Unit13(第38講—第40講)
Text A Imsurance
本課主要單詞
1、insurance n. 保險;保險金
fire ( car,health,casualty ) insurance 火(汽車,健康,傷亡事故)險
sell life insurance 兜攬人壽保險生意
insurance policy 保險契約,保險單
insurance company 保險公司
insurance agent 保險代理人
1) You will have to show your driving license and car insurance certificate.(你得出示你的駕駛證和汽車保險證明。)
2) The holiday cost 50 pounds plus insurance and airport taxes.(這次度假的代價是50英鎊,另加保險費和機場稅。)
動詞insure和assure都可以指“給…保險”。如:
1) He insured his house against fire.(他給自己的房屋保了火險。)
2) The insurance company refused to insure him again after all his car accidents.(他的汽車出了那么多事故以后,保險公司不愿再給他保險了。)
3) He assured his life with this company. (他向這家公司保了人壽險。)
assure還可以指“向…保證”,“使確信”。如:
1) She assured me that she would come earlier. (她向我保證她會早點來。)
2) I can assure you of the quality. (它的質量我可以向你保證。)
在美國英語中,insure可以表示“保證,確?!?。如:
We must try to insure peace around the world. (我們必須確保世界和平。)
而另一個動詞ensure常在正式用法中取代insure,表示“保證,擔保”,這個動詞還有“保證給予”的意思。如:
1) His diligence will ensure his success.(他的勤勞將保證他取得成功。)
2) I'm sorry I cannot ensure you a better job. (很報歉,我不能保證給你一個更好的工作。)
2、coverage n. 覆蓋;承保范圍;新聞報道范圍
在前一個單元中,我們學了動詞cover,意思是“涉及”,當然,除了“涉及”以外,cover還有其他的意思,如:
1) Dust covered the desk. (書桌上蒙上了灰塵。)
2) The floods covered the town. (洪水淹沒了城鎮(zhèn)。)
3) They covered 140 miles in two hours. (他們兩小時行了140英里。)
4) Some reporters have been sent to cover the conference. (已經派了幾名記者去采訪會議情況。)
5) One hundred dollars hardly covers two nights at a good hotel. (100美元幾乎不夠付好點旅館兩夜的房錢。)
Coverage則做名詞用,如:
1) This radio station has great coverage.(這個無線電的覆蓋范圍很廣。)
2) Can you recommend me an insurance policy with extensive coverage?(你能給我推薦一個承保范圍廣泛的保險嗎?)
3) They had an excellent coverage on African situation. (他們對非洲形勢作了出色的報道。)
3、consumer n. 消費者;顧客
producers and consumers 生產者和消費者
consumer rights 消費者權益
a consumer guide 消費者指南
1) These machines were enormous consumers of electricity. (這些機器耗電量很大。)
2) The change in policy will affect all gas consumers. (政策的變化會影響所有的油料消費者。)
consume作動詞用,意思是“消耗,花費”。如:
1) He consumed much of his time in watching TV.(他花許多時間看電視。)
2) Do you know how much oil the Americans consume daily?(你知道美國人每天的耗油是多少?)
3) He consumed all his energy.(他耗盡了所有的精力。)
4、policy n. 方針,政策;保險單
policies on education 教育方針
personnel policy 人事政策
economic and foreign policy 經濟和外交政策
policy maker 決策人
policy holder 投保人
1) The policy of reform and opening to the outside world has brought about great changes to China.(改革開放政策給中國帶來了巨大的變化。)
2)This service is free to policy holders. (這項服務對投保人免費。)
5、sum n. 總數,金額 v. 共計;總結
1) The expenses came to an enormous sum.(開支總數巨大。)
2) He paid a large sum of money for the house.(他出了一大筆錢買這所房子。)
3) The boys, in sum, did a good job. (總之,男孩子們干得不錯。)
4) At the and of the discussion, he summed up, and added a few points.(討論快結束時,他作了總結并補充了幾點。)
5) I cannot sum up his opinion in one sentence. (我無法用一句話來概括他的觀點。)
6、adequate adj. 充足的,充分的;勝任的
1) His income is adequate to support his family.(他的收入足以維持他一家的生活。)
2) What should be done to assure adequate supplies of water? (應該怎樣來保證足夠的水供應?)
