新视野阅读教程2-2

nullUnit 2Unit 2Trends and fads 潮流与时尚nullQuestions Questions What’s a trend? What’s a fad? Do you know the differences between trends & fads ? What kind of fashion shows do you like best?Three differencesThree differences1. time 2. economy 3. groupTrends obviously last longer than fads and it will become a true part of modern culture.Fads sometimes have a strong economy and desire for money. It is not very important, however.Fads belong to the minority Trends ————the majoritynullTrend n. 趋势，倾向；走向 1. a general direction in which something tends to move or change the trend of the stock market 2. general line of orientation the northeastern trend of the coast 3. the popular taste at a given time he followed current trends nullFad n. 时尚；一时的爱好；一时流行的狂热 an interest or activity that is followed very keenly, but usually only for short time. It’s just a fad and will pass soon. 这只是一时的狂热，很快就会过去。 Don’t be so childish as to follow fads all the time. 别那么幼稚，老是赶时髦。 山寨 尼特族 急婚族 拼客 晒工资 最牛钉子户 流氓软件 奇葩 异地恋 Copycat NEET wedding rusher mass bargainer wages online exposure the most willful anti-mover hooligan software you are unbeliveable/ impossible long-distance relationship 无主见的人； 盲目的模仿者 null剩女 　 　　 裸婚 炫富　　 团购 　　 人肉搜索 潮人　　 御宅　　 房奴　　 愤青 　 3S lady (single，seventies（生于70年代）, stuck被卡住了) naked wedding flaunt wealth 　　 group buying 　　 flesh search 　　 trendsetter 领导流行的人　　 otaku　　　 house / mortgage slave youngcynic 　　 New wordsNew wordsTendency n. 倾向，趋势；癖好 1. an attitude of mind A natural tendency toward caution 天生的谨慎 2. an inclination to do something Unhappy parents have a tendency to bring up unhappy children. 不幸福的父母养育的孩子往往也不幸福。 3. a general direction in which something tends to move Under the above tendency, there is also a new problem in our country. 在这种全球经济的形势下，我国的经济也出现了新的问题。 nullClub n. 俱乐部，社团；夜总会；棍棒；梅花（扑克牌） Fight Club 搏击俱乐部 ...the ace of clubs. …梅花幺 I stopped in（顺便访问） at the club for a drink. 我在俱乐部喝一杯歇歇脚。 Men armed with knives and clubs attacked his home. 一帮携刀带棍的人袭击了他的家。 The next player discarded a club. 接下来的那位玩家出了张梅花牌。 nullFurniture n. 家具；设备；储藏物 wood furniture 木制家具 Each piece of furniture in their home suited the style of the house. 他们家的每件家具都与房子的风格相称。 They broke in and made off(偷走) with all the furniture. 他们破门而入，把所有家具都搬走了。 nullActor n. （男）演员；行动者；作用物 best actor 最佳男主角；最佳男演员 leading actor 主角，主要演员 Best supporting actor 最佳男配角 Actress n. 女演员[ 复数actresses ] Hero n. 英雄；男主角，男主人公 [ 复数heroes ] national hero 民族英雄；国家英雄 hero worship 英雄崇拜 folk hero 民族英雄；民间英雄 nullPolitician n. 政治家，政客 outspoken politician 直言不讳的政治人物 Appear vi. 出现；显得；似乎；出庭 appear in 出现在… appear on 在...上出现 appear to be 好像是；仿佛 He is anxious to appear a gentleman. 他急于现得像一位绅士。 A woman appeared at the far end of the street. 一个女人在街那端出现了。 nullWhen night falls, stars appear. 夜晚来到时星星出现。 In the US they appear to be succeeding. 在美国，这些看起来在接连不断的发生。 New programmes will appear in the fall on television. 秋季将有新节目在电视上出现。 nullComplain vi. 投诉；发牢骚； vt. 抱怨； n. complaint  抱怨；诉苦；疾病；委屈 complainant  [法] 原告；发牢骚的人；complain about 抱怨 complain of 抱怨；抗议 The couple complained about the high cost of visiting Europe. 