专业型硕士研究生英语课文讲义unit.要点.ppt

* * * Text 1 Lincoln in History . Unit 5 Biography biography [bai?ɡr?fi] n. 传记 →graph [ɡrɑ:f] n. 图表, 曲线图 →biology bai?l?d?i] n. 生物学 (词根bio-和生命有关；词根-ology表示学问，如：physiology [,fizi?l?d?i] n.生理学; sociology [,s?usi?l?d?i] n.社会学；archeology [ɑ:ki?l?d?i] n. 考古学) * Prepare Yourself humility endeavor sincerity patriotism faith divine reconcile self-observation 谦逊 努力 真诚 爱国主义 信念 神圣的 调和 自我审视 * 善意 成就 抱负 原则 奉献 高尚 忠诚 平等 good intentions achievement ambition principle delicate noble loyalty equality * Paragaraph 1 The annals of the past contain few accounts of truly good men. Historians are more used to analyzing a mixture of ingredients, good and bad intentions, success and failure, high endeavors threatened by flaws in execution, and to balance out the sums ending with a careful plus or minus. * contain [k?ntein] 包含，包括；含有；容纳 This book contains helpful information. 这本书里载有有用的资料。 →container [k?ntein?] n. 1. 容器; 2. 集装箱, 货柜 * account [?kaunt] n. a) 报道，记述 →keep an account of 记录 →take something into account/take account of将…考虑进去 →account for 解释，说明；构成 b) 账；账目 The barman was doing his accounts. 酒吧男招待在记账。 * ingredient [inɡri:dj?nt] n. a) any of substances that are combined to make a particular dish（菜肴的）配料，原料 b) a component part or element of something成分，因素 * endeavor [indev?] v. 努力，尽力 He is endeavoring to help the Third World. 他正努力帮助第三世界。 n. a) 尝试；企图 →make every endeavor尽一切努力 b) 事业，活动 a political endeavor政治事业 * execution [,eksikju:??n] a) 实施；实行；执行 b) 死刑的执行 the place of execution行刑地点 execution by hanging绞刑 there were mass arrests and executions. 进行了大量拘捕并有许多人被处决。 →execute [eksikju:t] vt. 1. 处决；2. 执行, 实现; 使生效 * Paragraph 2 Lincoln is rare in providing much for history to ponder and reflect on but little to dispute with except in the shortcomings in the execution of his policies. He is the rarer for his absolute success through four years of bitter politics and bloody warfare. He sought power, without pretending otherwise, and e