英语词组2

Unit 3 Reading

1.the study of color and personality 对颜色和个性的研究

2. a fascinating mixture of scientific fact and emotional guesswork

迷人的科学事实和情感猜测的混合体

3.different personalities不同的个性/性格

4.personal affair个人的事情

5.personally ad.= in person 亲自；就个人而言

6.sth fascinate sb 某事让某人着迷

7. A fascinating smile 一个迷人的微笑

8.be fascinated by/ with被。。。迷住

9.emotional problems 情感问题

10.psychologist心理学家

psychology n.心理学；心理状态

psychological a. 心理学的；心理的

11.develop a colour test研发一种颜色测试法

12.an energetic and adventurous young man一位精力充沛又富有冒险精神的年轻人

13.be in control/ be out of control控制/管理；失控

14.the firmness of belief信仰坚定

15.He has a firm belief in the benefits of hard work. 他坚信努力工作的益处。

16.as firm as a rock坚如磐石firm friendship牢不可破的友谊

17.take firm measures采取坚决措施

18.a dislike of change/ dislike changes不喜欢改变

19.dislike doing不喜欢做某事

20.a fear of failure/ fear failure/ fear to fail害怕失败

21.be ambitious for sth / to do sth对（做）某事有雄心壮志= have ambition for sth / to do sth

22.be optimistic about对……感到乐观

23.sb be familiar with sth某人熟悉某事

24.sth be familiar to sb某事被某人所熟悉

25.decrease dramatically急剧下降

26.rare colours in nature自然界罕见的色彩

27.rare animals珍稀的动物

28.Rarely does he come to work late. 他很少上班迟到。

29.a tense atmosphere 紧张的气氛 a tense game 紧张的比赛

30.associate A with B = A is associated with B把A与B联系起来

association n.协会；联盟；结交；联系

31.persuade sb to do sth 说服某人做某事

32.stimulate the appetite 刺激食欲

33.stimulated his students to make greater efforts刺激他的学生作出更大的努力

stimulation n.刺激；激励；鼓舞

34.have / lose appetite for meat有/ 失去吃肉的胃口

35.make space (for sb )（给某人）空出位置

36.The bus was held up by a snowstorm, thus causing the delay

车被暴雨耽搁了，因此造成了延误。

He sold his car and thus he had enough money for his journey.

37.think of / regard the bank as a safe and reliable place视银行为安全可靠之地

38.a restful colour/ scene/ night 一个令人宁静的颜色/场景/夜晚

39.a restless child 多动的小孩the restless sea不平静的海面

40.a reliable witness 可靠的目击证人

41.It’s not reliable to judge a book by its cover.以貌取人不可靠

42.rely on sb/ sth to do / doing sth依靠/相信某人做某事

43.symbolizes peace象征和平

44.White symbolizes purity.

45.environmental groups/ organizations环保组织

46.green is the symbol of life. 绿色是生命的象征。

47.remind sb of sth令人想起某事

48.remind sb to do提醒某人做某事

49.warn sb of sth. 警告某人某事warn him of the possible dangers

50.be used to do sth/ as sth被用来做某事/用作某物

51.be/ get used to doing sth习惯了做某事

ed to sth过去常常做某事= would do

53.travel agent 旅行代理人

54.peace and quite 宁静

55.affect us in different ways 在不同方面影响我们

56.make people tense 使人紧张