Unit 2

一、词汇短语

Text I

1．obituary [E5bitjuEri] n. a published notice of a death, sometimes with a brief account of the dead person’s life. 讣告，讣闻 I read Sewell’s obituary in the Daily News.我在《每日新闻》上读到了休厄尔的讣告。

2．workaholic [7wE:kE5hClik] n. a person who works obsessively and finds it difficult to stop工作狂：He was a lifelong workaholic, who painted dawn to dusk seven days a week.终生醉心于工作，天天从早画到晚。

3．conceivably [kEn5si:vEbli] adv. in a manner that can be imagined or believed可以想象的，令人信服的：Conceivably, those disputes could fade if Japan’s trade surplus continues to fall.可以预见，如果日本的贸易顺差继续下降，那么这些争论就会淡化。

4．executive [i^5zekjutiv] n. a person or group having administration or managerial authority in an organization（公司或机构的）经理，主管领导，管理人员：A good executive usually gets on well with people.一个好的高级管理人员通常与人们相处得很好。

5．survive [sE5vaiv] v. a) to live longer than, to outlive比…活得长，经历…之后还存在：Most parents expect that their children will survive them.大多数父母都希望子女能够比他们自己长寿。b) to continue to live after an accident, war, or illness幸存，活下来：These plants cannot survive in very cold conditions.这些植物在严寒中不能存活。

6．board [bC:d] v. a) to pay to sleep and eat meals in somebody’s house收费供…膳宿；收费为…供膳：The ranch boards vacationers during the summer.大牧场夏天收费为度假者提供膳宿。b) to get on a bus, plane, train etc in order to travel somewhere上(船、车或飞机)：Passengers were standing on the dock, waiting to board.乘客们站在甲板上，准备登船。

7．widow [5widEu] n. a woman whose husband has died, and who has not married again寡妇，遗孀：Martha was a very rich young widow.玛莎是个很有钱的年轻寡妇。

8．deceased [dI5si:st] n. somebody who has died, especially recently已死的；亡故的：The deceased general was a great soldier.这位已故的将军曾是一位伟大的战士。

9．lineup [5lainQp] n. a) a line of people that is formed for inspection or identification一群人，队列 b) the players in a sports team who play in a particular game选手阵容：The Chinese offensive lineup can be a minefield for opposing blockers.中国队的进攻阵容像一个地雷区，能迷惑住对方的拦网队员。

Text II

1．siesta [si5estE] n. A rest or nap after the midday meal午睡，午休：中饭之后的休息或小憩：These workers have no time for a siesta in summer. 这些工人在夏天都没有时间午睡。

2．leisure [5leVE; 5li:VE] n. Freedom from time-consuming duties, responsibilities, or activities. (Often used to modify another noun) 空闲，闲暇；悠闲，安逸：It was hard to draw clear lines of demarcation between work and leisure. 在工作和闲暇之间很难划出明确的界限。

3．ethic [5eWik] n. a) A set of principles of right conduct. 伦理标准b) A theory or a system of moral values道德规范：They can each attest to my hard work ethic and persistence. 他们每一个人都可以证明我有勤劳的职业道德，而且坚毅不拔。

4．continental [7kCnti5nentl] n. a) An inhabitant of a continent大陆人 b) An inhabitant of the mainland of Europe; a European. 欧洲大陆人：Many continentals think life be a game; the English think cricket be a game. 许多欧洲大陆人以人生为游戏，英国人则以板球为游戏。

5．contemplation [7kCntem5pleiFEn] n. a) The act or state of contemplating. 凝视：He was lost in the contemplation of the landscape for a while. 有一会儿，他怔怔地注视着周围的景物。b) Thoughtful observation or study. 研究 c) Meditation on spiritual matters, especially as a form of devotion. 沉思：He sat there deep in contemplation. 他坐在那里沉思着。

6．rebel [5rebEl] v. To resist or defy an authority or a generally accepted convention. 反抗：More than forty Conservative MPs rebelled against the government and voted against the bill. 40多个保守党议员反对政府的主张，对法案投了反对票。 n. One who rebels or is in rebellion. 反叛分子：She had been a rebel at school. 她在学校时就是个叛逆者。