3) I think he is adequate to the job.(我認為他勝任這工作。)
4) He gave us an adequate description of the situation. (他對形勢作了恰當的描述。)
7、major a. 主要的 n. 專業(yè),專業(yè)學生 v. 主修,專攻
1) It is not a major problem.(這不是個大問題。)
2) She had a major operation last month.(她上個月初了次大手術。)
3) He is a physics major, but he is interested in journalism. (他是物理專業(yè)學生,但他卻對新聞越興趣。)
4) Biology is his major.(生物是他的專業(yè)。)
5) My brother majors in traditional Chinese medicine. (我弟弟主修中醫(yī)。)
6) She majors in early education. (她專攻早期教育。)
與major意思相反的詞是minor.如:
1) Don't worry about it, it is only a minor problem.(別擔心,這只是個小問題。)
2) History is his major, and English is his minor.(他主修歷史,副修英語。)
major和minor的名詞形式是在其后加-ity.
8、remind v. 提醒,使想起;使發(fā)生聯想
1) Please remind me, if I forget to give you the key. (如果我忘記給你鑰匙,請?zhí)嵝盐?。?BR> 2) Remind him to put the book on the shelf when he is done with it. (他看完書后提醒他把書放在書架上。)
3) We had to remind him that he had a meeting at 10:00. (我們不得不提醒他十點鐘有個會。)
4) Is it necessary to remind him about the party? (有必要提醒他不要忘記赴宴嗎?)
5) The picture reminds me of my childhood in the countryside. (這張照片使我聯想起在農村度過的童年。)
9、possibility n. 可能性;可能的事
Possibility是possible的名詞形式,英語中有不少以-ible,-able為字尾的形容詞,表示“有能力”,“易做”,“適合”,“足以做…”的意思,而這些形容詞的名詞通常以如下形式出現:
possible——possibility responsible——responsibility
probable——probability available——availability
able——abilityfeasible——feasibility
1) We must accept the possibility that we might be wrong.(我們必須接受這種可能性,即我們也許錯了。)
2) I am not sure if we have the possibility of success.(我不能肯定我們是否有成功的可能。)
3) It is a possibility that he will get the job. (他有可能得到那份工作。)
10、injury n. 損害,傷害
1) Building workers risk injury by not wearing helmets.(建筑工人不戴安全帽便有受傷的危險。)
2) He did not suffer any injuries in the accident. (他在事故中沒有任何損傷。)
3) The man got an injury to the head in the fight.(在打斗中那個人頭部受傷。)
injure是injury的動詞形式,請注意區(qū)別damage,wound,hurt和injure這幾個詞。Damage指損害某物。wound指人在戰(zhàn)斗,攻擊中身體受傷,出現明顯的傷口。Hurt,injure指人在平時或事故中受傷,還表示傷害感情自尊等。hurt更表示有強烈的疼痛感。如:
1)The boat was seriously damaged in the storm. (那條船在風暴中嚴重受損。)
2)The soldier was badly wounded. (那個士兵受了重傷。)
3)He injured his leg in an accident. (在事故中,他的腿受了傷。)
4)I fell off my bicycle and hart my arm. (我從自行車上摔下來,摔傷了胳膊。)
5)I didn't mean to hart your feelings. (我本無意傷害你的感情。)
11、complex adj. 復雜的 n. 綜合體;情緒;夸大的情緒反應
1) What he said was too complex for me to understand. (他說的太復雜了,我不理解。)
2) This is a complex problem. (這是個復雜的問題。)
3) There will be an industrial complex in our province. (我們省將有一個大工業(yè)中心。)
4) He has a complex about bugs. (他對小蟲子有病態(tài)恐懼。)
12、professional adj. 職業(yè)的,專業(yè)的 n. 自由職業(yè)者,專業(yè)人員
1) We need to have some professional advice. (我們需要職業(yè)性的指導。)
2) He is a professional basketball player. (他是職業(yè)籃球運動員。)
3) The band consists of a professional and three amateurs. (這支樂隊由一名職業(yè)樂師和三名業(yè)余人員組成。)
4) He is a professional at his job. (他是一個精通本職工作的人。)
profession 名詞,意思是“職業(yè)”。如:
1) He decided on teaching as his profession. (他決定從事教書工作。)
2) He is a carpenter by profession. (他以木工為業(yè)。)
What's your father's profession? (你父親是從事什么工作的?)
