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Unit 7词组整理

Part one

1.number sth. in order of…以..顺序编号

2.pick you up for a show接你去看一场演出

3.get ready for 为..做好准备

4.stand in a queue 排队

5.turn up the volume to an unbearable extent把声音调

大到一个不能忍受的程度

6.talk in a low voice用很低的声音说话

7.leave for spl.离开去某地

8.plead with sb. to do sth.恳求某人做某事

9.answers/keys to sth.某事的答案/关键

10.get the admission to a university得到大学入学资格

11.have more trust in sb.更多地信任别人

12.criticize sb. severely严厉批评

13.persuade sb. out of doing sth.说服某人不做某事

14.sacrifice..for..为..牺牲..

15.pull through渡过（难关）

In-class reading

1.take sth. as a joke把..当做玩笑

2.inhibit one’s development阻碍某人的发展

3.confuse A with B把A和B混淆

4.take a risk doing sth.冒险做某事

5.put sth. into practice把…付诸实践

6.risk-taking strategies冒险的策略

7.raise the alarm 拉响警报

8.an alarming rise in the rate of inflation使人忧虑的通

货膨胀率

9.in urban areas在城市

10.excessive exercise过量的训练

11.do one’s reputation a lot of harm对某人的名誉造成

很大的损害

12.inhibit sb. from doing sth.阻止某人做某事

13.take the initiative in doing sth.带头做某事

https://www.sodocs.net/doc/de11847807.html,d criticism of sth.对某事委婉的批评

15.risk one’s life doing sth.冒生命危险做某事

16.sales strategies销售策略

17.sth. cross one’s mind划过脑际，突然想起

18.earn one’s living by doing sth.以做某事谋生

19.tear one’s flesh肉体受到伤害

20.be free of/from免受..

21.state one’s reasons陈述理由

Passage 1

1.set out a journey旅行出发

2.in jest开玩笑地

3.the inscription on the stone刻在石头上的铭文

4.wage war against/on poverty与贫困作斗争

5.rejoiced at doing sth/to do sth..做某事很开心

6.regret doing sth/to do sth.后悔做某事/遗憾地做某事

7.Such behavior is beneath you.这种行为与你不相称。8.be conquered by 被..攻克

9.conquer one’s feeling of ..控制某人的情绪

10.perish in the flood在洪水中死亡(正式)

11.make a swift decision做一个快速决定

12.earn a good wage挣得高薪

13.make out 辨别出，认出

14.have the strength to withstand sb有力量去反抗他人.

15.fast asleep=sleep very deeply熟睡

Passage 2

1.confront sb.迎面遇见某人

2.sleep through the encounter 在过程中一直在睡觉r

3.unhook a watch chain解开表带

4.be engraved on the back of sth.被刻在..的后面

5.be fond of sth.喜欢某物

6.repay the loan in full全额还清欠款

7.predict the changes with accuracy准确预测变化

8.at the approach of winter在冬天临近之时

9.bargain with sb. for sth.与某人就某物讨价还价

10.decline to do sth.拒绝做某事

11.overspend one’s budget超支某人的预算

12.patrol-partrolled-partrolled partrolling 巡逻

patrol the street with gun 带枪巡逻

13.elections for the presidency 总统大选

14.give much advance publicity做大量前期宣传

15.at a rapid rate of..快速地

16.reconstruct the events of. 情景再现.

