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NCE4学习笔记

Eg: 4 years ago, in American telecommunication is not so popular. If a person can predict what happens in 30 years, he is… It?s really hard mobile phone really so big as first as… Then knowledge began to… 此句： systematic 系统化

Aristotle 亚里士多德 把知识分类为：

Physics 物理学；Psychics 心理学；Poetics 诗学；Math 数学 The trickle became a stream; the stream has now become a torrent. 涓涓细流汇成小溪；小溪又变成了奔腾的江河。 Moreover…此句：

as soon as 既然 acquired 获得

account 账户：you can easily and freely get money from it What is called…此句： What is called 所谓的 all man's nature 人类本质

a balanced development 平衡的发展 but 而

accumulated knowledge 积累的知识 to practical life 作后置定语，实际生活 Eg: Probably he has many abilities…

Eg: medical people 医学奇才；English people 英语人才；doctor 博士；post doctor 博 士后 The problem now facing humanity is: 总结

The problem now facing humanity is: 人类所面临的问题是： As…此句：

as 正如；指代从句knowledge is… Eg: As is often the case that he helps others. 他经常帮助他人。 two-edged 双刃的

for good or evil 可好可坏

indifferently 毫不在乎，引申为毫不辨析的 discriminate 辨析，区别 Could…引导虚拟语气的问句 spectacle 壮丽的场面

be more grimly whimsical 更加荒诞无奇 than that “that” 修饰spectacle

gunner 枪手 shatter 击碎，粉碎 field hospital 野战医院 We have to ask…此句：

with its ever-increasing power 状语后置 ever-increasing 逐渐增强

?Lesson 28 Countryman’s Creed

New words and expressions

infinite a. 无穷的，无限的 infinitive n. 不定式 A: finite a. 有限的；measurable a. 可测量的

S: fathomless a. 深不可测的; fathom n. 长度单位，旬；v. 测量深度

immeasurable a. 可测量的 另有：endless / boundless… infinite power /energy albatross n. 信天翁 white seabird direct vt. 指向

Eg: He directed me the way to success. （他给我指明了成功之路。） Can you direct me to NOS? director 导演 sustenance n. 支撑力 sustain v.

Eg: The tree can?t sustain its branches. （这棵树支撑不了它的枝干了。） He has a big family to sustain. (他要养活一大家子人。) sustainable a. sustainable development strategy 可持续发展战略

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glider n. 滑翔者

harness vt. 利用(formal)

S: use / make use of / utilize / exploit harness solar energy 利用太阳能 to yield to 顺着，屈服于

Eg: He yields to persuasion / despair / temptation. S: submit to / give in to / surrender to

Eg: Turtle submit to all kind of indignities. school n. 类，群，队

多指sea animal / fish / shoal school 流派；schools of thought 思想流派

one hundred flowers blossom and one hundred schools contend. 百花齐放，百家争鸣 boast vi. 自夸 endow vt. 赋有 be endowed with Eg: He is endowed with gift/talent/power/strength/courage. ply v. 不断地供给

bore vi. 穿越 to bore through the air. 穿越大气层 gale n. 大风

exhaustion n. 精疲力竭

Eg: I am exhausted. / I am dead tired. / I am dog tired. S: worn out / spend / waste / drained humbler a. 较低级的 原型：humble

Eg: I am a humble person. He is humble before his boss. 源于umble(French): the meat of dear

eat umble pie = eat humble pie (狩猎后供仆人吃的)内脏做的煎馅饼 S: lick the dust 卑躬屈膝 Eg: He eat humble pie. 他忍辱负重。 S: inferior a. 下等的 Inferior to sb. partridge n. 鹧鸪 utter a. 完全的

Eg: He is an utter liar. 他纯粹是个骗子。 utterance 口头语；sentence 书面语 S: completely / sheer share vt. 有

flown a. 刚出巢的 fly / flew / flown Eg: I am flown. 我还是新手。 S: fledging slip vi. 滑行

adverse adj. 逆的，相反的

adverse wind 逆风；A: favorable wind 顺风 S: unfavorable wind Eg: I went home with adverse wind.

adverse environment = adversity n. 逆境 Eg: Adversity makes a man. 逆境出人才。 adversary n. 对手 creed n. 信仰

Notes on the text

No two…此句：

No two sorts of birds practise quite the same sort of flight；= There are no two sorts of birds practise quite the same sort of flight practise flight = fly

practise flight 飞行；practise law 当律师；practise medicine 当医生 Eg: No two birds fly in the same way. No two man are the same. varieties：kinds

two classes may be roughly seen (passive) = we can see roughly two kinds Any ship…此句：

accompanied ：followed keep company 与……为伴 Eg: I keep company with him. vessel ：big ship

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原意：sth. to hold water without more than occasional = occasional The currents…此句： The currents … of its course 整个句子做主语 currents 气流

walls of the ship 船舷 direct 导向

as well as 与upwards并列 in the line 沿着某条线走 its course

its 指代currents of air； course 航程

are enough to give great bird ：albatross with its immense wings…做后置定语，修饰 bird The albatross…此句： Eg: Lion is the king of beast.

