新视野第四册unit.doc

Unit One: Section A Part One: New Words temptation n. 1.[U] the action of tempting sb. 诱惑avoid temptation 避开诱惑yield to / give way to the temptation of 经不住 ... ... 的诱惑 2.[C] a thing that tempts or attracts sb. 诱惑物All that money is certainly a big temptation.  那些钱当然是个极大的诱惑。tempt: v. attract sb. or make sb. want to do or have sth.Cant I tempt you to have another helping? 请再吃一点，好不好？He felt tempted to ask the boss to give him some days off. 他很想让老板放他几天假。idle a. 1. without any particular purpose 无目的的an idle glance漫不经心的一瞥I dont know why I asked — just idle curiosity.  我不知道我为什么问这个问题，只是出于无意义的好奇心吧。2. unwilling to work; lazy; wasting time 闲散的，懒散的，无所事事的Men are left idle when machines break down.  机器出故障时，人们就闲着没事干了。There are few idle people in their department.  他们部门几乎没有闲散人员。3. not working or operating productively 空闲的，闲着的We cant afford to have all this expensive machinery lying idle.  让所有这些贵重机器闲置着，我们可担负不起损失。penetrate v. 1)move into or through (sth.) 穿透，渗入，进入Our eyes couldnt penetrate the darkness.  我们的眼睛无法透过黑暗看东西。The rain penetrated through to his skin. 雨把他淋得浑身湿透了。) understand sth. that is difficult to understand or is hiddenScience can penetrate many of natures mysteries. 科学可以解开很多自然之谜。No one could penetrate the meaning of the inscription. 没有人能读懂这铭文。nuisance n. [C] things that causes trouble or inconvenience 恼人的人或事物These cars are a real nuisance. 这些车真惹人讨厌。They claimed that the noise from the concert was causing a public nuisance. 他们声称从音乐会上传来的嘈杂声引起了大众的反感。nonsense n. [U] meaningless or foolish ideas, words or behavior 胡说，废话I believe that the report is nonsense and nothing but a waste paper. 我认为这报告废话连篇，只不过是张废纸。They think the governments new ideas are nonsense. 他们认为政府的新构想是一派胡言。sheer a. 1. (of clothes) thin, delicate and weighing little（织物）极薄的轻的sheer nylon tights 透明的尼龙连裤袜2.（used for emphasis）nothing except; complete 完全的，彻底的It is sheer nonsense. 这纯粹是胡言乱语。It would be sheer fol