人教版高二Unit 11 Scientific Achievement

(2)n. firm hold or grip; power of grasping 緊握；抓緊；領悟力 eg:
he doesn’t have a thorough grasp of the problem. 他沒有徹底理解這個問題。
(3)短語：beyond/within a person’s grasp 為某人所不能/能抓到的；為某人所不能/能理解的。
3. master vt. , vi & n.
(1) vt. ①become the master of; overcome 成為……的主人；征服；控制
eg: master one’s temper/feelings 控制脾氣/感情
it’s difficult to master nature. 征服大自然是困難的。
②gain as a skill 精通；熟練 eg:
master english 精通英語 master foreign affairs 精通外交事務
he never mastered the art of the public speaking. 他從未掌握當眾演講的藝術。
(2)n. ①man who has others working for him 主人，雇主
②male head of a household 家里的男主人
③captain of a merchant ship 商船的船長
④male teacher 男教師 eg:
the master of the house 一家之長
the maths master 數學教師 a master’s degree 碩士學位
4.arrange vt. & vi.
(1)put in order 安排；排列；布置 eg:
she is good at arranging flowers. 她擅長插花。
before going away, he arranged his business affairs. 他離開之前，他把業務都安排好了。
(2)make plans in advance 預做計劃 eg:
the tourist bureau arranged everything for our journey to rome. 旅游局為我們去羅馬的旅行準備了一切。
(3)arrange+ n. +for +n. 為……安排…… eg:
mother arranged an appointment for me with the dentist. 母親替我向牙醫預約掛號。
(4)arrange sb. to do … 安排某人做…… eg:
i have arranged him to meet her. 我安排他和她見面。
(5)arrange with sb. to do … 約定與某人做…… eg:
we arranged with his team to play a game of baseball. 我們約好和他們隊打一場棒球。
(6)arrange that … 商定，安排。 eg:
he arranged that the meeting (should) be put off for a week. =
he arranged for the meeting to be put off for a week. 他安排把會議延后一周召開。
5. failure n.
(1)[u] failing; lack of success 失��；不成功 eg:
failure is the mother of success. 失敗乃成功之母。
(2)[c] instance of failing; person, attempt or thing that fails 失敗的事例；失敗的人，企圖或失敗的事物 eg:
he was a failure as a teacher. 他不是個好老師。
success came after many failures. 失敗多次之后終于成功。
6. locate vt. & vi.
(1)discover, show the locality of 找出……的位置，指出……的位置 eg:
locate a town on a map 在地圖上找出一城市的位置
(2)establish in a place 在一地點設置 eg:
a new school to be located in the suburbs 將設置在郊區的一所新學校
(3)be located 位于 eg:
our school is located in the center of the town. 我們學校坐落于市中心。
(4)比較location n.
[u] locating or being located 指定位置
[c] position or place 位置；地方 eg:
the hill is a good location for the new church. 那山丘是建筑新教堂的好地點。