2015年旅游管理硕士英语阅读专训（二）

　　electronic

　　a.　电子的

　　electron

　　n.

　　baby-sitter

　　n.　someone who looks after a child when the parents are away for a short time (代人临时)照看婴儿

　　childhood

　　n.　time when one is a child 童年

　　partly

　　ad. not completely; in some degree 部分地;在一定程度上

　　involve

　　vt. have as a part or result (必须)包括

　　imagination

　　n.　the ability to imagine 想像力

　　learning

　　n.　the gaining of knowledge or skill through studying; knowledge or skill gained through studying 学习;学问，知识

　　invent

　　vt. produce (sth.) for the first time 发明

　　generation gap

　　failure of the younger and older generations to communicate and understand one another 代沟

　　in part

　　in some degree; partly 在一定程度上;部分地

　　grow up

　　change from a child to a man or a woman 成长，长大

　　bring together

　　cause to meet 使相聚

　　come up with

　　think of; produce 想出;提出

　　at first glance

　　when first seen or thought about　乍一看;最初考虑时

　　have a ball

　　(sl.) enjoy oneself, have a very good time 玩得开心

　　【PROPER NAMES】

　　Mayer

　　迈耶(姓氏)

　　the United States

　　美国

　　a.　more dangerous than it seems 暗藏危险的;奸诈的

　　cape

　　n.　海角

　　rough

　　a.　(of weather or the sea) stormy; not calm (气候)有暴风雨的;(海)波涛汹涌的

　　fortunately

　　ad. luckily 幸运地;幸亏

　　fortunate

　　a.

　　contact

　　vt. get in touch with 联系，接触

　　nearby

　　ad. close by 在附近

　　following

　　a.　next; to be mentioned immediately 接着的;下列的

　　waken

　　v.　(cause to) wake 唤醒;醒来

　　nightmare

　　n.　terrible dream 恶梦

　　drag

　　vt. pull along with great effort 拖，拉

　　sinister

　　a.　凶恶的，邪恶的

　　knight

　　n.　爵士

　　vt. 封... 为爵士

　　sword

　　n.　剑，刀

　　accomplish

　　vt. finish successfully　完成

　　conquer

　　vt. overcome　征服