这对夫妇抱怨了游览欧洲的高昂花费。 He complained of a headache. 他说他头疼。 nullFame n. 名声，名望；传闻，传说 vt. 使闻名，使有名望 [ 过去式famed 过去分词famed 现在分词faming ] In those years he just fought for fame. 那些年，他只是为成名而奋斗。 At the height of his fame, his every word was valued. 在他声名鼎盛时，他的每一句话都受到了重视。 He owed his fame to good fortune. 他把他获得的名望归因于好运。 nullCause n. 原因；事业；目标 vt. 引起；使遭受 cause of 起因；属…原因 cause for …的原因 He lives for nothing but his cause. 他只为自己的事业生活。 What is the root cause of all this? 这一切的根本原因是什么？ This is and should be a cause for serious concern. 这成为而且应当成为我们严肃关注的原因。nullDesire n. 欲望；，vt. 想要；要求；希望得到… I had a strong desire to help and care for people. 我有一股强烈的帮助和关心别人的愿望。 desire for 意欲，要求、渴望 Jack desires her for his wife. 杰克意欲娶她为妻。 He has to quench his desire for wealth. 他不得不打消发财的欲望。nullhatred of 憎恶 Hatred of child嫌子女症 a hatred of violence对暴力的憎恨 Hatred of the Roma has become a defining issue.对罗马的憎恨已经成为了决定性问题。 hope for 希望、期待 What do you hope for? 那你们希望生什么？ The rain dashed their hope for a picnic. 那场雨使他们郊游野餐的希望破灭了。 nullGroovy adj. 很帅的；绝妙的；时髦的 [ 比较级groovier 最高级grooviest ] Groovy Colours 缤纷色彩 ...the grooviest club in San Francisco ....三藩市最时髦的俱乐部。 Thank you, Mom and Dad, for turning me on to such a groovy profession. 谢谢你们，妈妈和爸爸。 谢谢你们将我带入如此绝妙的行当。 nullAwesome adj. 可怕的，了不起的 If it gets some attention from other people, awesome. 如果它引起了别人关注，那也很棒。 Foolish adj.愚蠢的；傻的 foolish melon 呆瓜 foolish behaviour 愚蠢行为 You do look foolish when you get angry. 你生气的时候看上去真蠢。 nullVain adj. 徒劳的；虚荣的；骄傲自负的 [ 比较级vainer 最高级vainest ] in vain 徒劳；白费力；无效 He tried to control himself, but in vain. 他试图控制自己，但控制不了。 He was so vain that nobody likes him. 他很自负，没人喜欢他。 She made a vain attempt to cross the river. 她试图过河，但没成功。 nullCreative adj. 创造性的 creative thinking 创造性思维 ...creative arts. …创新艺术 Economy n. 经济；节约；理财 planned economy经济 mixed economy   混合经济 This is an outstanding example of strict economy. 这是厉行节约的一个出色范例。nullAdditional adj. 附加的，额外的 Additional Charge附加费 additional tax 附加税 Frequent adj. 频繁的；时常发生的；vt. 常到，常去； Your shirts have faded from frequent washing. 你的衬衣由于经常洗涤已经褪色。 The two factories maintain frequent contacts. 两个厂经常打交道。nullSurvive vt. 幸存；生还；幸免于；比...活得长 vi. 幸存；活下来 [ 过去式survived 过去分词survived 现在分词surviving ] survive on 靠…活下来；靠…生存 = subsist on, exist on Bacteria are everywhere: they can survive on things that are unthinkable to humans. 细菌无处不在，他们可以在人类不可想象的环境下生存。 nullWhen the market economy is introduced, many factories will not survive. 一旦推行市场经济，很多工厂将无法存活下去。 No one survived the crash. 无人在这次撞击中幸免于难。 Most women will survive their spouses. 大多数女性比她们的配偶活得长。 nullOur changing lifestyle: trends & fadsOur changing lifestyle: trends & fadsMore than just 不仅仅， 不只是 More Than Just Friends不只是朋友；恋人未满 More than just jokes 只是笑话而已 But some Internet users want more than just someone to chat with. 但是有些互联网络使用者想要的并不只是聊天的对象。nullIn style 流行；时髦地 =in fashion 流行 The game was in style in 1900 and went out of fashion the next year. 这种游戏在1900年很流行，第二年就过时了。 Out of date 过时的，不用的 = out of fashion His idea was out of date. 他的想法已经过时了。 Love is never out of date. 爱情永远不会过时。nullSeem to be 看来，好像 But to me they seem to be all the same. 可是，在我看来，它们似乎都是千篇一律的。 