UnitSix:HowtoMarkaBook"Don'tevermarkinabook!"Thousandsofteachers,librariansandparentshavesoadvised.ButMortimerAdlerdisagrees.Hethinkssolongasyouownthebookandneedn'tpreserveitsphysicalappearance,markingitproperlywillgrantyoutheownershipofthebookinthetruesenseofthewordandmakeitapartofyourself.
HOWTOMARKABOOK
NewWordspersuadevt.cause(sb.)todosth.byreasoning,arguing,etc.说服,劝服
librariann.图书馆管理员
propertyn.(collectively)thingsowned;possessions财产
preluden.action,event,etc.thatservesasanintroduction序幕;前奏曲
possessionn.possessing;ownership;(pl.)property拥有;所有权;财产
ownershipn.thepossessing(ofsth.);rightofpossessing所有(权)
illustrationn.anexamplewhichexplainsthemeaningofsth.;adnexplanatorypicture,diagram,etc.例;图例;插图
beefsteakn.牛排
transfervt.hadoverthepossessionof(property,etc.);changeofficiallyfromoneposition,etc.toanother转移;调动
butchern.apersonwhokills,cutsupandsellsanimalsforfood屠夫
iceboxn.aboxwherefoodiskeptcoolwithblocksofice;(AmE)refrigerator
bloodstreamn.thebloodasitflowsthroughthebloodvesselsofthebody血流
absorbvt.takeorsuchin(liquids);takein(knowledge,ideas,etc.)吸收
best-sellern.bookthatissoldinverylargenumbers畅销书
individualn.anyonehumanbeing(contrastedwithsociety)个人
woodpulpn.木(纸)浆
dipv.plungeorbeplungedquicklyorbrieflyintoaliquid,esp.towetorcoat浸;蘸
shinya.givingofflightasifpolished;bright发亮的
restrainvt.prevent;control;holdback抑制;控制,约束
dogeareda.(ofabook)havinghecornersofthepagesbentdownwithuse,likeadog'sears(书页)卷角的
dilapidateda.(ofthings)brokenandold;fallingtopieces破旧的;倾坍的
loosenv.makeorbecomelooseorlooser(使)松开
continuala.repeated;frequent不断的;频繁的
scribblev.writehastilyorcarelessly;writemeaninglessmarksonpaper,etc.潦草书写;乱涂
preservevi.keepsafefromharmofdanger保护;保存
intacta.untouched;undamaged完整无损的
elegantlyad.beautifully;gracefully优美地;雅致地eleganta.
bind(bound)vt.tieorfastenwitharope,etc.;fastentogethersheetsof(abook)andenclosewithinacover捆,绑;装订(书)
editionn.forminwhichabookispublished;totalnumberofcopies(ofabook,newspaper,etc.)issuedfromthesametypes(书等的)版本;版
paradisen.theGardenofEden;Heaven伊甸园;天堂
crayonn.蜡笔;颜色笔
originala.oforrelatingtoanoriginorbeginning;beingthefirstinstanceorsourcefromwhichacopcanbemade最初的;原著的;原创作者的
paintingn.apaintedpicture;picture
statuen.animageofapersonoranimalinwood,stone,bronze,etc.雕像
inseparablea.impossibletoseparatefromoneanother
manufacturevt.make,produceonalargescalebymachinery制造;(大量)生产
magnificenta.splendid;remarkable华丽的;宏伟的
indispensablea.absolutelyessentialornecessary必不可少的
consciousa.aware;abletofeelandthink有意识的;神志清醒
understandingn.knowledgeofthenatureofsth.,basedesp.onlearningorexperience理解
fictionn.(branchofliteratureconcernedwith)stories,novelsandromances小说
croonvi.singgentlyinalowsoftvoice,usu.withmuchfeeling低声吟唱
readern.personwhoreads
invariablyad.unchangeable;constantly不变地;始终如一地
intelligenta.havingorshowingahighdegreeofpowersofreasoningorunderstanding聪明的
caviar(e)n.鱼子酱
sharpenv.becomeormakesharp(er)
disagreementn.thefactoracaseofdisagreeing;lackofsimilarity分歧;不一致disagreevi
inquiryn.question;asking询问
resumevt.goonafterstoppingforatime(中断后)重新开始
naturallyad.ofcourse;asonecouldhaveexpected
humilityn.humbleconditionorstateofmind谦卑
solelyad.notincludinganythingelseoranyothers;only
solea.
receptaclen.acontainerforkeepingthingsin容器
literallyad.actually;virtually确实地;简直
fruitfullyad.productively;withgoodresults富有成果地
fruitfula.
underlinevt.drawalineunder(aword,etc.)esp.toshowimportance在……下划线(表示强调)
forcefula.strong;powerful
verticala.垂直的
emphasizevt.callattentionto;stress强调
asteriskn.astarlikemarkusedtocallattentiontosth.星号(即*)
doo-dadn.(informal)afancy,triflingornament小装饰物
sparinglyad.economically;frugally节约地
sequencen.succession;connectedlineofevents,ideas,etc.顺序;连续;一连串
relevanta.connectedwithwhatisbeingdiscussed;appropriate有关的;适宜的
phrasen.短语
end-papern.(oftenpl.)apieceofblankpaperstuckinsidethecoveratthebeginningorendofabook衬页
indexn.索引
fancya.notordinary;brightlycoloured别致的;花哨的
bookplaten.apieceofpaperwiththeowner'sname,usu.pastedtotheinsidefrontcoverofabook藏书票
integratevt.putorbringtogether(parts)intoawhole使成一整体
structuren.wayinwhichsth.isputtogether,organized,etc.;frameworkoressentialpartsofabuilding结构
basica.essential;fundamental主要的;基本的
unitym.anarrangementofpartstoformacompletewhole;thestateofbeingunited总体布局;统一
Phrases&Expressionsreadbetweenthelines(fig.)findmoremeaningthanthewordsappeartoexpress体会字里行间的言外之意
do(sb.)goodhelporbenefit(sb.)帮助(某人);对(某人)有益
dipintoreadorstudyforashorttimeorwithoutmuchattention浏览;稍加探究
nomore……than……innogreaterdegree……than……
asetofanumberof(thingthatbelongtogether)一套
sotospeak/say(usedasanapologyforanunusualuseofawordorphrase)asonemightsay;ifImayusethisexpression,etc.可以说;容许我打个譬喻
getinthewaybecomeanuisanceorhindrance挡道;碍事
inthesecondplaceasthesecondthinginorderorimportance第二,其次
thinkthroughthinkaboutuntilonereachesanunderstandingorconclusion彻底全面考虑
reachforstretchoutone'shandtograsp;makeanefforttograsp伸手去抓;努力争取
setdownwritedownonpaper
pickupstartagainafterinterruption中断后重新开始
leaveoffstop
consistinliein;beequivalentto在于;存在于
tieupconnectclosely;fastenwithrope,etc.系紧;捆牢
reduce……tostateinamoreconciseform;summarizeas把……归纳为