新概念2词汇 70-73
时间：2018-12-08 作者：英语课 分类：新概念英语词汇随身听手册2
Lesson 70
New words and expressions:
1. bullfight
During a bullfight, a drunkard suddenly wandered into the middle of the ring.
Spain is famous for its bullfights.
Many of Hemingway’s heroes love bullfighting.
2. drunk / drunkard
Her husband was a drunkard.
Two drunkards fought at the pub.
3. wander
He wandered about the garden to kill time.
After school children wandered in the streets.
4. ring
The matador 1 and the bull performed wonderfully in the ring.
The boxing match was going on in the ring.
The crowd began to shout, but the drunkard was unaware of the danger.
He was unaware of a hole on the road.
My mother was unaware of my unemployment.
6. bull
The bull was busy with the matador at the time, but it suddenly caught sight of the drunkard who was shouting rude remarks and waving a red cap.
The Chicago Bulls has lost its former brilliance 3.
The bull was irritated by the matador.
7. matador
The matador had a narrow escape.
Spectators were crazy about the brave matador.
8. remark
The speaker’s opening remarks were humorous.
His work has received favorable remarks from the critics.
9. apparently 4
Apparently sensitive to criticism, the bull forgot all about the matador and charged at the drunkard.
Apparently, my parents didn’t think this was a good idea.
Apparently, he has spoiled his child.
10. sensitive
She is sensitive to other’s feelings.
He is very sensitive about his humble 5 origin.
11. criticism
Her new novel has received many criticisms.
We should practice criticism and self-criticism.
12. charge
A barking dog charged at him.
He charged out of the train.
13. clumsily
When the bull got close to him, he clumsily stepped aside to let it pass.
The fat man clumsily got himself into the car.
He walked clumsily in the snow.
14. bow
The crowd broke into cheers and the drunk bowed.
The magician first bowed to the audience.
The actors bowed their thanks on the stage.
15. safety
By this time, however, three men had come into the ring and they quickly dragged the drunkard to safety.
Soldiers helped the villagers to safety.
When the air raid occurred, they hurried to safety.
16. sympathetically
Even the bull seemed to feel sorry for him, for it looked on sympathetically until the drunkard was out of the way before once more turning its attention to the matador.
He looked at the little girl sympathetically and gave her ten yuan (¥ 10).
The doctor watched the patient sympathetically.
Lesson 71
New words and expressions:
1. parliament
If the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834, the great clock would never have been erected 7.
The American parliament consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The parliament turned down the bill.
A new bridge was erected on the river.
A monument was erected on the square.
3. accurate
It is not only of immense size, but it is extremely accurate as well.
The witness gave us an accurate account of what she had seen.
This instrument is very accurate.
4. official
Officials from the Greenwich Observatory 8 have the clock checked twice a day.
Several government officials were accused of bribery 9.
Local officials volunteered to serve the community.
5. Greenwich
6. observatory
The observatory lies on the top of the mountain.
They visited the observatory yesterday.
7. check
You can check your answers with your partner.
She carefully checked her luggage.
8. microphone
On the BBC you hear the clock when it is actually striking because microphones are connected to the clock tower.
He lectured into a microphone.
The announcement from the microphone is very important.
9. tower
The Pisa Tower is the landmark 10 of Pisa.
On the top of the tower you can have a bird’s-eye view of the city.
Lesson 72
New words and expressions:
The great racing driver, Sir Malcolm Campbell, was the first man to drive at over 300 miles per hour.
He got the racing cup for the third time.
The engine of the racing boat broke down suddenly.
2. per
Since that time, racing drivers have reached speeds over 600 miles per hour.
Her wage is 300 dollars ($ 300) per week.
Due to the bad weather, cotton yield per mu is very low this year.
3. Utah
He set up a new world record in September 1935 at Booneville Salt Flats, Utah.
4. horsepower
It was over 30 feet in length and had a 2,500-horsepower engine.
The car is equipped with a 3,000-horsepower engine.
The horsepower of the engine is very low.
5. burst
Although Campbell reached a speed of over 304 miles per hour, he had great difficulty in controlling the car because a tyre burst during the first run.
The pipe burst in the cold winter.
We got the news that the dam had burst.
6. average
After his attempt, Campbell was disappointed to learn that his average speed had been 299 miles per hour.
The average age of the subjects in the experiment is 25.
What is the average rainfall in the area?
7. footstep
Following in his father’s footsteps many years later, Sir Malcolm’s son, Donald, also set up a world record.
He saw the footsteps in the sand.
Who marked the first human footstep on the moon?
Lesson 73
New words and expressions:
1. record-holder
The record-holder
The record-holder of the one-hundred-meter race is from Europe.
Wang Junxia is the record-holder of the long distance race.
Children who play truant from school are unimaginative.
The truants 13 were severely 14 punished.
After his parents’ divorce, he always played truant.
3. unimaginative
The writer is unimaginative.
He is an unimaginative teacher.
4. shame
They have all been put to shame by a boy who, while playing truant, traveled 1,600 miles.
To my shame, I did not live up to her expectations.
She flushed with shame.
5. hitchhike
He hitchhiked to Dover and, towards evening, went into a boat to find somewhere to sleep.
He hitchhiked his way to New York.
The little girl hitchhiked back home.
6. meantime
When he woke up next morning, he discovered that the boat had, in the meantime, traveled to Calais.
In the meantime, he was reading a newspaper.
7. lorry
From there, he hitchhiked to Paris in a lorry.
The lorry is overloaded 15.
The lorry crashed into a tree.
8. border
The next car the boy stopped did not take him into the centre of Paris as he hoped it would, but to Perpignan on the French-Spanish border.
The two countries redrew their border.
The small city on the border was always raided by enemies.
He has surely set up a record for the thousands of children who dream of evading 17 school.
He evaded 18 paying income tax.
The film star evaded questions about her private life.
- The matador and bull performed wonderfully in the ring.斗牛士和公牛在斗牛场中进行阗精彩的表演。
- The matador had a narrow escape.这个斗牛士真是死里逃生。
- They were unaware that war was near. 他们不知道战争即将爆发。
- I was unaware of the man's presence. 我没有察觉到那人在场。
- I was totally amazed by the brilliance of her paintings.她的绘画才能令我惊歎不已。
- The gorgeous costume added to the brilliance of the dance.华丽的服装使舞蹈更加光彩夺目。
- An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
- He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
- In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见，他将在选举中获胜。
- Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。
- She held her head erect and her back straight.她昂着头，把背挺得笔直。
- Soldiers are trained to stand erect.士兵们训练站得笔直。
- Guy's house was close to the observatory.盖伊的房子离天文台很近。
- Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.格林威治天文台的职员们每天对大钟检查两次。
- FBI found out that the senator committed bribery.美国联邦调查局查明这个参议员有受贿行为。
- He was charged with bribery.他被指控受贿。
- The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
- The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。
- I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
- The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。
- I found the truant throwing stones in the river.我发现那个逃课的学生在往河里扔石子。
- Children who play truant from school are unimaginative.逃学的孩子们都缺乏想像力。
- The truants were caught and sent back to school. 逃学者都被捉住并送回学校去。 来自辞典例句
- The truants were punished. 逃学者被惩罚了。 来自互联网
- He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
- He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。
- He's overloaded with responsibilities. 他担负的责任过多。
- She has overloaded her schedule with work, study, and family responsibilities. 她的日程表上排满了工作、学习、家务等，使自己负担过重。
- He tried to evade the embarrassing question.他企图回避这令人难堪的问题。
- You are in charge of the job.How could you evade the issue?你是负责人，你怎么能对这个问题不置可否？