新世纪大学英语教程第三册 unit 6语言点.doc

Unit 6 Intercultural Communication Words and Expressions 1. transplant: (1) vt. to move from one place and settle elsewhere *We start the flowers indoors and then transplant them to the garden. *His kidney was transplanted in his daughter. (2) n. the operation of transplanting an organ, piece of skin etc *Kellys only hope of survival was a heart and lung transplant. Collocations: heart transplant surgery 心脏移植手术 a bone marrow transplant 骨髓移植 2. ailment: n. an illness that is not very serious It was still unclear what caused the victims ailments. *The medicine was supposed to cure all kinds of ailments, ranging from colds to back pains. CF: ailment, illness, disease complaint 这些名词均有“疾病”之意。 His ailment was only a slight headache. 他身体不舒服，有点轻微的头痛。 illness 泛指一切疾病，强调生病的时间或状Her mother was just recovering from an illness. 他妈妈生了一场病，刚刚 复。 disease指具体的疾病，且通常较严重，发病时间也较长。She suffers from a rare disease of the brain. 她得了罕见的脑病。 complaint指。He is having treatment for a chest complaint. 他正在接受胸部疾病的治疗。 3. cure: (1) n. treatment or substance that cures; remedy *There is still no cure for AIDS. 预防比任何一种治疗都要好得多。 (=Prevention is far better than any cure.) (2) vt. to make an illness or medical condition go away *Many types of cancer can now be cured. (＝Ninety percent of patients can be cured of the disease.) Pattern: cure sb. of sth. 把某人的病治愈 *She had some acupuncture treatment which seems to have cured her. 针灸几次后她的病似乎痊愈了。 4. precipitate: (1) vt. to make (an unwanted event) happen sooner *An attack on the country could precipitate a world war. (=The 1929 stock market crash precipitated the collapse of the American banking system.) (2) vi. to separate a solid substance from a liquid by chemical action, or to be separated in this way *This material causes most of the alumina in the solution to precipitate quickly. (3) n. a solid substance that has been chemically separated from a liquid 老师让他在沉淀物溶解后再加热混合物。 (=The teacher asked him to warm the mixture after t