Unit Six Women, Half the
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Language studyLanguage study
vocabulary
bulletin item draft undo incredible
devour consume
Swiss rarely decorate
reproach harmony sophisticated investment
Phrases and Expressions
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• hit/strike home
• care for
• by nature
• get one's act together
• put pencil to paper
• at intervals (of)
• set aside
• race the clock
• achieve one’s heart’s desire
• move on to
Phrases and Expressions
vocabulary
bulletin
a short printed newspaper or leaflet, esp. one produced regularly by a group or organization
Examples: alumni bulletin
news bulletin
bulletin board ( noticeboard BE )
The club mails club ______ to its members every month.
A. reports B. bulletins C. notices D. boards
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item
1) a single piece of news
There is a fascinating news item in today's
China Daily.
2) a single article or unit on a list or among a set
There are at least 50 items on her Christmas
shopping list.
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draft
a rough outline or version
Examples:
This is only the first draft of my speech, but
what do you think of it?
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undo1) (fml) disturb or upset greatly
Examples:
My daughter‘s idea about wealth undid me.
The sight of the animal's suffering undid me.
2) untie, open
Examples:
It's so warm inside. He undid his coat and took it off.
His buttons were undone.
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incredible that can't be believed
Examples:
It seemed incredible that people would still
want to play soccer during a war.
The film star has an incredible car in addition
to a large house.
fight with incredible bravery
synonym: unbelievable
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devour 1) vt. eat quickly and in large quantities
The lion devoured the deer.
devour one’s dinner
2) To take in eagerly
devour a novel.
3) To destroy, consume, or waste
The fire devoured the forest.
be devoured by jealousy/guilt/curiosity
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consume1). eat or drink up He consumed four eggs.
2). use up
a project that consumed most of my time and energy
His old car consumed much gasoline.
This is time-consuming work.
3). to destroy totally
The fire soon consumed whole forests
4). to purchase (goods or services) for direct use or
ownership People often consume more than they
need.
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consume 常用搭配:用于成语: be consumed with 充满某种感
情: He was consumed with envy. ( 他充满妒忌心。 )
同根词: consumer 消费者,用户。 consumption n.
消耗;消耗量。consume away
典型考题: Never read such an interesting story, he _
_____ Harry Potter in one night.
A. swallowed B. devoured
C. consumed D. digested
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assume, consume, presume,resume
assume vt. 认为,假定;装出…样子;开始担任,承担(职务、任务等):
1)We assumed that you understood the situation. 我们认为,你了解形势。
2)He assumed a well-informed manner but in fact he knows very little. 他装出一副见多识广的样子,而实际上他知之甚少。
3) You will assume your new duties tomorrow. 你明天将开始担任新的任务。
4) 4 ) The prince assumed power when he was only fifteen. 王子掌权时只有 15 岁。
同根词: assumption 假定,设想;担任(职务);装出…样子:
1) His assumption proved to be wrong. 他的假定证明是错误的。
2) His assumption of power is not liked by many. 多人并不喜欢他掌权。
3) He appeared with an assumption of authority. 他带着一副权威的样子出现。
assumed adj. 假装的,假的: He lived under an assumed name. 他使用
假名活着。
• resume vt. (停顿以后)继续(进行某项活动) vt. vi.
• 1) Directly after, they resumed their journey. 接着,他们又继续他们的行程。
• 2) We’ll stop now and resume working at 2 o’clock. 我们现在停下来,二点继续开始工作。同根词: resumption 重新开始:
• We all hate the resumption of work after a holiday.
• resume n. 简历。
presume vt. 揣想,认为,估计;竟敢冒昧(做某事):• I presume that you will be at the meeting. • She presumed to write to him in his daughter’s name.
