第四册课文词汇短语
Unit One: Fighting with the Forces of Nature
Text A: The Icy Defender
1. pride comes before a fall-----骄兵必败
2. nothing could stand in their way-----战无不胜，攻无不克
3. Grand Army ----- 大军
4. fierce resistance ----- 奋勇抵抗
5. devastating enemy -----劲敌
6. the raw, bitter, bleak Russian winter-----俄罗斯阴冷凄苦的寒冬
7. Nazi Germany----- 纳粹德国
8. launch an attack against sb ----- 进攻
9. military might -----军事实力
10. be unequaled -----堪称无敌
11. mow down resistance in most of Europe -----扫除了欧洲绝大部分地区的抵抗
12. a painful lesson-----痛苦的教训
13. assemble an army of …-----屯兵
14. well trained, efficient, and well equipped-----受过良好训练，作战力强，装备精良
15. a quick, decisive victory-----速决速胜
16. stand and fight-----奋起抵抗
17. become bogged down -----停顿下来
18. slow-moving supply lines-----缓慢的粮草运输
19. a decisive victory-----决定性的胜利
20. be faced with a crucial decision-----面临着一个重要抉择
21. the approaching winter----- 即将来临的冬天
22. take the gamble-----孤注一掷
23. fierce battle-----激战
24. retreat to safety-----撤往安全地带
25. have a clear path to someplace----- 顺利进入某地，长驱直入某地
26. an empty victory----- 毫无意义的胜利
27. a raging fire ----- 一场熊熊大火
28. offer a truce to-----向…提出停战
29. bide one’s time-----等待时机
30. could not feed, clothe, and quarter his army -----没有办法向军队供应粮草、提供御寒衣物
和宿营之地
31. turn into a nightmare-----成为一场噩梦
32. launch hit-and-run attacks on sb ----- 打游击战
33. fall dead -----倒地而死
34. become stuck in the snow ----- 陷入雪中
35. take ill and freeze to death-----染病冻死
36. drag on-----拖着脚步行进
37. gather its strength-----聚集兵力
38. avoid certain defeat -----避免注定的失败
39. the swollen river ----- 涨水的河道
40. by a stroke of luck ----- 侥幸的是
41. at the cost of ----- 以……为代价
42. the tattered survivors-----溃不成军的幸存者
43. limp toward someplace -----一瘸一拐地向……行进
44. the weakened French army ----- 元气大伤的法国军队
45. form a powerful alliance----- 组成强大的联盟
46. attack these stragglers-----攻击这些散兵游勇
47. go into exile----- 过流放生活
48. seize control of most of Europe ----- 控制欧洲的大部分地区
49. without a declaration of war-----不宣而战
50. the largest military land campaign in history ----- 历史上规模最大的一场陆地战役
51. the blitzkrieg, or “lightning war,” tactics -----闪电式战略
52. have three broad thrusts ----- 包括三大目标
53. caught off guard ----- 被打了个措手不及
54. “scorch the earth” -----“焦土”政策
55. push the front eastward ----- 一路东进，把战线向东推进
56. suffer more than a million casualties----- 伤亡人数达到一百多万
57. close in on someplace-----包围某地
58. refuse to surrender-----决不投降
59. the situation becomes desperate-----处境变得危急
60. food runs out-----食品匮乏
61. die from hunger and disease----- 死于饥饿与疾病
62. starve to death -----饿死
63. make no plans for winter supplies-----没有准备冬天的补给
64. slow down the movement of …----- 拖延……的行动
65. an early, severe winter settle over someplace----- 寒冷的冬季过早地降临某地
66. bring the German offensive to a halt-----阻挡了德国人的进攻
67. launch a counterattack----- 发起一场反攻
68. turn the tide against sb -----使某人时乖运蹇
69. break the three-year siege of someplace-----解除对某地时达三年的围困
70. a surprise attack-----突然袭击
71. the heroic survivors -----英勇无畏的幸存者
72. turn into a military disaster ----- 成为一场军事灾难
73. bring unspeakable suffering -----带来无法形容的痛苦
74. The elements of nature must be reckoned with in any military campaign-----采取任何军事
行动之前必须考虑到自然的因素
75. underestimate the severity of the Russian winter ----- 低估了俄罗斯冬季的严酷
76. take its toll on sb ---- 让某人付出惨重代价
77. an icy defender ----- 冰雪卫士
