unit2 - part 4

出现

appear

• v 看来；显得；出现
• it appears a little bit sad/foolish
• to appear to be speeding up
• to appear at political events
• appearance

beautiful = gorgeous / 美得贵气

pretty / 邻家女孩

attractive / 吸引力

elegant / 优雅的，绅士的

cute = handsome + clever

seem

• However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.

surface

• n 表面
• v 浮出水面，显现

arrive

• arrive at(得出) an indisputable(无可争辩的) conclusion that ...
• arrival
• departures(出发层) / arrivals

emerge

• v 兴起
• an emerging country
• Today's conception of childhood emerged in the 19th century, paving the way for child-protection laws and a golden age of children's literature.
• emergency 急救、紧急情况

gorilla /gə'rɪlə/ 猩猩

pave

• 铺设
• pavement 人行道
• set the stage for = pave the way for

literature

• literal translation / 字面翻译, 逐字翻译
• literate a/n illiterate

loom

• 织布机 v 逼近，若隐若现
• looming memory
• So, unless those volumes can actually be sold, and economies of scale (can be) achieved, bankruptcy looms.
• loom large / 显得越来越大

volume

• 卷，容量
• sales volume 销售额

bankruptcy /'bæŋkrʌptsɪ/

• n 破产，倒闭
• rupt = break disruption 分裂、瓦解

平均

average

• n/v/a
• average people 普通人 = mass
• average age
• on average

mean

• I never mean to ...
• meaning meaningful

odd

• 奇数的、格格不入的

common

plain

平原、普通的、平凡的

ordinary

• 平凡的。普通的
• extraordinary / unusual

commomplace

• 平凡的
• n 老生常谈 = stereotype /'sterɪə(ʊ)taɪp/
• The procedure(process) is so commonplace that 1.5% of the babies born in Western Europe, North America and Australia owe their existence to the technology.

stereotype

• stereo 立体
• stereotypical 过时的

owe

• v 感激
• owe A to B
• subject / ascribe / attribute A to B

regular

• 规则的，通常的
• 常客
• regulate v / regulation 管理，规则
• regularity 规则性、规律性 / irregular irregularity

patron = sponsor =backer

• patronize 光顾、惠顾

中等的

medium

• mod mid
• n 方式，复数media 媒介、媒体
• social media

modest

• increase modestly（slightly） 有轻微增长
• moderate v减轻 a 中庸的，合适的，得体的

how do you like it cooked ?

• raw
• rare 半熟的，一层熟
• medium rare 三/四分
• mediun 半分熟
• medium well 七八分
• well done 全熟

intermediate

• adj 中等的、中间的
• intermediary 调解人
• advanced / supreme

mediate

• v 调解
• mediator 调解员

公正

justice

• n 公正、法官
• justify 证明…有理 / justification 理由，认为有理
• justice league
• fariness
• just adj 公正的、公平的

equity

• n 公正、资产净值 （最终结果一样）
• equitable 公正的 / be equal to = be equivalent to
• equality (机会均等，机会一样) society equality

合理

legitimacy

• 合法性
• to maintain its legitimacy as gardian of the rule of law
• reasonability / reasonable

legislation

• n 法律
• legislate
• legislator = law maker 立法者
• law / rule / regulation / act n法案 / bill 议案

法官

magistrate

• 地方法官
• judge

magnify

• mag - 大
• v 放大、夸大、赞美
• magnificent (壮丽的) landscape
• megastar