大工10秋《大学英语4》辅导资料8.docVIP

大连理工大学网络教育学院 第 PAGE 9页 共 NUMPAGES 9页 大学英语4辅导资料八 主 题：对Unit 3 的重点单词和短语的讲解 学习时间：2010年12月6日－12月12日 内 容： NEW WORDS (对课文重点单词的解释) advance vt. put or bring forward; offer提出 e.g. She was too shy to advance her opinion at the conference.（她太害羞了以至于在会上没有提出她的看法。） It is known to all that the Theory of Relativity was advanced by Einstein.（众所周到相对论是由爱因斯坦提出的。） appeal vi. please, attract or interest 投合所好；有感染力；有吸引力 e.g. I can not say smoking appeal to me very much. （我不能说吸烟对我有多大吸引力。） The music appeals to me very much.（这音乐非常吸引我。） authority n. power to influence; power to give orders and make others obey权威；权力 e.g. The government is the highest authority in the country. （政府是国家的最高权力机??。） This old man is a leading authority on wheat diseases.（这位老人是小麦病虫害方面的权威。） burden n. sth. difficult to bear; load重负；负荷 e.g. I dont like being a burden on other people.（我不想成为别人的负担。） cast vt. cause (light or shadow) to appear (on) 投射 词形变化：动词过去式cast 过去分词cast e.g. The flames cast dancing shadows on the walls.（火焰在墙上投射出舞动的影子。） His very presence cast a shadow on the meeting.（正是他的出席给会议投下了阴影。） cite vt. mention as an example; quote (a passage, book, etc.) 举出；引用 e.g. The lawyer cite a previous case to support his argument.（律师引用了以前的案例来支持他的论点。） Its no use citing the Bible to somebody who doesnt believe in God.（对不信上帝的人引用圣经的话是没用的。） credulous n. tending to believe sth. on little evidence, arising from credulity轻信的 e.g. They are credulous people who believe in the advertisement.（他们是一些轻信广告的人。） exaggerate vt. think, speak or write of as greater than is really so; overstate夸张；夸大 e.g. The seriousness of the situation has been much exaggerated by the press.（形势的严重性被新闻媒体夸大了。） I couldnt sleep for three days - Im not exaggerating.（我三天都睡不着，我一点也没夸张。） exceptionally adv. unusually 格外地，特别地 e.g. Though nearly 50, he was exceptionally vigorous in work.（别看他快五十岁了，工作却是雷厉风行。） The ballet school offers free places to children who are exceptionally talented.（该芭蕾舞蹈学校给有特殊天赋的儿童提供免费学习的机会。） exch