Get away from 1. 回避，否认；无视，对…置之不理： You can't get away from the fact that the cost of living is always rising. 你不能否认生活费用总是在上涨这个事实。 2. (使)离开；(使)摆脱；(使)逃脱： Now he was dead, and I could not get away from my sadness. 他死了，我无法摆脱悲伤。nulland the like 诸如此类，等等 A furniture store sells beds, tables, chairs, and the like. 家具店出售床，桌子，椅子等东西。 Unknown adj. 陌生的，默默无闻的 n. 未知数；未知的事物，默默无闻的人 The motive for the killing is unknown. 杀人的动机不明。 An unknown number of demonstrators were arrested. 不知多少示威者被逮捕了。 nullPay attention to 留心，注意，重视 In doing our work, we must pay attention to ways and means. 做工作应注意方式方法。 Oppose extravagant （奢侈）eating and drinking and pay attention to thrift（节俭） and economy. 反对大吃大喝， 注意节约。nullCome and go 来来去去, 忽隐忽现，变幻无常 You can let her come and go without regarding me. 您可以让她来来去去，不用管我。 People come and go ，but I will never forget you. 人来人往，但我永远不会忘记您。 Make money赚钱 make good/ big money 赚大钱 nullNew wordsNew wordsWeight n. 重量，重力；负担；vt. 加重量于，使变重 The boy appeared anxious, had lost weight and was not sleeping well. 那个男孩显得很焦虑，体重减轻了，觉也睡不好。 I'm lucky really as I never put on weight. 我真的很幸运，体重从未增加过。 nullMedical adj. 医学的；n. 医生；体格检查 I balanced the benefits against the costs of medical insurance. 我权衡了医疗保险的好处和它的花费。 The doctor said that the old man is beyond medical help and will soon die. 医生说这个老人已无药可救，快要死了。 nullOverweight n. 1. (行李等的)超重 2. (尤指体重的)偏重，过重 3. 优势；优越 adj. 超重的 If your luggage is overweight, you'll have to pay extra. 假如你的行李过重了， 你得付额外的运费。 I wonder if this letter is overweight. 我想知道这封信是否超重。 nullRate n. 比率，速度；价格； vt. 认为；估价； exchange rate 汇率；兑换率 a rate of 70 miles an hour 时速70英里 Totally, the HCV infection rate was 31 % . 综合评价 ,HCV(丙型肝炎病毒)感染率( 31% )。nullNew diet books appear at a rate of nearly one a week. 饮食方面的新书以几乎每周一本的频率出版。 We rate him as one of the best. 我们认为他是最优秀者之一。 At this rate they'd be lucky to get home before eight-thirty or nine. 照这样下去，他们能在8：30或9：00前到家就很走运了。 nullNormal adj. 正常的；的 n. 正常；标准； normal school 师范院校；师范学校 The two countries resumed normal diplomatic relations. 这两个国家恢复了正常的外交关系。 Her height and weight are normal for her age. 她的身高和体重对于她的年龄来说是正常的。 nullNursery n. 苗圃；托儿所；温床 nursery school 幼儿园 Nursery Rhymes 童谣 ，儿歌 She puts her baby in this nursery and then goes back to work. 她把孩子送到这家托儿所然后回去上班。 nullDrug n. 药；毒品；麻醉药 vt. 使服麻醉药；使服毒品 drug trafficker  毒品贩子；贩毒分子 prescription drug 处方药；须医师处方才能买 food and drug administration 食品和药物管理局 nulldrug resistance 抗药性 drug abuse 药物滥用；毒品滥用 drug reaction 药物反应 His mother was on drugs. 他的母亲吸毒。 She was sure Leo was taking drugs. 她肯定利奥在吸毒。 I wonder now if that drink had been drugged. 我现在怀疑那饮料是否已被人下了麻醉药。 nullBlind adj./ adv 盲目的；瞎的 n. 掩饰，借口；百叶窗 blind date 相亲 blind alley 死胡同；没有前途的职业 He was a teacher of the blind. 他过去是位教盲人的老师。 I started helping him run the business when he went blind. 他失明以后，我就开始帮他打理生意。 nullCreate vt. 创造，创作；造成 We set business free to create more jobs. 我们让企业自由以创造更多的就业机会。 She could create a fight out of anything. 她可以为了任何事制造争斗。 These businesses stimulate the creation of local jobs. 这些企业刺激了当地就业机会的产生。 nullDiscrimination n. 歧视；区别，辨别； Gender/ sex discrimination 性别歧视； They cooked without skill and ate without discrimination. 