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Unit 2 People on the move 1、 adjustment
n. [C]&[U]调整，调节；适应，习惯；整理(常和介词to搭配使用)。
adjust sth. / oneself to sth. 使适应(新环境等)
adjustable adj.可调节的；可调整的 翻译句子 ①当心急转弯，根据情况调整速度。 ______________________________________ ________ ①Watch out for sharp bend and adjust your speed accordingly. ②(只有靠适应变化) that we can keep up with the lightning pace of the modern world.
②It is only by adjusting to changes ③Some of the difficulties they experienced when they were trying to ______ themselves to the new medium were technical.
A. adopt
B. adjust
C. change
D. shape ③B 2、 boom
vt.使兴旺；发出隆隆声 vi. 急速发展；激增，轰鸣 n. 繁荣；吊杆；隆隆声，繁荣 economic boom 经济繁荣，经济腾飞 baby boom 婴儿潮；生育高峰 business boom 商业繁荣，生意兴隆
◆The frontier town boomed when gold was discovered nearby.
当那个边陲小镇附近发现金矿后迅速蓬勃发展起来。 ◆The guns boomed again.
枪炮又发出砰砰声。 汉译英 ①经济改革使许多新城市兴旺发达起来。 _______________________________________ ①The economy reform boomed many new cities.
②自从我扩大商店以来，生意日趋兴隆。 ___________________________________ ②Business is booming since I enlarged the shop.
3、 flexible adj. 易弯(曲)的，柔韧的，柔顺的，温顺的，可变通的；有弹性的；灵活性的 ◆The idea of flexible working is still an idea in progress.
灵活工作的概念仍是一个发展中的观点。 ◆We need a more flexible foreign policy.
我们需要一种更灵活的外交政策。 汉译英 ①他脑瓜灵活。 _________________________________ ①He has a flexible mind. ②John is very ______ — if he promises to do something he'll do it.(2009·浙江)
A. independent
B. confident
C. reliable
D. flexible ②C ③Mothers holding jobs outside the home should have ______ schedules to make it easier to care for their children.(2010·山东)
A. heavy
B. smooth
C. flexible
D. complex ③C 词义辨析。smooth 光滑的，顺滑的； flexible 灵活的； schedule 工作日程。这里flexible schedule表示灵活的工作时间。原题中，妈妈们在外工作，应该有一个灵活的工作时间以便照顾她们的孩子。 4、 clarify vt. 澄清；阐明；净化；使清楚，使清醒 ◆Can you clarify this long sentence? 你能把这个长句子解释清楚吗？ ◆You must clarify the matters in public. 你必须当众澄清事实真相。 ◆This kind of thing will clarify in the end. 这种事情终究会变得清楚明了的。
◆The cool autumn wind clarified my mind.
凉爽的秋风使我的头脑清醒过来。 clarification n．澄清 ①The boy made an attempt to ______ the misunderstanding about the origin of the proverb.
A. clarify
B. check
C. claim
D. clap ①A 根据题意“这个男孩试图澄清关于这个谚语出处的误解”。“澄清误解”用clarify。而其他3项不符合语境。 汉译英 ②他的脑子突然清醒过来。 ___________________________________ ②His mind suddenly clarified. 5、sympathy n. 同情(心)；同情； (感情上的)支持 ◆I felt sympathy for the victims of the accident.
我对意外事故的受害者感到同情。 ◆We send our love and our deepest sympathy to you.
我们向你致以真诚的问候和深切的慰问。
◆Please convey my sympathy to your family.
请转达我向你家人的慰问。 汉译英 ①请接受我最深切的同情。 __________________________________________
①Please accept my deepest sympathy. ②What's the ______， in your opinion, of helping him if he doesn't make an effort to help himself？(2011·江西)
A. sympathy
B. theme
C. object
D. point
②D 正如你的观点，如果他不自强我们帮他何用？ 6、swap
vt. & vi. 交换 n. 交换物 swap/exchange/trade…for… 以……交换…… ◆We must swap steels for oil. 我们必须用钢材交换石油。 ◆For what did you swap the twenty dollars? 你拿20美元买什么啦？ ◆Will you swap places with me? 你愿意和我换位置吗？ ◆Never swap horses while crossing the stream. (谚)行到河中别换马。 1、cater to
为……服务； 适应(……的需要)；迎合(……的爱好)
cater for 供应伙食； 迎合，满足(需要、爱好等)
◆TV programs should cater to /for all tastes. 电视节目应当迎合各种人的不同口味。 ◆It is difficult to cater to/for one's every wish. 满足一个人的所有愿望是很困难的。
◆We also cater for wedding and banquets. 我们也为婚礼和宴会办酒席。 catering n. 餐饮业 Varieties of programmes in the TV station ______ many different types of interest and taste among the public.
A. cater to
B. appeal to
C. apply to
D. adjust to A 考查动词短语。句意为：电视台安排了各种节目来满足公众很多不同类型的兴趣和爱好。cater to 满足需要或要求；appeal to 吸引；apply to 运用于，适用于； adjust to 使适合于，调整以适用。 2、at best 至多；充其量 ◆She is at best a secondrate singer. 她充其量是一个二流歌手。
◆At best he can do half as much as last year. 他充其量不过能做去年的一半那么多。 ◆At best their sorrow is just crocodile tears. 他们的悲伤充其量也就是鳄鱼的眼泪。
Unit 2 People on the move 1、 adjustment
n. [C]&[U]调整，调节；适应，习惯；整理(常和介词to搭配使用)。
adjust sth. / oneself to sth. 使适应(新环境等)
adjustable adj.可调节的；可调整的 翻译句子 ①当心急转弯，根据情况调整速度。 ______________________________________ ________ ①Watch out for sharp bend and adjust your speed accordingly. ②(只有靠适应变化) that we can keep up with the lightning pace of the modern world.
