现代大学英语精读3第7单元知识点归纳

Unit 7
I.Word Study
arouse interest 引起兴趣arouse expectation 引起期望(Synonyms: Stimulate
arouse anger 激起愤怒arouse fear 引起恐惧provoke produce stir)
Examples: The music aroused an intense feeling of homesick in him.
Associate v. to join or connect n. someone who you work or do business with
Example: We naturally associate the name of Darwin with the doctrine of evolution.
business associate 生意伙伴crime associate 共犯associate member 准会员
associate director 副主任associate professor 副教授associate head 副主管
(Synonyms :Connect unite subordinate secondary junior vice)
Confess (Synonyms: admit acknowledge)
Examples: Edwards confessed to being a spy for the country. The man confessed that he was the sniper.
Detach (Synonyms: separate isolate cut off cf: attach)
Examples: If you are interested in the course, detach and fill out the application form.
How can you detach yourself from reality?
fallacy n. a false idea or belief (Synonyms: misleading notion erroneous belief myth )
Examples: It’s a common fallacy to think that crime is caused by poverty.
That the world is flat was once a popular fallacy.
Heighten v. a. to make higher b. to intensify (Synonyms: intensify increase reinforce )
her heightened color 逐渐变化的脸孔（如因感情的变化所致）heighten one’s anger使更愤怒
heighten the flavor 使味道更浓height the awareness of environmental protection 提高环保意识
heighten one’s admiration for somebody对某人倾慕有加heighten the tension 使气氛更紧张
humiliating (Synonyms: embarrassing shameful degrading)
Examples: In the first round of the match, their team suffered a humiliating defeat.
This may seem to be a humiliating withdrawal. However, it proves a sound strategy in the long run.
infringe (Synonyms:break disobey violate cf: obey)
Examples: The Educational Testing Service (ETS) brought a lawsuit against the school because they believed that the school had infringed their copyrights.
Our government has stepped up its efforts to crack down those who infringe intellectual property rights.
languid (Synonyms: Unenergetic relaxed leisurely)
Examples: The old man left with a languid wave of the hand.
The family spread a languid afternoon by the stream. The hot summer makes him feel languid.
dotted line 虚线washing line 晾衣绳 a fishing line 钓鱼线country/state line 州界（美国）
hot line热线follow the party line坚持党的路线read between the lines领会言外之意
take a hard-line 采取强硬路线be in line for a pay increase 有望加工资
be in line with the basic principle 符合基本原则below the poverty line在贫困线下
in one’s line在某人的兴趣范围内；属于某人的行为out of one’s line不在······
provoke v. a. to make angry, vex b. to cause; arouse (Synonyms: bring about trigger stir)
Examples: His extramarital ([,ekstrə'mæritəl] adj.私通的) affairs provoked much press interest.
The dog is quite dangerous when provoked
Reflect v. a. (of a surface) to throw back (light, heat, sound) b. to express c. to consider
Examples: The sight of my face reflected in the mirror never pleases me.
Their clothes and food reflect a rising standard of living in the country.
The manager is reflecting how to pull out of the financial distress.
(Synonyms: Reveal expose suggest indicate show)
resume v. a. to go on after stopping for a time b. to go back to the seat, place or position where you were before Examples: She hopes to resume work after the baby is born. Peace talks will resume tomorrow.
He will resume training as soon as the injury is better. (Synonyms: take up again continue restart )
there’s no sense in doing sth. 做某事是不明智的in a sense 在某种意义上in no sense 绝不
bring sb. to their sense 使人醒悟be out of one’s sense不明智make sense of sth.理解某事的意义
sharp cry of pain 痛苦的尖叫sharp wine 浓烈的酒a sharp turn 急转弯 a sharp rebuke 训斥
in sharp contrast to 鲜明对照sharp-eyed 目光敏锐的 a sharp pain in the back剧烈的背痛
sharp-nosed 嗅觉灵敏的arrive at 12 sharp 12点整到达look sharp 抓紧时间
snap v. a. to break with/make a sharp sound b. to snatch with the teeth c. to take a snaps shot Examples: She snapped her suitcase shut and left the house. The dog snapped at his ankles.
