西工大新编英语教程 5 Unit 8.pptVIP

Unit Eight TEXT I Why Nothing Works 为何什么都没用 II. Dictionary work 1. savant (l. 1): a man of learning, especially a person with detailed knowledge in some specialized fieldwork学者，专家 2. corollary (l. 2): an immediate inference from a proved proposition推论；必然的结果 3. forestall (l. 7): defeat; prevent by prior measure防止；先发制人；预先阻止 4. commitment (l. 8): a pledge to follow certain beliefs or a certain course of action; devotion (to a duty, etc.)承诺；保证；承担义务 5. artifact (l. 16): a usually small object (as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship that has special historical interest人工制品；手工艺品 6. evoke (l. 28): bring to mind引起；唤起；博得 7. projectile point (l. 32): the tip of a weapon that is thrust forward; spear or arrowhead矛或箭头 9. barter (l. 36): trade by exchanging one commodity for another易货贸易；物物交换 10. alienation (l. 58): a withdrawing or separation of a person from an object or position o f former attachment; a feeling of not belonging to or being part of one’s surroundings疏远 V. Key Points of the Text Paragraph 1 1. attribute to – regard sth as belonging to, caused by or produced by认为某事物属于某人；认为某事物由某人引起或产生 e.g. This play is usually attributed to Shakespeare. 这个剧本通常认为是莎士比亚作的。 2. savant – a person have great knowledge of some subject 专家，学者，博学之士 3. corollary – an idea, an argument, or a fact that naturally follows sth else必然的结果，自然的结果 e.g. Neither of them knew about it, and the corollary of that is that someone else revealed the secret. 他们两人并不知道这回事，因此一定是另外有人泄漏了秘密。 Paraphrase: Corollary to Murphy’s Law suggest themselves as clues to the shoddy goods problem. From Murphy’s Law we may find answers to the problem of sorely made goods. 4. shoddy – of poor quality or badly made劣质的；粗制滥造的 e.g. shoddy workmanship劣等工艺 5. … until a decent interval has elapsed – until a sufficient long period of time has passed. The basic meaning of decent is “proper, socially acceptable”. e.g. decent behavior decent clothing In this context, a decent i