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Book1 Unit 6 Text A: Nerds and Geeks ______ New Words: *Nerd (俚语)讨厌鬼; 呆子 Nerd was first used by American teenagers in the 1960s to refer to an unpopular or unpleasant person, esp. to one who is over-enthusiastic about intellectual matters or technology. Thus, a person who is preoccupied with the computer may be called a computer nerd. * Geek 1. 反常的人, 畸形人 2. “野人”（节目巡回演出队的杂耍演员, 其表演通常有咬下活鸡头或活蛇头等怪招） 1. a group of related parts working together 体系, 系统 2. an ordered set of ideas, methods, or ways of working 制度, 体制 * shock: cause usually unpleasant or angry surprise to (someone) 使震惊 the state or strong feeling caused by something unexpected and usually very unpleasant 震惊 If something shocks you, it makes you feel very upset because it involves deaths or suffering and because you had not expected it. Examples: She was deeply shocked by her husbands death. Those appalling (触目惊心的) photographs of starving children shocked people into giving money. It was such a loud crash— it gave me quite a shock. It was several years before the old lady recovered from the shock of losing her son. * bite: cut into with the teeth 咬 When a person or an animal bites something or bites into it, through it, etc. they use their teeth to cut through it or cut a piece off it, or to hold it tightly. Examples: The dog bit me. The lion bit off a piece of meat. She has the nervous habit of biting her nails. *dedicate: give, devote (ones time, energy, life, etc. to a noble cause or purpose) 献(身), 把(时间、精力等)用于 If you dedicate yourself to something you decide to give a lot of time and effort to it because you think it is important. Examples: She dedicated herself to the anti-nuclear movement. Mother Teresa dedicated her whole life to helping the poor. The new President said that he would dedicate himself to protecting the rights of the old, the sick and the homeless *pursuit: the act of looking for or trying to find something 追求, 寻求 Pursuit is a formal word. Your pursuit of something is