新视野大学英语读写教程4 Unit 1 单词和例句.doc

新视野大学英语读写教程4 Unit 1 （Section A） 1. chase vt. 追逐 追赶 My dog likes chasing rabbits. 我的那条狗喜欢追逐兔子。 2. cruelty n. 残酷 残忍 The book tells readers the cruelty of the slave trade at that time. 这本书告诉了读者在那个时候奴隶买卖的残忍。 3. pessimistic adj. 悲观的 The tone of the meeting was very pessimistic. 该会议的气氛非常悲观。 The doctors are pessimistic about his chances of recovery. 医生们对他康复的可能性感到悲观。 4. conquest [U] 征服 控制 攻占 The conquest of inflation has been the Government’s economic priority. 控制通货膨胀一直是政府经济工作的重点。 He finally made the conquest of the disease come true. 他最后战胜了那疾病。 The empire had expanded largely through military conquest. 帝国的扩张主要是通过军事占领。 5. bankrupt adj. 破产的 The company was declared bankrupt. 这家公司被宣布破产。 Five years ago she was a successful actress, but now she is bankrupt. 五年前她是一个成功的演员，可是现在她一贫如洗了。 6. motive n. 动机 Why would she have killed him? She has no motive. 她为什么会杀他呢？她没有任何动机。 What is the motive behind the bombing? 爆炸背后有什么动机？ 7. worship vt. 崇拜 敬重 仰慕 He worshipped his wife. 他很崇拜妻子。 He was amused by the way younger actors worshipped and copied him. 年青演员崇拜他、模仿他的方式使他感到很有意思。 8. spur vt. 鼓励 刺激 Her difficult childhood spurred her on to succeed. 她艰难的童年激励她去取得成功。 My trainer spurred me to keep up a pace of four miles an hour. 我的教练鼓励我保持每小时4英里的节奏。 9. lure n. 诱惑 Few can resist the lure of adventure. 几乎没有人抵挡得住历险的吸引力。 It is the lure of money that brings them to the city. 是金钱的诱惑使他们来到了这城市。 10. drown v. 沉浸于 （使）淹死 I felt as if I were drowning in sleep. 我感到自己好像沉浸在睡眠之中。 Many people drowned when the boat overturned. 翻船时有许多人淹死了。 11. imperial adj. 壮丽的 宏大的 帝国的 皇帝的 The house is huge and almost imperial. 房子很大，极其壮丽。 It is said that few places on earth offer such imperial scenic beauty as this. 据说世界上很少有地方像这里有如此壮观的美景。 the decline of an imperial power 强盛帝国的衰败 12. agent n. 经纪人 代理人 代理商 A best-selling writer needs a good agent. 畅销书作家需要好的经纪人。 My agent has a new script for me