星火英语15篇文章背完大学英语六级词汇：Unit1-Part1

In Another World

Here I am, in China,

half way around the world

from home. As I look

at my clock and

calculate the time back home

I realize that half

a world away, people are busy

getting ready for a wedding.

The bride is my niece,

a person I first met

when she was three days old.

I think back to

the first time I had

the opportunity to become acquainted

with my niece. As my sister

cradled her in her arms,

the infant girl clasped

her mother's outstretched finger.

My intuition told me that

her temperament¹ would be

a sunny disposition², a joy

to people around her.

As she grew, the cute

little girl had an infectious

laugh that started as

a small grin, then became

a giggle³ and grew louder

and louder until it triggered

a response from all the people

around her and they joined in.

As an adolescent, she studied

hard and enjoyed welldeserved

success in secondary school

as she interacted

with her peer group.

After receiving her high

school diploma, she chose

nursing as her career.

From the beginning of

the young couples romance

it was evident that

they were compatible and were

completely intrigued⁴ with each other.

The couple had an

engagement party when I

was at home in Canada

a few months ago.

The party was in the form

of a picnic in a beautiful

rose garden. To celebrate

and to toast their future,

we drank champagne⁵. As they

posed under an arch

covered with climbing roses,we snapped

pictures for their photo album.

The couple decided⁶ on

a fall wedding. Plans for

the wedding day were activated⁷ immediately.

The decisions about the forthcoming event

were shared by the whole family.

A close friend of the family

was contacted and invited

to sing a solo just

prior to the ceremony.

The day before the ceremony,

a rehearsal⁸ would take place

so that the remainder of

the details could be

looked after and attended to.

The planning that takes place

beforehand for one of these events

and all the work

that the big day entails⁹,

with many people collaborating¹⁰

to make the event run smoothly¹¹,

are immense. The conscientious¹² attention

to detail will be evident

to the spectators of this event.

I can imagine the excitement

and emotions of the family today.

The time is near.

The ceremony will begin

in 3 short hours.

The bride will be radiant

as she comes down the aisle¹³

escorted by her father.

She will wear her

grandmother's pearls as an accessory.

Her veil will be

the same one as

her cousin wore last year.

As is customary, under her garments

she will wear a blue  garter.

As part of the tradition

of Canadian weddings, she will

be wearing something old (the pearls),

something new (her gown),

something borrowed (the veil)

and something blue (the garter).

As the first chords of

the wedding march are played

(a melody familiar to all),

the  congregation will rise.

Gasps¹⁴ will be heard

as they catch a glimpse

of the bride in

her gorgeous wedding gown.

The mother of the bride

will calmly view this whole event,

though tears will blur¹⁵ her vision.

She will be overcome

with sentiment at her

daughter's apparent happiness.

The picture will be one

that will embody¹⁶ hope

for the future of humanity.

1 temperament   

n.气质，性格，性情

参考例句：

• The analysis of what kind of temperament you possess is vital.分析一下你有什么样的气质是十分重要的。
• Success often depends on temperament.成功常常取决于一个人的性格。

2 disposition   

n.性情，性格；意向，倾向；排列，部署

参考例句：

• He has made a good disposition of his property.他已对财产作了妥善处理。
• He has a cheerful disposition.他性情开朗。

3 giggle   

n.痴笑，咯咯地笑；v.咯咯地笑着说

参考例句：

• Both girls began to giggle.两个女孩都咯咯地笑了起来。
• All that giggle and whisper is too much for me.我受不了那些咯咯的笑声和交头接耳的样子。

4 intrigued   

adj.好奇的，被迷住了的v.搞阴谋诡计(intrigue的过去式)；激起…的兴趣或好奇心；“intrigue”的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• You've really intrigued me—tell me more! 你说的真有意思—再给我讲一些吧！
• He was intrigued by her story. 他被她的故事迷住了。

5 champagne   

n.香槟酒；微黄色

参考例句：

• There were two glasses of champagne on the tray.托盘里有两杯香槟酒。
• They sat there swilling champagne.他们坐在那里大喝香槟酒。

6 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。

7 activated   

adj. 激活的 动词activate的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The canister is filled with activated charcoal.蒸气回收罐中充满了活性炭。

8 rehearsal   

n.排练，排演；练习

参考例句：

• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。
• You can sharpen your skills with rehearsal.排练可以让技巧更加纯熟。

9 entails   

使…成为必要( entail的第三人称单数 )； 需要； 限定继承； 使必需

参考例句：

• The job entails a lot of hard work. 这工作需要十分艰苦的努力。
• This job entails a lot of hard work. 这项工作需要十分努力。

10 collaborating   

合作( collaborate的现在分词 )； 勾结叛国

参考例句：

• Joe is collaborating on the work with a friend. 乔正与一位朋友合作做那件工作。
• He was not only learning from but also collaborating with Joseph Thomson. 他不仅是在跟约瑟福？汤姆逊学习，而且也是在和他合作。

11 smoothly   

adv.平滑地，顺利地，流利地，流畅地

参考例句：

• The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作，所以工作进展顺利。
• Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。

12 conscientious   

adj.审慎正直的，认真的，本着良心的

参考例句：

• He is a conscientious man and knows his job.他很认真负责，也很懂行。
• He is very conscientious in the performance of his duties.他非常认真地履行职责。

13 aisle   

n.（教堂、教室、戏院等里的）过道，通道

参考例句：

• The aisle was crammed with people.过道上挤满了人。
• The girl ushered me along the aisle to my seat.引座小姐带领我沿着通道到我的座位上去。

14 gasps   

v.喘气( gasp的第三人称单数 )；喘息；倒抽气；很想要

参考例句：

• He leant against the railing, his breath coming in short gasps. 他倚着栏杆，急促地喘气。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• My breaths were coming in gasps. 我急促地喘起气来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

15 blur   

n.模糊不清的事物；vt.使模糊，使看不清楚

参考例句：

• The houses appeared as a blur in the mist.房子在薄雾中隐隐约约看不清。
• If you move your eyes and your head,the picture will blur.如果你的眼睛或头动了，图像就会变得模糊不清。

16 embody   

vt.具体表达，使具体化；包含，收录

参考例句：

• The latest locomotives embody many new features. 这些最新的机车具有许多新的特色。
• Hemingway's characters plainly embody his own values and view of life.海明威笔下的角色明确反映出他自己的价值观与人生观。