英语单词笔记（沪江-新概念英语第三册篇）

前言

• app： 沪江开心词场
• 词书：新概念英语第三册

新概念

1-2

• claim the protection of the law
• corner sb： 堵住
• possession: 财产
  • treasured ~
• hava lots of complaints about the hotel
• an accumulation of work to be done
• puma:美洲狮
  • solitary
  • leopard猎豹
• feel obliged(grateful) to sb for his help
• be extraordinarily disciplined：非常守纪律

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• The clock strikes on the hour and the half hour
  • 这只钟在正点和半点会准时
• start: 吓一跳，震惊
  • make a loud cry to start the hare：吓野兔
  • give a slight start：微微震动
• arm our soldiers for battle：武装士兵准备战斗
• suffer slight damage in the accident
• wind-proof：防风的
• The victory equalled the team’s best in history.
• vicar：牧师
• print: 印记
• in the hunt（n） for the toddlers(幼童)
• Wet clothes cling to the body：紧贴身体

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• His chin rested on his hands
• be sacred in popular belief
• worship Chairman Mao
• prosperous = flourishing = thriving
• make one’s identity public
• a technological unrivalled acheivement in the world
• archeaologist:考古学家
• make a gracful(elegant,exquisite) exit
• The ten-storey building is out of straight.
• the remains of a temple
• sun goddess
• a full-length skirt: 拖地长裙

3-4

• The vase broke into fragments
• His chin rested on his hands
• preserve peace
• be sacred in popular belief： 被民众认为是神圣的
  • Religious,holy
  • irreligious
• win worship(n)
• prosperous,flourishing,thriving
• make his identity public：公开身份
• be unrivalled in the world：世界上无可比拟的
• archeaologist： 考古学家
• Make a graceful exit
  • Graceless：反义词
• The ten-storey building is out of straight：倾斜了
• good drainage： 好的排水
• the remains of a temple：一所寺庙的废墟
• the first harvest of rice：收获的第一束稻子
  • the sun goddess
• a full-length skirt：拖地长裙

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• It turned out far better than I had expected

• take two showers a day

• priest: 祭司

• be smart and well groomed： 干净整洁，打扮得体

• an optimist by nature: 天生乐观派

• refer to the argument:提及那场争论

• His collar hung open(领口松开)

• overalls:工作服

• dustman:清洁工，睡神

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5-6

• two extremes:极端
• sb fail the CET Band-4
• bash the door in：砸门而入
• provide for sth： 为sth做准备
• reliable statistics
• journalist:冰冰
  • probe into the scandals：调查丑闻
• be impatient with the delay
• a paperback edition:平装本
• open-air performance:露天

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• The maid（女仆） gave the floor a flush.
• scramble across those walls： 攀爬
  • my yearning(n) to do sth
• a long iron bar
• make a raid on the house
• negotiate a new contract with its staff
• be on trial for theft: 因为盗窃罪被审判
• diplomatic tact: 外交手腕
• under one’s steady gaze
  • gaze at sb
• be on display in the exhibition
• arrange an appointment for Friday at four-fifteen
• serve a sentence for robbery with violence: 服刑
• be dressed in velvet：丝绒
• some of his jewellery was missing
• Ashtray:烟灰缸
  • drop your cigarette ashes into the ashtray
• blare the horn：按响喇叭
• burglary:入室盗窃

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7-9

• safekeeping(n)
• run one’s business
• a is concerned with b: 有关
• sb faced millions of dollars in claims
• change a ten-pound note:纸币找不开
• witness the sight with dismay:沮丧
• sb feel close to despair
• chew(v) sth extremely well:细细嚼碎
• be mutilated： 残缺不全的
• oven:arvin 烤箱
• clarify one’s position on this issue

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• Switzerland is a federal republic.
• emphasis(n)
  • There is a shift in ~ from A to B
• lie at the sourthern end of the Kurile chain：位于千岛群岛的南端
• The skier leapt through the air: 滑雪者越过高空
• a Buddhist monk：和尚
• monastery:僧院
  • Parties of skiers：几波/几批（人）
• wander around the mall：闲逛
• act so rashly：鲁莽地
• The two parts don not connect properly.

