Unit 3 Science versus nature1. versus=VS 与……相对2. announcement n.announce v. 宣布，宣称，通知announce sth to sb. 向某人宣告某事announce that……It is announced that……据宣布……Eg. Please announce to your class that there will be no school tomorrow.A warm sunshine announces the coming of spring.3. on (the) one hand; on the other handEg. On one hand, rapid development of the economy will improve the living conditions of the people; on the other hand, it will speed up environmental destruction.by hand 手工的at hand 在附近，在手头，即将发生hand in hand 手拉手in one’s hand= in the hand of sb. 在某人的控制/照料下4. point out 指出point at 指着，指向Eg. He pointed out my mistake to me.He pointed out that the project lacked one important thing.It’s rude to point at people.5. interfere in /with sth. 对……干涉，干扰Interfere with…… (对工作等)成为阻碍，形成妨碍Eg. Don’t interfere in other people’s affairs.My father always interferes with me.The noise of traffic interfered with my sleep.6. praise sb. for (doing) sth.be in praise of ……极力赞美，称赞……sing the praises of ……歌颂……deserve/be worthy of praise 值得称赞beyond all praises 赞不绝口7. breakthrough n. 突破break through 突破break down 故障；溃败；身体出毛病，（健康）衰弱break into 强行进入break in 强行闯入，打岔break out 爆发（无被动）break up 击碎，（关系）毁坏；结束，分手；解散break away (from) 从……逃走；与……断绝关系8. intention n. 意图，目的；企图eg. She went to Paris with the intention of learning French. Without intention 无意地，非故意地intend v.intend to do sth.intend sb. to do sth. 打算某人做……intend that……eg. He intends to study abroad next year.He intends his son to manage his company.They intend that the plan should be put into practice within the year.be intended for/as……These dictionaries are intended for children.9. anxiety n. 忧虑，焦虑；渴望Eg. I felt anxiety for/about his safety when I heard the news of the train accident.anxiety for knowledge 求知欲His anxiety for success/to succeed in life led him to work hard.with anxiety adv.焦虑地in anxiety adj/adv. 担忧着anxious adj.忧虑的，渴望的eg. an anxious lookShe is still absent. I am anxious about/for her.We are anxious for your safe return.He is anxious to see her.Be anxious for sb. to do 渴望某人做……Be anxious that ……10. desperate adj. 不顾一切的，亡命的；几乎没有希望的；很渴望的Eg. The desperate thief shot at the policeman.make desperate efforts to do 拼命努力要做……Her illness is desperate, but not hopeless.He was desperate for fame.He is desperate to pass en entrance exam11. adopt vt. 收养，领养；采纳，接受adopt a childadopt a piece of advice12. ahead adv. 往前，向前push ahead with……go aheadahead of time13. deliver vt. 生产（婴儿）；接生；递送Eg. The doctor managed to deliver the triplet(三胞胎) safely. She was delivered of/gave birth to a healthy baby.deliver the mail/newspapers14. succeed in doing sthbe successful in doing sth.success n.15. benefit vt. 有利于，使……受益benefit from……从……中获益Eg. The speech benefited us enormously. 受益匪浅I benefited enormously from my father’s advice.n. 利益，好处be of benefit to sb./sth 对……有裨益= be beneficial to sb./sth.for the benefit of ……(one’s health) 为了……（的利益）16. immoral adj. 不道德的moral adj. 道德的morality n. 道德17. consequence n. 结果，后果in consequence = as a result adv. 结果in/as a consequence of ……由于……，因……的结果=as a result of ……18. end up doing sth. 以做……结束/告终end up with sth. 以……（方式）为结束end up in sth/failure 以……为结局19. for sale 供出售，待销售on sale adj. 出售，上市20. use up 用完，耗尽；筋疲力尽（通常用被动）Sb. use up sth = sth be used upEg. He has used up all his money.The soldiers were used up after the long battle. 21. comment vi/ncomment on sthmake a comment/comments on sth22. advance n. 进行，前进 vi/vtstop the enemy’s advancethe advance of technoloty 科学技术的进步make great advances in sth. 在……方面取得很大进步 in advance 预先，事先in advance of……比……进步/前进advanced adj. 先进的，高级的24. be strict with sb.be strict in sth.25. the other day 几天前，那天one day (过去、未来的)某一天some day (未来的)有一天，总有一天26. behave vi. 举止，行为表现behave well/badly 表现好/坏behavior n. 表现，行为举止27. judgement=judgment n. 判断judge v. 判断，评审 n. 法官，裁判Judging from……由……判断Eg. Judging from what he said, he must be an honest man. make a judgement on ……对……下判断in my judgement 依我看来28. involve vt. 涉及be involved in ……某人被卷入……中，参与，加入eg. Don’t involve me in your quarrel.Some young people were involved in the case.29. cost n. 成本，代价，费用v. 花费sth. cost sb. moneyeg. It will cost you 500 dollars to repair the car.Such a difficult job costs a lot of time and effort.This jacket cost 200 dollars.the cost of …………的费用，花费at the cost of ……以……为代价at all costs= at any cost 不惜代价，无论如何30. on one’s part = on the part of sb. 在某人方面，就某人而言Eg. There must be some misunderstanding on her part.31. conclude vi/vt. 总结，下结论；结束Eg. conclude the meetingThe book concluded with a happy ending.The police concluded that he was the criminal of the murder. n.conclusion 结论arrive at/come to/draw/reach a conclusionbring……to a conclusion32. urge vt. 敦促，催促，力劝urge sb. to do sth 力劝某人做……urge sth on sb. (对人)力言，主张……urge that ……主张……eg. They urged me to eat the strange food.He urged on me the necessity of patience.She urged that I (should) apologize to him.n. 迫切要求，强烈欲望an/the urge to do…… (想做……的)强烈冲动He felt a sudden urge to write a novel.33. seek (sought, sought) 征求，寻求；探索，探寻Eg. He sought his doctor’s advice.They sought shelter from the rain.We must seek (for) a solution to the problem.34. perform vt. 实施，执行；表演，演出Eg. When will the play be performed?perform a dangerous operationperform one’s promise35. be resistant to sth. 对……有抵抗力的The seedlings are resistant to cold weather.36. limit vt. 限制Eg. Japan limits the import of oranges.My mother limited us to one cake each.n. 界限，限制，限度eg. There is a limit to what I can do for you.a speed limit of 30 miles per hour37. argue v. 争辩argue with sb. about sth. 和……争辩某事argue for/against……为支持/反对……而辩护n. argument38. spell vt. 意味着，招致Loss of health spelled unemployment.39. turn out 结果是，结果证明turn out to do/that……从句/ (to be) adj./adv.eg. Everything turned out well.The rumor turned out (to be) true.It turned out (that) two travelers had been killed.。