Unit Two,Morals And Virtues
第二单元，道德与美德

moral
Comrade Lei Feng is a man of high moral standards.
雷锋同志是个道德高尚的人。

virtue
He led a life of virtue.
他过着高尚的生活。

dilemma
Not knowing what to do he was stuck in a dilemma.
由于不知道该怎么办，他进退两难。

faint
She gave a faint smile.
她微微一笑。

illustrate
The examples illustrate how the machine works.
这些例子说明了机器是如何工作的。

precious
I will never forget the precious moments we spent together.
我永远不会忘记我们一起度过的珍贵时刻。

entrust
He entrusted the task to his son.
他把任务托付给儿子。

marriage
My parents are celebrating thirty years of marriage.
我父母正在庆祝结婚三十周年。

majority
The majority of students in our class have read the book.
我们班的大多数学生都读过这本书。

complain
It is no use complaining about your life.
抱怨你的生活是没有用的。

tuition
She received private tuition in French.
她接受了私人的法语辅导。

fee
Does the bank charge a fee for setting up an account?
银行开户要收手续费吗？

respond
Thousands of readers responded to our questionnaire.
成千上万的读者回复了我们的问卷。

response
The news set off an angry response.
这个消息引起了愤怒的反应。

union
Are you planning to join the union?
你打算加入协会吗？

scholarship
He went to a drama school on a scholarship.
他靠奖学金上了戏剧学校。

hire
She is hired to do the cleaning in the company.
她被公司雇来打扫卫生。

physician
The physician made a careful examination for him.
内科医生为他做了仔细的检查。

colleague
We were friends and colleagues for more than twenty years.
我们曾经是20多年的朋友和同事。

reject
To my surprise he was rejected.
令我吃惊的是他被拒绝了。

appoint
They appointed him as the manager.
他们任命他为经理。

clinic
He is being treated in a local clinic.
他正在当地一家诊所接受治疗。

faraway
It is said that he came from a faraway place.
据说他来自一个遥远的地方。

elect
He was the first person to be elected to the committee.
他是第一个被选入委员会的人。

election
In America presidential elections are held every four years.
在美国，总统选举每四年举行一次。

decade
The past decade has witnessed many changes.
过去十年发生了许多变化。

elsewhere
The answer to the question must be sought elsewhere.
这个问题的答案必须在别处寻找。

tend
Doctors and nurses tended the injured.
医生和护士照料了伤者。

publish
Copernicus published his theory as he lay dying.
哥白尼在弥留之际发表了他的理论。

staff
The entire staff has done an outstanding job.
全体员工都干得很出色。

retire
She was retired on medical grounds.
她因健康原因退休了。

saving
He put all his savings into buying a boat.
他把所有的积蓄都用来买了一艘小船。

kindergarten
The children learn singing, dancing, and so on in kindergarten.
孩子们在幼儿园学习唱歌跳舞等。

principle
He has no principles. He'll do anything as long as it's profitable.
他没有原则。只要有利可图，他什么事儿都干。

passive
The sentence is passive in form but active in meaning.
这个句子，形式是被动的，意义是主动的。

scared
He is scared of height.
他恐高。

scare
One of the neighbors had a fierce dog which scared everyone.
有个邻居养了一条凶狗，把大家都吓坏了。

sharp
There was a sharp increase in unemployment in the country.
这个国家的失业人数急剧增加。

insurance
He was hired in an insurance company a decade ago.
他十年前受雇于一家保险公司。

energetic
He is always energetic and dynamic.
他总是精力充沛，充满活力。

replace
The new design will eventually replace all existing models.
新的设计最终将取代所有现有的模型。

