Unit 3 In-depth Reading - James Cameron’s Ambition
Vocabulary Preparation
1. shot
n. 电影中的镜头 a medium shot 中景镜头 a close shot 特写，近景镜头 a medium long shot（MLS）半身镜头 a slow motion shot 慢镜头 a close-up shot 特写照片
* 这个镜头持续了两秒钟.
.
* 他调整照相机镜头拍摄远景。
He set the camera .
* The shot panned slowly across the room.
Chinese meaning: 。
n. 射击；发射；枪炮声；击球；试图shot at sb./sth. 朝……开枪 give sth. one's best shot 尽全力
* 她有两枪打中靶心。
.
* His remark was meant as a shot at me.
Chinese meaning: 。
* 前锋射门。
The striker .
* 我没指望赢，但我会尽全力的。
I don't expect to win, .
adj. 筋疲力尽的；用旧的；耗尽的；毁坏的shot through with sth. 充满着
* 那些运动鞋真的破旧不堪了。
.
* Her patience was completely shot.
Chinese meaning: 。
* 这部剧集将会运用黑色幽默来讲述复杂的情感故事。
The series will tell heightened emotional stories and .
2. shoot
vt. 拍摄 (电影，照片，景色，物品)
* 你是否会去拍商业电影？
Would you ?
* It takes us two years to catch up, to write a script and shoot a film.
Chinese meaning: 。vi.拍摄
* Where you choose to shoot depends entirely on the style you want to use.
3. obsessed
adj. 着迷的；一门心思的；(思想)无法摆脱的be obsessed with/by 对……着迷；迷上
了……
* She wasn't in love with Steve, and she was just obsessed by him physically.
Chinese meaning: 。
* 我只是不明白为什么现在的人那么着迷电视剧。
I just can’t see .
* He was obsessed by the fear of unemployment.
Chinese meaning: 。
4. version
n. (书面作品或音乐作品的)版本；改编本；演出演奏形式, (计算机)更新版本
version control 版本控制latest version 最新版本original version 原始版本；
原始著作
* The second-hand version is a poor copy of the original.
Chinese meaning: 。
* 这本书有免费的和付费版本。
The book comes into .
5. clip
n. 电影片段
* 这是她最近一部电影的片段。
Here is .
* 该14分钟的视频片段被认为是有史以来最有影响力的音乐录像带之一。
one of the most influential music videos ever made.
n. 夹子；回形针
* 请把这些文件整理一下，用夹子夹在一起。
Sort out these papers and , please.
* 信是用一枚回形针夹在一起的。
The letters .
v. 剪；剪短；修剪clip one’s finger-nails 修指甲 clip a sheep 剪羊毛
* 你该修剪指甲了。
.
* The dog’s fur was clipped short for the show.
clipping n. 剪下的一块clipper n. 剪指甲、毛发、树篱等的工具
6. yield
vt. 生产；产生(效果)等
* 那棵树结了很多果实。
That tree .
* Their long search failed to yield any clues.
Chinese meaning: 。
n. 生产；收益
* The trees give a high yield (of fruit) this year.
Chinese meaning: 。
7. visual
adj. 视力的，视觉的，看得见的，凭视觉的
* 近视是一个视力缺陷。
Near-sightedness is .
* The visual art are painting, dancing etc., as opposed to music and literature.
Chinese meaning: 。visually adv. 外表上；外观上；用直观方法 visualize vt. 想象；在脑海中直观化
8. prestige
n.名望；声望；威信
* 牛津和剑桥这两所老牌大学仍然很有声望
The old universities of Oxford and Cambridge . * The traditional financial centers lose more than prestige as their market share declines. Chinese meaning: 。adj. 炫耀的；讲究排场的；摆阔的；有气派的
* Officials describe the aircraft-carrier program partly as a prestige project.
Chinese meaning: 。
* 他梦想能拥有像凯迪拉克、奔驰、保时捷和捷豹这样气派的汽车。
Cadillac, Mercedes, Porsche and Jaguar. prestigious adj. 有声望的；受尊敬的；有威信的
9. quest
n.( 长期的)探寻，探索 quest for/to do 寻找；寻求… in quest of 追求；寻求
* 他不能停止为治疗各种疾病而做出不断探索。
He can’t stop .
