清华大学硕士研究生英语课堂资料整理

Ⅰ.单词和短语:

1.mania n. 癖好, 狂热

2.Oops! 感叹词：惊讶

3.prime time “黄金时段”

4.shock jock 惊人杂谈节目主持人

5.snail mail 传统的邮递

6.epidemic adj. 流行的，传染的 n. 时疫，疾病流行，流行病

7.HIV: Abbr. human immunodeficiency virus 人体免疫缺损病毒，艾滋病病毒

8.AIDS: abbr. Acquired Immure Deficiency Syndrome 艾滋病，获得性免疫功能丧失综合症

9.alarming adj. 使人惊动的，令人担忧的

10.intravenous adj. 静脉内的

placent adj. 自满的，得意的

12.vulnerable adj. 易受攻击的，易受…的攻击

13.condom n. 避孕套

14.initiative n. 主动权，主动

15. a philosophy of life 人生观

16.* Mr. Sally is always spouting his philosophy of life.

17.Confucius 孔子

18.* Confucian doctrine exerted a profound influence on later ages, so Confucius is addressed

respectfully as a saint.

19.celebrity 名人，明星

20. Lots of celebrities were at the film premiere.

21.autograph（名人的）亲笔签名

22.I have got lots of famous footballers’ autographs.

23.charity event / concert 为慈善事业筹款的活动 / 音乐会

24.* These homeless children received some money and clothes from some charities.

25.Fed up 受够了

26.Globalization 全球化

27.give it a go=give it a try 试一试，试一把

28.be quick on the uptake 理解很快

29.You will have to be patient with our grandpa. He’s not very quick on the uptake.

30.abolish vt. 取消；废除；废止；革除

31.transform vt.转换, 改变, 改造, 使...变形vi.改变, 转化, 变换

32.instantly adv. 立刻地，即刻地

33.imitate vt. 模仿，仿效 v. 模仿

34.violence n. 暴力，暴虐，暴行

35.entertaining adj. 愉快的，有趣的

36.solution n. 解决办法，解决方案

37.Infrastructure 基础设施

38.brick-and-mortar：实实在在存在的，实体的；具体的；(公司等)有厂房和店铺的

39.Crack up (使)捧腹大笑

40.Everyone in the class just cracked up.

41.Prank 玩笑,恶作剧

42.Weirdo (行为、衣着等)怪异的人

43.polo shirts开领短袖衬衫

44. khaki pants 土黄色,卡其黄

45.ghostbuster驱鬼者

46.High Five，是美国文化手势的一种，并没有正式的中文名称，一般代表了“庆祝成功的

击掌”有时也写成“Give me five”。这个手势用于两人之间，动作是两人各高举一只手，并向对方的手拍击。

47.Cop 警察,cop car 警车，cop shop 警局

48.absence n. = 缺席、不在

49.tough adj. = 棘手的

50.employee n. = 雇员、员工

51.take its toll = 使…遭受损害、使…丧失

52.public sector = 政府资助(或控制)的企事业

anisational change = 组织变动

54.job security = 工作安全感、职业保障；

55.redundancy [n.] = (因劳动力过剩而造成的) 裁员, 解雇

56.strategy [n.] = 策略、对策

57.counseling [n.] = 咨询服务

58.to blame = 应受责备

59.civil servant = (政府)文职人员;公务员

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Ⅱ.必背句子：

1.Rome Wasn't Built in a Day,罗马不是一天建成的。

2.*Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—，I took the one less traveled by,And that has

made all the difference. ——选自A Poem (The Road Not Taken, by Robert Frost)。

3.I like your sense of humor. 我喜欢你的幽默感。

4.He is used to eating out all the time. 他已经习惯在外面吃饭了。

5.*Finding the very best employees, however, often reminds you of the old “needle in a

haystack” saying.

6.*Life is all about listening to your heart and chasing your dreams.

7.*For the first nine years of their marriage, she declined almost all media interviews.

8.be a household name---be very well known 家喻户晓，十分出名

9.*Coca Cola is a household name around the world.

10.from scratch 从零开始，从头开始，白手起家