Text A current attitudes toward physical fitness
本課主要單詞
1.fitness n. 適當(dāng)，合理；健康
fit v. （使）適合；與…相稱(chēng)；合身；容納 adj. 合適的；正當(dāng)?shù)?；健康的；合格?BR> 1）He does morning exercises every day to improve his fitness.（他每天做早操以增加體質(zhì)。）
2）He tried every means to make me believe the fitness of his decision.（他盡一切可能使我相信他的決定的合理性。）
3）I am going to help you choose the fridge that fits your needs.（我將幫你挑選適合你需要的冰箱。）
4）Try on this jacket and see if it fits you.（試試這件茄克，看看是否合身。）
5）This shelter can only fit a family of three.（這個(gè)防空洞只能容納一家三口。）
6）The water in this river is not fit to drink.（這條河里的水不適合飲用。）
7）She is fit for the job.（她能勝任這項(xiàng)工作。）
8）The old man looks fit.（那位老人看上去身體很好。）
2. misuse v. （n.） 誤用，濫用；虐待
mis-是一個(gè)常用的前綴，意思是badly or wrongly. 如misunderstand（誤解），misdirect（指錯(cuò)方向），misfortune（不幸），misspelling（拼寫(xiě)錯(cuò)誤）
1）He misused a word in his report， which caused much confusion.（他在報(bào)告里用錯(cuò)了一個(gè)字，引起了莫大的混亂。）
2）He misused his servants.（他苛待仆人。）
3）You can see for yourself how he misused his powers.（你可以親眼去看他是如何濫用權(quán)力的。）
3.assure v. 使確信，使放心；向…保證
assurance n. 保證；信心
1）He assured me that there was nothing really wrong with my car.（他向我保證我的車(chē)實(shí)際上并沒(méi)有什么問(wèn)題。）
2）I can assure you of his sincerity.（他的真誠(chéng)我可以向你保證。）
3）She was assured a well-paid job after graduation.（有人保證她畢業(yè)后有一份待遇優(yōu)厚的工作。）
4）The hunter killed the snake and the child's life was assured.（獵人打死了蛇，孩子的生命保證了。）
5）He assured his property with this company.（他向這家公司保了財(cái)產(chǎn)險(xiǎn)。）
6）Her assurance that she would help gave me encouragement.（她會(huì)幫忙的保證給了我鼓勵(lì)。）
7）He continued his experiment with assurance.（他充滿(mǎn)信心地繼續(xù)他的試驗(yàn)。）
8）There is an assurance company round the corner.（不遠(yuǎn)處有一家保險(xiǎn)公司。）
4.career n. 生涯；職業(yè)；（事業(yè)的）成功
1）His career as a journalist was about to begin.（他的記者生涯即將開(kāi)始。）
2）His political career ended after he left the white House.（離開(kāi)白宮后，他的政治生涯就告結(jié)束了。）
3）She decided to make teaching her career.（她決定以教書(shū)為業(yè)。）
4）He has a career before him.（他前程遠(yuǎn)大。）
5.priority n. 優(yōu)先，重點(diǎn)；…優(yōu)先考慮的事
prior adj. 在先的；居先的；優(yōu)先的
1）They insist that the right to live should take priority over all other considerations.（他們堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為，生存權(quán)利應(yīng)放在其他一切因素之上。）
2）Security is a top priority.（安全是應(yīng)予優(yōu)先考慮的事。）
3）We should place priority on the interest of the public.（我們應(yīng)優(yōu)先考慮公眾的利益。）
4）She quitted her job without prior discussion with her parent.（她未經(jīng)事先與父母商討就辭了職。）
5）A week prior to the meeting， he made a phone call to me.（在見(jiàn)面前的一個(gè)星期，他給我打了個(gè)電話(huà)。）
6.pro adv. 從正面 prep. 贊成 n. 贊成的意見(jiàn)，贊成者
con adv. 從反面 prep. 反對(duì) n. 反對(duì)的意見(jiàn)；反對(duì)者
1）Much has been written on the subject pro and con. （有關(guān)這個(gè)問(wèn)題已有很多論著，有正面的，也有反面的。）
2）The pros and cons of mixed schooling are now under discussion.（男女同校的利弊問(wèn)題正在討論之中。）
3）Are you pro or con nuclear disarmament？（你是贊成還是反對(duì)核裁軍？）
7.Involvement n. 卷入，牽連；復(fù)雜情況
involve v. 使卷入，牽涉；包含