Text B: The Normandy Landings
1. be on the side of sb ----- 站在……一方
2. the largest and most ambitious military expedition in history ----- 有史以来规模最大、最
具雄心的军事行动
3. to orchestrate every movement of troops, artillery, ships and aircraft ----- 部署军队、大炮、
船只和飞机
4. to open up a second front in Europe ----- 在欧洲开辟第二战场
5. open the way for the final assault on …----- 为最终攻击……打开通路
6. the placement of military decoys to fool sb into thinking …. -----设下疑兵使某人相信……
7. code name -----代号
8. a rising tide ----- 涨潮
9. hinder their landing ----- 阻碍登陆
10. need a full moon for visibility ----- 需要满月提高能见度
11. the proper tide-moonlight formula closest to the target date -----月光、潮汐都适合这一方
案的、距预定进攻日最近的日期
12. allow a safety margin ----- 留下一个安全系数
13. an unusually stormy transition from spring toward summer ----- 春夏之交大风异乎寻常的
多
14. hold little hope that …-----希望微乎其微
15. a suitable break in the weather ----- (适合进攻的)风平浪静的间隙
16. supreme commander of the invasion forces ----- 进攻部队最高统帅
17. to postpone the invasion ----- 推迟进攻
18. meet with his staff to review their options ----- 与参谋人员讨论供选择的日子
19. be faced with the firm reality----- 面临着一个严峻的现实
20. meteorological report ----- 气象预报
21. give a thin ray of hope ----- 有一丁点儿希望
22. a lull in the storm ----- 稍稍停息
23. go on late into the night ----- 持续到深夜
24. landing craft ----- 登陆舰
25. naval vessel ----- 军舰
26. to be taken completely by surprise----- 被打的措手不及
27. cancel its usual patrol of someplace…----- 取消例行巡航
28. a practice drill ----- 演习
29. meteorological services ----- 气象部门
30. be absent from their commands ----- 离开了指挥部，不在指挥部
31. coastal defences ----- 海防
32. a war-game exercise ----- 一次军事演习
33. parachute to earth ----- 伞降
34. find and mark the drop zones -----寻找、标示着落区域
35. main airborne assault -----大规模的空降行动
36. stiff winds ----- 风力强劲-----
37. the evasive flying of the transport planes ----- 运输机采取规避飞行
38. encounter an anti-aircraft fire ----- 遭遇高射炮轰击
39. scatter over a wide area ----- （降落）分散
40. miss their drop zones ----- 偏离了降落区域
41. lace the open fields with anti-personnel and glider stakes -----在开阔地布置了杀伤地雷和
栅栏
42. flood the low areas-----在低洼地灌以海水
43. airborne divisions -----空降师
44. lade down by their heavy equipment ----- 被重型装备拖累
45. secure the flanks of the amphibious assault ----- 从侧翼掩护两栖进攻
46. capture bridges, crossroads and coastal batteries ----- 强占桥梁津要、夺取沿海的炮台
47. Withstand any German counterattacks -----顶住德军的反击
48. make its way across the channel to its appointment with the destiny ----- 横渡英吉利海
峡，赴命运之神的约会
49. a vast array of vessels of every conceivable type ----- 由各种船只组成的数量庞大的海军
舰队
50. landing craft carried on board ----- 船上的登陆艇
51. land at assault beaches code-named …----- 在代号为…… 的海滩登陆
52. be used as sites for heavy guns ----- 被用来存放重型枪炮
53. Cavalry squadrons ----- 骑兵中队
54. take the islands prior to the main invasion ----- 在总攻发起之前夺下这些岛屿
55. land mines ----- 地雷
56. leave the island unoccupied ----- 没有派兵驻守
57. be miserably seasick ----- 严重晕船
58. be in poor shape for the challenge ahead ----- 身体虚弱，不宜投入即将来临的战斗
59. naval and air bombardments ----- 舰炮和空中轰击
60. destroy the beach guns and obstacles ----- 摧毁海滩上的火力网与障碍物
61. pin down the enemy ----- 用火力把敌人困住
62. provide shelter for the ground troops on the open beaches by making craters ----- 在开阔
的海滩上炸出弹坑，以此为地面部队提供掩体
63. poor visibility caused by low cloud cover ----- 低空密密的云层使能见度极差
