全新版大学英语第二册第四册unit 6(3)

Unit 6

1. n. pressure or worry resulting from mental or physical distress, difficult circumstances,

etc. (followed by on)

*Population growth and pollution place enormous stress on the world’s supply of usable water.

他的压力很大因为他的工作太多了。

(=He is under stress because he has too much work to do.) 2. vt. put stress, pressure, or strain on

*A person who is stressed typically has anxious thoughts and difficulty concentrating or remembering.

(=I must stress that what I say is confidential.) Collocation:

lay/put/place stress on/upon 着重于，把重点放在?上

11. (L. 43) prosperity: n. state of being economically successful; state of being successful

or rich

*War brings no prosperity to the great mass of ordinary citizens.

*Some people argue that globalization will bring the prosperity so far enjoyed only by wealthy industrialized nations to the developing countries.