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1第一讲Wordsandexpressionsgeniusn.verycleverperson天才；英才Theman(Darwin)wassomethingofagenius.这个人可算是个天才。inspirationn.[u]thoughtorideathathelpssomeonetowriteabookormusic,paintetc.灵感；启示Anartistoftendrawshisinspirationfromnaturalbeauty.艺术家常从自然美中得到启发。n.[c]athingorapersonthatgivessuchinfluence启发灵感的人或物Hisheroicdeedswillalwaysbeaninspirationtous.他的英雄事迹对我们将永远是一个鼓舞。perspirationn.出汗undertakev.engagein,takestepstoperform从事；着手做(undertook;undertaken)Heundertakesapieceofwork.他从事着一项工作。v.agreetodosomething承担；接受Heundertooktobeourguide.他同意做我们的向导。analysisn.分析；分解analysespl.Iobviousadj.veryclear,easytoseeorunderstand显然的；明显的It'sobviousthathehasn'treadthebook.他显然没有读过这本书。withinprep.inside;lessthanacertainamount在…之内；不超过；在…范围以内Iwillbebackwithinanhour.我在一小时之内回来。quoteRn.引语；引文agriculturen.[u]theartorpracticeoffarming农业；农艺Agricultureisthefoundationofthenationaleconomy.农业是国民经济的基础。gravityn.重力；引力radioactivityn.[u]thecharacteristicpropertyofradioactivesubstances放射现象；放射性Someraremetalshaveradioactivity.某些稀有金属具有放射性。curiousadj.wantingtoknowaboutsomething好奇的；很想知道的Sheiscurioustoknowwhathappens.她好奇地要知道发生了什么事。adj.wantingtoknowtoomuch爱打听的Don'tbetoocuriousaboutthingsyouarenotsupposedtoknow.对于不要你知道的事别去打听。branchn.oneofthearmsofatreethatgrowoutfromthetrunk树枝Thelittlebirdhidamongthebranchesofthetree.小鸟藏在树枝里。n.anythingdividedofffromthechiefpart分部；分支Theysetupmanybranchesthroughoutthecountry.他们在全国建立好多分公司。debaten.[c]peopleorgroups,eachexpressingadifferentpointofview辩论Wearehavingadebatetoday.我们今天开辩论会。vt.talkaboutsomethingatapublicmeeting争论；辨论Thesubjectwasdebatedtillalatehour.这个题目一直辩论到很晚的时候。vi.engageindiscussionandargument(atpublicmeeting)讨论；辩论2Wehavebeendebatingaboutcurrentaffairs.我们最近正在就时事问题进行辩论。biologistn.[c]someonewhostudiesbiology生物学家scann.浏览；细看PhD(=DoctorofPhilosophy)哲学博士学位；博士学位boundaryn.分界线；边界promising:adj.有希望的；有前途的apromisingyouth有希望的青年graduaten.someonewhohasauniversitydegree大学毕业生；毕业生Therewillbeameetingofgraduatestomorrow.明天要开个毕业生会。incurableadj.不能医治的；不可救药的anincurabledisease不治之症workoncontinueworking;beengagedin继续工作；从事于Thebuildersarestillworkingonthehouse.建筑工人们仍在造房子。gobypassby;(time,etc.)elapse经过；过去Hehadtogobythepostofficeonhiswaytoschool,sohemailedtheletter.他在去学校的途中须得经过邮局，所以就顺便把信邮了。engagevt.promisetomarry订婚Theywerealreadyengagedthen.那时候他们已经订婚。vt.fillupthetimeof,keepbusy从事；忙Heisengagedinteaching.他从事于教学工作。vt.arrangetoemploy(sb.)雇用；聘请Theexpertswereengagedfromabroad.这些专家是从国外聘请来的。vt.bind(oneself)withapromise,promise约定Heengagestobehereatsix.他约定六点钟到这里。be/getengagedtosb与某人订婚JohnisengagedtoMary.约翰和玛丽订婚了。