Unit 2

一、词汇短语

Text I

1．snake [sneik] v. move in a twisting way迂回前进：The road snakes among the woods.小路在森林中蜿蜒曲折。

2．velvet [5velvit] n. a type of expensive cloth with a soft surface on one side天鹅绒，丝绒：This material feels like velvet.这料子摸起来像丝绒。

3．inch [iNtF] n. a） a unit of length 英寸：She shortened the pants by an inch.她把裤子缩短了一英寸。b） v. move very slowly and carefully缓慢地移动：The worm inched along.这条虫子向前慢慢移动着。

4．sidle [5saidl] v. walk in a timid manner, especially sideways侧身；悄悄贴近：A man sidle up to me and ask if I want a ticket for the match.一男子偷偷走到我跟前，问我要不要比赛门票。

5．scribble [5skribl] v. write or draw （something） carelessly or hurriedly乱写，乱涂：He wrote me a scribbled letter before leaving.他临行前给我写了一封字迹潦草的短信。

6．shuffle [5FQfl] v. a） walk by dragging one’s feet along or without lifting them fully from the ground拖着脚走：A stranger shuffled to me and asked me the time.一个陌生人拖着脚向我走来，然后问我当时的时间。b） mix so as to make a random order or arrangement; shuffle the cards洗牌：It’s you who have to shuffle the cards first.你要先洗牌。

7．hugger-mugger [5hQgE5mQgE] adj. confused; disorderly秘密的；杂乱的：His room is always hugger-mugger.他的房间经常杂乱无章。

8．quaint [kweint] adj. attractively unusual or old-fashioned古雅的；奇怪的；离奇有趣的：He was in hot pursuit of his own answer and there were no quaint solutions.他只是穷追不舍地寻找自己的答案，但是却没有奇特而有趣的解决办法。

9．gratifying [5grAtifaiiN] adj. giving pleasure or satisfaction悦人的；令人满足的：Because of his diligent work, gratifying results have be achieved.由于他勤奋工作，取得了令人满意的结果。

10．intuitively [in5tju:itivli] adv. by instinct直观地；直觉地：We understand metaphors intuitively, but what does that really mean?我们凭直觉理解隐喻，但直觉真正的意思是什么？

11．penetrate [5penEtreit] v. succeed in forcing through something渗透；穿透：The nail easily penetrated the soft wood.钉子很容易地就穿透了软木材。

12．wedge [wedV] n. a） any shape that is triangular in cross section楔子：Can you estimate the volume of the wedge.你可以估算一下这个楔形物的体积吗？b） v. force into a narrow space 楔入；挤进：She couldn’t wedge another item into the suitcase.她再也无法把别的东西塞进箱子里去了。

13．pedestrian [pi5destriEn] n. a person who travels by foot行人；步行者：The pedestrian bridge is one of the most special design.行人天桥是最具特色的设计之一。

14．zigzag [5zigzAg] n. a） a pattern that looks like a line of z’s joined together之字形；Z字形：Let me introduce the zigzag chair for you. 让我为您介绍一下这Z形椅子。b） travel along a zigzag path曲折行进；作之字形行进：The path runs zigzag up the hill.小径向山顶盘旋蜿蜒。

15．jostle [5dVRsl] v. push or shove推挤，撞：to jostle each other in a crowd摩肩接踵

16．fidgety [5fidViti] adj. impatient or uneasy不安的，烦躁的：The children get fidgety if they have nothing to do.小孩子要是没事可做，就会变得不耐烦起来。

17．allure [E5lUE] a） n. the power to entice or attract诱惑力：Perhaps Paris’ allure lies in the zest and style of the Parisians.或许巴黎的诱惑力在于巴黎人的特殊品味和风格。b） v. attract诱惑；吸引：Rewards allure men to brave danger.奖赏勉励人勇敢面对危险。

18．proliferation [prElifE5reiFn] n. a sudden increase in the amount or number of something增殖；扩散：Do you know the actual meaning of the word “proliferation”?你知道proliferation这个词的确切含义吗？

19．infuse [in5fju:z] v. fill灌输；使充满；浸泡：Spread your smile far and wide today, and infuse a good dose of fun in every situation you encounter.尽情展露笑容吧！为你所遭遇的好坏情况都注入愉快、幽默的活力。

20．jangling [5dVANgliN] adj. anxious焦虑的；急切的：She rushed into the room with her nerves jangling.她闯进屋里，神经焦躁不安。

