泛读Unit

Unit 7

Word Pretest:

1.Feminine['fɛmənɪn] adj

1.Qualities and things relate to or are considered typical of women, in contrast to men. 女性的，阴性的

eg : But are the ads about self-care and feminine indulgence all that much better? 但是那些关于自我照顾和女性放纵的广告真的有那么好吗？

2.Bias[ˈbaiəs] v and n

V. someone means to influence them in favor of a particular choice (影响某人）使偏心；使产生偏见

eg :We mustn’t allow it to bias our teaching.我们不允许它使我们的教学产生偏见。

N. a tendency to prefer one person or thing to another, and to favor that person or thing. 偏见

eg: Knowing her political bias, we discounted most of her story.由于了解她的政治偏见，我们对她的大部分报道都持怀疑态度。

3.Segregate ['sɛɡrɪɡet] v

To segregate two groups of people or things means to keep them physically apart from each other. 隔离，分开

eg: A large detachment of police was used to segregate the two rival camps of protesters.一大队分遣警察被派来隔离两群敌对的抗议者。

4.Stereotype ['stɛrɪətaɪp] n and v

N. a stereotype is fixed general image or set of characteristics that a lot of people believe represent a particular type of person or thing. 模式化形象，成见

eg: There’s always been a stereotype about successful businessmen. 对成功的商人们总有偏见

V. if someone is stereotyped as something, people form a fixed general idea or image of them, so that it is assumed that they will behave in a particular way. 把…模式化；对…产生成见

eg : He was stereotyped by some as a renegade.他被一些人带着成见视为一名背叛者。

Segregate installation 隔离设施

5.Enforce [ɪn'fɔrs] v

1.If people in authority enforce a law or s rule, they make sure that it is obeyed, usually by punishing people who do not obey it. 施行

eg: Boulder was one of the first cities in the nation to enforce a ban on smoking. 博尔德是该国率先施行禁烟令的城市之一。

2.To enforce something means to force or cause it to be done or to happen. 强制执行

eg : They struggled to limit the cost by enforcing a low-tech specification. 他们通过强制执行一种低技术规范来竭力限制成本。

Enforce upon 强迫

6. Institute

英[ˈɪnstɪtju:t]美[ˈɪnstɪtu:t]

n.①an organization that has a particular purpose, especially one that is connected with education or a particular profession教育，专业等的机构eg: a research institute 研究所institutes of higher education 高等学校

②the building used by this organization机构建筑V.to introduce a system, policy ,etc, or start a process 建立，制定，设立，实行

eg: The new management intends to institute a number r of changes 新任管理层打算实行一些改革

7. Spectator

英[spekˈteɪtə(r)]美[ˈspekteɪtər]

n. a person who is watching an event, especially a sports event 由指体育比赛的观看者，观众

8. Superficial

英[ˌsu:pəˈfɪʃl]美[ˌsu:pərˈfɪʃl]

adj.1.not studying or looking at sth thoroughly;seeing only what is obvious 粗略的，肤浅的，粗枝大叶的，浅薄的eg: The book shows only a superficial understanding of historical context .这本书表现出对历史背景的肤浅了解。

appearing to be true, real or important until you look at it more carefully 表面的，外表的 eg: When you first meet her ,she gives a superficial impression of warmth and friendliness.初次见面时，她总给人一种热情亲切的表面印象。

Text 1中的生单词：

1.Eliminate [ɪˈlɪməˌnet] vt.

○1to leave out of consideration. 不加考虑，略去