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1、Unit 5 Graceful Hands優(yōu)雅的雙手Cultural Talk:Talk About DeathSarahburial berl 葬禮，埋葬yep jep adv.是的，是（俚語(yǔ)）coffin kfin 棺材or so 大約，左右have a mess 一團(tuán)糟，一團(tuán)亂tomb tu:m 墓，墳地Ayumipass away（委婉語(yǔ)）去世run into 撞到；偶遇memorial service 追悼?jī)x式fragile frdal 脆弱的take for granted 視為當(dāng)然make the most of each day 充分利用Andrewcremate krmet

2、火葬ash 骨灰Kimmorbid mbd adj.不健全的,疾病的,病 態(tài)的grieve gri:v 使悲傷celebration 慶祝，慶典N(xiāo)ew Wordsgracefula.attractive;full of grace|優(yōu)雅的；得體的優(yōu)雅的；得體的Dolphins are graceful and efficient swimmers.海豚是動(dòng)作優(yōu)雅的游泳高手。He made a graceful speech accepting the award.|他作了一次得體的獲獎(jiǎng)演說(shuō)。chartn.C information given in the form of a picture,

3、graph,etc.|圖；圖表圖；圖表The chart shows the recent changes in weather.|這個(gè)圖顯示了近來(lái)的天氣變化。There is a chart on the classroom wall showing the relative heights of all the children.|教室墻上有一張圖表，顯示了所有孩子的相對(duì)身高。ing or going earlier in time,order,etc.|在在先的；前面的先的；前面的The paintings are a development of ideas she explored

4、in the preceding decade.|這些畫(huà)顯示了她十年以來(lái)思想發(fā)展的過(guò)程。|In conclusion,I hope the preceding arguments have convinced you of the need for action.|總之，我希望前面的論證能讓你信服采取行動(dòng)的必要性。decayn.U the state of gradually going bad|變壞；腐爛變壞；腐爛The buildings had started to fall into decay.|這些建筑物開(kāi)始衰敗。Dental decay in children is a comm

5、on phenomenon all over the world.|兒童齲齒是一個(gè)全世界普遍的現(xiàn)象。v.|(cause to)gradually become bad|（使）腐爛；（使）（使）腐爛；（使）變壞變壞They claimed that the plastics would not decay if they were buried.|他們聲稱(chēng)塑料被埋起來(lái)不會(huì)腐爛。She smelt the unpleasant smell of decaying meat.|她聞到肉腐爛時(shí)發(fā)出的臭味。vinegarn.U|醋醋|I dont like vinegar.|我不喜歡醋。Would yo

6、u like oil and vinegar in your salad?|你要在色拉里加油和醋嗎？pit n.C a hole in the ground|坑坑Theyd dug a shallow pit and left the rubbish in it.|他們挖了一個(gè)淺坑把垃圾扔在了里面。Im trying to avoid all these pits in the road.|我正在設(shè)法繞開(kāi)道路上的所有這些坑坑洼洼。switchn.1.C a piece of equipment that starts or stops the flow of electricity to a

7、machine,light,etc.|開(kāi)關(guān)；電閘開(kāi)關(guān)；電閘Wheres the light switch?|燈的開(kāi)關(guān)在哪里？This allowed me to select words from a series of menus on the screen by pressing a switch in my hand.|這使得我一按手中的開(kāi)關(guān)，就可以從屏幕上的一系列菜單中選擇文字。2.C a change from one thing to another|改變；轉(zhuǎn)換改變；轉(zhuǎn)換Farmers are worried very much about a possible switch in

8、 policy.|農(nóng)民非常擔(dān)心可能有政策變化。Theres been a switch in our plans.|我們的計(jì)劃有了突然的變化。v.change from one thing to another,or make sth.do this|（使）改變；（使）轉(zhuǎn)換（使）改變；（使）轉(zhuǎn)換The wind has switched round from north to east.|風(fēng)向從北轉(zhuǎn)向東。He got tired of teaching and switched to writing stories.|他教書(shū)教厭了，于是改行寫(xiě)小說(shuō)。skeletonn.1.C the frame