21．spread [spred] n. a） the extent, width, or area covered by something范围：We must get to know the spread of the virus in order to control the proliferation of the H7N9.为了防止H7N9的扩散，我们必须了解病毒的传播范围。b） v. distribute or disperse widely传播；伸展：Someone is spreading the news around the village.有人正在村里传播消息。

22．wager [5weidVE] v. a） （more formal term for） bet 打赌：I wager that our team will win the game.我打赌我们这一队会赢这场比赛。b） the money risked on a gamble赌注：It will be his most brilliant wager.这将会是他最棒的一次赌注。

23．trespass [5trespEs] v. a） to go onto someone’s private land without their permission侵入，冒犯：I’m sorry to have trespassed your hospitality.很抱歉打扰到了您。b） break the law犯罪，侵犯：Everyone should not trespass against the law.人人都不应违犯法律。c） n. the act of trespass侵入，冒犯，犯罪：a trespass into the law触犯法律

24．grant [grB:nt] v. agree to give or allow something同意，准许：The government had granted them permission to leave the country.政府已经同意他们离开该国的请求。

25．annex [E5neks] v. take control and possession of （land, a small country, etc.） especially by force; take without permission并吞：The city annexed the area across the river.该城把河对岸的区域并入辖区。

26．routinely [ru:5ti:nli] adv. regularly; repeatedly例行公事地；老一套地：The headmaster routinely tours the offices at 9 a.m.上午9点，校长例行巡视办公室。

27．commandeer [kCmEn5diE] v. take arbitrarily or by force征用；霸占，强取：Hackers who commandeer your computer are bad enough. Now scientists worry that someday, they’ll try to take over your brain.黑客强占电脑已经够混蛋的了，现在科学家担心，有一天他们会攻陷你的大脑。

28．genome [5dVi:nEum] n. the complete set of genes or genetic material present in one type of living thing[生]基因组；染色体组：genome transplant基因移植；genome project基因工程

29．Neuroscientist [njUErEu5saintist] n. a scientist who deals with the structure or function of the nervous system and brain神经科学家：A Neuroscientist is a person who specializes in the study of the brain.神经科学家是专门研究大脑的专家。

30．souped-up [su:p5tQp] adj. more powerful加强了马力的，更强大的：Does the average Joe really need such souped-up chips?普通用户真的需要如此强劲的芯片吗？

31．neuron [5njuErEn] n. a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses神经元

32．tidal [5taidl] adj. of, relating to, or affected by tides潮汐的；有关潮水的；定时涨落的：Once a year, thousands come to China’s Hangzhou Bay to witness a freakish sight—an annual tidal wave.每年，成千上万的人来到中国的杭州湾目睹奇特的景象——一年一度的大潮。

Text II

1．proximics [5prCksimiks] n. the study of space and distance between people人际空间距离学，空间关系学，是人类学的一个分支，Erving Goffman是这一领域研究与理论的先驱。空间关系学是人们如何运用空间进行交流，而领土则描述了我们如何坚持要求某一区域。

2．stand our ground: stick to our position or opinion坚持立场或观点：During the debate, we should learn to stand our ground.我们应该学会在辩论中坚持自己的立场。

3．demonstrate [5demEnstreit] v. to show or present展示，证明：This day has finally come, we have to demonstrate before the world a new China.这一天终于来了，我们要在世界面前展示出一个全新的中国。

4．deference [5defErEns] n. courteous respect敬重，顺从：They were married in church out of deference to their parents’ wishes.他们遵从父母的愿望在教堂举行了婚礼。

5．function [5fQNkFEn] n. party, reception; a formal or official social gathering or ceremony招待会，典礼，盛大的集会：It is a private function hosted by one of his best friends.这是由他的一个最好的朋友举行的一场私人宴会。

6．hierarchy [5haiEra:ki] n. a system of organization in which people or things are divided into levels of importance层级，等级制度：The capitalist society is one with various hierarchies.资本主义社会是一个分等级的社会。

7．premium [5premiEm] n. a） payment for insurance保险费：It is too early to say whether the premiums is to be affected.现在判断保险费是否会受影响还为时过早。b） the amount that something in scarce supply is valued above its nominal value非常珍贵：At present, the fresh water is a premium for the people all over the world.眼下，对于全世界的人民来说淡水资源都是非常珍贵的。