大学英语综合教程3 Unit 8

Disinterested & uninterested
• We need the advice of a disinterested party. • I am completely uninterested in football.
• Disinterested : adj. • having no personal involvement or receiving no personal advantage, and therefore able to judge a situation fairly . • Disinterestedness : n.
Confer
• Confer sth on sb:
• To give or grant • The honor was conferred on him just after the war.
• Confer with sb on/about sth:
• To have discussions in order to exchange opinions or get advice • She conferred with her advisers before making a decision.
Translation
5. Many honorary degrees from different universities in America were conferred upon Robert for his remarkable contributions to poetry. 6. Patience and perseverance 毅力 are required in emancipation from 摆脱 bad habits. 7. They tried to instill such new ideas into students’ minds. 8. You should assess the employees with impartiality.
Translation
• 从他身高的比例来看，他的脚其实很小。 -- His feet are small in proportion to his height. • 这个月的进出口比令政府担忧。 -- The proportion of imports to exports of this month is worrying the government. • 这张沙发和客厅不成比例。 -- The sofa is out of proportion with the living room. • 你认为他说的话重要吗？ -- Do you attach any importance to what he said?
Vocabulary III.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Beneficiary 受益人 Undesirable 不良的 Horizontally (adv.) 水平地 Descendant Increasingly Philosophical Unduly 过分地；过度地 Standardization 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Benefit Desire Horizon Descend (v.)下来,下降 Increase Philosophy Due → Undue 过度的 Standard
• 奴隶的解放一个里程碑(milestone). • The emancipation of slaves is a milestone. • 要解决这个问题你必须从旧思想中解放出来。 • Emancipation from old thoughts is needed if you want to solve it. • 他对流行音乐怀有偏见。 • He has a prejudice against pop music. • 这部选集显示出对现代作家有所偏爱。 • This book reveals a prejudice in favor of writers of modern times. • 牛津大学授予他荣誉博士学位. • An honorary doctorate was conferred on him by the Oxford University.
Translation
1. The result surpasses their expectations. 2. We should take account of the cost of the project. 3. The fine weather contributed to the success of the scientific expedition. 4. Ron, one of the football stars from Brazil, scored several spectacular goals in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
2. I think the essence of wisdom is to get one’s horizon free from the limit of time and space.
Vocabulary II.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Pursue Cease = stop Attainable Enmity 敌意,仇恨,憎恨 Populous 人口稠密的 Surpass Impartial Appallingly = very 令人毛骨悚然地 Appall (v.) 使惊吓
Due
• Proper , adequate • Due care must be taken while one is driving. • With all due respect, I disagree with you completely. • The company’s problem is due to a combination of bad luck and poor management. • My rent isn’t due till Wednesday. • The train is due in 5 minutes.
Unit 8
Knowledge and Wisdom
Correlative; Correlate; Correlation
• Correlate with sth. • Correlate A with B : v.
• Have a mutual relation or connection • -- We can often correlate age with frequency of illness. • 付出的努力与取得的成就是相关的。 -- Achievements correlate with efforts. • Correlative : adj. having or showing a relation -- Rights can involve correlative duties.
• 他们在讨论敏感问题的时候不偏不倚。
• They showed complete impartiality in discussing the sensitive issue.
Exercise - Comprehension
1. It would be unwise to pursue a goal that is bound to fail, although it would be noble to do so.
Comparison: relative (adj.)
• Be relative to sth : adj.
1. considered in relation or proportion to sth; comparative • The amount of petrol a car uses is relative to its speed. • 取得的成就与付出的努力成比例。 -- Achievements are relative to efforts. 2. be connected with it • Are these questions relative to the matter concerned?
• 我们本来是6点30分到达的，但是实际上，我们午夜才到达。 • We expected to arrive at 6:30, but as it was, we didn’t get there until midnight.
• As it were:
• As if, in a subjunctive mood
Emancipation
• Emancipate sb from sth:
• Set sb free from restrictions. • Women are still struggling to be fully emancipated.
• Emancipation from sth:
• freedom from political, moral, intellectual or social restraints
Prejudice
• Prejudice against / in favor of sb/sth: • Opinion , like or dislike of sb/sth, that is not founded on experience or reason. • Color / racial prejudice • In order to succeed you need to overcome your prejudice.
• He became, as it were, a man without a heart. • 看着她好像看见我自己一样。 • She was my second self, as it were.
Ego
• Ego: • Individual's perception or experience of himself, esp. in relation to other people or to the outside world; part of the mind that can think, feel and act
Translation
• 学校给学生灌输尊重法律的思想。 -- The school tries to inculcate in students a respect for law. • 即使是最出色的医生也治不了他。 -- Even thBiblioteka Baidu most eminent doctor cannot cure him. • 他是粗心，而不是愚蠢。 -- He is more thoughtless than stupid.
As it is/was; As it were
• As it is; as it was:
• In reality , in the actual situation • I thought things would get better, but as it is, they are getting worse.
IV.
1.Be required of; 2.Seek to 试图 3.Descend to 转而提到 4.Put first 5.Contribute to 导致 6.Engage in 从事于 7.Confer sth. upon sb. 授与; 赋予 8.Be bound up with = be related to
• Egoism: • State of mind in which one is always thinking about oneself and what is best for oneself
Translation
• 他的问题是与他和他父母紧张的关系紧密相连的。 • His problem is bound up with his tense relationship with his parents. • 他决心出国读书，开拓视野。 • He is determined to study abroad, so as to widen his horizon.