English Book2 词汇

<Book2-Unit1>

1. An increasing number of children’s books attempt to portray life as it is for members of disadvantaged and minority groups. This year saw the publication of a rich assortment of realistic fictions for children aged 8-12 and older.

2. People with narcissistic  personality disorder have a great sense of self importance. They seek excessive admiration from others and fantasize about unlimited success or power.

3. Studies on film consumers had indicated teenage audience as s a prime market, with the result that Hollywood filmmakers obsessively catered to that market, sometimes at the expense of adult fare.

4. Robinson found many savages on this island. They were seen warring, slaying and eating each other, and sacrificing one another by thousands to their gods.

5. Attempting to make money from the growing legion of both female and male fans of basketball, he started to write love stories with basketball as one of the elements.

6. Being somewhat older than he was, they instilled into him a false idea of their superiority, and it was by this means they retained him in their “set”—a set of wild, dissipated young men.

7. It is perhaps difficult for White South Africans, with an ingrained prejudice against communism, to understand why experienced African politicians so readily accept communists as their friends.

8. While administration officials were kept busy answering the charges, the secretary and chairman hustled back and forth between committees on both sides of the Capitol defending the pace and scope of the defense effort.

9. Thousands of soccer fans stormed the gates of an already overcrowded stadium, minutes before game time. 49 people were killed and 47 injured in the stampede.

10. For a fleeting moment I felt uneasy. Like many Americans making their first trip to an unfamiliar Asian city, I had harbored qualms about just how I might be received.

 

<Book2-Unit4>

1. For centuries the area around the southern end of London Bridge, was the entertainment center of London, where the sacred and the  profane  lived in close proximity.

2. World War I broke out after the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which ignited an already tense territorial feud between Austria-Hungary and Serbia.

3. That night Dr. Leighton concocted a plan to rid himself of this old woman, whom he had every reason to believe was all that stood between him and the consummation of his designs.

4. I pressed the button and the four-hundred-pound door was hoisted into the air and slipped into place with a clang of cold steel, with the terrific reverberations  almost deafening us inside.

5. The great many of slaveholders look upon education among the slaves as utterly subversive of the slave system

6. The Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous work, is as well known for its mastery of technical innovations as for the enigmatic smile of the subject.

7. His memory soon takes him back to the days of his seventeenth year, at the convergence of youth and manhood in a timeless moment when “feeling was stronger than thought.”

8. On February 18, 1861, Jefferson Davis was sworn in as provisional president of the Confederate States of America. Davis was the first and only president of the Confederacy.

9. If we remain one people, under an efficient government, the period is not far off when we may defy  material injury from external annoyance.

10. The skin texture of the noble was so transparent that the blue veins might be seen branching off in various directions. Therefore, they were also called the “Blue Blood”.

 

<Book2-Unit5>

1，Over the next few weeks, a change came over John. Agreement replaced contrariness , quiet, reasoned discussion replaced argument.

2.  We warned our boys not to tangle with that group of tough boys from the other side of town. 我们告诫孩子们不要惹那群野孩子从城市的另一边。

3.  There's even more incentive to exercising -- not only will working out make you look and feel better, it will also increase your stamina and level of control. 甚至还有更多的激励——运动不仅使你更好的外观和感觉，它也会增加你的耐力和控制。

4. Without stirring from our firesides we may roam to the most remote regions of the earth, or soar into realms where Spenser's shapes of unearthly Beauty flock to meet us, where Milton's angels peal in our ears the choral hymns of Paradise. 无须离开火炉我们就可以遨游世界上最遥远的地方，或者飞翔在诗人斯宾塞的形状们成群结队地迎接我们，密尔顿的天使在我们的耳边大声地合唱的天国赞美诗。

5. Another problem is that the richness and subtlety    of Chinese is often lost or diluted when translated into other languages, even when undertaken by skilful hands.

6. Since the poor begged only in the major thoroughfares and bustling    marketplaces and stayed away from the quiet residential areas of the rich. They asked for money only from those on foot, unable to catch up wgith the rich in their sleek cars.

7. Those who conspire  with others in advance to commit crimes stipulated are to be handled as accomplices of smuggling, trafficking, transporting, or making drugs

8. In the post-Enron era, where corporate governance has been called into question, their stringent financial standards and reputation as a financial hub can enable them to work with the Chinese companies in their foray   into the international market.

9. We must win the people's confidence with tangible  achievements in the building of the Party's style and of a clean government.

10. Today I will savor  the taste of grapes from these vines and verily I will swallow the seed of success buried in each and new life will sprout within me.

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1. People who suffer from infertility can seek medical advice to identify the cause and undergo treatment.

2. Published reports in February disclosed that the Pentagon had revised its strategic doctrine in the aftermath of the cold war to meet the hypothetical threat from several regional conflicts.

3. If profits should emerge in any field of production, the resulting increase in output would cause price declines.

4. In a broad sense, activities called thinking are internally adaptive responses to intrinsic and extrinsic stimuli.

5. Surveys indicate that at least half of the 3 to 4 percent of newborns with birth defects suffer a major genetic contribution.

6. Have you specified where the new sofa will be put? It will certainly take up much room.

7. If we were not to enforce the newspapers’ promises of confidentiality, confidential sources would have no legal recourse against unscrupulous reporters or editors

8. How can you justify  your rude behavior towards your parents who love you so much?

<Book2-Unit12>

(1)  I untangled the thread while dad found a replacement capacitor and by 9 pm we had two completed cushions, four more cut out ready and my dad has been instructed on how to complete the rest.

(2)    The heroine is anguished by the thought that her sweetheart, who is believed to have been drowned, died while not in a state of grace.

(3)    Where there are obligations attached to testamentary succession or legacy, the successor or legatee shall perform them.

(4)    With melodious rhythm and refreshing style, this piece depicts the eye-catching scenery of the watery region in South, and the people's praise of their new life.

(5)    Anything good and characteristically Chinese that has been discarded must be restored and even improved.

(6)    Then he tentatively moved his limbs and found, to his surprise, that he was intact          and unhurt.

(7)    A slight shudder shook her frame, and she said, out of a dry throat, "God forgive me—It’s awful to think such things.”

(8)  It suggests that certain decisions will be made no matter what we try to do to alter them, and our most  fervent efforts to change ourselves are useless.

(9)Easter is a festival to remember Jesus who died and came to life again. It commemorates Christ' s resurrection from the tomb where he had lain for three days after his crucifixion. 

(10)You'd do very well at a spiritual retreat that encourages meditation, prayer and introspection.