15篇文章贯通六级词汇Unit03-Part2

[00:00.00]Some gardeners plan their garden
[00:02.61]with meticulous¹ attention to detail.
[00:04.80]They choose colors that
[00:06.44]will complement² each other
[00:07.75]and design their garden
[00:08.85]as if they were
[00:09.83]painting on a canvas.
[00:11.03]Others are more spontaneous
[00:13.00]and simply visit a nursery
[00:15.08]and purchase plants
[00:16.40]that appeal to them.
[00:18.14]Often gardeners have a trademark³ plant
[00:21.10]that is their specialty⁴.
[00:22.96]Perhaps they enjoy the velvet⁵
[00:25.15]texture of the leaves, or maybe
[00:27.12]the flower's color attracts them.
[00:28.97]The varieties of gardens
[00:31.60]are endless. Terrace gardening
[00:34.01]has become popular. With
[00:35.65]a herbal garden, cooks enjoy
[00:37.73]being able to use fresh herbs
[00:39.04]from their garden to
[00:40.35]add zest⁶ to their favorite dishes.
[00:43.31]They simply visit their garden
[00:45.28]and clip a few pieces of
[00:46.81]the herb they wish to use.
[00:48.78]Every garden is as individual
[00:51.62]as its owner. Gardens come
[00:54.58]in all shapes and sizes.
[00:56.66]Some are in the shape
[00:58.14]of a rectangle, while others
[00:59.67]are circular or irregular in shape.
[01:01.97]Some gardeners like the appearance
[01:03.93]of an asymmetrical⁷ shape
[01:06.13]while others work to
[01:07.88]achieve symmetry in their gardens.
[01:09.73]For vegetable gardens, the most
[01:12.03]popular shape is rectangular
[01:14.22]and vegetables are usually planted
[01:16.84]in a linear fashion.
[01:18.70]This method makes it easier
[01:21.33]to cultivate between
[01:22.65]the rows of plants.
[01:23.95]You could mistake some gardens
[01:25.92]for a meadow when the gardener
[01:27.46]chooses to include only
[01:29.10]wildflowers as a choice of vegetation.
[01:32.49]Including a pond in
[01:34.13]a garden is popular too.
[01:36.10]Entrepreneurs are always looking
[01:39.17]for innovations and gadgets⁸ that
[01:41.02]will attract the attention
[01:42.56]of devoted⁹ gardeners and
[01:43.76]induce them to spend their money.
[01:45.95]It has become a huge industry
[01:48.57]in the last few years,
[01:50.76]as the baby boomers reach
[01:52.40]retirement age and have more time
[01:54.59]to pursue hobbies such as gardening.
[01:57.32]There are new products patented
[01:58.97]every year to tempt¹⁰ the gardener.
[02:01.37]It is possible to
[02:03.78]buy a kit¹¹ that contains
[02:05.42]a complete set of tools
[02:06.73]needed by the home gardener.
[02:08.48]Unfortunately, often the quality
[02:11.33]is poor and the product
[02:12.97]is a fraud. Instead of
[02:14.83]having something good to
[02:16.25]work with, the purchase
[02:17.57]turns out to be junk.
[02:18.99]If you want to flatter
[02:21.17]a gardener, and boost
[02:22.71]their ego¹² at the same time,
[02:24.13]summon up the courage to
[02:25.88]simply ask if you can
[02:27.52]swap plants. Of course,
[02:29.49]it will give them a thrill
[02:31.24]if you also compliment them
[02:32.45]on the hardiness¹³ of their plants
[02:33.86]as compared to yours.
[02:35.29]They might even try to
[02:37.15]console you on your lack
[02:38.35]of competence¹⁴ as a gardener
[02:39.56]because your plants are not