64. bombers delay the release of bombs ----- 轰炸机延迟投弹
65. avoid hitting the assaulting troops ----- 避免误伤进攻部队
66. hardened German gun emplacement ----- 德国加强了的大炮阵地
67. miss their assigned landing areas ----- 未能驶抵指定的登陆点
68. amphibious tanks founder in the rough sea ----- 水陆两用坦克在汹涌的大海中沉没
69. support the incoming troops ----- 支援后续部队
70. a strange stroke of good fortune occurred -----出现了意想不到的好运
71. virtually unopposed ----- 几乎没有遭到任何抵抗
72. sb’s gamble with sth is to pay off -----某人与……的搏斗中赢得了胜利
73. establish a toehold on someplace -----在某地建立了立足点
74. reinforcements begin to pour in ----- 增援部队开始源源涌入
75. lie in ruins ----- 崩溃
Unit Two: Smart Cars
Text A: Smart Cars
1. smart cars ----- 智能汽车
2. the computer revolution-----计算机革命
3. drive on their own ----- 自动驾驶
4. turn … into a reality ----- 变为现实
5. the automobile industry ----- 汽车工业
6. rank as among the most lucrative and powerful industries ----- 最赚钱、最有影响力的产
业之一
7. the world’s biggest m anufacturing industry ----- 世界上最大的制造业
8. technical director of General Motors Corporation’s ITS program ----- 通用汽车公司ITS项
目的技术主任
9. via electronic sensors ----- 通过电子传感器
10. pick up alcohol vapor in the air ----- 感测空气中的酒精雾气
11. refuse to start up the engine----- 拒绝启动引擎
12. precise location ----- 确切地点
13. monitor one’s driving and the driving conditions nearby ----- 监控行车过程以及周围行车
状况
14. small radars hidden in the bumpers ----- 藏在保险杠里的微型雷达
15. change lanes ----- 改变车道
16. blind spot ----- 盲点
17. sound an immediate warning ----- 立即发出警报
18. MIT Media Lab -----麻省理工学院媒介实验室
19. long-distance truck drivers ----- 长途卡车司机
20. the monotonous, almost hypnotic process of staring at the center divider ----- 注视着中夹
分道线这样一个单调、几乎能催眠的过程
21. a grossly underestimated, life-threatening hazard ----- 被严重低估的、威胁生命的重大隐
患
22. a tiny camera hidden in the dashboard ----- 藏在仪表板里的一架微型相机
23. alert the driver ----- 向司机发出警报
24. get stuck in traffic ----- 交通堵塞
25. have a positive impact----- 带来积极的影响
26. orbiting satellites ----- 绕轨道运行的卫星
27. locate your car precisely ----- 精确地确定你汽车的方位
28. warn of traffic jams ----- 告知交通堵塞情况
29. the Global Positioning System ----- 全球卫星定位系统
30. be tuned to radio signals -----与无线电信号调谐
31. at any given time----- 在任何一个特定时间
32. atomic clocks----- 原子钟
33. vibrate at a precise frequency ----- 以精确的频率震动
34. the laws of the quantum theory ----- 量子理论法则
35. a radio signal that can be detected by a receiver in a car’s computer ----- 能被汽车上计算
机里的接收器辨认的无线电信号
36. the speed of light ----- 光速
37. be converted into -----换算出
38. navigational capability ----- 导航能力
39. correlate the rotations in the steering wheel to its position on a map ----- 将方向盘的转动
与汽车在地图上的位置并置
40. virtually limitless ----- 几乎是无限的
41. GPS sensors in walking sticks ----- 在手杖里装配全球卫星定位系统传感器
42. land by remote control ----- 通过遥控着陆
43. the list of potential uses ----- 其潜在的应用范围
44. telematics ----- 远程信息学
45. smart highways ----- 智能高速公路
46. mount computer chips, sensors, and radio transmitters on highways ----- 在高速公路上
安装计算机芯片、传感器和无线电发射机
47. automated driver ----- 自动司机
48. magnetic spikes ----- 磁钉
49. on heavily trafficked roads----- 在车辆极多的路段上
50. be bunched into groups ----- 被编成组
51. travel in unison -----一齐行驶
52. computerized highway ----- 计算机化的公路
53. an environmental boon ----- 对环保有利
54. serve as an alternative to highway expansion ----- 用作公路扩建的替代办法