9、 of bones supporting a human or animal body|骨骼；骨架骨骼；骨架|Children should drink milk to help them develop strong skeletons.|孩子們應(yīng)該喝牛奶以幫助增強(qiáng)骨骼。The ground floor of the museum is taken up by the skeleton of a gigantic whale.|該博物館的一層被一條巨鯨的骨骼所占據(jù)。2.C the outline to which details are to be added|梗概，梗概，提要提要|Ive

10、written the skeleton of my report,but I have to fill in the details.|我已寫(xiě)好了報(bào)告的綱要，但還得補(bǔ)充細(xì)節(jié)。Her notes give us just the bare skeleton of her theory.|她的筆記僅僅給了我們她的理論框架。loose a.not firmly or tightly fixed|松動(dòng)的松動(dòng)的This pole is coming loose;itll soon fall over.|這根桿子開(kāi)始松動(dòng)了，馬上會(huì)倒下來(lái)。|These trousers dont fit.Theyre m

11、uch too loose round the waist.|這條褲子不合身，褲腰太松了。looselyad.in a loose manner|松弛地；松動(dòng)地松弛地；松動(dòng)地His broken arm hung loosely from his shoulder.他的斷臂松松地從肩部垂下來(lái)。The music society I belong to is only loosely organized.|我參加的音樂(lè)協(xié)會(huì)只是一個(gè)松散的組織。securevt.1.hold sth.firmly in place by fastening it|固定；綁緊固定；綁緊The gate wont st

12、ay open,so well have to secure it to the post.|大門(mén)不能一直開(kāi)著，所以我們不得不將它固定在柱子上。Secure all the doors and windows before leaving.|離開(kāi)之前把所有的門(mén)窗關(guān)緊。2.make sth.safe|使安全；保衛(wèi)使安全；保衛(wèi)The wall was built to secure the village from attack.|建造這堵墻是為了保護(hù)村莊不受攻擊。This form of investment is an excellent way of securing your childr

13、ens financial future.|這種形式的投資是為你的孩子提供日后經(jīng)濟(jì)保障的上好方法。|a.|safe|安全的安全的Are we secure from attack here?|我們這里很安全，受不到攻擊吧？She felt secure only when both doors were locked.|只有兩扇門(mén)都鎖好她才覺(jué)得安全。fluidn.C,U a liquid|液體液體A loss of body fluid,for example by getting too hot and not drinking enough,can lead to death.|比如因太熱

14、而又飲水不足等原因所引起的體液流失會(huì)導(dǎo)致死亡。Theres some sort of sticky fluid on the kitchen floor.|廚房地面上有些粘乎乎的液體。drip v.(cause to)fall in drops|（使）滴下（使）滴下Can you hear the tap dripping?|你有沒(méi)有聽(tīng)到水龍頭滴水的聲音？|The car dripped oil on the road.|汽車(chē)的油滴落在路上。pulsen.C|脈搏脈搏The childs pulse was weak.|那個(gè)孩子的脈搏很微弱。The doctor took her pulse

15、and looked worried.|醫(yī)生替她把完脈，神情憂(yōu)慮。strawn.1.C a thin tube through which a drink can be sucked into the mouth|吸管吸管|May I have a straw for my drink?|給我一根喝飲料的吸管好嗎？|She sipped her lemonade through a straw.|她用吸管吸檸檬水。2.U the dried yellow stems of crops such as wheat or rice|稻草；秸稈稻草；秸稈|Mary bought a lovely s

16、traw basket at the market.|瑪麗在市場(chǎng)上買(mǎi)了只可愛(ài)的草籃。The cows need fresh straw.|奶牛需要吃新鮮的稻草。moisturen.U tiny drops of water on a surface,in the air,etc.|潮濕潮濕Rainfall affects the moisture content of the atmosphere.|雨水對(duì)大氣中的含水量有影響。All the cooking has caused so much moisture that its misting up the windows.烹調(diào)弄出許多濕氣

17、，使窗戶(hù)蒙上一層霧氣。slidevi.(slid,slid)1.move smoothly over a surface|滑動(dòng)；滑行滑動(dòng)；滑行The doctors let the young patients slide around on the polished floor and listen to music on the ward radio.|醫(yī)生們讓小病人們?cè)谀ス獾牡匕迳纤奶幓瑒?dòng)，聽(tīng)著從病房收音機(jī)里傳來(lái)的音樂(lè)。|She stood back,watching the door slide closed,then turned away.|她退后了幾步，看著門(mén)滑行關(guān)上，然后轉(zhuǎn)身走

