高级英语
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《高级英语》（上册） Lesson 1 Rock Superstars:
What Do They Tell Us About Ourselves and Our Society?
[单选]debate sth.讨论 proud 自豪的 (褒) arrogant骄傲的 (贬)
“混淆”：blend=put sth. together 强调过程 mix强调结果 pragmatic现实主义化的idealistic理想主义化的
[翻译] not only but also 不仅是...更是 sing of 唱出了 attitude toward 对...的态度disaffection against 对...不满 culture heroes 文化英雄
Lesson 2 Four Choices for Young People
[单选] glance:扫视sight:普通地看
relative:n.亲戚；adj.相对的，相比较的
relevant: be relevant to 与…有关的，切题的，强调切题的，切中要害的 Exhilarate :使某人兴奋，高兴 exasperate ：激怒
jumble:把东西胡乱地放在一起 clutter:胡乱地塞满或覆盖着某物
[翻译] 60 年代：in the 1960s’ be filled with 充满 武装革命：armed revolution take drugs 吸毒
Lesson 3 The Use of Force
[单选] be contemptible 可蔑视的 contemptuous表主动，蔑视别人
[翻译] 病了三天 ill/sick/under the weather for three days
吃了药，但不见好 give her medicine, but it doesn’t work/it’ s not effective 派人去请send for sb. 患了 fall ill with sth.
已经有两个孩子死去了 Two children died of that disease.
检查check 劝说coax 伸进put sth. in 把...咬碎 reduce sth. To 弄清楚make sure 是否 whether/ if 及时治疗 treat sb. immediately
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抓紧 seize/hold sb. by the wrist 牵某人的鼻子走lead sb. by the nose 想到 think about 自愿 volunteer； voluntary 有些情况下in some case
Lesson 4 Die as You Choose
[单选] withhold保留，隐瞒 be accused of 被起诉 debatable, discussion 讨论 arguable 可论证的，可议的 credible信誉好的 believable 可信的
[翻译] 现在 at present time 迫切地urge 禁止 ban/forbid
多数国家的医生只能偷偷地给病人实施安乐死most countries where doctors could only practice euthanasia secretly
合法性legality 长期遭受suffer from
没有治愈的希望without any hope of cure 继续痛苦 prolong suffering 结束 put an end to sth. 存在危险 there is a danger 利用 take advantage of / make use of
不可回避的问题 that is a problem that can not be dodged other than 除了 rather than宁愿 而不
Lesson 5 I'd Rather Be Black Than Female
[单选]tune语调，音调out of tune音调不准，走调 tone语气 moral 道德 morale 斗志
[翻译] 做出重要贡献 make important contribution 受到歧视 prejudice against 各种形式 all kinds/forms of 在政治上in politics 满足 be content with 区分 make the difference between A and B
得到好处的是男人it is man who reap the rewards 工资低 lower pay/rewarding 没有前途的dead-end 不承认 admit/deny 真正的 real/true
Lesson 6 A Good Chance
[单选] separate 分开 segregate因种族和性别的原因，把不同的人隔离开 incredible 难以置信的（表被动） incredulous 不肯相信的（表主动） untrue表示不真实，假的 unrealistic表不不现实的
scoff at sb./sth. 嘲笑，讥讽 scold sb./sth. 责骂，训斥
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[翻译]奖学金 scholarship 一直想成为 long to do sth.