13、ignorance n. 無知,愚昧;不知
1) Some animals have been wiped out through ignorance. (有些動物由于人們的無知而滅絕了。)
2) It might be better to keep her in ignorance of what has happened. (不讓她知道發(fā)生了什么事也許更好。)
ignorant是形容詞,意思是“無知的,沒有學識;不知道的”。如:
1) She was ignorant about these people. (她對這些人全然不了解。)
2) His parents were kept ignorant of the fact that he failed in the exam.(關于他考試又不及格這件事他父母還蒙在鼓里。)
3) How can you believe such an ignorant person?(你怎能相信這樣一個無知的人?)
14、opposite adj. 對面的;相反的 n. 對立面
1) He lives in the house opposite to ours. (他住在我們對面的那所房子里。)
2) She burst into the room through the opposite door. (她從對面的那扇門沖進房間。)
3) The result was opposite to what we had expected. (結果和我們所期望的相反。)
4) You are active, she is the opposite. (你很活潑,她正相反。)
5) Our view is the opposite of yours. (我們的意見與你們的相反。)
6) He sat opposite to her. (他坐在她對面。)
7) There was an explosion opposite. (對面發(fā)生了爆炸。)
Text A Imsurance
本課主要單詞
1、insurance n. 保險;保險金
fire ( car,health,casualty ) insurance 火(汽車,健康,傷亡事故)險
sell life insurance 兜攬人壽保險生意
insurance policy 保險契約,保險單
insurance company 保險公司
insurance agent 保險代理人
1) You will have to show your driving license and car insurance certificate.(你得出示你的駕駛證和汽車保險證明。)
2) The holiday cost 50 pounds plus insurance and airport taxes.(這次度假的代價是50英鎊,另加保險費和機場稅。)
動詞insure和assure都可以指“給…保險”。如:
1) He insured his house against fire.(他給自己的房屋保了火險。)
2) The insurance company refused to insure him again after all his car accidents.(他的汽車出了那么多事故以后,保險公司不愿再給他保險了。)
3) He assured his life with this company. (他向這家公司保了人壽險。)
assure還可以指“向…保證”,“使確信”。如:
1) She assured me that she would come earlier. (她向我保證她會早點來。)
2) I can assure you of the quality. (它的質量我可以向你保證。)
在美國英語中,insure可以表示“保證,確?!?。如:
We must try to insure peace around the world. (我們必須確保世界和平。)
而另一個動詞ensure常在正式用法中取代insure,表示“保證,擔保”,這個動詞還有“保證給予”的意思。如:
1) His diligence will ensure his success.(他的勤勞將保證他取得成功。)
2) I'm sorry I cannot ensure you a better job. (很報歉,我不能保證給你一個更好的工作。)
2、coverage n. 覆蓋;承保范圍;新聞報道范圍
在前一個單元中,我們學了動詞cover,意思是“涉及”,當然,除了“涉及”以外,cover還有其他的意思,如:
1) Dust covered the desk. (書桌上蒙上了灰塵。)
2) The floods covered the town. (洪水淹沒了城鎮(zhèn)。)
3) They covered 140 miles in two hours. (他們兩小時行了140英里。)
4) Some reporters have been sent to cover the conference. (已經派了幾名記者去采訪會議情況。)
5) One hundred dollars hardly covers two nights at a good hotel. (100美元幾乎不夠付好點旅館兩夜的房錢。)
Coverage則做名詞用,如:
1) This radio station has great coverage.(這個無線電的覆蓋范圍很廣。)
2) Can you recommend me an insurance policy with extensive coverage?(你能給我推薦一個承保范圍廣泛的保險嗎?)
