新人教版高中英语必修三词汇表（Unit 2）
（含教材例句及用法讲解）
本词汇表主要特：
1.呈现教材原文例句，重视词汇在语境中的运用。
2.词汇用法讲解紧扣新课标和新考纲，深度和广度适中，条理清晰，系统完整。
3.精选高考真题例句、词典例句和时文例句，例句具有典型性和示范性。
4.适合高一学生同步使用以及高三学生总复习使用。
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◎adj. 道德的；道义上的
traditional moral values传统的道德观念
moral responsibility/duty道义上的责任/ 义务
◎n. 品行；道德；寓意
MORALS AND VIRTUES 道德与美德（P13）
Many young people these days have no morals.
现在许多年轻人根本不讲道德。
2.virtue /'vɜ:tʃu:/ n. 高尚的道德；美德；优秀的品质
Patience is one of her virtues.耐心是她的美德之一。
You need to decorate your mind with virtue.
你应该用德行美化心灵。
3.dilemma / dɪˈlemə / n. 进退两难的境地；困境
I am in a dilemma whether to do maths or English.
我左右为难，不知是做数学还是写英语.
She was in a dilemma whether to stay at school or get a job.
是继续求学还是工作，她感到难以决定。
moral dilemma道德困境
A moral dilemma is a situation in which you have two or more difficult choices to make. If you choose one you might get in trouble for not choosing the other(s). 道德困境是指你有两个或两个以上困难的选择。如果你选择了一个，你可能会因为没有选择另一个而陷入麻烦中。（P14）The issue raises a moral dilemma. 这个问题引发了一个道德上的两难抉择。
4.faint / feɪnt /
◎vi. 昏倒；晕厥
During the exam, the student next to her fainted.考试时，她旁边的学生晕倒了。（P14）
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She suddenly fell forward on to the table and fainted.
她突然向前栽倒在桌上，晕了过去。
I faint at the sight of blood. 我一见到血就晕。
◎adj. 不清楚的；微弱的
We could hear their voices growing fainter as they walked down the road.
他们沿路走远时我们听见他们的说话声逐渐模糊。
His breathing became faint. 他的呼吸变得微弱了。
A faint smile crossed his lips. 他嘴唇上掠过一丝微笑。
5.illustrate / ˈɪləstreɪt / vt. （举例）说明；阐明；给（书或文章）加插图
What does the author want to illustrate by mentioning Dr Lin ’s life choices？作者通过提及林医生的人生选择来说明什么？（P16）
To illustrate my point , let me tell you a little story.
为了说明我的观点，让我来给你们讲个小故事。
Here are few examples to illustrate this principle. 略举数例，用以说明这一原理。
He has illustrated the book with black-and-white photographs.
他为那本书配了一些黑白照片插图。
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illustration /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃn/ n. 说明; 例证; 图解; 插图
The statistics are a clear illustration of the point I am trying to make.
这些统计数字清楚地阐明了我要陈述的要点。
Illustration is often more useful than definition for showing what words mean.
用图解或示例解释词义往往比用定义解释更清楚。
50 full-colour illustrations 50张全彩插图
6.precious / ˈpreʃəs / adj. 珍稀的；宝贵的
Life is precious. 生命诚可贵。（P16）
You're wasting precious time! 你在浪费宝贵的时间！
Water is becoming an increasingly precious resource. 水正成为日益珍贵的资源。
To a person nothing is more precious than their life, if they entrust me with that life, how could I refuse that trust, saying I’m cold, hungry, or tired?
对一个人来说，生命是最宝贵的，如果他们把生命交给我，那么我能拒绝吗？说我冷？我饿？我困？（P16）
I couldn't entrust my children to strangers. 我不能把孩子交给陌生人照看.
entrust sb with sth = entrust sth to sb 把某物交给某人
He entrusted his nephew with the task.
= He entrusted the task to his nephew.
他把这任务托付给了他的侄儿。
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entrustment /'ɪntrʌstment/ [法]委托;
Based on entrustment agreement, our bank may pay the employees salaries for any corporations.
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根据委托协议, 我行为企业发放职工工资。
8.carry sb through sth帮助某人渡过难关
These words of Dr Lin Qiaozhi give us a look into the heart of this amazing woman, and what carried her through a life of hard choices.
从林巧稚医生的这番话，我们可以看到这位伟大女性的内心世界，以及到底是什么支撑着她走过充满艰难抉择的一生。（P16）
His determination carried him through the difficulty. 他靠坚强的信心渡过了难关。
9.marriage / ˈmærɪdʒ / n. 结婚；婚姻
At age 18, instead of following the traditional path of marriage like the majority of girls, she chose to study medidne. 十八岁时，她没有像大多数的女孩那样走上婚姻这一传统道路，而是选择了学医。（P16）
a happy/unhappy marriage 幸福的/ 不愉快的婚姻
In a good marriage, both husband and wife work hard to solve any problems that arise.
美满的婚姻中，夫妻双方会共同努力去解决出现的任何问题。
He must have been aware that my parents' marriage was breaking up.
他一定已经知道我父母的婚姻即将破裂。
My parents are celebrating 30 years of marriage.
