S2B unit 2 Reading vocabulary.ppt

Unit 2 A Practical JokeReading Vocabulary 2009.2 Practical joke 恶作剧 Define…as vt. 1. 解释,给...下定义 Do you know who defined man as a rational animal? 你知道是谁将人说成是有理智的动物的? Definition n. 1. 下定义;定义;释义 the definitions in a dictionary 词典中的字义 2. 限定;定界;规定 The club must give a clear definition of its goals. 俱乐部应对其宗旨作明确规定。 Play a trick on 1. 开...的玩笑 Unsuspecting a. 1. 不怀疑的;未猜想到...的[(+of)] I was unsuspecting of the fact that John was debt-ridden. 我没有料想到约翰已是债台高筑。 suspect V. 1. 疑有,察觉 The tiger suspected danger and ran away. 老虎意识到危险便逃跑了。 2. 怀疑,不信任 We suspected their honesty. 我们不相信他们是诚实的。 3. 怀疑(某人犯有过错)[+(that)] The police suspected that Bill did it. 警察怀疑那件事是比尔干的。 4. 猜想;料想[+(that)] I suspect that theyll come. 我想他们会来的。 suspect n. 1. 嫌疑犯;可疑分子[C] Inferior Superior Junior Senior Prior Co-worker n.= coworker colleague 1. 共同工作者;同事;帮手 Humble a. 1. 谦逊的;谦恭的 Many famous people are surprisingly humble. 许多知名人士都出奇地谦恭。 2. (身份,地位等)低下的,卑微的 He is of humble birth. 他出身卑微。 3. (东西)粗糙的,简陋的 The family lived in a humble cottage. 这户人家住在一所简陋的农舍里。 humble vt. 1. 使谦卑 He had to humble himself in the presence of the prince. 他在王子面前只得低声下气。 2. 使地位降低;使威信扫地 His failure in the competition humbled him. 竞赛失利使他丢了脸。 Precise a. 1. 精确的;准确的;确切的 I cant give you a precise date. 我无法告诉你确切的日期。 2. 明确的;清晰的 His instructions were not very precise. 他的指示不太明确。 3. 严格的;细致的 We had precise orders to come home by nine oclock. 我们得到严格的命令须于九点前回家。 4. 刻板的,拘泥的 He was very precise in his manners. 他的一言一行都有板有眼。 5. 恰好的,正是的[B] At the precise moment the train started. 就在那时,火车启动了。 Precisely ad. 1. 精确地,准确地 Ill tell you precisely how to do it. 我将确切地告诉你如何办理此事。 2. 清晰地,明确地 3. 严格地,一丝不苟地 4. 刻板地,过分拘泥细节地 5. 正好,恰恰 6. (用于肯定的答复)对,确实如此 Precisely, was Johns opinion. 约翰认为:确实如此。 Peg n.[C] 1. 钉;栓;桩 He hung his coat on the wooden peg. 他把上衣挂在木钉上。 Proceed vi. 1. 继续进行;继续做(或讲)下去[(+to/with)] The old man took a drink from his cup and proceeded with his story. 老人拿起杯子喝了一口,继续讲他的故事。 2. 开始,着手,出发[+to-v] After everyone was seated the chairman proceeded to announce his plan. 大家就坐后,主席