Unit2WhatIsaGreatBook•pedantic:Characterizedbyanarrow,oftenostentatiousconcernforbooklearningandformalrules迂腐的,学究式的•apedanticattentiontodetails学究式地注意细枝末节•apedanticstyleofwriting学究式的写作风格•Pedantic,academic,bookish,donnish,scholastic•这些形容词所共有的中心意思是“以过分而偏狭且又令人厌恶地注重或卖弄学问，特别是其琐细方面为特征的”•anacademicinsistenceonprecision一种学院式的苛求精神•abookishvocabulary一种太书卷气的词汇运用•donnishrefinementofspeech学究式的雅语；•scholasticandexcessivelysubtlereasoning学究式且过于机巧的推理•ration:Afixedportion,especiallyanamountoffoodallottedtopersonsinmilitaryserviceortociviliansintimesofscarcity给量，定量•Haveyouusedyourrationofpetrolforthisweek?你用了这星期给你定量的汽油了吗?•rationcard定量供应卡•drawrations领取给养•illuminate:Tomakeunderstandable;clarify解释，说明•Cleverlymadeattackscanoftenservetoilluminateimportantdifferencesbetweencandidates,aswellasentertainthevoters.灵活的攻击往往能突出竞选者之间的重大区别，同时又能取悦于选民。•intelligible:Capableofbeingunderstood能被理解的•anintelligiblesetofdirections一套易于理解的说明•intelligibleexplanation明白的解释•makeoneselfintelligible使人了解自己的思想(言语等)•outmoded:Notinfashion;unfashionable过时的,老式的•outmodedattire老式服装•outmodedmachinery陈旧的机器•potent:(1)Possessinginnerorphysicalstrength;powerful强有力的•apotenteffecton对...有巨大影响•potentarguments有说服力的证据•(2)Exertingorcapableofexertingstrongphysiologicalorchemicaleffects有效力的•potentremedy有效果的药•potentliquor有效力的酒•preoccupation:Thestateofbeingpreoccupied;absorptionoftheattentionorintellect全神贯注•preoccupationwith专心于•Healwaystakeshispreoccupationwiththeeducationalcause.他总是一心想着教育事业。•fortify:Toreinforcebyaddingmaterial增强•Afterprayinghefacedhisdifficultieswithafortifiedspirit.祈祷之后他面对困难的勇气增强了。•fortifyacity筑工事以巩固城防•fortifyoneself加强自已意志•fortifyone’sconfidence坚定自已的信心•QuestionsforComprehension(p21)•1.Greatbooksareprobablythemostwidelyread.2.Greatbooksarealwayscontemporary.3.Greatbooksarethemostreadable.4.Greatbooksarethemostinstructive.5.Greatbooksarethemostinfluential.6.Greatbooksdealwiththepersistentlyunsolvedproblemsofhumanlife.•2.Itmeans“asGodwaited6000yearsforanastronomicalobserver,thatis,anastronomer”.Astronomyisanoldscience,datingback6000yearsorsotowhenprimitivepeoplenoticedobjectsintheskyoverheadandwatchedthewaytheobjectsmoved.•3.Greatbookswillremainpopularforeverwhilesomebookscanenjoypopularityforayearortwo,ortenatthemost.•4.(open)•5.Itmeansgreatbooksarealwayscontemporaryinthattheyprovidekeeninsightsintohumanlifeforpeopleinallages.•VocabularyandStructureExercises(p22)•I.Completethefollowingsentenceswithwordsorphrasesfromthetext.•1.multiply•2.accumulate•3.treatsof•4.intelligible•5.illuminate•6.applyto•7.potent•8.preoccupation•9.initsentirety•10.forthemostpart•II.Replacetheitalicizedpartsinthefollowingsentenceswithwordsorphrasesfromthetextthatbestkeeptheoriginalmeanings.(p22)•1.wonder•2.recognize•3.illustrates•4.signs•5.elementary•6.treatment•7.contemporary•8.dealswith•9.recalled•10.regardlessof•III.Paraphrasetheitalicizedpartsinthefollowingsentences.(p23)•1.allthesignsthatthereare•2.neveruseupallitscontentssothatyoucanlearnnothingmorefromit•3.ForNewtonitis...