[02:41.31]as sturdy as their plants.
[02:43.28]Irrespective of the competence
[02:45.46]of the gardener, anyone who
[02:47.10]augments the number of plants
[02:48.96]grown is helping¹⁵ to conserve¹⁶
[02:50.71]our planet by averting¹⁷ erosion.
[02:52.46]This pays great dividends¹⁸
[02:54.87]for everyone as it also
[02:56.18]serves to protect the ozone¹⁹ layer.
[02:58.26]Some people erect²⁰ barricades²¹
[03:01.43]to keep small animals
[03:02.97]from attacking the plants.
[03:04.61]Squirrels love to dig up
[03:06.47]flower bulbs. They find
[03:08.33]them a tasty treat.
[03:09.97]It is common to see
[03:11.61]ceramic fixtures²² or figurines
[03:13.14]in a garden. Even
[03:15.22]the untrained eye can tell
[03:17.19]that the imitations are a fake,
[03:19.05]yet properly placed, they add
[03:20.80]to the intrinsic beauty.
[03:22.88]A rain gauge²³, attached
[03:24.74]by a bracket to a fence,
[03:26.38]is a common sight and
[03:27.91]is used to enable the gardener
[03:29.44]to diagnose the moisture level
[03:30.97]of the soil around
[03:32.18]the plants and determine
[03:33.82]if they need more water.
[03:35.90]If nature does not provide
[03:37.54]enough rain, then the gardener
[03:39.40]will use a plastic or
[03:40.49]rubber hose to provide
[03:41.81]more irrigation. With a twist
[03:44.21]of a knob, or by moving
[03:46.18]a lever, the thirst of
[03:47.93]the plants for moisture
[03:49.03]can be quenched²⁴.What greater pleasure,
[03:51.55]than to work in your garden
[03:53.19]and as you clip
[03:54.39]the overgrown plants back to
[03:55.37]size or prune²⁵ branches
[03:56.58]of fruit trees, hear
[03:58.22]the buzz of bees?
[03:59.53]You know that they are
[04:01.39]enjoying your garden as
[04:02.37]they extract the pollen²⁶
[04:03.25]from the blooms. You relish²⁷
[04:04.89]the feeling that you are
[04:06.86]one with nature. The hum
[04:08.28]of insects as they share
[04:09.70]the garden is more pleasurable
[04:11.13]than music from a stereo
[04:12.33]or a symphony to
[04:13.32]a devoted gardener. In addition,
[04:14.85]the scent²⁸ of the flowers
[04:18.90]is an integral part
[04:19.77]of the joy of spending
[04:20.86]time working in a garden.
[04:21.85]The irony²⁹ of the situation
[04:24.37]is that nature sometimes
[04:26.55]conspires against the gardener,
[04:28.31]and a hailstorm can riddle³⁰
[04:30.06]beautiful plants, shredding³¹ their leaves
[04:32.90]in minutes. Hurricanes can uproot³²
[04:35.30]even the largest trees
[04:36.83]although this is an event
[04:38.81]that seldom occurs in Southern Ontario.
[04:41.10]Tornadoes are more likely
[04:43.73]in this area.Parasites³³ can
[04:46.25]attack plants and threaten their survival.
[04:49.20]Any number of things
[04:50.62]can become a plague.
[04:51.93]It is often difficult
[04:53.25]to discern exactly what it is
[04:54.78]that is destroying the precious plants.
[04:56.86]Any number of complications
[04:59.59]can shatter the gardener's dream
[05:01.89]of surpassing last year's accomplishment³⁴.
[05:04.30]An authentic³⁵ gardener will not
[05:06.59]brood about the disappointment
[05:07.80]for long. Even as
[05:09.22]the disaster is occurring,
[05:10.97]you might overhear the gardener
[05:12.83]murmur “There's always next year.”
 

