单元十
1. Doing all these calculations without a computer would be extremely tedious/' ti:dɪəs/ a. 沉闷的, 乏味的; 冗长的. 翻译 没有计算机帮助，做所有这些计算会极其单调乏味。考点 tedious story / speech 冗长沉闷的故事/演说
tedious work 单调乏味的工作
tedious speaker 说话啰嗦的人
2. A flat/flæt/ a. 平的; 漏气的; 单调的 n. 公寓套房 ad. 平直地; 直截了当地 roof has poor drainage. 翻译 平的屋顶排水能力差。考点 flat：一物体不论是否位于地平面，都没有明显的弯曲、突出或凹陷
level： 一物体的表面从任何角度来看都处于与地平线一致或平行的一条线上
3. “ All hard rock music is harsh to the ear and all rock singers are harsh/hɑːʃ/ a. 粗糙的而使人不舒服的, 刺激人感官的; 严酷的, 无情的 to the eye!" said Grandpa in a harsh voice. 翻译 爷爷用刺耳的声音说: “所有硬摇滚音乐都是刺耳的噪音！ 所有摇滚歌手都是些刺眼的家伙！ ”考点
4. Hang/hæŋ/ v. 悬挂; 吊死 on to your present job until you can get a better one. 翻译 在你没有找到更好的工作之前不要放弃目前的工作。考点 hang back 犹豫, 踌躇, 畏缩
hang up 挂断 ( 电话)
hang on 坚持，抓紧， 不放；等待片刻， (打电话时)不挂断
hang about / around 闲逛, 徘徊, 逗留
hang on to 紧抓住; 保留(某物)
hang together 团结, 同心协力; 一致, 相符
过去式 hung或 hanged (词义为上吊、绞死、被处以绞刑时, 用 hanged)
过去分词 hung或 hanged(词义为上吊、绞死、被处以绞刑时, 用 hanged)
5. Actually, in a bullfight, it is the movement, not the color, of object that arouses/ə'raʊz/ vt. 引起, 激起, 唤起; 唤醒 the bull. 翻译 事实上，在斗牛中，刺激公牛的是物体的运动，而不是颜色。考点
6. A new conflict has arisen/ə'raɪz/ vi. 产生, 出现, 发生 before the old one is resolved. 翻译 旧的冲突还没解决，新的冲突又出现了。考点 arise from / out of… 由……引起, 起源于……
过去式 arose
过去分词 arisen
近义辨析 arise：没有“上升”之义，多指“产生，发生和出现”； 常用于抽象事物
rise：使用范围较广， 既用于具体事物的“上升、增长”， 又用于抽象事物的“上涨、发生”
raise： 与以上两词不同的是， 此词是及物动词， 表示把某具体事物抬起到高处或提高某抽象事物 ( 工资、地位等)
7. The unemployment rate in the US rose/raɪz/ vi. 升起; 起立; 上涨; 起义 n. 上涨; 起源; 岗, 高地 to 4.5% in April from 4.3% in March due to its economic slowdown. 翻译 由于经济减速，四月份，美国的失业率由三月份的4.3%上升至4.5%。考点 give rise to 引起, 使发生; 造成
rise above 克服, 不受……的影响
rise to 起而应付, 证明能够应付
8. The large ocean liner, Titanic, was wrecked / rek/ vt. (船等) 失事, 遇难; 破坏, 毁坏 n. 失事船( 或飞机) ,残骸； 失事； 精神或身体垮掉的人 by its collision with an iceberg on its virgin journey from Southampton to New York. 翻译 泰坦尼克号远洋巨轮在它从南安普顿到纽约的首次航行中因撞上冰山而失事。考点
9. Unfair criticism can undermine/ˌʌndəˈmaɪn/ vt. 暗中破坏, 逐渐削弱;侵蚀……的基础 employees' self- confidence. 翻译 不公正的批评会削弱雇员的自信心。考点
10. A quarrel during the dinner will spoil/spɔɪl/ n. [ pl.]战利品, 赃物 vt. 损坏, 破坏; 宠坏, 溺爱 vi. ( 食物)变质 everyone's appetite. 翻译 吃饭时争吵会破坏每个人的胃口。考点
11. Yugoslavia is a country torn/tɪə/ n. 眼泪/teə/ v. 撕裂; 疾驶 n. 破洞, 裂口 by civil war. ( Yugoslavia is torn apart by civil war.) 翻译 南斯拉夫是个因内战而分裂的国家。考点 tear apart 把……弄得一团糟
tear at 撕, 扯
tear away (使) 勉强离去
tear up 撕毁
in tears 流着泪, 含着泪, 哭着
move sb. to tears 使某人感动得流泪
tear down 拆掉, 拆除
tear into 攻击, 抨击
12. I ripped/rɪp/ v. 扯破, 撕坏 n. 裂口, 裂缝 out a sheet of paper from my notebook and wrote down my address for them. 翻译 我从笔记本上撕下一页纸给他们写下我的地址。考点
13. Many elderly people injure/'ɪndʒə/ vt. 损害, 损伤, 伤害 themselves in their own homes, for example by slipping in the bath. 翻译 很多上了年纪的人在自己家中弄伤自己，例如在浴室滑倒。考点 injury n. 伤害; 受伤处