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• survive the earthquake
• The report tells of the war’s impact on society
• be suspicious:有疑虑
  • doubtful,dubious
• Mysterious animal
  • the story goes that+从句：据说
• fascinate(v) sb
  • anything to do with old legends and myths:神话传说
• apparently:obviously，看来
  • deterioration:退化
• submissive：服从的
  • want sb to be submissive
• give sb an affectionate hug
• live in a high-rise flat:高层公寓
• Vernacular: 方言，本地的

10-11

• pick up the suitcase:拎起了手提箱
• flood(v) the city
• plunge (投入)off a bridge
• tremble with fright: 被吓得发抖
• crew： 全体人员
• feel numb with horror： 惊呆了
• follow one’s voyage to ws: 旅程
• faint voice: 微弱的
• have a slight German accent
• take an air liner（班机） to sw
• tragic: catastrophic
• fish(v) the shark in the waters(水域)
• be enclosed in a watertight compartment: 密封在不透水的隔层中
• narrowly averted an accident(险些遭殃)
• a colossal amount of money at stake(一大笔款可能遭受损失)

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• per(through)fume: 香味
• Air is a mixture of gases
• tolerannt:宽容的，容忍的
• baggage：行李
  • trunk:后备箱
• declare war on sb
• be exempt from all taxes
• dreadful: awful
  • The weather is ~
• customs:海关
  • costumes:戏服
• pounce on the mouse
• officious: + 爱管闲事的
  • pompous: 自负的
• unscrew: 拧开
  • ~ the cap and poured sb another drink：倒一杯酒
• hardened: 有经验的
  • a ~ businessman
• sarcastically: 讽刺地
  • admonish(训斥) sb ~ and sharply：锋利地
  • contemptuous：蔑视的
  • His eyes radiated the hard and contemptuous opposition.

12-13

• row me across:划船送过去
• ripe:成熟的
  • the branches are weighed down with ~ apples
• prisoner:犯人
• wretched:可怜的
• rub shoulders with the rich：与富翁来往
• paradise：天堂
  • hostel:招待所
• genuinely：真诚地
  • be ~ sorry about what happened
• The proposal struck me as unrealistic
  • 让我觉得不现实

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• straight：直接地，径直地
  • The compass led me ~ and true 直接领我找到了它
• keep pace with her:追上她
• All computers consist of five units although they are of different kinds
• slam the door and lock it behind sb(随手锁上)
• costume：戏服，服装
  • daring(大胆) picturesqueness：粗犷美
• electricity
  • dynamo:发电机
  • mechanical energy
• take the bed sheets in：被单
• meter(n)：计量表
• outfit：全套服装
• try on clothing and shoes

14-15

• a notable achievement
• her noble quality
• remarkable = excellent = promient
  • be a great creative home：伟大的作家
• be set upon by a band of robbers： 被一伙人袭击
• a state funeral：国葬
• They joined hands in a valiant struggle against the racist:联合起来和种族主义分子进行英勇斗争
  • Radical：激进的
• dedicate(献身，献出) the book to his sister
• extinguish the gangster:消灭匪徒
• These huts(小屋) offer little protection against rats（鼠)
• promptly: on time/in time

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• use a screwdriver（螺丝刀） to free the lock(撬开锁)
• bounce the ball
• pan:平底锅
• pedestrian:行人
• pedestrians,cyclists,motorcyclist（骑摩托车的人）
• rattle：使发出咔哒的声音
  • hold the box up to his ear and rattle it gently
• The car spun on the pavement：人行道
• thrify:节约的
  • fill up a money-box
• put out fires
• fire brigade：消防队
  • 7 ~ were deployed（出动） to contain the blaze(控制火势)

16-17

• accuse sb of fibbing:说小谎
• acquire a reputation as the pre mi er solo violi nist(首席小提琴独奏家)
• be on trial for theft
• abbey：大教堂
• prize(adj) collections：珍贵的收藏品
• deny charges of murder
• come over to do sth：过来do sth
• feel incredibly ashamed(abashed) of myself for getting so angry
• prepare, spin and dye the wool：处理羊毛，纺羊毛和给羊毛染色
• astonishingly:惊人的
  • The rates are ~ high.

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• secure much liberty:获得自由
• immense project:big
• work at full capacity:全力生产
• a nation wildlife reserve
• be in the midst of a great and mingled emotional experience
  • 百感交集，正经历巨大的感情冲击
• I have gone out of my way to be agreeable to his friends.
  • 我已经特地向他的朋友表示友好了
• feel solid earth under my feet again:踏上坚实地面
• have a wing span of 1.5 metres
• Pharaohs：法老
• by no means:绝不
  • ~ will this method produce good results

18-19

• turn off the current:关闭电流

• A thought flashed through my mind：闪过

• the average forensic psychiatrist doesn’t shock easily:一般的法医精神病学家

• the union suspended（暂停/悬挂） strike action 工会暂停罢工

• in his sphere：社会阶层，领域

• gallery：画廊,美术馆

  • exhibit:展览品

• repel the advice as wrong and impossible：拒绝建议

• the response is far from warm:反应冷淡

• electronic engineer:电子工程师

• Bizarre,odd,peculiar

• Emit a long,low whistle：吹了一声低沉而悠长的口哨

• The draught（穿堂风） form the window flickered（使闪烁，使摇曳） the candle flame(烛光).

