新视野大学英语读写教程第二册 郑树棠.doc

budget v. plan carefully how much of sth. will be needed （为...）作出安排 She has learned how to budget her time carefully.她已学会了怎么精心安排自己的时间。 The government has budgeted 10 million dollars for education spending.政府在预算中拨款一千万美元作为教育经费。 vi. plan the spending of money carefully 制定预算 As a student, you have to learn how to budget.作为学生，你得学会如何制定开支计划。 n. [C] the amount of money a person or organization has to spend on sth. 预算 It is important to balance ones budget.使收支平衡十分重要。 They are preparing the companys advertising budget for 2007.他们正在制定公司2007年的广告预算。 charge v. ask sb. for an amount of money for a service 向...收费，要价 We do not charge for delivery.我们免费送货上门。 The doctor charged us 400 dollars for a five-minute examination.医生做一次5分钟的检查要了我们400美元。 acute a. 1. quick to notice sth. 敏感的；敏锐的 Dogs have an acute sense of smell.狗有灵敏的嗅觉。 The critical professional requires unusually acute observation.评论家需要非常敏锐的观察力。 2. very serious or severe 严重的 The president suffered acute embarrassment from this news.这一新闻使总统十分难堪。 He felt acute pain on his back.他感到背部很疼。 hourglass n. [C] （计时用的）沙漏 The use of the hourglass dates back to almost two thousand years ago in China.沙漏的使用在中国可追溯到差不多两千年前。 restless a. unable to keep still because one is nervous, bored, or impatient 烦躁的；不安静的 After one month in the job, he felt restless and decided to leave.这工作他干了一个月就感到厌倦，于是决定不干了。 The children grew restless with the long wait.等的时间一长，孩子们就逐渐躁动不安起来。 　restlessly ad. in a restless manner; impatiently 烦躁地；不安静地 She walked back and forth restlessly in her room.她焦躁不安地在房间里走来走去。 He moved about restlessly, lighting a cigarette.他焦躁不安地走来走去，点燃了一支烟。 elbow vt. push sb. with the elbows 用肘推（或撞）人 He elbowed me out of the way.他用肘把我推开了。 She elbowed her way forward.她用胳膊肘推挤着向前走。 n. [C] the joint where the arm bends 肘 He sat with his elbows on the table.他坐着，双肘架在桌上。 His arm was wrapped from the elbow to the fing