②It is only by adjusting to changes ③Some of the difficulties they experienced when they were trying to ______ themselves to the new medium were technical.
A. adopt
B. adjust
C. change
D. shape ③B 2、 boom
vt.使兴旺；发出隆隆声 vi. 急速发展；激增，轰鸣 n. 繁荣；吊杆；隆隆声，繁荣 economic boom 经济繁荣，经济腾飞 baby boom 婴儿潮；生育高峰 business boom 商业繁荣，生意兴隆
◆The frontier town boomed when gold was discovered nearby.
当那个边陲小镇附近发现金矿后迅速蓬勃发展起来。 ◆The guns boomed again.
枪炮又发出砰砰声。 汉译英 ①经济改革使许多新城市兴旺发达起来。 _______________________________________ ①The economy reform boomed many new cities.
②自从我扩大商店以来，生意日趋兴隆。 ___________________________________ ②Business is booming since I enlarged the shop.
3、 flexible adj. 易弯(曲)的，柔韧的，柔顺的，温顺的，可变通的；有弹性的；灵活性的 ◆The idea of flexible working is still an idea in progress.
灵活工作的概念仍是一个发展中的观点。 ◆We need a more flexible foreign policy.
我们需要一种更灵活的外交政策。 汉译英 ①他脑瓜灵活。 _________________________________ ①He has a flexible mind. ②John is very ______ — if he promises to do something he'll do it.(2009·浙江)
A. independent
B. confident
C. reliable
D. flexible ②C ③Mothers holding jobs outside the home should have ______ schedules to make it easier to care for their children.(2010·山东)
A. heavy
B. smooth
C. flexible
D. complex ③C 词义辨析。smooth 光滑的，顺滑的； flexible 灵活的； schedule 工作日程。这里flexible schedule表示灵活的工作时间。原题中，妈妈们在外工作，应该有一个灵活的工作时间以便照顾她们的孩子。 4、 clarify vt. 澄清；阐明；净化；使清楚，使清醒 ◆Can you clarify this long sentence? 你能把这个长句子解释清楚吗？ ◆You must clarify the matters in public. 你必须当众澄清事实真相。 ◆This kind of thing will clarify in the end. 这种事情终究会变得清楚明了的。
◆The cool autumn wind clarified my mind.
凉爽的秋风使我的头脑清醒过来。 clarification n．澄清 ①The boy made an attempt to ______ the misunderstanding about the origin of the proverb.
A. clarify
B. check
C. claim
D. clap ①A 根据题意“这个男孩试图澄清关于这个谚语出处的误解”。“澄清误解”用clarify。而其他3项不符合语境。 汉译英 ②他的脑子突然清醒过来。 ___________________________________ ②His mind suddenly clarified. 5、sympathy n. 同情(心)；同情； (感情上的)支持 ◆I felt sympathy for the victims of the accident.
我对意外事故的受害者感到同情。 ◆We send our love and our deepest sympathy to you.
我们向你致以真诚的问候和深切的慰问。
◆Please convey my sympathy to your family.
请转达我向你家人的慰问。 汉译英 ①请接受我最深切的同情。 __________________________________________
①Please accept my deepest sympathy. ②What's the ______， in your opinion, of helping him if he doesn't make an effort to help himself？(2011·江西)
A. sympathy
B. theme
C. object
D. point
②D 正如你的观点，如果他不自强我们帮他何用？ 6、swap
vt. & vi. 交换 n. 交换物 swap/exchange/trade…for… 以……交换…… ◆We must swap steels for oil. 我们必须用钢材交换石油。 ◆For what did you swap the twenty dollars? 你拿20美元买什么啦？ ◆Will you swap places with me? 你愿意和我换位置吗？ ◆Never swap horses while crossing the stream. (谚)行到河中别换马。 1、cater to
为……服务； 适应(……的需要)；迎合(……的爱好)
cater for 供应伙食； 迎合，满足(需要、爱好等)
◆TV programs should cater to /for all tastes. 电视节目应当迎合各种人的不同口味。 ◆It is difficult to cater to/for one's every wish. 满足一个人的所有愿望是很困难的。
◆We also cater for wedding and banquets. 我们也为婚礼和宴会办酒席。 catering n. 餐饮业 Varieties of programmes in the TV station ______ many different types of interest and taste among the public.
A. cater to
B. appeal to
C. apply to
D. adjust to A 考查动词短语。句意为：电视台安排了各种节目来满足公众很多不同类型的兴趣和爱好。cater to 满足需要或要求；appeal to 吸引；apply to 运用于，适用于； adjust to 使适合于，调整以适用。 2、at best 至多；充其量 ◆She is at best a secondrate singer. 她充其量是一个二流歌手。
◆At best he can do half as much as last year. 他充其量不过能做去年的一半那么多。 ◆At best their sorrow is just crocodile tears. 他们的悲伤充其量也就是鳄鱼的眼泪。