• Chinese dishes:中餐

• Magnetize:使充磁

  • make a Mobius strip out of a ribbon（带） of mild steel：用一根软钢条做成莫比乌斯环

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• you have my word：我承诺
• fear sth
• dear：亲爱的
  • Be dear to sb：珍贵的
• Polling is orderly(adj) despite the violence that preceded the elections
• a considerable(substantial) amount of money
• remain anonymous:匿名的
• baffle=confuse sb
• ransom：赎金
• be overjoyed（非常高兴） but astounded：震惊的
  • Sb fell pregnant
• give up all hope of tracing her kidnapper

20-21

• cover the distance:行过
  • It covered the distance in 5 hours compared with the train’s six days
• be forced into resigning
• pick up sb:让谁搭便车
• The plane landed 5 minutes late
• a pioneer in modern medical practice
• overland:陆地的
  • ~ transportation

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• meet my match in power and intellect:力量和智力
• tremendous impact:big
• crude：coarse,polite(反义词)
• chestnut:栗色
  • bet 10 dollars on the ~ horse
• alike:similar——dissimilar
  • No two people are exactly ~.
• bare：裸露的
• quarrel over sth
• I am forever in debt to you.永远感激不尽
• extravagant:奢侈的
  • curb your ~ tastes：控制
  • wasteful
  • 反: moderate
  • be heartbroken when she married someone else
• Television has robbed the cinema of its former popularity.
  • 使得电影不如以前那么流行
  • prevalence≈popularity
• a fight against poverty
  • impoverishment:贫穷
• eminent:杰出的
• bitterly:强烈地
  • ~ opposed the proposals
• technically:严格来说

22-23

• proceed to the next item

  • silhouette:(n)轮廓，剪影

• a blank check

• get along very well with her colleague（相处）

• Interpret the role of hamlet very wonderfully

• imprison（关押） sb for his part in the independence movement(因为参加独立运动)

• squint(v):斜视

  • ~ at sth
  • the brightly coloured figures：色彩艳丽的人像

• aristocrat：贵族

• falter:结巴地说

• geoler(n)：监狱看守

• ask eagerly

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• Department stores:百货商店

• appeal to all ages

• possession:占有

  • be found in ~ of drugs

• impulse:冲动

• poison:毒药

  • walk down these ~

• give you a stomach ache

• He is not at all the kind of man I fancy.

• be caught in the shower on my way home

• go for a stroll(n) on the beach

  • wander:溜达

• fry potatoes in hot fat(滚油) with a bit of onion

• the increasing sales of luxury goods

  • An index of the country’s prosperity

• codewords：代码

  • transcript:抄本
  • standard practice

• delicacy:美味

  • a local ~
  • smoked herring:烟熏鲱(青)鱼

• edible:可食用的

• despise sb

• make all the obnoxious,repulsive remarks:讨厌和反感的言论

• It’s illogical to have two houses of parliament with the same powers：赋予议会两院同样大的权力

24-25

• sway back and forth with arm linked
  • 手挽手，前后摇晃着
• clone life form：克隆生命
  • science fiction:科幻小说
• The hat concealed her hair
• dramatic news：激动人心的信息
• The black of night gives way to vivid images:鲜活生动的image取代漆黑的夜晚
  • vivid: animated
  • 反: dull,boring
• a high leap(n)
  • leap(v) the wall
• stack(v) the material up here:材料堆在这儿
• skeleton:骨骼，概要
• respectable：体面的,decent
  • disreputable：声名狼藉的
• dangle the key：晃key
• writing-table:写字台
• A seemingly endless line of trucks waits in vain to load up.等着装载
• unpack my suitcase
• varying：不同的
  • cause ~ degrees of destruction of the protein
• unsympathetic：冷漠无情的
  • sb came across as an ~ figure：看起来是~类型的人
• It’s feared that a political deadlock may petrify economic initiatives：使经济丧失活力

