lesson4vocabulary概要.ppt

English Reading for MS Candidates Lesson four RETURN TO SPACE Lesson 4 Return to Space Part One: interview with John Glenn Part Two: visit of space center Part Three: John Glenn’s effort in applying to get into space Part Four: preparing for the flight Part Five: the space travel Part Six: the significance Part One: the interview Words Memento: A reminder of the past; a keepsake.令人回忆的东西[纪念品]; 令人警惕的东西; 做梦似的心境; 发人联想的人[事物] My friend gave me his picture as a memento before going away.我的朋友在离别前给我一张照片留作纪念。 tribute A gift, payment, declaration, or other acknowledgment of gratitude, respect, or admiration: 礼物，称赞，颂辞表示感激、尊重或仰慕等情感的礼物、回报、声明或其他形式的表示：put up a plaque as a tribute to his generosity Evidence attesting to some praiseworthy quality or characteristic: 证明/证明某一值得称赞的品质或特征的证据：Her home is a tribute to her good taste.她的家是她高雅品味的明证 lay a tribute on ...(=lay… under tribute)使进贡 / pay (a) (high) tribute to赞颂; 向...致敬 / pay the last tribute to向...最后告别; 追悼 / pay warm tribute to热烈赞扬 emblazon To adorn (a surface) richly with prominent markings: 醒目装饰用醒目的饰物装饰（表面）：emblazon a doorway with a coat of arms.用一个盾形徽章装饰门口 To inscribe (a prominent marking) on a surface: 饰以标志在表面刻上（醒目的标记）： emblazon a cross on a banner.在旗帜上饰上醒目的十字 To make resplendent with brilliant colors. 使有光彩用艳丽的色彩使…光彩夺目 To make illustrious; celebrate: 颂扬，庆祝使著名；庆祝：emblazoning a heroines deeds in song.在歌曲中颂扬女英雄的事迹 insignia A badge of office, rank, membership, or nationality; an emblem. 证章，识别符号职位、等级、会员或国籍的证章；象征 / A distinguishing sign. 标记突出的记号 Insignia in Latin is the plural form of insigne, but it has long been used in English as both a singular and a plural form: Insignia在拉丁语中是 insigne的复数形式，但是在英语中很长时间来一直既被用作单数又被用作复数形式： The insignia was visible on the wingtip. 翼梢上的徽记清晰可见。 There are five insignia on various parts of the plane.在飞机的不同部分有五个徽记。 从 insignia的单数用法衍生到复数用法 insignias，这种用法在规范的写作中也很常见。拉丁语的单数形式 insigne很罕见，这可能会使一些读者认为是在卖弄学问 Part two: space center Sea grapes destroyer Words Infancy babyhood/beg