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第14章 Unit Four Honesty (2)

[例句] You’d bet ter turn in the money that you found.

wrestle with 全力对付,努力克服

[例句] We have to wrestle with the assignments in mathematics two days a week.

Passage Ⅱ The Truth about Lying

词汇精解

arrogant6 [.... r......nt ] adj.傲慢的,自大的

[例句] It is your a rrogant insistence that compelled me to do as you asked.

civilized* [..sivilaizd] a dj.有教养的,文雅的

[反义] bluff ,clumsy ,undiplomatic

[例句] Please be civilized.请文雅点。

concede4 [k..n..s..i d] v.承认,承认.为真 (或正确)

[同义] acknowledge ,gr ant ,confes s ,accord

[反义] dispute ,deny

[考点] concede that 承认.

concede sth.to sth.承认失败

[辨析] concede ;admit ;acknowledge ;confes s concede 指虽然你希望它是不对的,但你却不得不承认是对的;admit 指不情愿地承认谁是对的;acknowledge 指不情愿地承认什么是对的,尤指你不打算因为它而改变你的主意或计划;confess 指承认自身一些让人难堪的特点或能力。

[例句] 1 ) He conceded to newsmen that an immediate agr eement was nowhere in sight.

2) Afte r his queen was captured the ches s player conceded the game to his opponent.

coward6 [..kau..d] n.懦夫,胆小鬼

[例句] Cowa rds a re cruel.(谚语) 懦夫必残忍。

Cowa rds die of ten.( 谚语) 胆小鬼常自己吓死自己。

credibility* [..kredi..bil..ti] n.可靠性,可信度

[考点] lose c redibility with 失去信誉

[例句] If we don’t keep our promise,we’ll lose credibility with the public.

evasion [i..vei....n] n.回避真相的说法,借口

fake6 [feik ] v.假装,伪装

[例句] Everyone should fight against fake commodities.

flattery * [..fl .. t..ri ] n.奉承,恭维话

[反义] condemna tion ,c riticism,insult ,contempt

[例句] His flat tery made her feel ve ry angry.

incorrupt ible* [..ink....r..pt..bl ] ad j.不受腐蚀的,廉洁的,正值的

[反义] corruptible ,bribable ,buyable ,purchasable ini tially4 [i..ni....li ] adv.开始,起先

[同义] or iginally ,primarily ,primitively

[反义] finally ,ultimately

[例句] I don’t remember who initially conceived the idea.

intolerant* [in..t..l..r..nt ] ad j.不容忍的

[同义] impa tient ,unindulgent

[反义] tolerant

[考点] be intoler ant of 对.不能容忍

[例句] Colonial ruler s were intolerant of popular movements.

justified* [..d....stifaid] ad j.正当的,有理的

[同义] well founded

[反义] unjustified

[考点] be justified in 干.是有道理的

[例句] He is fully justified in leaving the matte r at that.

liar * [..lai..( r ) ] n.说谎者

oversleep* [....uv....sli..p] v.睡过头

presumptuous [pr i..z..mptju..s ] ad j.专横的,自以为是的

triangulation [t rai........julei....n] n.形成或分成三角( 关系)

back up 证实,支持;复制;( 使) 倒退

[例句] Armored ca rs backed the infantry up.

be stuck with 无法摆脱,解脱不了

[例句] I was stuck with the childhood fea rs.

build up (使) 增强,增大

[例句] Tension and friction have been built up.

carry off 成功地处理或应付;拿走,夺走

[例句] 1 ) It was a da ring attempt but he ca rried it off.

2 ) We saw the thief being ca rried off by the police.

end/ wind up (doing something) 结果.

[例句] When he was a child ,he dr eamed of becoming a scientist ,but he winds up teaching.

give away 暴露,泄漏

[例句] He made me promise not to give away wher e he was going.

go along ( with) 赞成,附和

[例句] He is always desc ribed as a madman ,but I don’t go along.

indulge in 纵容,放纵

[例句] She indulged in a fit of temper.

keep/ hold. at bay 阻止发生,使.无法靠近

[例句] He kept me at bay with a knife.

last resort 最后一着

[例句] When his need is not sa tisfied ,the little boy will lying on the ground c rying as his last resor t.

on behalf of 为了某人;代表某人

[例句] He made an impassioned speech on behalf of his count ry.

on the grounds 由于.的原因

[例句] He left on the grounds that he was ill.= He left on the grounds of ill health.

shelter. from 使.免于. ,防止.遭受.

[例句] Pa rents should set aside a time for their children to study ,a pe riod shelter ed from television.

up a storm 热情地,干劲十足地

[例句] Right now,she is cooking up a storm.

Passage Ⅲ Is Business Bluffing Ethical ?

