Unit One,Science Fiction
第一单元，科幻作品

fiction
This is a work of popular fiction.
这是一部通俗小说。

science fiction
I like science fiction and movies.
我喜欢科幻小说和电影。

test out
They opened a single store in Europe to test out the market.
他们在欧洲开了一家商店,检验一下市场情况。

bonus
Being able to walk to work is an added bonus of the new job.
能够步行去上班是这份新工作额外的好处。

more like
He's more like a film star than a life-guard, really.
真的,与其说他像救生员,不如说他更像电影明星。

ridiculous
Don't be ridiculous! you can't pay fifty pounds for a T-shirt.
别犯傻了!怎么能花50英镑买一件T恤衫!

integrity
I have always regarded him as a man of integrity.
我一直认为他正直诚实。

dignity
She accepted the criticism with quiet dignity.
她大度地接受了批评。

salary
The lawyer was paid a huge salary.
这个律师被付了很高的薪水。

absurd
Of course it's not true, what an absurd idea.
那当然不合乎事实，这个想法太荒唐了！

appointment
She made an appointment for her son to see the doctor.
她为儿子约定了看医生的时间。

nail
Keep your nails short and your hands clean.
常剪指甲,保持双手清洁。

saleswoman
In her younger days my mother had been a successful saleswoman.
我妈妈年轻时曾经是个成功的销售员。

guilty
I felt guilty about not visiting my parents more often.
我因没有常去看望父母而感到内疚。

suspend
Production has been suspended while safety checks are carried out.
在进行安全检查期间生产暂停。

ladder
If they want to climb the ladder of success they should be given that opportunity.
假如他们有出人头地的意愿,就应该给他们那样的机会。

dismiss
At twelve o'clock the class was dismissed.
十二点钟下课了。

declare
She declared herself extremely hurt by his lack of support.
她说自己非常伤心,因为他没有得到支持。

whereas
Some of the studies show positive results whereas others do not.
有一些研究结果令人满意，然而其他的则不然。

rumour
I heard a rumour that they are getting married.
我听到传闻,说他们要结婚了。

presume
In English law, a person is presumed innocent until proved guilty.
按英国法津，一个人未经证实有罪之前被视为无罪。

fare
When do they start paying full fare?
他们什么时候开始买全票?

weekly
Two of the four national daily papers are to become weekly.
四份全国性日报中有两份将改为周报。

on a...basis
We're going to be meeting there on a regular basis.
我们将定期在那里会面。

calculate
Benefit is calculated on the basis of average weekly earnings.
补助金按平均周收入计算。

chairwoman
The chairwoman is up against the greatest challenge to her position.
女主席正面临职位上的最大挑战。

gramme
A football weighs about four hundred grammes.
一个英式足球重约400克。

flour
I keep the flour and sugar in individual jars, sealed tight with their glass lids.
我把面粉和食糖分别放在罐子里,并将玻璃盖子紧紧地盖上。

venue
The band will be playing at twenty different venues on their UK tour.
这个乐队在英国巡回演出期间将在二十个不同的地点演出。

salesman
The salesman brought some samples of his firm's products.
推销员带来了一些他们公司的产品货样。

alien
In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous he was her only security.
在一个突然变得不熟悉而危险的世界里,他是她唯一的守护神。

pros and cons
They sat for hours debating the pros and cons of setting up their own firm.
他们在一起坐了数小时,讨论自己创办公司的利弊。

blurred
The line between fact and fiction is becoming blurred.
事实和虚构之间的界限正变得模糊起来。

superior
We have a relationship infinitely superior to those of many of our friends.
我们的关系要比我们其他许多朋友的关系好得多。

take over
It has been suggested that mammals took over from dinosaurs sixty-five million years ago.
有人认为哺乳动物在六千五百万年前取代了恐龙。

inaction
He is bitter about the inaction of the other political parties.
他对其他政党的不作为感到痛心。

conflict with
These results conflict with earlier findings.
这些结果与早期的发现相矛盾。

labour
The price will include the labour and materials.
此价格中包含人工费和材料费。

leather
I had a dream that I was in an old study surrounded by leather books.
我梦见自己在一间古老的书房里,四周全是皮装书。

lever
Pull the lever towards you to adjust the speed.
把操纵杆向你身体一侧拉动以调节速度。

panel
He set up a three-man panel to advise him.
他成立了一个三人小组为他出谋划策。

inch
The skirts were shortened an inch or two.
这些裙子被改短了一两英寸。

backwards
He works backwards, building a house from the top downwards.
他把工序倒过来了，从上往下建房子。

grip
'Please don't go,' he said, gripping her arm.
“请别走。”他紧紧抓住她的手臂说。

hazy
The mountains were hazy in the distance.
远处的群山笼罩在雾霭之中。

niece
Mary left her most precious possession -- a small bookcase to her niece.
玛丽把她最珍视的财产 -- 一个小书架,留给了她的侄女。

fetch
She's gone to fetch the kids from school.
她去学校接孩子了。

handkerchief
He took a handkerchief from his pocket and lightly wiped his mouth.
他从口袋里掏出手帕,轻轻地擦了擦嘴。

lamp
In the evenings we eat by the light of an oil lamp.
晚上我们便在一盏油灯下吃饭。

turn out
Cosgrave's forecast turned out to be quite wrong.
科斯格雷夫的预测最后证明是大错特错。

pace
Many people were not satisfied with the pace of change.
很多人对变革的步伐不满意。

fall away
His supporters began to fall away from him.
他的支持者开始疏远他了。

division
You should change the current division of labor.
你应该改变目前的劳动分工。

puff
Puffs of white smoke came from the chimney.
烟囱冒出了袅袅白烟。

urge
The report urged that all children be taught to swim.
报告敦促所有的孩子都要学会游泳。

have an urge to
I had a sudden urge to hit him.
我突然很想揍他一顿。

random
The information is processed in a random order.
信息是按随机顺序处理的。

maximum
For maximum effect do the exercises every day.
每天锻炼以取得最佳效果。

explode
There was a huge bang as if some one had exploded a rocket outside.
砰的一声巨响，好像有人在外面引爆了一枚火箭。

jolt
He was jolted forwards as the bus moved off.
公共汽车开动时他猛然向前晃了一下。

flip
The plane then flipped over and burst into flames.
接着飞机突然翻转并燃起了大火。

stun
They were stunned by the view from the summit.
在峰顶看到的景色使他们惊叹不已。

mud
The car wheels got stuck in the mud.
汽车轮子陷到泥里去了。

overstatement
This may have been an improvement, but "breakthrough" was an overstatement.
这算得上是一个改进吧,但说是“突破”就言过其实了。