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• sb take the lead in the world
• match dream with reality:使梦想更接近现实
• wear pyjamas：穿睡衣
• The ship was rolling heavily to and fro
• serve as：充当
• The flight has a two-hour delay
• fishing vessel
  • cargo ship
• steer a ship
• refer to permanent(eternal,lasting) residents, in contradiction to temporary visitors
  • temporary:transient
• an impressive array of critics：有不少出色的批评家
• an era of austerity:艰苦的年代
• stick a remainder on the bulletion board:告示牌贴了提示

26-27

• screwdriver：螺丝刀
  • free the lock:撬锁
• sth captures headlines in the world.成为世界的头条新闻
• It’s got a really strange taste“味道很怪
• anticipate：predict
• Out of a random sample of drivers（随机抽样）, 21% had been in a accident
• We pride（v） ourselves that our quality copier is only half of the story.（质量好仅仅是一个方面）
• classify sth
• ingredient:成分，食材
  • start on the ~ preparation of the next cuisine
• devise(think) a plan for getting the jewels out of the country.偷运出国
• subtle:微妙，敏感的
  • remark ~ difference:注意到微妙的差别
• manufacturer（n）：制造商

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• There are consequences for sb who do not obey the rules.
• building materials
• win sth with ease
• be optimist by nature：天生
• stand on the dignity:计较体面
• contempt：藐视，disdain
  • There is nothing people bear more impatiently, or forgive less, than ~
  • 受人藐视，最令人难以容忍，最难饶恕
• vanquish sth:战胜
• There is an exception to any rule
• Buddhism：佛教
• a passer-by
• afflicted person：患者
  • keep off solid foods and drink plenty of fluids
  • be afflicted with the disease
• be envious of sb / a enviable job
• grudge（v,n 不情愿做，怨恨） a penny even to the poorest beggar
• philosopher：哲学家
• The terms of the agreement were left deliberately vague.

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28-29

• bargain with sb
• anchor off sw:在港外下锚停泊
• readily:乐意地
  • troublesomely:反义词，令人心烦的
• favor（n）善举，恩惠
  • Gestures of genuine friendship with no favours expected in return
    • 真诚友谊的表示，并不期待任何回报
• Tempt: entice
  • ~ sb into doing sth
• the impression of a hoof：一个蹄印
• an attempt to rid the country of political corruption
• examine sth
• be inscribed with the date of construction
• outrageous:粗暴的
  • ~ price: 要价离谱
• assail: upset,困扰
• gesticulate: 做手势
  • ~ wildly：拼命地
• disembark：登陆，上岸，下飞机
• tempting
  • resist ~ goodies:抵制美食的诱惑
• wares:货物

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• navigating compass：航海罗盘
• Sb had led such a miserable life that no wonder he ended his life so easily
• console sb for miseries
• All my problems stem(v) from drink.
• Compensate for the loss of the time
• sb is a comic genius and Sellers lookalike（长相酷似）
• touch on the topics of universal interest：谈及人们普遍感兴趣的话题
• the humor(n) of the remark
• dread doing sth：fear doing sth
• distasteful:令人不快的
  • The very idea of doing sth is ~ to sb
• pester sb：bother
• mumble a few words of apology
• comedian
  • straight man：捧哏的
• hobble:跛行
  • see sb ~ away
• meteoric：昙花一现的

30-31

• This is usually the case in any action involving 200 men.
  • 有200人参加战斗通常总是这种情况
• conscientious：小心谨慎的
  • avoid up the pole and omission：避免错误和疏漏
• overnight：整夜
  • leave sth out ~： 放在外面一整夜
• the decision haunts her
• oblige（迫使，使有义务） sb to do sth
• recluse：隐士
  • become a ~ for the remainder of the her life
• moonglight
  • saw sth by ~：月光下观看
  • Altantis：亚特兰蒂斯
• stay up till midnight
• labourer：体力劳动者
  • a farm ~:农场雇工

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• bedraggled:被泥水弄脏的，湿漉漉的
  • be soaked with sweat, ~ hair stuck to his scalp（湿漉漉的头发贴在头皮上）
• elaborate：详细阐述的，精致的
  • make ~ costumes for the play
• insist on immediate payment
• be a slave to social conventions:盲从
• stage(v) a one-day strike举行一天的罢工
• a break from routine(n)
• sth means a break from routine
• a million tonnes（吨） of untreated sewage is dumped into the sea
• dull：反义词 interesting
• eccentric:怪异的
  • an ~ character
  • wear a beret：戴贝雷帽
  • eccentricity
  • sb be unusual to the point of ~：特立独行到古怪的地步
• disregard（v）: ~ my warnings
• reprimand sb for sulking（生闷气）
• spice（v） up one’s stories with sex
• apologetic:道歉的
  • you did nothing wrong
• be intensely(very) irritating
• legendary
  • be supposed to be(被认为是) the resting place of the ~ person：长眠之处
• snob:势利小人
• shrewd：精明的
  • a ~ businessman
• invariably：不变地
  • be ~ late

