BackgroundInformationLongorDifficultSentencesNewwords&phrasesTextAPainIsNottheUltimateEnemyUnitFourProperNames

NormanCousins(1915-1990)wasanAdjunctProfessorofMedicalHumanitiesattheUniversityofCaliforniaandaprominentworldfederalistleader.Hebecameexecutiveeditor(andtheneditor-in-chief)oftheSaturdayReviewofLiterature;underhisleadership,circulationincreasedfrom20,000to650,000.CousinslaterservedasPresidentoftheWorldFederalistAssociation.Hewasatirelessadvocateforworldpeaceandinhislateryearsdevotedmuchwritingandstudytotheissuesofillnessandhealing.BackgroundInformation

ThetextistakenfromTheAnatomyofanIllness,thebest-selling,groundbreakingclassicbyNormanCousinsoncombatinglife-threateningillnessthroughhumorandpatientparticipationincare.TheAnatomyofanIllnesswasthefirstbookbyapatientthatspoketoourcurrentinterestintakingchargeofourownhealth.Itstartedtherevolutioninpatientsworkingwiththeirdoctorsandusinghumortoboosttheirbodies'capacityforhealing.WhenNormanCousinswasdiagnosedwithacripplingandirreversibledisease,heforgedanunusualcollaborationwithhisphysician,andtogethertheywereabletobeattheodds.Thedoctor'sgeniuswasinhelpinghispatienttousehisownpowers:laughter,courage,andtenacity.Thepatient'stalentwasinmobilizinghisbody'sownnaturalresources,provingwhataneffectivehealingtoolthemindcanbe.Thisremarkablestoryofthetriumphofthehumanspiritistrulyinspirationalreading.

Sentence:Littlewonderthatsomanystarathletesarecutdownintheirprime，morethevictimsofoverzealoustreatmentoftheirinjuriesthanoftheinjuriesthemselves．(Para.9)Analysis:Itisnotsurprisingthatsomanyoutstandingsportsmen’scareercometoanabruptendwhiletheyareatthepeakoftheirabilities,towhomovertreatmentoftheirinjuriesdoesmoreharmthantheinjuriesthemselves.LongorDifficultSentences

Sentence:Peopleoughttoknowthatnothingismoreremarkableaboutthehumanbodythanitsrecuperativedrive,givenamodicumofrespect．(Para.13)

Analysis:Peopleshouldknowthattherestorative

poweristhemostunusualaboutthehumanbody,iftheyhavepaidareasonableamountofattention.LongorDifficultSentences1.hypochondriac

n．疑病癥患者；憂郁癥患者

Don'tbesucha

hypochondriac!—there'snothingwrongwithyou.別這么憂心忡忡的了！—你根本沒病。2.sear

v．燒焦Grassfireshave

searedthelandnearthefarmingvillageofBasekhai.草地野火燒焦了巴斯克亥農(nóng)莊附近的土地。3.

ordeal

n．嚴(yán)竣考驗(yàn)；苦難經(jīng)歷

Monaremainsunshakenbyher

ordeal

andismatter-of-factabouthercourage.莫娜不為她經(jīng)歷的這場磨難所動(dòng)，對自己表現(xiàn)出的勇氣也態(tài)度淡然。Newwords&phrases

4.hemorrhoids

n.（pl.）痔External

hemorrhoids,undertheskin,arecutoutunderlocalanesthesia.外痔形成于皮膚底層，可局部麻醉切除。5.barbiturate

n.巴比妥類藥物Hypotensionisalsoafactorinpoliomyelitis,shock,and

barbiturate

poisoning.低血壓也是小兒麻痹癥、休克和巴比妥酸鹽中毒的一個(gè)發(fā)生因素。6.codeinen.可待因

Forparotidpain,aspirinor

codeine

isquiteeffective.阿司匹林或可待因治腮腺疼痛非常有效。7.tranquilizer

n．鎮(zhèn)定劑Ifa

tranquilizer

isprescribed,besureyourphysicianinformsyouofitspossiblesideeffects,suchasaddiction.如果開了鎮(zhèn)靜劑，一定要讓醫(yī)生告訴你它可能帶來的副作用，例如上癮。8.analgesicn．止痛劑Aspirinisamild