18、了。2.move quietly|悄悄移動(dòng)；潛行悄悄移動(dòng)；潛行He slid the letter into his pocket while no one was looking.|趁沒(méi)人看到時(shí)，他將信塞入了口袋。The thief quickly slid behind the curtains.|竊賊迅速地溜到帷幕后面。thirst n.sing.the feeling of wanting to drink|渴，口渴渴，口渴Working in the sun soon gave us a thirst.|在烈日下工作我們很快就感到口渴。The animals died of thir

19、st.|這些動(dòng)物因干渴而死。proceduren.C,U a way of doing sth.,esp.the correct or usual way|程序；步驟；手續(xù)程序；步驟；手續(xù)So much time was spent on agreeing on a procedure at our first meeting that we didnt start any actual business until our second.|第一次會(huì)議花了很多時(shí)間才在程序問(wèn)題上達(dá)成一致，所以直到第二次會(huì)議才開(kāi)始討論實(shí)質(zhì)性問(wèn)題。Whats the correct procedure for re

20、newing your car tax?|續(xù)交汽車(chē)稅的正確步驟是什么？liquidn.C,U a substance that is not a gas nor a solid|液體液體The liquid flew from the pot to the cup.|液體從壺中流入杯子。Mercury is a metal,but it is liquid at room temperature.水銀是一種金屬，但在室溫下呈液態(tài)。nakeda.not wearing any clothes|赤身的；裸露的赤身的；裸露的Naked bathing is not allowed on this b

21、each.|這片海灘禁止裸泳。He was naked to the waist.|他上身赤裸。gownn.1.C a long loose piece of clothing that a doctor or patient wear during an operation|罩衣；罩衣；手術(shù)服手術(shù)服a hospital/surgical gown|住院服/外科手術(shù)服2.C a long dress that a woman wear on formal occasions|女裙服；女禮服女裙服；女禮服a white wedding gown|白色結(jié)婚禮服Her gown was long,e

22、mphasizing her slender figure.|她的長(zhǎng)禮服越發(fā)襯托出她修長(zhǎng)的身材。faminen.C,U a serious lack of food,causing illness and death|饑荒饑荒There is a severe famine in many parts of Africa.|非洲很多地方有嚴(yán)重的饑荒。The long drought was followed by famine.|久旱之后是饑荒。lidn.C a cover of a container|蓋，蓋子蓋，蓋子|He carefully lifted the lid of the b

23、ox.|他細(xì)心地打開(kāi)了箱子的蓋子。|Put the lid on the garbage can.|把蓋子蓋到垃圾桶上。jarn.C a glass or clay container used for storing things|罐罐子；壇子子；壇子Close the lid on the jar.|蓋上罐子蓋子。|I cant lift the lid of this jar.|我打不開(kāi)這個(gè)罐子的蓋子。palmn.1.C the inside part of the hand between the wrist and the fingers|手掌手掌She held the bird

24、in the palm of her hand.|她用掌心托著小鳥(niǎo)。She placed the money in his palm.|她將錢(qián)放在他的手掌心里。|2.C|棕櫚樹(shù)棕櫚樹(shù)She sat in the shade below the palms.|她坐在棕櫚樹(shù)的樹(shù)蔭下。He stood leaning against the tall palm tree.|他站著，身子靠著高高的棕櫚樹(shù)。outline n.|1.C a line showing the shape of sth.|輪廓；外形輪廓；外形She drew the outline of the boat and then

25、colored it in.|她先描出了這只船的輪廓，然后給它著色。The outline of Italy suggests a boot.|意大利的輪廓圖使人聯(lián)想到一只靴子。2.C a statement of the main points about sth.|要點(diǎn)；要點(diǎn)；大綱大綱The teacher gave a brief outline of the work planned for the term.|老師把這學(xué)期計(jì)劃要做的工作簡(jiǎn)要地說(shuō)了一下。Just tell me the outline of the story and fill in the details later

26、.|只要把事情的概要告訴我，以后再補(bǔ)充細(xì)節(jié)吧。pillown.|C a cloth bag filled with soft material used for supporting the head in bed|枕頭枕頭I prefer two pillows when I sleep.|我睡覺(jué)時(shí)喜歡枕兩個(gè)枕頭。I rested my head on a soft pillow filled with feathers.|我頭枕著填滿(mǎn)羽毛的軟枕頭。rainbown.C a many-colored arch in the sky when rain is falling and the s

