热身任务 来自文章Active Reading 节选自How to Read a Book
Part One 思维导图
Part Two 词汇学习
1.tract n. 小册子(尤指宗教或政治类)
A leaflet or pamphlet containing a declaration or appeal,especially one put out by a religious or political group.
来源于百度知道,仅供参考:
booklet 小册子,常见的有 residence booklet 户口簿
brochure 多指宣传小册子,用于宣传某种知识或广告的,比如说sales brochure 推销小册子,travel brochure 旅游指南
leaflet 多指传单,比如说要举办什么示威游行,可以用这个
pamphlet 多用于政治评论,这个在莎翁时代很流行,品论时政的小册子可以用这个
tract 我觉得是指文章的缩写版,像abstract就是摘要的意思
2.immobilize
3.call attention to 唤起······的注意
4.exert more effort
exert vt. 施加,运用
exert every effort to do 尽一切力量做······
5.undertaking n. 任务
6.blow n. 打击
e.g. The ruling was a blow to China, which had hoped the court would reject jurisdiction.这项裁决对中国是一个打击,中国曾希望该法庭驳回司法权。(来源于纽约时报中文网)
7.pitch
8.pitcher 投球手
batter(棒球或垒球运动的)击球手
fielder (板球或棒球运动的)外场手
9.inert a. 一动不动的
10.We can take this analogy a step further.
11.curve 曲线球
changeup 变化球
knuckle 不旋转球,慢速运动球
12.It is noteworthy that ··· 重要的是,值得关注的是
13.converge upon a common end 殊途同归
14.Admittedly, 诚然,
15.entail
16.it suffices to say that 无需多说,只说······就够了
suffice vi. 足以,足够