新通用大学英语综合教程2（第2册）U2课后答案及课件（第二单元unit02），高等教育出版社讲解材料.ppt

overwhelm overwhelm v. 1. if water overwhelms an area of land, it covers it completely and suddenly 突然淹没 ● A great mass of water overwhelmed the village. 2. if a problem overwhelms someone or something, it has such a great effect that nothing can be done to deal with it 使不可解决，毁坏 ● The government was overwhelmed by a series of corruption scandals. narrative narrative n. something that is told as a story 叙述，记叙 ● They are absorbed in the gripping narrative about the war. ● The novel contains more narrative than dialogue. grip grip n. 1. the way you hold something tightly or your ability to do this 紧握，握紧 ● I released my grip and he ran away. 2. power and control over someone or something （对 某人或某事物的）控制 ● The play is exciting at first, but in the third act it loses its grip on one’s attention. ★squad ★squad n. a small group of soldiers working together as a unit （部队的）班，小队 ● After two days’ stubborn resistance, the squad of enemy soldiers finally surrendered. ● The squad completed its mission successfully. survive survive v. to not die in an accident or war or from an illness （经历事故、战争或疾病后）活下来；幸存；幸免于 ● The plants may not survive the frost. ● Few buildings survived the bombing raids intact. command command n. the control of a group of people or a situation 指挥；管辖；控制 General Smith is in command of the army. The army is under the command of General Smith. ★haunt ★haunt v. 1. to make someone worry or make them sad 缠扰，烦扰；萦绕在…心头 2. If the spirit of a dead person haunts a place, it appears there often(鬼魂）经常出没于… This mystery had haunted him for most of his life. The memory of the earthquake still haunts the survivors. melting-pot melting-pot n. a place where people from different races, countries, or social classes come to live together 大熔炉（来自不同种族、国家或社会阶层的人生活在一起的地方） New York is a vast melting-pot of different nationalities. They hope to make a melting-pot of the public school. ◆sniper ◆sniper n. someone who shoots at unprotected people from a hidden position 狙击手