Words for Unit 2:
fray the developers’ nerves 使神经紧张
The argument frayed their nerves. 争辩使他们不快。
Her nerves were frayed by the nois in the street. 街上的噪音使她神经紧张。
After spending a day with screaming children, her nerves were frayed.与吵吵嚷嚷的孩子们呆了一天后,她的神经快要崩溃了。
BATCH Processing批处理
timesharing分时操作
the Defen Advanced Rearch Project Agency (DARPA) 国防高级研究规划局（美国）
mainframe主机
the Interface Message Processor接口信息处理机
the Network Control Protocol网络控制协议
congestions拥挤
ionosphere 电离层
node节点
the International Organization for Standardization国际标准化组织
assimilate吸收
gave way to让路，让步
compatibility 和谐共处，不矛盾
sift through详察, 细审；审查
light-hearted adj
not intended to be rious
a light-hearted comedy
cheerful and not worried about anything
I found her in a light-hearted mood.
revolve around
to have something as a main subject or purpo
Jane's life revolves around her children.
The argument流行服饰品牌 revolved around costs.
She ems to think that the world revolves around her (=that she is the only important person) .
to move in circles around something
The moon revolves around the Earth.
cyberpunk 名词 n. 科幻小说的一种，其特性为：(一)以完全依赖电脑的世界为题材，(二)情节发展快速
steampunk n. 一种专以19世纪工业化社会为背景的科幻小说
spearhead 1 /ˈspɪəhed/ v to lead an attack or organized action [美口大理的风花雪月]带头; 当...的先锋 The tanks spearheaded the offensive. 坦克在那次进攻中打头阵。
The new managing director will act as spearhead of the campaign. 新上任的常务董事将在这场运动中挂帅。
anonymity匿名
egalitarianism 平均主义
like-minded adj. 志趣相投的having similar interests and opinions
a chance to meet like-minded people
compulsive
extremely interesting; fascinating 极有趣的; 令人着迷的:
a compulsive novel about politics有关政治的有趣的小说.
(a) caud by an obssion 因着迷而引起的; 强迫性的; 强制性的; 上瘾的:
compulsive gambling, eating, etc 上瘾的赌博﹑ 作业没写完强迫性进食等.
(b) (of people) forced to do sth by an obssion （指人）因着迷而被迫做的, 强迫性的:
a compulsive eater, TV viewer, gambler 对食物﹑ 电视﹑ 赌博着迷的人
* He's a compulsive liar, ie He lies repeatedly. 他说谎成性.
> compulsively adv: a compulsively readable book 引人入胜﹑ 非读不可的书.
erode destroy or wear (sth) away gradually （指酸﹑ 雨﹑无限集 风等）侵蚀, 腐蚀（某物）
experti
n [U] expert knowledge or skill, esp in a particular field（在某一领域）专门知识或技能
Customers will be impresd by the experti of our highly trained employees. 我们的雇员专业性强﹑ 训练有素, 保证顾客满意.
* We were amazed at his experti on the ski slopes. 他斜坡滑雪的技能使我们赞叹不已.
eavesdrop ~ (on sb/sth) listen cretly to a private conversation 偷听（私人谈话）: eavesdropping on the discussion, her parents偷听讨论、偷听她父母谈话。
> eavesdropper n.
hacker informal someone who cretly us or changes the information in other people's computer systems黑客（能盗用或偷改电脑中信息的人），电脑高手
lurk be or stay hidden, esp when waiting to attack 埋伏; 潜伏
materialize, materiali 1 become a reality; happen 成为现实文言文实词; 实现; 发生:
Our plans did not materialize. 我们的计画未能实现.
测量专业
The threatened strike never materialized. 扬言要举行罢工, 却从未付诸行动.
take bodily form; become visible; appear 具体化; 实体化; 呈现; 出现:
He claimed that he could make ghosts materialize. 他声称他可以使鬼魂现身.
* (infml 口) He failed to materialize, ie did not come. 他并没有来. >
the hard way using the most difficult or least convenient method to do or achieve sth. 采用最困难或最麻烦的方法（做或实现某事物）；避易就难地
do sth./find out/learn/grow up the hard way 以吃力的方式或以高昂的代价做某事[调查/学习/成长].
Now, boys, we can do this the easy way or the hard way. 你们要吃敬酒还是要吃罚酒（舒服点的还是痛苦点的）？
Father believed in bringing us up the hard way. He always said that a "good" education would make us too soft for the harsh battles of life. 爸爸主张对我们进行严格的教育。他总是说，“良好的”三明治教育会使我们过于娇嫩，不能与严酷的生活作斗争。
Park was born poor, and came up the hard way. 帕克出身贫寒，通过奋斗才在社会上出人头地。
rebuttal反驳，反证
specialty
make bids出价
priority
charity
navigation
icon
donation
congestion
an asmbly line
retain
knock… out of the park
trajectory n.轨迹
take the plunge 采取大胆果断措施（尤指曾经一番考虑
the honor system paranoid a.偏执狂的，过份怀疑的
asrt onelf
depleted 筋疲力尽的
downside
bring down降低，减少
reign
scam n. 诈骗；骗局
stunt n. 花招；噱头
lf-starter n. 做事主动的人
loner n. 不合群者
cranky adj. （机器等）运转不正常的，有毛病的
summarily adv. 即刻地
criminally adv. 极其
corollary n. 必然结果；推论
savant n. 学者；专家
mirage n. 海市蜃楼；幻想
dirty adj. 卑鄙的
ratify v. 正式批准
woe n. 麻烦事
shackle v. 束缚
vent v. 发泄（感情）
invoke v. 求助于（法律等）；行使（权利等）
snicker v. 暗笑；窃笑
connectivity n. [计]连结性
myriad adj. 无数的
source v. 寻找……来源
reams n. 大量
ubiquitous adj. 普遍存在的；无处不有的
computer literate 精通计算机的
harness v. 驾驭；控制；利用
refurbish v. 整修；新编
virtual adj. 虚拟的
hot desking 办公桌轮用
MIA: missing in action战斗中的失踪人员
重庆专科院校AT&T: American Telephone and Telegraph Company 美国电话电报公司
BT plc: British Telecommunications public limited company 英国电信公司
