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综合教程第四册Unit8TextI词汇学习

THEDISCUSTHROWER

RichardSelzer

◆discus:n.1)(C)aheavyflatroundobjectthrownina

sportingevent铁饼（体育运动用品）

2)thediscus(sing.)theeventorsportofthrowingadiscus

asfaraspossible

掷铁饼；掷铁饼比赛

1Ispyonmypatients.Oughtnotadoctortoobservehis

patientsbyanymeansandfrom

anystancethathemighttakeforthemorefullyassemble

evidence?SoIstandinthedoorwaysofhospitalroomsandgaze.

Oh,itisnotallthatfurtiveanact.Thoseinbedneedonlylook

uptodiscoverme.Buttheyneverdo.

◆spy:n.1)apersonwhotriestogetsecretinformationabout

anothercountry,organization,or

person,especiallysbwhoisemployedbyagovernmentor

thepolice间谍；密探

e.g.Hewasdenouncedasaforeignspy.

有人告发他是外国间谍。

apolicespy警方密探

aspyplane/satellite(=usedtowatchtheactivitiesofthe

enemy)

间谍飞机/卫星

Videospycamerasarebeingusedinpublicplaces.

隐蔽的摄像机在监视着公共场所。

v.1)tocollectsecretinformationaboutanothercountry,

organizationorperson

从事间谍活动；搜集情报

e.g.Hespiedforhisgovernmentformorethantenyears.

他做过十多年的政府间谍。

2)(literary)(formal)tosuddenlyseeornoticesb/sth

突然看见；发现

e.g.InthedistancewespiedthePacificforthefirsttime.

在远处，我们突然第一次看到了太平洋。

Idioms:

1)spyouttheland:tocollectinformationbeforedeciding

whattodo

(事先)摸清情况，窥察事实

Phrasalverbs:

1)spyonsb/sth:towatchsb/sthsecretly暗中监视，窥探（某

人或事物）

e.g.Haveyoubeenspyingonme?你是不是一直暗中监视我？

2)spysthout:togetinformationaboutsth查明；了解清楚

（某事）

◆stance:n.1)~(onsth)theopinionsthatsbhasaboutsth

andexpressespublicly

(公开表明的)观点，态度，立场syn:position

e.g.Whatisthenewspaper’sstanceonthewar?

那家报纸对这场持什么立场？

2)thewayinwhichsbstands,especiallywhenplayingaspo