UNIT one
Language Focus
- draw on
- relate
- enroll : be enrolled as
- energetic
- explicit: an explicit hypothesis be explicit about
- entrust: entrust sb with sth entrust sth to sb
- occasionally
- plunge:plunge sb /sth to
- infectious
- aversion: have an aversion to sth
- commend: be highly commended by sb; commend sb for sth;commend itself to
- annoy
- in search of
- linger:linger in
- all over:from all over the world;
- turn over
- infinite:an infinite amount of patience ; an infinite number of;of infinite
- relief:to sb’s relief
- feature:a sentral feature of
- earnestly
- misery:n
- wretched:the whole wretched business
- inquire:inquire about
- put away
- visible
- perplexity:the perplexity of ; the looks of perplexity on face
- reassure
- venture:venture an opinion about;venture to do;venture into
- leave sb to one’s own devices
- subsequent:in a subsequent edition of;in my subsequent
- part with
- bid ：bid sb to do
- point out
- Internal: an internal memorandum
- relutance: show a reluctance to;without reluctance
be well grounded in
be of inestimable value
the next best
a happy thought
an air of disappointment
give an account of sth
in a distracted state
leave a legacy to sb
,turn up 表达了"增大、出现、发现、偶发"
,turn down 表达了"减小、拒绝、否定"
UNIT two
Language Focus
- hop:hop over;hope on one foot
- off and running
- swift: a swift tour;a swift current
- weave:wove in and out of traffic;weave pattern on sth
- urgent
- stretch:spend stretchs of time;with a long stretch of river
- witness
- positive
- Instantaneous
- skeptical:be skeptical about
- asset:as an asset to sth
- herald:be heralded as
- spin
- literal: a literal translation
- set out to do
- cram：be crammed with
- appointment:make an appointment with
- dash:dash off; dash out of
- head for
- hasty
- give way to
- sensation:have a burning sensation in ;the sensation of pain
- bring up
- in public
- lump: lump …in /with
- ironic: an ironic role
- mastery:her mastery of ;mastery over
- hectic:a hectic lifestyle
- environmental
- spontaneous
- tempo:the tempo of attacks
- out of touch
- impulse:length of the impulse
- eloquent:an eloquent speech
- instrumental
- squeeze
- bump into
- speed off
- scale back
UNIT three
Language Focus
- presently
- acquaint:acquaint sb with sth
- feeble:a feeble light
- cease
- elaborate:the most elaborate
- at once
- lose one’s mind
- come out with
- make hold
- fragment
- vanish
- break out into
- aelect
- furnish
- look on
- put down
- intimate:intimate to sb to sth
- take credit for
- let on
- not in any way
- foresee
- pack up
- testify
- find fault with sb
- consent:consent to do/sth;with the consent of sth;consent with sth
- amount to sth
- look out for
UNIT four
Language Focus
- gauge:gauge an animal’s intellect
- abundant
- haul:haul away
- manlfest:manlfest dissatisfaction
- profitable
- mount
- strategy
- with respect to
- accrue:accrue to sb;accrue on a daily basis
- get ahead
- inherit
- found: be founded on/upon
- vision:have a clear vision of
- transition v/n
- embed: be embedded in
- compensate:compenstae sb for sth
- cultivate
- nurture:nurture student’s individual interest
- confine
- conversion
- efficiency
- foul:v/adj foul language
- along with
- intensify:make a intensified search for
- accumulate
- function:the function of
- inflict:inflict punishment/damage on sth
- impair
- saturate:got saturate
- invest
- contaminate
- fracture
- association
- play out
- deplete
- to say nothing about/of
- heap
- epidemic
- implement
Unit Five
- track
- facilitate
- bring out
- come to mind
- output
- blas
- orientation
- ensure
- identical
- identical
- fashion
- controversial
- deny
- sufficient
- in contrast
- pending
- dispute
- capacity
- by virtue of
- competent
- prevail
- at stake
- incentive
- robust
- keep pace with
- update
- tap into
- advocate
- draw the line
- generate
- regulate
- beneficial
- oversight
- monitor
- steer
- stifle
- liable
- qualify
- take on
- discriiminate
Unit six
dissolve
frame
be bound to
appeal to
be engaged in
glamorous
densely
memorize
landmark
vaguely
menace
enclose
reaction
primitive
apology
consiciously
vary
swing
inspire
have sth in common
intricate
quiver
commoton
toas
scrap
scratch
spiral
stiff
poke
enchanting
shrink
brace
1.The sunrise across the wild northern lake seemed a kind of holiness that human chatter was bound to destroy a little. (Para. 4)
2.She would turn out to be very lively, never happy unless she was engaged in some boisterous game. (Para. 6)
3.Anyway I was slightly alarmed by that island forest, and although I was rather eager to know what was there I couldn’t force myself to continue farther. (Para. 12) Anyway l was a little frightened by the forest on the island. I was curious, but I dared not move farther into it.
4.A skill, a start in learning a new skill — inspiring prospect — from this young man who himself was dedicated to perfecting a skill: was it possible that we might have something in common? (Para. 15) There was an inspiring expectation of mastering a new skill and a favorable opportunity to get to know Dalton and make friend with him.
