建筑英语unit4.doc

Unit 4 Distinguished Architects Text A New Word hire on 接受雇佣——to accept the job or to the employ aspiring a. 有志气的，有抱负的——desiring or striving for recognition or advancement overlapping a. 重迭的，交搭的——covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles) interpenetrating a. 相互渗透的 ——to spread completely through something or from one thing to another in each direction designate v. 清楚地标出或指出——to state officially that a place or thing has a particular character or purpose hovering a. 翱翔的，盘旋的——to stay in one place in the air, usually by moving the wings quickly crazed a. 疯狂的——behaving in a wild or strange way, especially because of strong emotions or extreme pain turmoil n. 混乱的——a state of confusion, uncertainty or disorder domestic chores .家务杂活—— some housework prolific a. 作品多的，多产的——producing a great number or amount of something re-invigorate v. 再次激励—— try to make someone feel fresher, healthier and more energetic again inter v. 埋葬——to bury a dead body epitaph n.碑文，墓志铭——a short piece of writing or a poem about a dead person, especially one written on their gravestone gravesite n. 墓地，坟墓——an area of land ,where are buried Architectural terms: civil engineering 土木工程（学）——the planning and building of things not used for religious or military purposes, such as roads, bridges and public buildings. someone whose job is to plan and build public buildings, roads, bridges, etc. residential a. 居住的，住所的——A residential road, area, etc. has only private houses, not offices and factories prairie house 草原住宅——Frank Lloyd Wright revolutionized the American home when he began to design Prairie style houses with low horizontal lines and open interior spaces. crucifix n. 十字架（型）——model or picture representing Jesus Christ on a cross plaster n. 灰泥，灰浆——a substance which becomes hard as it dries and is used especially for spreading on walls and ceilings in order to give a smooth surface Proper Names Adler and Sullivan 阿德勒和沙利文——Adler wa