§2.1词句贯通
1.curiosity n.好奇；好奇心
She’s full of curiosity.
她充满好奇。
I have very little curiosity about her private life.我对她的私生活极少好奇。
He did it from curiosity.他因好奇做了那件事。
Looking up,I saw his eyes fixed on me in curiosity.
抬头一看，我看到他在好奇地看着我。
She has a burning curiosity to know the secret.
她很想知道那个秘密。
There are some who show great curiosity about other people’s affairs.
有些人就是特别喜欢打听别人的事。
The boy was dying of a curiosity to know what was in the box.
那少年极渴望知道那箱子里到底装了什么东西。
2.decoration n.装饰；装潢
The vase is just for decoration.
那个花瓶只是为了装饰。
The decoration of the bedroom was done by my wife.
卧室的装饰是我太太做的。
We put Christmas decorations on the tree.
我们将圣诞节装饰品挂在树上。
decorate vt.装饰；修饰
She decorated her room with flowers.
她用鲜花装饰她的房间。
All the walls of his room are decorated with pictures of rock singers.
他房间的每面墙壁上都挂着摇滚歌手的照片作为装饰。
How much will it cost to decorate the house?
装修这间房子要花多少钱？
3.date back to追溯到；上溯到
This building dates back to 1823.
这栋建筑是1823年所建。
This custom dates back to the 16th century.
这风俗起源于16世纪。
This town dates back to Roman times.
这个城镇可追溯到罗马时代。
4.in terms of就……而言；从……角度；根据；按照
A 200-year-old building is very old in terms of American history.
从美国历史来看，200年的建筑是很古老的了。
In terms of natural resources it is one of the poorest countries in Western Europe.
就自然资源来说，它是西欧最贫乏的国家之一。
In terms of money we’re quite rich,but not in terms of happiness.
从金钱的角度来说，我们是很富有，但从幸福的角度来说，我们不富有。
5.technical adj.技术的；工艺的；专业的
He has had good technical training.
他受过良好的技术培训。
The violinist has technical skill but not much feeling.
这位小提琴手技巧不错，但缺乏感情。
At a technical college students learn such subjects as engineering,building,etc.
在技校，学生学习诸如工程、建筑等课程。
This process needs a high level of technical skill.
这一过程需要很高的技术水平。
This is a technical magazine.
这是一本专业杂志。
The book is too technical for the general reader.
这本书太专业，不适合一般读者。
6.root n.根源；来源；根
The love of money is the root of all evil.
爱钱乃万恶之源。
The root of the problem is that we didn’t have much training.
问题的根源是我们当时的训练不够。
His absence is the root of the trouble.他没来，这是麻烦的根源。
The root of a plant grows deep into the soil.植物的根扎在土壤的深处。
Trees often have deep roots.树通常有很长的根。
have root(s) in…起源于……
His unhappiness has its root in his boyhood.
他的不幸起源于他的少年时代。
7.climate n.气候；(具有某种气候的)地区
The climate of Italy is milder than that of Britain.
意大利的气候比英国的温和。
We have a tropical climate here.
我们这里是热带性气候。
He couldn’t stand that terrible English climate.
他忍受不了英国那种糟糕的天气。
I like to live in a warm climate.
我喜欢住在温暖的地区。
The doctor suggested that she go to a drier climate.
医生建议她去一个气候较干燥的地区。
注：climate指某一地区长期的气象状态；特定日子的天气情况用weather。
8.dig up挖出；掘起
Father dug up an old coin in the garden.
爸爸在花园里掘到一枚古币。
Harry was digging up potatoes while George was picking plums.
哈里在挖土豆，而乔治在摘李子。
They dug the tree up by the roots.
他们把那棵树连根挖起。
9.accompany vt.陪伴；陪同；伴着；附带；伴奏
She often accompanies her friend to the concert.
她经常陪同朋友去听音乐会。
He was accompanied by his girlfriend.
他有女友陪着。
I’ll accompany you as far as the station.
我将陪你到车站。
She asked me to accompany her to the airport.
她要求我陪她到机场去。
Strong winds accompanied the rain.
强风伴着雨来。
Thunder accompanies lightning.
雷随闪电而来。
Tom accompanied his speech with gestures.
汤姆在演讲时做手势。
The singer was accompanied on the piano by her husband.
那名歌手由她的丈夫以钢琴伴奏。
§2.2 发散思维
1.find n.发现；发现物
find作名词，一般指财宝、矿藏等的发现，也可指通过发掘而得来的或偶然获得的贵重物品，通常作可数名词。
This old painting is quite a find.
这张旧画是一个重大的发现。
He knew he had made a find.
他知道他发现了宝物。
I had a great find in a second-hand bookshop yesterday.
昨天我在二手书店发现了一本很有价值的书。
She made a find in that antique shop.她在那家古玩店发现了一个宝物。
That old table was a real find.那张旧桌子真是一件宝物。
The cave paintings are the finds of the century.这些洞穴绘画是世纪之发现。
2.spare adj.业余的；闲暇的；备用的
a spare tyre备用轮胎
a spare room备用房间
What do you usually do in your spare time?
业余时间你都做些什么？
spare v.①留出，挤出，腾出，匀出
Can you spare me five minutes? I want your advice.
你能抽出五分钟时间吗？我想听听你的建议。
Father couldn’t spare the car,so John had to walk.
父亲腾不出车来，所以约翰只好步行。
Can you spare an extra ticket for me?
你能匀出一张票给我吗？
②省去，不用
Use the telephone and spare yourself a visit.
打个电话吧，省得再跑一趟。
I want to spare him the trouble of seeing me off at the airport.
我不想让他到机场给我送行。
③（用于否定句）吝惜，舍不得
spare no effort/no trouble不遗余力，努力
He didn’t spare any effort on his studies.
他很努力地学习。
No trouble was spared to make sure the guests enjoyed themselves.
（我们）已竭尽全力来保证客人们玩得开心。
④使免受（痛苦），不伤害，饶（命）
The doctor tried to spare him from pain.
医生尽量不让他受痛苦。
Take my money but spare my life!
把钱拿去，饶我一命吧!
to spare剩余的；常用作后置定语。
I caught the train with only a few minutes to spare.
我赶上火车时，就只剩下几分钟了。
We have just enough money to buy it,with 11 pence to spare.
我们刚好有足够的钱买下它，还剩11个便士。