his wife He walked as fast as he could so as not to be left behind. 7.in search of the quick fix.(para.3) This means looking for better and more effective ways of getting things done,or easy ways with little effort. 8.If we wanted a new sofa or a week at a lakeside cabin,we saved up for it.(para.4) When we talk about a common occurrence in the past,we use either the simple past tense or the modal"would."More examples: If we lived in the right part of the country,we planted com and beans.(para.4) If Grandma felt good,she'd take a walk in the afternoon. And ifwe're in a hurry to lose weight,we try the latest miracle diet.(para.4) When we talk about a common occurrence,we can use the simple present tense or the presen continuous tense in the conditional clause,and use the simple present tense in the main clause.More examples: If a tap is leaking,it needs fixing. If a baby is hungry,it starts crying. If you say to a friend that she looks smart because you don't want to hurt her,you are telling a white lie. 9.the American eagle(para.5) It is a company logo (image for American Federal Express,which is known for its fast and safe postal service across the country 10.Express Mail (para.5) Aspecial postal service in the United States which promises an instant delivery to the clients within 24 hours 11.Beethoven's Fifth Symphony (para.6) Ludwig Van Beethoven(1770-1827)is one of the greatest composers in the world.He composed nine symphonies and numerous other famous works during his lifetime.His Fifth Symphony was produced at the height of his creative career probably around 1816. 12.USA Today (para.6) This is one of the most popular daily national newspapers in the United States.It was launched in 1982 and in the 1990s,reached a circulation of more than 2 million. 18
Unit 5 Glossary advocate/'aedvakeit/ v.to support an idea or a plan amusement/a'mju:zmant/ n.enjoyment antique/aen'ti:k/ adj.being old and therefore valuable automatic/:to'matik/ ad.Automatic Teller Machine(ATM自动取款机 battlefield/'baetlfi:ld/ n.a place where a battle is being fought or has been fought bicentennial adj.of or relating to the two-hundredth anniversary of a /baisen'tenial significant event brake/breik/ n.a device for slowing or stopping a vehicle;put the~s on 刹车 briefing/'bri:fin/ n.a meeting or document in which people receive information or instructions;:news~新闻发布会 burst/b3:st/ n.a short period of a particular activity or strong emotion that often starts suddenly cabinet/'kabinit/ n.a piece of furniture with doors,shelves or drawers for storing things,medicine~药 carriage/'kaerid3/ n.a wheeled vehicle,esp.a private horse-drawn vehicle CD/,si:'di:/ n.abbreviation for compact disk.a small disk on which sound or information is recorded checkerboard/'tfekabo:d/n.a board on which chess and checkers are played,divided into 64 squares of two alternating colors棋盘：方格图案 classic/'klaesik/ adj.accepted or deserving to be accepted as one of the best or most important of its kind经典的 compress/kam'pres/ ,to force into less space压缩 condense/kan'dens/ v.to put into a smaller or shortened form紧缩：缩小 confederate/kon'fedorat/ adj.belonging to a political union of states;the Confederate Amy美国内战时期的南方军队 consist/kan'sist/ v.of:to be formed from the things or people mentioned 组成 constantly/'konstantl/ ad(AmE)all the time;repeatedly始终，一直地 convenience n.the condition of being suitable to one's needs and easy to /kan'vi:njans/ reach;~store便利店 credit/'kredit/ n.~card:a small plastic card that you can use to buy goods or services and pay for them later信用卡 current/'kArant/ ad.(4mE)of the present time;~events时事 defer/dr'f3:(r)/ ,to delay until a later date;~red gratification延期的满足（先苦 后甜) 119
