15篇文章贯通六级词汇Unit02

[00:00.00]UNIT2
[00:15.10]Let's Dress Up——It's Halloween
[00:17.94]From early childhood getting
[00:21.00]dressed up is connected with
[00:23.63]a special pastime in North America,
[00:26.47]called Halloween. Halloween is
[00:28.99]celebrated on the last
[00:31.17]night of October, when the air
[00:33.15]is crisp and snow is
[00:34.90]not far off. Every young
[00:37.30]child is acquainted with
[00:39.49]this exciting tradition.
[00:42.01]On the last day
[00:44.85]of October when dinner is finished,
[00:47.04]children hurry to
[00:48.57]dress up in a costume.
[00:50.11]Darkness comes early at this time
[00:53.17]of year and caution
[00:54.92]must be practiced, foremost
[00:56.67]by the children who are
[00:57.98]going from house to house,
[01:00.50]“trick or treat”.
[01:01.48]Parents warn their children
[01:04.21]not to dart¹ out
[01:05.31]in front of cars.
[01:06.74]In all the excitement
[01:08.37]it is easy for children to
[01:10.68]become distracted and ignore safety rules.
[01:13.30]Planning what your costume
[01:17.13]will be, ahead of time,
[01:19.20]is part of the
[01:20.74]fun of the evening.
[01:22.60]Many mothers will spend time
[01:25.23]fabricating outfits² for
[01:26.97]their little girls who suddenly
[01:29.27]turn into circus clowns,
[01:30.69]beautiful ballet dancers or
[01:33.10]weird colorful bugs³. Fathers may
[01:36.71]help their sons construct
[01:39.01]a costume of foil armor.
[01:41.31]Little boys often enjoy pretending
[01:44.48]they are in the army so
[01:46.56]on Halloween it is possible
[01:48.75]to see squads⁴ of lieutenants⁵
[01:50.94]and sergeants⁶ marching along
[01:53.01]in the dark. We affiliate⁷
[01:56.40]this celebration with the supernatural
[01:58.70]so some children may choose
[02:00.89]to wear a skeleton costume
[02:02.53]bearing a skull⁸ and crossbones,
[02:04.72]or even a monster costume.
[02:07.13]The choice of wardrobe
[02:09.64]for the evening is really limitless.
[02:12.92]Witches can be seen
[02:14.68]riding on broomsticks across well?
[02:16.75]illuminated intersections⁹. Earlier
[02:19.48]in the evening they may
[02:22.11]have concocted¹⁰ a witch's brew¹¹
[02:23.86]to quench¹² their thirst
[02:25.72]for their arrival home.
[02:28.46]Ghosts can be heard groaning¹³
[02:30.76]and moaning while they
[02:32.18]glide along city streets.
[02:34.91]Beautiful butterflies flutter by
[02:37.76]on their way to a party.
[02:40.27]Pirates carrying swords and pistols
[02:42.56]roam about, patches over one eye.
[02:46.28]Small aliens search for
[02:48.90]a new home here on Earth.
[02:51.31]Wearing a cape¹⁴ and mask
[02:53.50]allows a child to become Superman
[02:55.25]for a few hours and
[02:57.21]enter the world of fantasy.
[02:59.62]An ethnic¹⁵ flavor is introduced
[03:02.46]as a band of gypsies dance
[03:04.55]along under a bright full moon.
[03:07.72] Of course you can always
[03:09.90]see a certain number of
[03:11.66]Native American costumes,
[03:13.96]the buckskin jackets and dresses
[03:15.93]decorated with fringe and beads¹⁶.
[03:18.45]Some youngsters choose to
[03:21.61]decorate only their faces with grease
[03:23.69]paint instead of wearing masks.
[03:27.19]In many ways this is
[03:29.05]safer for a child,
[03:31.13]making visibility clearer.
[03:32.77]At the same time
[03:34.63]a mask allows them to
[03:36.05]remain anonymous¹⁷ to all
[03:37.37]but their closest friends.
[03:40.65]Usually, on the night
[03:42.84]before Halloween, family members
[03:45.46]gather together to carve a pumpkin¹⁸.
[03:48.96]On Halloween night the candle lit
[03:51.59]face of the pumpkin shines
[03:53.12]from each home welcoming the little
[03:55.53]ghosts and goblins to call.
[03:57.94]Parents usually escort small children
[04:00.89]around their own neighborhood
[04:02.42]helping to keep them safe.
[04:05.05]Small children only visit random¹⁹ houses,
[04:08.22]their parent's friends mostly, while
[04:10.96]older children knock at every door.
[04:13.36]Crowding onto the front porch
[04:16.76]of the house the children rap at
[04:18.61]the door and chant
[04:20.03]the refrain “trick or treat”.
[04:21.89]Householders distribute candies, apples,
[04:24.85]peanuts, or any edible²⁰ treat
[04:28.46]into decorated wooden six quart baskets,
[04:31.30]or plastic bags. They may
[04:34.26]be asked to recite a poem
[04:36.23]or sing a song
[04:37.87]before receiving their treat.
[04:40.27]Some lucky children may receive
[04:42.68]cookies from a freshly baked
[04:44.76]batch of chocolate chip cookies.
[04:47.28]On arriving home the children
[04:49.79]will dump all the junk candy
[04:51.54]out onto the floor
[04:52.97]to examine their loot.
[04:55.27]Usually there is a great racket
[04:58.33]as brothers and sisters compare
[05:00.19]what goodies they have collected.
[05:02.81]Adults, too, like to
[05:05.22]join in Halloween celebrations
[05:06.75]by attending small house parties
[05:09.27]or large group gatherings²¹
[05:11.56]at halls or arenas²².
[05:13.86]They may play the old traditional games
[05:16.49]such as bobbing for apples,
[05:18.24]which float in tubs of water,
[05:20.43]telling ghost stories and
[05:22.28]visiting a haunted house.
[05:24.48]Everyone seems to get enjoyment²³
[05:26.88]from being slightly afraid.
[05:29.84]If you live in the country
[05:32.46]the hooting²⁴ of an owl²⁵ or
[05:34.32]even the howl of a wolf
[05:35.74]underlines the spooky atmosphere
[05:38.37]of Halloween evening. Clouds scuttle²⁶
[05:41.98]across the face of the moon
[05:43.84]and the flap of
[05:45.59]a bird's wings can be heard
[05:47.12]as it settles on
[05:48.55]the bare branches of a tree.
[05:50.30]Eyes gleam in the night as
[05:53.36]a black cat crosses your path.
[05:56.31]Bats swoop²⁷ about in the dark
[05:58.83]startling those who are nervous.
[06:01.35]On this evening it is
[06:03.97]not necessary to be extravagant²⁸
[06:05.50]to have a good time.
[06:08.34]A little imagination and
[06:10.57]a sense of fun will create
[06:12.76]a memory of Halloween
[06:14.29]night for many years