1）He didn't have any direct involvement in this affair. （他未直接卷入這個(gè)事件中。）
2）His parents warned him to avoid involvement with the street-loafers.（他父母告誡他不要與街頭的游手好閑者牽連在一起。）
3）My personal involvement with him and his family is deep.（我個(gè)人和他以及他的家庭瓜葛很深。）
4）He was involved in stealing.（他卷進(jìn)了偷盜事件中。）
5）The investigation involves a lot innocent people.（這次調(diào)查牽扯到許多無(wú)辜者。）
6）Swimming involves long hours of training.（游泳必須進(jìn)行數(shù)小時(shí)的訓(xùn)練。）
8.pursuit n. 追蹤，追求，樂(lè)趣
1）I don't know what they are in pursuit of. （我不知道他們?cè)谧非笫裁矗?BR> 2）In the pursuit of their goal， they got a lot of help from friends.（他追求目標(biāo)的過(guò)程中，他們得到了朋友的大力幫助。）
3）They are now engaged in scientific pursuit.（他們?cè)趶氖驴茖W(xué)研究。）
4）Stamp-collecting is one of his favorite pursuits.（他的愛(ài)好之一是集郵。）
9.limitation n. 限制，局限，缺陷
1）All railways have weight and height limitations， because of tunnels， bridges and so on.（由于隧道、橋梁等原因，所有鐵道皆有載重及車(chē)廂高度限制。）
2）As the old saying goes， a wise man knows his own limitations.（正如古諺語(yǔ)所說(shuō)，明智的人有自知之明。）
3）With all its advantages， the computer is by no means without its limitations.（盡管計(jì)算機(jī)有許多優(yōu)點(diǎn)，但絕非沒(méi)有局限性。）
10.time-consuming adj. 耗費(fèi)時(shí)間的
n+v-ing 構(gòu)成的復(fù)合形容詞十分常見(jiàn)。如labor-saving （省力的），energy-consuming （耗費(fèi)能源的）
1）Doing housework and taking care of little children can be very time-consuming.（料照家務(wù)照看孩子非常耗費(fèi)時(shí)間。）
2）Before you take up this project， you must be fully aware that it is really time-consuming.（在你著手這個(gè)項(xiàng)目前，你必須充分意識(shí)到這的確很浪費(fèi)時(shí)間。）
本課主要單詞
1.fitness n. 適當(dāng)，合理；健康
fit v. （使）適合；與…相稱(chēng)；合身；容納 adj. 合適的；正當(dāng)?shù)?；健康的；合格?BR> 1）He does morning exercises every day to improve his fitness.（他每天做早操以增加體質(zhì)。）
2）He tried every means to make me believe the fitness of his decision.（他盡一切可能使我相信他的決定的合理性。）
3）I am going to help you choose the fridge that fits your needs.（我將幫你挑選適合你需要的冰箱。）
4）Try on this jacket and see if it fits you.（試試這件茄克，看看是否合身。）
5）This shelter can only fit a family of three.（這個(gè)防空洞只能容納一家三口。）
6）The water in this river is not fit to drink.（這條河里的水不適合飲用。）
7）She is fit for the job.（她能勝任這項(xiàng)工作。）
8）The old man looks fit.（那位老人看上去身體很好。）
2. misuse v. （n.） 誤用，濫用；虐待
mis-是一個(gè)常用的前綴，意思是badly or wrongly. 如misunderstand（誤解），misdirect（指錯(cuò)方向），misfortune（不幸），misspelling（拼寫(xiě)錯(cuò)誤）
1）He misused a word in his report， which caused much confusion.（他在報(bào)告里用錯(cuò)了一個(gè)字，引起了莫大的混亂。）
2）He misused his servants.（他苛待仆人。）
3）You can see for yourself how he misused his powers.（你可以親眼去看他是如何濫用權(quán)力的。）
3.assure v. 使確信，使放心；向…保證
assurance n. 保證；信心
1）He assured me that there was nothing really wrong with my car.（他向我保證我的車(chē)實(shí)際上并沒(méi)有什么問(wèn)題。）
2）I can assure you of his sincerity.（他的真誠(chéng)我可以向你保證。）
3）She was assured a well-paid job after graduation.（有人保證她畢業(yè)后有一份待遇優(yōu)厚的工作。）
4）The hunter killed the snake and the child's life was assured.（獵人打死了蛇，孩子的生命保證了。）
5）He assured his property with this company.（他向這家公司保了財(cái)產(chǎn)險(xiǎn)。）
