大学英语精读二unit1分析解析

7 “那这对我们的飞碟计划而言意味着什么？” 8“我们得自备氧气，这样一来，飞碟的重量将 比最初设计的时候超重许多。” 9“您在研究中有没有发现其他的危险呢？” 10“请看这张照片。能看见这盘旋在地表上空的 深黑色云吗？我们把它叫做‘爱迪生联合带’。我们 不知道它的构成，但是这给我们带来了很大了麻烦。 在把金星人送过去之前，我们需要做更进一步的测 试。”





This is what makes me happy: Remembering where I put my house keys ... Any music-free restaurant ... A grandson who offers to clean the snow off my driveway and also fix my computer ... An evening in bed with a good book. (My book.) ... A good night's sleep ... As you can see, it doesn't take much to make me happy.
e.g. He managed to escape to South America. (他设法逃到了南美。) I really don’t know how he managed to hear it. (我真不知道他是怎样听到的。)


name after 用……命名 e.g. The park was named after Dr. Sun Yat-sen. (这个公园是以孙中山先生的名字命名的。) The capital of the United States is named after its first president George Washington. (美国首都是以第一任总统乔治.华盛顿的名字命名 的）
crash n./v. 撞击，碰撞，崩溃 A car/ plane crash The computer system crashes suddenly.
smash v. 打碎,撞击 smashed potatoes 土豆泥 a car smash


11“这里看起来像是一条河流，但是人造卫星发现 它已经被污染，并不适合饮用。所以我们必须同时 带上我们的水，这将给飞碟增加更多重量。” 12“先生，照片上这些黑色的小斑点是什么？” 13“这个我们还不确定。看起来是一些沿特定路径 移动的金属微粒。他们会释放气体，制造噪音，并 且不断地相互碰撞。这么多的道路，这么多的金属 微粒，我们的飞碟根本不可能安全降落，而不被他 们撞碎。”




Whether it's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got. Have you ever seen a candidate talking to a rich person on television? I know it's very egocentric to believe that someone is put on Earth for a reason. In my case, I like to think I was. The best things in life aren't things.

We have come to the conclusion… 得出结论 draw a conclusion conclude v. 总结，结束，使…终止 e.g. He concluded by wishing everyone a safe trip. 他在结束时祝愿大家一路平安。 The performance concluded with a dance. 这场演出以一支舞蹈结束。
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There was great excitement… excitement : an exciting thing 令人兴奋的事情 exciting a. 令人兴奋的 （事情） exited a. 兴奋的（人） e.g.
His success is very exciting. We are all excited about his success.
Unit One Is There Life on Earth?



Art Buchwald(1925-2007), was an American humorist, known for his column(专栏） in The Washington Post. His column focused on political satire(讽刺) and commentary. In 1982, he received the Pulitzer Prize (普利策奖).



We don’t know what it is made of … be made of… be made from… e.g. This medal is made of jade. Paper is made from wood.

be composed of consist of 由…组成 e.g. Our class is composed of 40 students. Our class consists of 40 students.
This essay cost me two hours. This novel cost me ten yuan. He paid $20 for this shirt. I’ll pay for the ticket.

Venusian scientist physicist 物理学家 chemist 化学家 药剂师 biologist 生物学家 mathematician 数学家 mathematics 数学 math


manage to land a satellite on…



U.S. award for excellence in journalism and the arts Established in 1917 By an American publisher Joseph Pulitzer Announced in April annually Administered by Columbia University

a much heavier flying saucer than… a little/ rather/much/even+ 比较级 original a. 原来的，起初的，真迹，非复制的 e.g. original plan original painting original manuscript original n. 真迹，原稿 This painting is a copy; the original is in Spain.

As to the feasibility of a manned flying … feasibility 可行性 e.g. I doubt the ~ of this plan. （我怀疑这个计划的可行性。） feasible a. 可行的 a ~ plan/idea opp. unfeasible 不可行的

as far as sb./sth. be concerned 就…而言 as far as I’m concerned 就我而言 as far as I know/ I can see 据我所知，依我看 As far as I know, he didn’t come to school yesterday. As far as I can see, he won’t be succeed.

Spending billions and billions of zilches to… spend… on sth. / (in)doing sth. spend/cost/pay
I spent two hours on my essay. I spent two hours (in) writing this essay.
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1本周，金星上有一件非常值得兴奋的事件。科 学家们首次将一颗人造卫星成功登陆地球，目前已 发回信号和照片。 2人造卫星降落于曼哈顿地区（这是以金星著名 的天文学家曼哈顿教授命名的，他是第一个用高倍 望远镜发现这一地区的人）。 3 良好的天气条件和极强的信号帮助科学家们得 到了一些宝贵信息，由此可以评估载人飞碟着陆地 球的可行性。金星技术研究所正召开一场记者招待 会。


concern vt. 涉及，关系到，使…担心 e.g. Don’t interfere in what doesn’t concern you. 不要管与自己无关的事。 What concerns me is our lack of preparation. 让我担心的是我们缺乏准备。




But the satellite findings indicate… Indicate v. 表明，显示，暗示 (show) e.g. Research indicates that our eating habits are changing. A red sky at dusk often indicates fine weather the next day. （晚霞行千里） Indication n. There are clear indications that the economy is improving. （有明显迹象表明经济在好转。）

extremely strong signals… extremely adv. 极其地 ，非常 e.g. ~ important/ useful/complicated extreme a. 极端的， 严重的 e.g. ~ weather conditions ~ sports 极限运动






stick up 直立，突出 stick v. (stuck, stuck) 刺，戳，粘贴，卡住 The nurse stuck the needle into my arm. He stuck a stamp on the envelope. The key has stuck in the lock. n. 条状物，棍状物 glue stick 胶棒 walking stick lipstick
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它是太阳系中距离太阳第二近的行星，它在夜空中比其 它的行星或恒星明亮，其亮度仅次于太阳和月亮。日出时 它 被称为 “启明星”，日落时被称为“黄昏星”。 金星大气层中约95%为二氧化碳，其余大部分为氮。金星 的大气状况使生命不可能在金星上存在。



曼哈顿是一个荷兰人用 价值24美元的珠子，布 匹和小饰物从印第安土 著手里买的，位于纽约 市中心。 金融商业中心，华尔街 百老汇，帝国大厦，纽 约时代广场，大都会艺 术博物馆 哥伦比亚大学，曼哈顿 音乐学院

…composed of solid concrete and … solid a. 坚硬的，结实的，坚实的，可靠的 solid foundation 坚实的基础 solid evidence 可靠的证据 solid n. 固体

4“根据上周人造卫星的成功登陆，我们得出了这 样一个结论，”佐格教授介绍，“地球上没有任何生 物。” 5 “您如何得知？”《金星晚报》的记者提问道。 6 “首先，曼哈顿地区的地表都是由一种混凝土组 成，没有生物能够在那样的地方生长。第二，大气 中充满了一氧化碳和其他一些足以致命的成分，没 有人能呼吸这样的空气并且存活。”