Unit 8 Focus on Global Warming Words and Expressions综合教程二.doc

Unit 8 Focus on Global Warming Words and Expressions 1. peruse vt. to read through something, especially in order to find the part you are interested in e.g. He opened a newspaper and began to peruse the personal ads. Derivation: perusal n. e.g. a brief perusal He sent a copy of the report to the governors for their perusal. 2. periodical n. a publication that appears at fixed intervals, esp. one of a serious kind e.g. She has written for several legal periodicals. Derivation: period n. periodic a. occurring or appearing at (esp. regular) intervals 定期的，周期的 periodically ad. 3. come up with to think of an idea, plan, reply, etc. e.g. No one has come up with a convincing explanation of why dinosaurs died out. The scientists are beating their brains trying to come up with a solution to the problem. 4. attest vt. / vi. to demonstrate, to declare to be true e.g. The luxurious furnishings attested to the family’s wealth. The perfection of their design is attested by the fact that they have survived for thousands of years. Collocation: attest (to) sth. Derivation: attestation n. 5. consciousness n. 1) the condition of being awake and understanding what is happening e.g. When will the patient regain his consciousness? The blow caused him to lose consciousness. 2) all the ideas, thoughts, feelings, etc. of a person or people e.g. Love for freedom runs deep in the national consciousness. This experience helped to change her social consciousness. Collocation: consciousness of sth. / that … awareness of sth. / that … e.g. Her consciousness that she’s different makes her feel uneasy. regain / recover consciousness 恢复意识，恢复知觉 lose consciousness 失去意识，失去知觉 Antonym: unconsciousness Comparison: subconscious a. 潜意识的 conscience n. 良心 conscientious a. （指人或行为）认真的，尽责的 6. deserve vt. to be worthy of e.g. I’m glad she got the first prize at the English Speech Contest — she thoroughly deserved it. I said some cruel things to him, but he deserved it for the way he treated me. Der