The Notebook of Engineering Master

Unit One [2006-07-24]

Text (My Jobs)

New words

• prepper 给新车清洗的小工
• acquire
• takeover
• ethic n.道德规范, 伦理
• glossy          shiny or smooth     superficially stylish
• mat     piece of carpet thick mass
• hubcap         cover for center of wheel
• replace     substitute for something    supplant somebody or something    put something in another’s place     put something back in its place
• acre     land     land amount
• armful    an armful of wood 一抱柴
• bump     knock something     move unsteadily    turn away passenger
• startle     be startled at 给…吓一跳。startle from sleep 惊醒。 Disconcert of frighten somebody
• desperate    a desperate remedy 非常手段，最后手段。 desperate weather 恶劣的天气    a desperate fool 大傻瓜        despairing     at last resort     extreme    in great need     beyond hope
• resort     vacation place     source of help     act of having recourse to something    
• dealership         商品经销特许权；商品特许经销商。 Franchise to sell something     dealer’s premises
• persist    persist in working when ill 病中坚持工作    He persists in his bad habit. 他坚决不改他的坏习惯。Keep carrying on     continued to be believed wrongly    continue
• outwork     work hard than somebody    military outpost    
• candy
• cashier    
• register
• pharmacy    
• rewarding         be rewarded by success 获得了成功。 reward somebody for something 为某事报答某人。reward according to somebody’s deserts 论功行赏；给予应得的赏罚。    Satisfying    give as reward
• taskmaster        person who supervises work demandingly    a demanding responsibility
• hawk    
• handle    touch something     operate something     take charge of something    deal with somebody of something        be manager of something    be about of something     trade in something     respond to control
• promote    promote digestion 促进消化。promote somebody captain 提升某人作上尉。be promoted to the next grade 升到下年级。Milk promotes health. 牛奶有助于健康。 Advance somebody in rank        move somebody to next grade    support or encourage something    advertise something    
• cosmetic    .化妆用的；美发用的。a cosmetic urge 〔美国〕化妆品广告。Intended to beautify    done only for appearances    decorative
• genuine    .真实的, 真正的, 诚恳的
• makeup    cosmetics    theatrical cosmetics     appearance when made up    applying actor’s cosmetics    combination of parts or qualities    
• rocket
• purchase    purchasing power 购买力 purchase and sale 买卖。make a purchase 买件东西。I cannot get any purchase on it. 我找不到什么门路。The estate was sold at ten year's purchase. 田庄以相当于十年间土地收入的价钱售出。 Get something by paying money    obtain something through hard work    move something using level    act of buying     something bought    obtain through effort     
• put in    give time or energy    make claim    say something         make telephone call    bring ship into port
• in place     in the usually place
• on the spot    当场 立即
• set up    erect something     prepare equipment for event    establish something     plan something         start business    common use : set up commission    set up program        set up corporation    set up system    set up claim
• end up    结束 turn on to be     arrive at last
• rush    a rush of water 奔流。rush of wind 一阵急风    a great rush of work 工作繁忙。
• rock a needle of rock 砏岩 a rocking gait 摇摇摆摆的步态。rock the baby to sleep 摇婴儿入睡。
• suburb     residential area bordering city          poor suburb     wealthy suburb         prosperous suburb

guest     the guest of honour 正餐的主宾 recipient hospital     somebody entertained at another ‘s expense

• regular
• effort     energy          activity directly toward particular end        attempt    result of attempt
• Gardening         tending of garden    farming region
• Spare-time         leisure time     I can not spare time for it .
• bump into         meet by chance     collide accidentally

Sentence

• Attitude also matter.
• He acquired the news from the newspaper.
• She had polished all of furniture before the guest who arrived
• Military office should be knew how to handle with the soldiers.
• Setting up the account of the bank.
• Creating the new record of the number.