同位语从句：the class of fliers… yield to 屈服 opposition 逆风 In the…此句：

supreme 首屈一指 roast duck 烤鸭 It comes…此句：

comes nearer to ：similar to plane / gravity Ducks…此句：

good part ：bid / important part irresistible power 无尽的力量

bore…through 穿越 opposite gale 逆风 before exhaustion follows 直到最后精疲力竭 Eg: I work before darkness comes / exhausted. until its dark… 直到……为止 Their humbler…此句：

前两类鸟飞别为：albatross，Ducks；第三类鸟为：their humbler followers：partridges like power

like 的词性可以为 prep. / v. / adj. 此处位adj. S: similar / alike (可做表语)

Eg: They have alike appearance. (错) They have similar apperance. propulsion / propel ：to push / propeller / rocket You may…此句：

in utter exhaustion 在完全疲惫的状态 (介词短语) When they are utterly exhausted （时间状语）

Eg: We have to undertake a hard journey in seeking truth.

We have to undertake a hard journey when we try to seek truth. The swallow…此句： swallow 燕子

virtues ：good points / merits / advantages

in highest measure / to the highest degree 最大程度的

in a measure / in some measure / to some degree 在某种程度上 Eg: He resembles his mother in a / some / highest measure. It tires not…此句：

tires not (古英语用法) = does not tire Eg: I work not. = I don?t work. boast 夸耀

travelling…伴随状态

travel…to / travel…from / travel to and from it may be 做插入语，“也许” feeding 喂养 slipping

travelling / feeding / slipping 并列结构，表示伴随状态 medium ：layer of air 大气层

passage 通过 the passage of time 时光流逝

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do us good 对我们有好处

insect killer / locust 蝗虫 / cicada 蝉 / grasshopper 蚂蚱 omens 征兆 predication

superstitious 迷信的 magpie 喜鹊

Eg: He is a magpie. 他什么都舍不得扔。 P.S.

crow 乌鸦 Eg: He is a crow. 他特罗嗦。 wild geese 大雁

swan 天鹅 / swan lake 天鹅湖 goose 雌鹅 / gander 雄鹅

?Lesson 29 Pieces of Mind

New words and expressions

rouse vt.激起(情感词） \\emotion\\excitement激动\\anger仇恨\\love爱 同义词 arouse激发,flame\\inflame火焰,stir搅拌 This film is really rousing.这片子真是让人激动。

▲intense a强烈的 love/passion热情/hatred/heat酷暑/coldness严寒/light/rays强光 intensive reading精读/extensive reading范读

intensive farming精耕细作/intensified training强化训练 同义词：violent/ferment/fierce/vehement

aesthetic a审美的 aesthetics审美学（a＋s－名词，如logic—logics）esthete爱美者，唯美主义者

realm n世界 见19课 gleam n光芒 见10课

dazzle vt 使眼花缭乱，头晕目眩

The fireworks dazzle me.那绽放的烟花使我头晕目眩 dazzling achivemeng令人瞩目的成就

convey vt 传达，表达information/meaning/knowledge Teacher conveys knowledge to students.

同义词：transfer/transplant移植/transmit/transpacific横跨大西洋/pass over

serenity n 静谧 adj serene

同义词：poetic/quice/peaceful（O）/placid/tranquil（w）/serene life serene lake/face（安祥的脸）

readily ad 轻易地 The work is readily done. The problem is readily solved.这个难题迎刃而解 同义词：smoothly/ painless

undeniable a 不可否认的

词源：否认deny/可否认的deniable

①deny sb.……sth. He denies me admission.他不准我进去。 ②deny oneself in sth. I deny myself in drinking.我戒酒了 deny oneself毫无疑问/question－questionable－unqusetionable mistakable-unmistakble

▲indefinable a 不可名状的，无法下定义的（表程度高） define下定义

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