《Unit 8（初识词汇应用拓展）》.ppt

epidemic [n] 流行病 2010 年完型 It is the first worldwide epidemic designated by the World Health Organization in 41 years. prospect [n] 前景；前途 2013 年阅读 Text 3 This long perspective makes the pessimistic view of our prospects seem more likely to be a passing fad. threaten [v] 威胁 2010 年翻译 When one of these noneconomic categories is threatened and, if we happen to love it, we invent excuses to give it economic importance. hijack 【v.】劫持 【n.】劫持；强行控制；操控 scale 【n.】规模；比例 ( 尺 )；鱼鳞；级别 【v.】测量；攀登；刮去……的鳞片 circumstance 【n.】情况；形势；环境 词组 under the circumstances = in the circumstances 在那种情况下 threaten 【v.】威胁；恐吓；预示 prospect 【n.】前景；前途；展望；可能性；希望 Unit 8 C. 单词应用 be correlated with 与……相联系 2007 年阅读 Text 2 Research has found that IQ predicted leadership skills when the tests were given under low-stress conditions, but under high- stress conditions, IQ was negatively correlated with leadership—that is, it predicted the opposite. directly [adv] 直接地 2011 年阅读 Text 3 Toyota Motor, for example, alleviated some of the damage from its recall crisis earlier this year with a relatively quick and well-orchestrated social-media response campaign, which included efforts to engage with consumers directly on sites such as Twitter and the social-news site Digg. directive [adj] 指导的 2009 年翻译 Only gradually was the by-product of the institution noted, and only more gradually still was this effect considered as a directive factor in the conduct of the institution. straight adv. 直接地；坦率地 2011 年阅读 Text 2 When Liam McGee departed as president of Bank of America in August, his explanation was surprisingly straight up. otherwise 在其他方面 2013 年阅读 Text 4 In effect, the White House claimed that it could invalidate any otherwise legitimate state law that it disagrees with. reflect [v] 考虑 2011 年阅读 Text 2 McGee says leaving without a position lined up gave him time to reflect on what kind of company he wanted to run. reflection [n] 思考 2014 年翻译 They may teach very well and more t