1 meticulous   

adj.极其仔细的，一丝不苟的

参考例句：

• We'll have to handle the matter with meticulous care.这事一点不能含糊。
• She is meticulous in her presentation of facts.她介绍事实十分详细。

2 complement   

n.补足物，船上的定员；补语；vt.补充，补足

参考例句：

• The two suggestions complement each other.这两条建议相互补充。
• They oppose each other also complement each other.它们相辅相成。

3 trademark   

n.商标；特征；vt.注册的…商标

参考例句：

• The trademark is registered on the book of the Patent Office.该商标已在专利局登记注册。
• The trademark of the pen was changed.这钢笔的商标改了。

4 specialty   

n.(speciality)特性，特质；专业，专长

参考例句：

• Shell carvings are a specialty of the town.贝雕是该城的特产。
• His specialty is English literature.他的专业是英国文学。

5 velvet   

n.丝绒，天鹅绒；adj.丝绒制的，柔软的

参考例句：

• This material feels like velvet.这料子摸起来像丝绒。
• The new settlers wore the finest silk and velvet clothing.新来的移民穿着最华丽的丝绸和天鹅绒衣服。

6 zest   

n.乐趣；滋味，风味；兴趣

参考例句：

• He dived into his new job with great zest.他充满热情地投入了新的工作。
• He wrote his novel about his trip to Asia with zest.他兴趣浓厚的写了一本关于他亚洲之行的小说。

7 asymmetrical   

adj.不均匀的，不对称的

参考例句：

• Most people's faces are asymmetrical.多数人的脸并不对称。
• Folds may be gentle and symmetrical,or sharp and asymmetrical.褶皱可以是平缓而对称的，也可以是陡峭而非对称的。

8 gadgets   

n.小机械，小器具（ gadget的名词复数 ）

参考例句：

• Certainly. The idea is not to have a house full of gadgets. 当然。设想是房屋不再充满小配件。 来自超越目标英语 第4册
• This meant more gadgets and more experiments. 这意味着要设计出更多的装置，做更多的实验。 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史

9 devoted   

adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的

参考例句：

• He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。

10 tempt   

vt.引诱，勾引，吸引，引起…的兴趣

参考例句：

• Nothing could tempt him to such a course of action.什么都不能诱使他去那样做。
• The fact that she had become wealthy did not tempt her to alter her frugal way of life.她有钱了，可这丝毫没能让她改变节俭的生活习惯。

11 kit   

n.用具包，成套工具；随身携带物

参考例句：

• The kit consisted of about twenty cosmetic items.整套工具包括大约20种化妆用品。
• The captain wants to inspect your kit.船长想检查你的行装。

12 ego   

n.自我，自己，自尊

参考例句：

• He is absolute ego in all thing.在所有的事情上他都绝对自我。
• She has been on an ego trip since she sang on television.她上电视台唱过歌之后就一直自吹自擂。

13 hardiness   

n.耐劳性，强壮；勇气，胆子

参考例句：

• The technician was sent to measure the hardiness of the material. 这位技术员被派去测量材料的硬度。
• It'seems to me that hardiness is the chief essential for success. 看来坚韧是成功的基本要素。

14 competence   

n.能力，胜任，称职

参考例句：

• This mess is a poor reflection on his competence.这种混乱情况说明他难当此任。
• These are matters within the competence of the court.这些是法院权限以内的事。

15 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

16 conserve   

vt.保存，保护，节约，节省，守恒，不灭

参考例句：

• He writes on both sides of the sheet to conserve paper.他在纸张的两面都写字以节省用纸。
• Conserve your energy,you'll need it!保存你的精力，你会用得着的！

17 averting   

防止，避免( avert的现在分词 )； 转移

参考例句：

• The margin of time for averting crisis was melting away. 可以用来消弥这一危机的些许时光正在逝去。
• These results underscore the value of rescue medications in averting psychotic relapse. 这些结果显示了救护性治疗对避免精神病复发的价值。

18 dividends   

红利( dividend的名词复数 )； 股息； 被除数； （足球彩票的）彩金

参考例句：

• Nothing pays richer dividends than magnanimity. 没有什么比宽宏大量更能得到厚报。
• Their decision five years ago to computerise the company is now paying dividends. 五年前他们作出的使公司电脑化的决定现在正产生出效益。

19 ozone   

n.臭氧，新鲜空气

参考例句：

• The ozone layer is a protective layer around the planet Earth.臭氧层是地球的保护层。
• The capacity of ozone can adjust according of requirement.臭氧的产量可根据需要或调节。

20 erect   

n./v.树立，建立，使竖立；adj.直立的，垂直的

参考例句：

• She held her head erect and her back straight.她昂着头，把背挺得笔直。
• Soldiers are trained to stand erect.士兵们训练站得笔直。

21 barricades   

路障，障碍物( barricade的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The police stormed the barricades the demonstrators had put up. 警察冲破了示威者筑起的街垒。
• Others died young, in prison or on the barricades. 另一些人年轻时就死在监牢里或街垒旁。

