经科版BEC中级课文辅导unit5

1 a complete list of things that you can look at, buy, or use, for example in a library or at an art show 产品目录
a mail order catalog 邮购产品目录
an online catalogue 网上产品目录
2 catalogue of mistakes/crimes/cruelty etc
a series of mistakes, crimes etc that happen one after the other and never seem to stop 一系列的错误、犯罪
a catalogue of terrorist crimes 一系列的恐怖犯罪活动
an appalling catalogue of errors 令人震惊的一系列错误

item noun
1 [countable] a single thing, especially one thing in a list, group, or set of things 一件物品
He opened the cardboard box and took out each item.他打开纸盒子，把里面的东西一一拿了出来。
The store is having a sale on furniture and household items. 这家商店正在出售家具和其他家用物品。
item on the agenda/list/menu 会议议程/单子/菜单上的内容
We went on to the next item on the agenda. 我们探讨议程上的下一个问题。
item of clothing/furniture/jewellery etc 一件衣服/一件家具/一件首饰
(=a single piece of clothing, furniture, jewellery etc)
The original 1965 bottle is now a collector's item (=one of a set of objects people like to collect because they are interesting or valuable).
2 [countable] a single, usually short, piece of news in a newspaper or magazine, or on television 一条新闻消息，报道
I also saw that news item in the Sunday Times. 我在星期日泰晤士报上也看到了这条消息。

article noun [countable]
▶NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE◀
a piece of writing about a particular subject in a newspaper or magazine 报刊上发表的文章
article on/about
an article on environmental issues 有关环境问题的报道
The paper's leading article (=the main article) described the government as weak. 报纸上的头版消息把该届政府描述成懦弱的政府。
▶OBJECT◀
formal a thing, especially one of a group of things 物品
ￚ同义词 item
household articles 家用物品
She only took a few articles of clothing with her. 她随身只拿了几件衣服。
▶LAW◀
a part of a law or legal agreement that deals with a particular point 法律条款
Article 1 of the constitution guarantees freedom of religion. 宪法的第一条保证公民信仰自由。
▶GRAMMAR◀ 冠词
technical a word used before a noun to show whether the noun refers to a particular example of something or to a general example of something. In English, 'the' is called the definite article and 'a' and 'an' are called the indefinite article.

cancel verb
past tense and past participle cancelled present participle cancelling British English

past tense and past participle canceled present participle canceling American English
1 [intransitive and transitive] to say that an event that was planned will not happen 取消
Our flight was cancelled. 我们的航班被取消了。
I'm afraid I'll have to cancel our meeting tomorrow. 对不去，我不得不取消我们明天的会议。
2 [intransitive and transitive] to end an agreement or arrangement that you have with someone 取消协议、安排
I phoned the hotel to cancel my reservation. 我打电话给饭店取消预定。
The bank agreed to cancel all the company's debts. 银行同意取消该公司的所有债务。
3 [transitive] to say officially that a document can no longer be used or no longer has any legal effect 正式宣布某文件作废
I phoned the bank to cancel the cheque. 我打电话给银行声明该支票作废。

判断下列说法正确与否。
1. F          2. T         3. F          4. F         5. T

Reading 2
respectively adverb
in the same order as the things you have just mentioned 分别地
The cups and saucers cost £5 and £3 respectively. 杯子和茶碟分别售价5英镑和3英镑。

slit  noun [countable] a long straight narrow cut or hole 狭长的缝隙
light shining through a slit in the door 从门缝中射出一缕淡淡的光线
a skirt with a slit up the side 从边上开缝的裙子

vendor noun [countable]
1 someone who sells things, especially on the street 沿街叫卖的小贩
news vendor/ice-cream vendor etc 卖报纸的小贩/冰激凌的小贩
He bought a copy from a newspaper vendor. 他在卖报纸的小贩那里买了一份报纸。