自考英语二笔记 Unit2

前记

sample Dialogue

Guide Practice

vacation （学校的）假期，（法院的）休庭期；

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一、单词部分

spill v.(使)洒出、泼出、溢出
The coffee is so full that it might spill over.
咖啡太满可能会溢出来。
The sway of the pail cause some milk to spill out.
桶的摇晃使一些牛奶洒了出来。

sway
v.摇摆，摇晃，摆动；影响（某人），使改变看法；<文> 统治，管理；（使）摇摆，摇动
n.统治，势力，支配，控制，影响；摇摆，摆动；统治，影响
pail n.桶，提桶；一桶的量 复数pails

respond v.作出反应，响应
I invited her to dinner but she did not respond.
我请她吃晚饭，但她没有回应。

respond to…
I offered him a drink but he didn’t respond to my offer.
我请他喝一杯，但他没有理睬我。

interview v. (媒体)采访，访问;面试，面谈；n.
面试，面谈；采访，访谈；
He can’t interview people to save his life.
要他的命，他也采访不了人。
He had a television interview with a journalist.
他接受了一位记者的电视采访。
journalist n.新闻工作者，新闻记者；报人，报纸撰稿人

creative adj. 创造(性)的；创作的
The writing of poems,stories or plays if often called creative writing.
诗歌、故事或剧本的写作通常被称为创造性写作。
creation n.创造，创建；作品，创作；

occur v.发生；出现
That plane crash occurred only minutes after take-off.
空难在起飞几分钟后就发生了。

It occurred to me that… 我突然想到
It never occurred to me that I had seen her before somewhere.
我从来没有想到我以前在什么地方见过她。

remove v.移开；拿开；去掉
Our office has removed to Shanghai from Beijing.
我们的办公室已从北京迁到上海。

refrigerator 冰箱
Milk will keep for several days in a refrigerator.
牛奶在冰箱里可以保存好几天。

grip n.紧握；紧抓
He is just beginning to get a grip on the subject.
他刚刚开始了解这门课。
The child would not let go his grip on Tom.
那孩子抓着汤姆不放。

get/take a grip on 抓拄, 控制, 管束
have a grip on 抓住, 吸引(观众、听众等)
take a grip on oneself 振作起来：指控制自己的情绪或行为，重新恢复冷静和自制力。

slippery adj.滑的；滑得抓不住(或站不稳、难以行走)的
The road was slippery after the rain.
下雨之后道路很滑。

on slippery ground 拿不稳
Surely you place them on slippery ground; you cast them down to ruin.
你实在把他们安在滑地，使他们掉在沉沦之中。

content n.所容纳之物；所含之物
The book is rich in content and succinct in style.
这本书内容丰富，文笔简洁。
succinct adj.言简意赅的，简练的;<古>紧身的
I am very content with my life at present.
我对目前的生活很满意。
be content with 对…很满意(这里的content是adj，满意的、满足的)

veritable adj.十足的；名副其实的；不折不扣的
We found ourselves in the midst of a veritable fairyland.
我们发现自己置身于一个名副其实的仙境之中。
midst n.中部，中间 prep.在……中间，在……之中（=amidst）
fairyland n.仙境；乐园；奇境

The public gave her a veritable ovation.
观众给了她真正的满堂喝彩。
ovation n.热烈欢迎；大喝采

yell v. 叫喊；大喊；吼叫
Don’t yell at me!
别对我大喊大叫!

lecture
n.讲座，讲课，演讲；(冗长的)教训，训斥，告诫
v.（尤指在大学里）开讲座，讲课；训斥，告诫
It was a shame for me to be lectured in front of the whole class.
在全班同学面前被训斥，对我来说是件丢脸的事。
Your talk at home will lecture on your children.
你在家里的谈话会引导孩子。

mess n. 肮脏；杂乱；不整洁
The local economy is now in a mess.
当地的经济现在很混乱。
make a mess of 使…弄的很糟
The illness makes a mess of my holiday plans.
这场病把我的假期计划给打乱了。
ill
adj.有病的；有害的；不友好的；
adv.坏，恶劣地；艰难地，几乎不；不友好地，不友善地；
n.问题，困难；伤害，厄运；病人，患者
illness n.疾病；（某种）病，患病期

rarely adv. 罕有；很少；不常
rare animals/stamps 稀有动物/珍惜的邮票
Rarely is he late for class.
他上课很少迟到。

puddle n.水洼；小水坑
The road was filled with puddles from the rain.
路上满是雨水留下的水坑。

eventually adv. 最后；终于
It was a long journey,but we eventually arrived.
旅程很长，但我们最终还是到达了。

abandon eventually 最终放弃

restore v.使复原；使复位；使复职
Drastic measures will have to be taken to restore order.
必须采取严厉措施来恢复秩序。
drastic adj.极端的，激烈的
measure n.措施，办法；

The new manager’s job is to restore the company to profitability.
新经理的工作是使公司恢复盈利。
profitability n.盈利能力；收益性；利益率

sponge n.海绵块
That child soaks up new facts like a sponge!
那孩子像海绵一样吸收新知识!
soak v.浸泡；使湿透，浸湿；（液体）渗入，渗透；吸收，吸入；沉浸在（学习中）

soak up
吸收：指吸收液体。
享受：指以缓慢或放松的方式感受或体验（愉快的事物）。
学习：指迅速学习和记住（某事物）。
消耗：指使用大量的（金钱、资源等）。

effectively adv.有效地
I can solve the problems in working effectively.
我能有效地解决工作中的问题。
effective adj.有效的；
Advertising is often the most effective method of promotion.
广告通常是最有效的促销方法。
ineffective adj.无效果的，不起作用的；不能胜任的
The medicine turned out ineffective.
这药证明是无效的
注意区分 effective/efficient
efficient adj.生效的，效率高的；（人）有能力的，能胜任的

tiny adj.极小的；微小的
A tiny fishing boat was drifting slowly along.
一艘小渔船慢慢地漂着。
drift v.飘移，漂流；

tiny minority 极少数
Boys are very much in the tiny minority at the dancing class.
男孩在舞蹈班上极少数。
minority n.少数，少数派；

discover v.了解到；认识到；查明
We discovered that our luggage had been stolen.
我们发现行李被偷了。

discovery n.发现，被发现的事物；
The new discovery caused a great sensation.
这个新发现引起了极大的轰动。
sensation n.感觉，知觉；轰动，引起轰动的人（或事）

make discovery of 发现

grasp v.抓紧；抓牢；理解，领会；
grasp firmly 紧紧握住
I grasped the main point of the speech.
我领会了演讲的要点。

lip n.(容器或凹陷地方的)边，边沿
She bit her lip to keep from crying.
她咬着嘴唇忍住不哭。

renowned adj.有名的；闻名的；受尊敬的
I’ve invited a renowned calligrapher to write inscription for my restaurant.
我请了一位著名的书法家为我的餐厅题字。
calligrapher n.书法家
inscription n.题词；铭文；刻印

remark v.谈论；评论
The editor remarked that article was well written.
编辑说那篇文章写得很好。

opportunity n.机会；时机
You must grasp this opportunity.
你必须抓住这个机会。

scientific adj.科学(上)的；关于科学的
We all support his scientific research.
我们都支持他的科学研究。
science n.科学
scientist n.科学家

valuable adj.很有用的；很重要的；宝贵的
This old table is a valuable piece of furniture.
这张旧桌子是一件贵重的家具。