Unit 7
TEXT A
New words
fraud
n.
[C, U] the crime of deceiving people in order to gain sth. such as money or goods 欺诈；诈骗They said that it was the temptation of money that led them to commit the fraud. 他们说正是受到金钱的诱惑他们才去行骗的。
He has been charged with tax fraud/credit card fraud. 他被控逃税/信用卡诈骗。
corruption
n.
[U] dishonest, illegal, or immoral behavior, esp. from sb. with power （尤指有权势者的）贪污，贿赂，
受贿，腐败
We think all governments should rve their people and ek to end corruption. 我们认为所有的政府都应该服务于人民，并且力求消除腐败。
expel
vt.
officially force sb. to leave a place or organization becau of their bad behavior 强迫（某人）离开；驱逐；开除
Two nior students have been expelled for cheating on the final exam. 两名大四学生因为在期末考试时作弊而被学校开除。
Eight Olympic athletes were expelled for drug-taking. 八名奥运会运动员因服用禁药被取消了比赛资格。
purcha
n.
四月英语
[C, U] (fml.) sth. you buy, or the act of buying it 购买（的东西）
Advertirs need to learn what will motivate people to make a purcha. 广告商需要了解什么会刺激人们买东西。
What is the purcha price of the hou? 这所房子的购买价是多少？
vt.英语四级试题及答案
(fml.)
buy sth. 购买
The muum is trying to rai enough money to purcha a painting by van Gogh. 这家博物馆正努力筹集资金去购买梵・高的一幅画。
layer
n. [C]
1 a level or rank within an organization or system （组织或体系中的）层，级别，阶层
There are too many layers of management in the company to make a quick decision. 公司有太多的管理层，无法迅速作出决定。
2 an amount or piece of a material or substance that covers a surface or that is between two other things 表层；层
The boys began to dig and were surprid when they discovered a layer of stones. 男孩子们开始挖掘，而且惊讶地发现了一层石块。
exemplify
vt.
1 be a typical example of sth. 作为…的范例；当作…的典型
Mark Twain’s novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer exemplifies 19th-century life in the United States. 马克・吐温的小说《汤姆・索亚历险记》体现了19世纪美国的生活。
The room’s style exemplifies her ideal of “beauty and practicality”. 这个房间的风格是体现她“美观且实用”理念的典范。
2 give an example of sth. 举例说明
I will exemplify my point with a story. 我将用一个故事来说明我的观点。
valvesoftwareconsumer
n.
[C] sb. who buys and us products and rvices 消费者
bribe
n.
[C] money or a gift that you illegally give sb. to persuade them to do sth. for you 贿赂
It was said that he always refud to take bribes while in office. 据说他在执政时一直拒绝受贿。vt.
illegally give sb., esp. a public official, money or a gift in order to persuade them to do sth. for you 贿赂；收买
He was bribed into giving cret information of his company to another company. 他被收买而把公司的机密泄露给了另一家公司。
I tried to bribe my brother into going away for the afternoon by offering him the u of my car. 我试图以把车给弟弟用的名义来收买他，让他下午离开。
rip
vt.
remove sth. quickly by pulling hard 撕掉；扯掉
Gilly ripped out a sheet of paper from Mary’s notebook to take notes. 吉利从玛丽的笔记本上撕下一页纸记笔记。
v.
tear sth. or be torn quickly and violently 撕；扯；被撕裂；被扯开
I ripped my jeans on the fence when I tried jumping over it. 当我试着要跳过栅栏时，我的牛仔裤被撕破了。
accurate
a.
correct and true in every detail 正确的；准确的
Accurate records about this accident must be kept for further investigation. 必须准确记录这次事故，以便以后进行进一步调查。
They were accurate in their prediction that he would accept our invitation. 他们的预料真准，他接受了我们的邀请。
exaggerate
v.
make sth. em better, larger, wor, etc. than it really is 夸大；夸张；言过其实
Shelly admitted that she did sometimes exaggerate the difficulty of her job. 谢莉承认，她有时候确实夸大了自己的工作难度。
Don’t exaggerate. I was only two minutes late, not twenty. 不要夸张，我只是迟到了两分钟，不是二十分钟。
principle
n.heighten
1 [C, U] a moral rule or belief about what is right and wrong, that influences how you behave 道德原则；行为准则
It would be against my principles to lie to my parents about anything. 对父母撒任何谎都是违背我的原则的。
2 [C] the basic idea that a plan or system is bad on 原则；原理；基的观念
He recommended a textbook which teaches the basic principles of geometry. 他推荐了一本有关几何学基本原理的课本。
morality
n.
[U] beliefs or ideas about what is right and wrong and about how people should behave 道德；道德观
Unemployment is not the issue; the real problem is the decline in public morality. 失业并不是问题，真正的问题是公众道德水平的下降。
extensive
a.
1 large in size, amount, or degree 广阔的；大量的；大规模的
Extensive repair work is going to begin soon. 大规模的修缮工作很快就要开始了。
The flood caud extensive damage. 洪水造成了巨大的损失。
2 containing or dealing with a lot of information and details 广泛的；全面的
He tried to impress us with his extensive knowledge of wine. 他试图用他丰富的葡萄酒知识来给我们留下深刻印象。
facilitate
vt.
(fml.) make it easier for a process or activity to happen 促进；使便利
The development of the Internet greatly facilitates people’s communication. 互联网的发展大大方便了人们之间的交流。
I wondered what kind of teaching method would facilitate learning better. 我想知道哪种教学方法能更好地促进学习。
nerve
n.
