1、Unit3 The secret of success重點詞匯講解1. ridiculous adj. 可笑的，滑稽的；該嘲笑的；荒謬的If Lynette can stop and think about that, she would understand how ridiculous it would be.如果Lynette停下來思考一下，她應該會明白這是多么諷刺的事。Thats the sort of place we might want eventually, but the prices are ridiculous.這種住宅就是我們希望購買的類型，但價格太貴了。ridicul

2、ously adv. 可笑地，荒唐地2. tired adj. 疲乏, 累; （對感到）厭倦 It was clear that Paul was tired because he walked around all day.保羅顯然很疲倦，因為他晃了一整天。be tired of 厭煩Only after half a year, he was tired of working as a clerk in the company.才過了半年，他就厭倦了公司職員的工作。Im tired of practicing the violin, and Im going to give it a re

3、st for a while.我厭煩了練習小提琴，我想停下來休息一會。tiring 使人疲倦的It had been a long tiring day.這一天讓人感到又累又長.3. will n. (1) 意志；意志力(2) 遺囑(3) 愿望，希望，目的，志愿，志向(4)（對待人的）心意，心地iron will 鋼鐵意志 strong will 堅強的意志In her will she left all her money to her children. 她在遺囑中將其所有的錢留給子女。 He had a strong will to beat his opponent. 他有擊敗對手的強

4、烈欲望。4. plug vt.(1) 把塞住，堵塞（+up），被淹沒，充滿，充斥He plugged his ears with cotton balls. 他用棉球塞住雙耳。(2)（在廣播或電視中）一再宣傳；大打廣告People are always plugging their books on TV talk shows. 人們總是在電視訪談節(jié)目中一再推薦自己所寫的書。 Hes been plugging his new song on the radio. 他一直在收音機上為他的新歌大打廣告。5. economical adj. 經(jīng)濟的，節(jié)約的，節(jié)儉的，經(jīng)濟學的；經(jīng)濟上的This ca

5、r is economical to run because it doesnt use much fuel. 開這輛車省錢，因為它耗油不多。 be economical of time and energy 節(jié)省時間和精力 Its not an economical method of heating. 這不是一種經(jīng)濟的取暖方式。 She is an economical housewife. 她是個節(jié)儉的家庭主婦。 economic adj. 經(jīng)濟上的；經(jīng)濟學的They bought an old house for economic reasons. 出于經(jīng)濟上的原因他們買了一所舊房子。

6、 ecnonmy n. 經(jīng)濟6. survivor n. C 幸存者，生還者；殘存物There was only one survivor from the plane crash. 這次飛機失事只有一個幸存者。 survive vt. (1) 在之后仍然生存，從中逃生Only two passengers survived the air-crash. 這次飛機失事只有兩名乘客幸免于死。 (2) 比活得長；喪失（配偶，親人等）She survived her husband by twenty years. 她丈夫去世后她又活了二十年。 不及物動詞 vi. (1) 活下來，幸存；殘留（+on

7、）Few survived after the flood. 洪水后極少有人生還。 7. scratch vt. (1) 抓；搔 (2) 抓破，劃破；抓傷，劃傷 (3) 擦；刮 (4) 勾掉；刪去；取消（+off/out） (5) 潦草地涂寫；亂劃He pretended to scratch his ear. 他假裝搔耳朵。 His arms were scratched by thorns. 他的手臂被荊棘劃破了。 We scratched the paint off the wall. 我們刮掉了墻上的油漆。 His name was scratched from the list. 他

8、的名字被從名單上劃掉了。 He scratched a note and put it on her desk. 他草草寫了一張字條放在她書桌上。 vi. (1) 抓；搔 (2) 作刮擦聲The cat scratches. 這貓要抓人。 A dog scratched at the door to be let in. 狗嚓嚓地抓門要想進來。 n. (1) 抓痕；擦傷C (2) 刮擦聲CHe fell into a thorn bush and was covered with scratches. 他跌入荊棘叢，弄得傷痕累累。 He heard the scratch of a match

9、. 他聽到劃火柴的聲音。8. employment n. (1) 雇用；受雇U (2) 職業(yè)，工作UA large office requires the employment of many people. 一個大事務所需要雇用許多人。 He found employment as a mechanic. 他找到了一份機修工的工作。 9. thirst n. (1) 渴，口渴Some of them died of thirst in the desert. 他們中有些人在沙漠中渴死了。 (2) 渴望 the S(+for)His thirst for knowledge is insati

10、able. 他對知識的渴求不會滿足。 vi. (1) 口渴(+for)He thirsted for a drink of cold water. 他渴望能喝到一口冰水。 (2) 渴望(+for/after)Some men thirst for power. 有些人渴望權力。 10. drive n. (1) 駕車旅行；（開車）兜風；車程CWe went for a drive in the afternoon. 我們下午開車出去兜風。 (2)（人的）本能需要，欲望CHe was dominated by an insatiable drive for fame. 他被一種難以滿足的成名欲支

11、配著。 (3) 魄力，干勁UHe is a man of great drive. 他是一個勁頭十足的人。 11. bless vt. 保佑，賜福于May God bless you and keep you safe from harm. 愿上帝保佑你平安無事。be blessed with 賦有（能力等）的，享有（幸福等）的Nicole has been blessed with a sense of humour. 尼科爾生來就有幽默感。Fortunately we are both blessed with good health.12. mop n. C 拖把 e.g. We alw

12、ays clean the floor with a mop. vt. (-pp-) 用拖把擦 mop the floor練習一、用合適的介詞或副詞填空。1. Our company cannot give you a discount unless you buy our products _ bulk.2. Everyone was laughing _ the actions of the funny character in the comedy.3. Before Mrs. Smith was made General Manager, this business was nearl

13、y _ its last legs.4. Students have to cope _ a much heavier workload in their final year of high school.5. He enjoyed playing songs _ his trumpet, even though he knew he was not very good at it.6. She was blessed _ good health and was rarely ill.7. _ the new managers leadership, the football team be

14、gan to play to their full potential and won their next game.8. Meals _ wheels is a free service, where hot meals are delivered to elderly people who may not be able to move around very easily.9. In the UK, people can apply for a driving license _ the age of 17.10. The young woman was only too happy

15、to show _ her beautiful wedding ring.二、翻譯句子。1. 目前我的一些舊同事總是處于失業(yè)狀態(tài)。 2. 我的筆記本電腦是用電池的。 3. 這個貧困的家庭不擁有多少東西，但至少有個棲身之所。 4. 國際組織想創(chuàng)造一個供貧困國家討論問題的平臺。 5. 父母總是關心他們的孩子，即使孩子已經(jīng)長大也是一樣。 6. 他每年都要向希望工程捐款，因為他對沒學上的可憐的孩子充滿同情。 7. 這個演員被授予一項特殊獎項來慶祝他漫長的職業(yè)生涯。 8. 老年人乘公共交通工具常常比其他人付得少。 答案：一、in at on with on with Under on at off 二、

16、1. Several of my old colleagues are between jobs at the moment.2. My laptop computer is battery-powered.3. The poor family did not have much, but at least they had a roof over their heads.4. The international organization wanted to create a platform where poorer countries could talk about their problems.5. Parents will always care about their children even when they have grown up.6. He donates