22 fixtures   

（房屋等的）固定装置( fixture的名词复数 )； 如（浴盆、抽水马桶）； 固定在某位置的人或物； （定期定点举行的）体育活动

参考例句：

• The insurance policy covers the building and any fixtures contained therein. 保险单为这座大楼及其中所有的设施保了险。
• The fixtures had already been sold and the sum divided. 固定设备已经卖了，钱也分了。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

23 gauge   

v.精确计量；估计；n.标准度量；计量器

参考例句：

• Can you gauge what her reaction is likely to be?你能揣测她的反应可能是什么吗？
• It's difficult to gauge one's character.要判断一个人的品格是很困难的。

24 quenched   

解（渴）( quench的过去式和过去分词 )； 终止（某事物）； （用水）扑灭（火焰等）； 将（热物体）放入水中急速冷却

参考例句：

• He quenched his thirst with a long drink of cold water. 他喝了好多冷水解渴。
• I quenched my thirst with a glass of cold beer. 我喝了一杯冰啤酒解渴。

25 prune   

n.酶干；vt.修剪，砍掉，削减；vi.删除

参考例句：

• Will you prune away the unnecessary adjectives in the passage?把这段文字中不必要的形容词删去好吗？
• It is our job to prune the side branches of these trees.我们的工作就是修剪这些树的侧枝。

26 pollen   

n.[植]花粉

参考例句：

• Hummingbirds have discovered that nectar and pollen are very nutritious.蜂鸟发现花蜜和花粉是很有营养的。
• He developed an allergy to pollen.他对花粉过敏。

27 relish   

n.滋味，享受，爱好，调味品；vt.加调味料，享受，品味；vi.有滋味

参考例句：

• I have no relish for pop music.我对流行音乐不感兴趣。
• I relish the challenge of doing jobs that others turn down.我喜欢挑战别人拒绝做的工作。

28 scent   

n.气味，香味，香水，线索，嗅觉；v.嗅，发觉

参考例句：

• The air was filled with the scent of lilac.空气中弥漫着丁香花的芬芳。
• The flowers give off a heady scent at night.这些花晚上散发出醉人的芳香。

29 irony   

n.反语，冷嘲；具有讽刺意味的事，嘲弄

参考例句：

• She said to him with slight irony.她略带嘲讽地对他说。
• In her voice we could sense a certain tinge of irony.从她的声音里我们可以感到某种讥讽的意味。

30 riddle   

n.谜，谜语，粗筛；vt.解谜，给…出谜，筛，检查，鉴定，非难，充满于；vi.出谜

参考例句：

• The riddle couldn't be solved by the child.这个谜语孩子猜不出来。
• Her disappearance is a complete riddle.她的失踪完全是一个谜。

31 shredding   

v.撕碎，切碎( shred的现在分词 )；用撕毁机撕毁（文件）

参考例句：

• Like the Tehran experience, the shredding may be all for naught. 如同德黑兰事件中的情况一样，切碎文件可能是徒劳的。 来自时文部分
• How shredding began is subject to some guesswork. 粉碎处理行业的起源是个有争议的问题。 来自时文部分

32 uproot   

v.连根拔起，拔除；根除，灭绝；赶出家园，被迫移开

参考例句：

• The family decided to uproot themselves and emigrate to Australia.他们全家决定离开故土，移居澳大利亚。
• The trunk of an elephant is powerful enough to uproot trees.大象的长鼻强壮得足以将树木连根拔起。

33 parasites   

寄生物( parasite的名词复数 )； 靠他人为生的人； 诸虫

参考例句：

• These symptoms may be referable to virus infection rather than parasites. 这些症状也许是由病毒感染引起的，而与寄生虫无关。
• Kangaroos harbor a vast range of parasites. 袋鼠身上有各种各样的寄生虫。

34 accomplishment   

n.完成，成就，（pl.）造诣，技能

参考例句：

• The series of paintings is quite an accomplishment.这一系列的绘画真是了不起的成就。
• Money will be crucial to the accomplishment of our objectives.要实现我们的目标，钱是至关重要的。

35 authentic   

a.真的，真正的；可靠的，可信的，有根据的

参考例句：

• This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
• Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。