自考《英语二》2012年出版最新讲义第九章.doc

自考《英语二》2012年出版最新讲义第九章 Unit 9 Facing Lifes Challenges A FAMOUS QUOTE The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. —— Franklin Delano Roosevelt 我们唯一要恐惧的就是恐惧本身。 ——富兰克林·德拉诺·罗斯福 Text A 300 Hurdles New Words hurdle n.①hurdles [pl.] a race in which runners or horses have to jump over hurdles 跨栏赛 ②each of a series of ve rtical frames that a person or horse jumps over in a race 栏架；跨栏 ③a problem or difficulty that must be solved or dealt with before you can achieve something 难关；障碍 negative n.a word or statement that means no; a refusal or denial 否定词；否定；拒绝 adj.bad or harmful 坏的；有害的 despair v.to stop having any hope that a situation will change or improve 绝望；失去希望；丧失信心 petty adj.small and unimportant 小的；琐碎的；次要的 individual adj.connected with one person; designed for one person 一个人的；供一个人用的 lane n. a narrow marked section of a track or a swimming pool that is used by one person taking part in a race （比赛的）跑道，泳道 spot n.a particular area or place 地点；场所；处所 symbolize v.to be a symbol of something 象征；是…的象征；代表 incredibly adv.extremely 极端地；极其 positive adj.good or useful 良好的；正面的 tough adj.having or causing problems or difficulties 艰苦的；艰难的；棘手的 arise v.（especially of a problem or a difficult situation）to happen；to start to exist 发生；产生；出现 lost adj.unable to deal successfully with a particular situation 不知所措的；一筹莫展的 leap v.to jump high or a long way跳跃 yard n. a unit for measuring length, equal to 3 feet（36 inches）or 0.9144 of a metre 码 inch n.a unit for measuring length, equal to 2.54 centimetres.There are 12 inches in a foot.英寸cinch n.something that is very easy 很容易的事；小菜 Phrases and Expressions line up to stand in a line or row; to form a queue/line 排成一行；站队；排队（等候） end up to find yourself in a place or situation that you did not intend or expect to be in 最终成为；最后处于 keep up with to move, make progress or increase at the same rate as somebody/something （与…）齐 步前进；并驾齐驱；跟上 pace oneself to find the right speed or rhythm for your work or an activity so that you have enough energy to do what you have t