BOOK3 Unit1 BOOK3 Unit1 你的论点相当容易受到批评。 Your arguments are rather vulnerable to criticism. Intruders are developing techniques to harness the power of hundreds of thousands of vulnerable systems on the Internet. 1. Vulnerable: exposed to danger or attack; unprotected 易受攻击的；无防御的 Invulnerable无法伤害的 牢固的 vulnerability invulnerability BOOK3 Unit1 统计学对于那些不擅长数字计算的人来说不容易学。 Statistics is not easy for those who are not good at numbers. The US Immigration and Naturalization Service said government statistics on foreign workers were incomplete. 2. Statistics: 1)the science of statistics 2) collection of information shown in numbers BOOK3 Unit1 这位老人在农村过着平静的生活。 The old man is living a tranquil life in the country. Visitors like to stay in this hotel because it is beautiful and located in a tranquil lake area. 3. tranquil: calm, quiet and undisturbed 平静的；宁静的 tranquility: n. state of being tranquil Eg: The rich moved from the noisy urban areas to the more _ and less polluted countryside. A. transparent B.transformed C. trampled D. tranquil 透明的 变形的、蜕变的 受践踏的 宁静的 BOOK3 Unit1 不要窥探别人的事情。 Dont pry into the affairs of others. Her car trunk had been pried open and all her equipment was gone. 4. pry: vt. 撬开；撬动 ； 窥探，打听 pry about pry into 到处窥探 窥探，打听 BOOK3 Unit1 我怀疑整个假设是否正确。 I doubt whether the whole premise is correct. The shop sells food but doesnt allow it to be eaten on the premises. 5. premise: n. (pl.) （包括地基在内的）房屋；假设，前提 On the premise of / that :在 前提下 BOOK3 Unit1 这栋楼包含了许多建筑的新特征。 The building contained many new features of construction. Modern libraries often feature telecommunications links that provide users with access to information at remote sites. 6. Feature vt. 给 以显著地位，突出；由 主演 N.特征，特点，人物 a unique feature 独一无二的特征 a notable feature 显著特征 make a feature of以 为特色；注重 BOOK3 Unit1 The nurse gave the doctor a chart showing the patients temperature and blood pressure. 7. chart: n. 图表，示意图 Pie chart Curve chart Bar chart table BOOK3 Unit1 警察设了路障。 The police put a barrier across the road. The driver slowed down as he approached the police barrier. 8. barrier: n. thing that prevents progress or movement 障碍；妨碍 trade barrier cultural barrier language barrier 贸易壁垒 文化阻隔 语言障碍 BOOK3 Unit1 他沉思片刻后才回答。 After a minutes reflection, he answered. The fact that we all failed the test was a reflection on our teacher. 9. reflection: n. a thing bringing discredit or criticism; reflecting or being reflected 有损声誉（或受指责）的事；思考；反映 cast a reflection on 使人们对 产生鄙视（或怀疑） on/upon reflection 经再三思考 without reflection 轻率，不经思考 BOOK3 Unit1 实验数据需要分析才能得出结论。 The experiment data need analysing before a conclusion can be made. Assemble your knowledge and analyze it: that is the way forward. 10. analyze: vt. 分析；解析；研究 n. analysis BOOK3 Unit1 5. wander, wonder wonder: v. 惊奇 , 想知道 , 怀疑 n. 奇迹 I was just wondering about that myself. The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. wander: vi, n,闲逛 ,蜿蜒曲折 。 The river wanders through some beautiful country. He wandered in to see me as if he had nothing else to do. BOOK3 Unit1 1. Hook up to: connect or attach (sth.) to (sth. else) with or as if with a hook 连接到 My computer is hooked up to the Internet, so I can communicate with my students at home via email. 银行的报警系统连接到警察局 。 The alarm systems in the banks are hooked up to the local police station. hook up with: 与。相连接 BOOK3 Unit1 2. Build in （ into） : make (sth.) as part of the structure 使成为建筑物的一部分 The cupboards in the kitchen are all built in. 我们正在床上面建一个嵌入式的架子。 We are having shelves built into the wall over the bed. BOOK3 Unit1 On the New Years Eve all the stores were closed up in my hometown. 很抱歉 , 小姐 , 我们现在要关门吃午饭 。 Sorry, madam, were closing up for lunch. 3. Close up: shut (sth.) esp. temporarily Compare: Close down:关闭、歇业 Eg: The factory closed down because of short of orders. Close in on:包围 Despair closed in on us. BOOK3 Unit1 4. hold/keep (sb.) at bay prevent (an enemy, pursuers, etc.) from coming near 不让 逼近 She left the light on at night to keep her fears at bay. 吃橘子使你远离感冒 。 Eating oranges keeps colds at bay. BOOK3 Unit1 5. Stand for: represent; mean 代表；表示，象征 That newspaper is often thought to stand for freedom of speech. % 符号代表的是百分比。 The symbol % stands for percent. BOOK3 Unit1 6. Look back on: think about (sth.) in ones past 回顾 I always look back on those days as the happiest time of my life. 当你回顾你的一生时，你最珍惜的是什么时候？ When you look back on your life, what moments would you cherish the most? BOOK3 Unit1 7. on the latch: (of a door) closed but not locked Dont forget to leave the front door on the latch if you go to bed before I come back. 进来吧，门没上门闩。 Let yourself in; the door is on the latch. BOOK3 Unit1 8. with/by a small/large margin小 /大幅度地 Governor Bush won the election but