1 dart   

v.猛冲，投掷；n.飞镖，猛冲

参考例句：

• The child made a sudden dart across the road.那小孩突然冲过马路。
• Markov died after being struck by a poison dart.马尔科夫身中毒镖而亡。

2 outfits   

n.全套装备( outfit的名词复数 )；一套服装；集体；组织v.装备，配置设备，供给服装( outfit的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• He jobbed out the contract to a number of small outfits. 他把承包工程分包给许多小单位。 来自辞典例句
• Some cyclists carry repair outfits because they may have a puncture. 有些骑自行车的人带修理工具，因为他们车胎可能小孔。 来自辞典例句

3 bugs   

adj.疯狂的，发疯的n.窃听器( bug的名词复数 )；病菌；虫子；[计算机]（制作软件程序所产生的意料不到的）错误

参考例句：

• All programs have bugs and need endless refinement. 所有的程序都有漏洞，都需要不断改进。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The sacks of rice were swarming with bugs. 一袋袋的米里长满了虫子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 squads   

n.（军队中的）班( squad的名词复数 )；（暗杀）小组；体育运动的运动（代表）队；（对付某类犯罪活动的）警察队伍

参考例句：

• Anti-riot squads were called out to deal with the situation. 防暴队奉命出动以对付这一局势。 来自辞典例句
• Three squads constitute a platoon. 三个班组成一个排。 来自辞典例句

5 lieutenants   

n.陆军中尉( lieutenant的名词复数 )；副职官员；空军；仅低于…官阶的官员

参考例句：

• In the army, lieutenants are subordinate to captains. 在陆军中，中尉是上尉的下级。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Lieutenants now cap at 1.5 from 1. Recon at 1. 中尉现在由1人口增加的1.5人口。侦查小组成员为1人口。 来自互联网

6 sergeants   

警官( sergeant的名词复数 )； （美国警察）警佐； （英国警察）巡佐； 陆军（或空军）中士

参考例句：

• Platoon sergeants fell their men in on the barrack square. 排长们在营房广场上整顿队伍。
• The recruits were soon licked into shape by the drill sergeants. 新兵不久便被教育班长训练得象样了。

7 affiliate   

vt.使隶(附)属于；n.附属机构，分公司

参考例句：

• Our New York company has an affiliate in Los Angeles.我们的纽约公司在洛杉矶有一个下属企业。
• What is the difference between affiliate and regular membership?固定会员和附属会员之间的区别是什么？

8 skull   

n.头骨；颅骨

参考例句：

• The skull bones fuse between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five.头骨在15至25岁之间长合。
• He fell out of the window and cracked his skull.他从窗子摔了出去，跌裂了颅骨。

