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上教版选修2U4
1. blank /bl k/
adj. 空的；无图画的
n. blankness 空白
blank page
Unlike adults, who tend to default to the rules and patterns of their first language, kids may be able to approach a new one with a blank slate.
不像成年人，孩子们倾向于默认他们的第一语言的规则和模式，他们能够像一张白纸一样来接触一门新的语言。
2. amateur /' m t /
n./adj. 业余爱好者/业余的
n. amateurism 业余性
amateur photographer
Uranus is the first new planet discovered since ancient times, Herschel, until then a mere amateur astronomer relatively unknown even in England, became world-famous.
天王星是自古以来发现的第一颗新行星，而赫歇尔，在此之前只是一个即使在英国也相对不为人知的业余天文学家，如今却闻名于世。
3. pessimistic / pes 'm st k/
adj. 悲观的；悲观主义的
n. pessimism 悲观主义
n. pessimist 悲观主义者
pessimistic thoughts
There is another, less pessimistic possibility that since 1980 employment has been growing faster in occupations that use computers than in those that do not.
另一种不那么悲观的可能性是，自1980年以来，使用计算机的职业的就业增长速度一直快于不使用计算机的职业。
4. ambitious / m'b s/
adj. 有野心的；有雄心的
n. ambition 野心，雄心
ambitious goal
In 2015, the Scandinavian country announced an ambitious aim to become one of the first nations in the world to end its dependence on fossil fuels.
2015年，这个斯堪的纳维亚国家宣布了一个雄心勃勃的目标，要成为世界上首批结束对化石燃料依赖的国家之一。
5. classify /'kl s fa /
v. 分类；划分
n. classification 分类
adj. classifiable 可分类的
be classified into three categories
Rock climbing was once classified as an “extreme sport”. But indoor centres like The Arch, which offer climbing without the need for rocks, are bringing it into the mainstream.
攀岩曾被列为“极限运动”。但是像凯旋门这样的室内攀岩中心，提供不需要岩石的攀岩，才把攀岩算入主流运动。
6. acknowledge / k'n l d /
v. 承认
n. acknowledgement 承认
a generally acknowledged fact
Enlightened humanity, while acknowledging that some undesirable jobs must be done regardless, would acknowledge that if one was motivated in his work, the work would be so much better accomplished.
睿智的人在承认某些不受欢迎的工作必须无论如何都要做的同时，也会承认如果一个人在工作中有动力，工作就会完成得更好。
7. liberation /l b 're ( )n/
n. 解放
v. liberate 解放
war of liberation
Notions of women’s liberation have never taken root among Japanese women.
妇女解放的观念从未在日本妇女中扎根。
8. assign / 'sa n/
v. 分配；布置
n. assignment 任务，工作
assign work
Group members should be assigned specific roles, thus ensuring that everyone contributes.
小组成员应该被分配特定的角色，从而确保每个人都有贡献。
9. pursue /p 'sju /
v. 追求；执行；致力于
n. pursuit 追赶，追求
pursue progress
A lot of economic models of human behavior assume that people are only rational when they narrowly pursue their own self-interest.
许多关于人类行为的经济模型都指出，只有当人们狭隘地追求自身利益时，他们才是理性的。
10. dedicate /'ded ke t/
v. 把...奉献给
n. dedication 奉献
n. dedicator 奉献者
adj. dedicated 奉献的
dedicate oneself to
The dominant critical approach of discovering the meaning of art is in harmony with the museum’s function, since the approach is dedicated to seeking out and conserving “authentic”, “original” readings of the exhibits.
发现艺术意义的主要批判性方法与博物馆的功能相协调，因为这种方法致力于寻找和保存“真实的”、“原始的”展品解读。
11. subsequent /'s bs kw( )nt/
adj. 随后的；之后的
n. subsequence 随后
in the subsequent report
Although the script is the essential basis of both stage play and film, it is a basis for subsequent revision negotiated between the writer and the other creative people involved.
虽然剧本是舞台剧和电影的基本基础，但它是编剧和其他参与创作的人之间进行后续协商修改的基础。
12. dignity /'d gn t /
n. 自豪；自尊；自重
v. dignify 使显得威严，使高贵
dignity of the legal system
With the closing of a number of chain bookstores, some independent bookstores have begun to think about how to continue the British literary tradition with dignity.
随着一些连锁书店的倒闭，一些独立书店开始思考如何不失尊严地延续英国文学传统。
13. negotiate /n 'g e t/
v. 谈判；磋商；协商
n. negotiation 协商
v. negotiator 交涉者
negotiate a deal
Although the script is the essential basis of both stage play and film, it is a basis for subsequent revision negotiated between the writer and the other creative people involved.
虽然剧本是舞台剧和电影的基本基础，但它是编剧和其他参与创作的人之间进行后续协商修改的基础。
14. manner /'m n /
n. 举止；行为方式
have good/mad manners
Every culture has set rules about how people should act. Patterns of good behavior, or manners, show respect and care for others.
每种文化都为人们的行为设定了规则。良好行为或举止的模式表现出对他人的尊重和关心。
15. capacity /k 'p s t /
n. （领悟）能力
adj. capable 能干的，能胜任的
adj. incapable 无能力的
a capacity for hard work
Researchers think that heavy bouts of thinking drain energy from the brain, whose capacity to store fuel is very limited.
研究人员认为，频繁思考会消耗大脑的能量，而大脑储存能量的能力非常有限。

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