Unit_4_the_professor_词汇打印稿.doc

Language study of Unit 4, Book 2 1．modest adj. 谦虚的；适度的；端庄的eg The more a man knows, the more he is inclined to be modest. 【翻译】大智若愚。 eg. I bought the house at a modest price. 【翻译】我以适中的价格买下了这所房子。eg The girl has a quiet, modest demeanor. 【翻译】这个女孩子的态度娴静而谦逊。 modesty n. 谦逊modestly ad. 谨慎地, 适当地in all modesty 毫不夸张地 断或不自负。例如：Be modest, otherwise you will lag behind. 谦虚些，否则就要落后。 humble 指精神和行为上的谦逊。褒义指对自己或自己的成就不骄傲；贬 义指过低地评价自己，对人低声下气。例如： Knowledge makes humble; ignorance makes proud. 博学使人谦逊，无知使人骄傲。 2. at ease: in a relaxed position 安乐,安逸, 悠闲放松 eg 【翻译】医生很快便让焦急的母亲放下心来。 eg With you in charge, I’m at ease. 【翻译】你办事，我放心。 Collocation: with ease 轻而易举地；毫不费力地 ill at ease 不安；心神不宁 (stand) at ease 稍息 take one’s ease 使自己舒服一下；休息；放松 3. display : vt. Show 显示,表现,夸示显示,陈列,炫耀 eg The peacock displayed its fine tail feathers when it noticed any gay colors. 【翻译】孔雀看到鲜艳的颜色就开屏。 eg The climax of the celebration was a firework display. 【翻译】 庆祝会的高潮是燃放烟火。词形变化: 动词过去式:displayed 过去分词:displayed 现在分词:displaying 第三人称单数:displays指出eg No matter who point out our shortcoming, we will correct them. 【翻译】不管谁指出我们的缺点，我们都改正。eg Father pointed out to the son that the basic skill in riding a bicycle is to keep balance. 【翻译】父亲告诉儿子，骑自行车的基本技巧是保持平衡。 Collocation: Take up a point 接谈一个话题a case in point 恰当的例子，说明问题的事例at the point of 几乎要to the point 中肯，切题 beside/off the point? 不切正题， 无关紧要 point by point 逐条be on the point of 正要(去做某事)。come to the point 谈正题，谈主要问题 make one’s point充分阐述自己观点 eg Never stand up in a canoe; it will get off balance and turn over. 【翻译】坐在独木舟里，千万不要站起来；那样独木舟会因失去平衡而翻掉。 adjust the balance 调整平衡 keep / maintain one’s balance 保持平衡， 保持镇静 lose one’s balance 失去平衡，心慌意乱 in the balance 悬而未决， 不能肯定