北京大学出版社大学英语1Unit7Keywordsandphrases分解.doc

Unit 7 The Man Who Married Himself Key words and phrases tempt 【释义】 V-T Something that tempts you attracts you and makes you want it, even though it may be wrong or harmful. 引诱; 吸引 V-T If you tempt someone, you offer them something they want in order to encourage them to do what you want them to do. 诱使 【例句】 It is the fresh fruit that tempts me at this time of year. Dont let credit tempt you to buy something you cant afford. Nothing would tempt me to join the army. The warm weather tempted us into going for a swim. 【派生】 temptation n. (1) 劝诱，诱惑，引诱 Will they be able to resist the temptation to buy? 他们能抵抗得住购买的诱惑吗？ Yield/give way to temptation 经不住诱惑 (2) 有诱惑力或吸引力的东西 The bag of sweets on the table was too strong a temptation for the children to resist. 桌上那包糖果对于孩子们而言是难以抗拒的诱惑。 Clever advertisements are just temptations to spend money. 巧妙的广告诱使人花钱。 concede V. If you concede something, you admit, often unwillingly, that it is true or correct. (不情愿地）承认 Bess finally conceded that Nancy was right. 贝丝最终承认南希是对的。 V. If you concede something to someone, you allow them to have it as a right or privilege. 给与（权利或者特权）; 容许；让步： They conceded some of their land to the enemy. 他们把一部分领土割让给敌人。 V If you concede a game, contest, or argument, you end it by admitting that you can no longer win. （通过认输而）使（比赛，竞赛，争论）结束; 承认失败，认输；放弃…希望： He conceded the election to his opponents. 他承认他在竞选中输给对手。 fateful /?fe?tf?l/ ADJ If an action or a time when something happened is described as fateful, it is considered to have an important, and often very bad, effect on future events. 有重大影响的 (尤指产生负面结果的) It was a fateful decision, one which was to break the Government. 那是一项重大的决定，一个将使政府垮台的决定。 neglect 【释义】 V If you neglect someone or something, you fail to look after them properly. 疏于照管 V If you neglect someone or something, you fail to give them the amount of attention that they deserve. 忽视 V If you neglect to do something that you ought to do or neglect your duty, you fail to do it. 疏忽 N neglecting o