Unit Two

　　accident n. 事故，意外

　　例：His left knee was hurt in a traffic accident. 他的左膝在一次交通事故中受傷了。by accident 偶然，意外的：We met by accident at the airport. 我們?cè)跈C(jī)場(chǎng)不期而遇。拓展：accidental a. 事故的，意外的

　　聽力擴(kuò)展：

　　A: I’m so sorry I failed to take part in the match yesterday, but I wasn’t able to, I’m afraid.

　　B: Well, don’t you think it’s a bit late to be sorry now?

　　A:I know that, but there was very little I could do about it.

　　B: It’s all very well saying that there was very little you could do about it, but because of you we lost the game!

　　A: Yes, I heard, and I am sorry, but there was an accident on the way and I got stuck in the traffic.

　　B: But why the hell didn’t you phone us to let us know?

　　A：很抱歉我沒(méi)有參加昨天的比賽，但是恐怕我當(dāng)時(shí)沒(méi)法參加。

　　B ：哦，難道你不認(rèn)為現(xiàn)在道歉有點(diǎn)晚了嗎?

　　A：我知道，但是我當(dāng)時(shí)真是無(wú)能為力。

　　B：說(shuō)起來(lái)好聽，你當(dāng)時(shí)無(wú)能為力，但是就因?yàn)槟阄覀冚數(shù)袅吮荣悺?/p>

　　A：是的，我聽說(shuō)了，我很抱歉。但是當(dāng)時(shí)在路上碰上了一樁交通事故，我陷入交通堵塞了。

　　B：但是你為什么不打電話告訴我們呢?

　　account v. 解釋;n. 記述，描述

　　例：In English law a man is accounted innocent until he is proved guilty. 根據(jù)英國(guó)法律, 一個(gè)人未經(jīng)證實(shí)有罪仍視為無(wú)罪。His illness accounts for his absence. 他因?yàn)樯�病，所以才缺席。搭配：account for 解釋：The poor weather may account for the small crowd. 天氣不好可能是人來(lái)的少的原因。take into account 考慮：We should take this factor into account. 我們應(yīng)該考慮這個(gè)因素。拓展：on account of 由于，因?yàn)椋篠he retired early on account of ill health. 她體弱多病，所以提前退休。accountant n. 會(huì)計(jì)師

　　聽力擴(kuò)展：

　　Husband: Hi, honey, here’s my last month’s salary.

　　Wife: OK, darling. How about this? From now on we’ll put all your salary into our savings account and set aside 20% of my salary as Daniel’s education fund.

　　Husband: That’s not a bad idea. But do you think the rest of your salary will be enough to cover our daily expenses?

　　Wife: I got a raise. Have you forgotten it? It should be OK.

　　Husband: Alright, dear. It’s up to you. I get a headache when it comes to figures.

　　Wife: That’s why you need a wife like me.

　　丈夫：親愛的，這是我上個(gè)月的工資。

　　妻子：好，親愛的。這樣吧，從現(xiàn)在開始，我們把你的工資都存到存折里，另外拿出我工資的20%作為丹尼爾的教育資金。

　　丈夫：這個(gè)主意不錯(cuò)。但是你剩下的工資足夠支付日常開支嗎?

　　妻子：我加薪了，你忘了啊?應(yīng)該差不多。

　　丈夫：好極了。你決定吧。提到數(shù)字我就頭疼。

　　妻子：這就是為什么你需要一個(gè)像我這樣的老婆了。

　　act v. ①扮演，表演 ②行動(dòng);n. ①行為 ②法令

　　例：Think well before you act. 三思而后行。Parliament has passed an act forbidding the killing of rare animals. 國(guó)會(huì)通過(guò)了一項(xiàng)法令, 禁止捕殺珍稀動(dòng)物。搭配：act as 擔(dān)任，充當(dāng)：Lucy acts as a monitor in her class. 露茜在班里當(dāng)班長(zhǎng)。act for 代表：John will act for his boss to have the meeting. 約翰將代表他老板參加會(huì)議。in the act of 正做……的過(guò)程中：He made great efforts in the act of saving the victims. 在救援過(guò)程中，他幫了大忙。拓展：action n. 行為，行動(dòng);acting n. 演技

　　聽力擴(kuò)展：

　　W: Your child has above�瞐verage ability in reading.