*他们为寻找黄金而长途跋涉。
10. populate
vt.居住于……中
*在岛的这一边居住的主要是渔民。
The side of the island .
* Immigrants from all over the world populate this city.
Chinese meaning: 。population n. 人口 populous adj. 人口稠密的
11. creature
n. (不包含植物的)生物；动物
* 鳄鱼是一种模样古怪的动物。
The crocodile is .
* They are the creatures that populate the ocean depths.
Chinese meaning: 。
n.(尤用于表示同情等富有感情色彩的词) 人 a creature of habit 墨守成规的人creature comforts 物质享受
* 多么美丽的女人哪!
What a lovely creature!
* Jack was a creature of habit and he always ate lunch at exactly 12:30 everyday.
Chinese meaning: 。* 宝马全新款式和舒适性对那些忠实用户及购买者很有吸引力。
appeal to loyal BMW shoppers.
12. generate
vt.引起；导致；造成；使存在
* 这次事故引起公众对核动力问题的广泛关注。
in the nuclear power issue.
* 劳动部长说这些改革将带来新的工作。
The labor secretary said .
vt.生热；发电an electricity generating station 发电站
* 新英格兰电力公司燃烧煤来发电。
The company, New England Electric, .
* Steam can generate electricity by turning an electric generator.
Chinese meaning: 。generation n. 产物；代generative adj. 生产的；有生产力的 generator n. 发生器；发电机
13. conventional
adj.(常贬)按惯例、习俗办事的；因袭的，守旧的；传统的
be conventional in sth. 在某方面守旧
* After a few conventional opening remarks, he made a brilliant speech.
Chinese meaning: 。
* 我恐怕在个人爱好方面是相当守旧的。
I’m afraid . convention n. 惯例；常规；习俗
14. division
n.部门，部分 division head 部门主管，部门负责人
*爱立信把它的手机部门卖给了索尼
divisional adj.
15. accurate
adj. 精确的，准确的；正确无误的
* Police have stressed that this is the most accurate description of the killer to date.
Chinese meaning: 。
* 我们要求语法与拼写正确无误。
We require .
C.f. : accurate exact right true correct precise:
accurate: 通过谨慎努力达到符合事实/实际(侧重不同程度的准确性，与事实无出入)
exact: 着重在质与量方面的准确，语气比accurate强
right: 使用广泛，可与这些词中的correct换用，但常暗示道德、理解、行动等方面的正确
true: 暗指绝对准确，尤指复制品与原件丝毫不差
correct: 最常用词，主要指按一定标准或规则来衡量，没有谬误和差错或无缺点错误
precise: 侧重极端准确，更强调细节的精确无误
* 新来的女售货员计算正确无误。
The new salesgirl .
* Astronomy, as distinct from astrology, is an exact science.
Chinese meaning: 。
* 走路，如果方法正确的话，也是一种有氧健身运动。
Walking, , is a form of aerobic exercise.
* 据说这部小说是以一个真实的故事为依据的。
The novel . *正确答案在第八页末尾。
at the bottom of page 8.
* Can you give a more precise definition of the word?
Chinese meaning: ?
accurately adv. 准确地；精确地accuracy n. 准确性；准确无误
16. reluctant
adj. 勉强的，不情愿的be reluctant to do sth. 勉强做某事
* 他们不愿意请求帮助。
They .
* 他十分勉强地承认了自己的错误。
.
reluctantly adv. 勉强地 reluctance n. 不愿意；勉强
17. invest
v. 投资 invest sth in sth./doing sth./with sb. 投资；投资于；为某任务付出(时间、精力等)
invest sb. with/as sth. 授予某人官阶、职位或权利
* 现在是投资的最佳时机。
.
* 他全力以赴学习英语。
.
* She’s invested a lot of emotional energy in that business..