27、un is shining|虹，彩虹虹，彩虹The birds beautiful wings were shining with all colors of the rainbow.|小鳥(niǎo)美麗的翅膀如七色彩虹般熠熠閃亮。The song“Over the Rainbow”was sung by Judy Garland.|彩虹之上這首歌是由朱迪加倫演唱的。butterflyn.|C|蝴蝶蝴蝶He collects butterfly specimen.|他收集蝴蝶標(biāo)本。A pure white butterfly tossed about on the edge of the lake.|一

28、只純白的蝴蝶立在湖邊扇著翅膀。hint n.1.C a sign that sth.exists|跡象跡象The calm sea gave no hint of the storm that was coming.|平靜的大海上沒(méi)有任何風(fēng)暴即將來(lái)臨的征兆。They fled at the first hint of trouble.|他們一看苗頭不對(duì)，就拔腿溜了。2.C sth.that sb.says or does to suggest sth.,without saying it directly|暗示；示意暗示；示意As a hint that it was time for us

29、to go,Mr.Brown looked at his watch.|布朗先生看了看手表，暗示我們應(yīng)該動(dòng)身了。He received a broad hint that they did not want him to call again.|他得到明白的示意，他們不希望他再打電話(huà)。ouncen.1.C a small amount of sth.|少量；少許少量；少許He hasnt got an ounce of imagination.|他一點(diǎn)想象力也沒(méi)有。If you had an ounce of sense you wouldnt believe him!|如果你有點(diǎn)兒理智，你就

30、不會(huì)相信他。2.C a unit of weight equal to about 28 grams|盎司盎司The price of gold has risen by$1.25 an ounce.|黃金的價(jià)格每盎司已經(jīng)漲了1.25美元。There are 16 ounces in one pound.|1磅等于16盎司。|quickenv.|(cause to)become quicker|（使）變快；（使）加速（使）變快；（使）加速Ray glanced at his watch and quickened his pace.|雷看了看手表，然后加快了腳步。She found she w

31、as sweating and her breathing had quickened.|她發(fā)現(xiàn)自己在出汗，呼吸也加快了。intervaln.C a period of time between two events|間隔間隔Theres often a long interval between an author completing a book and its appearing in shops.|從作者完成一本書(shū)到這本書(shū)在書(shū)店上架通常有很長(zhǎng)一段間隔。Tomorrow it will be mostly cloudy,with a few sunny intervals.|明天大部分

32、時(shí)間是陰天，有時(shí)轉(zhuǎn)晴。shallowa.1.(of breathing)not taking much air into the lungs|（呼吸）微弱（呼吸）微弱的的His breathing became shallow and frequent as the time drew near for him to go onto the stage for the first time.|隨著他初次上臺(tái)時(shí)間的臨近，他的呼吸變得微弱而急促。Her heart beat faster but she forced herself to slow the shallow breathing of

33、 panic.|她的心跳很快，因慌亂而呼吸急促，但她強(qiáng)迫自己調(diào)整呼吸。2.having only a short distance from the top to the bottom|淺的淺的The body was found in a shallow grave.|在一個(gè)淺墓穴里發(fā)現(xiàn)了尸體。|He is swimming towards the shallow end of the swimming pool.|他朝著游泳池水淺的一端游去。3.not showing serious or careful thought|膚淺的，淺薄的膚淺的，淺薄的The better I got to

34、know her,the more shallow I realized she was.|我對(duì)她了解得越深，就越認(rèn)識(shí)到她的淺薄。|He seemed to have only a shallow understanding of his subject.|看來(lái)他對(duì)他選修的科目只是一知半解。emotionn.C a strong human feeling such as love,hate,or anger|情感；情緒情感；情緒Love,hatred and grief are emotions.|愛(ài)、恨以及憂(yōu)傷都是強(qiáng)烈的情感。Do you think well ever have robo

35、ts capable of showing emotions?|你認(rèn)為我們最終會(huì)有能表達(dá)感情的機(jī)器人嗎？She was good at hiding her emotions.|她善于掩飾自己的情緒。privilegen.C,U a special advantage that is given only to a particular person or group|特權(quán)；優(yōu)惠特權(quán)；優(yōu)惠As a teenager,she felt that living in Manhattan was a privilege she was lucky to have.|在十幾歲時(shí)，她感到住在曼哈頓是她有