他们做饭没厨艺，吃饭没品味。 We should not have racial discrimination. 我们不该有种族歧视。 nullJustify vi. 证明合法；vt. 证明…是正当的；替…辩护 No argument can justify a war. 没有任何理由能证明一个战争有理。 You forgive everything, you accept everything, you justify everything. 你原谅一切，你接受一切，你在辩解一切。 He attempts to justify his conduct. 他试图为他的行为辩护。 nullJudgment n. 判断；判决书；辨别力 In your judgment, what has changed over the past few years? 依你的看法，过去几年里发生了哪些变化？ I respect his judgment and I'll follow any advice he gives me. 我敬重他的判断力，并将听从他给我的任何建议。 nullObsessed [əb‘sest] adj. 着迷的；无法摆脱的 v. 着迷（obsess的过去式）；纠缠 He was obsessed with gangster movies. 他那时迷上了警匪片。 They were obsessed by her song. 他们都被她的歌声迷住了。 Sometimes we’re so obsessed with, and fearful of, the bad, we miss out on the considerable good in our world. 有些时候，我们是如此地感到困扰，惧怕一切负面的事情，以至于错失了世界上相当多的美好的事物。 nullFalse adj. 错误的；伪造的 adv. 欺诈地，虚假的 [ 比较级falser 最高级falsest ] a set of false teeth一副假牙。 You do not know whether what you‘re told is true or false. 你不知道别人告诉你的是真的还是假的。 The false on-line advertisements invade the right to know. 虚假广告侵害了知情权。 They smiled at one another, somewhat falsely. 他们相互微笑，有点假惺惺地。 nullDisorder n. 混乱；骚乱 anxiety disorder 焦虑症 sleep disorder 睡眠障碍 If you have an underlying disorder, go to the doctor. 如果你有潜在的不适、紊乱，去看医生。 null1.vt. 使失调；扰乱,弄乱，搅乱 The emergency room was in disorder. 急救室一片混乱。 The room was disordered when they arrived at the scene of the burglary. 当他们到达夜盗现场时房间被弄得乱七八糟。 2. 使(身心、机能)失调，使紊乱，使不适： a disordered mind 有毛病(或不正常)的头脑 to disorder the heart 使心脏功能失调 nullNaturally adv. 自然地 , 天生的 Some individuals are naturally good communicators. 一些人天生善于沟通。 Naturally these comings and goings excited some curiosity. 这些来来往往自然会引发一些好奇心。nullComment n. 评论；意见；批评 vi. 发表评论/意见 vt. 为…作评语 comment on 对…评论 So far, Mr. Cook has not commented on these reports. 到目前为止，库克先生还未对这些进行过评论。 No comment. I don't know anything. 无可奉告。我什么也不知道。 I appreciate your comment. 我欣赏你的意见。 nullCharacter n. 性格，特性；角色；品质；名声；骨气 character education品格教育；品德教育 He's a nut, a real character. 他是个怪人，一个真正与众不同的人。 She resembles her sister in appearance but not in character. 她外貌上像她的姐姐， 性格上却不同。 The struggle fetched out his true character. 这场斗争揭示出了他的真实品质。nullControl n./ vt. 控制；管理,抑制 过去式controlled 过去分词controlled 现在分词controlling ] All the newspapers are under government control. 所有的报纸都处在政府控制之下。 Nobody knows who is in control of the club. 没有人知道谁掌管这个俱乐部。 Jo was advised to learn to control herself. 人们建议乔要学会控制自己的情绪。 Her manner was quiet and very controlled. 她举止恬静很有涵养。 nullFailure n. 失败；故障；失败的人（事）This policy is doomed to failure. 这项政策注定要失败。 The marriage was a failure and they both wanted to be free of it. 这段婚姻是个失败，他们俩都想从中解放出来。 Beauty n. 美丽；美人；美好的东西 She is known as a great beauty. 她是个众所皆知的大美人。 nullHe was beginning to enjoy the beauties of nature. 他渐渐喜欢上了大自然的迷人之处。 Concept n. 观念，概念 concept map 概念图 A small baby has no concept of right and wrong. 婴儿没有是非概念。 nullVirgin n. 处女座 ; adj.未开发的, 原始的 virgin forest 原始森林 virgin islands 维尔京群岛 维尔京群岛（British Virgin Islands，缩写为BVI），又译英属处女群岛，位于加勒比海地区，波多黎各以东。维尔京群岛主要由托土拉岛（Tortola）、处女戈达岛（Virgin Gorda）、阿内加达岛（Anegada）和约斯特·范大克岛（Jost Van Dyke）四大岛所组成外，还包括有50多座细小的岛屿和岩礁 nullModel n. 