新标准大学英语合教程第三场unit6词汇学习及译文.doc

Unit6 A words and expressions 1. firefighter n. [C] someone whose job is to make fires stop burning and help people to escape from other dangerous situations 消防队员 fireman n. [C] a man whose job is to stop fires burning 男消防员 firefighter fireman: some people think that fireman is a sexist term, and prefer the politically correct term firefighter. 2. raring a. very enthusiastic and eager to do sth. 急于做某事的；渴望做某事的 e.g. 1. She’s training hard and raring to run in the marathon. 她正在刻苦训练，渴望参加马拉松比赛。 2. She was raring to get back to her work.她急切希望重新工作。 3. bearing n. [C] an exact position, usually measured from north（通常从北方算起的）方位，方向 e.g. 1. The first thing is to learn to take a compass bearing第一件事就是学习辨别罗盘方向。 2. Follow the bearing to the next checkpoint.顺着这个方向到下一个检查点。 3. He is out of his bearings.他迷失方向了。 4. dent n. [C] a hollow area in the surface of sth., usually made by sth. hitting it 凹痕；凹坑 e.g. 1. There was a large dent in the passenger door.乘客座位那边的门上有一大块凹坑。 2. The front of the car has a dent in it. 小汽车的前面有一个凹痕。 3. The impact of the stones made little dents in the metal. 石头的撞击几乎没给金属留下什么凹痕。 5. racket n. [sing] (infml) a loud noise 吵闹声；喧嚷声 e.g. 1. The old machine used to make an awful racket. 这台旧机器以前噪声大得吓人。 2. The students kicked up no end of a racket in the street.这些学生在大街上大吵大闹。 3. Such a racket made me headache.这样的吵闹使我头痛。 6. tile n. [C] a flat square piece of baked clay or other material, used for covering walls, floors etc. 瓷砖；墙砖 e.g. 1. I entered the kitchen, with its old tile floor and its cherry wood cabinets. 我走进了厨房，里面是年月久远的瓷砖地面以及樱桃木材质的橱柜。 2. I’m laying ceramic floor tiles in the kitchen. 我正在给厨房的地板铺瓷砖。 7. scenario n. [C] a situation that could possibly happen 可能发生的事；可能出现的局面 e.g. Imagine a scenario where only 20% of people have a job. 设想一下这种情况，只有20%的人有工作。 possible / likely / plausible scenario：可能的情况 e.g. The most likely scenario is that Brooks will resign. 最可能出现的局面是布鲁克斯即将辞职。 8. berserk a. out of control with anger or excitement; wild or frenzied 非常激动