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Unit One Science vs. the Humanities Background Information: Barzun, Jacques Martin (1907-1979): Historian and educator. Born on November 30, 1907, in Creteil, France, Barzun grew up in an intellectual atmosphere. He was brought to the Untied States by his parents in 1919; they settled in New York City, and Barzun graduated form Columbia University in 1927 at the head of his class. He remained at Columbia as an instructor in history, took hi PH. D in 1932, and by 1945 2qw q full-time professor. He became a US citizen in 1933. Attracted to the artists and thinkers of the nineteenth-century romantic movement at an early age. New words: vs. abbr. 对，相对（versus）versus [v?:s?s] prep. 对；与...相对；对抗 England VS Germany, that should be interesting and really worth watching. Frill n.装饰，摺边 Vestigial adj.退化的；残余的；发育不全的 Appendage n. 附加物；下属 Antiquated adj. 过时的，陈旧的；年老的 Converse n. adj. 相反,逆向的；颠倒的 vi Beset vt. 困扰；镶嵌；围绕 Ingrain vt. adj. n. 使根深蒂固；就原料染色；生染 Remainder n. 剩余的， 余数， 残余 Mural n. 壁画；（美）壁饰 Sway v n. vt. vi. 影响；摇摆；统治 Commonplace n. 自理之理；老生常谈 Catchword n. 标语；口号；流行语；口头禅 Devote, vt. 致力于，投入；devotee信徒，爱好者 Monastery n. 修道院；僧侣 Workaday adj. 工作日的；日常的；普通的，平凡的 Bleak adj. 阴冷的；荒凉的；无遮蔽的；黯淡的；无希望的 Sensuous adj. 感觉上的，依感观的；诉诸美感的 Repertory n.储备；仓库；全部剧目 rummage [r?mid?] vt. 检查；搜出；仔细搜查；翻找出 n. 翻找；检查；查出的物件；零星杂物 vi. 翻找；仔细搜查 relict [relikt, rilikt] n. 寡妇；残余物，残余体；未亡人skepticism [skeptisiz?m] n. 怀疑论；怀疑的态度 trustee [,tr?sti:] n. 受托人；托管人 vt. 移交（财产或管理权）给受托人 hardheaded [hɑ:dhedid] adj. 脚踏实地的；冷静的；无懈可击的；顽固的 granitic [ɡr?nitik] adj. 花岗石的；由花岗岩形成的 unobtrusive [,?n?btru:siv] adj. 不唐突的；谦虚的；不引人注目的obtrusive [?btru:siv, ?b-] adj. 突出的；强迫人的；冒失的 self-indulgent [selfind?ld??nt] adj. 任性的，放纵的You are too indulgent with your children. 你太放纵孩子了。 They seem to care little about others, shut down communication and indulge in their own worlds. 他们似乎不太在意其他人，封闭了与他人的交流并沉溺在自己的世界里。 altruistic [,?ltruistik] adj. 利他的；无私心的 sinister [sinist?] adj. 阴险的；凶兆的；灾难性的；左边的 nail-biting [neilbaiti?, nel-] n. 束手无策；咬指甲癖 wallflowe