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2013年自考“英语（二）”备考资料（新版教材 unit 8）
Unit 8 The Great Minds
The Great Minds
名人名言部分补充make A of B A famous quote
A pessimist makes difficulties of his opportunities; an optimist makes opportunities of his difficulties. ----Harry S. Truman 悲观者让机会沦为困难；乐观者把困难铸成机会。 ----杜鲁门 make A of B
make a success of one's career make a musician of the little boy
The father exposed his son to music when he was still a little child becaused he wanted to make a musician of him. expose sb. / oneself to sth.
Don't expose yourself to the strong sunlight, or you will get sunburnt. 联想：sunburnt / suntanned gain exposure to sth. make a footballer of Tom make a mess of the account I. New words and expressions New words
1. wrap v. 用…缠绕（或围紧） 2. scenario n. 设想；方案；预测 3. explanation n. 解释；说明 explain explanatory
4. uneventful adj. 平淡无奇的；平凡的；缺乏刺激的 5. pregnancy n. 怀孕；妊娠；孕期
6. imperfect adj. 有缺陷的；不完全的；不完美的 perfect perfection
联想：impossible, impolite, imbalanced, immobile, immature （注意：unbiased, unmoving）
7. abnormal adj. 不正常的；反常的；变态的；畸形的 normal
联想：typical-atypical symmetry-asymmetry symmetrical-asymmetrical 8. massive adj. 巨大的；非常严重的
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9. disability n.（某种）缺陷，障碍 able ability unable
10. limbless adj. 无四肢的
11. inspire v. 激励；鼓舞（用法参考Unit 5, Text A） inspiration （形近词参考Unit 4，Text A） inspiring
12. adapt v. 适应（新情况） adapt oneself to sth. 13. accomplish v. 完成 14. limb n. 肢；臂；腿
15. campaign 运动（为社会、商业或政治目的而进行的一系列有计划的活动） 16. fulfill v. 实现；履行
fulfill one's dream / word / requirement fulfilling使人满足的，令人愉快的 fulfillment 履行；满足；成就 17. motivational adj. 鼓舞的
18. circumstance n. 命运；客观环境 19. wholeheartedly adv. 全心全意地 20. effective adj. 产生预期结果的；有效的 比较：efficient
ineffective, inefficient 21. altitude n. 海拔；海拔高度 altitude sickness 区分：attitude
22. engagement n. 约定；约会；预约 23. congregation n. （教堂的）会众 24. audience n. 观众；听众
25. vision n. 想象力；眼力；远见卓识 26. outreach n. 外展服务
27. perspective n. 态度；观点；思考方法 28. cease v. （使）停止，终止，结束 29. obstacle n. 障碍；阻碍；绊脚石
30. illustrate v. （用示例、图画等）说明，解释 31. profound adj. 巨大的；深切的；深远的 32. persistence n. 坚持；锲而不舍 persist (in)
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33. paralyze v. 使瘫痪；使麻痹 34. oftentimes adv. 常常 35. trick n. 戏法；把戏 tricky
36. blend n. （不同事物的）和谐结合，融合
37. perseverance n. 毅力；韧性；不屈不挠的精神（偶见perseverence，但很少使用） persevere
perseverant （偶见perseverent，但很少使用） 38. define v. 阐明；明确；界定 definition
definite 明确的，确定的
39. incredible adj. 不能相信的；难以置信的 unbelievable
40. captivate v. 迷住；使着迷 Phrases and Expressions
1. a walk of life 行业；职业；地位；阶层 line of work 2. major in 主修
3. stress the importance of 强调…的重要性 4. at one's disposal 任某人处理；供某人任意使用 5. poke fun at 拿…开心；奚落；嘲笑 6. show off 炫耀；卖弄 II. Text Learning Life Without Limits
① Imagine being born without arms. No arms to wrap around someone, no hands to experience touch, or to hold another hand with. Or what about being born without legs? Having no ability to dance, walk, run, or even stand on two feet. Now put both of those scenarios（设想） together: no arms and no legs. What would you do? How would that effect your everyday life?
② Born in 1982 in Melbourne, Australia, without any medical
explanation or warning, Nicholas Vujicic came into the world with
neither arms nor legs. (1)Having had an uneventful pregnancy and no family history to expect this condition, imagine the shock his parents felt when they saw their first born, brand new baby boy, only to find he was what the world would consider imperfect and abnormal. How would their son live a normal happy life? What could he ever do or become when living with what the world would see as such a massive disability（严重残疾）? (2)Little did they or anyone know that this beautiful limbless baby would one day be someone who would inspire and
motivate people from all walks of life, touching lives all over the world.
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