14. Losing your temper/'tempə/ n. 脾气, 情绪, 性情; 韧度 vt. 调和, 使缓和 often will add lines to your face. 翻译 经常发脾气会让你的脸增添皱纹的。考点 lose one's temper 发怒, 发脾气
15. He who has a mind/maɪnd/ n. 头脑, 精神; 注意力, 心思 v. 介意; 注意 to beat his dog will easily find his stick. 翻译 [谚]欲加之罪，何患无辞。考点 change one's mind 改变主意
have in mind 考虑到, 想到
have a mind ( to do sth.) 想, 有意 ( 做某事)
make up one's mind 下定决心, 打定主意
never mind 不要紧, 没关系; 不用担心
take one's mind off sth. 不想某事, 转移对某事的注意
would you mind... 请你……
bear / keep in mind 记住
in one's mind's eye 在想象中
近义辩析 mind： 表示“头脑”的含义， 主要指较抽象的心理层面和智能因素
brain： 一般指具体的人体头部颅腔的组成部分， 其含义较具体、直观
16. Celine Dion's singing is always filled with passion/ˈpæʃən/ n. 激情, 热情; 酷爱, and her song My Heart Will Go On is a good example. 翻译 席琳·迪翁的演唱总是充满激情，她那首《我心永恒》就是典型的例子。考点 /ˈpæʃən/ n. 激情, 热情; 酷爱
17. It's very unlikely that an asteroid will crash/kræʃ/ vi. 碰撞, 坠落; 发出撞击或爆裂声; 垮台, 破产 vt. 撞击;冲，闯n. 碰撞，坠毁； 破裂声 into the earth but the danger exists. 翻译 小行星撞地球的可能性很小， 但依然存在这样的危险。考点
18. Many factories pollute/pə'luːt/ vt. 污染, 弄脏; 腐蚀 the air with hydrogen sulfide. 翻译 很多工厂排放硫化氢污染空气。考点
19. The ink stained/steɪn/ n. 污点, 污迹, 瑕疵 vt. 沾污, 染色 my shirt. How can I get the ink stain out of my white shirt? 翻译 墨水在我的衬衫上留下了污迹。如何能弄掉白衬衣上的墨水污迹呢?考点
20. Ready/'redɪ/ a. 准备好的; 乐意的, steady, go! 翻译 各就位，预备，跑！考点 get / be ready for sth. / to do sth.为某事作准备，准备好做某事
21. Few writers can approach/ə'prəʊtʃ/ v. 靠近, 接近 n. 接近; 途径; 方法 Shakespeare in talent. 翻译 很少作家的才华可与莎士比亚媲美。考点
22. The weather is changeable in London and rain is probable/'prɒbəbl/ a. 很可能的, 大概的 at any moment. 翻译 伦敦的天气多变，随时都有可能下雨。考点
23. It is not wise to resist/rɪ'zɪst/ vi. 抵抗, 反抗 vt. 抵抗, 抵制; 忍住, 拒受⋯⋯的影响; 抗( 病等 ) ,耐( 热等) the introduction of advanced technology. 翻译 抵制先进技术的引进是不明智的。考点 resistance n. 反抗; 抵抗力, 阻力
24. It is said that Pavarotti, the famous Italian tenor, has to charter a plane whenever he is on a performing tour, because no common seat can sustain/sə'steɪn/ vt. 支撑; 供养, 维持(生命等) ; 坚持; 遭受 his weight. 翻译 据说意大利著名的男离音歌唱家帕瓦罗蒂每次巡回演出都得包机，因为没有一张普通的座椅能承受他的体重。考点
25. The school cannot tolerate/'tɒləreɪt/ vt. 容忍, 容许, 宽容 students cheating on their exams. 翻译 学校不容许学生考试作弊。考点
26. Mother's weather- beaten face shows the great hardship that she had undergone/ˌʌndəˈɡəʊ/ vt. 经受, 遭受, 承受 in both her childhood and youth. 翻译 母亲饱经风霜的脸上写着她在童年和青年时代所遭受的巨大苦难。考点 过去式 underwent
过去分词 undergone
27. Candidates for the position have to go in person/'pə:sən/ n. 人 to the company for their job interview. 翻译 申请该职位者必须亲自到公司面试。考点 in person 亲自
28. Both leaders attached importance to the bilateral ties/taɪ/ vt. 拴, 扎, 捆; 把………打结, 系上; 连接, 使有关联 vi. 不分胜负n. 领带, 领结; 纽带, 联系; 束缚, 牵连; 平局 between the two countries. 翻译 两国的双边关系得到两国领导人的重视。考点 tie. .. to... 把······绑在······; 把······与······联系起来
tie down 限制, 牵制
tie in with 与……一致, 配合
tie up 栓住, 捆牢; 使难以动用, 阻碍