9 intersections   

n.横断( intersection的名词复数 )；交叉；交叉点；交集

参考例句：

• Traffic lights have been placed at all major intersections. 所有重要的交叉路口都安装了交通信号灯。
• Intersections are of the greatest importance in highway design. 在道路设计中，交叉口占有最重要的地位。 来自辞典例句

10 concocted   

v.将（尤指通常不相配合的）成分混合成某物( concoct的过去式和过去分词 )；调制；编造；捏造

参考例句：

• The soup was concocted from up to a dozen different kinds of fish. 这种汤是用多达十几种不同的鱼熬制而成的。
• Between them they concocted a letter. 他们共同策划写了一封信。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 brew   

v.酿造，调制

参考例句：

• Let's brew up some more tea.咱们沏些茶吧。
• The policeman dispelled the crowd lest they should brew trouble.警察驱散人群，因恐他们酿祸。

12 quench   

vt.熄灭，扑灭；压制

参考例句：

• The firemen were unable to quench the fire.消防人员无法扑灭这场大火。
• Having a bottle of soft drink is not enough to quench my thirst.喝一瓶汽水不够解渴。

13 groaning   

adj. 呜咽的, 呻吟的 动词groan的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• She's always groaning on about how much she has to do. 她总抱怨自己干很多活儿。
• The wounded man lay there groaning, with no one to help him. 受伤者躺在那里呻吟着，无人救助。

14 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

15 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

16 beads   

n.（空心）小珠子( bead的名词复数 )；水珠；珠子项链

参考例句：

• a necklace of wooden beads 一条木珠项链
• Beads of perspiration stood out on his forehead. 他的前额上挂着汗珠。

17 anonymous   

adj.无名的；匿名的；无特色的

参考例句：

• Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act.寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。
• The author wishes to remain anonymous.作者希望姓名不公开。

18 pumpkin   

n.南瓜

参考例句：

• They ate turkey and pumpkin pie.他们吃了火鸡和南瓜馅饼。
• It looks like there is a person looking out of the pumpkin!看起来就像南瓜里有人在看着你！

19 random   

adj.随机的；任意的；n.偶然的(或随便的)行动

参考例句：

• The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。
• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。

20 edible   

n.食品，食物；adj.可食用的

参考例句：

• Edible wild herbs kept us from dying of starvation.我们靠着野菜才没被饿死。
• This kind of mushroom is edible,but that kind is not.这种蘑菇吃得，那种吃不得。

21 gatherings   

聚集( gathering的名词复数 )； 收集； 采集； 搜集

参考例句：

• His conduct at social gatherings created a lot of comment. 他在社交聚会上的表现引起许多闲话。
• During one of these gatherings a pupil caught stealing. 有一次，其中一名弟子偷窃被抓住。

22 arenas   

表演场地( arena的名词复数 )； 竞技场； 活动或斗争的场所或场面； 圆形运动场

参考例句：

• Demolition derbies are large-scale automobile rodeos that take place in big arenas. 撞车比赛指的是在很大的竞技场上举行的大型汽车驾驶技术表演。
• Are there areas of privacy in the most public of arenas? 在绝大部分公开的场合中存在需要保护隐私的领域吗？

23 enjoyment   

n.乐趣；享有；享用

参考例句：

• Your company adds to the enjoyment of our visit. 有您的陪同，我们这次访问更加愉快了。
• After each joke the old man cackled his enjoyment.每逢讲完一个笑话，这老人就呵呵笑着表示他的高兴。

24 hooting   

（使）作汽笛声响，作汽车喇叭声( hoot的现在分词 )； 倒好儿； 倒彩

参考例句：

• He had the audience hooting with laughter . 他令观众哄堂大笑。
• The owl was hooting. 猫头鹰在叫。

25 owl   

n.猫头鹰，枭

参考例句：

• Her new glasses make her look like an owl.她的新眼镜让她看上去像只猫头鹰。
• I'm a night owl and seldom go to bed until after midnight.我睡得很晚，经常半夜后才睡觉。

26 scuttle   

v.急赶，疾走，逃避；n.天窗；舷窗

参考例句：

• There was a general scuttle for shelter when the rain began to fall heavily.下大雨了，人们都飞跑着寻找躲雨的地方。
• The scuttle was open,and the good daylight shone in.明朗的亮光从敞开的小窗中照了进来。

27 swoop   

n.俯冲，攫取；v.抓取，突然袭击

参考例句：

• The plane made a swoop over the city.那架飞机突然向这座城市猛降下来。
• We decided to swoop down upon the enemy there.我们决定突袭驻在那里的敌人。

28 extravagant   

adj.奢侈的；过分的；(言行等)放肆的

参考例句：

• They tried to please him with fulsome compliments and extravagant gifts.他们想用溢美之词和奢华的礼品来取悦他。
• He is extravagant in behaviour.他行为放肆。