Text B: Intelligent Vehicles
1. outline the benefits to be gained from vehicles that could drive themselves ----- 阐述能自
动运行的车辆的诸多裨益
2. intelligent vehicles ----- 智能车辆
3. General Motors Futurama ----- 通用汽车推出的“未来城风光”
4. New York World’s Fair ----- 纽约世界博览会
5. take a fresh look at ----- 以新的目光审视
6. traffic crashes ----- 交通事故
7. human errors ----- 人为因素
8. reduce antisocial driving behavior ----- 有害公共利益的开车行为
9. road rage ----- 野蛮开车
10. enjoy a higher level of mobility without requiring advanced driving skills ----- 不需要习
得娴熟的驾车技巧就较为自由地奔驰
11. the luxury of being chauffeured ----- 被开车接送的享受
12. fuel consumption ----- 油耗
13. smooth traffic flow ----- 车流通畅
14. aerodynamic drafting ----- 空气阻力
15. traffic-management decision ----- 交通管理决定
16. vehicle responses to instructions ----- 车辆对指令的应变能力
17. the capacity of a freeway lane ----- 高速公路的车容量
18. accommodate growing demands for travel without major new construction ----- 不必大
兴土木就能适应不断增长的行车需求
19. a realistic prospect ----- 一个可以实现的希望
20. an automated highway system ----- 自动化公路系统
21. on-ramp to the local automated highway ----- 自动公路入口匝道
22. off-ramp -----出口匝道
23. roadside electronics ----- 路旁的电子装置
24. at rush-hour traffic volumes ----- 在车流量最大的高峰时段
25. resume normal control ----- 再照平时那样驾驶
26. turn this image into reality ----- 把这一景象变成现实
27. exotic technologies -----匪夷所思的技术
28. the international motor vehicle industry ----- 国际车辆制造业
29. replacements for the diverse functions that drivers perform every day ----- 车辆驾驶者日
常开车所起各种作用的替代
30. change course ----- 变道
31. a road-reference and sensing system ----- 路况参考及传感系统
32. orientation relative to the lane’s center ----- 所在车道中心的相应定位
33. permanent magnet ----- 永久磁
34. at … intervals along the lane centerline -----在车道中心线上以…… 的间隔
35. magnetometer ----- 磁强针
36. computer vision systems ----- 计算机图像系统
37. special roadway installations ----- 特别的道路设置
38. well-maintained lane markings ----- 维护好的路面标志
39. closing rates to proceeding vehicles ----- 与前行车辆接近时的速度
40. radar rangefinder ----- 激光测速仪
41. be implemented in commercially available systems ----- 投入商业运用
42. detect dirty vehicles ----- 测量野蛮车辆
43. operate in adverse weather conditions ----- 在天气恶劣时操作
44. production volumes ----- 产量
45. unit costs ----- 成本
46. find increasing favor ----- 越来越受欢迎
47. electromechanical devices ----- 电动机械装置
48. onboard control computer ----- 车上计算机控制台
49. small electric motor ----- 小型电动发电机]
50. apply the appropriate steering angle, throttle angle, and brake pressure ----- 恰当地控
制方向、油门大小以及刹车紧急程度
51. steering wheel ----- 方向盘
52. reduced energy consumption ----- 降低的能耗
53. simplification of vehicle design -----简化车辆设计
54. enhanced ease of vehicle assembly -----提高车辆装配效率
55. improved ability to adjust performance to match driver preferences ----- 改善根据车辆
驾驶者的喜好调节性能的能力
56. traditional direct mechanical control devices ----- 传统的机械直控装置
57. be better suited for traffic management ----- 更适用于交通管理
58. set the target speed for each segment and lane of roadway ----- 为不同路段和车道设定
限速
59. a multilane automated facility ----- 多车道自动化设施
60. maintain balanced flow ----- 使车流量保持平衡
61. avoid interference with other vehicles ----- 避免与其他车辆碰撞
62. remaining challenges ----- 尚存的挑战
63. issues of liability, costs, and perceptions ----- 行车责任、成本和观念
64. shift liability for most crashes from … to …----- 把大多数事故的责任从……转移到…….
