您现在的位置是:首页 > 英语听力 > 大学英语听力 > 现代大学英语精读听力 正文 现代大学英语精读第二册 Unit08 2008-05-18来源:和谐英语 音频下载[点击右键另存为] Lesson Eight Pre-class Work Read the text a third time. Learn the new words and expressions listed below. Glossary airily adv. not seriously, in a light-hearted way apron n. a piece of clothing that covers the front part of one's clothes and ties around one's waist, worn esp. when cooking to keep one's clothes clean bet v. (infml) to be sure bid v. to ~ farewell to sb.: to say goodbye to sb. bourgeois adj. typical of middle-class people; conventional colony n. a country or area under the control of a more powerful country colonial adj. the adjective fomp3 of colony confess v. to admit convention n. generally accepted practice, esp. with regard to social behavior and attitudes crusade n. a struggle for the advancement of an idea, a principle, etc. crushed adj. Here: extremely upset or shocked divine adj. (infml) very very good earnest adj. detemp3ined and very serious enthusiastically adv. showing a lot of excitement and interest about sth. establish v. to find out facts that will prove that sth. is true exit v. to go out forehead n. the part of the face above the eyes and below the hair fuss v. to give too much attention to small, unimportant matters genteel adj. (fml or literary) respectable, well-bred girlishly adv. behaving like a girl gown n. (AmE) a long dress, esp. one worn on fomp3al occasions grave n. tomb hastily adv. in a quick and hurried way ideally adv. in an ideal way investigate v. to try to find out the truth about sth. such as a scientific problem lap n. the front part of a seated person between the waist and the knees ma'am n. a spoken fomp3, abbr. for "madam", (AmE) a polite way of addressing a woman maid w. a woman who works as a servant in a private house miserable adj. very sad, very unhappy mythology n. ancient myths in general 古代神话 naive adj. simple; childish; uneducated overseas adj. existing in a foreign country partially adv. not completely; partly pemp3anent adj. intended to last for a long time or forever pompous adj. trying to make people think you are important, esp. by using very fomp3al and important-sounding words positively adv. really, indeed primitive adj. belonging to the earliest period of development of life psychology n. the scientific study of the human mind and the reasons for people's behavior puzzled adj. confused and unable to understand sth. readjust v. to make a small change to sth. or to its position reprimand n. a severe official scolding respectable adj. showing or having socially acceptable standards of behavior shell-shocked adj. mentally ill because of the terrible experience of war shh int. used for asking for silence or less noise snoop v. to secretly look round a place in order to find out sb.'s private affairs speculatively adv. thoughtfully sternly adv. severely; seriously stifle v. to stop; to prevent from happening sympathetically adv. in a way that shows sympathy or approval tribe n. a group of people of the same race who share the same customs, religion, language, etc., esp. of a fairly low level of civilization 部落 wander v. to move about (an area) without a clear direction or purpose 1/2 1 2 下一页 尾页本栏目更多同类内容 扫码关注和谐英语微信公众号,第一时间获取最新学习资料 或公众号搜索myhxen 上一篇 现代大学英语精读第二册 Unit07 下一篇 现代大学英语精读第二册 Unit09 相关文章 现代大学英语精读第二册 Unit16现代大学英语精读第二册 Unit15现代大学英语精读第二册 Unit14现代大学英语精读第二册 Unit13现代大学英语精读第二册 Unit12现代大学英语精读第二册 Unit11现代大学英语精读第二册 Unit10现代大学英语精读第二册 Unit09现代大学英语精读第二册 Unit07现代大学英语精读第二册 Unit06