unit2 vocabulary

Lead-in1. respective:各自的，分别的，受到高度尊敬的E.g Go to your respective places. 各就各位。

Linda is respective in spite of her age. 不管她的年龄，琳达是应受尊敬的。

respectable:值得尊敬的，相当数量的E.g He is a respectable old man. 他是一位可敬的老人respectful: 恭敬的，有礼貌的E.g He made a respectful bow to the company. 他向在座的人们恭敬地一鞠躬。

2. nominate：推荐；提名；任命；指定E.g He is nominated as police chief .他被任命为警察局局长。

3. laureate：adj. 戴桂冠的；荣誉的n. 桂冠诗人；得奖者vt. 使戴桂冠E.g He was awarded the poet laureate by the queen.他被女王封为桂冠诗人。

He was a Nobel laureate in physics.Dialogue samples1. set the base奠定基础2. fill in the gap填补空白;弥补缺陷;弥合差距E.g I should find someone else to fill the gap in my heart.Passage A1. evident a. easily seen or understood; obviousEg: The threat of inflation is already evident in bond prices.The audience waited with evident excitement for the performance to begin.2. respond v.— to say or do something as a reaction to something that has been said or doneEg: To every question the police officer asked, he responded “I don’t know.”For patients who do not respond to drug treatment, surgery is a possible option. response n.He corresponds with me regularly.(to communicate with a person by exchange of letters )3. stir v. 1) to excite2) to be rousedEg: Henry Porter has stirred chil dren’s imagination.The mother’s grief stirred when she saw the photo of her son, who died in a traffic accident.他深为这项消息所激动。

He was deeply stirred by the news.4. intellect n.1) the ability to use the power of reason2) a person of great intellectual abilityEg:Gates is a man noted more for his intellect than his charm.Maria Gomez, historian, socialist and intellect, has died at the age of eighty-nine. Compareintelligence n.the ability to learn or understand or to deal with new or trying situationse.g.intelligence quotient (IQ)intelligence test5. fool …into … (doing): deceive somebody into doing somethingEg: Tim was fooled into believing that he’d won the lottery.It was not right for Jean to fool Robert into believing that she was in love with him.6. invisible a.that can not be seenEg:Invisible marks on the bank note make it almost impossible to fake.The Stealth fighter is an aircraft designed to be invisible to radar.invisibility n.Eg: His novel focused on the social invisibility of black people.7.evidence: your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief8. up to: as a maximum number of amountEg: This language lab can hold up to about 40 people.Up to two hundred people died in the air crash.9. methodically ad.in a very ordered, careful wayEg:Joan methodically put the things into her suitcase.Could you arrange the files methodically so that it will be convenient when you need them?10. come over: to make a short informal visitEg: Whenever in trouble she would come over to us for help.I’ll come over to see you on my next day off.11. come upon: to meet, find, or discover esp. by chanceEg: Believe it or not, John came upon his wife to be in a flight to China.I came upon this cool cap in a small store in Paris.12. in no way: not at allEg: Theory can in no way be separated from practice.Alcohol will in no way ease your miseries.这些变化绝不是一种进步。

The changes are in no way an improvement.13. insight n. (the ability to have) a clear, deep understanding of acomplicated problem or situationEg: He was a brilliant actor who brought deep psychological insight to many of his roles.Professor Becker offered some interesting insights into the human society.He is a person of insight. 他是一个有洞察力的人。

14. genius n.1) great and rare power of thought, skill, or imagination2) a person of very great ability or very high intelligenceEg: He has a spark of genius that distinguishes him from the other actors.Chaplin was not just a genius; he was among the most influential figures in film history.15. apparently ad.—1) according to what seems to be true2) actuallyEg: Well, apparently she’s had enough of her major and she’s heading off to finance.The window had apparently been forced open.I thought they were married but apparently not.She looks about 12 but apparently she’s 14.16. condense v. to reduce in sizeEg: You should rewrite your thesis and condense 120 pages into 50.All the suggestions put forward will be condensed into a single plan of action.蒸气接触到冷的表面而凝结成水珠。

Steam condenses/is condensed into water when it touches a cold surface.17. essence n.the central or most important quality of a thingEg: The essence of his argument was that education should continue throughout life.A sharp rise in income tax is the essence of the new policy.in essence:by nature; essentiallyEg: He is in essence a fighter, and enjoys competition.18. relate to :to understand and acceptEg: Many parents find it hard to relate to their children when they are teenagers.She cannot relate to the idea of working with computers.19. come up with: to think of (a plan, reply, etc.); produceEg:Scientists will have to come up with new methods of increasing the world’s food supply.Many net service companies haven’t come up with an effective way to bring profits.come up against (sb./sth.):to be faced with or apposed by sb./sth.Eg: We expect to come up against a lot of opposition to the scheme.come up to (sth.)—1) to reach up as far as (a specified point)2) to reach (an acceptable level or standard)Eg: The water came up to my neck.Their holiday in Korea didn’t come up to expectations.20. peak—1) v.to reach the highest point or level2) n.the highest point or levelEg: Official figures show that unemployment peaked in November and then fell slowly over the next two months.Temperatures have peaked at over 40 ℃.Holiday flights reach a peak before the Spring Festival.At the peak of her career she startled us all with a decision to retire.21. fundamental a.forming the base, from which everything else originates; more important than anything elseEg: Some understanding of grammar is fundamental to learning a language.We need to make fundamental changes to the way in which we treat our environment.空气新鲜是身体健康之必需。