65. today’s driver-vehicle-highway system ----- 当今的车辆驾驶者——车辆——公路系统
66. overall liability exposure ----- 总体责任风险
67. automobile insurance premiums ----- 汽车保险金
68. lease price ----- 租金
69. become available in small quantities ----- 小批供应
70. follow the same pattern ----- 遵循这一模式
71. heavy vehicles ----- 重型车辆
72. commercial trucks ----- 货运卡车
73. high-end passager car ----- 高级客车
74. become affordable to a wide range of vehicle owners and operators ----- 能为广大车辆
拥有者和驾驶者所接受
75. volume production ----- 批量生产
76. electronic chauffeuring ----- 电子驾驶
77. political and industrial decision makers ----- 政治决策者和企业决策者
78. pay it the attention it deserves ----- 予以应有的关注
79. self-fulfilling prophecy ----- 终将实现的预言
80. automated people movers ----- 自动控制的客车
81. terminal building ----- 航站楼
82. urban transit lines ----- 城市公交线路
83. completely automated, driverless vehicles ----- 全自动控制的无人驾驶车辆
84. commercial aircraft ----- 商用飞机
85. suitably equipped airport ----- 装备完善的机场
86. on a regular basis ----- 一向
87. a large leap to do sth ----- …… 大飞跃
88. realistic goal ----- 现实目标
89. gain substantial benefits from sth ----- 大大得益于……
Unit Three: Job Interview
Text A: Get the Job You Want
1. a manufacturing company ----- 制造公司
2. potential salespeople-----可能成为营业员的人
3. our link to customers-----我们与顾客联系的纽带
4. a recent college graduate----- 一个新近毕业的大学生
5. a mock interview-----模拟面试
5. newspaper clippings on …-----有关……的剪报
6. follow up the interview with another letter-----面试之后再写一封信
7. hand-delivered-----亲自送来
8. a prospective customer----- 可能成为客户的人
9. a world-class musician -----世界级音乐家
10. the Michael Jordans of the world -----世界上诸如迈克尔·乔丹这样的顶尖人物
11. every form of human endeavor-----人类的各项活动
12. a once-in-a-lifetime experience-----一生被聘去做一个工作
13. go after-----追求，追逐
14. close every sale-----每次都成交
15. wander in half-prepared----- 马马虎虎准备
16. prospects for success -----成功的可能性
17.play a doubles tennis match paired with sb -----和……搭档打双人网球
18. switch sides to play a… set-----交换场地打第……局
19. play the backhand court-----打反手击球
20. work on one’s weaknesses-----练练自己的弱点
21. develop one’s strengths-----发挥自己的优势
22. lung power----- 肺活量
23. miracle of miracles-----奇迹中的奇迹
24. take a crack at doing sth -----尝试一下干某事
25．at the gun-----发令枪一响
26. accomplish one’s goals-----实现自己的目标
27. a goal is a dream with a deadline-----目标就是有最后限期的梦想
28. make a difference-----显得与众不同
29. downright rude-----无礼透顶
30. bulletproof partition-----防弹隔离装置
31. a broad smile-----笑容满面
32. a mission statement-----一份保证书
33. Be my guest. -----别客气，请用；请便
34. a living proof -----一个生动的例证
35. in the neighborhood of-----在…附近；大约
36. rich beyond anyone’s dreams-----富甲一方
37. sparkle with excitement -----兴奋
Text B: A Mortal Flower
1. A Mortal Flower ----- 尘世的花
2. the Rockefeller Foundation ----- 洛克菲勒基金
3. have pull-----有后台
4. big shots -----头面人物
5. have medical treatment -----看病
6. learn about -----了解
7. a convent-school -----女隐修会学校
8. clenched teeth-----咬牙切齿
9. every scrap of food -----每一小口食物
10. being settled at last ----- 终于有了归宿
11. go for an interview-----去面试
12. the Peking Union Medical College-----北京协和医院
13. disguise a face-----掩盖事实
14. pick pimples -----掐粉刺
15. too dressy-----太花哨
16. flat-heeled shoes-----平跟鞋
17. ready-made clothes-----成衣
18. face powder-----擦脸香粉；扑面粉
19. Administration building-----行政楼
20. painted beams and intricate painted ceiling-----精致的雕梁画栋
21. cork matting-----软木垫
22. be very pregnant-----怀孕已足月
23. quiver with fright-----害怕得哆嗦起来
