综合英语4 UNIT9 language work.ppt

Language work idiosyncratic [,?d??(?)s??kr?t?k] A person’s particular way of behaving, thinking, etc…,especially when it is unusual; An unusual feather 特质的；特殊的； 近义词： specific Eg: Each one has its own personality and idiosyncratic sense of style . 每个人都有自己的个性和特质的自我风格 startling [stɑ?tl??] Extremely unusual and surprising 惊人的，让人震惊的 Extremely bright 极鲜亮的 近义词： screming Eg: startling revelations in the Sunday papers. 星期天的报纸上披露出惊人的情况 startling blue eyes 蓝盈盈的眼睛 Muddled [m?dld] Confused 糊涂的；困惑的；混乱的 近义词：confused troubled muddle through 终于应付过去；混过去 muddle along 得过且过，混日子 Eg: Im afraid Im a little muddled. Im not exactly sure where to begin. 恐怕我有点糊涂了，不太确定从哪儿开始。 telling [tel??] Having a strong or importand effect；showing effectively what sb/sth is really like,but often without intending to 强有力的,有明显效果的；生动的，说明问题的（经常并非有意） Eg: The number of homeless people is a telling comment on the state of society. 无家可归者的数量是社会状况的生动写照。 appalled [?p?ld] Feeling or showing horror or disgust at sth unpleasant or wrong 惊骇的；丧胆的 近义词：horrified Eg: They were appalled by the damage from the fire. 他们对火灾所造成的损失感到震惊。　 offspring [?fspr??] A child of particular person or couple 孩子；子女；后代 The young of an animal or plant 崽兽；幼崽；幼苗 Eg: Jack was now less anxious about her offspring than she had once been. 这时，杰克已不像以前那样为子女担忧了。 intricacy [?ntr?k?s?] The complicated parts or details of sth 错综，复杂；难以理解 近义词：complexity Eg: the intricacy of the design 设计的复杂性 misleading [m?sli?d??] Giving the wrong idea or impression and making you believe sth that is not true. 令人误解的；引入歧途的 Eg: Misleading information/advertisement 令人误解的信息/广告 pitfall [p?tf??l] A dangerous or difficulty,especially one that is hidden or not obvious at first 危险、困难；尤指陷阱、隐患 近义词：trap Eg: Which brings me to another major pitfall I frequently encounter. 这令我想到了另一个我经常碰到的主要陷阱。 In consequence as a result of sth. 由于；作为…的结果 Eg: The child was born deformed in consequence of an injury t