选修9_词汇短语_2009.doc

Unit 1 Breaking records ahead of you break Guinness records hold/keep records make records over the last 25 years attempt to do sth. in imaginative events achieve one’s dream seem childish in reality an enormous amount of strength and fitness the fine neck adjustments a great sense of balance struggle to stay on top What about doing sth? permit sb to do sth. permit doing sth. allow sb to do sth allow doing sth. cover a mile imagine doing a natural athlete be unfit for… be fascinated by… aged 16 develop one’s mind and body There is no limit to sth. come third win third place get into the Guinness Book of World Records do some training from then on go deep within sb connect with his soul and his teacher acknowledge sb approximate to 接近；大致是 burst into laughter 放声大笑 urge sb to do sth urge sb into doing urge sth on/upon sb urge that sb should do urge for 要求做出 urge on 督促工作；促使加把劲 urge upon 向…强调；促使认识 devote oneself to sth. be devoted to sth. accomplish; accomplished adj. 聪明的； attain to sth. 达到(理想状态)，取得 appreciate sth appreciate sb’s doing meditate on 沉思；冥想； be doomed to sth. 注定… Unit 2 Sailing the oceans latitude and longitude 纬度和经度 navigational instruments may well do sth 完全能做；满可以做； plot a ship’s position at the mercy of… 受…支配 have mercy on = show mercy to = take mercy on 怜悯 without mercy 残忍地；毫不留情地 pages from an encyclopedia seem to have done carry the minimum amount of risk at the equator 在赤道 accomplished navigators at midday work out the latitude a special cloud formation be close to sth offshore and in the open sea direct the sailing accelerate the speed return journeys tide and currents 潮汐和水流 involve doing sth be involved in advance through the water a fixed period of time set a straight course a random course at random 随机；随意地 a special all-in-one tool 万能工具 in relation to sth/sb 关于；就…而论； bear no relation to = be out of all relation to和…完全不相称 have relations with 和…有关系 have relation to 有关；和…有关系 make relation to 提及；读到 a more precise and simplified version 较精确