积极英语阅读教程unit 2

• 5.old-fashioned:['əuld'fæ ʃənd] • adj. 老式的；过时的；守旧的 • The house was dull, old-fashioned and in bad condition. • 那幢房子阴暗、老式，并且破烂。 • She has some old-fashioned values and can be a strict disciplinarian. • 她有一些守旧的观念，可能还是个严守纪律的人
Unit 2
Read All About It!
types of reading material
• • • • • • • • mystery novels 悬疑小说 adventure stories 历险故事 romance stories 浪漫小说。 stories about people my own age 同龄人的故事 biographies 列传 传记 historical books 历史类书籍 video game magazines 影像游戏杂志 current affairs magazineJesse is a creature of habit and always eats breakfast. • 杰西是按习惯行事的人，每天都吃早餐。
• • • • • • • • • • • • habit of 习惯 bad habit 坏习惯 good habit 好习惯 in the habit of 有…习惯 form the habit of 养成…的习惯 living habit 生活习惯；生活方式 eating habit 饮食习惯 make a habit of 养成……习惯 kick the habit v. 戒除嗜好；戒掉习惯 develop a habit 养成习惯 out of habit 出于习惯 habit of mind 习性；心情
• 2.conduct:动词读作kənˈd ʌkt。名词读作 ˈk ɒndʌkt • vi. 导电；带领 • vt. 管理；引导；表现 • n. 进行；行为；实施 • I decided to conduct an experiment. • 我决定做一项实验。 • The way he conducts himself reflects on the family. • 他的行为方式折射出他的家庭。 • 3. conduct a survey 做调查 • 4.interview:['ɪntɚvju] • n. 接见，采访；面试，面谈
• 3. detective stories • 侦探小说 • 推理小说
• • • • • •
4.culture: 文化 There is just not enough fun in culture today. 当今文化中太缺少乐趣。 ...aspects of popular culture. …大众文化的方方面面。
types of reading material
• • • • • • • • celebrity（名人） gossip magazines 八卦杂志 beauty and fashion magazines 美容时尚杂志 sports magazines 体育杂志 local newspapers 地方报纸 national newspapers 全国性报刊 fiction 小说（尤指虚构的） nonfiction 非虚构类 others 其他
• disagree with 不同意；不一致；不适合
• disagree on 对…持有不同看法
• agree to disagree 消除分歧，求同存异；同意各 自保留不同意见 • disagree about 在…方面意见不统一；对…意见 不一
Para.2 Teens read variety of material
• 4.give up 放弃 • give oneself （为...）献身 • give out 分发，发出；公布，发表；用尽，精疲 力竭 • give full play to 充分发挥 • give in v. 屈服；让步；交上 • give one's attention to v. 注意 • give attention to 考虑；注意；关心 • give away 放弃；泄露；分发；出卖 • give off 发出（光等）；长出（枝、杈等） • give it a try 试一试 • give up on 放弃；对…表示绝望；对…不再期待 • give me a call 给我打电话
• 5.heritage:/ˈh ɛ rɪ t ɪ d ʒ / • 遗产; 传统 • The historic building is as much part of our heritage as the paintings. • 这座历史建筑和这些绘画作品一样也是留给我们 的遗产的组成部分。
Para.3:Other Interests
课文详解：
• Para.1.According to a survey on reading conducted in 2001...or old-fashioned.
• 1.survey:名词读作ˈs ɜːveɪ。动词读作sɜːˈve ɪ • n. 调查；vt. 调查；
• I suggested they do some experiments, or at least a survey. • 我建议他们做一些实验，或至少做一项调查。 • Business Development Advisers surveyed 211 companies for the report. • 企业发展顾问为这份报告调查了211家公司。
• • • •
6.stimulating：['stɪmjuletɪŋ] 激励的 It is a complex yet stimulating book. 这是一本复杂却能引发兴趣的书。
• 7.disagree: • V- If you disagree with someone or disagree with what they say, you do not accept that what they say is true or correct. You can also say that two people disagree. 不同意; 有分歧 • You must continue to see them no matter how much you may disagree with them.不管你与他 们有多大分歧，都必须一如既往地去看他们。 • They can communicate even when they strongly disagree. • 他们即使是在有较大分歧时也能相互交流。
v. 使
• 4.differ: ['dɪfə] • vt. 使…相异；使…不同 • vi. 相异；有区别(from，in);发生分歧(with， from): • Each writer's style differs from that of another. • 每个作家的风格各不相同。 • Her husband always differs with her. • 她丈夫常常与她意见相左 • These two regions differ greatly in climate. • 这两个地区气候差异很大。 • different ['dɪf(ə)r(ə)nt] adj. 不同的；个别的， 与众不同的 • They rearranged the books of the library in a completely different way.
• in a majority or in the majority占多数
• • • • • •
2.percent: [pɚ'sɛnt] n. 百分比，百分率；部分；百分数 adj. 百分之…的 adv. 以百分之…地 one hundred percent 百分之百；不折不扣 percent of pass 合格率，通过率
• The interview went well. • 面试很顺利。 • When Wardell was interviewed, he was impressive, and on that basis, he was hired. • 当沃德尔接受面试时，他给人印象深刻，因此他被雇用了。
• job interview 求职面试 • telephone interview 电话面试，电话访问 • personal interview 个人面谈；面谈调查；私人 的会谈 • exclusive interview 独家采访 • in-depth interview 深入访谈；深度访问
• plain:/kəmˈple ɪn/ • v.抱怨(complain about ) • The couple complained about the high cost of visiting Europe. • 这对夫妇抱怨了游览欧洲的高昂花费。 • I wish someone would do something about it," he complained. • “我希望有人能对此做点什么，”他抱怨道。
• 3.up-to-date:也作 up to date • adj. 最新的 • Web services are always up-to-date and available. • 网络服务总是最新的且随时可用 • adj.掌握最新信息的 • We'll keep you up to date with any news. • 我们将让你了解最新消息。
New words in title & subtitles
• • • • • • 1.Teens: 十多岁，十几岁，青少年 teenager:n. 十几岁的青少年 2.Variety: n. 多种多样 The bowl contained a variety of fruit. 这个碗里盛着各种各样的水果。 3.Interest:/'ɪnt(ə)rɪst/ n. 兴趣，爱好 感兴趣 • His report aroused the interest of all. • 他的报告引起了大家的兴趣。 • It interests me enormously.