新概念英语第三册 41(2)

新概念英语第三册

who city dwellers, who appreciate all these things, obstinately pretend that they would prefer to live in the country.



二、【New words and expressions】 生词和短语



●illusion n. 幻想，错觉

●pastoral adj. 田园的

●breed v. 培育

●rapture n. 欣喜

●extol v. 赞美，颂扬

●superior adj. 优越的

●cockcrow n. 鸡叫

●twitter v. （鸟）吱吱叫，喊喊喳喳叫

●glint v. 闪烁

●pasture n. 牧场

●idyllic adj. 田园诗的

●virtually adv. 几乎；差不多

●dubious adj. 可疑的，怀疑的

●privilege n. 特权

●misery n. 苦难

●acquaintance n. 熟人

●treat n. 难得的乐事，享受

●dweller n. 居住者

●stagger v. 摇晃；蹒跚

●exotic adj. 寻乎寻常的，外来的

●glow n. 白炽光

●descend v. 下落，降临

●tuck v. 缩进，隐藏

●obstinately adv. 固执地，顽固地



◆illusion n. 幻想，错觉

under illusion that / under the impression that

I am under the impression that you are honest.

We live under the illusion.

I am under the impression that he will help me every day.

under no illusion that

We live under no illusion that country life is beautiful.

have illusion about / have no illusion about



delusion 幻觉，（精神病人）

Eg: He is under the delusion that somebody will kill him tomorrow.

He lives under the delusion that he will be killed sometime.

vision 憧景

Eg: I live under the vision that I have a bright future.

illusioned adj.充满幻想的

Eg: The world of children is illusioned.

illusionary adj. 错觉的，幻觉的

Eg: Don’t believe in him. What he said is illusionary picture.

illusive adj. 虚假的，不可靠的

Eg: What he described was illusive. Don’t depend on him any more.

imaginary

imaging

Eg: I can’t imagine building Great Wall.

imaginary 虚构的

Eg: The story is imaginary, Don’t be taken in.



imaginary

The story is imaginary. Don’t be taken in.

imaginative 富有想像力的

Children are more imaginative than adults.

unimaginative 缺乏想像力的

imaginable 能想像得出的，（须放在被修饰词之后）

This is the idea / way imaginable.

imaginary / imaginative / imaginable / unimaginatice

We are imaginative

illusionary / imaginary 虚构的



◆pastoral adj. 田园的

◆breed v. 培育

vt. breed / bred / bred

breed / raise / bring up / rear

raise /breed pets

raise / breed dogs.

Do you raise dogs?

educate

As a mother, you must breed good manners into your child.

rear 抚养，

I must rear the child because I have the duty.

He rears / breeds / raises two dogs.

grow / plant tree

caus
e / lead / result in / give rise to

War breeds misery and ruin. 战争导致毁灭和悲惨。

Your carelessness bred the accident

breed in and in 近亲结婚，同种