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现代大学英语精读第二册 Unit15
2008-05-19来源:和谐英语
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Lesson Fifteen Pre-class Work Read the text a third time. Learn the new words and expressions listed below. Glossary aborted
adj. stopped because it would be difficult and dangerous to continue 中途失败的;流产的 accumulation
n. the gradual increase in amount until there is a large quantity in one place 积累;累计 alert
v. to make sb. notice sth. important or dangerous apparently
adv. obviously; evidently (Note: It usually implies that you are not completely sure.)
arc
v. to move in a curved shape assemble
v. to put all the parts of sth. together in order astronaut
n. sb. who travels and works in a spaceship autopilot
n. 自动驾驶 bang
v. ~ out: (infml) to write sth. in a hurry, esp. on a typewriter bathed
adj. 沐浴在(某种光线中) bay
n. at ~: under fierce attack, which is impossible to escape from blink
n. an act of shutting and opening your eyes quickly
v. shut and open your eyes quickly booster
n. a rocket used to provide additional power to help to get a spacecraft off the ground(火箭的)助推器;运载火箭 catastrophic
adj. terrible, causing great suffering or many deaths clarify
v. to make sure about the facts chatter
n. friendly infomp3al conversation check in with sb.
向某人核实 clatter
v. ~ out: to come out quickly and noisily (said of the typewritten message) closeup
n. (infml) photo taken very near 特写镜头 coherent
adj. (of speeches, thought, ideas, etc.) being naturally and reasonably presented in their proper order 连贯的 commentator
n. a person who gives opinions or descriptions during an event on radio or television confimp3
v. to show or find out sth. is definitely true; to make certain 确定;确认 corkscrew
v. 螺旋式坠落 countdown
n. 倒计时 crackling
adj. making a repeated short sharp sound like sth. burning in a fire crew
n. all the people working on a ship, plane, or spacecraft debris
n. all the pieces that are left after sth. has been destroyed in an accident or explosion dictate
v. to say words for sb. else to write down 口述 drafty
adj. with currents of air blowing through it 通风的;有穿堂风的 enomp3ity
n. extreme seriousness excess
adj. additional and not wanted or needed because there is already enough of sth. exhaust
n. the gas or steam produced when an engine is working external
adj. of the outside; coming from outside fatal
adj. extremely serious, often resulting in sb.'s death file
v. to keep papers with infomp3ation on them in a particular place (on the computer in this case) so that you can find it easily flame
n. hot and bright burning gas flare
v. to suddenly begin to burn with a bright flame flaw
n. a very important weakness that makes sth. certain to fail fleeting
adj. (of time or periods) short; passing quickly fuel
v. to put in fuel futile
adj. having no effect; useless; having no chance of being successful gallon
n. 加仑(液量单位) header
n. the top of a page, esp. on a computer heater
n. a machine for making air or water hotter heartbeat
n. the action of your heart as it pumps the blood through your body hydrogen
n. 氢 ignite
v. to cause or start to burn incredible
adj. too strange to be believed; unbelievable indicate
v. to suggest; to show journalist
n. a news reporter; sb. who writes for newspapers, magazines, TV or radio keyboard
n. 键盘 liftoff
n. the start of the flight of a space vehicle 升空 lull
n. a short period of time in which there is less activity or noise than usual majestically
adv. beautifully and impressively minus
prep. 减去 momentary
adj. lasting a very short time monitor
v. to listen, to keep track of, to check 监听;监测
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