3) They had an excellent coverage on African situation. (他們對非洲形勢作了出色的報道。)
3、consumer n. 消費者;顧客
producers and consumers 生產者和消費者
consumer rights 消費者權益
a consumer guide 消費者指南
1) These machines were enormous consumers of electricity. (這些機器耗電量很大。)
2) The change in policy will affect all gas consumers. (政策的變化會影響所有的油料消費者。)
consume作動詞用,意思是“消耗,花費”。如:
1) He consumed much of his time in watching TV.(他花許多時間看電視。)
2) Do you know how much oil the Americans consume daily?(你知道美國人每天的耗油是多少?)
3) He consumed all his energy.(他耗盡了所有的精力。)
4、policy n. 方針,政策;保險單
policies on education 教育方針
personnel policy 人事政策
economic and foreign policy 經濟和外交政策
policy maker 決策人
policy holder 投保人
1) The policy of reform and opening to the outside world has brought about great changes to China.(改革開放政策給中國帶來了巨大的變化。)
2)This service is free to policy holders. (這項服務對投保人免費。)
5、sum n. 總數,金額 v. 共計;總結
1) The expenses came to an enormous sum.(開支總數巨大。)
2) He paid a large sum of money for the house.(他出了一大筆錢買這所房子。)
3) The boys, in sum, did a good job. (總之,男孩子們干得不錯。)
4) At the and of the discussion, he summed up, and added a few points.(討論快結束時,他作了總結并補充了幾點。)
5) I cannot sum up his opinion in one sentence. (我無法用一句話來概括他的觀點。)
6、adequate adj. 充足的,充分的;勝任的
1) His income is adequate to support his family.(他的收入足以維持他一家的生活。)
2) What should be done to assure adequate supplies of water? (應該怎樣來保證足夠的水供應?)
3) I think he is adequate to the job.(我認為他勝任這工作。)
4) He gave us an adequate description of the situation. (他對形勢作了恰當的描述。)
7、major a. 主要的 n. 專業(yè),專業(yè)學生 v. 主修,專攻
1) It is not a major problem.(這不是個大問題。)
2) She had a major operation last month.(她上個月初了次大手術。)
3) He is a physics major, but he is interested in journalism. (他是物理專業(yè)學生,但他卻對新聞越興趣。)
4) Biology is his major.(生物是他的專業(yè)。)
5) My brother majors in traditional Chinese medicine. (我弟弟主修中醫(yī)。)
6) She majors in early education. (她專攻早期教育。)
與major意思相反的詞是minor.如:
1) Don't worry about it, it is only a minor problem.(別擔心,這只是個小問題。)
2) History is his major, and English is his minor.(他主修歷史,副修英語。)
major和minor的名詞形式是在其后加-ity.
8、remind v. 提醒,使想起;使發(fā)生聯想
1) Please remind me, if I forget to give you the key. (如果我忘記給你鑰匙,請?zhí)嵝盐?。?BR> 2) Remind him to put the book on the shelf when he is done with it. (他看完書后提醒他把書放在書架上。)
3) We had to remind him that he had a meeting at 10:00. (我們不得不提醒他十點鐘有個會。)
4) Is it necessary to remind him about the party? (有必要提醒他不要忘記赴宴嗎?)
