Unit12知识辅导材料.doc

Unit 12知识辅导材料 1.fiction ?n. 虚构, 杜撰; 编造 小说; 虚构的文学作品(包括小说、剧本等) science fiction 科学小说, 科学幻想故事(表示小说时不可数) It is a legal fiction that a corporation is a person. ???把团体法人当作一个人是一种法律上的假设。 Fact[Truth] is stranger than fiction. ?[谚]事实比小说还离奇。 fictionist小说家? fictioneer ?(尤指粗制滥造的)小说作家 2. belief ?n.? (pl. beliefs) 信仰; 信心;信条 信念; 意见 have belief in the masses???? 相信群众?????? ??????a person worthy of belief??? 可以信得过的人 There is nothing more natural than a childs belief in his parents. ?没有任何事情比孩子对他父母的信赖更为自然。 have belief in??? 相信, 信任???????? belief faith trust confidence ???都含有“相信”的意思。 belief 指“承认某事是真的, 尽管有或没有确凿的证据”, 如:???? belief in ghosts.相信有鬼。 faith 指“认为有确凿证据或道理而完全相信”, 如: ??I have faith in his ability to succeed.? 我相信他有成功的能力。 trust 指“信赖”、“信任”, 含有“坚定的信念”的意思, 如:? enjoy the trust of the people得到人民的信任。 confidence ?指“在有证据的基础上相信”, 也常指“自信”、“有把握”, 如: She has great confidence in her success. 她对自己的成功充满信心。 3. league ?n. 同盟, 联盟, 社团 Our team plays in the football league. ??我们队在足球联赛中参加比赛。 4. balloon ?n. 气球 5. bulb ?n. 鳞茎, 球形物; 电灯泡 6. make a living by/make one’s living ? 7. botany n. 植物学 8.? apply ?vt. 申请 应用, 实施; 运用, apply a theory to practice 把理论应用于实践?? ?????apply one\s mind to专心于... vi. 适用; 应用(to)请求, 申请, 向...询问 You may apply in person or by letter.?? 你亲自或通信申请均可。 For particulars apply to the office. ?详情请问办事处。 be applied to适用于, 应用于,????? apply for申请; 请求, 接洽?????? apply oneself to致力于, 集中精力做某事 apply sth. To 把...施于...; 把...运用于...?? apply to 关系到, 牵涉到? ???applicant n. 申请者, 请求者 9. foundation? n. 基础, 根本, 建立, 创立, 地基, 基金, 基金会 to lay the foundations of a new hospital ??新医院奠基 He laid the foundations of his success by study and hard work. ??他以读书和勤劳奠定了成功的基础。 the foundation of an institution/ an organization the foundation of the national economy国民经济的基础 ??foundation stone? 奠基石? found ?founder 10. servant ?n.? 仆人; 公仆；公务员 A politician should be a servant of the people. 政治家应当是人民的公仆。 Water may be good servants, but bad masters. 11. whale? n. 鲸 12. hunter ?n. 猎人; 有哪些信誉好的足球投注网站者；热切的追寻者 on the hunt (for) 正在