大学英语 综合教程1 Unit 7 What Animals Really Think

Unit 6 What Animals Really Think

1. controversy: [U] [C] + over / about / on

eg. There was a heated ~ over the building of the bridge.

I was engaged in a ~ with / against her on the issue. A is in contradiction with B. A and B are contradictory.

contradiction: 矛盾

contradictory (adj.)

2. consciousness [U] 知觉，意识 ※ conscious: adj. = aware

eg. He is conscious of his mother’s anger. ※ conscience: [U] [C] 良心 eg. have a clear ~ / have a guilty ~ ※ conscientious: adj.

eg. a conscientious worker 3. explore

① examine thoroughly, learn about

eg. to ~ the possibility of crossing the river.

② travel over an area for the purpose of discovery

eg. to explore space / to explore a place on foot 4. encounter (fml): come across, meet…unexpectedly eg. We encountered a girl selling sea shells on the sea shore.

※ encounter: n. 遭遇 eg. the ~ with enemies Confront be confronted with… 遭遇

5. convince: make sb feel sure by the use of argument or evidence

~ sb of sth / ~ sb that… 使人相信

→ be convinced of / be convinced that… 确信 ※ convincing: adj. a ~ speech ※ convinced: adj. 有坚定立场的 ※ convincible: adj. 可被说服的

“The stories they tell us reveal what I’m convinced is a new window on animal intelligence”

1. They gave me what I thought was a constructive suggestion. 2. We’ve agreed to what we think is a wise proposal.

6.make / do a deal (with sb.)

deal: v. 经营，买卖 --- He runs a shop that deals in sea food.

n. （colloq.）交易，成交---It’s a deal.

dealer: trader, merchant

7.only to (do sth.): do sth with a surprising, disappointing result eg. He worked out a plan with great efforts, only to be ridiculed by the others.

8.negotiate: ~ with sb / ~ to do… / ~ for…

eg. The two companies both believe that they need to ~ to share the market.

The workers will ~ for a pay increase of 4%.

9.. relieve: (vt.) free sb from pain, anxiety, etc., ease sb's pain

eg. Drugs can relieve much of the pain. relieve sb. of sth

10. “careful bargainer that she was…”

▲ as, that, though 引导的原因状语或让步状语从句

11. undertake: carry out, take upon oneself (a task)

12. expand: 数目，尺寸，量上的增长，金属的膨胀，领土的扩张

eg. A part-time job can relieve you of the financial burden.

eg. ① Intelligent as / though he is, Tim is quite modest. ② Hard as he tried, he couldn’t learn French well. ③ Child that he is, he can ride a horse.

To ~ responsibility / a task To ~ the role of Juliet.

extend: 比喻意义上的延长，扩展，“时、空”之延长/拓展

The extended meaning

Extend my stay in Shanghai Extend one’s vision

13. switch ( to sth…) 转换 变成

eg. He used to play tennis, but now he has switched to golf. Switch sth. on / off 接通 、 切断 →switch n. 开关，闸

14. in sb’s interest(s): in sb’s favour, to sb’s advantage

15. go far: help very much, achieve much success

16. judgment

① opinion about sth

eg. — What has caused his failure in the examination, in your ~? eg. Mike is diligent and intelligent. He will go far.

This is a new problem. I don’t think the old method will go far. eg. It will be in your interests to undertake this task. to work in the interests of humanity. — My ~ is that he has made a wrong ~ of his own ability? ② the ability to form valuable opinions and make good decisions

eg. He is promoted because of his excellent judgment.

17. emergency

eg. ※ to make an ~ landing 紧急降落