模型；模范；模特儿 vt. 模拟；塑造；模仿 She models for a painter. 她为一名画家当模特。 使模仿,使仿效(model after/on/upon) The boy modelled himself after his father. 这个男孩以父亲为榜样。 Heavy Body, Not Heavy HeartHeavy Body, Not Heavy Heartoo表示健康的单词 1. （生理机能正常） health; healthy; physique; sound; fit: grow up healthy and sound; 健康成长 keep fit; 保持健康, 保持身材 2. （情况正常） healthy; wholesome; sound: wholesome thought; sound ideas; 健康的思想 sound development of relations between the two countries; 两国关系的健康发展nullphysique [fɪ‘ziːk] n. 体格，体形 =figure, build physique show 体格展示 Slim physique 体格苗条 He has the physique and energy of a man half his age. 他有着小他一半年纪的人的体格和精力。 He has good physique. 他的体质很好。 nullwholesome ['həʊls(ə)m] adj. 健全的；有益身心健康的(尤指不涉及非道德的性内容)；合乎卫生的；审慎的 wholesome air新鲜空气 wholesome books有益心智的书籍 wholesome exercise有益于健康的运动 to promote wholesome family entertainment. 倡导有益身心的家庭娱乐 Start every day with a wholesome breakfast. 以有益健康的早餐开始每一天。 nullThin adj. 薄的；瘦的 ，稀薄的 The soup was thin and clear, yet mysteriously rich. 那汤既稀又清，但味道却出奇地足。 The island is thinly populated. 这个岛人口稀少。 The ice is too thin to bear your weight. 冰太薄，承受不了你们的重量。 比较级thinner 最高级thinnest 过去式thinned 过去分词thinned 现在分词thinning nullLive off 以…为食料；靠…生活 =live on/upon Being a parent is a one way deal: you work for them, they live off you. 现在养育子女就是一味付出：你为他们尽力，他们依靠你生活。 The people on this island live off seafood. 小岛上的居民主要吃海产品。nullChart n. 图表；海图；图纸 pie chart   饼图； Line Chart 线形图；曲线图 ...charts of Greek waters. …希腊水域图。 Medical chart 体检表 Disabled adj. 残废的，有缺陷的 v. 使…失去能力 （disable的过去分词） Disabled Only 残疾人专用 disabled people 残疾人 nullMuch more… than… 比…要得多 But you get back so much more than what you give. 但你所收获的却是远远多于你所给予的。 The sea is much more beautiful than the river. 大海远比河川壮美得多。nullWould rather than 宁愿...而不愿；与其…不如 would rather do than do 宁愿做谋事而不做谋事 I would rather die than live in dishonour. 与其屈辱地活着，我宁愿去死。 He would rather run than walk. 他宁愿跑步也不愿散步。 I would rather than do it. 我宁死也不愿做这种事。nullChoose ？ Meaning ：how could it be that people choose to be fat? In reality 实际上；事实上 =in fact, in practice, as it is In theory, this problem should not occur, but in reality it does. 从理论上讲，这个问题不应该 发生，但实际它却发生了。nullTry hard to do sth 努力去做某事 Try one’s best to do sth 尽全力去做 All I can say is, try hard to do it right. 我只能说，你该尽力去做，努力做好它。 Try your hard to do as possible as you can even if what you can do isn't perfect. 当你不能做到尽善尽美的时候，那就尽自己努力去做。nullGet back 回来 ；恢复；取回；重新上台 Then life started to get back to normal. 后来生活又开始恢复到正常状态。 I'll get back to you if I find something new. 如果我有什么新发现的话, 我会再回来找你. We want to get back his land, not take your property. 今天，我们要取回他的土地，我们不会抢夺你们的财产。nullOften-heard 经常听到的 often-heard word 流行字眼 Happy, that is a feeling, I believe we all understand that such a term often heard - well-being. 幸福，那是一种感觉，相信大家都明白，经常听到这样一个名词——幸福感。 nullThank youTranslation Translation 1. If he starts talking about the past, you’ll never get away from him. 2. There is a tendency for job losses to rise in the winter. 3. Because of my frequent demands, father finally agree to go to Australia with me. 4. He sold his shop and opened a new one to make more money.