5.My frequent playing must have been a trial to some of the other guests, … (Para. 16) My frequent playing of the piano must have been unbearable to some of the other guests…
6.Perhaps this was the pleasantest way to enjoy a forest: with trees and brush at your back but a wide escape if anything should approach from behind. (para. 22)
an easy or a successful escape
Unit 1
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He asked me a few questions about my object in coming, my antecedents generally, the mode in which I afterwards proposed to use the knowledge I might acquire, and, finally, whether I wished to study any special branch. (Para. 1)
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With that he left me, but in a moment returned with explicit instructions as to the care of the object entrusted to me. (Para. 5)
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Entomology was a cleaner science than ichthyology, but the example of the Professor, who had unhesitatingly plunged to the bottom of the jar to produce the fish, was infectious. (Para. 7)
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This little excitement over, nothing was to be done but to return to a steadfast gaze at my mute companion. (Para. 8)
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But now I set myself to my task with a will, and discovered one new thing after another, until I saw how just the Professor’s criticism had been. (Para. 14)
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“Facts are stupid things,” he would say, “until brought into connection with some general law.” (Para. 27)
Unit 2
1.A full-throttle life seems to yield little satisfaction other than the sensation of speed itself. (Para. 8)
2.People want to slow down because they feel that their lives are spinning out of control, which is ironic because speed has always been promoted as a way to help us achieve mastery over the world. (Para. 9)
3.We are better prepared to act on the future but less able to enjoy the present and reflect on the past. (Para. 11)
4.The human time world is no longer joined to the incoming and outgoing tides, the rising and setting sun, and the changing seasons. (Para. 12)
5.Rifkin closed his book with an eloquent call for a new social movement to improve the quality of life and defend the environment, a movement of people from all walks of life gathering under the “Slow Is Beautiful” banner. (Para. 12)
Unit 3
1)I supposed that Smith would now proceed to justify the large interest which he had
shown in Monsieur Magnan, but, instead, he dropped into a brown study, and was apparently lost to me and to the rest of the world during some minutes. (Para. 6) I thought he was about to tell me why he was so much interested in Monsieur Magnan, but, instead, he fell into deep thought, obviously forgetting about me and the rest of the world for some minutes.
2)… dear, dear fellows, and the sunniest spirits that ever laughed at poverty and had a noble good time in all weathers. (Para. 14) … dear, dear fellows, and the most cheerful people that ever laughed at poverty and had a truly good time in whatever circumstances they found themselves.
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… by way of preamble I will ask you to note this fact in human history: that the merit of many a great artist has never been acknowledged until after he was starved and dead. (Para. 60) … as an introduction I will ask you to take note of this fact in human history: that many artists have never won recognition until after they starved to death.
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… but he was the gratefulest man you ever saw, just the same, for being let out of an uncomfortable place on such easy terms. (Para. 72) … but he was the most grateful man you ever saw, because I helped him out of an awkward situation without causing him any embarrassment.
5). They refuse to credit us for another centime until all the odds and ends are paid up. (Para. 18)
- I suggested it that last evening when we were laying out our campaign, and all three of us agreed to give it a good fair trial before giving it up for some other. (Para. 80)
Unit 4
1, Progress has manifested itself in odd ways in agriculture. (Para. 4) Progress in agriculture has taken strange forms. Intensive farming and the use of pesticides and other chemicals have increased yields, but at a great environmental cost.
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Amy is keen to inherit and build the operation from here, even looking to hire folks to help with the milking and other chores in the coming years. (Para. 5) Amy is interested in taking over the management of the farm from her father. She is even planning to hire more helping hands for the farming operation in the coming years.
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Transitioning to this type of agriculture requires us to re-envision what we want and expect from our working lands, from the people who manage them, and from the landscapes in which they are embedded. (Para. 7) If we want to switch to this type of agriculture, we need to do some rethinking about what we want and expect from our working lands, from the people who manage them, and from the rural landscapes, and look at agriculture not just as a means to provide food.
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The devastation wrought by and inflicted upon today’s agriculture is massive and growing. (Para.10) Today’s agriculture, while being devastated on a massive and growing scale, is also causing massive and growing devastation to many other aspects of our society.
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Similar scenarios play out across the US landscape and accrue to continental scales. (Para. 14) Things like that are happening all over America and even over the whole continent.
6.This environmental tragedy is heaped on top of our growing obesity epidemic, which has been linked to our dependence on the processed foods that help to drive skyrocketing healthcare costs and reduced life expectancy. (Para. 14) In addition to the disastrous environmental costs, our dependence on processed foods has contributed to our growing obesity epidemic, which has driven up healthcare costs and reduced life expectancy.
Unit 5
1.Since the legal process can be abstractly viewed as a computation, inputting information about evidence and laws and outputting a decision, some scholars dream of fully automating it with robojudges. (Para. 2)
2.One day, such robojudges may therefore be both more efficient and fairer, by virtue of being unbiased, competent and transparent. (Para. 5)
3.There’s broad consensus that our laws need to evolve to keep pace with our technology. (Para. 7)
4.The most safety-conscious AI companies might therefore favor regulation that forces less scrupulous competitors to match their high safety standards. (Para. 9)
5.This way, models with a sterling safety record will qualify for premiums that are very low, probably lower than what’s available to human drivers, while poorly designed models from sloppy manufacturers will only qualify for insurance policies that make them prohibitively expensive to own. (Para. 10)
Unit 6
1.The sunrise across the wild northern lake seemed a kind of holiness that human chatter was bound to destroy a little. (Para. 4)
2.She would turn out to be very lively, never happy unless she was engaged in some boisterous game. (Para. 6)
3.Anyway I was slightly alarmed by that island forest, and although I was rather eager to know what was there I couldn’t force myself to continue farther. (Para. 12) Anyway l was a little frightened by the forest on the island. I was curious, but I dared not move farther into it.
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