新概念英语第三册课文Lesson 50

一、【Text】课文

The New Year is a time for resolutions. Mentally, at least, most of us could compile formidable lists of 'dos' and 'don'ts'. The same old favorites recur year in year out with monotonous regularity. We resolve to get up earlier each morning, eat less, find more time to play with the children, do a thousand and one jobs about the house, be nice to people we don't like, drive carefully, and take the dog for a walk every day. Past experience has taught us that certain accomplishments are beyond attainment. If we remain inveterate smokers, it is only because we have so often experienced the frustration that results from failure. Most of us fail in our efforts at self-improvement because our schemes are too ambitious and we never have time to carry them out.(暂不提供全部内容)

二、【New words and expressions】生词和短语

●resolution n. 决心

●mentally adv. 内心里

●compile v. 编辑，编制

●formidable adj. 令人畏惧的

●recur v. 再发生，又出现

●regularity n. 规律性

●accomplishment n. 成就

●attainment n. 达到

●inveterate adj. 根深蒂固的

●self-improvement n. 自我完善

●scheme n. 简单的计划，方案

●ambitious adj. 雄心勃勃的

●pitfall n. 意外的困难，易犯的错误

●modest adj. 要求不过分的

●assiduously adv. 刻苦地

●self-discipline n. 自我约束

●frame n. 躯体新概念英语第二册01

●betray v. 暴露，显露

●troop v. 成群结队地走动

●unsettle v. 使不安

●taunt n. 嘲笑，奚落人的话

●jibe n. 嘲弄，挖苦

●good-humouredly adv. 和气地，心情好地

●wane v. 逐渐变小，变弱

●diminish v. 减少，缩小

●hypnotize v. 使欲睡，使蒙胧

●undoing n. 祸根，毁灭的原因

●screen n. 电视机屏幕

◆resolution n. 决心

resolution

1. the quality of being resolute / formal decision 决心，决议

take resolution to do sth. / make up one’s mind to do sth.

be determined to do sth. / decide to do sth.

resolve / resolve to do sth.

resolve sb. on sth. 使某人做某事

Eg: Before we came here, we resolved to learn English hard.

I resolved him on English study.

Nobody resolved him on this decision. 没有人使他做这样的决定。

resolute adj. 坚决的，果断的

resolution / resolve / resolute

Eg: We must be true in word and resolute in deed. 我们必须是言必信，行必果。

◆mentally adv. 内心里

◆compile v. 编辑，编制

compile

compile / edit vt.

editor

compile: collect information and arrange in a book (great book / dictionary )

edit: collect information and arrange in newspaper or magazine

Eg: The editor is busing editing the newspaper.

◆formidable adj. 令人畏惧的

◆recur v. 再发生，又出现

recur v.

occor: happen

occur to

A good idea occurred to me. / It occurred to him that he should open the door.

recur: occur again

incur: vt. 导致，招致，造成 ( lead to / result in / give rise to / cause)

Eg: Air pollution incurs some terrible dissease.

◆regularity n. 规律性

◆accomplishment n. 成就

◆attainment n. 达到

accomplish 成功地达到目的

accomplish one’s purpose / goal / dream / aim /work / task

He accomplished his journey.

attain:得到，获得(经过艰苦努力)

attain one’s ambition

get sccess / attain success

achieve : 达到一定目的时的表现及努力

Eg: This is what he achieved after ten years of hard work.

treasure / cherish / volue / prize 珍惜

Eg: We always cherish what we have achieved.

I feel very happy because you accomplish your dream.

accomplishment: 成就(修养，才艺，本领方面)

attainment 获得，得到

Eg: Such accomplishment is beyond your attainment.

His attainment is beyond my understanding.

His accomplishment is unexpected to me.

achievement / accomplishment

attain to / attain

attain to : 某人希望达到的成就

attain: 某人已经达到的成就

Eg: He has attained heights that I can never attain to.

This is the height that I hope to attain to.

This is the height that I have attained.

◆inveterate adj. 根深蒂固的

◆self-improvement n. 自我完善

◆scheme n. 简单的计划，方案

◆ambitious adj. 雄心勃勃的

ambition

Eg: Everybody in the modern society must be ambitious.

If you work hard, you can attain your ambition.

◆pitfall n. 意外的困难，易犯的错误

◆modest adj. 要求不过分的

Eg: I make New Year resolution and I think them modest.

Eg: Being modes is one of our virtues.

◆assiduously adv. 刻苦地

assiduously==diligently

Eg: If you study English assiduously, nothing is difficult.

◆self-discipline n. 自我约束

self-improvement 自我完善

◆frame n. 躯体

body

◆betray v. 暴露，显露

Eg: I don’t know who betrayed me.

Her face betrayed her nervousness.

◆troop v. 成群结队地走动

◆unsettle v. 使不安

◆◆◆taunt n. 嘲笑，奚落人的话

taunt vt.

taunt sb. with sth. 因为某事而讥笑某人

Eg: They taunt him with being poor / poverty.

make fun of / laugh at

Eg: He is wearing a strange hat, so we make fun of him.

jeer vi.

jeer at 嘲笑，戏弄

Eg: We know he is eccentric, but anyway don’t jeer at him

mock / mock at

Eg: Mocked (at ) by others, he had my sympathy.

When the teacher is writing on the blackboard, naughty boy student mocked at him.

scoff at / pour scorn on

Eg: Don’t scoff at those students who don’t have good accomplishment / mark.

gibe

gible at sb. / sth.

taunt: try to make sb. angry or upset by saying unkind remarks.

Eg: They taunted him with being poor, so he felt angry.

gibe: say sth. that is intended to make the person look silly.

Eg: I gibed at him because, in my opinion, he was dull.

◆jibe n. 嘲弄，挖苦

◆good-humouredly adv. 和气地，心情好地

◆◆◆wane v. 逐渐变小，变弱

wane: becoming less or weaker

Eg: He exerts suttle influence on his children, but his children are growing up, so his influence is waning.

wane: showing a decreasing bright area after full moon.

The moon will wax, the moon will wane. 月有阴晴园缺

◆diminish v. 减少，缩小

diminish: vt. make smaller in size, amout, number and so on.

Eg: The Second World War diminished the country’s wealth.

diminish vi.

Eg: Time will never cause our friendship to diminish. 我们的友谊决不会因时间的流逝而淡薄。

reduce

Eg: If you reduce the price to 10 dollars, I will take it.

reduce to / reduce by

The shop assistant reduced the price by 10 dollars.

lessen 数量，价值，可能性的降低

sharp / sharped wide / widen quick / quicken

Eg: I agree to your idea that you can climb the tree, but anyway, please lesson the rick of being hurt / injoure

I agree to your idea that you can climb the tree, but anyway, please lessen the risk of being hurt / injured.

increase / decrease

Eg: Our interest in English / clothes is increasing.

lessen 可能性的降低

wane 渐渐地衰退

◆hypnotize v. 使欲睡，使蒙胧

lull 催人欲睡

lull sb. to sleep

◆undoing n. 祸根，毁灭的原因

◆screen n. 电视机屏幕

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