英语泛读教学教程3~unit~3词汇表及其~课堂思考题.doc
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1、.英语泛读教程 3 Unit 3 课前预习思考题: 1 According to Richard Wiseman, why cant the audience perceive the secret actions performed by a magician in front of them? Could you give an example? 2 Why are people suffering from autism less likely to be cheated by magicians? 3 According to Wiseman, how do magicians man
2、ipulate our consciousness? Give an example to show that. 4 What is the magic spot according to Parris? Why are scientists trying to map out how our brains are deceived? 5 Do you think magic will lose its appeal if psychologists can find out the way magicians trick our brains? Why or why not?Words an
3、d Expressions: Text: Bursting The Magic Bubble 1. tinge: verb 善于引起公众注意的人,喜欢出风头的人 11. implicit:adj: suggested without being directly expressed 含蓄的,不直接言明的 Implicit in his speech was the assumption that they were guilty.他话语之中的言外之意是设定他们有 罪 12. blow sb away: to impress sb a lot or to make them very happy
4、 给某人留下深刻印象,使某人很高 兴 13dexterity:n: skill in using your hands, the ability to do sth skillfully (手) 灵巧,熟练,敏捷,技 巧技能 You need manual dexterity to be good at video games 完好电子游戏手要灵巧 mental/verbal dexterity 智能/说话技巧 14. impoverish: to make sb poor; to make sth worse in quality 使贫穷,使贫瘠,使枯竭 impoverished peasa
5、nts 赤贫的农民 the impoverished areas of the city 这个城市的贫民区 These changes are likely to impoverish single parent families even further. 这些变革 很可能使单亲家庭更加贫困 15. sleight: IDM sleight of hand: skillful movements of your hands that other people cannot see; an act of deceiving people in a clever way(隐蔽的) 敏捷手法,灵巧
6、手法;把戏,花招 sleigh: a sledge, vehicle that slides over snow, especially one pulled by horse (尤指马拉的)雪橇 16. blurred:adj, not clear, without a clear outline or shape She suffered from dizziness and blurred vision 她饱受头晕目眩视物模糊之苦 Everything is a blur when I take my glasses off. 我摘掉眼镜什么都变得模糊不清 17. impair:to d
7、amage sth or make sth worse 损害,削弱3 His age impaired his chance of finding a new job 他的年纪影响了他找新工作的机会 impaired: adj. damaged or not functioning 受损的,损坏的,出毛病的;having the type of physical or mental problem mentioned 有(身体或智力)缺陷的,有。 。 。障碍的 hearing-impaired children 听力受损的儿童 impairment: noun 18. kinetic: adj
8、. of or produced by movement 运动的,运动引起的 psychokinetic ability 意念控制 能 力 19. static: adj. not moving, changing or developing 静止的,静态的,停滞的,静力的 【OPP 】 DYNAMIC a static population level 稳定的人口水平 The balance sheet provides a static picture of the financial position at a point in time 资产负 债表反映出某一时间的财务状况 stati
9、c electricity 静电 20. voiceover / voice-over : information or comments in a film/movie, television program, etc thatre given by a person who is not seen on the screen (电影或电视节目的)解说,画外音; 旁白 She earns a lot of money doing voiceovers for TV-commercials.她为电视广告做解说收入很高 21. gauge: verb to calculate sth appro
10、ximately; to make a judgement about sth, especially peoples feelings or attitudes ( 用仪器) 测量,估计,估算;判定、判断(尤指某人 的感情态度) We are able to gauge the strength of the wind from the movement of the trees. 我们可根据树的摇 动估计风力 They interviewed employees to gauge their reaction to changes 他们与雇员谈判以判定他们的应变能 力 22. autism
11、: a mental condition in which a person is unable to communicate or form relationships with others 自闭症,孤独症 23. anterior cingulate: 大脑前扣带 24. incongruous: adj. strange and not suitable in a particular situation 不合适的,不相称的,不协调 的 such traditional methods seem incongruous in our technical age 此类传统方法似乎 跟我们
12、今天的科技时代格格不入 【OPP】CONGRUENT: 全等的,叠合的,适合的,恰当的,相称的 They want to work in an organization whose values are congruent with their own 25. split second: a very short moment of time 瞬间,刹那 26. get / come to grips with sth: to begin to understand and deal with sth difficult 开始理解并着手处理 难题 27. juggle: 连续向空中抛接多个物体
13、,玩杂耍,变戏法 28. practitioner :a person who works in a profession, especially medicine or law(尤指医学或法律界4 的) 从业人员;(formal )a person who regularly does a particular activity, especially one that requires skill 习艺者,专门人才 29. fallible:able to make mistakes or be wrong 会犯错误的 【OPP 】INFALLIBLE All human beings a
14、re fallible. 人人都难免犯错误 Human fallibility: 人容易犯的错误 30. get away with sth :to do sth wrong and not be punished for it. 做坏事而未受惩罚The criminals know how to play the system and get away with itTesting Your Reading Comprehension And Speed 1. encore: noun, an extra short performance given at the end of a con
15、cert( 音乐会或其它结束时)加演 的节目(听众/ 观众提出再演一个的要求)She played a Chopin waltz as an encore.她应听众的要求又演奏了一首肖邦的圆舞曲 2. artifact :(also artifact in AmE) an object that is made by a person, especially sth of historical or cultural interest. 人工制品, 手工艺品(尤指有历史或文化价值的) 3. curator :(博物馆或美术馆的)负责人,馆长 4. luminary: a person who
16、is an expert or a great influence in a special area or activity 专家,权威, 有 影响的人物 leading luminaries of the art 艺术上最杰出的人物 5. custom-made: adj. also custom-built: designed and built for a particular person 为某人设计建造的,定做的 6. stunning: extremely surprising or shocking extremely attractive or impressive 令人惊奇
17、的, 极有魅力的5a stunning woman 魅力四射的女人 a stunning view of the lake 无比优美的湖光水色 she suffered stunning defeat in the election 她在选举中惨败 7. ingenious: adj. (of a person) having a lot of clever ideas and good at inventing things;(of an object, a plan, an idea, etc) very suitable for a particular purpose and resu
18、lting from clever new ideas(物体、 计划、思想等)精巧的,新颖的,巧妙的 (人) 心灵手巧的,机敏的,善于创造发明的 an ingenious device / invention / experiment 精巧的装置;新颖的发明/实验 8. underlie: (formal) to be the basis or cause of sth 构成。 。 。的基础;作为。 。 。的原因 they try to figure out what feeling underlies your anger. underlying: adj. important in a s
19、ituation but not always easily noticed or stated clearly 根本的,潜 在的,隐含的 The unemployment may be an underlying cause of the rising crime rate. 失业可能是犯罪率攀升的 潜在原因 9. prospect:noun the chances of being successful 可能性, 希望;前途,前景;成功的机会 verb: to search an area for gold, minerals, oil, etc 探矿,勘探,淘金 good career
20、prospects 美好的事业前途At 25 he was an unemployed musician with no prospects. 25 岁的他是个没有工作,前途 渺茫的乐师 Traveling alone around the world is a daunting prospect. 想象着只身走遍世界颇令人心悸 10. abdominal pain 腹痛 abdomen: (肠道)腹部 11. coronary: connected with the heart, particularly the ARTERIES that take hold of the heart 冠状
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