全新版大学英语单词详解 Book2 Unit2.doc

Unit 2 Values Text A A Life Full of Riches 1. (L. 2) confront: vt. 1) (of a problem, difficulty, etc.) face (sb.) threateningly * The difficulties that confront us seem insuperable. * A major difficulty that confronts international students is how best to judge the quality of a program in a foreign university. 2) (of a person) face and deal with (a problem, difficulty, etc.) 军人必须面对危险和死亡。 (=A soldier has to confront danger and death.) * Astronauts have to confront the unknown. be confronted with: be brought face to face (=The prisoner was confronted with his accusers.) * conclusions that can be confronted with experience 2. (L. 3) donation: n. money or goods given for a good cause * The hospital receives a good deal of money in donations. 他们对慈善事业慷慨捐助。 (=They made a generous donation to charity.) Collocation: a blood donation 献血 make/give a donation 捐赠 promise a donation 允诺捐助 3. (L. 5) confusion: n. a state of uncertainty about what sth. means, etc. * The enemy retreated in great confusion. 他们的突然到来打乱了我们的计划。 (=Their unexpected arrival threw our plan into confusion.) Collocation: covered with confusion 非常慌张 in confusion 乱七八糟，处于混乱状态 throw into confusion 使狼狈，使慌乱 N.B.: 该词的动词为confuse，confusing意思是“令人困惑、迷惑的”， confused意思是“糊涂的、混杂的”。 4. (L. 5) curiosity: n. a strong desire to know about sth. * Just to satisfy my curiosity, how much did you pay for your car? (=We burned with curiosity over what was in the box.) Collocation: from/out of curiosity 在好奇心驱使下 in open curiosity 公然出头过问与自己无关的事 Curiosity killed a cat. 好奇伤身。 5. (L. 7) stammer: v. speak with a tendency to repeat rapidly the same sound or syllable * It’s cruel to make fun of people who stammer. 他结结巴巴地道了谢。 (=He stammered his thanks.) 6. (L. 10) deny: vt. 1) say that sth. is not true * There is no denying the fact that Japan began to invade China as early as the early 1930’s. 2) refuse to admit or accept (=He denied knowing anything about their plans.) 7. (L. 10) fill out: ad