新视野大学英语读写教程词汇 第四册 Unit 9a

　　|@★    |<1>contend     |vt.    |argue or state that sth. is true |声称；认为
||   ||The man contend that it was not his fault. |那人认为这不是他的过错。
||   ||I would contend that the minister's thinking is flawed on this point. |我倒认为部长的想法在这一点上有漏洞。
|        |               |vi.    |compete against sb. in order to gain sth. |竞争
||   ||As Crawford contended with heartbreak in his private life, his career soared to greater heights. |当克劳福德在他个人私生活上与伤心事搏斗时，他的职业生涯却上升到了更高点。
||   ||Three armed groups were contending for power. |三个武装集团在争夺权力。
|@★    |<2>contemplate |v.   |think carefully about sth. for a long time |思量；仔细考虑
||   ||contemplate the problem from all sides |从各方面慎重考虑这个问题
||   ||You are too young to cotemplate retirement¹. |你考虑退休还太年轻。
<TITLE>Phrases and Expressions</TITLE>
||<3>shave off |remove hair with sth. sharp |剃掉
||   |I've decided² to shave off my beard. |我决定剃掉胡子。
||   |During that time he was ordered by those criminals to shave off his beard to change his appearance. |那时，那帮罪犯命令他把胡子剃掉，改变外貌。
||<4>take sb. to court|begin a case against sb. |起诉某人
||   |She threatened to take them to court if they didn't publish an immediate³ apology. |如果他们不马上发表一个道歉，她扬言要诉讼他们。
||   |He was stunned⁴ last week to receive a letter from his former neighbors accusing him of "damaging" their land and threatening to take him to court. |上周他感到很震惊：他收到他以前几个邻居的一封信，指控他“破坏”他们的土地，并威胁要把他告上法庭。
||<5>put sth. before sth. |consider sth. more important than sth. else |认为...比...更重要
||   |He puts his health before all other considerations. |他认为他的健康比别的什么都重要。
||   |Putting yourself before anyone else is very selfish. |把你自己看得比任何人都重要，这是很自私的。
||<6>for all  |despite |尽管，虽然
||   |For all her privilege and wealth, life had not been easy and the experiences of childhood had left an indelible mark on her mind. |尽管她享有特权和财富，可是她的生活一直是很不容易，童年的经历在她的脑海中留下了一个抹不去的印记。
||   |For all the talk of "cuts", state spending on health has increased by nearly a third in real terms since 1979. |尽管一直在谈“削减”，但实际上政府在健康问题上的开支从1979年以来上涨了近三分之一。
||<7>come into |begin to be in a state |开始进入某种状态
||   |The ship had come into service only weeks before the rescue mission. |这条船在救援任务开展前几个星期刚开始投入使用。
||   |The planned cable is set to come into service by the end of 1999. |计划中的电缆定在1999年底前投入使用。
||<8>so far   |until now; up to this point |到目前为止；迄今为止
||   |Meanwhile, health campaigns have largely failed so far to change their behavior. |同时，健康运动到目前为止总体上没能改变他们的行为。
||   |The authorities have so far managed to prevent a chain reaction. |到目前为止，当局已经设法避免了连锁反应。
||<9>in response to |as a  reply or  reaction  to an event or sth.  that  is said |作为对...的答复；作为对...的反应
||   |The product was developed in response to customer demand. |为了满足顾客的需求，开发了这种产品。
||   |The law was passed in response to public pressure. |在公众压力下该法规获得通过
||<10>in a lash⁵ |quickly or suddenly |转眼间
||   |It happened in a flash, although in retrospect⁶ everything seemed to occur in slow motion. |这是眨眼间发生的，尽管回想起来一切似乎都是慢慢出现的。
||   |She thought she saw a flicker⁷ of admiration⁸ in his eyes, but it was gone in a flash. |她想她看到了他眼神里微微流露出的一丝羡慕，但转眼间它又消失了。
<TITLE>Proper Names</TITLE>
||<11>Euro Disneyland | |欧洲迪斯尼乐园
||<12>Mickey Mouse | |米老鼠（迪斯尼创造的雄性老鼠动画形象）
||<13>TGV | |高速电气铁路
||<14>Sleeping Beauty | |睡美人（法国童话中因着魔而昏睡100年的公主）
||<15>Snow White | |白雪公主
||<16>Peter Pan | |彼得·潘（苏格兰剧作家 James Barrie 所著同名剧本中的主角，一个不肯长大的小孩）
||<17>Pinocchio | |匹诺曹（同名故事和电影中的主角，一个木偶男孩，说谎时，他的鼻子就变长）
||<18>Walt Disney World | |沃尔特·迪斯尼世界
||<19>Jules Verne | |儒勒·凡尔纳（1828-1905，法国小说家，现代科幻小说的奠基人）
||<20>the Louvre | |卢浮宫（法国国立美术博物馆，位于巴黎）
||<21>Minnie Mouse | |米尼老鼠（迪斯尼创造的雌性老鼠动画形象）
||<22>　<em>Mona Lisa</em> | |《蒙娜·丽莎》（欧洲文艺复兴时期意大利画家达·芬奇所作的一幅著名肖像画）

1 retirement   

n.退休，退职

参考例句：

• She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
• I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

4 stunned   

adj. 震惊的，惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。
• The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。

5 lash   

v.系牢；鞭打；猛烈抨击；n.鞭打；眼睫毛

参考例句：

• He received a lash of her hand on his cheek.他突然被她打了一记耳光。
• With a lash of its tail the tiger leaped at her.老虎把尾巴一甩朝她扑过来。

6 retrospect   

n.回顾，追溯；v.回顾，回想，追溯

参考例句：

• One's school life seems happier in retrospect than in reality.学校生活回忆起来显得比实际上要快乐。
• In retrospect,it's easy to see why we were wrong.回顾过去就很容易明白我们的错处了。

7 flicker   

vi./n.闪烁，摇曳，闪现

参考例句：

• There was a flicker of lights coming from the abandoned house.这所废弃的房屋中有灯光闪烁。
• At first,the flame may be a small flicker,barely shining.开始时，光辉可能是微弱地忽隐忽现，几乎并不灿烂。

8 admiration   

n.钦佩，赞美，羡慕

参考例句：

• He was lost in admiration of the beauty of the scene.他对风景之美赞不绝口。
• We have a great admiration for the gold medalists.我们对金牌获得者极为敬佩。