6）Her assurance that she would help gave me encouragement.（她會(huì)幫忙的保證給了我鼓勵(lì)。）
7）He continued his experiment with assurance.（他充滿(mǎn)信心地繼續(xù)他的試驗(yàn)。）
8）There is an assurance company round the corner.（不遠(yuǎn)處有一家保險(xiǎn)公司。）
4.career n. 生涯；職業(yè)；（事業(yè)的）成功
1）His career as a journalist was about to begin.（他的記者生涯即將開(kāi)始。）
2）His political career ended after he left the white House.（離開(kāi)白宮后，他的政治生涯就告結(jié)束了。）
3）She decided to make teaching her career.（她決定以教書(shū)為業(yè)。）
4）He has a career before him.（他前程遠(yuǎn)大。）
5.priority n. 優(yōu)先，重點(diǎn)；…優(yōu)先考慮的事
prior adj. 在先的；居先的；優(yōu)先的
1）They insist that the right to live should take priority over all other considerations.（他們堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為，生存權(quán)利應(yīng)放在其他一切因素之上。）
2）Security is a top priority.（安全是應(yīng)予優(yōu)先考慮的事。）
3）We should place priority on the interest of the public.（我們應(yīng)優(yōu)先考慮公眾的利益。）
4）She quitted her job without prior discussion with her parent.（她未經(jīng)事先與父母商討就辭了職。）
5）A week prior to the meeting， he made a phone call to me.（在見(jiàn)面前的一個(gè)星期，他給我打了個(gè)電話(huà)。）
6.pro adv. 從正面 prep. 贊成 n. 贊成的意見(jiàn)，贊成者
con adv. 從反面 prep. 反對(duì) n. 反對(duì)的意見(jiàn)；反對(duì)者
1）Much has been written on the subject pro and con. （有關(guān)這個(gè)問(wèn)題已有很多論著，有正面的，也有反面的。）
2）The pros and cons of mixed schooling are now under discussion.（男女同校的利弊問(wèn)題正在討論之中。）
3）Are you pro or con nuclear disarmament？（你是贊成還是反對(duì)核裁軍？）
7.Involvement n. 卷入，牽連；復(fù)雜情況
involve v. 使卷入，牽涉；包含
1）He didn't have any direct involvement in this affair. （他未直接卷入這個(gè)事件中。）
2）His parents warned him to avoid involvement with the street-loafers.（他父母告誡他不要與街頭的游手好閑者牽連在一起。）
3）My personal involvement with him and his family is deep.（我個(gè)人和他以及他的家庭瓜葛很深。）
4）He was involved in stealing.（他卷進(jìn)了偷盜事件中。）
5）The investigation involves a lot innocent people.（這次調(diào)查牽扯到許多無(wú)辜者。）
6）Swimming involves long hours of training.（游泳必須進(jìn)行數(shù)小時(shí)的訓(xùn)練。）
8.pursuit n. 追蹤，追求，樂(lè)趣
1）I don't know what they are in pursuit of. （我不知道他們?cè)谧非笫裁矗?BR> 2）In the pursuit of their goal， they got a lot of help from friends.（他追求目標(biāo)的過(guò)程中，他們得到了朋友的大力幫助。）
3）They are now engaged in scientific pursuit.（他們?cè)趶氖驴茖W(xué)研究。）
4）Stamp-collecting is one of his favorite pursuits.（他的愛(ài)好之一是集郵。）
9.limitation n. 限制，局限，缺陷
1）All railways have weight and height limitations， because of tunnels， bridges and so on.（由于隧道、橋梁等原因，所有鐵道皆有載重及車(chē)廂高度限制。）
2）As the old saying goes， a wise man knows his own limitations.（正如古諺語(yǔ)所說(shuō)，明智的人有自知之明。）
3）With all its advantages， the computer is by no means without its limitations.（盡管計(jì)算機(jī)有許多優(yōu)點(diǎn)，但絕非沒(méi)有局限性。）
10.time-consuming adj. 耗費(fèi)時(shí)間的
n+v-ing 構(gòu)成的復(fù)合形容詞十分常見(jiàn)。如labor-saving （省力的），energy-consuming （耗費(fèi)能源的）
1）Doing housework and taking care of little children can be very time-consuming.（料照家務(wù)照看孩子非常耗費(fèi)時(shí)間。）
2）Before you take up this project， you must be fully aware that it is really time-consuming.（在你著手這個(gè)項(xiàng)目前，你必須充分意識(shí)到這的確很浪費(fèi)時(shí)間。）