大学英语精读Unit2LessonsfromJefferson词汇.ppt

obtain vt.vi. 获得 obtain employment 就业 obtain 1st hand information 获取第一手资料 obtain evidence 取证 Eg: It takes 10 yuan to obtain a fake student’s ID Card. investigation n. 调查 make an investigation into on-the-spot investigation 实地考查 under investigation 在调查中 e.g. No investigation, no right to speak. investigate vt. 调查 appoint vt.vi. 任命,指定 e.g. He was appointed as / to be Chairman of Students’ Union． appoint sb. as / (to be) appoint sb. (to do) sth. appoint sb. to (a job, post, position, etc.) appointment n. 约会，预约 have / make an appointment 与…约会 committee n. 委员会 the International Olympic Committee?(IOC) 国际奥林匹克委员会 party committee? 党委 organizing committee? 组织委员会 management committee? 管理委员会 executive committee? 执行委员会 origin n. 起源，出身 Eg: We?do not?differentiate between?our workers?on the basis of their background or ethnic origin. ? 我们不以工人们的背景或种族来源区别对待他们。 humble origin 卑微出身 the?origin?of?species?物种起源 threaten vt. vi. 威胁 threaten sb. with sth. threaten to do sth threaten sb. into doing sth. Eg1: Our teacher always threatens us with the test． Eg2: Every time they have an argument, his wife threatens to leave him. threat n. threatening adj. the threatening letter 恐吓信 reject vt. 拒绝，抵制 She rejected his proposal． It is likely that she is rejected by the school because of the low score. rejection n. 拒绝 inject: v. 注入，注射 injection n. 注射，注入 object: v. 不赞成，反对； n. 物品，东西，对象 objection n. 反对，异议 Were it left to me to decide= If it were left to me to decide. 在虚拟条件状语从句中，如果从句中有should, were或助动词had时，可省略if，将这些词提到句首，主谓语用部分倒装结构。 Were it left to me to choose once again Had we canceled morning exercise, life would be better. hesitate vt. vi. 犹豫，踌躇 hesitate to do Eg1: If you have any problem，don’t hesitate (a moment) to contact me． Eg2: He who hesitates is lost．