32-33

• attempt(v,n)
  • several ~s
• be a quite find：颇有价值的发现
• piece one’s relationships：修补
• come upon an irresistible item(偶然发现了一个忍不住想买的东西) at a yard sale(庭院拍卖会)
• ministry：内阁，部，牧师
• wreck(n): 残骸，失事
  • salvage(v) anything from the ~ of their marriage
• cargo:货物
  • The boat calls at the main port（主要港口停靠） to load its regular cargo of bananas
• salvage(n) of sth
• scour the area：搜寻,擦亮
• convoy(v)：护送
  • This merchant ship was ~ed by a destroyer驱逐舰
• a naval officer
• sunken：沉没的
  • try diving for sunken treasure
• cruiser：巡洋舰，巡逻车
  • The fast ~ soon overhauled（迅即赶上） the old cargo boat
• disclose（reveal） the contents to sb

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• land alongside a trawler：在拖船旁降落
• be piled on a table
• A wave of panic swept over her 恐慌袭上她的心头
• brake sharply：急刹车
• expect a series of fiscal crises to hit arount the world:预计世界发生一连串的财政危机
• slide the key into the keyhole
• suburb：郊区
  • Factories are grouped（集中在） in the southern suburb（郊区） of the city.
• race up the stairs：疾走上楼
• catastrophe：灾难
  • From all points of view：不管从哪个角度看
• stray:迷路
  • ~ into dangerous areas
• devour my repentance（悔恨） and disgust in secret:吞咽我的后悔和憎恨
• prelude(n)：序幕
  • the ~ to senility（衰老） and death
• pull up： 停车
  • The car ~ beside me
• munch：大声咀嚼
  • open the crisp packets and ~ greedily

34-35

• be littered with paper:杂乱地布满了纸

• have an immunity to all of the junk that lies at the edge of our culture:读社会文化中的各种垃圾产生了免疫力

• antique(古老的，古董) shops（古玩店）

  • ~ exert a peculiar fascination on many people：对许多人来说有一种特殊的魅力

• fine pieces of music：这些优美的乐曲

• It’s a mere formality.（只不过是个形式）

• cherish possessions more than friends:爱财胜过朋友

• a dedicated team：专注的团队

• stern（严峻的） and forbidding（令人生畏的） face

• be bent on suicide：执意要自杀

• Paintbrushes in assorted sizes are on sale：各色各样的画笔

• muster：聚起

  • ~ all his courage to take part in the game

• pretentious：自负的

  • Be full of ~ nonsense：自负的废话

• labyrinth：迷宫

  • a ~ with dark corridors：长廊纵横光线昏暗的迷宫

• musty:发霉的

  • sip the corked wine（抿一小口开封的酒）
  • oblivious(unaware) of the ~ off-flavour:不知道酒有点变味了

• stare at sb in fascination:入迷地盯着他们

• be amply rewarded with huge salaries

• prise（撬开） the mouth open

• rarity:罕物，罕见的人

  • a ~

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• premise:地基，房屋

  • There is a kitchen on the premises:该处有个厨房

• chip（凿） away at the wall（榔头铲墙）

• accord with sth : 与~一致

  • socialist ideology：社会主义意识形态

• concrete and abstract

• The moon emerged from behind a cloud

• be appointed to the State Supreme Court：到州最高法院任职

• undertake to do sth

• a sense of justice：正义感

• cease to be a member of the club

• There’s more to this tape than potential proof of his innocence.

  • 录音不仅能证明其清白，还有更大作用

• interference:干涉

  • live one’s own life without ~ from others

• be more arduous than expected

• The threadbare（破旧的） carpet muffled（遮住了，裹住了） any noise.

