21世纪大学英语Vocabulary
单元1-7
1. Do you think that making music and art compulsory subjects in schools may reduce some children’s enjoyment of them? 2. Bob’s one of those people who relish risk and danger – he’d be bored in a safe, steady job.
3. Elizabeth’s certainly talented enough to succeed in her career; she just doesn’t have enough confidence in her own abilities.
4. I’m sorry you’re in trouble, but you made your decision on your own and you’ll just have to face the consequences. 5. Many educators would be delighted to abolish exams, but worry that without them there would be too little incentive for students to work hard.
6. The teacher accidentally hit the boy’s hand with an eraser and was henceforth known as “Dead-Eye Bean”.
7. If I had money, I’d invest it all in Internet companies.
8. Psychologists say that our behavior is influenced by many factors too subtle for us to consciously perceive. 9. He’s always had a passion for books. If he could work in a library, it would be a dream come true.
10. Look at those three whispering in the corner again – they’re scheming something, I just don’t know what!
1. Lily has been going steady with Richard for three years now. I think it’s true love.
2. Fred and Jim didn’t like each other at first, but in time they became good friends.
3. By leading his army into the valley, the general played into his enemy’s hands. 4. It was beyond her wildest dreams that more than a hundred thousand copies of her recent novel were sold in three months. 5. Did you notice how Ann hung on Michael’s
every word all evening?
6. The photos he took at the conference are so out of focus that I can’t tell who’s who.
7. What do albatrosses feed on when shellfish are out of season?
8. That car is the apple of Chris’s eye — he’ll be devastated when he hears you scratched the paint.
9. The prisoners filed into the courtroom with their heads down and without even glancing at the crowd of excited journalists.
10. She used to be fascinated by butterflies—she would spend hours in the museum poring over their collection.
1. Please label all the boxes clearly so that we’ll know which ones are ours and which belong to you.
2. It’s not a simple question. Many different factors have converged to
create the current crisis.
3. I can never repay my parents for the many sacrifices they made for me. 4. Research shows that humor and fear are two excellent ways to motivate students. 5. At first tea was produced only in China; it was later transplanted to India and Japan.
6. The sight of the animals’ sufferings so horrified him that he vowed never to visit the zoo again.
7. A mother’s bond with her newborn baby is an infinitely deep one that nothing can replace.
8. In Australia, women constitute 51% of the population, but occupy only 19% of the managerial positions.
9. Thousands of striking workers surged into the city square, demanding higher wages and better working conditions.
10. There was a deep-rooted racial prejudice long before the two countries
became rivals and went to war.
11. Mary resents having to go to work while her husband sits about the house all day. 12. Not
all
of
the
author’s
recommendations for improving students’ performance at school are logical.
1. Research carried out at Berkeley shows that Asian children are motivated by a sense of guilt. 2. Professor
Glover
explained
how
19th-century social policies led to a loss of faith in the value of hard work. 3. The
controversy
about
“multiculturalism” springs from recent changes in the curricula of US
4. A good education will make it easier for you to get ahead.
5. Ted finally showed up a little after eleven. He said he’d overslept. 6. Women now make up two-fifths of the work force in this country.
7. Kim says she works hard because she owes it to her parents.
8. She found herself unable to cope with all the work she had been assigned to do. 9. The girls carefully divided the cake into seven pieces.
10. Immigrants are excluded from many of the rights that citizens have.
11. As a teacher, Henry is committed to awakening his students to the joys of education.
12. In the mid-1960s, many Frenchmen wondered if the Americans would ever make it to the moon if they insisted on calculating distances in feet and inches.
1. We expected Ellen to do well, but when she got straight A’s she surpassed all our expectations.
2. You made a good decision, and I thoroughly approved of it.
3. They arrived at the stadium three hours
early to ensure that they’d get good seats.
4. The company is now thriving thanks to the skillful management and outstanding technology.
5. The directors’ disagreement rapidly escalated into a fight, so the meeting became more exciting than anyone had expected.
6. As a junior member of the school’s teaching staff, Janet didn’t feel qualified to discuss the issue with the principal.
7. The 20-year-old tennis player’s dream is to represent China at the next Olympics. 8. It was becoming apparent that the elderly chemist’s skills were no longer needed. 9. I don’t understand how you can justify spending money on space exploration when there are hungry children in the world. 10. Many of the conflicts that spring from cultural differences can be avoided if you
keep an open mind.
1. You don’t have to go along with his plan if you think it’s crazy.
2. Oh, stop complaining about the rain! It’s good from the farmers’ viewpoint. 3. This 67-year-old Canadian novelist has delighted multitudes of readers with his tales of mystery. 4. Another problems.
5. For Sally, the wonderful evening of music and dancing had come to an end too soon. 6. Rosemary picked up the basics of Chinese very quickly because she used the language at every opportunity.
7. At times when I had trouble controlling my temper, I hardly knew what I was saying or doing.
8. Once he’d gotten into the habit of eating with chopsticks, he preferred them to a
joint
venture
in
auto
manufacturing has run into financial
knife and fork.
9. Seeing that she had nothing to say after brief greetings, I tried my best to smooth over the awkwardness of the first meeting. 10. I thought the man was lying to protect his wife, but in fact it was the reverse.
