2008年10月8号

1、transcend
(1)Fortunately the acting and photography are so good that they somehow manage to (transcend) the limitations of the film plot.
(2) Something that transcends normal limits or boundaries goes beyond them,because it is more significant than them.
2、trace
(1)if you trace the origin or development of something, you find out or describe how it started or developed.
(2)if you trace something such as a pattern or a shape,for example with your finger or toe,you mark its outline on asurface.
(3) a trace of something is a very small amount of it.
3、tranquil
(1) a place that is tranquil is calm and peaceful.
(2)To tranquillize a person or an animal means to make them become calm、sleepy、 or unconsicous by means of a drug.
4、trail
(1) a trail is a rough path across open country or through forest.
(2) a trail is a route along  a series of paths or roads, often one that has been planned and marked out for a particular

purpose.
(3) a trail is a series of marks or other signsof movement or other activities left by someone or something.
(4)if you trail someone or something, you follow them secretly, often by finding the marks or signs that they have left.
(5)if someone trails somewhere, they move there slowly, without any energy or enthusiasm, often following someone else.
5、meek
(1)when the report is published, various environmental groups criticised it for being too meek.
(2)if you describe a person as meek, you think that they are gentle or quiet, likely to do what other people say.
(3)thank you peeter, mark said peekly.
6、alert
(1)if you are alert, you are paying full atention to things around you and are able to deal with anything that might happen.
(2)if you are alert to something, you are fully aware of it. the bank is alert to the danger.
(3)if you are on the alert for something, you are ready to deal with it if it happens.
7、gregarious
(1)gregarious animals or birds normaly lives in large groups.
(2)Someone who is gregarious engoys being with other people.

to be studied...
1、Her friends helped her (pull through) after her sister was killed in a car crash.
pull off、pull out、pull through、pull on
2、nell's father said to him that he was (too old a )dog to learn new tricks.
so old a、a too old、too old a、a so old
3、the skipper was not willing to risk (taking) his ship through the strits until he could see where he was going.
taking、to take、having taken、being taken