《现代大学英语精读2》课文.docx

Lesson One Pre-class Work Read the text a third time. Learn the new words and expressions listed below. Glossary accomplishment n. the act of finishing sth. completely and successfully; achievement acquire v. to gain; to get for oneself by ones own work arrogantly adv. behaving in a proud and self-important way aspirin n. 阿司匹林（解热镇痛药） assume v. to take as a fact; to suppose available adj. able to be used or easily found bachelor n. ～s degree: the first university degree beanpole n. (infml) a very tall and thin person bull n. a male cow certify v. to state that sth. is true or correct, esp. after some kind of test civilized adj. educated and refined; having an advanced culture client n. a person who pays for help or advice from a person or organization continuity n. the state of being continuous cyanide n. 氰化物 democratic adj. based on the idea that everyone should have equal rights and should be involved in making important decisions 民主的 disaster n. a sudden event such as a flood, storm, or accident which causes great damage or suffering. Here: a complete failure drugstore n. (AmE) a shop which sells medicine (and a variety of other things) enroll v. to officially arrange to join a school or university expertise n. skill in a particular field expose v. to enable sb. to see or experience new things or learn about new beliefs, ideas, etc. faculty n. (AmE) all the teachers of a university or college fragment n. a small piece of sth. generate v. to produce grind v. to crush into small pieces or powder by pressing between hard surfaces hip n. the fleshy part of either side of the human body above the legs humanity n. the qualities of being human implicitly adv. in an implied way 含蓄地 inevitable adj. certain to happen and impossible to avoid literal adj. in the basic meaning of a word maintain v. to continue to have as before Neanderthal n. an early type of human being who lived in Europe during t