She always snapped her fingers to get the children’s attention.Snap the chance when it appears.
Cameramen snapped celebrities while TV men interviewed them . (Synonyms: Crack shatter)
tact (Synonyms: diplomacy judgment insight)
Examples: Diplomats are supposed to have great tact in dealing with foreign affairs.
When it came to the issue of territory, their negotiating showed no tact.
tempt v. a. to persuade somebody to do something wrong or foolish
b. to attract somebody to have or do something (Synonyms: lure/ entice /attract /appeal to) Examples: Nothing would tempt me to take such a step.
Their unfriendliness tempted him to leave the party.
The advertisements hope to tempt people into buying their products.
II. Phrases and Expressions
count on to depend on or be certain of someone or something
Examples: Both companies are counting on winning the contract for constructing Beijing-Shanghai railway.
You can count on my vote. /If got into trouble I could always count on Bob since we’re all weather friends. for one’s part used to say what someone’s opinions are, when compared to someone else’s opinion Examples: His parents, for their parts, were very proud of his choice.
I, for my part, still distrust them. For my part, I prefer living in the country.
in the event of = in the event that
Examples: She had a terrible accident, but at all events, she survived.
Britain agreed to support US in the event of war. / It may rain. In that event, we will cancel our journey.
We were afraid that he would be nervous onstage. But in the event, he delivered his speech very beautifully.
In this regard in connection with this; concerning this
Example: In this regard, the child may be thought as having two homes.
out of/within one’s reach They are dangerous to the kids. Do put them out of the children’s reach.
I have a dictionary within arm’s reach.
take aback to be very surprised about something
Examples: It took him so much aback that for a moment he was lost for words.
The news took me aback. More verb phrases of “take”
He took against me from the start.
He took back all he’d said.
The trick took me in.
I hope you took in all I said.
The mimic took off the prime minister. I took on a new job.
I was angry when she took ove r my job. We took part in the Golf Club.
She took me to task for my lateness. Studying takes u p a lot of my time.
make a point of doing sth.= make a point to do sth.to do sth. deliberately so that people notice. Examples: He always makes a point of letting people know that he is a professor.
I make it a point to look as healthy and attractive as I can.
But what of it?=so what？Not quite that.=Not exactly.
Out of the question不可能Out of question没有问题Pull in 进站pull out 出站
For good=forever As good as=nearly /almost at a good sixty miles an hour=at least sixty miles an hour To say the least of it 毫不夸张地说to the best of my recollection 就我所知/能想到的
Take the upper hand 占上风launch out 开始高谈阔论have sth. to myself 自己独占
Come around the bush 拐弯抹角bubble with= be filled with soap bubble 好看但虚无的东西
III.From the text
A prosperous business man Rise from one’s seat
Raise one’s eyes from the book Notice the occurrence Exchange a sharp glance
Betray one’s emotion
Suffer from distraction
An annoying infringement of one’s privacy
Give sb.(oneself) sort of importance Reach a point at which …… His eyes again sought his book Evidently somewhat nettled Start life afresh Take some of the old life with me A man much given to surprise Turn your wife out Not have the slightest desire to do Drag sb. into conversation Be worked up to a dangerous pitch of excitement
Take the disclosure remarkably well Tempt sb. to do sth.
For the simple reason that …
Resume one ’s seat
infallibly produce conversation
the thoughts that buzzed round sb.
a well-to-do gentleman
a violent reaction
made a point of not reacting
pride yourself on being surprised by nothing I don’t thin k my particular method would be quite in your line
Puff a little with a heightened color as a result of his exertion
If you were to adopt my method, might land you in a very uncomfortable position.
robbing him of the satisfaction and refreshment that were his due
Arouse one ’s curiosity/interest/envy/suspension (violently)
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