新视野大学英语第二册课堂笔记6

unit 6

Ⅰ. Background Information

Names

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Ⅱ. Structure Analysis

P a r a.1:D e b b i e d o e s n o t f e e l g o o d a b o u t h e r n a m e.

P a r a.2:H e r c h a n g e o f n a m e h e l p e d b r i n g s u c c e s s

t o h e r c a r e e r.

P a r a.3:I t i s i m p o r t a n t t o h a v e t h e r i g h t n a m e

b e

c a u s e i t s u g g e s t s c e r t a i n q u a l i t i e s.

P a r a.4:N a m e s a r e a t t a c h e d t o s p e c i f i c i m a g e s.

P a r a.5:N a m e s w i t h a p o s i t i v e s e n s e c a n w o r k f o r

p e o p l e,e v e n e n c o u r a g e n e w a c q u a i n t a n c e s.

P a r a.6:P e o p l e a r e s o m e t i m e s g u i l t y o f n a m e

s t e r e o t y p i n g i n r e l a t i o n t o n a m e s.

P a r a.7:P r e j u d i c e s a g a i n s t o r i n f a v o r o f c e r t a i n

n a m e s c a n a f f e c t s t u d e n t s’c l a s s r o o m

a c h i e v e m e n t s,o

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p o p u l a r i t y w i t h t h e i r p e e r s.

P a r a.8:I f y o u t h i n k y o u r n a m e d o e s n o t s u i t y o u,

y o u c a n c h a n g e y o u r o l d n a m e.

Ⅲ. New words

1.elegant: ( adj ) (1) 高雅的，优雅的

[短语] elegant in her manners/her speech 举止/言谈优雅

(2) (物品) 优美的精致的

eg. an elegant room 雅致的房间an elegant piece of furniture 一件

精致的家具

(3) (主意) 有条理的简单的

an elegant scientific proof 一篇简洁的科学论据

2.application ( n.) /of ,to, for/ 应用; 运用, 使用

申请请求申请书

eg. I wrote 5 applications for jobs but got nothing.

我写了五份求职申请书,可是都没有消息

eg. The application of new scientific discoveries to industrial production methods usually makes jobs easier to do.

把科学的新发明应用于工业生产上，往往使工作更容易进行。

[派生词} apply (v.) /for, to/ 申请; 应用, 使用

applied ( adj. ) (尤指科学) 应用的

applicable ( adj.) (1) 适用的

This rule is not applicable to foreigners.

这项规定不适用于外国人。

(2) 生效的

The new law is applicable from next Monday.

新法律于下周一生效。

applicant：（n) （为工作，学位，入场卷等以书面作正式申请之)申请人,请求者

3.substitute (v.) (1) 以代替，取代，代替

eg. We substituted red balls for blue, to see if the baby would notice.

我们用红色球代替蓝色球，观察婴儿是否注意到改变。

They don't like potatoes, so we substituted rice.

他们不喜欢马玲薯，所以我们用米代替。

He substituted for the worker who was ill.

他代替生病的工人。

(n.) / for / (2)代替者，代理人，代用品

eg. There is no substitute for good and exercise.

没有什么能够代替充足的食物和运动。

4 naturally: (adv.) （1）生来，天然地

eg. Her cheeks are naturally red.

她的两颊生来就是红的。

(2)自然地，不做作地

Speak naturally when talking on the telephone.

在电话中讲话要自然。

(3)可预期地自然地

The new safety laws naturally led to higher car prices.

5.confidence: (n.) 信任; 自信;私事，秘密

eg. Jean lacks confidence in herself.

琴对自己没有自信。

The 2 girls told each other confidences about their boy friends.

[短语] in confidence :私下，秘密地

take (someone) into one's confidence: 向某人吐露心事

[相关词] confident adj. 确信的，有自信的be confident of: 对有自信confidential adj 机密的，秘密的视为心腹的信任他人的

6.talent: (n.) 天才，才能有才干的人，人才

[近义词] talent, gift, faculty, aptitude, bent, genius, knack

gift: 它常暗指上帝，自然或命运的偏爱。

faculty: 它指要取得某一特定成就或职能所必须具有的先天或后天获取的能力。

aptitude: 它指对某项活动天然的喜爱和先天具备的能力。

bent: 它与aptitude意思基本相同，更强调喜好。

talent: 它指一种需要继续开发的显著的天然能力。

genius: 它指给人印象深刻的天生的创造能力，常指使有这种能力的人

去实现其目的的内在动力。

knack: 它暗指一种相对次要的特殊能力，使人做起事来轻巧而灵敏。

7. definition: (n.) 界定，限定定义; 清晰

eg. Your new radio certainly has/gives good definition.

