新起点Unit8_text_B

disease
弊病;(酒、食物等的)变质[坏] e.g. a family disease / 遗传病 prevent and cure diseases / 预防和治疗疾病
[扩展] be cured of a disease 治好病
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n. 病,疾病;【植】病害;(精神、道德、社会制度等的)败坏,
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vt.（正式）结束;圆满解决,使···完毕;断定,得出结论;订立, ···
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varied
adj. 各种各样的;有变化的；杂色的； 种种的；有变化的；多彩多姿的 e.g. varied opinions / 各种不同的意见 [反义词] unvaried
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mixture
n. 混合;混合状态;；混合物[体、气、料];混合剂; 配料 e.g. His new play is a mixture of sadness and humour. 他的新剧本融悲哀和幽默于一体。 [扩展] oxford mixture 深灰色的呢衣料 the mixture as before
fear
v. 害怕,畏惧;恐怕,为···担心;为··· ··· ··· 忧虑,敬畏 e.g. I fear it’s too late. 我怕太迟了。 vi. 害怕,担心; 担忧
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e.g. fear for sb.’ s safety / 为某人的安全担忧 n. 害怕,恐惧;忧虑,担心,顾虑,(对神等的)敬畏;令人害怕的 事物 e.g. She could not speak for fear. 她吓得说不出话来。 [扩展] be in fear (of) (为···而)提心吊胆 ··· Never fear! [口]别怕! 不会出什么事的!
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adj. 每日的,日常的;每天发生的;每天或每周日(除星期日)
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in general
一般地，大体上，通常 e.g. I like games in general, and especially football. 各种运动我一般都喜欢，尤其是足球。 I am glad to find myself in general accord with your opinions. 我很高兴地发现我的意见与你的看法基本一致。
anyone
pron. ( = anybody) 任何人，无论谁 n. 谁（也）；谁都
mostly
adv. 主要地; 多半地; 通常
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e.g. The audience consisted mostly of women. 观众主要是妇女。 Our weather has been mostly warm. 我们这里的天气多半是暖和的。
impossible for anyone to understand what is “good food”.
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Take the margarine-butter debate for example.
Studies that linked fat—found mostly in animal products such as meat and butter—with cancer and heart disease sent millions rushing to buy margarine. But then another study found that people who ate a lot of margarine also had high levels of heart disease. For those who have a firm faith in science, this seems to be the end of the world.
[扩展] peel off 剥掉，脱落，把··· ··· 脱掉，把···的外衣脱掉 ··· peel out [美俚]离开, 不辞而别
pear
n. 梨, 梨树; 梨状物 e.g. balsam pear / 苦瓜 [扩展] choke pear / 味涩的梨
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briefly
adv. 短暂地；简略地；概要地
margarine. Coffee raises blood pressure, but may protect against cancer. Alcohol is okay, but only if it’s wine. 2. The confusing studies on what it is safe to eat and drink are enough to make it
New Words and Expressions
butter margarine blood protect alcohol confusing anyone debate mostly disease faith conflicting
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various consumer peel pear briefly fear insect chemical
take a disease 患病
faith
诺言 e.g. have faith in the masses / 相信群众 【扩展】 break one's faith with sb. 对某人不守信用 keep faith with 忠于信仰; 守信 lose faith in 失去对···的信念;不再信任 ···
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alcohol
n. 醇；乙醇, 酒精
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confusing
adj. difficult to understand because there is no clear order or pattern 令人困惑的, 含糊不清的, 难懂的 e.g. The instructions were so confusing I’ve done it all wrong. 那些说明含糊不清, 我全做错了。 It was a very confusing situation. 这是非常令人困 惑的局面。
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n. 黄油,奶油;似黄油的东西;脂状物;酱状食品,混合奶油
margarine
n. 人造黄油
blood
血气,气质,心境 vt. 使出血,抽血;[古]放血,用血染,用血弄湿 【扩展】 bad blood 不和;仇恨;恶感 ill blood 不和;仇恨;恶感 bathe in blood 浸在血泊中
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insect
n. 虫,昆虫;卑鄙的人 adj. 昆虫的,像昆虫的
chemical
adj. 化学的,化学上用的,化学作用的
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e.g. chemical analysis / 化学分析 chemical reaction / 化学反应 chemical warfare / 化学战争 chemical works / 制药厂
照原来的处方;[喻]照原来的办法办理;换汤不换药
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Robert Richardson
罗伯特• 理查森 [人名]
Edinburgh
爱丁堡 [英国城市]Fra bibliotekArnold
阿诺德 [人名]
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What Is Safe to Eat?