analgesic.阿司匹林是藥性平和的止痛藥。

9.desensitizev．使不敏感

Yourimmunesystemhasbeen

desensitizedbecauseithasbecomeusedtothesubstance.你的免疫系統(tǒng)已經(jīng)因習(xí)慣了這種物質(zhì)而不再敏感。10.morbid

adj．病態(tài)的；不健康的Somepeoplehavea

morbid

fascinationwithcrime.

一些人對犯罪有一種病態(tài)的癡迷。11.boomerangv．自食其果;產(chǎn)生了與意圖相反的結(jié)果Herisksdefeatinthereferendumwhichhecalled,butwhichthreatensto

boomerangagainsthim.他冒著失敗的危險(xiǎn)進(jìn)行他所謂的“公投”，但這恐怕會反過來對他不利。

12.indisposition

n．小?。徊皇娣?/p>

Shehasfullyrecoveredfromherrecent

indisposition.近來，她已完全恢復(fù)健康。13.psychogenic

adj．心因性的，精神起因的Hecannotovercomethis

psychogenic

disorderallthetime.他一直克服不了這層心理障礙。14.manifestation

n．顯示；表現(xiàn)Feverisone

manifestation

ofcold.發(fā)燒是感冒的一種表現(xiàn)形式。

15.malaise

n.身體的不適Hecomplainedofdepression,headachesand

malaise.他主訴自己情緒低落，頭痛且身體不適。16.

migrainen．偏頭痛

Thesesymptomsareparticularlyassociatedwithmigraineheadaches.這些癥狀尤其與偏頭痛相關(guān)。17.

vauntv．自夸Nomatter

how

people

vaunt

an

own

great

activity,

theyare

usually

just

theoutcomesofopportunity,ratherthan

a

great

intention

of

result.

不管人們怎樣夸耀自己的偉大行動(dòng)，它們常常只是機(jī)遇的產(chǎn)物，而非一個(gè)偉大意向的結(jié)果。18.

Butazolidinen．保泰松；布他酮19.

suppressant

n．抑制劑Ingeneralslimmingproductswillbeanappetite

suppressant.一般的減肥要會抑制食欲，減少進(jìn)食量。20.

popper

n．服（藥片等的）過度或習(xí)慣性服用者Heisapainkillerpopper.他過度服用止痛藥。21.

arthritis

n．關(guān)節(jié)炎Newwaystotreat

arthritis

mayprovideanalternativetopainkillers.關(guān)節(jié)炎的新療法可能是止痛藥之外的另一種選擇。22.

metabolize

v．使新陳代謝Ourbodiesconstantly

metabolize

thefoodweeat.我們吃的食物在體內(nèi)不停分解產(chǎn)生代謝變化。23.

replenish

v．補(bǔ)償Threehundredthousandtonsofcerealsareneededto

replenish

stocks.需要30萬噸谷類補(bǔ)充庫存。24.

boon

n．恩惠，好處Thenewsoftwarewillprovea

boon

toInternetusers.這種新軟件將會對互聯(lián)網(wǎng)用戶大有益處。25.alleviatev．減輕；緩解；緩和Tranquillizershelp

alleviate

thedistressingsymptomsofanxiety.鎮(zhèn)靜劑有助于緩解焦慮所帶來的不安癥狀。26.

promiscuous

adj．不加區(qū)分的；隨意的Youknowtherisksof

promiscuous

sex.你知道濫交的危險(xiǎn)。27.

unremittingadj.不放松的，不停止的；不間斷的；堅(jiān)持的Herepresentedapeoplewhohadprevailedbyunremitting

tenacity.他代表一個(gè)以堅(jiān)韌不拔的意志取勝的民族。28.indoctrinatev．灌輸Thewriterwantsto

indoctrinate

thereaderswiththeidea.作者想把這種想法灌輸給讀者。29.recuperative

adj．有助于恢復(fù)健康的Humanbeingshavegreat

recuperative

powers.人類具有很強(qiáng)的自我康復(fù)能力。30.