goonwithcontinuedoing继续做；继续进行Stoptalkingandgoonwithyourwork.别讲话了，接着干活吧。researchn.[c]studyingtofindoutmoreaboutthings,life,etc.研究；调查；探究Astronautswillliveanddoresearchworkinit.宇航员将在上面生活并进行研究工作。vi.carryonresearch研究Itisnecessarytoresearchintothecauseofcancer.深入研究癌症起因很有必要。dreamofv.hopeforsomethingniceinthefuture梦想；向往；渴望Theboydreamsofbecomingapilot.那孩子一心想当飞行员。v.haveapictureorideainyourmindwhenyouareasleep梦到；梦见Idreamedof/aboutyoulastnight.我昨夜梦到了你。explorationn.探究；考察Theanswertothisquestionisnowunderexploration.该问题的解决办法在探讨中。wheelchairn.[c]chairinwhichapersoncanbepushedfromplacetoplace轮椅Anelderlypatientwassittinginherwheelchair.一位上了年岁的（女）病人坐在轮椅上。disablevt.makeunabletodosth.takeawaypowerofaction;wound使失去能力；使残废Hewasdisabledintheaccident.他在事故中残废了。theoryn.[c]ideathattriestoexplainsomething理论；原理；学说3Itissointheory,butnotinpractice.理论上是如此，实际上则不然。seekv.trytofind(something)寻找；探索(sought;sought)Mostmenseekwealth;allmenseekhappiness.大多数人寻求财富；每个人都追求幸福。misunderstandvt.notunderstandsomethingcorrectly误解；误会Hisintentionsweremisunderstood.他的意向被误解了。turnoutbecome结果(是)；证明(是)；原来(是)Itlookedlikerainthismorning,butithasturnedout(tobe)afineday.今天早上看起来要下雨，结果是个好天。scientificadj.havingtodowithscience科学的Scientificfarmingisthekeytothefurtherdevelopmentofagriculture.科学种田是进一步发展农业的关键。observevt.seeorwatchsomeoneorsomethingcarefully观察Asachild,helikedtoobservethebehaviourofinsects.他小时候喜欢观察昆虫的习性。vt.keep,oractaccordingtoalaw,rule,custom,etc;payattentionorrespectto遵守；庆祝Weshouldobservetherulesandregulations.我们应该遵守规章制度。DoyouobserveChristmasinyourcountry?你们国家过圣诞节吗？observationn.[u]watchingcarefully,beingwatchedcarefully观察Theyweretheresultofyearsofcarefulobservation,thoughtandstudy.它们是长年的细心观察、思考和研究的结果。matchvt.tofittogetherincolour,shape,orsize相配；相称Ruth'sblousematchesherskirt.露丝的衬衫和她的裙子很相配。predictvt.预言；预报Theweatherforecastpredictssunshinefortomorrow.天气预报预测明天天晴。useupconsumecompletely用完；用光Bythistimehehadusedupallhissavings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。unhappinessn.不幸福DNA[ZdIenXei]n.脱氧核糖核酸(基因的基本成分)crimen.[c]somethingdoneagainstthelaw犯罪；罪行Murderisacrime.谋杀是一种罪行。besatisfiedwith对……满意Theteacherwasnotsatisfiedwithmyanswer.老师不满意我的回答。astronomern.天文学家microscopen.[c]instrumentwithaspecialglassthatmakesverysmallthingslookmuchbigger显微镜Underamicroscopeahairlookslikeathickstick.在显微镜下，一根头发看上去像根大粗棍子。telescopen.longinstrumentwithspecialglassthatmakesdistantthingslookbiggerandnearer望远镜anastronomicaltelescope天文望远镜anelectrontelescope电子望远镜takealookat看whatifwhatwillbetheresultif倘若…将会怎样；即使…又有什么要紧Whatifhedoesn'tcome(Whatshallwedoifhedoesn'tcom)?如果他不来，我们怎么办呢？4geographe