你的新收音机的确清晰。

[派生词] define: 下定义立界限阐释

definite: 明确的清楚的一定的

definitely: 明确地无疑地

definitive: 确切的一定的不可置疑的决定性的

[同义词] explicit, express, specific, definite

explicit: 它指语言严实清楚，因而不需要推论，也没有理由摸棱两可或在理解上有困难。

express: 它指清楚，直接而有力的表达。

specific: 它指被精确和完全提及的或被细致或特意处理过的东西。

definite: 它强调精确，清楚的陈述或安排，没有任何不清楚或不能被

确定的事。

conclusive, decisive, determinative, definitive

conclusive: 它用于结束辩论或质疑的推理或逻辑论据。

decisive: 它用于结束论战，争论或任何不确定性的东西。

determinative: 它多出了给出一个确定性的特征，过程或方向的含义。

definitive: 它用于提出来作为最终或永久的东西。

8.characteristic: (adj.) 典型的，有特性的

(n. )/of/ 典型；特性

eg. A useful characteristic of the cat is its ability to catch and kill mice. [形近词] character: 特色，个性

characterization: 刻画，描绘，勾勒

9.approval: ( n) 赞成，同意;批准，认可

approve: v 赞成，批准

eg. The father expressed approval of what the son did,

父亲对儿子的所作所为表示赞许。

on approval: 包退包换

nod one's approval = nod in approval 点头表示同意

10.reserve: (vt ) 保留，预定，登记

eg. These seats are reserved for old and sick people.

这些座位是留给老人和病人的。

(n) 拘谨，矜持，储备量

eg. lose one's reserve in talking. 说着说着变得随和起来

reserve of manner 举止的拘谨

11.qualify: ( v) 取得资格，限制，修饰

eg. Being the son of a member of parliament doesn't qualify him to talk about politics.

他虽身为国会议员的儿子，却不够资格谈论政治。

[派生词] qualified: adj 有限度的，有条件的

有资格的，合格的for

qualification: n 赋予资格，限制，条件，执照s /for/

qualitative: adj. 性质上的，质量上的，定性的

quality: n 品质，特性，才能

12.prominent: ( adj.) 重要的，杰出的，著名的

突出的，凸起的

eg. people prominent in science. 科学界的知名人士。

eg. his nose is too prominent. 他的鼻子太高了。

prominence. ( n.) 著名，杰出

bring sth into prominence= come into prominence 著名，杰出

eg. this young artist is coming into prominence.

这位年轻艺术家正崭露头角。

13.refine:( vt.) 1.使文雅，使高尚

2.提炼，精练

eg. refine one's language 使某人的语言更为文雅

oil is industrially refined 燃料油是经工业提炼而成的。

[派生词] 1. refined: 提炼过的，有教养的，感情脆弱的

a refined way of speaking 优雅的谈吐

refined tastes 高尚的情趣

2.refinement: 提炼，文雅，精巧的附件

eg. the new car has many added refinements such as a radio.

这新车有许多精巧的附件，如收音机。

3.refiner: n. 提炼者，提炼机

4.refinery: n. 提炼厂，精炼厂，提炼设备

[短语] refine on/upon （尤指在细节上）改进（方法，计划）

14. acquaintance: ( n.) 相识的人，了解

eg. I have an/some acquaintance with the language.

我略懂这门语言。

[短语] make sb's acquaintance/make the acquaintance of sb 认识，了解

15.attractive: ( adj.) 动人的，富有吸引力的

漂亮的

eg. the idea is very attractive. 那个主意很吸引人。

[派生词] attract: (v.) 吸引，招引

attraction: (n.) 吸引，诱惑物

16.stereotype: ( vt.) 对形成固定看法

eg. it's wrong to stereotype people, as if they were all alike.

把人定型，看他们个个都一样是错误的。

(n.) 固定的形象，陈规，老套，旧框框

eg. she rejects the stereotype that women can only find their true

satisfaction in being mothers.

他拒绝接受这种陈词滥调，既女人只有在做母亲时才能感到真正的

满足。

17confess: ( v.) 承认，坦白

eg. I'm rather bored, I must confess. 我不得不承认我很烦。

[派生词] confessed: 公认的，自己承认的，公开的

confession: 招供，认错

confessional: 告解室，告解

confessor 听人告解的神父

https://www.sodocs.net/doc/6d6376272.html,bel: (v.) 贴标签于，把称为

eg. They labeled the boy a thief. 他们把这个男孩叫小偷。

eg. The doctor labeled the bottle poisonous.

医生在瓶子上贴了“有毒”的标签。

n. 称号，标签

eg. This city merits its label as the garden of the world.

这座城市配得上世界花园的称号。

Ⅳ. PHRASES:

1.fill out:= fill in 填写，填上

eg. fill out your name on this cheque.

在这张支票填上你的姓名。

2.be ill at ease:不自在；困窘

eg. He appeared ill at ease at the party.

他在宴会上显得很拘谨。

3.be guilty of:对有罪责

eg. He was guilty of an important false judgment.

他犯了重大判断失误的错误。

新视野视听说第二册第9单元

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