Contemporary College English diet/'darot/ n.a limited range and amount of food you eat when you want to get thinner诚肥食谱 digest/'daid3est/ n.a short piece of writing that gives the most important facts from a book,report,ctc.文摘 dots/dpts/ n.(pl)small round marks小点 excerpt/'eks3:pt/ n.ashort piece of writing,music,film,etc.taken from a longer whole exit/'eksit/ n.a way out of a public building or vehicle explore/iks'pl:(r) v.to travel to or around an area in order to learn about it express /Iks'pres/ ad山.traveling very fast;~mail快递邮件 eyewitness/'al,witnis/ n.a person who has seen a crime,accident,etc.and can describe it afterwards目ti人 fax/facks/ v totransmit(printed matter or an image)by electronic means发传真 featureless/'fi:t fols/ adj.uninteresting,without noticeable features fix /fiks n.(infinl)a solution to a problem esp.an easy or temporary one: quick~即时解决方案 flash/flae[/ v.to pass very quickly gorgeous/'go:d3as/ adj.(infiml)very beautiful gratification n.satisfaction /,graetifr'keifan/ gratify /'graetifal/ v.to please or satisfy guaranteed adj.be~to:to be certain to /,garan'ti:d/ herd/h3:d/ n.a large group of animals of one kind which live and feed together iceberg/'aisb3:g/ n.a large piece of ice floating in the sea,most of which is below the surface ignore/ig'n:(r)/ v.not to take notice of infect/n'fekt/ v.to pass on a disease to sb.;to corrupt interstate/,nt(:)'stert/ n.a very wide road for long distance between US states lakeside /'leiksaid/ n.the area around the edge of a lake lane /lein/ n.the two or three parallel areas on a main road which are divided by painted lines to keep fast and slow traffic apart;the fast~ 快车道 latest/'lertrst/ a.the most recent or newest最新的 lifestyle/'larfstal/ n.the way a person or a group of people lives and works linger/'lig(r)/ v.to stay a little longer because you do not want to leave;~over 非何于平. liposuction n.the removal of fat from sb.'s body by means of suction脂肪抽 /larpau,sAkfan/ 及术) 120
Unit 5 microwave/maikrauwerv/n.a high-frequency electromagnetic wave微波（炉） miracle/'mirakl/ n.(infiml)an event that cannot be explained according to the laws of nature;:~diet速效减肥食谱 mph /'matlzpa'aua/ n.abbr.for miles per hour outlet/autlet/ n.a shop or a place where a particular product is sold;:这里指(T 厂附设的)门市部 overnight/'auvanait/ adv.during the night;(here infinl)suddenly pastoral/'pa:stral/ ad.typical of the simple peaceful life in the country田园风光的 paycheck/'peitfek/ n.a salary check Pennsylvania n.a state of the eastern United States宾夕法尼亚州 /pensil'veinia/ Polaroid/'paularDrd/ n.a trademark"宝丽来”，一次成像的照相机 predigested/,pri:dr'd3est/ ad.(of information)put in a simple form经过简化、压缩的 quality/'kwplot/ ad.of a high standard;~time(和孩子一起度过的)宝贵时光 最佳时间 rack/raek/ n.货架，off the~(AmE)随手从货架上取下来的 rear/rI(r)/ -view mirror:a mirror in which a driver can see the traffic behind后视镜 reduce/rr'dju:s/ v.to make sth.less or smaller in size,be-dto缩小成 refresh/rr'fref/ v.to make you feel you have more energy again and not so tired or hot relief/rr'li:f/ n.the act of removing or reducing pain,.anxicty;for fast~快速通便 revitalize/,ri:'vartalaz/ v.to put new strength and power into route/raut/ n.the way from one place to another on a map salad/'salad/ n.a mixture of raw vegetables or fruit scale/skerl/ n.an instrument for weighing people or things scenery/'si:nari/ n.natural surroundings in beautiful and open country screen/skri:n/ n.the surface of a computer display电i屏幕 skim/skrm/ v to move through(life)quickly,hardly touching the surface slide/slaid/ v.to pass by quietly without being noticed;~by speed/spi:d/ v.to make sth move or happen faster,~out of control疯狂加速 到失去控制 spicy /'spaist/ ad.(food)having a pleasantly strong taste辛辣的 stuff/staf/ y(infml)to fill a container or space with sth.:(here)to eat a lot of food or too much food subtle/'sAtl/ ad.hardly noticeable unless you pay careful attention微妙的 superficially/,su:pa'ffol/ adv.on the surface;not deeply or thoroughly 心