24. a speed test in shorthand-----速记速度测试
25. a stricken face-----愁眉苦脸
26. give sb a try-----试试某人
27. put in a good word for sb-----帮某人说好话
Unit Four: Globalization
Text A: In Search of Davos Man
1. sweep aside ----- 扫除
sweep away -----扫清, 迅速消灭
sweep out -----扫掉; 清除
sweep over -----眺望, 环视
sweep up -----打扫干净, 收拾干净
2. national identities -----国家认同
3. in search of -----寻找
4. investment firm ----- 投资公司
5. capital/ fixed assets -----资本/固定资产
cash assets -----现金资产
liquid/ circulating/ current assets -----流动资产
net assets -----净资产
6. a fervent believer -----狂热信徒
7. identify… as ----- 认为
8. without any hesitation -----毫不迟疑
9. international business élite -----国际商业精英
political/social/economic elite -----政治/社会/经济精英
10. annual meeting of the World Economic Forum ----- 年度世界经济论坛
11. a handful of -----少数几位
12. endless earnest discussion -----没完没了的认真的讨论
13. flow of capital, labor and technology ----- 资本、劳动力和技术的流动
14. the most advantageous locations ----- 最佳地点
12. global superspecies ----- 全球超级物种
13. at odds -----矛盾；不一致
it makes no odds -----没有关系，无关紧要
take odds -----占优势
odds and ends -----小事; 不要紧的东西
14. increasingly divorce from -----与…渐行渐远
15. cultural fault line -----文化断层
16. at the forefront of ----- 处于…的前沿
17. beat a path to -----开辟一条通向…的道路
beat a path to/ beat down sb’s door -----门庭若市
beat a big drum for/about -----为…鼓吹;;为…大肆宣传
beat a bargain -----还价成交
18. a remarkable environment of innovation -----一个创新的卓越环境
19. be based on projections of demographic and economic growth -----
根据对各国人口和经济增长的预计
20. swing away from -----从…脱离
21. low-paid migrant workers -----低薪流动劳工
22. health care system ----- 医疗保健体系
23. cross-border business -----跨国界经营
24. let alone -----更别提
let sb /sth. be -----别打扰，不干预
let sth. drop/ fall -----无意中说出，不经意透露
let sb./sth. go -----放，释放
25. a narrow nationalism -----狭隘民族主义
Text B: Globalization, Alive and Well
1. global financial, trade and technological integragation -----
全球金融、贸易和技术整合
2. lift their people out of abject poverty -----将他们的人民从赤贫中解救出来
3. phase out currency controls and subsidies ----- 取消汇率管制和补贴
4. globalization fatigue-----全球化疲劳
5. social mobility ----- 改善社会地位的可能性
6. back-room support and research -----后台支持和研究
7. snake charmers -----耍蛇人
Unit Five: Never Judge by Appearances
Text A: A Friend in Need
1．appearances can be deceptive-----外表可能具有欺骗性
2．study my fellowmen-----研究我的人类同胞
3．shrug one’s shoulders -----耸耸肩
4．first impressions of a person -----对一个人的第一次印象
5．have small insight or great vanity-----不是无知，就是自大
6．hear the story from his own lips-----听他亲口讲述这个故事
7．both in appearance and manner -----无论是外表还是风度
8．Here if ever was a man all of a piece-----要说真有表里如一的人的话，那就是此公了。9．be neatly and quietly dressed -----衣着整洁素雅
10. have a quiet, dry humor -----挺幽默，但并不咋呼
11. a united and affectionate family -----和睦恩爱的一家人
12. tell with point a good and spicy story-----绘声绘色地讲个来劲儿的段子
13. hear the story from his own lips-----听他亲口讲述这个故事
14. aroused sb’s instincts of protection-----容易引起人们的恻隐之心
15. nod a greeting-----点头致意
16. a remittance man -----靠国内寄钱过日子的人
17. oddly enough -----凑巧
18. have an instinct about the cards-----对牌有一种本能
19. well-dressed and smart-looking-----衣冠楚楚，样子挺帅
20. curly hair -----蜷曲的头发
21. Women thought a lot of him-----女人都对他着迷
22. once a quarter -----每个季度
23. give a kindly chuckle -----和善地咯咯一笑
24. lose money at bridge with a good grace-----打桥牌输起钱来时一定是大大方方的
25. go broke-----落得一文不名
26. stick to bridge-----老打桥牌
27. not give him any more credit-----不肯再赊账给他
