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新视野大学英语(第三版)读写教程第二册课文词汇讲解 Unit 1 New words tedious a. boring and continuing for too long 冗长乏味的 Telling the story has become tedious, as I have done it so many times. 讲述这个故事已变 得单调乏味，因为我已经讲了这么多次了。 oblige vt. (usu. passive) make sb. feel that it is necessary to do sth. 迫使；使负有义务 He felt obliged to help his mother, even if it meant leaving college. 他觉得有责任帮助母 亲，即使这意味着他要离开大学。 absorbed a. so interested or involved in sth. that you do not notice anything else 极感兴趣的；全神贯 注的；专注的 Time passes quickly when you are absorbed in reading a good book. 在聚精会神地读一 本好书的时候，时间过得非常快。 allergic a. 1 (be ~ to sth.) (infml.) if you are allergic to sth., you do not like it and try to avoid it 不喜欢 某事；对某事反感 Most men are allergic to housework. 大多数男人都不喜欢做家务。 2 having an allergy 过敏的 I do not enjoy picnics because I am allergic to grass. 我不喜欢野餐，因为我对草过敏。 excursion n. [C] a short journey you take for pleasure 短途出行；远足 It was such a wonderful day that they decided to take a day excursion to the mountain. 这 么好的天气，他们决定去山上一日游。 Included in the Beijing tour is an excursion to the Great Wall. 北京之行包括 了游览长城 。 新视野大学英语(第三版)读写教程第二册课文词汇讲解 earnest a. very serious and sincere 非常认真的；郑重其事的 At the office he was very earnest, but he’s more relaxed now. 在办公室他很认真，但是现 在他放松多了。 Frank is an earnest man; he works hard and is also very reliable. 弗兰克是一个认真的人， 他工作努力，也很可靠。 exclaim v. say sth. suddenly and loudly because of surprise, anger, or excitement （由于惊奇、气愤 或激动）呼喊，惊叫 Susan exclaimed horror when a young man with a gun suddenly appeared from behind her. 当一名年轻男子突然持枪从苏珊背后出现时，她害怕得惊叫起来。 whoa interj. said to show that you are surprised or that you think sth. is impressive 哎呀，哇（表示惊 讶或认为某事物令人赞叹） civilization n. [C, U] a society that is well organized and developed, used esp. about a particular society in a particular place or at a particular time 文明（社会） architecture n. [U] 1 the style and design of a building or buildings