17.be against violence in any form 反对任何形式暴力

18.go through仔细检查

19.honor one’s request按某人的要求做

20.strike a deal with sb.与某人达成协议

21.gain one’s voice=be going to speak开口说

Part three

1. a rate at 7% interest 7%的利息

2.at any cost 无论以什么代价

3.contribute to 有助于

4.in an efficient way以一种高效的方式

5.plunge into chaos陷入混乱状态

6. a splendid job 一份不错的工作

7.take ..into consideration考虑到

8. a solid foundation一个牢固的基础

9.be caught on the spot 当场被抓

10.talk through one’s fears and grief倾诉恐惧和悲伤Part four

1.continuing source of tension一直是紧张的根源

2.traditional virtue传统美德

3.be on good terms with sb.与某人关系好

4.turn one’s back on 拒绝

5.be a matter of principle 原则问题

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以生命相赠 1 炸弹落在了这个小村庄里。在可怕的越南战争期间，谁也不知道这些炸弹要轰炸什么目标，而他们却落在了一所有传教士们办的小孤儿院内。 2 传教士和一两个孩子已经丧生，还有几个孩子受了伤，其中有一个小女孩，8岁左右，她的双腿被炸伤。 3 几小时后，医疗救援小组到了。救援小组由一名年轻的美国海军医生和一名同样年轻的海军护士组成。他们很快发现有个小女孩伤势严重。如果不立即采取行动，显然她就会因失血过多和休克而死亡。 4 他们明白必须给小女孩输血，但是他们的医药用品很有限，没有血浆，因此需要相配血型的血。快速的血型测定显示两名美国人的血型都不合适，而几个没有受伤的孤儿却有相配的血型。 5 这位医生会讲一点越南语，忽视会讲一点法语，但只有中学的法语水平。孩子们不会说英语，只会说一点法语。医生和护士用少得可怜的一点共同语言，结合大量的手势，努力向这些受惊吓的孩子们解释说，除非他们能输一些血给自己的小伙伴，否则她将必死无疑。接着问他们是否有人愿意献血来救小女孩。 6 对医生和护士的请求，孩子们（只是）瞪大眼睛，一声不吭。此时小病人生命垂危。然而，只有这些受惊吓的孩子中有人自愿献血，他们才能够得到血。过了好一会儿，一只小手慢慢地举了起来，然后垂了下去，一会儿又举了起来。 7 “噢，谢谢，”护士用法语说。“你叫什么名字？” 8 “兴，”小男孩回答道。 9 兴很快被抱到一张床上，手臂用酒精消毒后，针就扎了进去。在整个过程中，兴僵直地躺着，没有出声。 10 过了一会儿，他发出了一声长长的抽泣，但立即用那只可以活动的手捂住了自己的脸。 11 “兴，疼吗？”医生问。 12 兴默默地摇了摇头，但一会儿忍不住又抽泣起来，并又一次试图掩饰自己的哭声。医生又问是不是插在手臂上的针弄疼了他，兴又摇了摇头。 13 但现在，偶尔的抽泣变成了持续无声的哭泣。他紧紧地闭着眼睛，用拳头堵住嘴想竭力忍住哭泣。 14 现在医疗小组非常担忧，因为针不该使他们的小输血者一直感到疼痛。显然出了问题。恰好这时，一名越南护士前来帮忙。看到小男孩在哭，她用越南话很快地和他说话。听了小男孩的回答后，又立即回答他。护士一边说，一边俯身轻轻拍着小男孩的头，她的声音亲切柔和。 15 一会儿，小男孩不再哭了，他睁开眼睛，用询问的目光看着越南护士。护士点了点头，小男孩的脸上马上露出了宽慰的神色。 16 越南护士抬起头平静地对两名美国人说：“他以为自己快死了。他误解了你们，以为你们要他献出所有的血，小女孩才能活下来。” 17 “那他为什么会愿意这么做呢？”海军护士问。 18 越南护士把这个问题向小男孩重复了一遍。小男孩简单地回答道：“她是我的朋友。” 19 他为了朋友甘愿献出自己的生命，没有比这更伟大的爱了。 没有言语的交流 1 当你学一门外语的时候，你一定要学词汇和语法，但这些还远远不够。要想成功地进行交流，你还必须学习该文化的非言语语言，或者说“身势语”。身势语是一个术语，是我们用来描述那些可以传递信息的脸部表情，手势以及其他身体动作的术语。这种交流方式非常重要，实际上我们用动作表达的信息可以比用言语表达的信息更多。 2 有时候我们发现说一门外语很困难，因为我们可能不了解另一种文化的非言语信号，或者说那些信号在我们自己文化中的含义可能迥然不同。例如，在世界上不同的地方，上下点头的动作就传递不同的信息。在北美，该动作表示“我同意”。在中东地区，向下点头表示“我同意”，而向上抬头表示“我不

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Unit 6 A World of Mystery The Bermuda Triangle [1] On 5th December 1945, Flight 19, which consisted of five US Navy planes, took off from Fort Lauderdale, Florida in fine weather. There was a total of fourteen men on board the planes. The planes were in good condition; they had the best equipment on board including compasses and radios, and they also carried life rafts. The planes could float on water for ninety seconds. One and a half hours after the take-off, a radio message from one of the planes was heard at the control tower at Fort Lauderdale. [2] "I don't know where we are." [3] After that the planes could no longer speak to the control tower, but they could speak to and hear each other, and the control tower could hear them. [4] "The magnetic compass is going crazy." [5] "We're completely lost." [6] No other messages were heard after that. Nobody else heard from the planes or saw them again. Three hundred planes and many boats searched the area, but not one trace of Flight 19 was found. Then one of the planes that was sent to look for them also disappeared completely. [7] These planes had disappeared in a very mysterious part of the world in the western Atlantic Ocean where lots of strange events have taken place. The mystery started long before 1945, and since that year many other ships and planes have also disappeared in this area. It is called the Bermuda Triangle. It is a large, triangular area of the ocean with the island of Bermuda at its northern tip. [8] Planes and ships disappear in other parts of the world, but there are more disappearances in the Triangle than in other areas. For years now scientists and others have been puzzled by this mystery. There have been many attempts to explain why people, planes and ships disappear in such high numbers here . [9] One writer, John Spencer, believes that the ships and planes have been carried off from the sea and sky by flying saucers or UFOs from another planet. Since there are millions of other planets in the universe, Spencer believes there must be other intelligent creatures somewhere in the universe. These creatures are interested in collecting humans and their equipment so that they can examine them carefully. [10] Another theory is that the geography of the area is responsible for the disappearances of the ships and planes. Bermuda lies on an earthquake belt. Underwater earthquakes result in large waves appearing suddenly. These waves are so big that they can break a ship into pieces. In the air, a similar thing can happen to airplanes because of