physical a. ①身体的 ②物理的 ③物质的
例:Physical disability causes mental anguish. 生理伤残会引起心理苦闷。Staying up late makes him at his worst in terms of physical situation. 熬夜使得他的体力状况处于低潮。拓展:physics n. 物理学;physician n. 医师
听力扩展:
A: I’ve heard some friends say when they get the article, it’s quite different from what they see on the website advertisement.
B: That happens. Without close quality examination, we may encounter fraud, and the e-shop may suddenly disappear.
A: What’s more, it’s not always so safe for us to pay online as hackers might steal the user name and password.
B: It’s said that some measures have been taken to deal with this problem. Paying online is much safer than before, but I still have the feeling that it’s not safe enough.
A: I can’t agree more. That’s why I only do street shopping.
B: Me too. Sometimes I surf online shops to check some related information, and then go to a physical store to do the actual shopping.
A: That’s a good idea.
A:我听朋友说,网上买到的东西和网站广告上看到的很不一样。
B:确实有这种事,不好好检查质量,可能会买到假货,网店也没准儿突然消失。
A:而且网上付费有时也不安全,黑客可能会偷走用户名和密码。
B:听说已经采取措施解决这个问题了。现在网上付费比以前安全多了,但我还是觉得不够安全。
A:你说得太对了,所以我只在实体店买东西。
B:我也是。有时候我会逛逛网店,查一下产品信息,然后到实体店里去买。
A:这法儿不错。【注】encounter v. 遇到,相遇;fraud n. 欺骗,骗子;hacker n. 电脑黑客
positive a. 肯定的,积极的,正面的;n. 优点
例:He was positive that he had seen it in the newspaper. 他肯定曾在报纸上看见过这则报道。There is positive proof that he did it. 有确切的证据证明他做了此事。Take your weaknesses and translate them into positives. 把自己的弱点转变成优点。搭配:positive about 自信的,乐观的:She tried to be more positive about her new job. 她力求对新工作更有信心。拓展:position n. 位置,立场
professional a. 职业的,专业的;n. 专业人员
例:Don’t wear those clothes to work; try to look more professional! 别穿这些衣服去工作, 要穿得像个专业人员的样子。She is a real professional. 她是个真正的专家。拓展:profession n. 职业
听力扩展:
A: I saw the most powerful freshman yesterday.
B: What was it?
A: The girl took Lincoln to register with 19 suitcases.
B: Unbelievable!
A: What seems more exaggerated; two professional guides were arranged by her parents.
B: Must be from a rich family.
A: Yeah, the parents also required the school to arrange a detached dormitory with washroom.
B: Words failed me, really be hopeless!
A:昨天我看到一个最牛的新生。
B:怎么回事?
A:这个大一女生坐加长林肯,并携带了19箱行李报到。
B:简直难以置信。
A:更夸张的是,家长还给她配备了两名专职导游。
B:一定是个富家女。
A:是的,家长还要求学校给女儿安排一间独立的带卫生间的寝室。
B:我对此无话可说了,简直无药可救!
【注】exaggerated a. 夸大的,夸张的;detached a. 分开的,分离的
project n. 工程,计划;v. ①计划,设计 ②表达 ③伸出,突出
例:The project became so expensive that we had to pull out. 项目耗资太大,我们只好退出。He planted some flowers on the balcony that projects over the street. 他在探出的阳台上种了些花。搭配:project oneself 展现,表现,确立(好形象):She projects an air of calm self confidence. 她表现出镇定自若的神态。拓展:projection n. 推测,设想;projector n. 放映机,投影仪
听力扩展:
Jack: We’ve been here for three hours, and we haven t finished a thing yet.
Mike: Look. I wrote the story, so I know what to do.
Jack: But you’re not telling people their roles.
Mike: I’m resting now. I’ll direct everybody in a minute.
Jack: You’re the laziest person I’ve ever met. We have to practice or else we won’t win like the last three years in a row.
Mike: Whatever. I’m going for a drink.
Jack: Damn it, Mike! We have to get this done! We don’t have much time left. You ruined the whole project.
Mike: Whatever you may say.
杰克:我们已经在这儿三个小时了,什么也没做成。
迈克:看,剧本是我写的,我知道该干嘛。
杰克:但是你没告诉别人他们的角色。
迈克:我现在在休息,我很快就可以搞定一切。
杰克:你是我见过的最懒的人。我们必须得练习,不然就不可能像过去三年那样一直夺冠了。
迈克:随便你,我得喝点儿东西。
杰克:搞什么鬼。迈克!我们必须弄好这些!我们没时间了,你搞砸了整个计划。
迈克:随便你怎么说。
range n. 范围;v. ①归类于 ②延伸,漫游
例:The children s ages range from 8 to 15. 孩子们的年龄在8岁到15岁之间。Several cars are available within this price range. 在这个价格范围内,有好几种汽车可供选购。搭配:in/within the range of 在可及的范围内:He shouted angrily at anyone within range. 他看见谁,就对谁喊。out of range 超出……的范围:The cat stayed well out of range of the children. 这只猫离孩子很远。range over 涉及:His lecture ranged over a number of topics. 他的讲座涉及多个话题。
听力扩展: With the development of science and technology, there has been a boom in the ways for us to get information. But reading books still remains essential to the acquisition of knowledge. The forms of reading may differ from person to person. Some prefer to read selectively rather than read extensively. To them, the range of knowledge is so wide that it s beyond their reach to cover every field. With purposeful reading, much of their time and energy will be saved.随着科学技术的发展,人们有了更多获取信息的方法。但是,读书对于获取知识仍是必不可少的。读书的方式因人而异。一些人喜欢有选择性地阅读,而不是广泛阅读。对他们来说,知识的范围如此之广,它无法涵盖各个领域。有目的地阅读,可以节省很多时间和精力。
【注】acquisition n. 获得,获得物;beyond reach 达不到