28. be down and out----- 山穷水尽
29. commit suicide-----自杀
30. be all to pieces-----完全垮了
31. get some glimmering of what he is driving at-----听出了一点他话里的意思
32. little tin gods -----自以为了不起的人
33. on account of -----由于
34. be taken aback----吓了一跳
35. be in very good condition-----身体状况非常好
36. ruin one’s constitution by drink and dissipation-----喝酒作乐把身体搞垮了
37. be a trifle shocked ----感到有些震惊
38. rub one’s chin with one’s hand-----用手摩挲着下巴
Text B: Nameless Faces
1. take a 180-degree turn-----180度大转弯
2. a look of sudden realization ----- 看上去好像突然想起了什么Unit Six: The Pace of Life
Unit Six: The Pace of Life
Text A: Old Father Time Becomes a Terror
1. once upon a time-----从前
2. waste time away on idleness and pleasure-----花时间休闲娱乐
3. at a bewildering rate-----以令人目不暇接的速度
4. eat further into our time----- 进一步吞噬我们的光阴
5. unimaginable levels of personal mobility -----个人出行会方便得让人难以想像
6. the days of the horse-drawn carriage-----马车时代
7. time-consuming journeys ----- 耗时的长途旅行
8. transatlantic shopping expedition-----越洋购物
9. toil over the laundry-----繁重的洗衣劳作
10. weekly bath -----每周一次的沐浴
11. daily shower----- 每日一次的淋浴
12. personal grooming-----个人穿着打扮
13. the laptop-on-the-beach syndrome -----带着便携式电脑去海滩综合征
14. fix software glitches on our personal computers -----在个人电脑上处理软件故障
15. the information explosion -----信息爆炸
16. all the world’s accumulated learning -----人类积累的所有知识
17. a tiny fraction of the information generated in a single day-----一天中产生的新信息中的小
小一部分
18. In the whole world of scholarship----- 整个国际学术界
19. a handful of scientific journals -----屈指可数的几家科学刊物
20. honorary curator in entomology -----昆虫馆名誉馆长
21. comparative zoology ----- 比较动物学
22. subscribe to journals or magazines -----订阅了期刊杂志
23. a minute proportion of the expanding frontiers of scholarship-----不断拓展的学术前沿中一
个微小部分的发展动向
24. rising prosperity -----日渐繁荣富足
25. driven on by advertising-----在广告的推动下
26. discontent with super abundance -----对极大富足不满
27. the confusion of endless choice-----无休止的选择所造成的困惑
28. It’s a convenient shorthand to say -----随意讲讲
29. London-based Henley Centre forecasting group -----总部设在伦敦的亨利中心预测小组
30. stress envy -----羡慕压力
31. hour-by-hour logs -----钟点日志
32. empty-nesters ----- 子女不在身边的人
33. working couples with pre-school children-----有学前子女的双职工夫妇
34. advances in household appliances -----家用器具的更新换代
35. household chores -----家务杂活
36. appalling inequalities in the distribution of free time between the sexes----- 男女空余时间
的分配惊人地不平等
37. perception of the time famine -----缺乏时间的感觉
38. provoke a variety of reactions -----引起了各种反应
39. gain the largest possible amount of satisfaction from the smallest possible investment of
time -----投入最少的时间以获取最大的满足
40. sound bytes -----电视台播放简短片断
41. instant gratification-----即刻得到满足
42. quality time-----质量时间
43. streamline our lives -----提高生活效率
44. concierge services -----家政服务
45. domestic help-----做家务
46. on-line retailers ----- 网上零售商
47. the work-life debate -----一生应该工作多少年的争论
48. give up high pressure jobs -----放弃压力大的工作
49. end the long-hours culture among managers -----敦促雇主终止让管理人员长时间加班
的做法
50. adopt family-friendly working policies-----采取能适应家庭生活的工作方式
51. the stress we feel arises not from a shortage of time, but from the surfeit of things we try
to cram into it-----我们的紧张感并非源于时间短缺，而是因为我们试图在一个个时段中塞入过多的内容
52. our sense of the necessary -----我们心中必须做的事
53. live in small communities with limited communications----- 居住在交通联系不方便的小社
区里
54. curious by nature-----生性好奇