她竟敢冒昧地以他女儿的名字给他写信。• I won’t presume to disturb you. 我不敢冒昧地打扰你。 同根词: presumption n. 假定;大胆,冒昧,放肆:• As his mouth was sticky, the presumption was that he
had eaten the cake. 由于他的嘴发粘,可以假定,他刚把这个蛋糕吃了。
• It took a great deal of presumption to insult the ambassador at his own party. 在他自己的聚会上污辱大使是要有很大胆量的。
• presumptuous adj. 大胆的,傲慢的:• It was presumptuous for the young senator to
challenge the leadership so soon. 这位年轻参议员那么快就向领导挑战是十分大胆的。
• presumably 大概,或许:• Presumably there’s a good reason for her abs
ence, as she doesn’t usually stay away from work. 很可能她有充分理由缺席,因为她通常不在工作的地方。
• presumptive a. 假定的,依据推定的。
Swiss
Switzerland ~ Swiss
Sweden ~ Swedish
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decorate
add (sth.) in order to make a thing more attrac
tive to look at
Examples:
The boy decorated his room with picture
s of his favorite sports figures.
They are going to decorate the classroo
m for Christmas.
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reproach criticize (sb.) for failing to do sth. (reproach sb. for sth.)
Examples:
She loved her boyfriend so much that she didn't reproach
him for breaking his promise.
He reproached himself constantly for not having visited hi
s sick mother before she died.
典型考题: His manners are beyond _____, and I have never
met anyone so polite.
A. reproach B. reproaching C. approach D. blame
比较: blame, criticize, reproach 责备,批评
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harmony
Examples:
The kids are singing in harmony.
Since they moved to this community they have li
ved in harmony with their neighbors. My cat and dog live in perfect harmony.
常用搭配: be in harmony with
be out of harmony with 扩展 : harmonious adj.
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sophisticated
1) worldly-wise; showing knowledge of the world
a sophisticated girl
Richard was still young, but he was sophisticated
enough to know when people were not telling the
truth.
2) advanced or complicated
the latest and most sophisticated technology.
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investment
putting money in sth. (followed by in)
Examples:
Total foreign investment in America still cons
titutes only a small portion of US assets.
扩展: invest v.
e.g. invest in real estate
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hit/strike home
(of remarks, etc.) have the intended effect
Examples:
His criticism hit home. I was really selfish.
I could see from her expression that his
comments had hit home.
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care for
1). 喜欢 I don't care for tea.
My wife doesn't really care for tea; she likes c
offee better.
2). 照顾;照料;抚养 He's good at caring for sick animals.
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by nature
as a result of inborn or inherent qualities; innately
Examples:
I am not by nature a violent man, but these i
nsults were more than I could bear.
She is polite by nature.
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get one's act together
(infml) organize oneself and one's activities
so that one does things in an effective way
Examples: Steve will have to get his act together if he is g
oing to pass the exam. He can't just sit about
doing nothing all day.
"Come on, you two, get your act together or w
e'll miss the bus," she shouted at the children
as they slowly put on their coats.
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put pencil to paper
start to write
Examples:
When I put pencil to paper yesterday, vivid
memories came flooding back of my first day in
school.
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at intervals (of)
每隔……时间(或距离);不时Examples:
Trees have been planted at intervals along the st
reet.
It snowed at intervals this week.
典型考题: They will come and check ______ interv
als of two hours.
A. in B. on C. at D. with
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set aside
put (time or money) away for a special purpose
Examples:
Please set aside a little time and money each
week.
扩展:与 set 相关的一些词组 set about set back
set down set off
set up
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race the clock
争分夺秒地工作Examples:
With the approaching of deadline, we have t
o race the clock.
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achieve one’s heart’s desire
得到心中最渴望的东西Examples:
In order to achieve his heart’s desire, he
would like to do anything.
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move on to
stop doing one thing and begin dealing with the next
Examples:
We're about to move on to the second stage of
the project.
We have talked a lot about this, let’s move on to
another topic.
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Barbara has dreamed of becoming a CEO for a long time. To achieve her heart’s desire, she applied for a job in many a multi-national corporation, but failed to get it. However, nothing seems to be able to undo her. With a loan from a local bank she opened a restaurant not long ago. While doing business she is having two young children to care for. Also, she is working at/studying for an MBA degree. Despite all this she manages to get her act together. Nevertheless, even to her, racing the clock is by no means a piece of cake. It’s a very exhausting job.