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晨背Unit 1 Managing yourself
晨背一 Welcome to the unit,Reading & Grammar and composition [对应默写练习一]
punctual adj.按时的,准时的,守时的
·punctually adv.如期地,准时地,正点
·punctuality n.按时,准时,守时
overview n.概述,纵览,概论,概况
composite n.合成物,混合物,复合材料 adj.合成的,混成的,复合的
reap vt.取得(成果),收获
·reap the benefit/reward/profit (of)收益/得到回报/获利
·reaper n.收割机;收割者
As a reaper,you should hurry up and don’t let others reap the benefits of your labor.
作为一名收割者,你应该加快速度,不要让别人收割你的劳动成果。
destiny n.命运,天命,天数
destined adj.命中注定的;预定的;开往;前往
be destined for...注定……;运往……
be destined to do...注定做……
maxim n.格言,箴言,座右铭
cable n.(系船用的)缆绳,(支撑桥梁等用的)钢索;电缆
strand n.(线、绳、金属线、毛发等的)股,缕 vt.使滞留;使搁浅
·a strand of一缕/股
Sarah lifted her hand and started twirling a strand of hair.
莎拉抬起手来,开始把一缕头发绕来绕去。
tremendous adj.巨大的,极大的;极好的,精彩的,了不起的
We anticipate that we will meet tremendous difficulties.
我们预料我们会遇到巨大的困难。
transfix vt.使(因恐惧、惊愕等而)动弹不得,使惊呆
·transfixed adj.不能动弹的,惊呆的
The sudden accident transfixed him and as a result,he froze there with his mouth wide open.
突然发生的事故使他动弹不得,结果他张着嘴巴僵在那里。
superlative n.(形容词或副词的)最高级 adj.极佳的,卓越的,最优秀的;(形容词或副词)最高级的
eventful adj.充满大事的,多事故的,多变故的
·event n.事情,大事;比赛项目
imbed vt.把……牢牢地嵌入(或插入、埋入)
procrastination n.拖延,耽搁
violate vt.违反,违犯,违背(法律、协议等)
·violation n.违反,违犯,违背
cohesiveness n.凝聚力,内聚力;连贯性
They brainstormed some superlative ways to increase the cohesiveness of the international organization.
为增强该国际组织的凝聚力,他们集思广益想出了许多极好的方法。
paradigm n.范式,范例,典范,样式
spouse n.配偶
search out找出,查到,搜寻到
They are trying to search out the few remaining errors in the booklet.他们正在努力找出这本小册子中遗留的少数错误。
forth adv.离去,外出;向某处,向前
·and so forth ……等等,诸如此类
pseudo-security n.虚假的安全感
This can just give you a sense of pseudo-security and cannot guarantee your safety.这只能给你一种虚假的安全感,不能保证你的安全。
subordinate vt.把……置于次要地位,使从属于 adj.隶属的,从属的,下级的;次要的
·be subordinate to让位于;从属于
In adventure stories,characters must be subordinate to action.
在惊险故事中,人物必须让位于情节。
proactive adj.积极主动的,主动出击的,先发制人的
·proactively adv.积极主动地
visualize vt.使形象化,想象,构思,设想
·visual adj.视力的,视觉的
·visually adv.视力上,视觉上
·visualiz(s)ation n.可视化,形象化,想象
Think about your wish one final time and visualize it coming true.
最后想一下你的愿望,想象它会成功。
interval n.(时间上的)间隔,间隙,间歇
overtake vt.& vi.超过,赶上
Surely,he could simply overtake Esteban and came third.当然,他能轻而易举地超过埃斯特班,获得第三名。
relentless adj.不停的,持续强烈的,不减弱的;不放弃的,严格的,苛刻的,无情的
·relent vi.终于答应;减弱
For our demand,the relentless boss relented,which was out of our expectations.
对于我们的要求,无情的老板答应了,这出乎我们的意料。
hamster n.仓鼠
burn oneself out让自己耗尽体力,累垮
She has been studying non-stop for weeks and is afraid of burning herself out before the exam.
她已经连续学习了好几个星期,担心在考试前就耗尽了自己的精力。
weigh sb down使烦恼,使焦虑,使忧心忡忡
His son’s habit of procrastination weighed him down so he wrote a maxim about time to remind him.他儿子拖延的习惯让他很焦虑,所以他写了一则有关时间的格言来提醒他。
reflect on反思,思考
Take a moment to reflect on the good things in your life,and you’ll find it easier to overcome the challenges that come your way.
花点时间反思你生活中的美好事物,你会发现更容易克服摆在面前的挑战。
set out动身,开始
take on呈现,承担,上升
She took on the challenging role of leading the project and proved herself capable of handling it.她接下了领导这个项目这一具有挑战性的角色,并证明了自己有能力处理好它。
keep...from...避免,抑制,阻止
in turn依次,轮流,反过来
sacrifice...for...为……牺牲……
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