全新版大学英语笔记unit4_book2

U4 Book2

1.(标题) virtual: adj.

1) created and existing only in a computer

*I can visit a virtual store and put what I want in my basket at the click of a mouse button.

*Some people spend too much time escaping from reality into the virtual world conjured up on their computer screens.

2) almost what is stated; in fact though not in name

*The officials hear this kind of talk in virtual silence.

*国王处处都受王后的影响，以至于王后成了国家实际上的统治者。

(=The king was so much under the influence of his wife that she was the virtual ruler of the country.)

2.(L. 2) interpret: v.

1) understand (sth. said, ordered, or done)

*The gift is generally interpreted as a bribe.

*She made a gesture, which he chose to interpret as an invitation.

2) give or provide the meaning of, explain

诗有助于阐述人生的意义。

(=Poetry helps to interpret life.)

*The evidence is difficult to interpret.

3) translate what is said in one language into another

(=No one in the tour group spoke Spanish so we had to ask the guide to interpret.)

3.(L. 5) stretch: v. (cause to) become longer, wider, etc. without breaking

*My wool coat stretched when I washed it.

*The child stretched the rubber band to its full extent.

*你已经使我忍无可忍了。

(=You are stretching my patience to limit.)

4.(L. 8) submit: vt.

1) give (sth.) to sb. so that it may be formally considered

*I am going to submit an application for that job in Microsoft.

*Peter submitted his application to the local government.

2) yield (oneself); agree to obey

*Should a wife submit herself to her husband?

*We should submit ourselves to discipline.

Collocation:

submit oneself to 甘受, 服从

submit to 服从于；把…提交给…

submit willingly 心悦诚服

5.(L. 9) edit: vt. revise or correct

*Scholars often edit Shakespeare’s plays.

(=John didn’t finish editing the annual report until the end of last month.)

6.(L. 9) communicate:

1. vi. contact sb. in any way, eap. by speaking to them, writing to them or calling them (followed

by with)

*We can communicate with people in most parts of the world by telephone.

*年轻人有时抱怨无法与父母沟通思想。

(=Young people sometimes complain of not being able to communicate with their parents.)

2. vt. make (news, opinions, feelings, etc.) known

*The radio stations communicate the storm warnings to the islanders.

*She communicated her ideas to her subordinates.

7.(L. 13) at times: sometimes

*At times, I feel that I want to leave this job.

8.(L. 18) take in:

1) receive, admit

2) include

3) make (clothes) narrower

4) understand

5) deceive

6) see at a glance; see at once

(Directions:) Match the above definitions with the sentences below.

1. The dress was too big, so I took it in. (=3)

2. I didn’t take in what you were saying. (=4)

3. She took in every details of the other woman’s clothes. (=6)

4. Do you mean we should get rid of the stale and take in the fresh? (=1)

5. Don’t be taken in by her promises (=5)

6. This is the total cost of the trip, taking in everything. (=2)

Collocation:

take after 仿效，跟随；相象，在相貌、脾气或性格上相似

take apart 拆开

take back 收回（所说的或所写的事）

take down 拿下，放下

take for 把…视作；误认为