词汇精解

ace [eis] n.A 纸牌,幺点骨牌

analogy6 [....n .. l..d..i ] n.比拟,类比,相似( 之处)

bluff [bl..f] v.虚张声势,用假象骗人

n.虚张声势,欺骗

bluffer [..bl..f..] n.用假象骗人的人

concealment * [k..n..si..lm..nt ] n.隐藏,掩盖,隐瞒

deception* [di..sep....n] n.欺骗,蒙蔽

[同义] cheat ,fraud

[反义] fr ankness ,integrity

[例句] The deception of the magician’s audience was almost complete.

defendant6 [di..fend..nt ] n.被告,被告人

[反义] plaintiff ( 民事) ,prosecutor (刑事)

distrust* [dis..t r..st ] n.怀疑

[同义] doubt ,suspect

[反义] t rust

[考点] have a distrust of 不信任.

[例句] I have a dist rust of ships.

falsehood* [..f....lshud ] n.谎言,欺骗

forcefully * [..f....sfuli] adv.强有力地,有说服力地

[同义] powerfully ,potently

[反义] feebly

fraud6 [fr....d ] n.骗子,欺诈行为

[例句] His explanation is a fraud.

indifferent4 [in..dif..r..nt ] a dj.冷漠的,不关心的

[同义] casual ,detached ,unconcerned

[反义] concerned

[考点] be indiffe rent to/ towa rds 对.漠不关心

[例句] I am absolutely indiffer ent to this talk.

integral6 [..inti..r..l ] ad j.必不可少的,构成整体所必需的

[例句] Steel is an integral pa rt of a mode rn shy scr aper.

legal4 [..li......l ] adj.合法的,法定的,法律( 上) 的

[同义] lawful

[反义] illegal

[考点] take legal action (over) 采取合法行动来.

[例句] The company intends to take legal action over this ma tter.

Midwestern [..mid..west..n] ad j.美国中西部的

obligation4 [....bli....ei....n] n.义务,责任,职责

[同义] commitment ,duty

[反义] discretion ,option

[考点] have an obligation to do 有责任做.

unde r an obligation to do 有干.的义务

unde r an obligation to sb.欠某人一个人情

[例句] 1 ) In our country ,everyone has a legal obligation to serve in the armed for ces.

2 ) We a re unde r no obliga tion to give what he wants.

3 ) His kindness has placed me under an obligation to him.

obstacle4 [....bst..kl ] n.障碍( 物) ,妨碍

[同义] bar ,hamper ,stumbling

[反义] advantage

[考点] be an obstacle to sth.对.是一个障碍

[辨析] obstacle ;barrier ;obst ruction obstacle 此种障碍必须通过努力才能克服,才能继续做某事;barrier 人为设置的障碍,来防止人们进入到什么中;obst ruction 此种障碍经常出现在你前进的路上,使你的前进步伐变得非常困难。

[例句] Lack of education is an obstacle to s uccess.

openheartedness* [....up..n..h....tidnis ] n.亲切和善,真诚坦率

piously [..pai..sli ] adv.虔诚地

poker [..p..uk..( r) ] n.扑克

preach6 [pri..t..] v.宣讲,劝告

prevailing* [pr i..veili..] ad j.占优势的,普遍的

[同义] prevalent ,widespr ead

[反义] exceptional

[例句] We should follow the prevailing t rend.

resigned* [ri..zaind] ad j.听任于,顺从

[同义] passive

[反义] rebellious

[考点] be resigned to sth.听任于. ,顺从.

[例句] Chinese people are no mor e resigned to underdevelopment than you.

sleeve4 [sli..v] n.袖子

statesman6 [..steitsm..n] n.政治家

tactic [..t .. ktik] n.方法,策略

treacherous [..t ret....r..s ] ad j.背信弃义的,不忠的

tycoon [tai..ku..n ] n.(企业界的) 巨头,大亨

unethical [....n..e..ik..l ] adj.不道德的

warrant6 [..w..r..nt ;( US) ..w....r..nt ] v.证明( 某事物) 正当、有理或恰当

abide by 遵守,信守

[例句] I abide by what I said.

call for 要求,需要

[例句] The situation calls for immediate action.

depart from 背离,违反

[例句] On this occasion we depa rted from our normal procedure of holding the meeting in public.

(every) now and then 有时,不时地

[例句] He loses his tempe r now and then ,but not often.

frown on/ upon 不赞许,对.皱眉

[例句] Smoking in the canteen is rather frowned on here.

get ( someone) off 逃脱惩罚,使.逃脱惩罚

[例句] The cour t got him off with only a $50 fine.

in the long run 从长远来看,最终

[例句] Such practice will benefit us in the long run.

match. against 使.与.相较量

[例句] Though they were friends ,they would have to match against each othe r in the semifinals.

on that account 由于那个缘故

[例句] It is best to do so on that account.

reflect on 招致非议,给.带来影响

[例句] Such behavior can only r eflect discr edit upon you.

with ( some) heat 情绪激烈地

[例句] At that moment ,we all lost self cont rol and discussed with heat.

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