大学英语精读第三册第二单元讲义..docVIP

Unit 2 Book 3 I. Words and Expressions 1. hold on: continue in spite of difficulties *Despite all the hardships, he held on to his pursuit of further study abroad. 在经济衰退时期我们要把业务坚持下去。(=We should hold on to our business during the recession.) 2. defy: vt. (1) to make impossible or unsuccessful *This problem defied solution. 此问题无法解决。 那个恐怖的场景难以描述。(=That horrible scene defied any description.) (2) to refuse to obey (=They defied their parents and got married.) 这些无视法律的罪犯终于得到了惩罚。(=These criminals who had defied the law were eventually punished.) Collocations: defy the authority反抗权威defy the government蔑视政府defy severe cold不畏严寒defy enumeration不胜枚举defy laws human and divine无法无天 CF. oppose, defy resist这些动词均含有“反抗”、“抵抗”之意。 oppose 普通用词，可表不同程度的抵抗。 defy 指公开地、勇敢地反对或抵抗，有时含公然挑衅之意。 resist 指积极地反抗一种攻击、暴力或诱惑。 (Directions:) Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary. (1) Our troopers are _______ the enemies’ attacks. (=resisting) (2) This new plan has been stubbornly ______ since it was put forward. (=opposed) (3) The little boy couldn’t ______ the temptation and ate up all the cake. (=resist) (4) He _____ the court order by leaving the country. (=defied) 3. overwhelming: adj. overpowering in effect or strength *The girl screamed with overwhelming joy at the sight of her birthday present, a pink dress. 巨大的压力终于让他精神崩溃了。(=HHe He eventually got a nervous breakdown under the overwhelming pressure.) 4. given: prep. taking sth. into account 考虑到公司上半年业绩不佳，我们决定暂缓这次投资。(=Given the company’s poor achievement in the first half of the year, we decided that the investment be left aside.) Given that she is interested in children, I am sure teaching is the right career for her. 5. indulge: vi.. [often used with in] to allow oneself to have or do sth. that one enjoys, esp. sth. that is considered rather bad or harmful *Forget about dieting today and just indulge in the food. 我们应该给孩子们提供更多引导，以免他们沉迷于电脑游戏。(=We should give the children more guidance, in case they indulge in P