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New words in reading U4M6 1. refer to 1) ~ to mention 提到, 谈到 演讲者谈到了他过去的经历. The speaker referred to his past experiences. 2) ~ to have resource, turn to查阅 A person refers to a dictionary to find the meaning of words. 为了找出单词的意思, 人们需要查字典. 3) ~ to describe or be connected to… 描述, 涉及 他的新书涉及到空气污染. His new book referred to air pollution. 2. operate vt. 控制, 操作 1) ~ to use or control a machine to make it work Operating this machine needs a special skill. 操作这种机器需要特殊技能。 The kettle is operated by electricity. 这水壶是电热的. 译: 你会操作这部电脑吗? Can you operate this computer? 2) vi. ~ to cut open one’s body to repair a part 动手术 The doctor said that he would have to operate on him at once. The surgeon (外科医生) operated on her for appendicitis (阑尾炎). vi. 影响，有效, 见效果 The new law doesn’t operate to our advantage. 新法律对我们没有益处. 译: 那安眠药马上见效了. The sleeping pill operated at once. operation n. 手术, 运转, 操作, perform an operation on sb. = operate on sb. He had an operation on his heart. 他接受过心脏手术. operator n. 操作员, 接线员 a lift operator Dial 100 for the operator. 拨100找接线员. 3. take on 担任(角色), 承担(责任), 呈现, 聘用, 接纳(乘客) 译: 1) 我不能承担任何额外的工作. I can’t take on any extra work. 2) 在过去几年里, 我的家乡呈现出了一片新的面貌(look). My hometown has taken on a new look in the past few years. 3) The bus stopped to take on more passengers. 公共汽车停下来, 让其他乘客上车. 常用短语: take back 收回 take down 写下 take in 吸收 take out 取出, 带…出去 take over 接管 take up 继续, 占用 take off 脱掉，起飞 4. co-operate v. 1) ~ to work together with sb. 合作 The two groups agreed to co-operate with each other. 2) ~ to be helpful by doing what sb. asks you to do 协作, 配合 The police told them to co-operate. 注: co-用作前缀, 表示 “和…一起, 共同, 联合”, 可构成形容词, 副词, 名词和动词. e.g. co-produced adj. 合作生产的 co-author n. 合作者 co-operation n. 合作 5. touch vt. 1) 触及, 涉及 Everything she touches turns to disaster. 什么事她一插手就会变糟糕. 2) 触摸, 碰 I touch him lightly on the arm. 我轻轻