21世纪大学英语读写教程第一册01

New Words

perform
vt. 执行, 完成; 演出, 表演
vi. 演出, 表演; 工作, 表现; 执行, 完成

high-achieving
a. 得高分的

lower-scoring
a. 得分较低的

concentrate
vi. direct all one's attention, etc. towards sth. 全神贯注；集中思想；专注；专心

interruption
n. 打扰； 干扰； 中止； 阻碍

ignore
vt. take no notice of; refuse to pay attention to!! 不理；忽视

focus
v. direct attention, etc. on sth. 集中注意力于某事情

assign
vt. appoint to a job or duty 委派； 指派

underachieving
a. doing less well than was expected, esp. in school work 未能充分发挥学习潜力的；学习成绩不良的

athlete
n. a person who is good at or who often does spors 运动员

recall
vt. bring back to the mind; remember 回想（起）；记得

memorise, -rize
vt. learn and remember 记住；熟记

missing
a. 缺失的， 找不到的；失踪的，下落不明的

notebook
n. small book for writing notes in 笔记本；记事本

folder
n. 文件夹

assignment
n. a duty or piece of work that is given to someone （指定的）作业；（分派的）任务

drawer
n. 抽屉

essential
n. (usu. pl.) sth. that is necessary or very important [常用复数] 必需品
a. (to, for) necessary; central 绝对必要的；非常重要的

essay
n. a short piece of writing giving sb. 's ideas about politics, society, etc. 论说文； 散文

draft
n. the first rough written form of anything or a rough plan 草稿；草案
vt. make a draft of 起草；草拟

due
a. expected or supposed (to happen, arrive, etc.) 到期的；预定应到的

*deadline
n. a date or time before which sth. mush be done or completed 最后期限

schedule
n. a timetable for things to be done 时间表；日程安排表

overtired
a. 过度疲劳的

stretch
vi. 舒展身体，伸懒腰

irrelevant
a. (to) not having any real connection with or relation to sth. else 不相关的；不相干的

relevant
a. directly connected with the subject or problem being discussed or considered 相关的； 相干的

speed-reading
n. 快速阅读

per
prep.for each 每；每一

content
n. 1.(pl.) a list in a book saying what the book contains [复数] 目录
2.the subject matter, esp. the ideas, of a book, speech, etc. 内容

retain
vt. keep (possession of); avoid losing 保持；保留

revision
n. 复习；修改

scan
vt. look at quickly without careful reading 浏览，扫视

participation
n. 参与；参加

participate
vi. (in) to take part or have a share in an activity or event 参与；参加

intellectual
a. of intellect 知识的；智力的
n. 知识分子

curiosity
n. the desire to know or learn 好奇（心）；求知欲

economics
n. the scientific study of the way in which wealth is produced and used 经济学

economy
n. the system by which a country's wealth is produced and used 经济（制度）

market-driven
a. 市场驱动的

graduate
a. 研究生的
vi. 毕业
n. 有学位者，大学毕业生

graduate student
研究生

calculus
n. 微积分

approach
n. a manner or method of doing sth. or dealing with a problem 方式；方法
v. come near or nearer to sb. or sth. 靠近；接近

solution
n. an act or way of finding an answer to a difficulty or problem 解决（办法）

Phrases and Expressions

make the most of
get the best use or greatest gain from 充分利用

count for much/little
be of much/little worth or importance 很有 / 没有多少价值或重要性

not the whole story/only part of the story
不是全部情况 / 只是部分情况

put in
spend (time or money) 花费（时间或金钱）

get (or lay) one's hands on
find; obtain 把 … 弄到手

hand in
give (sth.) to sb. in charge by hand; send in 交上；提交

keep ... together
cause to remain together 把 … 聚在一起

cut down on
reduce 减少

stick to
keep to; not abandon or change 坚持；不放弃，不改变

work wonders
do things that people did not think possible 创奇迹；产生奇妙作用

go through
read from beginning to end; examine 从头至尾看；遍查

lead to
have as a result; cause 导致；引起

a couple of
two; a few 两（个）；两三（个）

write up
write in a complete form 写出，写成

put down
write down 写下

put away
put (sth.) in its proper place 把（某物）收藏在合适的地方

time after time
again and again; repeatedly 一再；屡次

Proper Names

Edwin Kiester
埃德温·基斯特

Sally Valentine Kiester
莎莉·瓦伦丁·基斯特

Alex
阿历克斯（男子名）

Cambridge
剑桥(英格兰东南部城市, 剑桥大学所在地); 剑桥大学 (=Cambridge University)

Manchester
曼彻斯特（英格兰西北部港市）

Amanda
阿曼达（女子名）

Bristol
布里斯托尔（英格兰西南部港市）

Arizona
亚利桑那州（美国州名）

New Mexico
新墨西哥州（美国州名）

Oklahoma
俄克拉荷马州（美国州名）

California
加利福尼亚州（美国州名）

Berkeley
伯克利（美国加利福尼亚州西部城市）