新视野大学英语读写教程词汇 第三册 Unit 7b

　　New Words    7B

@  slavery n.   [U] the system of having slaves 奴隶制度

@  abolish vt.   put an end to a law or system officially 废除，终止

@  bloody 1 a.   with a lot of killing 2 and injuries 血腥的，残暴的

@  treaty n.   [C] a formal written agreement between two or more countries or governments 条约

@  plantation 3 n.   [C] a large piece of land in a hot country where tea, cotton, tobacco, etc. are grown 种植园

@  bribe 4 vt.   illegally give money or gifts to sb. in order to persuade them to do sth. for you 向...行贿；贿赂

@  evil a.   very bad; causing harm 邪恶的；有害的

@   n.   [U] a power that makes people do sth. bad or harmful; wicked behavior 邪恶

@  bloom vi.   1. develop successfully 兴旺；繁荣

@      2. produce flowers 开花

@  persuasion 5 n.   [U] the process of persuading sb. to do sth. 说服；劝说

@  injection n.   [C, U] the addition of sth. to sth. else 注入

@  avenue n.   1. [C] (A~) used in the names of streets in a town or city 大街

@      2. [C] (BrE) a road or broad path with trees on either side that leads to a large house 林阴道

@  supreme 6 a.   1. the highest in rank or position 最高的

@      2. most important 最重要的

@  court n.   1. [C, U] a place where trials take place in front of a judge or a jury 法庭；法院

@      2. [C] an area where certain ball games are played 球场

@  reverse vt.   change a decision, judgment 7, etc. to the opposite 推翻；取消；废除

@   a.   opposite to what is expected or has just been described 相反的；颠倒的

@   n.   (the ~) the opposite 相反；反面

★  segregate 8 vt.   separate one group of people or things from the rest 分开；隔离

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★  amend 9 vt.   correct or make small changes to sth. 修改

@  　amendment 10 n.   [C, U] the act of making a change to improve a rule, law, statement, etc. 修正，修订

@  arrest vt.   take sb. away because they have done sth. illegal 逮捕

@   n.   [C, U] an act of arresting sb. 逮捕

@  cooperation n.   [U] a situation in which people work together to achieve a common result 合作

@  bulletin n.   [C] a short notice or news report intended to be made public without delay 公告；新闻快报

▲  discrimination n.   [U] the act of treating different groups or people in different ways, esp. unfairly 歧视

★  segregation 11 n.   [U] the act of of segregating 12 隔离

@  accord vi.   match; agree with 与...一致；相符

@   n.   [C] a formal agreement between countries or groups 协议；条约

@  constitution n.   [C] a set of basic laws of a country that describe the rights and duties of its citizens and the way in which it is governed 宪法

@  propose vt.   suggest 提议，建议

@   vi.   make an offer of marriage 求婚

@  regulate vt.   1. control sth. by rules 控制；管理

@      2. adjust 调节

@  facility n.   [C] (usu. pl.) rooms, equipment, or services that are provided for a particular purpose 设施

@  　demonstration 13 n.   1. [C] an occasion in which a large group of people protest about sth. 示威

@      2. [C] an act of showing or proving sth. 示范；证明

@  circulate vt.   send sth. to all members of a group of people 散发；散布

@   v.   move around within a system, or make sth. do this （使）循环；（使）流通

@  deputy n.   [C] the second most important person in a particular organization 副手

@  civilian 14 n.   [C] sb. who does not belong to the military forces or the police 平民；百姓

@  invasion n.   [C, U] an occasion when one country's army goes into another country to take control of it 侵略，入侵

@  acre n.   [C] 英亩

@  witness n.   1. [C] sb. who sees sth. happen 目击者

@      2. [C] sb. who tells a court what they know about a crime 证人

@   vt.   see or notice sth. by being present when it happens 目击；亲眼看见

@  vote v.   show a choice of opinion by marking a paper or raising one's hand 投票；表决

@   n.   [C] an act of voting 投票；表决

@  congress n.   1. (C~) the law-making body of the US 美国国会

@      2. [C] a formal meeting of members of a political party 大会

@  senate n.   (the S~) 参议院

@  republican n.   [C] (R~) （美国）共和党人

@  glorious a.   extremely successful and likely to be remembered for a long time 光荣的；辉煌的；荣耀的

@  　brotherhood 15 n.   [U] the friendship and support between people 兄弟情谊

@  slogan n.   [C] a short phrase that is easy to remember, used in politics or advertising 16 口号；标语

@  kingdom n.   [C] a country that is ruled by a king or queen 王国

@  legislation n.   [U] a law or set of laws 法律；法规

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★  discriminate 17 vi.   treat a person or group differently from another in an unfair way 歧视

@   v.   recognize the difference between things 分辨；区分

@  messenger n.   [C] sb. who carries a message 信使

@  　enslavement n.   [U] the act of making sb. into a slave or the state of being a slave （使）沦为奴隶

@  　self-liberation n.   [U] the act of liberating 18 oneself 自我解放

@  balcony n.   [C] 阳台

@  aside ad.   on or to one side 到一边，在一侧

Phrases and Expressions

@  fight over   quarrel over; compete for  为了...而争斗，争吵

@  end in   finish in a state of...  以...而告终

@  live on   continue to exist  继续存在

@  establish... as   place sb. or sth. in a position permanently  确立...为

@  appeal for  make a special request for sth.  请求，恳求

@  roll in   happen or arrive in large numbers or quantities  大量涌进

@  vote on/upon   express one's opinion about a matter by one's vote  投票表决

@  tell of   1. inform sb. about sth.  告诉

@    2. describe the details of an event or person  描述；叙述

@  at the expense of   at the cost of  以...为代价

@  share in   have part of or take part in sth.  分享；参与

@  set aside   keep sth., esp. time or money, for a special purpose  留出；拨出

Proper Names

@  Martin Luther King   马丁·路德·金（1929－1968，美国非暴力民权运动领袖）

@  Dexter Avenue   德克斯特大街

@  Baptist Church   浸礼会

@  Montgomery   蒙哥马利（美国亚拉巴马州首府）

@  Alabama   亚拉巴马州

@  Brown vs. Board of Education   “布朗对抗教育委员会”案

@  Topeka  托皮卡（堪萨斯州首府）

@  Rosa Parks   罗莎·帕克斯 (人名)

@  the Montgomery Improvement Association  蒙哥马利市政改进协会

@  Thoreau   梭罗（1817－1862，美国作家）

@  Birmingham   伯明翰（美国亚拉巴马州中部城市）

@  SCLC   (the Southern Christian 19 Leadership Conference) 南方基督教领袖会议

@  Ralph Abernathy   拉尔夫·艾伯纳西（人名）

@  Washington D.C.  (D.C. = District of Columbia) 哥伦比亚特区华盛顿（美国首府）

@  Lyndon B. Johnson   林登·B. 约翰逊（1908－1973，美国第36任总统）

@  Gunnar Jahn   冈纳·杨（人名）

@  Norwegian Nobel Committee   挪威诺贝尔委员会

@  Lorraine Hotel   洛林旅馆

@  Memphis   孟菲斯（美国田纳西州西南部城市）