英语专业 泛读 Unit 6 Fathers.doc

Unit 6 Fathers Sons: the Bonding Process Bond 1). N-COUNT （情感的）纽带，契合，关系 A bond between people is a strong feeling of friendship, love, or shared beliefs and experiences that unites them. The experience created a very special bond between us. 这种经历使我们之间产生了一种很特殊的关系。 ...the bond that linked them. 将他们联结在一起的感情纽带 2). V-RECIP-ERG 与…紧密联系；（使）相互联结；（使）建立亲密关系 When people bond witheach other, they form a relationship based on love or shared beliefs and experiences. You can also say that people bond or that something bonds them. Belinda was having difficulty bonding with the baby... 贝琳达难以与孩子建立起亲密的关系。 They all bonded while writing graffiti together... 他们都是在一起涂鸦时互相熟识的。 What had bonded them instantly and so completely was their similar background... 是相似的生活背景使他们很快变得亲密无间。.N-COUNT 男性知己（或密友） Someones confidant is a man who they are able to discuss their private problems with. ...a close confidant of the president. 总统的密友1）. N-COUNT 障碍；壁垒；阻碍 A barrier is something such as a rule, law, or policy that makes it difficult or impossible for something to happen or be achieved. Duties and taxes are the most obvious barrier to free trade. 关税和税收是自由贸易的最大壁垒。 2）. N-COUNT 隔阂；阻碍 A barrier is a problem that prevents two people or groups from agreeing, communicating, or working with each other. There is no reason why love shouldnt cross the age barrier... 爱没有理由不能跨越年龄的阻碍。 She had been waiting for Simon to break down the barrier between them... 她一直在等待西蒙打破他们之间的隔阂。 When you get involved in sports and athletes, a lot of the racial barriers are broken down. 当你参与到体育运动中的时候，很多种族隔阂就消失了。 obstacle, barrier, obstruction, bar, hindrance 这些名词均含“障碍(物)”之意。 obstacle： 指在达到目的或前进的过程中必须消除或绕过的障碍物，也指起阻碍作用等情况。 barrier： 常指临时的或者可能跨越的障碍。 obstruction： 常既指具体的障碍又可指抽象或喻意上的阻碍。 bar： 既可指阻止进出或通过的栅栏一类的障碍物，也可用于抽象意义障碍。 hindrance： 指妨碍他人进步或做事的人或物1). VERB 沉溺（于不快的境况） If you say that someone is wallowing in an unpleasant situation, you are criticizing them for being deliberately unhappy. His tired mind continued to wallow