【词汇】Book5 Unit1 (2)

• The reading of all good books is indeed like a conversation with the noblest men of past centuries who were the authors of them, nay a carefully studied conversation, in which they reveal to us none but the best of their thoughts.
  阅读所有好书，如同与千百年来写就它们的高尚人士之间的一场对话，而且是一场认真研讨的对话。其间，他们向我们展示的皆是他们思想的精华。
  ——勒内.笛卡尔

• China will not sacrifice environment to foster economic growth.
  foster 促进，培养，助长；〔在一段时间内〕抚育，代养〔别人的孩子〕

• economic 经济上的；经济学的

• economics 经济学
  economical 节省的，合算的，经济的

• excel 优于，擅长；胜过他人；
  Rick has always excelled at foreign languages. 里克一向擅长外语。
  excel yourself 胜过平时
  You have excelled yourself with the new exhibition. 你新办的这次展览特别成功。

• gratify 使高兴，使满意；满足〔欲望、需求等〕
  1、He was gratified by Lucy’s response. 他对露西的回答很满意。
  be gratified to see/hear/learn etc
  John was gratified to see the improvement in his mother’s health. 约翰很高兴看到母亲的身体有所好转。
  2、She did not propose to gratify Gloria’s curiosity any further. 她不想再去满足格洛丽亚的好奇心了。

• Sanskrit 梵文，梵语〔印度古代的语言〕

• P21

• come across 偶遇
  Perhaps I shall come across him in France.
  也许我会在法国遇见他。

• come around/round 苏醒；顺便来访；来访；复原
  1、I’ve just come around from a drunken stupor.
  2、May I come around in the morning?

• come down to 归根结底，可归结为；实质上是
  Ultimately, much of the debate comes down to the question of choice.

• 我的祖母不识字，可是她有一箩筐的神话和传奇故事。小时候我总是缠着她，要她给我讲故事。而她在忙完家务之后，总会把我抱到膝上，一边讲故事一边有节奏地晃动我。

• 我父母发现了我对故事的浓厚兴趣后，不失时机地引导我进行阅读。他们给我买了许多带插图的故事书，有空的时候就一遍遍地读给我听。慢慢地我认识了很多字，能够自行阅读了。

• Although my grandmother was illiterate, she had a good stock of myths and legends. When I was young I gave her no peace, constantly asking her to tell me stories. After she had finished her housework, she would lift me onto her lap and tell stories, all the while rocking me in rhythm.

• Having noticed my interest in stories, my parents lost no time in initiating me into reading. They bought many storybooks with illustrations, and whenever free, they would read these stories to me over and over again. By and by I had a vocabulary large enough to read on my own.