新概念英语第二册词汇课件Lesson70--73

新概念第二册 词汇 70---73 Lesson 70 New words and expressions: 1. bullfight During a bullfight, a drunkard suddenly wandered into the middle of the ring. Spain is famous for its bullfights. Many of Hemingway’s heroes love bullfighting. 2. drunk / drunkard Her husband was a drunkard. Two drunkards fought at the pub. 3. wander He wandered about the garden to kill time. After school children wandered in the streets. 4. ring The matador1 and the bull performed wonderfully in the ring. The boxing match was going on in the ring. 5. unaware The crowd began to shout, but the drunkard was unaware of the danger. He was unaware of a hole on the road. My mother was unaware of my unemployment. 6. bull The bull was busy with the matador at the time, but it suddenly caught sight of the drunkard who was shouting rude remarks and waving a red cap. The Chicago Bulls has lost its former brilliance3. The bull was irritated by the matador. 7. matador The matador had a narrow escape. Spectators were crazy about the brave matador. 8. remark The speaker’s opening remarks were humorous. His work has received favorable remarks from the critics. 9. apparently Apparently sensitive to criticism, the bull forgot all about the matador and charged at the drunkard. Apparently, my parents didn’t think this was a good idea. Apparently, he has spoiled his child. 10. sensitive She is sensitive to other’s feelings. He is very sensitive about his humble origin. 11. criticism Her new novel has received many criticisms. We should practice criticism and self-criticism. 12. charge A barking dog charged at him. He charged out of the train. 13. clumsily When the bull got close to him, he clumsily stepped aside to let it pass. The fat man clumsily got himself into the car. He walked clumsily in the snow. 14. bow The crowd broke into cheers and the drunk bowed. The magician first bowed to the audience. The actors bowed their thanks on the stage. 15. safety By this time, however, three men had come into the ring and they quickly dragged the drunkard to safety. Soldiers helped the villagers to safety. When the air raid occurred, they hurried to safety. 16. sympathetically Even the bull seemed to feel sorry for him, for it looked on sympathetically until the drunkard was out of the way before once more turning its attention to the matador. He looked at the little girl sympathetically and gave her ten yuan (¥ 10). The doctor watched the patient sympathetically. Lesson 71 New words and expressions: 1. parliament If the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834, the great clock would never have been erected. The American parliament consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The parliament turned down the bill. 2. erect A new bridge was erected on the river. A monument was erected on the square. 3. accurate It is not only of immense size, but it is extremely accurate as well. The witness gave us an accurate account of what she had seen. This instrument is very accurate. 4. official Officials from the Greenwich Observatory8 have the clock checked twice a day. Several government officials were accused of bribery. 5. Greenwich 6. observatory The observatory lies on the top of the mountain. They visited the observatory yesterday. 7. check You can check your answers with your partner. She carefully checked her luggage. 8. microphone On the BBC you hear the clock when it is actually striking because microphones are connected to the clock tower. He lectured into a microphone. The announcement from the microphone is very important. 9. tower The Pisa Tower is the landmark10 of Pisa. On the top of the tower you can have a bird’s-eye view of the city. Lesson 72 New words and expressions: 1. racing11 The great racing driver, Sir Malcolm Campbell, was the first man to drive at over 300 miles per hour. He got the racing cup for the third time. The engine of the racing boat broke down suddenly. 2. per Since that time, racing drivers have reached speeds over 600 miles per hour. Her wage is 300 dollars ($ 300) per week. Due to the bad weather, cotton yield per mu is very low this year. 3. Utah He set up a new world record in September 1935 at Booneville Salt Flats, Utah. 4. horsepower It was over 30 feet in length and had a 2,500-horsepower engine. The car is equipped with a 3,000-horsepower engine. The horsepower of the engine is very low. 5. burst Although Campbell reached a speed of over 304 miles per hour, he had great difficulty in controlling the car because a tyre burst during the first run. The pipe burst in the cold winter. We got the news that the dam had burst. 6. average After his attempt, Campbell was disappointed to learn that his average speed had been 299 miles per hour. The average age of the subjects in the experiment is 25. What is the average rainfall in the area? 7. footstep Following in his father’s footsteps many years later, Sir Malcolm’s son, Donald, also set up a world record. He saw the footsteps in the sand. Who marked the first human footstep on the moon? Lesson 73 New words and expressions: 1. record-holder The record-holder The record-holder of the one-hundred-meter race is from Europe. Wang Junxia is the record-holder of the long distance race. 2. truant Children who play truant from school are unimaginative. The truants13 were severely14 punished. After his parents’ divorce, he always played truant. 3. unimaginative The writer is unimaginative. He is an unimaginative teacher. 4. shame They have all been put to shame by a boy who, while playing truant, traveled 1,600 miles. To my shame, I did not live up to her expectations. She flushed with shame. 5. hitchhike He hitchhiked to Dover and, towards evening, went into a boat to find somewhere to sleep. He hitchhiked his way to New York. The little girl hitchhiked back home. 6. meantime When he woke up next morning, he discovered that the boat had, in the meantime, traveled to Calais. In the meantime, he was reading a newspaper. 7. lorry From there, he hitchhiked to Paris in a lorry. The lorry is overloaded. The lorry crashed into a tree. 8. border The next car the boy stopped did not take him into the centre of Paris as he hoped it would, but to Perpignan on the French-Spanish border. The two countries redrew their border. The small city on the border was always raided by enemies. 9. evade He has surely set up a record for the thousands of children who dream of evading17 school. He evaded18 paying income tax. The film star evaded questions about her private life. 补充 1 matador      n.斗牛士 参考例句： The matador and bull performed wonderfully in the ring.斗牛士和公牛在斗牛场中进行阗精彩的表演。 The matador had a narrow escape.这个斗牛士真是死里逃生。 2 unaware      a.不知道的，未意识到的 参考例句： They were unaware that war was near. 他们不知道战争即将爆发。 I was unaware of the man's presence. 我没有察觉到那人在场 3 brilliance      n.光辉，辉煌，壮丽，（卓越的）才华，才智 参考例句： I was totally amazed by the brilliance of her paintings.她的绘画才能令我惊歎不已。 The gorgeous costume added to the brilliance of the dance.华丽的服装使舞蹈更加光 4 apparently      adv.显然地；表面上，似乎 参考例句： An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。 He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。 5 humble      adj.谦卑的，恭顺的；地位低下的；v.降低，贬低 参考例句： In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见，他将在选举中获胜。 Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。 6 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。 7 observatory      n.天文台，气象台，瞭望台，观测台 参考例句： Guy's house was close to the observatory.盖伊的房子离天文台很近。 Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.格林威治天文台的职员们每天对大钟检查两次 $$