我们为什么相信地球是圆的

Note: appealing a. 有吸引力的，动 有吸引力的， 人的 cf. appeal for: 呼吁，强烈要求帮助 呼吁，
6. something (重要东西；重要 重要东西； 重要东西 人物) 人物 in / to :
e.g. There’s something in / to what you say: I’ll take your advice. They had to concede that there was something in his teaching methods.
7. ocular a. 眼睛的；视觉的 眼睛的；
solar a. of the sun Ex. 12 P 54
Unit 3
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Language points and text analysis
1. some … or other: 某一
e.g. I shall be coming again someday or other. I’ve read the story before in some book or other. Somehow or other, John managed to get a well-paid job in the bank. Note: used with someone, something, somehow,somewhere, someday, sometime, etc.
fore- : 前
e.g. foretell vt. 预言；预示 foresee vt. 预见，预知 forecast vt. 预测，预报 forebode vt. 预示，预兆
16. bang goes:
e.g. The dog has eaten our food – bang goes dinner! (= no dinner) I’ve broken my leg, so bang goes playing football. Half way through the race I twisted my ankle, so bang went my chance of winning.
15. predict vt. say in advance 预言 (同 fortell) 同
e.g. Economists are predicting a fall in interest rates. It’s impossible to predict who will win the women’s 5000-meter race. Note: prediction n.
2. cite vt. 举出；引用，引述， 举出；引用，引述， 引证
e.g. The lawyer cited a previous case to support his argument. The minister cited the latest crime figures as proof of the need for more police.
13. bring out: show, produce 拿出；使显出；推出(新产品等 新产品等) 拿出；使显出；推出 新产品等
e.g. Suddenly the man brought out a gun and threatened the taxi-driver with it. A special issue of the magazine was brought out to commemorate the occasion.
4. phenomenon n. 现象
e.g. The booklet gives scientific explanations to many natural phenomena. Snow in April is not an unusual phenomenon in Inner Mongolia. Note: pl. phenomena
5. appeal to sb. : 投合所好； 投合所好； 对…有感染力或吸引力 有感染力或吸引力
e.g. The idea of studying abroad appeals to many young people. The magazine is intended to appeal to professional women in their 30s and 40s.
3. widespread a. 分布广的； 分布广的； 普遍的
e.g. Personal computers are in widespread use now even in many underdeveloped countries. The problem of air pollution has attracted widespread attention.
Synonyms: overstate; magnify
3. horizon n. 地平线
e.g. The sun had already sunk below the horizon. Suddenly the sailors saw a ship far away on the horizon. Note: horizontal a. 地平线的 ， 水平 地平线的， 的 horizontally adv. 水平地 on the horizon: 在地平线上
Unit 3
Why Do We Beliห้องสมุดไป่ตู้ve That the Earth Is Round? 我们为什么相信地球是圆的？ 我们为什么相信地球是圆的？
I. Word Building
1. superstitious a. 迷信的
e.g. Tom is very superstitious and believes the number 13 brings bad luck. Many people have a superstitious fear of the dark.
4. advance vt. put or bring forward 提出
e.g. In the 19th century, the new theory of the origin of life advanced by Darwin raised a storm of debate in England and other parts of the world. Mary is too shy to advance her opinion at the meeting.
7. follow up: 深入研究或调查； 深入研究或调查； 采取进一步行动
e.g. They followed up the matter until they got results. The editor of the newspaper thinks that this story is worth following up.
14. justify vt. 证明 是正当的； 证明…是正当的 是正当的； 为…辩护 辩护
e.g. He tried to justify his neglect to his duties on grounds of ill health. He is fully justified in refusing your request. Do you think you are justified in treating your old mother like that? Note: be justified in doing sth.: 有正当理 由做某事; just a. justice n. justification n..
17. finish vt. 消灭；杀掉；使 消灭；杀掉； 完蛋
e.g. My answer finished him. The flu almost finished the old man. The Watergate scandal finished Nixon’s political career.
Note: superstition n. superstitiously adv.
2. exaggerate vt. overstate 夸 张，夸大
e.g. People will no longer believe what he says if he is always exaggerating facts. The seriousness of the situation has been much exaggerated in the press. exaggeration n.
Note: as follows: 如下 如下; follow one’s advice: 听从某人的忠 告或建议
12. cast vt. 扔，投；投射
e.g. The candle cast a flickering light on the wall. The tall tree casts a long shadow across the lawn in the late afternoon.
10. refute vt. 驳斥
e.g. How would you refute the theory that the earth is flat? The best way to refute the accusation of laziness is to work hard.
11. follow vi. 结果产生；得出 结果产生；
5. booklet n.
–let : suffix (n. + ~ = n.) 1) diminutive, little 小型的 2) thing worn as a band on, e.g. armlet Ex. 10 P 53
6. foretell vt.
fore- : prefix before, in front of 预 先，在前面 Ex. 11 P 53
e.g. He is a good writer, but it does not follow that he is a good speaker. Because he is a competent engineer, it does not follow that he will make a successful factory director.
8. for the sake of: 为了 的利益； 为了…的利益 的利益； 为了(… 起见 ；看在 的份上 起见)；看在…的份上 为了
e.g. The pretty actress married an old millionaire for the sake of his money. My father used to be a ‘chain smoker’, but now he has given up smoking for the sake of his health.
18. exceptionally adv. unusually 例外地
Note: for the good or advantage of; for the purpose of; because of
9. throw light on: (使)明白， 明白， 使 明白 (使)明朗；解释 明朗； 使 明朗
e.g. This newspaper article throws some / much / a clear light on the situation in the Middle east. His diary throws light on life in England in the seventeenth century. Note: shed light on; cast light on