　　M: Really? I’ve seen her act like a professional on the soccer field, but I was worried about her performance in school.

　　W: Well, I was a little worried that she might be biting off more than she can chew. But she is doing OK.

　　M: Her mother and I don’t want her to bury her talents.

　　W: Your daughter is a can-do person but no person should overdo it.

　　M: I see your point, Ms. Johnson. I must say that your teaching is quite exceptional. With your perfect skill, you’ve brought the best out of our daughter.

　　女：你孩子的閱讀能力超群。

　　男：真的嗎?我曾看到她在足球場(chǎng)上表現(xiàn)得像個(gè)職業(yè)球員，可是我擔(dān)心她在學(xué)校的表現(xiàn)。

　　女：是啊，我也曾擔(dān)心她力不從心，可她確實(shí)做得不錯(cuò)。

　　男：她的媽咪和我都不想埋沒(méi)了她的才能。

　　女：你的女兒是個(gè)能人，但別作過(guò)頭。

　　男：我明白你的意思，約翰遜小姐。我得說(shuō)你的教學(xué)能力很強(qiáng)。你用完美的技巧完全把我女兒的潛能發(fā)揮出來(lái)了。

　　【注】bite off more than one can chew 力不從心;overdo it 作過(guò)頭;exceptional a. 杰出的

　　action n. ①行動(dòng) ②作用;v. 采取適當(dāng)行動(dòng)，采取措施

　　例： The action lasted three hours. 戰(zhàn)斗持續(xù)了三個(gè)小時(shí)。Your request will be actioned. 你的要求會(huì)處理的。搭配：take action 采取行動(dòng)：Firefighters took action immediately to stop the blaze spreading. 消防隊(duì)員立即采取措施制止大火蔓延。in action 在活動(dòng)中，在運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)：Just press the button to see your favorite character in action. 只要按一下電鈕，就可以欣賞你喜歡的角色的表演。into action 實(shí)行，實(shí)施：The new plan for traffic control is being put into action on an experimental basis. 新的交通管理方案正處于試運(yùn)行階段。

　　聽力擴(kuò)展：

　　A: There is a Beijing Opera show tonight. Let’s go and watch it together, all right?

　　B: I’m afraid that I don’t understand it.

　　A: It doesn’t matter. It’s an acrobatic fighting drama. Even if you don�餿 understand the words, you can definitely understand it just by watching the action.

　　B: Are the actors famous?

　　A: I can’t recall their names, but according to the newspaper, they are all very famous.

　　B: Can you get the tickets?

　　A: No problem. I can definitely get them.

　　A：今天晚上有一場(chǎng)京劇，咱們一起去看吧!

　　B：我恐怕聽不懂吧。

　　A：沒(méi)關(guān)系，是武打戲。你聽不懂，一定看得懂。

　　B：演員出名嗎?

　　A：我說(shuō)不出他們的名字。不過(guò)報(bào)紙上說(shuō)，那些演員都挺有名的。

　　B：票買得到嗎?

　　A：沒(méi)問(wèn)題，肯定買得到。

　　【注】acrobatic a. 雜技的

　　actually ad. 實(shí)際上，事實(shí)上

　　例：He seems to be doing nothing, but actually he is just biding his time. 他看上去無(wú)所事事, 其實(shí)卻在等待良機(jī)。This tree looks high and strong but actually its trunk is hollow. 這棵樹看起來(lái)又高又壯, 實(shí)際上樹干是空的。拓展：actual a. 實(shí)際的

　　聽力擴(kuò)展：

　　A: Working for four hours at a stretch really makes me tired. Why can’t we have a break like many other companies? We need at least a tea break.

　　B: Our boss is dead nuts on work. Keeping on working and making money is what he has in his mind. Nothing else.