新视野大学英语读写教程第二册笔记unit

Key Words

budget acute abrupt assess elapse account for to race through

1. If we intend to become efficient learners, we are supposed to learn first to budget our time scientifically.

2. Some animals have very acute sense of sight or sound, while others may have sharp sense of smell and touch.

3. The abrupt and cryptic nature of the ending has puzzled and annoyed many readers.

4. It is still too early to assess the effects of the newly-issued law on traffic safety.

5. Time elapses so quickly that when you begin to realize you should cherish it, you are no longer young.

6. Jenny had to account to her husband for every penny she spent.

7. As the time is running out, these students have to race through the rest of the questions on the test paper.

Match Game

stand still 停止不前

have an acute sense of 深深感到restlessly 焦躁不安地

seek attention in a store 指望店员的服务push past you 推桑着你走过去small exchanges 随意的闲聊ritual interaction 礼节性交往develop a sense of trust 增进信任make social appointments 安排社交约会save the feet 免去走路之劳pour sth. Into 投入

Words

1. fall behind sb./sth.(L1)：落在……后面

① become bit by bit further behind

To fall behind others. 落后于别人 /To fall behind sb. in study. 在学习方面落后

Eg:

Like boating up the river, if you’re not moving ahead, you’re falling behind.逆水行舟，不进则退。fall behind with sth.：在某方面滞后；拖欠。

② fail to produce sth. at the proper time

.

fall behind with the rent 拖欠租金

Fall behind with the wages of peasant workers. 拖欠民工工资。

Fall behind with one’s work. 拉下工作

2. result in (L2)

= cause, lead to, bring about.

用法点拨：

前因＋ result in ＋后果.

Learning without thinking always results in perplexity. 学而不思则惘。

前果＋result from +后因

. We are still dealing with problems resulting from errors made in the past.

比来比去：

*result from —be caused by, because of.

3. account for (L6)

① give a satisfactory explanation for…说明

用法点拨：

Account for: explain 解释或说明原因。因此不必再加上reason，以免出现内涵上的重复。

. Recent pressure at work may account for his behavior.

用法延伸：

Account to sb. for sth. 向某人解释某事。

②be a proportion of sth. 占某个数额或比例。

Eg: Girls account for half of our class.

女生占我们班一半人数。

on account of 由于; on no account 绝不； take account of = take … into account 考虑到

4. count (L9)

vi. If sth. counts, it’s im portant or valuable; 有价值，重要。

vt. Calculate 计数

Eg: Every minute counts. / Every penny counts.

Nothing counts, money counts.

count in 把……算入；count on/upon = rely on 指望；count out 逐一数出；count up 总计

5. abrupt (L16) a. (n. abruptnesss / adv. Abruptly )

1）sudden and unexpected; 突然的，意外地。

2）seeming rude and unfriendly, esp. because you do not waste time in friendly conversation 莽撞的

Eg: The bus came to an abrupt halt.

Sorry, I didn’t mean to be so abrupt.

6. take sth personally (L18)

To get upset by the things other people say or do, because you think that their remarks or behariour are directed at you in particular; 认为…是针对自己而发的。

eg:

You mustn’t take her negative comments of your plan personally.

Don’t take what I am going to say personally.

7. convention (L24)

n. customary practice 习俗，惯例

比来比去：

Convention ：指为社会团体所认可的习惯做法，或双方所接受的协定。Military convention 军事协定

Tradition: 指一个民族世代沿袭的传统。

. The Chinese traditions. 中华民族传统。

Custom: 指地方性风俗，或一个人的习惯做法。Local ~

Practice: 指约定俗成的做法或惯例。

. International practice. 国际惯例

8. assess (L27) ( n. assessment, assessor (examiner) )

to make a judgment about a person or situation after thinking carefully about it 评估，评价, 判断Examples:

The technique is being tried in classroom to assess what effects it may have.

Many of the adults were assessed as having learning difficulties.

9. given + noun (L35) = (given that clause)

prep. taking into account 考虑到……

用法点拨：这是一种退而论之的表达法。

Given ＋ n. ＝ Given ＋ that 从句。

examples:

Given their inexperience, they’ve done a good job.

Given that they’re inexperienced, they’ve done a good job.

10. obtain (L45) (adj. obtainable 可获得的)

v. to get something that you want, esp. through your own effort, skill or work. 获得

Eg: Further information can be obtained from head office.

Phrases:

obtain sth. from sb./sth. obtain sth.

11. be worthy of (L50)

deserving 值得

Example.

A responsible and caring teacher is always worthy of students’ respect.

Typical sentence: