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1、單擊此處編輯母版標(biāo)題樣式,單擊此處編輯母版文本樣式,第二級,第三級,第四級,第五級,*,Unit Two,Unit Two,Intensive Reading,Balances and Imbalances of Power,Para 1,The only check on forming a league of defense.,The only limitation to the abuse of political power has in every case come from the existence of an opposing power which is equally s

2、trong or an alliance of several countries which forms a group of defense.,consist in have sth.as its chief or only element or feature 在于，存在于,e.g.這計(jì)劃的好處就在于簡單易行。,The beauty of the plan consists in its simplicity.,Education does not simply consist in learning a lot of facts.,Technically 專門地，技術(shù)上地，工藝地,Th

3、e word“technical”is derived from the word“technique”;while a seemingly alike word“technological”is derived from the word“technology”.“Technical”means having special skill or practical knowledge especially in a mechanical or scientific field or used in or peculiar to a specific field or profession.,e

4、.g.a technical adviser 技術(shù)顧問,technical terminology 專門詞匯，技術(shù)術(shù)語,However,“technological”means relating to or involving technology,especially scientific technology or affected by or resulting from scientific and industrial progress.,e.g.technological innovation,scientific and technological challenges,See

5、1).(here means)to know through firsthand experience 了解，明白,e.g.He saw some service in the French and Indian War.,2).,Another meaning of“see”is to give rise to or be characterized by,e.g.The 1990s saw the best economic performance in the United States in three decades.,“See”,when used in the second me

6、aning,is a synonym to“witness”.,e.g.The last decade has witnessed a significant growth in the use of information technology and information systems.,Para 3,Stability in Europe would-be hegemon.,Great Britain is willing to give full support to the lesser state or coalition when the balance of power w

7、as at risk,resulting from the appearance of a potential hegemon,which contributed to stability in Europe.,The word“associate”has a number of parts of speech.It is used as a vt in the text.It can also be used as in vi,or a n.or an adj.,1).When used as vi,it,similar to the word“join”,means to join in

8、a form a league.,e.g.If his health permits,he will in many important business ventures.,As vi,it also means to spend time socially 與某人交往或打交道,e.g.She often with her coworkers on weekends.,2).Used as n.,“associate”may mean a person united with another or others in an act,enterprise,or business.Used in

9、 this context,it is a synonym to partner or colleague.同事，伙伴,e.g.He never hangs out with his s in the evening.,3).“Associate”,as an adj.,means“joined with another or others and having equal or nearly equal status or having partial status or privileges.”（與某職業(yè)或組織）聯(lián)合的，聯(lián)盟的，合伙的,e.g.David is an editor of,N

10、ature,magazine.(副主編，助理編輯),an judge 陪審法官,the producer of a film 聯(lián)合制片人,Para 4,there is nothing to prevent suits its purpose.,nothing is able to stop the stronger from being hostile to its allies as long as that satisfies its own purpose.,And although Hitler and Mussolini with balance-of-power reasonin

11、g.,Despite the fact that Hitler and Mussolini shared something in common in terms of fascist designs for their societies,the alliance of Italy with Germany went against balance-of-power reasoning.,Odds,Note that the word“odds”is used in a few idioms.,1).Against all the odds 盡管有極大的困難,2).Be at odds 爭執(zhí)

12、，不相稱，不和諧,3).By all odds 肯定地，無疑地，遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超過,4).Give odds 給予對方以有利的條件，預(yù)測，猜測,5).It makes no odds.不要緊。,6).Lay odds 給予對方以有利的條件，預(yù)測，猜測,7).Odds and ends 剩余物，零碎物件,8).Odds on 勝算，勝利的成分，有一半以上的勝算的,9).Over the odds 超過預(yù)期的,10).The odds are against 形勢對不利，可能性不大,11).The odds are in someones favor.形勢對某人有利。,12).What are the od

13、ds?那有什么要緊？,Most,The word“most”is often used with many adjectives and adverbs to form the superlative degree.However,in the text,it means very.,e.g.He takes efforts to build a most exciting website.,Para 5,Contemporary,Contemporary,contemporaneous,simultaneous,synchronous,concurrent,coincident,concom

14、itant,are all synonyms,meaning“existing or occurring at the same time”.,1).Contemporary is used more often of persons,contemporaneous of events and facts.當(dāng)代的，同時(shí)代的，同時(shí)期的,e.g.The composer Salieri was contemporary with Mozart.,A rise in interest rate is often comtemporaneous with an increase in inflatio

15、n.,2).“Simultaneous”more narrowly specifies occurrence of events at the same time.同時(shí)的，同時(shí)發(fā)生的,e.g.The activists organized demonstrations in many major cities.,3).“Synchronous”refers to correspondence(一致)of events in time over a short period.同步的,e.g.The dancer executed a series of synchronous movements

16、.,4).“Concurrent”implies parallelism in character or length of time.并發(fā)的,e.g.The mass murderer was given three life sentences.那個(gè)屠殺群眾的兇手被同時(shí)判處并執(zhí)行三個(gè)無期徒刑。,5).“Coincident”applies to events occurring at the same time without implying a relationship.同時(shí)發(fā)生的，巧遇,e.g.The resistance to the Popes authority is pretty nearly coincident with the rise of the Ottomans.(,John Henry Newman,),6).“Concomitant”refers to coincidence in time of events so clearly related that one seems attendant on the other.相伴的，共存的，附隨的,e.