unit two.doc

New words
empathy
n.
[U] 同感；同情；移情

She is a doctor who had great empathy with her patients.
unfold
vi.
发生；发展

v.
展开；打开；摊开

1. As the story unfolds we learn more about Alex's childhood.
2. We need to unfold the chairs before everyone arrives.
well
vi.
(also ~ up)（液体）流出，涌出

A sense of hurt and outrage welled up inside him.
crawl
vi.
爬；爬行；匍匐行进

She crawled across the floor, her eyes stinging from the smoke.
teddy
n.
[C] 玩具熊；泰迪熊
retrieve
vt.
(fml) 重新找回；收回；取回

She stooped to retrieve the key from the ground.
trace
vt.
追究，追溯（来源）；追查；追踪

Detectives have so far failed to trace the missing woman.
infant
n.
[C] (fml) 婴儿；幼儿
infancy
n.
[U] 婴儿期，幼儿期

She had five children, but two of them died in infancy.
virtually
ad.
差不多；实质上；实际上

Virtually all the students live in college dormitories.
precursor
n.
[U] 先兆；前兆

Overweight and shortness of breath are the precursors of a heart attack.
developmental
a.
成长的，发育的
sympathetic
a.
同情的；有同情心的；表示同情的

Jill was a sympathetic listener.
distress
n.
[U] 苦恼；悲伤；忧虑

Luke's behaviour caused his parents great distress.
disturbance
n.
[C] 造成干扰的事物；干扰

The noise of the traffic is a continual disturbance.
misery
n.
[U] 苦恼；痛苦；苦难

The cold increased the misery of the people in the earthquake region.
imitate
vt.
模仿（某人的动作、言语或行为）

He made the children laugh by initating monkey.
imitation
n.
[C, U] 模仿

Children learn a lot by imitation.
comprehend
v.
(fml) 理解；领会

How could you possibly comprehend the difficulties of my situation?
mimicry
n.
[U] 模仿；模仿能力
evoke
vt.
(fml) 使人想起；唤起（感情、想法或记忆）

The recent flood evoked memories of the great flood of 1972.
distinct
a.
(~ from) 有区别的；不同的；单独的

The region's linguistic and cultural identity is quite distinct from that of the rest of the country.
plight
n.
[C] 困境；苦境

She felt sad at the plight of those who are homeless.
repertoire
n.
[C] 全部技能（或才能）

the behavioural repertoire of newborn infants
cookie
n.
[C] (AmE) 小甜饼；曲奇饼
stroke
vt.
（用手）轻抚，抚摸

She stroked his hair as he gradually fell asleep.
pat
vt.
平拍，轻拍（以示关心或抚慰）

He patted the girl on the shoulder in an attempt to comfort her.
toddler
n.
[C] 学步的小孩
diverge
vi.
(~ from) 相异，出现分歧

Their views on foreign policy diverge from ours.
overall
a.
总的，整体的

Progress is being made, but the overall impression is still one of chaos.
sensitivity
n.
[U] (~ to)（天生的）悟性，敏感

The drug can cause sensitivity to sunlight.
keenly
ad.
敏锐地

He keenly realized that actions must be taken at once.
empathic
a.
(also empathetic）移情的；有同感的；产生共鸣的

He was very empathic about what the people were suffering there.
discipline
vt.
训练；训导

The strikers were disciplined by management.
misbehavior
n.
[U] (AmE) 不正当举止；粗鲁行为

She was annoyed by his misbehaviour at the party.
naughty
a.
（儿童）不听话的；顽皮的；淘气的

He is a naughty boy.

Phrases and expressions
apart from

除……之外
I hardly know anyone in the town apart from William and you.
stem from

源于；是……的缘故
His popularity stemmed from the fact that he was born in the area.
pull away

1. 闪避；躲开
2.（车辆或司机）开走
1. When he tried to kiss her, she pulled away from him.
2. The car pulled away from the station and disappeared at the corner.
calm down

（使）平静下来；（使）镇定下来
She finally calmed down and fell asleep.
tune out

(mainly AmE, very infml) 不注意；不理睬
I just tune out and let Chrissie take over.