发生了很大变化change a lot 被捕之后 after he was put in jail
不感兴趣 no longer interested in sth. 由...决定是否 decide to do...or not
Lesson 7 Miss Brill
[翻译] live in a coastal city in France 居住在法国的海滨城市
sit on the same bench 坐在同一张凳子上 have a feeling 产生一种感觉 one part of the community 集体的一部分
have a part in the performance 扮演着自己的角 at this time 这时
the feeling of loneliness began to escape her 孤独感开始离开了她 t talk about her with contempt 以轻蔑的口气谈论她 in a low voice 低声说 with a broken heart 怀着一颗破碎的心
Lesson 8 A Lesson in Living
[单选] intolerable 无法忍受的（被动） intolerant of sb./sth. 无法忍受（主动） respectable被尊敬的，值得尊敬的respectful尊敬的
[翻译] 人与人进行交流的工具： tool of communication with fellow man 不同之处在于：differ in 神奇： wonder 从这些书中学到了： learn from the books
the difference between A and B ...与...的区别 made one realize 使人意识到
Lesson 9 The Trouble with Television
[单选]preeminent指卓越的，优秀的；prominent指突出的，如位置等的突出 enhance指增强效果，提高质量；increase指数量上的增加
[翻译] 抓住：hold 或 capture
通过多样化、新奇性和动作：through variety, novelty, action and movement 提供刺激：provide stimulation 结果是： as a result/result in 有效的交流：efficient communication
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机关枪发射碎片：machine-gunning with scraps
破坏了连贯性：fight coherence 迎合：appeal to
fight coherence of mind 破坏思维的连贯性on a medicine bottle 药瓶上 be responsible for part of it 负起部分责任
Lesson 10 The Tenth Man
[单选] distribution：分布，遍布 allotment：分配
equal:数量、数值上等同于，地位的平等，其后一般搭配to even:水平的，平坦的，均匀的
“感到气馁的，感到泄气的”daunted比 discouraged程度更深，更重
[翻译] one night 一天晚上 be shot 打死 the next day 第二天 announce 宣布 It is up to you. 这由你们自己决定。
heated激烈的 draw one of the dead lots unfortunately 不幸抽中了死签 declare to sb. 向某人宣布 one man in every ten 十个人里的一个人 that is to say 也就是说 be indifferent to 对...冷漠的
have a heated discussion 激烈的讨论 the way of nature 自然规律 at last 最后 consent to 同意drawing lots to decide 抽签决定
Lesson 11 On Getting Off to Sleep
[翻译] 睡着 fall asleep 一碰枕头 touch the pillow 我属于后者 I am one of the latter.
除了睡觉，别的什么事都能干I can do anything but to sleep.
谱写宏伟的交响乐 compose grand symphonies 全都无效be of no avail.
lie in bed 躺在床上 belong to 属于an overpowering desire for sleep 困得要死 . paint magnificent pictures 画出壮丽的画卷
Lesson 12 Why I Write
[翻译] decide to become a writer 决定成为一名作家 in my childhood 童年时 What I hope most is to make political writing into an art.我最大的愿望是把
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政治色彩的写作变成艺术创造。 have nothing to do 与…无关
fuse political purpose and artistic purpose into one whole 把政治目的和艺术 追求融为一体的尝试
If a writer lacked a political purpose, he only wrote lifeless books and was betrayed into purple passages.
一个作家如果缺乏政治目的，就只会写出一些华而不实的文章，真挚一大堆空话废话。 expose lies 揭露谎言 protect truth 维护事实 an aesthetic experience 美感体验. serve the society and the public 为社会和大众服务 this is the principle I must follow 这是我遵循的原则
Lesson 13 Work
[翻译] 平常的功能common function 闷得慌的感觉 the feeling of boredom 实现 achieve 在家庭以外工作work outside the home 被剥夺 be deprived of 技巧的运用exercise of skill namely the relief o tedium 即防止产生闷得慌的感觉
provide the people with opportunities for their ambitions 为人们提供实现自我抱负的机会. point out 指出 to different degrees 不同程度的
Lesson 14 I Would Like to Tell You Something
[翻译] a discharged veteran from Vietnam War 越南战争退伍老兵 take part in 参加 attend the investigation 参加调查
confess their war crimes 坦白自己的战争罪行in order to 以便 purge their souls 清除心灵的负罪感 .