我父母即将庆祝结婚30周年。
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marry /ˈmæri/ vt.& vi. （使）结婚; 娶; 嫁; 结合;
They married a month after they met.他们相识一个月后就结婚了。
At 33 she married Edward Green, a millionaire, and had two children.33岁时，她嫁给了百万富翁爱德华·格林，并育有两个孩子。
10.majority / məˈdʒɒrəti / n. 大部分；大多数
The majority was/were in favour of banning smoking .大多数人支持禁烟。
The majority of people interviewed prefer TV to radio.
大多数接受采访的人都喜欢看电视多于听收音机。
In the nursing profession, women are in a/the majority .女性在护理行业中占大多数。
She was elected by/with a majority of 749. 她以749票的多数票当选。
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major /ˈmeɪdʒə(r)/ adj. 主要的; 重要的
Major questions remain to be answered about his work.
关于他工作的许多重要问题仍然悬而未决。
Van Gogh had a major influence on the development of modern painting.
凡·高对现代绘画的发展有着重大影响。
11plain /kəmˈpleɪn / vi. & vt. 抱怨；发牢骚
“Why should girls learn so much? Finding a good husband should be their final goal!” her brother complained, thinking of the high tuition fees. “女孩子读那么多书干嘛？个好丈夫才是她们的归宿!”她的兄弟一想到高昂的学费就这么抱怨。（P16）
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My mother complains all day 我妈妈整天抱怨。
Many students complain that their school libraries do not have enough up-to-date interesting books a
nd magazines.许多学生抱怨他们的学校图书馆没有足够的最新有趣的书籍和杂志。He complained bitterly that he had been unfairly treated.
他愤懑地诉说他所受到的不公平待遇。
complain to sb about/of sth 向某人抱怨/发牢骚/投诉
I'm going to complain to the manager about this. 我要就这件事向经理投诉。
12.tuition / tjuˈɪʃn / n. （小组）教学；讲课
He received tuition in painting for one year. 他学了一年绘画。
Students can apply for individual tuition. 学生可以申请个别指导。
She received private tuition in French. 她由私人教授法语。
13.fee / fi: / n. 专业服务费；报酬
The entrance fee is £50. 门票是50英镑。
He had to pay a fee of 40 dollars to get his car back 他得付40美元才能把车还回来。
legal fees律师费
membership fees 会费
tuition fee 学费
Is this money enough for the tuition fee? 这些钱交学费够吗?
The increasing university tuition fee gives parents anxiety.
大学学费的攀高使广大家长倍感忧虑。
She responded, “I’d rather stay single to study all my life!”她回答：“我宁愿一辈子不嫁人，也要学医！”（P16）
She asked where he’d been, but he didn't respond. 她问他去哪儿了，他却没回答。
The doctor responded that he could not tell the name of her disease.
医生回答说他无法说出她患的是什么病。
respond to sb/sth (with sth) （用某物）回复某人/某物
She responded to my letter with a phone call．她收到我的信后给我回了个电话。
I knocked on the door but there was no response.我敲了门，可是没有回应。
She made no response to your inquiry.对你提出的查询，她没作任何答复。
in response to对……做出反应
The product was developed in response to the demand from our customers.
这种产品是为了满足顾客的需要而开发的。
16.union / ˈju:niən /n. 协会；联合会；工会
Eight years later, Lin graduated from Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) with the Wehai Scholarship, the highest prize given to graduates. 八年后，林巧稚毕业于北京协和医学院，并
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获得了该校毕业生的最高荣誉奖——“文海”奖学金。（P16）
a union member工会会员
faintI've joined the union . 我已经加入工会。
the Student Union 学生会
the European Union 欧盟
17.scholarship / ˈskɒləʃɪp / n. 奖学金
She got a scholarship to go to university.
她获得了上大学的奖学金.
She won a scholarship to study at Stanford.
她获得了奖学金，得以在斯坦福大学求学。
The boy who won the scholarship was a quite outstanding student.
那个获得奖学金的男孩是个相当杰出的学生.
18.hire /'haɪə/vt. 聘任；雇用；租用n. 租借；租用
She immediately became the first woman ever to be hired as a resident physician in the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital. 她随即成为北京协和医学院妇产科有史以来第一位被聘为住院医师的女性。（P16）
My uncle opened a restaurant in Shandong and hired six local waitresses.
我的叔叔在山东开了一家餐馆，雇佣了六个当地的服务员。
Many companies prefer to hire famous film stars to be their advertisers.
许多公司更喜欢雇佣著名影星作他们的广告人。
You can hire a car if you want to explore further places.
如果你还想逛更远的地方，可以租辆车.
The price includes the hire of the hall. 费用包括礼堂租金。
The day's hire for the car is ten dollars. 汽车每日的租金是十美元.
Boats for hire: one shilling an hour. 游船出租: 每小时一先令.
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fire /ˈfaɪə(r)/ vt. 解雇；开除
She got fired from her first job.她第一次工作就被解雇。
Two employees were stealing, and he had to fire them. 两个雇员偷东西，他不得不解雇他们。He was responsible for hiring and firing staff. 他负责招聘和解雇职员。
19.physician / fɪˈzɪʃn / n. 医师；（尤指）内科医生
I'm a physician trying to help people here. 我是一名只想治病救人的医师。
resident physician住院医师
Within six months, she was named a chief resident physician, a position that usually took four years to achieve. 不到六个月，她就成了住院主任医师，而升任这一职位通常需要四年时间。（P16）
She greatly impressed her American colleagues, who invited her to stay. 美国同行对她印象极
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