29. Marriage based on money is bound/baʊnd/ v. 跳 ( 跃) ; 弹回; 以……为界, 给……划界 a. 必定的;受约束的 n. 跳跃; [常pl.]界限,限制 to break up. 翻译 建立在金钱基础上的婚姻是肯定要破裂的。考点 be bound to 必定, 一定
be bound up in 忙于
be bound up with 与……有密切关系
know no bounds 不知限量, 无限
30. A boundary dispute is a quarrel about where a boundary/'baʊndərɪ/ n. 分界线, 边界, 界限 is or ought to be. 翻译 边界纠纷就是关于边界在何处或应当在何处的争论。考点
. People often associate/ə'səʊʃɪɪt/ n. 伙伴, 同事, 合伙人 a. 副的 /əˈsəʊʃɪeɪt/ vt.把……联系在一起; 使结合 vi. ( ~ with ) 交往 the underground with the dead, ghosts or evils. 翻译 人们经常把地下跟死人、鬼或邪恶的东西联系在一起。考点 associate one thing with another 把某一事与另一事联系起来
惯用表达 associate professor 副教授
. According to the American Automobile Association/əˌsəʊsɪ'eɪʃən/ n. 协会, 社团; 联合, 结合, 交往, since 1964 all cars sold in the United States have been equipped with seat belts. 翻译 根据美国汽车协会的资料，自从1964年以来在美国出售的所有汽车都装有安全带。考点 do sth. in association with sb. 和某人一起做某事
. 翻译 1. The president made a_________speech at the opening ceremony of the sports meeting, which encouraged the sportsmen greatly.
A. vigorous B. tedious C. flat . D. harsh
2. It is not easy to learn English well but if you_________, you will succeed in the end.
A. hang up B. hang about C. hang on D. hang onto
3. Last year the advertising rate_________by 20 percent.
A. raised B. aroused C. arose D. rose
4. Our hopes_________and fell in the same instant.
A. arose B. raised C. rose D. aroused
5. The strong storm did a lot of damage to the coastal village: several fishing boats were_________and many houses collapsed.
A. wrecked B. spoiled C. torn D. injured
6. The manager lost his_________just because his secretary was ten minutes late.
A. mood B. temper C. mind D. passion
7. Please be careful when you are drinking coffee in case you_________the new carpet.
A. crash -B. pollute C. spot D. stain
8. Convenience foods which are already prepared for cooking are_________in grocery stores.
A. ready B. approachable C. probable D. available
9. Some old people don't like pop songs because they can't_________so much noise.
A. resist B. sustain C. tolerate D. undergo
10. Although a teenager, Fred could resist_________ what to do and what not to do.
A. being told B. telling C. to be told D. to tell
11. Mr. Morgan can be very sad_________, though in public he is extremely cheerful.
A. by himself B. in person C. in private D. as individual
12. A healthy life is frequently thought to be_________with the open country side and homegrown food.
A. tied B. bound C. involved D. associated考点 答案与译文
1. [A] 校长在运动会开幕式上作了充满激情的演讲，大大地鼓舞了运动员的士气。
2. [C] 学英语不容易，但只要你坚持下去，最后就会成功。
3. [D] 去年的广告价格提升了20%。
4. [C] 我们的希望刚刚升起，却又立即破灭了。
5. [A] 强风暴对沿海村落造成严重的破坏：有几艘渔船失事，还有许多房屋倒塌。
6. [B] 秘书迟到了十分钟，经理就发脾气了。
7. [D] 喝咖啡时请小心别弄脏了新地毯。
8. [D] 经过加工可供随时烹调的方便食品可以在杂货店买到。
9. [C] 有些年纪大的人因为不能忍受吵闹声而不喜欢通俗歌曲。
10. [A] 尽管弗雷德只是一名少年，可他会抗拒被告知什么事该做，什么事不该做。
11. [C] 虽然摩根先生在公众面前显得非常高兴，但私下里可能会很悲伤。
12. [D] 人们经常把健康的生活跟开阔的乡村和自己种植的食物联系起来。