新概念英语第二册词汇随身听第70-73课

新概念英语第二册词汇随身听第70-73课Lesson 70New words and expressions：1. bullfightDuring a bullfight, a drunkard suddenly wandered into the middle of the ring.Spain is famous for its bullfights.Many of Hemingway’s heroes love bullfighting.2. drunk / drunkardHer husband was a drunkard.Two drunkards fought at the pub.3. wanderHe wandered about the garden to kill time.After school children wandered in the streets.4. ringThe matador and the bull performed wonderfully in the ring.The boxing match was going on in the ring.5. unawareThe crowd began to shout, but the drunkard was unaware of the danger.He was unaware of a hole on the road.My mother was unaware of my unemployment.6. bullThe bull was busy with the matador at the time, but it suddenly caught sight of the drunkard who was shouting rude remarks and waving a red cap.The Chicago Bulls has lost its former brilliance.The bull was irritated by the matador.7. matadorThe matador had a narrow escape.Spectators were crazy about the brave matador.8. remarkThe speaker’s opening remarks were humorous.His work has received favorable remarks from the critics.9. apparentlyApparently sensitive to criticism, the bull forgot all about the matador and charged at the drunkard.Apparently, my parents didn’t think this was a good idea.Apparently, he has spoiled his child.10. sensitiveShe is sensitive to other’s feelings.He is very sensitive about his humble origin.11. criticismHer new novel has received many criticisms.We should practice criticism and self-criticism.12. chargeA barking dog charged at him.He charged out of the train.13. clumsilyWhen the bull got close to him, he clumsily stepped aside to let it pass.The fat man clumsily got himself into the car.He walked clumsily in the snow.14. bowThe crowd broke into cheers and the drunk bowed.The magician first bowed to the audience.The actors bowed their thanks on the stage.15. safetyBy this time, however, three men had come into the ring and they quickly dragged the drunkard to safety.Soldiers helped the villagers to safety.When the air raid occurred, they hurried to safety.16. sympatheticallyEven the bull seemed to feel sorry for him, for it looked on sympathetically until the drunkard was out of the way before once more turning its attention to the matador.He looked at the little girl sympathetically and gave herten yuan (￥ 10).The doctor watched the patient sympathetically.Lesson 71New words and expressions：1. parliamentIf the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834, the great clock would never have been erected.The American parliament consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives.The parliament turned down the bill.2. erectA new bridge was erected on the river.A monument was erected on the square.3. accurateIt is not only of immense size, but it is extremely accurate as well.The witness gave us an accurate account of what she had seen.This instrument is very accurate.4. officialOfficials from the Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.Several government officials were accused of bribery.Local officials volunteered to serve the community.5. Greenwich6. observatoryThe observatory lies on the top of the mountain.They visited the observatory yesterday.7. checkYou can check your answers with your partner.She carefully checked her luggage.8. microphoneOn the BBC you hear the clock when it is actually striking because microphones are connected to the clock tower.He lectured into a microphone.The announcement from the microphone is very important.9. towerThe Pisa Tower is the landmark of Pisa.On the top of the tower you can have a bird’s-eye view of the city.Lesson 72New words and expressions：1. racingThe great racing driver, Sir Malcolm Campbell, was the first man to drive at over 300 miles per hour.He got the racing cup for the third time.The engine of the racing boat broke down suddenly.2. perSince that time, racing drivers have reached speeds over 600 miles per hour.Her wage is 300 dollars ($ 300) per week.Due to the bad weather, cotton yield per mu is very low this year.3. UtahHe set up a new world record in September 1935 at Booneville Salt Flats, Utah.4. horsepowerIt was over 30 feet in length and had a 2,500-horsepower engine.The car is equipped with a 3,000-horsepower engine.The horsepower of the engine is very low.5. burstAlthough Campbell reached a speed of over 304 miles per hour, he had great difficulty in controlling the car because a tyre burst during the first run.The pipe burst in the cold winter.We got the news that the dam had burst.6. averageAfter his attempt, Campbell was disappointed to learn that his average speed had been 299 miles per hour.The average age of the subjects in the experiment is 25.What is the average rainfall in the area?7. footstepFollowing in his father’s footsteps many years later, Sir Malcolm’s son, Donald, also set up a world record.He saw the footsteps in the sand.Who marked the first human footstep on the moon?Lesson 73New words and expressions：1. record-holderThe record-holderThe record-holder of the one-hundred-meter race is from Europe.Wang Junxia is the record-holder of the long distance race.2. truantChildren who play truant from school are unimaginative.The truants were severely punished.After his parents’ divorce, he always played truant.3. unimaginativeThe writer is unimaginative.He is an unimaginative teacher.4. shameThey have all been put to shame by a boy who, while playing truant, traveled 1,600 miles.To my shame, I did not live up to her expectations.She flushed with shame.5. hitchhikeHe hitchhiked to Dover and, towards evening, went into a boat to find somewhere to sleep.He hitchhiked his way to New York.The little girl hitchhiked back home.6. meantimeWhen he woke up next morning, he discovered that the boat had, in the meantime, traveled to Calais.In the meantime, he was reading a newspaper.7. lorryFrom there, he hitchhiked to Paris in a lorry.The lorry is overloaded.The lorry crashed into a tree.8. borderThe next car the boy stopped did not take him into the centre of Paris as he hoped it would, but to Perpignan on the French-Spanish border.The two countries redrew their border.The small city on the border was always raided by enemies.9. evadeHe has surely set up a record for the thousands of children who dream of evading school.He evaded paying income tax.The film star evaded questions about her private life.。