综合教程第三册Unit 1 Changes in the Way We Live 1. get by:be good enough but not very good; manage to live or do things in a satisfactory way过得去，尚可It is a little bit difficult for the old couple to get by on such a small pension.2. just about: almost 几乎It’s just about the worst mistake anyone could make.3. haul: vt.transport, as with a truck, cart, etc.（用卡车、马车等）搬运The rescue team hauled medical supplies and food to the flooded villages.救援队把药品和食物运到被淹的村庄。
Rescue workers hauled passengers out of the crashed train.3. improvement：n. the act or an instance of improving or being improved.改进，改善The improvement in the job market in the past few years has been remarkable.4. supplement. n. sth. add to sth. in order to improve it (followed by with) 补充，增补Peter does occasional freelance work to supplement his income.医生建议在我们的饮食中增加维他命E 和A.The doctor suggested supplementing my diet with vitamins E and A.5.indoor a.situated or used inside a building室内的Tobacco smoke is considered as an indoor pollutant.6. pursue: vt. Strive to gain or accomplish 努力去获得（或完成）；追求; 追逐；追踪People earn a living during the day and pursue vocational and intellectual interests in their spare time.The police are pursuing an escaped prisoner.7. wicked:evil or bad邪恶的，坏的We are all born good, but can be taught to be wicked.8.get through:come successfully to the end通过，度过She got through the entrance examination and was accepted by the college.9. at that point: at that very moment; rightthen就在那时The train was now only a couple of yardsfrom the kids on the track. At that point,Anthony threw himself forward andpulled them clear.10. on balance: with all things considered总的来说I think, on balance, I prefer the newoperating system.我想，总的来说我更喜欢新的操作系统。
11. illustrate: vt.provide with visualfeatures; clarify by use of examples, etc.加插图于；举例说明Let me use another example to illustrate this difficult point.12.digest:1) n. a short account of written materialsor data文摘，摘要Reader’s Digest is a popular magazine in the US.2) v: change sth. into a form that the bodycan use;think about sth. carefully andunderstand it消化；融会贯通Mary can’t digest fat.玛丽吃肥肉不消化。
It often takes long time to digest new ideas.吸收新思想往往需要很长时间。
13.generate: vt.bring into existence;produce 形成，产生When coal burns, it generates heat.煤燃烧时，产生热量。
14.insurance:n.guarantee ofcompensation for loss, damage, sickness,death, etc. in return for regular payment保险；保险费Does your insurance cover damage by flooding?Our firm carries fire insurance.15. minor: a. lesser or smaller in amount orimportance, etc.较少的，较小的，次要的They only encountered minor problems in their first space flight.16. premium:n. a sum of money paidregularly to an insurance company toprotect sb. against some risk of loss ordamage 保险费；奖金，奖品He is complaining that car insurance premiums have increased too much this year.他抱怨说，今年汽车保险费增加得太多。
17.aside from: except for; in addition to (more usual in American English; same as apart from) 除了；除……以外（尚有）This composition is good aside from a couple of spelling mistakes.Everything was quiet, aside from the occasional sound of a car horn in the distance.万籁俱寂，只有从远处偶尔传来汽车喇叭声。
18.cut back: reduce in size or amount减少，消减We oppose any plans to cut back(on) education budget.我们反对任何削减教育预算的计划。
19.dine out: eat a meal away from home (usu. in a restaurant)外出吃饭I’m going to dine out with Peter tonight.20. combine v. (cause to) come together, unite or join together (使)结合，（使）联合Diets are most effective when combined with exercise.21.suspect:相信，怀疑1) believe to be true, likely or probable, suspect that …I strongly suspect that they’re trying to get rid of me.2) believe to be guilty,suspect sb./sth. of sth.The police suspect him of murder.22.budget:n. a plan of how to arrange private or public income or spending预算At last, th e government’s efforts to balance the budget ended in failure.最后，政府平衡预算的努力以失败告终。
23. involve：使参加；使陷入；包含，牵涉1) cause to take part in (involve sb. in sth./doing sth.)使参加；使陷入Try to involve as many children as possible in the game.2) include by necessity 包含，牵涉What exactly does the job involve?24.scale:n. a relative level or degree (usu. used in the phrase on a … scale)规模We tested our new teaching methods on a small scale. Indeed only six classes were involved in it.25. resist vt: keep from giving in to orenjoying 抵制（resist sth.; resist doing sth.）We couldn’t resist laughing at him in those funny clothes.Keep me away from the duty-free shop.You know I can’t resist expensive perfumes.26.temptation: n.the feeling of being tempted to do sth. wrong or harmful; the thing you want to have诱惑（物）The kids can’t resist the temptation of McDonald’s.He couldn’t resist the temptation to steal the jewel.27.device:n. a piece of equipment designed to serve a special purpose设备，装置She invented a device that automatically closes windows when it rains.她发明了一种能在下雨时自动关闭窗户的装置。