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Butter is bad for you—but so is
balance
n. 天平;秤;平衡
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e.g. The child couldn't keep his balance on his new bicycle. 孩子骑在他的新自行车上不能保持平衡。 v. 权衡; 对比;（使）平稳; 均衡, 使收支平衡 e.g. My accounts balance for the first time this year! 我的账上今年第一次出现收支平衡！ [扩展] in the balance （命运）未定, 在危急中; 不确定
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outweigh
vt. 比···重;比· · (在重要性上、影响上)重要; 胜过,强过; ··· ·· ··
对···过于沉重,太重使··· ··· ·· · 不能负担 e.g. The advantages of the plan outweighed drawbacks. 那个计划的优点胜过缺点。
daily
发行的;每天提供的;按日计算的 e.g. daily life /日常生活 adv. 每日，天天地 e.g. Most newspapers appear daily. 大多数的报纸每天出版。 n. 日报 e.g. People’s Daily China Daily Guangming Daily
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chiefly, mainly, nearly
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debate
n. 讨论,争论,辩论 e.g. hold debate with oneself / 独自考虑
v. 辩论,讨论;思考,考虑;[古]争(胜负等),争执
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beyond debate 无异议,无可争辩 debate upon 讨论(问题)
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n. 信任; 信用; 忠诚, 信仰; 信心; 信念; 宗教信仰; 保证;
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conflicting
adj.
抵触的；不一致的；矛盾的；冲突的；不相容的 e.g. conflicting views / 互相抵触的观点 conflicting emotions / 矛盾情绪 conflicting traffic / 交会［冲突］车流
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consumer
n. 消费者;用户用电设备;消耗装臵
e.g. consumers’ goods / 消费品 consumer research / 消费者调查;市场调查 [反义词] producer
peel
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n. 果皮,(蔬菜、幼苗等的)外皮,幼芽;钳杆,杆 e.g. candied peel / 蜜饯果皮 vt. 剥[削]···的皮 ··· e.g. peel an apple/ 削苹果 vi.(蛇, 蝉等)蜕皮; (树木等)脱皮; (油漆等)脱落脱衣 e.g. These potatoes peel easily. 这些土豆的皮很容易削。
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Pre-reading Tasks
Discuss the following questions in class. 1. What kind of food do you
usually have？
2. Do you think it is
important to keep a balanced diet? If yes, how?
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n. 血,血液;生命液;植物的汁[液、浆];血统,血统关系;家族;
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vt. 保护; 防护,保卫; 警戒; 为···保险 ··· vi. 起保护作用 e.g. protect home industries / 保护国内工业 We must protect the earth. 我们必须保护地球。
outweigh balance daily in general conclude varied mixture Robert Richardson Edinburgh Arnold
butter
vt. 涂黄油于···上;涂黄油似的东西于·· · ··· · ·上 · [口]巴结, 讨好(up) e.g. I wish you'd stop trying to butter me up. 我希望你不要再恭维我了。 [扩展] (as) fat as butter 肥胖的
conclude
达成（协议）,（经讨论后）决定 e.g. We concluded not to wait any more. 我们决定不再等待了。 vi. 终结;结束;推断;决定 e.g. The meeting concluded at ten o'clock. 会议于十点钟结束。 [扩展] to be concluded (连载的文章)下期［次］登完 to conclude 最后（一句话）
新起点大学基础英语教程
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BOOK TWO
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Unit Eight
Text B
What is Safe to Eat?
Pre-reading Tasks New Words Text-related Exercises Text Main Ideas Additional Resources Detailed Understanding
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various
adj.
各种各样的,不同的,富于变化的;可转变的,多方面的;许多 的;(一团体内)个别的,各个的 e.g. There are various ways of getting to the station. 从这儿去车站有各种不同走法。 for various reasons / 因种种理由 the peoples of various countries / 各国人民