It was not the individual but the American government that should have been
responsible for the war crimes. 对战争应该负起责任的是美国政府，而不仅仅是个人。arouse the sense of responsibility 唤起美国群众的责任感 in the end 最后 camp 安营扎寨
Lesson 15 The Beauty Industry
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[翻译] 首先 to begin with, at first, first of all 指出 point out 化妆品cosmetic
不太贞淑的less virtuous 注意 pay attention to 忽略了…必要性 overlook the necessity of
只要 as long as 和谐生活 live harmoniously
真正的美 genuinely beautiful 实现目标 achieve the goal
expended a large sum of money on cosmetics 把大量金钱花在化妆品上 realize the objective 实现目标
Lesson 16 A Job Interview
[翻译] interviewer面试人 conceal...from.../hide 隐瞒 mainly deal with taxation主要从事税务方面的工作
though small in scale/in size虽然规模不大 base salary 底薪
bonus，low-interest mortgage and an expansive car 奖金、低息住房贷款和一辆豪华轿车 illegal activity/business 非法活动
readily agree爽快地同意 step into 踏入 由黑社会控制的 controlled by underworld
be appealing to sb.吸引某人 without hesitation 毫无顾虑 specialize in illegal activities 专门从事非法活动
《高级英语》（下册）
Lesson 1 The Company in Which I Work
[翻译] get promotion/get promoted升职 be subjected to承受 follow directions服从指挥 under supervision监督
spend your time in fear 在恐惧中度日 no way out无法另谋出路时 in despair绝望 严格（rigid)的等级制度（hierarchy) be bored with it and feel dull 感到厌烦
Lesson 2 Eveline
[翻译] consented to do sth. 同意做某事 be about to do sth. 打算做某事 treat sb.well 对某人好 be familiar with sb. 对...熟悉
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try one’s best to do sth.尽力做某事 keep sb. together 聚集某群人. changed one’s mind 改变主意 realize sth. 实现某事
Lesson 3 What’s Wrong with Our Press
[单选] justifiable有理由的，justified证明是正当的
[翻译] Television has many advantages over newspapers. 电视与报纸相比，电视有更多的优越性。
make use of sth. 利用某事 lives on sth. 靠...而活/依赖 to a greater extent 很大程度上 cater to sth.迎合...
the lowest instinct of man 最低级的本能 be full of sth. 充满... the coverage of news 新闻报道 superficial and inadequate 肤浅和不充分的 be problems in sth. 某事有很多毛病 the distortion of facts 歪曲事实
the attack against nations, ethnics and social institutions that they dislike 攻击他们不喜欢的国家，民族和社会制度
Lesson 4 The Tragedy of Old Age in America
[单选] conserve:保护，珍惜，使之不减少或消失，灭绝等，可用于指自然资源；节省 preserve:保存，使之不变质或被践踏等
[翻译] Death is an unavoidable end for everybody . 死是人生不可避免的结局。 human life circle 人类生命周期 the neglected period 被忽视的一个阶段
within a few seconds 几秒钟内 show 展示 well-dressed 衣着讲究的 recreation文娱 struggle to survive in old age 老年时为生存而奋斗 an inhospitable world 一个冷漠的世界
begin to pay attention to the problems of old people 开始引起各国政府的关注
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Lesson 5 Trifles (Part One)
[翻译] used to be 曾是 a lively girl who liked singing 爱唱歌的活泼女孩 live together with sb. 与某人居住 totally 完全地 pay attention to one’s needs 关注...的需要 be no joy in one’s house 某人家没有欢乐
be reluctant to call at one’s house 不愿来串门 call the police 报警 rock back and forth in the kitchen 来回晃动
Lesson 6 Trifle (Part Two)
[翻译] the county sheriff 司法官county attorney 县法官 find out 发现
any sign of anyone having come from the outside任何外人进入的迹象 be sure that 确信某事 believe the story 相信某事
one’s motive for doing sth. 做某事的动机 be busy doing sth. 忙于做某事 be wrapped up in a piece of silk 包在一块绸子里 be wrung to death 被扭断了脖子死去
Lesson 7 Ace in the Hole
[翻译] in a plight 陷进了困境 lose the job 丢了工作
be afraid to do sth.害怕做某事 earn enough money to support the family挣够钱养家 have no time to do sth. 没时间做某事 cook dinner 煮晚餐 be sacked 被解雇 take care of sb. 照顾某人 take sb. back 接某人回来 be angry with sb. 对某人感到生气
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Lesson 8 Science Has Spoiled My Supper
[单选] intact:完整无缺的 innate:天生的
[翻译] tasty 味道好 take few exercises 运动太少 don’t think this way不这样想 proposes such a hypothesis that... 提出这样一种假说 in order to 以便... satisfy the sense of taste满足味觉的需要 so as to 为了... satisfy the frustrated taste buds 满足味蕾的感觉 cause 导致 the blandness of American food 美国食品平淡无味
become a national curse成为全国灾难be very serious about sth. 对...认真 satirize 讽刺
Lesson 9 I’ll Never Escape the Ghetto
[翻译] have deep feelings to sth.对...有很深的感情 make a career干一番事业 was supposed to be impossible 认为这是件不可能的 at that time 那时
in droves 一群地 the ever increasing militancy of the blacks黑人的战斗性越来越强 take action 采取行动 a watershed in sth. ...的分水岭 escape from ...从...中逃跑 I have staked my all on its future. 我的一切与它的未来休戚相关
Lesson 10 How Market Leaders Keep Their Edge
[翻译] have different values about sth. 对...有不同的价值观
demand low prices with the least inconvenience 要求要求价格低，购物方便 don’t care much about sth.不太在意某事
represent the hottest style and technology on the market 要求产品必须是最新款式， 在市场上代表最先进技术 .