rattlesth.off急促而不加思索地說或重述某事Hecould

rattle

off

apageofthetelephonediretoryifyouaskedhim.如果你問他，他會很流利地把一頁電話號碼薄背下來。

ProperNames

conversionhysterian.轉(zhuǎn)化歇斯底里癥；轉(zhuǎn)換性癔病

hypochondrian.疑病癥；

憂郁癥threshold

n.閾值；界限；臨界值

ProperNamesProperNamescollagenn.膠原蛋白；

膠原質(zhì)connectivetissuen.

結(jié)締組織bone-marrowdepressionn.骨髓抑制BackgroundInformationLongorDifficultSentencesTextBTheContenderProperNames

KyleMaynardisamotivationalspeaker,author,entrepreneurandathlete.Despitebeingbornwitharmsthatendattheelbowsandlegsneartheknees,Kyle’swrestledforoneofthebestteamsintheSoutheast,setrecordsinweightlifting,foughtinmixedmartialarts,andmostrecentlybecamethefirstmantocrawlonhisowntothesummitofMt.Kilimanjaro,thehighestmountaininAfrica.HisstoryhasbeenfeaturedonTheOprahWinfreyShow,LarryKingLive,ESPN’sSportscenter,HBO’sRealSports,ABC’s20/20andGoodMorningAmerica,andasacoverstoryinUSAToday.Hecontinuestoinspireastheauthorofhisbook,NoExcuses(2005),aNewYorkTimesbestseller.BackgroundInformation

SixFlags:SixFlagsEntertainmentCorp,theworld'slargestamusementparkcorporationbasedonquantityofproperties,andthefifthmostpopularintermsofattendance.ThecompanywasfoundedinTexasandtookitsnamefromitsfirstproperty,SixFlagsOverTexas.ThecompanymaintainsacorporateofficeinMidtownManhattan,NewYorkCityanditsheadquartersareinGrandPrairie,Texas.Thecompanymaintains19propertiesthroughoutNorthAmericaconsistingofthemeparks,thrillparks,waterparks,andfamilyentertainmentcenters.In2009,SixFlagspropertieshosted23.9millionguests.

Sentence:YetAnitaisreallytheonewholaysdownthelawaroundthehouse,andScottconfessestooccasionalsympatheticcringingonKyle’sbehalf．(Para.11)Analysis:

ButAnitaisreallytheonewhoestablishestherulesinthehouseandoutofsympathyScottadmitstooccasionalflinchingforKylefromobeyingtherules.LongorDifficultSentences

Sentence:Hisearnestnessiswhatinspirespeople，becauseitsoclearlycomesfromarock-solidself-imagecompletelydevoidofself-pity．(Para.25)Analysis:Hisseriousnessiswhatheartenspeople,becauseitdefinitelyderivesfromareliableself-imagewithnosorrowforhimselfatall.LongorDifficultSentences

ProperNamesProperNames

tacklen.

阻截隊(duì)員

antidepressantn.抗抑郁劑專題補(bǔ)充講解LexicalCharacteristicsofEST

專業(yè)詞匯

Specializedtechnicalterms1.后綴（suffixes）

-er（or）器，機(jī)

air-oilbooster氣-液增壓器aircompressor空氣壓縮機(jī)-meter表，計(jì)

speedometer速度計(jì)

ohmmeter電阻表-scope儀，鏡

spectroscope光譜儀

telescope望遠(yuǎn)鏡-graph儀，機(jī)

spectrograph攝譜儀telegraphy電報(bào)機(jī)

專題補(bǔ)充講解2.縮寫(abbreviation)和縮略詞(acronyms)

例如:

–A．C．a(chǎn)lternatingcurrent交流電

–D．C．directcurrent直流電

–r.p.m.revolutionsper