大学英语精读2.pdfVIP

Vocabulary 1. Bare adj 赤裸的 2. Impulse n. 冲动 impulse on 3. Unexpected adj 意外的 4. Contract v 收缩，合同 5. At a sight of 一看见 6. Appoint v 任命 be appointed 7. Hesitate v 犹豫 not hesitate to do sth 8. Origin n 血统，出生 9. Humble 地位低下，谦逊 modest 谦 10. Judgment n 判断 judging by 11. Existence n 存在 12. Superior adj 较好的 be superior to/ in 13. Besides 除….之外还有 except 除….外 没有 14. Apply v 申请 apply to sb for 15. Mumble v 含糊的说 16. Attach to 把…联系在一起 attach importance to 17. Capable 有能力，潜力做某事 competent 有能力胜任某事 18. Protest v 抗议，反对 19. Prospect n 展望 20. Consist of 组成 21. Few/a few little/a little 22. Pursue v 忙于，从事 23. Conclude v 推断出 24. Encounter v 意外遇见 25. Anticipate v 预见 26. Conceit n 自负 27. In practice 在实践中 28. In advance 预先，事前 29. Possess v 占有 30. Evidence n 证据 31. Accident 事故，偶然意外，不幸 Event 历史事件 Incident 事件，小事 32. dwell on 老想着 33. rise go down 34. butterflies in the stomach 35. it’s the last straw that breaks the camel’s back. A spirited discussion springs up between a young girl who says that women have outgrown the jumping-on-a-chair-at-the-sight-of-a-mouse era and major who says they haven’t. 席间，一位年轻的女士同一位少校展开了激烈的讨论。年轻女士认为，妇女已经有所进步， 不像以前那样一见到老鼠就吓得跳到椅子上；少校则不以为然。 The American does not join in the argument but watches the guests. As he looks, he sees a strange expression come over the face of the hostess. She is staring straight ahead, her muscles contracting slightly. She motions to the native boy standing behind her chair and whispers something to him. The boy’s eyes widen: he quickly leaves the room. 那个美国人没有参加这场争论，他只是注视着在座的其他客人。在他这样观察时，他发现女 主人脸上显出一种奇异的表情。她两眼盯着正前方，脸部肌肉在微微抽搐，她向站在他座椅 后面的印度男仆做了个手势，对他耳语了几句，男仆的眼睛睁得大大的，迅速的离开了餐室。 Judge for yourself. Jefferson refused to accept other people’s opinions without careful thought. “neither believe nor reject anything,” he wrote to his neph