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Unit 7
Word Pretest:
['f?m?n?n] adj
1.Qualities and things relate to or are considered
typical of women, in contrast to men. 女性的，阴性的
eg : But are the ads about self-care and feminine
indulgence all that much better 但是那些关于自我照顾和女性放纵的广告真的有那么好吗
[?bai?s] v and n
V. someone means to influence them in favor of a
particular choice (影响某人）使偏心；使产生偏见
eg :We mustn’t allow it to bias our teaching.我们不允许它使我们的教学产生偏见。
N. a tendency to prefer one person or thing to another,
and to favor that person or thing. 偏见
eg: Knowing her political bias, we discounted most of
her story.由于了解她的政治偏见，我们对她的大部分报道都持怀疑态度。
['s?ɡr?ɡet] v To segregate two groups of people or things means to
keep them physically apart from each other. 隔离，分开
eg: A large detachment of police was used to segregate
the two rival camps of protesters.一大队分遣警察被派来隔离两群敌对的抗议者。
['st?r??ta?p] n and v
N. a stereotype is fixed general image or set of
characteristics that a lot of people believe represent
a particular type of person or thing. 模式化形象，成见
eg: There’s always been a stereotype about successful
businessmen. 对成功的商人们总有偏见
V. if someone is stereotyped as something, people form
a fixed general idea or image of them, so that it is
assumed that they will behave in a particular way. 把…模式化；对…产生成见
eg : He was stereotyped by some as a renegade.他被一些人带着成见视为一名背叛者。
Segregate installation 隔离设施
[?n'f?rs] v 1. If people in authority enforce a law or s rule, they
make sure that it is obeyed, usually by punishing people
who do not obey it. 施行
eg: Boulder was one of the first cities in the nation
to enforce a ban on smoking. 博尔德是该国率先施行禁烟令的城市之一。
2. To enforce something means to force or cause it to
be done or to happen. 强制执行
eg : They struggled to limit the cost by enforcing a
low-tech specification. 他们通过强制执行一种低技术规范来竭力限制成本。
Enforce upon 强迫
6. Institute
英?[??nst?tju:t]美?[??nst?tu:t]
n.①an organization that has a particular purpose,
especially one that is connected with education or a
particular profession教育，专业等的机构 eg: a
research institute 研究所 institutes of higher
education 高等学校
②the building used by this organization机构建筑
introduce a system, policy ,etc, or start a process
建立，制定，设立，实行 eg: The new management intends to institute a number
r of changes 新任管理层打算实行一些改革
7. Spectator
英?[spek?te?t?(r)]美?[?spekte?t?r]
n. a person who is watching an event, especially a
sports event 由指体育比赛的观看者，观众
8. Superficial
英?[?su:p??f??l]美?[?su:p?r?f??l]
studying or looking at sth thoroughly;seeing only what
is obvious 粗略的，肤浅的，粗枝大叶的，浅薄的 eg: The
book shows only a superficial understanding of
historical context .这本书表现出对历史背景的肤浅了解。
appearing to be true, real or important until you look
at it more carefully 表面的，外表的 eg: When you first
meet her ,she gives a superficial impression of warmth
and friendliness.初次见面时，她总给人一种热情亲切的表面印象。
Text 1中的生单词：
[??l?m??net] vt.
○1to leave out of consideration. 不加考虑，略去 eg: When the family was deciding which house to buy,
they eliminated all those that didn’t have a back yard.
那家人在选择房子时，对那些没有后院的都不予考虑。
○2to cast aside. 排除，消除
eg: Can we ever eliminate poverty from the world. 我们能完全消除世界上的贫穷吗。
[?kɑ:m?nple?s]
n. ○1a well-known statement or remark worn out by too
much use. 老生常谈，陈词滥调
eg: It is a commonplace to say that Northern Ireland
is a backwater in the modern Europe.
说北爱尔兰是现代欧洲死气沉沉的落后地区已经陈词滥调了。
○2anything ordinary. 平凡之物，平凡的事
eg: It’s become a commonplace to see people collapsing
from hunger in the streets.
在街上看见有人饿晕是很平常的事。
Adj. uninteresting, common, dull. 无趣的，平常的，陈腐的
eg: Foreign vacations have become commonplace. 去国外度假已经变得很平常了。
: V [pɔr'tre]
to paint or draw the likeness of.绘像，描绘
eg: The film portrays a culture of young people who live
in lower Manhattan.
这部电影描绘了在下曼哈顿地区生活的青年人文化。
② to represent by acting.扮演
eg: In 1975 he portrayed the king in a Los Angeles
revival of "Camelot."
1975年他在洛杉矶重演的戏剧《卡米洛特》中扮演国王。
Portrayal (n)描写，描绘
n [,supərɪn'tɛndənt]
a person who directs and manages an organization 主管,
eg: He became superintendent of the bank's East African
branches.
他成了这家银行东非分行的主管。
a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the
owner as janitor and rent collector. 负责人, 监督人
eg: But the regional superintendent for the artistic
and historical heritage of Tuscany, Antonio Paolucci,
did not seem to impressed.
