新版新视野大学英语第一册Unit7 SectionB单词和例句.doc

新视野大学英语读写教程（第二版）第一册单词表 Unit 7 Section B Should I Have a Gun? New Words 1handle n. [C] the part of sth. that one holds when using it 柄，把手 She turned the handle and opened the door. 她转了一下把手，开了门。 The handle on this door is rather stiff. 这门上的把手很不灵活。 vt. deal with or control 处理，处置 This port handles 100 million tons of goods each year. 这港口每年要处理1亿吨货物。 I have a problem at work and I really dont know how to handle it. 我工作上遇到了一个问题，真不知如何来处理它。 2bullet n. [C] 子弹 The bullet hit her in the arm. 子弹射中了她的手臂。 3advocate vt. publicly support a particular policy or way of doing things 主张，拥护，提倡 The minister advocated a change of the tax laws. 这位部长主张修改税法。 She advocates taking a more long-term view. 她主张要有更长远的观点。 n. [C] sb. who publicly supports sb. or sth. 拥护者，提倡者 She has always been an advocate of changes to the current educational system. 她一贯主张对目前的教育体制进行改革。 Hes a strong advocate of state ownership of the railways. 他是铁路国有化的坚决拥护者。 4ignorance n. [U] lack of information or knowledge 无知，不知 The mistake was due to her ignorance. 这个错误是由于她的无知造成的。 His comments showed his total ignorance of the event. 他的评论表明他对此事件毫不了解。 5statistics n. 1.(pl.) a group of numbers that represent facts or describe a situation 统计；统计数据 Statistics show that 90 percent of homes in this country have a television. 统计资料表明这个国家百分之九十的家庭拥有电视机。 Recent statistics support the professors opinion. 最近的统计数据支持那位教授的观点。 2.[sing.] the science of collecting and examining numbers for patterns 统计学 Statistics is a branch of mathematics. 统计学是数学的一个分支。 Did you take statistics at college? 你上大学时学统计学了吗？ 6previous a. coming or happening before or earlier 以前的，先前的 Do you have previous experiences in this type of work? 你以前有过从事这类工作的经历吗？ This issue has been discussed at length in the previous chapter. 这个问题已经在上一章中详细地讨论过了。 7　empreviously/em ad. before now or before a particular time 以前，先前（地） I had previously worked in Italy and Spain. 我移居法国前，曾在意大利和西班牙工作过。 She was previously employed as a tour guide. 她此前曾是导游。 8violence n. [U] behavior that is i