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Section Ⅲ Developing ideas—Reading
1.a mechanical device 一种机械装置
2.a consistent approach to the problem 解决问题的一贯方法
3.a desperate man 一个绝望的男人
4.the vital clue to the killer's identity 关于杀手身份的重大线索
1.imitate v.模仿,仿效→imitation n.仿制品
2.tight adj.紧紧的→tightly adv.紧紧地
3.fault n.缺陷,故障→faulty adj.有缺陷的,有故障的
1.go through 经历;经受
2.hold out 伸出(手/胳膊等)
3.as though 似乎;好像;仿佛
4.change one's mind 改变某人的看法;改变某人的主意
5.in shock 吃惊地;处于极度震惊的状态
6.make a comment/comments on 对……作出评论
[句型公式] 强调句:It is/was not until ...that ...
It was not until an hour later that he noticed that Carolyn had left her emergency call device on the breakfast table.
直到一个小时后,他才注意到卡罗琳把她的紧急呼叫装置忘在早餐桌上了。
①crater n.[C](物体坠落、炸弹爆炸等在地上造成的)坑
②go through经历/经过某过程
③agile adj.敏捷的,灵活的
④slope vi.倾斜;悄悄地走n.[C]斜坡
⑤keep sb.from doing sth.阻止某人做某事。from不可省略。
[同义]prevent/stop sb.(from)doing sth.阻止某人做某事。此时from可省略,但在被动语态中不可省略。
⑥hop n.[C]跳跃
⑦nonexistent adj.不存在的
[构词法]non-是常用的前缀,意为“无,没有”,可构成形容词、名词和副词。
⑧squeak vi.发出吱吱声
⑨outrace vt.(在速度上)超过
[构词法]out-在此是动词前缀,表示“超过”。由out-构成的单词还有:outnumber(vt.在数量上超过),outlive(vt.比……活得长...)
⑩tendon n.[C]腱
⑪trip[熟词生义]vt.将……绊倒
⑫wavelength n.[C]波长该词是由wave和length构成的复合名词。
⑬mechanical adj.机械的
mechanic n.[C]技工,机械师
⑭imitation n.[C]仿制品;[U]模仿,仿效
imitate vt.模仿,仿效
⑮mutt n.[C]杂种狗
⑯frown vi.皱眉
⑰positronic adj.正电子的
⑱programme[熟词生义]vt.(机器)预调,预设
⑲hold out在此意为“伸出,递出。”
⑳in one bound一跃,一跳
㉑adjust vt.调节,调整vi.&vt.适应
adjust to...适应……
adjust oneself to...使某人自己适应……
adjustable adj.可调节的
㉒tightly adv.紧紧地
hold sth.tightly紧紧抱住/抓住某物
㉓desperate adj.拼命的,绝望的
㉔count vi.重要
A Boy's Best Friend
Mr Anderson said,“Where's Jimmy,dear?”“Out on the crater①,”said Mrs Anderson.“Robutt is with him.Did he arrive?”“Yes.He's at the rocket station,[1]going through②the tests.I haven't really seen one since I left Earth 15 years ago.”
[1]动词-ing形式短语作伴随状语。
“Jimmy has never seen one,”said Mrs Anderson.
“Because he's Moon-born and can't visit Earth.[2]That's why I'm bringing one here.I think it's the first one ever on the Moon.”
[2]“That's why...”句型,表示“那就是为什么……”。
Jimmy was ou