1. When every student imagines that every other student is working harder and doing better, stress is the inevitable result. 2. It is my firm conviction that violence is never a reasonable solution to conflict. 3. Everyone jumped up when a piercing scream suddenly broke the silence.
4. In many cultures a memorial service is a joyful celebration, not a solemn event. 5. The recession has put increasing pressure on the job market, so employment prospects for
this
year’s
graduates
are
unfortunately rather grim.
6. If you keep too firm a grip on your children, they’ll never learn to think
for themselves.
7. I don’t know what induced Alfred to read your letter. Presumably he thought it was addressed to him.
8. What are you thinking of!? This medicine is much too potent for a small child! 9. A large segment of the population — reckoned at about 20% — still takes spirit-worship (神灵崇拜) seriously. 10. Before going on a camping trip, it’s wise to make sure you’re well equipped for a wide range of emergencies. 11. As soon as the director left the room, Sam commenced to entertain us with his wild stories. 12. I
talked
to
Alice
last
week
—incidentally, has she returned the book you lent her? I’d like to borrow it, if you don’t mind.
1. The professor is often seen strolling around the campus in the dead of night.
2. In a crowded dormitory it’s especially important to be considerate of other people’s needs and feelings.
3. The end of the movie didn’t surprise me — I knew all along who the murderer was. 4. After her husband’s death, fearsome of what the future would bring, Barbara closed the family business and went to work in a bank.
5. Please excuse my irritability. I’ve been under too many pressures at work lately. 6. None of Lucy’s usual methods for attracting attention worked on the professor.
7. It’s hard to conceive of a culture where smell or touch are more important than sight.
8. If he doesn’t find some time to relax a little, I’m afraid he’s going to bug out.
1. Politicians are always promising to introduce legislation to raise salaries and lower taxes.
2. The new poetry collection was compiled from a wide variety of sources and includes poems from twelve countries and seven centuries.
3. Every culture is full of beliefs and assumptions that most people never question until they come into contact with another culture.
4. Many people who emigrate to America in hopes of becoming rich are surprised at how hard they have to work.
5. He has a wide circle of acquaintances but very few close friends.
6. She's a renowned tennis player, but her real ambition is to become a writer. 7. To avoid confusion, you'd better start by explaining the whole idea from beginning to end in an orderly way.
8. When you take a small child on a long trip,
you need to bring lots of books and toys to keep him or her amused.
9. Most visitors to Shanghai find it a very impressive/amusing city.
10. They teach at night school to supplement their income, which otherwise wouldn't be sufficient to live on.
1. The students sent a twelve-member delegation to the conference.
2. Three army officers were charged with conspiracy to overthrow the government. 3. The first step in applying for an entry permit to Great Britain is filling out this form. visa
4. I consider religion a private matter and don't like it when people preach. 5. If William is driving, I'll take the bus. He's too reckless and I just don't feel safe with him behind the wheel.
1. When he failed the entrance exam, his
despair drove him to consider suicide. 2. Their van ran into a taxi but fortunately no one was injured. 3. It would take years for the pain over her divorce to fade away.
4. The soldiers vowed to get revenge for their captain’s death.
5. Milk baths are a very effective way to soothe the pain of minor burns or insect bites.
6. When his health failed and he had to close his business, it shattered all his hopes for his family’s future.
7. The man was wealthy, handsome and powerful; why he insisted on destroying his life through
gambling
defied
all
comprehension.
8. We need to have the roof repaired — it leaks every time it rains.
9. The whole trip was a nightmare — the motel had lost our reservation, then our car was stolen, and besides that, the weather was
terrible.
10. I had a very strange dream last night, but only remember a few fragments of it.
1. The actress refused to comment on the story that she was planning to marry. 2. The car went out of control and smashed head on into a tree. 3. Have you done something strange again? A police car has just pulled up in front of our house.
4. I’m sorry your aunt was offended, but I’m not going to take back what I said. 5. I got this job completely by chance — I was in the right place at the right time.
1. My hobbies are watercolor painting and stamp collecting. What are yours? 2. Lisa has always had a peculiar sense of humor — she finds the strangest things amusing.
3. I wonder how she squeezes herself into such tight clothes— and why! She certainly looks uncomfortable! 4. I thought gadgets like microwaves and computers were meant to give us more leisure time, but in fact they just seem to add to the pressures of modem life. 5. He would’ve won the race, but he stumbled and nearly fell just before he reached the finish line.
6. You shouldn’t get discouraged just because you don’t succeed the first time you try something new.
7. Sorry, but I couldn’t help overhearing your conversation. If you’re lost, perhaps I can help you.
8. Computer games are fine for recreation, but some kids get completely obsessed with them and neglect all their other activities.
9. Families in which the woman is the sole wage earner have to cope with many social
and financial pressures.
10. I had an accident last week and my bicycle got wrecked. Could I borrow yours?
1. I know you’re afraid, but you really shouldn’t keep putting off your visit to the dentist.
2. She had a good shot at getting a promotion, but she blew it when she insulted one of our best customers.
3. Many teachers complain that the existing exam system gets in the way of real improvements in teaching methods. 4. No one thought George would ever learn Japanese, but as it happens he picked it up in no time.
5. What a mess your room is! Why don’t you tidy it up?
6. If you keep fooling around, you’re going to get into trouble.
7. I’ve gotten kind of out of shape, so I’ve started going to the gym once a week to see
if I can tone myself up.
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