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meet their specific needs满足他们特殊的需求
become the market leader 成为领先市场的首脑公司 keep its edge 保持其竞争优势 focus on one dimension 集中在某个方面
Lesson 11 On Human Nature and Politics
[翻译] acquisitiveness 占有欲, rivalry竞争欲 , vanity 虚荣心 love of power 权利欲
Acquisitiveness is the wish to possess as much as possible of goods. 占有欲就是占有尽可能多的财产.
Satiety is a dream which will always elude（使无法得到） you . 完全的满足是一个永远无法实现的梦。
Vanity is a motive of immense potency .虚荣心是一个有着极大潜在力的动机。
But love of power is a motive which overweighs vanity .权力欲却是胜过虚荣心的动机。
Lesson 12 The Everlasting Witness
[翻译] fight a losing battle 打一场注定要失败的仗 be captured 被俘 couldn’t stand such a heavy blow经受不住这一沉重的打击 break down崩溃 expressionless 没有任何表情with a dull look in his eyes 目光呆滞 looked like an idiot 活像一个白痴. one’s heartbreak 心碎 wait for 等待...
Lesson 13 Selected Snobberies
[翻译] state 表明 in the article 在文中
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most people are snobs about something 大多数人都有势利之处 feel important 产生势利感 be most popular 最时兴的
snobbery is making headway today 新潮势利大为盛行。 desperately 拼命地 be shameful 觉得羞耻
a man knowing his own mind 有独立主见的人 resist the flood of propaganda 抵制这种洪水般宣传
Lesson 14 Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
[翻译] go fishing钓鱼 along the canal在运河 as soon as possible尽快 a best way to relax himself最好的休息
a best way to forget all the troubles忘记一切烦恼的最佳办法 do not want to stay there for one more minute 一分钟也不想多呆
have a picturesque view 风景如画: fresh air , enchanting spring scene 春光明媚
Lesson 15 Is America Falling Apart?
[单选] transmission 传送 transition 过渡
clamoring 要求， glamorizing 光荣 accusation 指控，condemnation 遣责 consciousness 意识，conscientiousness 认真，谨慎
ecstasy 狂喜 anguish 痛苦 segmental 部分的 partial 偏心的 amenity 礼仪 ambience 气氛
[翻译] of the highest quality in the world 在世界上是一流的 an unique opinion独特的看法
serious problems in American education 美国的教育存在严重的问题 the low teaching level 教师水平低 rigidly 死板地 cultivate培养
rare genius 怪才 inherit cultural heritage of human beings 继承人类的文化遗产.
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Lesson 16 Through the Tunnel
[翻译] be tired of 感到厌倦 swim down to the bottom of the sea 潜入海底 leave sb. alone 撇下 widowed mother 寡居的母亲
considerate of 对...体贴入微 hoped sb. to do sth.想让某人做某事
with one’s care 有某人照顾 at his side身边 keep sb. close把...留在身边 possessive 有占有欲 give sb.freedom给某人自由 let him go wherever he likes to go 让他去他喜欢的地方 keep looking back 不断回头看 on the beach在沙滩上 .
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