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英语泛读教程
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Unit 1
T
ext :The Art of
Creative Thinking
Words and phrases:
1.
sphere
n. an area or range of
interest or activity; a round shape in space;
ball-shaped mass; solid figure all
points of which are equally distant
from a center. (
兴趣或活动的
)
范围，领域，界限；球，球形（体）
e.g.
A
well-known personality in the sphere
of broadcasting.
广播界的著名人物
近义词：
circle: a group of
people connected in an informal way by common
interests. [
具有共同兴趣或利益的人
形成的
]
圈子，
…
界
,
社会集团
She has a large circle of
friends.
她交际范围很广。
In political circles there is talk of
war.
政界人士在谈论战争。
2.
distinguished.
adj: having excellent quality or great fame and
respect.
卓越的，著名的，受人尊敬的
a distinguished politic
ian
一个卓越的政治家
distinguish,
verb,
to
see,
hear,
or
notice
as
being
separate,
or
distinct;
recognize
clearly,
to
recognize
differences; to
behave or perform well.
辨认出，看（听）清楚；使具有特
色，使有别于
…
；
表现突出。
Small children can’t
distinguish right from wrong.
小孩子不能明辨是非。
She
distinguished herself in the debate.
她在辩论中表现（口才）出众。
Elephants are distinguished by their
long trunks.
大象因其长鼻子而有别于其它动物。
3.
exhaustive
，
adj,
through; including all cases or possibilities.
彻底的，包揽无遗的。
After
an exhaustive search the missing document was
found.
经过彻底的搜寻，意识的文件找到了。
比较：
exhausted;
exhausting; exhaustive
4.
constituent
，
n,
any of the parts that make up a whole; a voter,
member of a constituency.
成分，
构成部分，
要
素；选区的一个选民。
The constituents of
gunpowder/cement
火药
/
< br>水泥的成分
SYN:
COMPONENT
：
one of the parts
that together make a whole machine or system.
成分，组成部分，零部
件
The components/component parts of a
camera.
照相机的部件
Revenues from oil are the
big
gest single component in the
country’s income.
来源于石油的收益是这个国家中
收入中最高的一项。
5.
bestow
，
（
on
，
upon
）
(formal ) to give
，
(
正式
)
给予，赠予，
授予。
Several gifts were
bestowed on the royal visitors.
有好几样礼物赠给皇室宾客。
6.
canvas
：
strong,
rough cloth used for tents, sails, bags, etc. (a
piece of this used for ) an oil painting.
帆布；
（画
在帆布上的）油画，画布
.
We spent the night under
canvas.(in a
tent)
我们是在帆布帐篷里过夜的
The artist showed me her canvases.
那位画家给我看了她的油画。
[
形近词
] canvass, v.
游说，拉选票；调查（民意）征求（意见）
7.
invisible
：
that cannot be
seen.
看不见的，隐形的
[OPP]: VISIBLE
8.
conjure sth up: to make sth appear as a
picture in your mind; [SYN]: EVOKE.
使呈现于脑际，使想起。
That
smell always conjures up memories of holidays in
France.
那种气味总是会勾起人们对在法国度假那
段日
子的回忆。
Conjure: to do clever
tricks such as making things seem to appear or
disappear as if by magic.
变魔术，变戏
法；使。
。
。变戏法般的出现或消失。
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He conjured a delicious meal out of few
leftovers.
他居然用剩下的几样东西做出了可口的一餐。
Conjuror: a person who performs
conjuring tricks.
变戏法的人。
[SYN]:
MAGICIAN.
9.
hitherto, adv. (formal) until now;
until the particular time you are talking
about.
迄今；指导某时。
A
hitherto unknown species
of moth.
迄今仍未知种类的蛾。
10. synthesis: the act of combing
separate ideas, beliefs, styles, etc; the natural
chemical production of a substance
in
animals and plants
综合，结合；
（物质在
动植物体内或人工的）合成。
The synthesis
of art with everyday
life.
艺术与日常生活的结合。
protein
synthesis
蛋白质的合成
synthesis of penicillin
青霉素的合成
11.
cast
about/around for sth: (written) to try hard to
think of or find sth,
especially when
this is difficult.
苦苦思索，四处寻找。
She
has been casting around/about for a good excuse to
go to New Y
ork.
她绞尽脑汁想出去纽约的借口。
12.
analogy: a
comparison of one thing with another thing that
has similar
features.
类比，类推，比喻。
The
teacher drew an analogy between the human heart
and a pump.
老师打了个比喻，把人的心脏比作水泵。
There is no
analogies with any previous legal cases.
以往的法律案件没有哪一宗可以与本案类比。
13.
extract
：
verb,
noun
verb: to remove or
obtain a substance from sth, for example, by using
an industrial or chemical process.
提取，提炼；
to choose information
from a book, a computer etc, to be used for a
particular
purpose.
选取，摘录，
选录
;
to take or pull sth out, especially when this
needs force or effect. (
用力
)<
/p>
拔出或取出。
to extract
essential oils from plants
从植物中提取香精油
.
The
article is extracted from his
book.
本文选自他的新书。
The dentist may decide that the wisdom
teeth need to be extracted.
牙医可能会以为智牙需要拔掉。
extraction
提取，提炼，开采
oil/mineral/coal extraction
石油，矿物，煤的开采。
14.
venom: the poisonous liquid that some snakes,
spiders produce when they bite or sting you. (
毒蛇，蜘蛛等分
泌的
)
毒液
15. hierarchy: a system,
especially
in a society or an
organization,
in which people are
organized
into different
levels of importance from highest to
lowest.
等级制度（尤其指社会组织）
Like most other American companies with
a rigid hierarchy, workers and managers had
strictly defined duties.
16.
ready-made: prepared in advance so that you can
eat or use it immediately.
预制的，
已做好的，
成品的，
现成
的
a ready-made suit
成品套装
ready-made pastry/pizzas
已做好的糕点、比萨
17.
organist
；
a person who plays
the organ
风琴演奏者，风琴手
18. safety razor: a razor with a cover
over the blade to stop it from cutting the skin.
安全剃刀，保险刀。
19.
undertaker: (also funeral director) (American
English also mortician) a person whose job is to
prepare dead
people to be buried or
cremated, and to arrange funerals.
殡葬承办人；殡仪服务员。
20.
parking meter: (also meter) a machine beside the
road that you put money into when you park your
car next to
it.
停车收费器。
21.
aeronautical
：
relating to the
science or practice of building and flying
aircraft.
航空（学）的，飞行的
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