5) The picture reminds me of my childhood in the countryside. (這張照片使我聯想起在農村度過的童年。)
9、possibility n. 可能性;可能的事
Possibility是possible的名詞形式,英語中有不少以-ible,-able為字尾的形容詞,表示“有能力”,“易做”,“適合”,“足以做…”的意思,而這些形容詞的名詞通常以如下形式出現:
possible——possibility responsible——responsibility
probable——probability available——availability
able——abilityfeasible——feasibility
1) We must accept the possibility that we might be wrong.(我們必須接受這種可能性,即我們也許錯了。)
2) I am not sure if we have the possibility of success.(我不能肯定我們是否有成功的可能。)
3) It is a possibility that he will get the job. (他有可能得到那份工作。)
10、injury n. 損害,傷害
1) Building workers risk injury by not wearing helmets.(建筑工人不戴安全帽便有受傷的危險。)
2) He did not suffer any injuries in the accident. (他在事故中沒有任何損傷。)
3) The man got an injury to the head in the fight.(在打斗中那個人頭部受傷。)
injure是injury的動詞形式,請注意區(qū)別damage,wound,hurt和injure這幾個詞。Damage指損害某物。wound指人在戰(zhàn)斗,攻擊中身體受傷,出現明顯的傷口。Hurt,injure指人在平時或事故中受傷,還表示傷害感情自尊等。hurt更表示有強烈的疼痛感。如:
1)The boat was seriously damaged in the storm. (那條船在風暴中嚴重受損。)
2)The soldier was badly wounded. (那個士兵受了重傷。)
3)He injured his leg in an accident. (在事故中,他的腿受了傷。)
4)I fell off my bicycle and hart my arm. (我從自行車上摔下來,摔傷了胳膊。)
5)I didn't mean to hart your feelings. (我本無意傷害你的感情。)
11、complex adj. 復雜的 n. 綜合體;情緒;夸大的情緒反應
1) What he said was too complex for me to understand. (他說的太復雜了,我不理解。)
2) This is a complex problem. (這是個復雜的問題。)
3) There will be an industrial complex in our province. (我們省將有一個大工業(yè)中心。)
4) He has a complex about bugs. (他對小蟲子有病態(tài)恐懼。)
12、professional adj. 職業(yè)的,專業(yè)的 n. 自由職業(yè)者,專業(yè)人員
1) We need to have some professional advice. (我們需要職業(yè)性的指導。)
2) He is a professional basketball player. (他是職業(yè)籃球運動員。)
3) The band consists of a professional and three amateurs. (這支樂隊由一名職業(yè)樂師和三名業(yè)余人員組成。)
4) He is a professional at his job. (他是一個精通本職工作的人。)
profession 名詞,意思是“職業(yè)”。如:
1) He decided on teaching as his profession. (他決定從事教書工作。)
2) He is a carpenter by profession. (他以木工為業(yè)。)
What's your father's profession? (你父親是從事什么工作的?)
13、ignorance n. 無知,愚昧;不知
1) Some animals have been wiped out through ignorance. (有些動物由于人們的無知而滅絕了。)
2) It might be better to keep her in ignorance of what has happened. (不讓她知道發(fā)生了什么事也許更好。)
ignorant是形容詞,意思是“無知的,沒有學識;不知道的”。如:
1) She was ignorant about these people. (她對這些人全然不了解。)
2) His parents were kept ignorant of the fact that he failed in the exam.(關于他考試又不及格這件事他父母還蒙在鼓里。)
3) How can you believe such an ignorant person?(你怎能相信這樣一個無知的人?)
14、opposite adj. 對面的;相反的 n. 對立面
1) He lives in the house opposite to ours. (他住在我們對面的那所房子里。)
2) She burst into the room through the opposite door. (她從對面的那扇門沖進房間。)
3) The result was opposite to what we had expected. (結果和我們所期望的相反。)
4) You are active, she is the opposite. (你很活潑,她正相反。)
5) Our view is the opposite of yours. (我們的意見與你們的相反。)
6) He sat opposite to her. (他坐在她對面。)
7) There was an explosion opposite. (對面發(fā)生了爆炸。)