Supplementary Reading (Four words that change a Life)

New words

• chastise    To punish or scold somebody    
• downcast         sat     look down     with downcast eyes    
• insecure        an insecure promise 不可靠的诺言。an insecure promise 不可靠的诺言。an insecure investment 不太保险的投资。    Not confident        not safe    unstable    
• assignment    give students assignments 给学生留作业。He left for his assignment in the Middle East. 他去中东赴任。    Task     appointment    processing of assigning        legal transfer document        legal transfer    
• mockingbird
• recall    recall an ambassador 召回大使。recall a decree 撤销法令。recall what was said 想起说过的事情。recall to life 使复活    remember something     order somebody or something back    revoke something    resemble somebody or something     remembering memory     request to return product    revocation    
• margin    the margin of cultivation 耕种界限。the overload margin 过载定额。he narrow margin of profit 微利。
• evaluate    examine or judge something    put value on something     find numerical value of something    Evaluate effect    evaluate proposal     evaluate project     evaluate result     evaluate alternative
• horizon
• fulfill
• fulfilling     satisfying     carry out order        satisfy something     supply something     
• equivalency    same as equivalence
• diploma    course certificate     office paper describing rights and privileges    
• incredible        beyond belief    amazing     more than though possible    excellent    incredible ordeal    incredible story         incredible feat     quite a incredible
• turn to somebody     get working         turn to back
• evidently        clearly        apparently    mean evidently
• echo     echo somebody’s words 随声附和。
• grade    year in school     mark for quality work    mark showing a level     rank     arrange things by degrees    assign grade to something     make road level        improve a breed     
• Broaden    his horizons broadened.
• start off     set off         begin         make somebody start talking or laughing     commence
• equivalency    均等，相等，相当
• rebellious         opposing or defying authority        fighting to overthrow government or authority        
• Appoint      He was appointed ambassador. 他已被任命为大使。appoint a new secretary 委派一名新秘书。Select somebody for position or job.    Agree on time or place        empower trustee

 

Sentence

• The boy is terribly insecure and shy.
• He had few friends and no self-confidence.
• He starts off on a successful, fulfilling life.
• He was working in the evening toward the high-school-equivalency diploma.

 

 

Unit Two [2006-07-25]

Text (A simple Truth about Happiness)

New words

• Spouse         husband or wife
• Concept        something thought or imagined         broad principle affecting perception and behavior
• Assume        assume office 就职，上任。assume responsibility 负责。Suppose something         take responsibility for something    adopt something     undertake role
• Wage        payment for work
• Overcome        be overcome by weariness be overcome by the liquor        conquer problem     make somebody helpless        defeat somebody        win despite obstacle    
• Obstacle        hindrance    something in way     hurdle         circumvent obstacle
• Host        consecrate bread     large group     somebody entertaining guests    somebody introducing guests on show     accommodate event    
• Bless        God bless you
• Multiple        involving several thing         number divisible by another         system with many possible access points
• Sclerosis    hardening of body tissue    hardening of plant cell wall     
• Torture    inflict pain on somebody    cause somebody anguish    distort something
• Divorce    inflicting of pain     methods of inflicting pain         anguish
• Confide        tell something secret        give over to somebody ‘s care            confide a secret to somebody     confide a task to somebody
• Custody    rights over child        detention    protection         
• Tile    tile floor     tile roofing         covering for floors, roofs, wall.        short pipe in drain    hollow block     tiles collectively
• Syndrome        group of identifying signs and symptoms    things that form pattern    cause syndrome
• Fixate    focus on something     obsess somebody     form a fixation        become and make a fixed
• Bald    with hairless head     without natural covering    worn     plain        treeless
• Explore        travel for discovery    investigate or study something         search places for natural resources         examine something for the diagnosis
• Correlation
• Reflect
• Gratitude
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Translate English

1. These streets on the campus are being widened.
2. If the method is accepted, the production cost will be reduced.
3. The students are not allowed to the newspaper and magazine out of the reading room.
4. I heard that the novel had been translated into English.
5. It’s said that the number of factories in the cities have been increased by twice.
6. Regardless of these exceptions, his theory is still considered to be very effective.
7. Everybody knows that the project must be completed before May.
8. As far as I know, no correct conclusion has been drawn up till now.
9. We are pleased that the measures have been taken to reduce the noise in the area.
10. The plan you put forward (propose) will be discussed seriously (in depth) at the next week’s meeting .