研究生综合英语2Unit Two

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1、perspicaciousbetokennicetyritualisticone-upreciprocitybenefactorproclivityfrivolousallergyproneclichéfabulouspamperaltruismdispenseKeywordsandexpressionsKeywordsperspicacious:abletounderstands.b/sthquicklye.g.Itisveryperspicaciousofyoutofindthecauseofthetroublesoquickly.你真是明察秋毫，问题的原因这麽快就找出来了。betoke

2、n:verb,tobeasignofe.g.Aclearblueskybetokensafineweather.Itisoutofproportiontosendgiftthatbetokensanintimacythatdoesn’texist.Keywordsandexpressionsritualistic:offondnessforrituale.g.Itispurelyritualistictosendexpensivegiftsonweddingceremony.Eachevening,sheburstsintoherapartmentwitharitualisticshouto

3、f“Honey,I’mhome.”KeywordsandexpressionsOne-up:verb,havingapsychologicaladvantageoversomeonee.g.you'realwaystryingtoone-upwhoeveryou'rewith.reciprocity:noun,thepracticeofexchangingthingswithothersformutualbenefite.g.areciprocitytreatyReciprocityincludesmorethangiftsandfavors;italsoappliestoconcessio

4、nsthatpeoplemaketooneanother.Keywordsandexpressionsbenefactor:apersonwhogivesmoneyorotherhelptoapersonorcausee.g.wecollected￡478,butaverygenerousbenefactormadeitupto￡500.Thechieftainofthatcountryisdisguisedasabenefactorthistime.Proclivity:atendencytochooseordosomethingregularly;aninclinationorpredi

5、spositione.g.aproclivityforhardwork/fordancing/laziness/tofaultfindingKeywordsandexpressionsfrivolous:adj,nothavinganyseriouspurposeorvaluee.g.Thereshouldberulestostopfrivolouslawsuits.Thisisafrivolouswayofattackingtheproblem.Allergy:n,damagingimmuneresponsebythebodytoasubstanceThepatienthadanaller

6、gytopenicillinKeywordsandexpressionsprone:(to/todosomething)likelyorliabletosufferfrome.g.Hisnoseispronetobeallergictoroses.Peoplewithfairskinwhosunburneasilyareverypronetodevelopskincancercliché:陈词滥调Youshouldalwaystrytoavoidtheuseofcliché.Keywordsandexpressionsfabulous:adj,extraordinary,especially

7、extraordinarilylargee.g.Thisisafabuloussumofmoney.Wehadafabuloustimeattheparty.pamper:verb,indulgewitheveryattention,comfort,andkindness;spoile.g.Famouspeoplejustlovebeingpampered.Keywordsandexpressionsaltr