Hdt_U5Vocabulary综英单元词汇.doc

Unit 5 Friends for Life

Section One: Detailed Reading

1.endearment n.

1)the act of endearing

2)an expression of affection, such as a caress

a couple whose kindness invites endearment from their friends

Derivation: endear vt・endearing adj.

Practice: Translate the following sentences into English:

1)善良的老奶奶受到所有人的喜爱。

The kind granny enjoys the endearment from everybody・

2)父母的钟爱一直鼓励着他。

The endearment from his parents is always encouraging him.

2.transient adj.

1)passing with time; transitory

the transient beauty of youth

2)remaining in a place briefly

We stayed at the inn as transient guests.

Derivation: transiently adv. transience n.

Practice: Translate the following sentences into English:

1)这家工厂从不雇用临时工。

This factoiy never hires transient laborers.

2)人生如朝歸。

Life is transient.

3.•.. so many people remain single in their thirties.

…so many people single into their thirties.

……好多人到了三十岁仍然是单身。

4.desperately adv.

desperate adj.

1)feeling that you have no hope and are ready to do anything to change the bad situation you are in

The doctors made one last desperate attempt/effort to save the boy's life.

Desperate measures are needed to deal with the growing drug problem・

They made a desperate pica for help・

2)willing to be violent, and therefore dangerous

the desperate look of hunger

a desperate criminal

Derivation: desperation n.

Practice:

Translate the following sentences into English:

1)农民们拼命抢救自己的财物。

The peasants try desperately to save their property.

2）战士们仍旧做着殊死搏斗。

The soldiers still kept fighting desperately.

3）他因失败而铤而走险。

His failure made him desperate.

4）那个在沙漠中迷失了方向的人极度渴望得到水。

The man lost in the desert was desperate for water.

5.rank v. to have a position higher or lower than others, or to be considered to have such a position

A captain ranks （= has a position） above a lieutenant.

My entry was ranked third in the flower show.

She ranked the bottles in order of size along the shelf.

Comparison: rank; classify

rank: to give a particular order or position to

classify: to arrange or organize according to class or category

Practice: Translate the following sentences into English:

1）他的名字将列入历史伟人之列。

His name will be ranked with the great names of history.

2）按面积大小依次排列各省。

Rank the provinces in the order of size.

3）我认为他的能力很强。

I rank his abilities very high・

6.kinship n. the relationship between members of the same family, or a feeling of being close or similar to other people or things

Different ethnic groups have different systems of kinship.

Derivation: kin adj. kinless adj.

Practice: Translate the following sentences into English:

1）他觉得战友真像他的亲人一样。

He felt a real sense of kinship with his fellow soldiers.

2）他和你是什么亲戚关系？

What's the kinship between him and you?

7.neglect v.

1） to give not enough care or attention to people or things that you are responsible for

He neglects that poor dog 一he never takes him for walks or gives him any attention.

Pm cifraid Fve rather neglected my studies this week.

2）not to do something, often because you forget about it

Fd neglected to give him the name of the hotel where Fd been staying.

He neglected to mention the fact that we could lose money on the deal.

Practice: Translate the following sentences into English:

1）如果你忽视这份资产，它无形中就贬值了。

If you neglect this property, it will depreciate•