out of curiosity

because of curiosity 出于好奇

She decided to follow him out of curiosity. 出于好奇，她决定跟踪他。

look upon sb./sth. as

consider sb. or sth. in a particular way, or as a particular thing 把某人/某物看作 We had established a general opinion which looked upon corruption in public office as a threat to society. 我们达成了一个共识：把公职腐败视为对社会的威胁。

We should learn to be caring and considerate and look upon everyone in the world as our brothers and sisters. 我们应该学会关心体贴, 把世界上的每个人都看作是我们的兄弟姐妹。

be equipped with sth.

be provided with the things that are needed for a particular kind of activity or work 以…为装备；配备…

All dormitory rooms are equipped with high speed Internet access. 宿舍所有的房间都配备了高速互联网。

The rooms are equipped with video cameras. 房间里都装了摄像机。

swell with pride/anger, etc.

feel extremely proud/angry, etc. 洋洋得意/怒气冲冲等

Her heart swelled with pride as she stood watching her daughter win the race. 当她站在那儿看到女儿赢得比赛时，内心充满了骄傲。

Unit2

New words

accounting

n.

[U] the work of accountants or the methods they use 会计；会计学

Students‘ major objective is to be financially well off. Accordingly, today the most popular course is not literature or history but accounting. 学生的主要目的是在经济上富裕。因此，当今最流行的课程不是文学或历史，而是会计。

calculate

vt.

1 make a judgment about what is likely to happen using the available information 估计；预测；推测

It‘s difficult to calculate the long-term effects of these changes in the law. 这些法律上的变化带来的长期影响是难以预测的。

2 find out how much sth. will cost, how long sth. will take, etc. by using numbers 计算；核算

Nowadays the accountants in enterprises use computers to calculate the cost of production with accuracy. 如今，企业财会人员利用电脑来计算准确的生产成本。

boost

vt.

increase or improve sth. to make it more successful 促进；推动；使兴旺

Some countries hope that warmer weather and more rain will boost their farm output. 一些国家希望更温暖的天气和更多的降雨能提高他们的农业产量。

prospect

n.

[C, U] sth. that is possible or likely to happen in the future, or the possibility itself 可能的事情；很可能发生的事情；前景

Career prospects in science and technology are virtually unlimited. 科技类职业的前景几乎是无可限量的。

defect

vi.

leave a country, political party, or organization to go to another one 背叛；叛逃 He defected from the party in the late 1970s. 他在20世纪70年代后期背叛了该党。 n.

[C] a fault in sb. or sth. 缺点；欠缺；不足之处

Stammering is probably an inherited defect. 口吃可能是一种遗传缺陷。

applied

a.

(usu. before noun) used for describing educational subjects when they are studied for

their practical uses （学科）应用的，实用的

Industry leaders want scientists to engage in basic research, not applied research. 产业领导者们希望科学家们从事基础研究，而不是应用研究。

As an applied scientist, he does not wish to get mixed up in the current discussion of pure mathematics. 作为一个应用科学家，他不希望与目前讨论的纯数学混淆。

bet (bet, bet)

vt.

be fairly sure that sth. is true, that sth. will happen, etc., although you can‘t prove this 肯定 I bet the train will be late. 我敢打赌，列车会晚点。 v.

risk money on the result of a race, game, competition or other future event 下赌注；与…打赌

I bet my life that he will take my money and leave. 我敢用我的命打赌，他将拿着我的钱离开。

persist

vi.

1 (fml.) continue to exist 继续存在；持续

If the bad weather persists, the farmers will suffer great losses this year. 如果恶劣天气持续，农民今年将遭受巨大的损失。

2 continue to do sth., although this is difficult, or other people oppose it 坚持；执意 Students must persist in their efforts if they wish to do well. 学生如果想取得好成绩就必须坚持努力。

accelerate

v.

happen or make sth. happen at a faster rate （使）加快；促进

Human activities can cause or accelerate permanent changes in natural systems. 人类的活动可能导致或加速自然系统的永久变化。

succession

n.

[sing.] a series of people or things of the same type 一连串，一系列（同类型的人或物）

After graduation he took a succession of low-paid jobs. 毕业后他干了一连串报酬低微的工作。

liberal

a.

1 (~ arts) school or college subjects that give students a general education and teach them to think rather than those subjects that develop practical skills 文科

The liberal arts are college or university subjects such as history, languages and literature but not sciences. 文科是学院或大学的如历史、语言和文学之类的学习科目，而不是理科学科。

2 accepting different opinions and ways of behaving and tending to be sympathetic to other people 心胸宽广的；开明的

She is known to have liberal views on divorce. 人们知道她对离婚持有开明的观点。

logical

a.

connecting ideas or reasons in a sensible way 合乎逻辑的；合理的

It is logical to think that when people are deprived of their familiar surroundings they will feel disoriented. 脱离熟悉的环境时，人们会感到迷失方向，这样想是符合逻辑的。 Only when each logical step has been checked by other mathematicians will the proof be accepted. 只有当其他数学家检查了每一个合乎逻辑的步骤后，这个证据才会被接受。

bound

a.

(~ to) sth. that is bound to happen will almost certainly happen 一定的；几乎肯定的 The weather is bound to get better tomorrow. 明天的天气肯定更好。

dominant

a.

more important, powerful, or successful than the other people or things of the same type 有优势的；占统治地位的

Unemployment rate will be the dominant issue at the next president election. 失业率将是下次总统选举中的主要话题。

pillar

n. [C]