英语泛读教程3 U女生英语名nit 3
课前预习思考题：
1 According to Richard Wiman, why can't the audience perceive the cret actions performed by a magician in front of them? Could you give an example?
2 Why are people suffering from autism less likely to be cheated by magicians?
3 According to Wiman, how do magicians manipulate our consciousness? Give an example to show that.
4 What is the magic spot according to Parris? Why are scientists trying to map out how our brains are deceived?
5 Do you think magic will lo its appeal if psychologists can find out the way magicians trick our brains? Why or why not?
Words and Expressions::
Text: Bursting The Magic Bubble
1. tinge: verb&noun
v: tinge sth with sth: to add a small amount of color to sth(轻微地给。。。着色，给。。。染色；to add
a small amount of a particular emotion or quality with disapproval 使略带。。感情/性质)
His dark hair was just tinged with grey.他有少许白发
a look of surpri tinged with disapproval带有几分不满的惊奇神情
noun: a small amount of a colour, feeling or quality淡淡的色调或痕迹
to feel a tinge of envy/regret/sadness感到几分嫉妒/遗憾/悲伤
【形近词】：tingle: n&v: 感到刺痛；刺痛感；兴奋感
The cold air made her face tingle冷空气冻得她脸发痛
2. scramble: noun&verb
noun: a situation in which people push, fight or compete with each other in order to get or do sth争抢，抢占，争夺；a difficult walk or climb艰难行走，爬，攀登
关爱残疾人作文There was a mad scramble for best ats人们不顾一切地抢占最好的座位:
verb: to move quickly, especially with difficulty, using your hands to help you in order to get or reach sth迅速而吃力地爬，攀登，争抢，抢占，争夺
He managed to scramble over the wall她好不容易翻过墙
The audience scrambled for the exits.观众竞相朝出口涌去 scrambled eggs with tomatoes番茄炒蛋
3. surreal: adj. very strange, more like a dream than reality, with ideas and images mixed together in a
strange way离奇的，怪诞的，梦幻般的，超现实的 surrealism: 超现实主义
4. conjuror: noun: (also conjurer ) a person
conjure: to do clever tricks such as making things to appear or disappear as if by magic变魔法，变戏法
[PHRV] CONJURE UP: to make sth appear as a picture in your mind使。。。呈现于脑际，使想起 [SYN]EVOKE
When we think of adventures, many of us conjure up images of larger-than-life characters trekking to the North Pole.当我们想到探险，脑海中便呈现出那些与众不同的到北极探险的英雄人物
5. vanish: to disappear suddenly or/and in a way that you can’t explain(莫名其妙地)突然消失to stop
大使馆英文existing消亡，绝迹 The magician vanished in a puff of smoke魔术师在一股烟中突然不见了
6. map sth out: to plan or arrange sth in a careful and detailed way(精心细致地)规划，安排
Te has his career path clearly mapped out他精心规划了自己的前途
7. mechanic: 机械师，技工；（the mechanics）[pls] the way sth works or is done方法，手段
The mechanics of some tricks by contemporary magicians同时代魔术大师的一些魔术原理
8. aside from :( especially AmE) =apart from, as well as:出了。。外（都）；此外，加之
大学英语三级词汇表I’ve finished apart from/aside from the last question
9. in full swing: (of music) having reached a very lively level在热烈进行中；处于兴盛阶段survivalofthefittest
When we arrived the party was already in full swing and the dance floor was crowded.我们赶到时，聚会已进入高潮，舞池里挤满了人
swing: n&v: 摆动，摇摆，秋千
10. showmanship: skills in doing things in an entertaining way and getting a lot of attention主持演出的
技巧，主持艺术、表演技能
showman: a person who organizes public entertainments, especially at FAIRGROUNDS (尤指露天游乐场的)演出主持人，演出经纪人dhaka;善于引起公众注意的人，喜欢出风头的人
11. implicit：adj: suggested without being directly expresd含蓄的，不直接言明的
Implicit in his speech was the assumption that they were guilty.他话语之中的言外之意是设定他们有罪enigma
意大利语初学12. blow sb away: to impress sb a lot or to make them very happy给某人留下深刻印象，使某人很高兴
13．dexterity：n: skill in using your hands, the ability to do sth skillfully (手) 灵巧，熟练，
平面设计学校敏捷，技巧技能
You need manual dexterity to be good at video games 完好电子游戏手要灵巧
mental/verbal dexterity智能/说话技巧
14. impoverish: to make sb poor; to make sth wor in quality使贫穷，使贫瘠，使枯竭
impoverished peasants赤贫的农民 the impoverished areas of the city这个城市的贫民区
The changes are likely to impoverish single parent families even further.这些变革很可能使单亲家庭更加贫困
15. sleight: [IDM] sleight of hand: skillful movements of your hands that other people cannot e; an act of deceiving people in a clever way(隐蔽的)敏捷手法，灵巧手法；把戏，花招
sleigh: a sledge, vehicle that slides over snow, especially one pulled by hor (尤指马拉的)雪橇
16. blurred：adj, not clear, without a clear outline or shape
She suffered from dizziness and blurred vision她饱受头晕目眩视物模糊之苦
Eorigenverything is a blur when I take my glass off. 我摘掉眼镜什么都变得模糊不清
17. impair：to damage sth or make sth wor损害，削弱
His age impaired his chance of finding a new job他的年纪影响了他找新工作的机会