accident
His wife died in a car accident a few days ago.
他妻子几天前死于车祸。

operation
The operation is a marvel of medical skill.
这次手术是医术上的一个奇迹。

whisper
She whispered the secret into my ear.
她在我耳边悄悄说出了这个秘密。

midnight
She heard the clock strike midnight.
她听到了午夜的报时钟声。

import
The imports of household appliances rose last month.
上个月家用电器的进口增加了。

export
They are engaged in import and export.
他们从事进出口业务。

pole
They reached the north pole on January seventeenth.
他们于1月17日到达北极。

lap
She sat with her hands in her lap.
她双手放在膝盖上坐着。

bite
The dog bit him and made his hand bleed.
他被狗咬了，手都流血了。

lip
Matt opened the door with a smile on his lips.
马特开了门，嘴角挂着微笑。

assist
We asked him to assist us in designing a new bridge.
我们请他协助我们设计一座新桥。

chairman
Barrett serves as vice chairman.
巴雷特担任副主席。

memory
I have a bad memory for names.
我对名字记性不好。

chain
Volunteers formed a human chain to rescue precious items from the burning house.
志愿者组成人链从着火的房子中抢救贵重物品。

café
They went to the café for coffee and dessert.
他们去咖啡馆喝咖啡，吃点心。

waitress
A waitress arrived with the wine they had ordered.
一位女服务员端来了他们点的葡萄酒。

pregnant
I was pregnant with our third child at the time.
当时我怀上了我们的第三个孩子。

disguise
She disguised herself as a boy.
她把自己伪装成了一个男孩。

maple
Maple leaves glowed red in the sunlight.
枫叶在阳光下发出红光。

cart
The cart was pulled by two mules.
马车由两头骡子拉着。

spill
Water had spilled out of the bucket onto the floor.
水桶里的水溅到了地板上。

limp
She had twisted her ankle and was limping.
她扭伤了脚踝，一瘸一拐地走着。

tear
Her eyes were filled with tears.
她的眼里充满了泪水。

harm
Reading in bed will do harm to your eyes.
在床上看书对你的眼睛有害。

despair
Her refusal drove me to despair.
她的拒绝使我绝望。

might
I pushed the rock with all my might.
我用尽全力推那块石头。

fable
The fable was written after the manner of Aesop.
这则寓言是仿照《伊索寓言》写成的。

court
A crowd of reporters had gathered outside the court.
一群记者聚集在法庭外。

flexible
The government needs a more flexible approach to education.
政府需要更加灵活的教育方法。

income
Welfare is their only source of income.
福利是他们唯一的收入来源。

per
The park attracts four million visitors per year.
这个公园每年吸引四百万游客。

therefore
Their car was bigger and therefore more comfortable.
他们的车更大，因此也更舒适。

tension
The tension was becoming unbearable and I wanted to scream.
紧张的气氛变得难以忍受，我真想尖叫。

instead of
Shall we have fish instead of meat today?
我们今天不吃肉，吃鱼好吗？

carry somebody through something
His courage carried him through the difficulties.
他的勇气使他度过了难关。

graduate from
Kate graduated from a medical school last year.
凯特去年从医学院毕业。

because of
We spent three hours waiting in the rain because of you.
就因为你，我们在雨中等了三个小时。

tend to do something
The monkeys tend to imitate the tourist's behavior.
猴子往往会模仿游客的行为。

be responsible for
He is responsible for recruiting and training new staff.
他负责招聘和培训新员工。

be known as
Lu Xun is known as a great writer.
鲁迅被称为伟大的作家。

pass away
He unfortunately passed away last year due to his cancer.
他去年因癌症不幸去世。

in memory of
We eat zongzi in memory of Qu Yuan.
我们吃粽子是为了纪念屈原。

step by step
Step by step Mary taught the little dog to obey her.
玛丽一步一步地教小狗服从她。

once upon a time
Once upon a time she was thought to be the most talented actress in the country.
从前她被认为是这个国家最有才华的女演员。

pick up
He just picked himself up and went on running.
他(跌倒后)只是爬起来继续跑。

trip over
I rode a bike tripped over a stone and fell.
我骑自行车被石头绊倒了。

in tears
She was in tears when she remembered her past life.
她想起过去的生活，不禁泪流满面。

make an attempt to do something
They made no attempt to escape.
他们没有企图逃跑。

in despair
He gave up the struggle in despair.
他绝望地放弃了努力。

keep from
The government is considering further action to keep the pound from falling in value.
政府正在考虑采取进一步行动，以防止英镑贬值。

a great deal
a great deal of
He knows a great deal more than I do.
他知道的比我多得多。

succeed in doing
He succeeded in getting a place at the art school.
他成功地在艺术学校谋得一席之地。

belong to
Who does this watch belong to?
这块手表是谁的？