Chinese meaning: 。
* 查尔斯王子于1969年受封为威尔士亲王。
Prince Charles .
investment n. 投资investor n. 投资者
18. resemble
vt. 像；类似；相似resemble…in …在……方面和……相似
* 她的外表像她姐姐，但个性不像。
but not in character.
* 夜空中，星星象无数的小亮点。
in the night sky.
* The kindle may resemble an e-reader, but it is just as much a portable bookstore.
Chinese meaning: 。resemblance n. 相似；类似；相似之处
19. compile
vt. 编辑；编写；编纂；汇编；收集
* 他们在那里汇编了不少关于风俗、政府、宗教、等方面的宝贵资料。
on the manners, government, and religion of the country.
* 编辑一部好词典需要数年的艰苦工作。
It takes . compiler n. 汇编者；编辑者；(电脑的)编译程序
20. imaginary
adj. 想象中的；假想的；虚构的
imagine v. imagination n.
imaginable adj. 可想象的；想象得出的 imaginative adj. 富于想象力的；爱想象的；想象力丰富的
Real World Reading –The Pursuit of Happiness
Vocabulary Preparation
1.abandon
vt. 抛弃，遗弃，离弃 abandon sb. to sth. 沉湎于（某种感情中）；放纵
* 他声称父母遗弃了他。
He claimed that .
* 不要自暴自弃。
.
* 拉拉队队长疯狂地挥舞双臂。
The cheerleader .
* He has spent money with gay abandon.
Chinese meaning: 。abandoned adj. 无约束的；放纵的；无度的abandonment n. 遗弃；抛弃；离弃；放弃；舍弃
2.stock
n. 公债；证券；股票stock exchange/market 证券交易所；股票交易所
*他把所有的钱都买了政府公债。
.
*上月东京各种股票价格都大幅度上涨。
jumped up in Tokyo last month.
* The New York Stock Exchange is the world's most famous stock market.
Chinese meaning: 。
adj. 通常备有现货的；常备的；常用的；陈腐的
* 黄油对任何会经营的食品商来讲是常备商品。
for any good grocer.
* She’s tired of her husband’s stock jokes.
Chinese meaning: 。stockbroker n. 证券股票经纪人 stockbroking n. 证券/股票经纪业
3.odds
n.不利条件，逆境against all odds 尽管面临重重困难；虽然可能性极小
at odds (with) 和…合不来；和…有矛盾odds and ends 零碎东西；零星杂物
it makes no odds 无关紧要；没关系What’s the odds? 那有什么关系?；那无所谓
* 她冲破重重困难，实现了当芭蕾舞演员的梦想。
of becoming a ballerina.
* 在政治上他总和父亲意见不一。
.
* 他把大部分东西都搬走了，只留下一些零星杂物。
He’s moved most of his stuff and .
* It makes no odds to me whether you go or stay.
Chinese meaning: 。
* 他离开她了?那算得了什么?他反正从来都不在家里。
He’s left her? ? He was never at home anyhow.
4.cautious
adj.谨慎的，小心的，慎重的be cautious about/of /with …对……小心/谨慎的
* 银行在贷款方面十分慎重。
The bank .
* 学生们拼写时应非常小心，以避免发生错误。
The students .
* In dealing with the problem he was cautious to an extreme.
Chinese meaning: 。cautiously adv. 小心地；谨慎地cautiousness n. 小心；谨慎
caution n. 小心；谨慎；慎重 cautionary adj. 告诫的；提醒注意的
5.profound
adj. 深刻的；深奥的；渊博的 a profound sigh/silence/sleep/shock 一声长叹/一片死寂/一阵酣睡/一次沉重的打击 take a profound interest in sth. 对某事物产生极大兴趣
* 这次事件给我留下了深刻的印象。
The incident .
* 你现在所学的和所做的对你一生都将会有很深远的影响。
.
* This is a book full of profound, original and challenging insights.
Chinese meaning: 。
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adj. 后一半的；末尾的；后者的
* 他正步入职业生涯的后半程。
He is getting into .
* In the latter years of his life, he lived alone and never welcomed visitors.
latterly adv. latter-day adj.