自考公共英语文本资料 unit 16.docVIP

Text A Heart Disease:Treat or Prevent? 本课主要词组 1．western??adj. 西方的；西部的 Westerner??n.? 西方人 1) The sun began to turn red on the western horizon.? （太阳在西方地平线上开始变成红色。） 2) Ive just had four years in Western Nigeria.（我刚在西尼日利亚呆了四年。） 3) The impact of western technology on that country was incredible. （西方技术对那个国家的影响是难以置信的。） 4) Many Westerners eat too much food rich in sugar and fat, they may die of heart illnesses at an early age. （许多西方人吃太多高糖、高脂的食品，他们可能在年轻时就会死于心脏疾病。） 5) Westerners eat with forks and knives, while we Chinese eat with chopsticks. （西方人用刀叉吃饭，而我们中国人用筷子吃饭。） 2．alarm? n. 惊恐；担心；闹铃?????????v.? frighten （使惊恐；向…报警） ?alarming?? adj.? worrying, disquieting (使人惊恐的、令人担心的) 1）There is no cause for alarm. （不必恐慌。） 2）It is necessary that you install a burglar alarm.（你有必要装防盗警报器。） 3）They were alarmed to find the old lady dead.（他们发现老太太死了，大惊失色。） 4）The worlds forests are shrinking at an alarming rate.（世界森林正以惊人的速度减少。） 3. surgery?? n. 外科，手术 ? surgical?? adj.?? 外科的；外科手术的 ? surgeon? 外科医生 1) The patient had suffered a heart attack while under going surgery. （在进行外科手术时，那位病人心脏病发作。） 2) The doctor is doing a minor surgery on Mr. Wangs mouth.（医生正在给王先生的口部施行小手术。） 3) Some people can have their vision restored by a surgical operation.（有些人可以通过外科手术恢复视力。） 4) He works as a brain surgeon in a hospital.（他在一家医院做脑外科医生。） 4. technology? ?n. ?技术，工艺 ??technological?? adj.???技术的，工艺的 1) Science has contributed much to modern technology. （科学对现代技术作出了很大贡献。） 2) The advances in science and technology are accelerating.（科学技术正在加速发展。） 3) Our belief in the power of modern technology wont change.（我们对现代技术威力的信念不会改变） 4) We need to acquire adequate modern scientific and technological knowledge to meet the challenge of the 21st century.（为了迎接二十一世纪的挑战，我们需要掌握足够的现代科学及技术知识。） 5) They made another technological breakthrough in the field of petroleum recovering. （他们在石油开采方面又取得了技术突破。） 5.??? advance?? v.前进；取得进展???????????n. 前进，进展，预付 1) We have greatly advanced in our understanding of the human brain. （在对人脑的认识方面我们已取得重大进展。） 2) The unive