1 (~s) [ pl.] a worried feeling that makes you afraid that you will not be able to do sth. well 精神紧张；焦虑不安；神经质
Calm your ten nerves by deep breathing, not by having another drink. 用深呼吸来缓解你的紧张不安，而不是再继续喝酒。
2 [C] 神经
frustrate
vt.
make sb. feel annoyed and impatient by preventing them from doing or getting sth. 阻挠；使烦恼；使灰心
If you give a child a math problem that is hard to solve, you may frustrate him. 如果你让一个孩子做太难的数学题，你会使他气馁的。
frustration
n.
翻译资料[C, U] the feeling of being annoyed, upt, or impatient, becau you cannot control or change a situation, or achieve sth. 懊丧；懊恼；沮丧
I was clo to tears with frustration, but I held back. 我沮丧得快要哭出来，但我忍住了。
ultimate
a. (only before noun)
1 better, bigger, wor, etc. than all other things or people of the same kind 最出色的；最大的；最糟糕的
In the war, he gave his life and thereby paid the ultimate price. 他在战争中牺牲了，因此付出了最大的代价。
2 sb.’s ultimate aim is their main and most important aim, that they hope to achieve in the future （目标等）最终的，首要的
His ultimate goal at the moment is to go and study out of the country. 现在他的首要目标是去国外读书。
3 happening at the end of a process or activity 最终的；最后的
韩国汉阳大学The ultimate outcome of the experiment cannot be predicted. 实验的最后结果无法预测。
illegal
amg是什么意思 a.
not allowed by the law 违法的
In some countries, it is illegal to ll tobacco to someone under 16. 在有些国家，出售烟草给16岁以下者是违法的。
fake
vt.
make sth. em real in order to deceive people 仿造；伪造
The criminal faked an identity card to avoid investigation, but he was caught eventually. 这名罪犯伪造了一个假身份证来逃避调查，但他最终还是被抓住了。
n.
[C] a copy of a valuable object, painting, etc. that is intended to deceive people 赝品；假货
The painting he bought online was proved to be a fake. 他在网上买的这幅画被证实是赝品。
heart什么意思a.(usu. before noun)
made to look like a real material or object in order to deceive people 伪造的；冒充的
The bank us special machines to detect fake money. 银行用特殊的机器来识别假钞。
brow
v.
1 arch for information on a computer or on the Internet （在计算机或因特网上）浏览（信息）Students browd the Internet for information on the assigned topic. 学生们浏览互联网以查找与作业题目相关的信息。
2 look at the goods in a shop without wanting to buy any particular thing （在商店里）随便看看The tourists were given enough time to brow around the fashion shops in Paris. 给游客们留出了足够的时间在巴黎逛时装店。
I enjoy browsing the shops in a big mall. 我喜欢在大型购物中心的商店里逛。
vi.
look through the pages of a book, magazine, etc. without a particular purpo, just looking at the most interesting parts 随意翻阅；浏览
On weekends Mike likes to brow through magazines in the library. 周末迈克喜欢在图书馆里浏览杂志。
locate
vt.
1 find the exact position of sth. 找出…的准确位置
X-rays are ud to locate breaks in bones and to treat certain dias. X光可以用来确定骨折的位置，并用于治疗某些疾病。
2 (be ~ed in/near, etc. sth.) be in a particular position or place 位于某处/位于某处附近等
The shopping center is located near the railway station. 这个购物中心位于火车站附近。
China is located in the east of Asian continent. 中国位于亚洲大陆的东部。
appropriate
男士保养皮肤a.
correct or suitable for a particular time, situation, or purpo 恰当的；合适的
Sometimes a gesture that is appropriate in one culture is insulting in another. 有时候一种文化中得体的手势在另一种文化中却被认为具有侮辱性。
Her bright clothes were not appropriate for this occasion. 她那身鲜艳的衣服不适合这个场合。web
n.
1 [sing.] (the Web) the World Wide Web 万维网
2 [C] a net of thin threads made by a spider to catch incts 蜘蛛网
conscious
a.
1 thinking a lot about or concerned about sth. 关注的；有意识的；注重的
She was very conscious of curity. 她非常注重安全。
2 (not before noun) noticing or realizing sth. 注意到的；意识到的
Whether we are conscious of it or not, our body language tells what we really feel. 不管我们是否意识到了这一点，我们的肢体语言传达了我们的真正感受。
3 awake and able to understand what is happening around you 清醒的；有知觉的；神志清醒的When I first woke up and became conscious again, I didn’t remember anything about the accident. 当我刚醒过来、恢复意识的时候，我一点也不记得那场事故了。
cope
vi.
succeed in dealing with a difficult problem or situation （成功地）应付，对付
She coped very well as a CEO while still taking care of her 3-year-old daughter. 她既当首席执行官，又要照顾3岁的女儿，两样她都干得非常好。
She feared that she couldn’t cope with newborn twin babies. 她担心自己无法应付刚出生的双胞胎宝宝。
plagiarism
n.
[U] when sb. us another person’s words, ideas, or work and pretends they are their own 剽窃；抄袭
More than half of the teachers in the survey said they thought plagiarism from the Internet was a rious offen. 在这项调查中，超过半数的老师认为剽窃网上的资源是严重的侵权行为。software
穷爸爸富爸爸下载n.
[U] the ts of programs that tell a computer how to do a particular job （计算机）软件
plagiarize
v.
take words or ideas from another person’s work and u them in your work, without stating that they are not your own 剽窃；抄袭
He plagiarized most of the book. Now he must suffer the conquences for his dishonesty. 他剽窃了那本书里的大部分内容。现在他必须为自己的不诚实承担后果。
launch
vt.
1 start sth., usu. sth. big or important 发动；发起；开始进行
The company decided to launch a new advertiment campaign to increa the sales. 公司决定开展新的广告宣传活动来提高销售额。
