Lesson
8
The
Trouble with Television
Part
one 单词双解及例句
prominent
adj.
distinguished , important 杰出的，重要的
e.g.
: prominent scientist 杰出的科学家
prominence
n. the
state of
being prominent
卓越，重要
miraculous
adj. Like a
miracle, contrary
to nature, surprising
奇迹的，惊奇的
e.g.
: The doctors
said her
recovery was
miraculous. 医生说她的康复是令人吃惊的。
miracle
n. remarkable and surprising
event 奇迹
e.g.
: The Great
Wall is
one of
the miracles in
the word.
长城是世界奇迹之一。
gratification
n. state of
being pleased
or satisfied
喜悦，满意，满足
e.g.
: I have
the gratification
of knowing
that I
have passed
the exam..得知通过考试，我很高兴。
gratify v. give
pleasure or
satisfaction to
使高兴，使满意
e.g.
: It gratified
me to know you
had finished
the task.. 得知你完成工作， 我很高兴。
divert
v.
turn in
another direction,
amuse, entertain
使改道，娱乐，消遣
e.g.
: How can
we divert
her thoughts
from the
sadness? 我们怎样使她不想悲伤的事？
diversion
n. diverting,
amusement 转向，娱乐
e.g.
: Playing basketball
is his favorite diversion.
打篮球是他最喜欢的娱乐活动。
allot
v.
make a
distribution 分配，摊派
e.g.
: What is
your allotment
in the
work? 你们分到了什么工作？
pervade
v. spread
through every part of蔓延, 遍及
e.g.
: There is
a pervading
of happy
atmosphere in
the city. 城市充满欢乐气氛。
pervasive
adj. tending to pervade 蔓延的
e.g.
: His idea bas a pervasive
influence.他的观点有普遍影响。
coherent
n. consistence 连贯，一致性
e.g. : coherent thinker 思想有条理的人
cohere
v. stick together 连贯, 前后一致
e.g.
: The furniture does not cohere with the decoration. 家具与装修不协调。
condense
v.
increase in density, put into fewer words 浓缩，凝缩 ，缩写。
e.g.
: The teacher asked the pupils to
condense the text .老师让学生缩写课文。
Condensation
n. condensing or being condensed浓缩，缩写
e.g.
: A cloud is a condensation of
vapor .云是水蒸气凝结而成的。
Condensable
adj. 可凝结的，可压缩的
e.g.
: The article can be condensable. 这篇文章还能压缩。
Imperative
n.
order,
e.g.
: It is an imperative that every
one of us should contribution to the country
. 我们每个人都应该为国家做贡献。adj
.urgent essential
e.g. :Is it really imperative that they have such a big house ? 他们有必要要这么大的房子吗？
Part
two 课文注释
1.
By the age of 20 you will have been exposed to at least 20,000 hours
of television. expose to: leave uncovered or unprotected 暴露于 e.g. : 1). The soldiers were exposed to the
enemy’s gunfire .士兵受到敌人炮火的袭击 。 2). The students
were exposed
to the
rain on
the way
home. 学生在回家的路上遇到了大雨。
2.
Who never concentrate on anything concentrate on: focus attention
on集中注意力e.g.
:1). I can’t
concentrate on
my work
today .今天我无法集中精神工作。2)
.You should
concentrate on listening to
the teacher in class .课上你应该集中精神听老师讲课。
3.
Results in inefficient communication. result in: bring about 导致，带来e.g. : 1). The dispute between two countries resulted
in war . 两国的争端最终导致战争。 2). The
e.g. ligence of the work resulted in
the failure of the experiment .工作的疏忽导致了试验的失败。
4.
That visual stimulation is a substitute for thought. substitute for :
use as a substitute 倒替
e.g.: 1). Mr. Li is ill, so Mr. Yang is substitute
for him .李老师病了，所以杨老师来代替他。
2). They use tea as a substitute
for beer to celebrate .他们以茶代酒来庆贺。