Proper names
Hope

霍普（人名）
Michael

迈克尔（人名）
Paul

保罗（人名）
Martin L. Hoffman

马丁 • L. 霍夫曼（纽约大学心理学教授）
E. B. Titchener

铁钦纳（1867–1927，美国心理学家）
Jenny

珍妮（人名）
Marian Radke-Yarrow

玛丽安 • 拉德克－亚罗（1918–2007，美国儿童心理学家）
Carolyn Zahn-Waxler

卡罗琳 • 察恩－瓦克斯勒（美国儿童心理学家）
National Institute of Mental Health

美国国家心理健康研究所

New words
scary
a.
骇人的；引起惊恐的

This is really a scary story.
tasteful
a.
有鉴赏力的，趣味高雅的

We are impressed by the simple but tasteful arrangement of flowers.
salesperson
n.
[C] （尤指辗转各地的）销售员；推销员
offensive
a.
冒犯的；使人不快的

There were complaints that the advertisement was offensive to women.
automatically
ad.
自动地

It just automatically said "yes".
consolidate
vt.
加强；巩固

The President is trying to consolidate his position by passing the bill.
current
a.
(usu before noun) 现行的；当前的

There are several reasons for the current political situation.
ethical
a.
道德的；合乎道德的

I object to the war for ethical reasons.
terrorist
n.
[C] 恐怖分子
weapon
n.
[C] 武器；兵器
globally
ad.
全球地；全世界地

The new investment will enable the company to compete globally.
friction
n.
1. [C, U] 不和；分歧
2. [U] 摩擦；摩擦力

1. Restrictions on trade have caused friction between the two nations.
2. Heat can be produced by friction.
commerce
n.
[U] 商业；贸易

Measures are being taken to promote local industry and commerce.
extract
vt.
(~ sth from sb / sth) 设法获取；强索

It was not easy to extract information from the Senator.
unauthorized
a.
未经授权的；未经许可的

This is a new unauthorized biography of the President.
perpetrate
vt.
(fml) 犯（罪行、错误等）；施行（欺骗、谋杀等）

The military perpetrated many human rights abuses during the earliest phase of the conflict.
widely
ad.
广泛地；普遍地

It's widely expected that the mayor will make an announcement this morning.
correlate
v.
(fml)（使）相关；（使）关联

The two issues do not correlate to each other.
identifier
n.
[C] 标识符，识别符

Our ID card is one of our identifiers.
instance
n.
[C] 例子；实例

I have not found a single instance where someone was actually denied their right to vote.
undoubted
a.
无疑的；无可争辩的

The show was an undoubted success.
peril
n.
[U] (mainly literary) (in ~) 危险，险事

We pray for those in peril on sea.

Phrases and expressions
all the time

一直；始终
It's a very good restaurant; we go there all the time.
go about sth

着手做；干
There were no further reports of voilence in the town, and most people went about their daily activities as usual.
on file

存档；被记录下来备查
We have all your details on file.
a good / great deal

大量；非常，及其
She spent a good deal of time on the project.
sooner or later

迟早；终归
The whole thing was going to reach crisis point sooner or later.
not to mention

更不必说；除……外（还）
The weather here is gorgeous, not to mention the wonderful food.
if only

真希望；要是……就好了
If only we could afford to buy a place of our own.

Proper names
Amazon

亚马逊公司（美国最大的在线零售商）

New words
sample
n.
[C] 样品；试样
publicity
n.
[U] （杂志、报纸或电视的）关注，报道，宣传
significantly
ad.
1. 显著地；相当数量地
2. 有实际意义地；有重要影响地
mainly
ad.
大部分地；主要地
prosecute
v.
对……提起诉讼；起诉
sue
v.
（通常为索赔而）起诉；控告；对……提起诉讼

Proper names
Innsbruck

因斯布鲁克（奥地利城市名）
Napster

奈普斯特（网站名）
Kazaa

卡杂（网站名）
Brianna LaHara

布里安娜 • 拉哈拉（人名）
Minnesota

明尼苏达州（美国州名）
Norwich

诺里奇（英国城市名）