55. a world of limitless possibilities -----一个有着无限可能的世界
56. switch off the cell-phone -----关掉手机
57. set boundaries for ourselves -----给自己设定界限
58. be doomed to mounting despair-----注定会越来越感到绝望
Text B: Life in the Fast Lane
1. fast lane -----快车道
2. live at breakneck speed-----忙得团团转
3. be in a rush-----东奔西忙
4. a rushing and scurrying everywhere----- 人人忙乱，处处步履匆匆
5. one big stomped anthill -----一个被人踩扁的大蚁冢
6. Instantaneity rules.-----即时行为主宰着一切。
7. measure opinions on the wing----- 进行当场测定
8. express lanes-----快速通道
9. the door-close button in elevators -----电梯里的关门按钮
10. speed-dial buttons on telephones-----电话机的快拨健
11. cause an acceleration in the pace of films and television commercials-----使影片和电视广
告快速播放
12. Time is a gentle deity.----- 时间之神温雅从容。
13. the accelerator pedal -----加速器的踏板
14. multitasking is overdrive-----一心多用就是加速档
15. tooth flossing----- 用洁牙线清洁牙缝
16. regular browsing of online discussion groups-----日常浏览网上讨论
17. watch TV with captioning -----看带字幕的电视节目
18. the furtherance of multitasking-----促进一心多用
19. car phones-----汽车电话
20. bookstands on exercise machines----- 健身器材上的搁书架
21. waterproof shower radios -----防水的淋浴间收音机
22. the saturation of parallel pathways in the brain-----脑海中充斥着并行不悖的情况
23. choose mania over boredom----- 宁可大干一番而不愿厌倦蜷缩
24. live in the buzz-----生活在忙乱中
25. an Olympic endurance event -----奥运会耐力项目比赛
26. technology-driven world-----由技术所驱动的社会
27. a sense of tension about time -----时间的紧迫感
28. telecommunications executive-----电信公司经理
29. the mythical Day Doubler program -----子虚乌有的“一天变两天”程序
30. sophisticated time-mapping and comprehension techniques----- 先进的时间安排、压缩技
术
31. run the risk of temporal crash -----面临时间崩溃的危险
32. a suspended time zone-----一个暂时不起作用的时区
33. fast oven----- 快速烤炉
34. quick playback-----快速回放装置
35. quick freezing-----快速冷冻
36. fast credit-----快速贷款
37. talk on a cellular phone at the beach -----在海滩用手机童话
38. a concept that is ill formed-----一个很不明确的概念
Unit Seven: The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks
Text A: Snapshots of New York’s Mood after 9/11
1. in a good mood -----心情愉快
in a bad mood -----心情不好
in a foul mood -----心情很差
in a confident/optimistic mood -----充满自信/乐观
in a holiday/party mood -----沉浸在节日/舞会的氛围中
2. plot out -----遮蔽
3. plunge into -----使陷入
4. Kamikaze attack -----自杀性袭击
5. political chaos -----政治骚乱
financial chaos -----经济动荡
social chaos -----社会动荡
6. think back on/to -----回顾
7. in crystal detail -----详细（清晰）地
8. in the aftermath of -----在…刚结束之后，紧跟着
9. a handful of people -----几个人
10. sap one's strength and hope -----消耗力量
11. a particular explosive coup -----一场特别猛烈的政变
12. in convoy -----结队（而行）
13. racial solidarity -----种族团结一致
national solidarity -----全国团结一致
family solidarity ----- 家庭团结和谐
social solidarity ----- 社会团结和谐
14. point fingers at -----指责
15. round up -----围捕
16. bring down -----使倒下，击落；降低
17. fade the memory of -----磨灭…记忆
18. mourn the thousands who perished -----哀悼数千名死者
19. a thin silver of history -----历史薄薄的一页
20. in / within the space of -----在…期间内
21. fill / step into sb.’s shoes -----接替某人的职位
22. remain haunted by -----无法摆脱
23. pick at -----触摸，轻轻拉扯
pick and steal 扒窃
pick out 选择
pick up 拾起
pick up with 在偶然机会认识
24. revolve around -----围绕…旋转
22. cling to -----粘住，抱紧，坚持
Text B: Reflections on 9/11
1. weapons of mass destruction ----- 大规模杀伤性武器
2. US intelligence reports -----美国情报部门的报告
3. global credibility ----- 全球声誉
4. economic downturn -----经济衰退
5. political divide ----- 政治纷争
6. wrong-headed strategy -----错误战略