36、幸擁有的一個(gè)特權(quán)。The children of the rich and powerful experience privilege from birth.|有錢(qián)有勢(shì)人家的孩子從出生起就受到優(yōu)待。episoden.1.C a single event or group of related events|一個(gè)事件；片段一個(gè)事件；片段The latest episode has shocked a lot of people.|最近發(fā)生的事令許多人震驚。|Being named the Best Athlete of the Year was an important episode in t

37、he baseball players life.|被命名為“年度最佳運(yùn)動(dòng)員”是這位棒球選手一生中的重大事件。2.C a part of a TV or radio story|集；一集集；一集One of the funniest episodes in the book appears in Chapter 6.|書(shū)中最有趣的情節(jié)之一出現(xiàn)在第六章。This is the last episode of the serial.|這是這部連續(xù)劇的最后一集。associationn.1.C a group of people joined together for a common purpos

38、e|協(xié)會(huì)；社團(tuán)協(xié)會(huì)；社團(tuán)the National Association of Teachers|全國(guó)教師協(xié)會(huì)The British Medical Association is trying for a complete ban on tobacco advertising.|英國(guó)醫(yī)學(xué)協(xié)會(huì)正在盡力促使徹底禁止煙草廣告。2.C a connection with a particular person,organization,group,etc.|聯(lián)系；關(guān)聯(lián)聯(lián)系；關(guān)聯(lián)We shall help each other as far as we can while our business as

39、sociation lasts.|只要我們之間保持業(yè)務(wù)聯(lián)系，我們就會(huì)盡力互相幫助。I benefited much from my association with the firm.我從與該公司的合作中獲益甚多。Phrases and ExpressionsPhrases and Expressionsthe pit of ones stomachthe hollow place just below the bones of the chest,specially thought of as being the place where fear is felt|胸口；心窩胸口；心窩I ha

40、d a feeling in the pit of my stomach that something terrible was going to happen.|我心里感到有什么可怕的事要發(fā)生。He was developing a peculiar feeling in the pit of his stomach;a feeling beyond sickness,beyond shock.|他心里有種異樣的感覺(jué)，一種超出厭惡、超出驚愕的感覺(jué)。feel for search with the hands,the feet,a stick,etc.|摸索；尋找摸索；尋找She felt a

41、long the wall for the door.|她沿墻摸索著找門(mén)。He pulled out the desk drawer and felt for the pen.|他拉開(kāi)辦公桌的抽屜，伸手去摸鋼筆。go about start to work at sth.|著手做；開(kāi)始做著手做；開(kāi)始做How should I go about finding a job?|我應(yīng)該怎樣著手找工作？I wanted to make a dress,but I didnt know how to go about it.|我想做一條裙子，但不知如何著手。put up a chairmove a ch

42、air near to where sb.is sitting and sit on it|把椅子拉近坐下把椅子拉近坐下They put up a chair,I stood in the chair and began to read the Bible.|他們拉過(guò)一把椅子，我坐上去開(kāi)始讀圣經(jīng)。except forapart from|除除.以外以外Everyone was tired except for John.|除了約翰以外，人人都累了。The classroom was silent,except for the busy scratching of pens on paper.|

43、教室里靜悄悄的，只聽(tīng)見(jiàn)鋼筆快速地在紙上寫(xiě)字的沙沙聲。read aboutfind information from books,newspapers,etc.|讀到讀到It was sad to read of the death of the famous old actress in this mornings newspaper.|在今天的早報(bào)上看到這位著名的女演員去世了，很傷心。It must be true.I read about it in the newspaper!|這事肯定是真的。我在報(bào)紙上看到了。Key to Exercise XI in Translation1.Not

44、 until he saw his mother lying in bed,dying,did he realize how much he loved her.2.Taking into account of his recent physical condition,I think he has done quite well in the exam.3.Mrs.Clark lies in bed motionless,and I wonder briefly if she is still alive.4.The building was darkened except for a single light burning in a third-storey window.5.These soldiers have received very strict training and are well equipped to fulfill the new task.6.He reached for the phone,picked it up,and dialed the hotels number.