Unit8BirthofBrightIdeas.doc

Unit 8 Birth of Bright Ideas New Words 1.satisfactory a. good enough to be pleasing, or for a purpose, rule, standard, etc. 令人满意的 Sales are up 20% from last year: thats very satisfactory. 销售额比去年增加了20%，非常令人满意。 This method of heating is not satisfactory for large buildings. 这一取暖办法用于大型建筑物并不令人满意。 2. flash vi. 1. of an idea to come suddenly 突然产生（想法、灵感） The idea flashed into his mind. 他突然想到了这个主意。 Then it flashed upon me that she was his wife. 我突然想到她是他的妻子。 2. move very fast 飞驰，掠过 The days seem to flash by. 光阴似箭。 3. particularly ad. especially 特别是 More local employment will be created, particularly in service industries. 地方将提供更多的就业机会，尤其是服务行业。 I cannot leave him, particularly now. 我不能离开他，尤其是现在。 4. glow vi. 1. produce light and heat without fire发光，发热 Colored lights glowed on the celebration night. 节日之夜灯火辉煌。 2. show strong or warm color 呈现鲜艳的颜色 Maple leaves glowed red in the sunlight.枫叶在阳光下闪耀着红光。 The sunset glowed with color. 日落时天空中呈现出耀眼的色彩。 5. mystery n. something that is not fully understood谜 Who had taken the book? It was a mystery. 谁把书拿走了？这是个谜。 Why he went there is a mystery to me.他为什么上那儿去对我来说是个谜。 6. reasonable . showing common sense; fair合理的，适当的 He gave me a reasonable explanation. 他给了我一个合理的解释。 I had a reasonable solution to the problem. 我想到了一个解决这个问题的合理办法。 7. process n. a connected set of actions or events that produce continuation or slow change 过程，进程 The firm is now in the process of moving the main equipment to a new place. 公司目前正在把主要设备迁到新地址去。 Producing a dictionary is a slow process. 编撰一本词典是一个缓慢的过程。 8. personality n. 1. a person who is well-known to the public名人 television personalities电视名星 2. the quality or condition of being a person人的品质或条件 Though their personalities were different, they got along as friends. 虽然他们性格迥异，但却能友好相处。 9. intensify v. make or become stronger增强，加强 The press has intensified its examination of the political officials background. 新闻界已加强了对那个政客背景的调查。 The search intensified as dusk approached.随着黄昏将至，搜寻加强了。 10. geniu