  • ~ the emotion

• a disused air field：废弃的机场

• mete out(给予) cruel punishment to the thief

  • give color see see
  • saddle(v) the horse：跨上马

36-37

• naive: childlike
  • play a leading role and make a hit overnight
  • make a hit overnight：一夜成名
• assume sth automatically
  • fretful:焦躁的
• plot an invasion of neighbouring territories
• obscure：鲜为人知的
  • an ~ novalist
• presume：assume
• an incredible amount of cheese
  • continent:陆地
• scorn：嘲笑 ~ sth quite openly
  • leading officiers：高级官员
• acquaint:熟悉
  • ~ yourself with a new job
• resemblance：相似之处
• The elements conspired（加在一起致使） to spoil our picnic
  • 使索然无味
• rise to unacceptable levels
• credulous：轻信别人的，易上当的
• His honesty had been his downfall
  • downfall:失败原因
• wickedly：邪恶地
  • smile ~

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• give sb this note：便条
  • note three basic facts：notice
• condition oneself to sth：使适应
  • ~ herself to long hours of hard work
• conduct me to the seat
• reflect on sth
• sth can be an advantage
• The road leads direct there.
• The train is punctual to the minute 非常准时
• lodge the protest：提交抗议
• consult an attorney(律师)
• odd clothes
• have faith in your talents
• an express letter：快件
• The fact just dawned on me:逐渐理解，破晓
• triumph:胜利
  • sth is a ~
• kill sb with one mighty blow from his sword：猛力一剑
• hold up sth：延误
  • the postal strike：邮政部门罢工
• dislocate:使混乱
  • ~ railway services：暂时打乱铁路运行
  • an exceptionally heavy snow fall
• At your request we may agree, exceptionally, to work outside usual working hours.
  • 破例加班
• The train chuged down the track
  • 框当哐当地行进
• dawdle（v）：磨蹭
  • ~ over cashing him a cheque：慢吞吞地兑现支票
• unsharkable：不可动摇的

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38-39

• let’s face,who is not?——谁不是呢

• deduce where the fugitive(逃亡者) was hiding

• primitive:原始的，简单的

  • seashells：贝壳

• catch the unique opportunity

• A correlates with B

• sunflowers：向日葵

• make a calendar of Chinese festivals：做节日的一览表

• The only way out for agriculture is being mechanized

  • 农业的唯一出路是机械化

• increase steadily

• historian

• sth heralds the advent of autumn

• Their assumptions of an air of confidence（装出信心十足的样子） fooled nobody.

• Crops are very scanty.（不足的）

• jeweller：宝石匠

• engrave sth on the bracelet（雕刻）

  • memory can be engraved

• give me a clue as to the source of the problem：找出问题根源的线索

• shed the leaves：落叶

• solely:仅仅

  • read the book solely for pleasure

• bewildering：令人困惑的，眼花缭乱的

  • A glance along his bookshelves reveals a bewildering array of interests.（看出他兴趣繁杂）

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• ride on a rough road

• hammer a nail into the wood：钉到木头上

• The country was ripped apart：四分五裂

• scoop the dog food out of the can

• On hills, he must use low gears

  • 齿轮，变速箱,低速挡

• There were cracks about the Prime Minister

  • 挖苦

• fire out from the clump of trees：从草丛中开枪

• fill the car up with petrol：加满油

  • be heavy on ~：费油

• A tourist could glance down a street

  • 沿着一条街扫过

• The old bus bumped along the mountain road

  • 沿着山路颠簸行驶

• perturb:upset

  • Be ~ed by the prospect of failure
  • the prospect of a policeman coming to call：警察登门上访

• omiously：不吉利地

  • be ~ quiet：不详的预感

• The car will roll over：翻车

  • competition cars:赛车

• sb sit astride a large horse：骑在一匹白马上

• His pleading melt her：使她软下来

• swerve：转弯

  • Taken off guard（一不留神）, sb swerved the car almost into the path of an enormous truck.（大卡车车道）

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40-41

• advance info（提前的信息） of the storm’s approach
• tear his shirt on a nail：衣服被钉子刮破了
• grant sb permission to do sth
• for a brief while：有那么一小段时间
  • sb indulge in a very mild form of stalking：稍稍有点沉迷于跟踪别人
• specialize in sth
  • Russian empire
• a cruel deception
• hoax：恶作剧
• ironically:讽刺地
• self-respecting：自重的
  • Their status was not that of a ~ free people：以他们的地位，谈不上自重和自由
• remonstrate:抱怨,告诫，抗议
  • ~ with sb about sth：抱怨sb sth

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• maintain that：声称
  • quite a number of people
  • sth is a passport to sth：sth是sth的保证
• Driving along the winding country lane(蜿蜒的乡间小道) is a treat（fun） all of its own（本身就乐趣无穷）
• airfield：机场
• privilege：特权
  • sb are allowed certain ~s：享有一定特权
• superior：更好的
  • A is ~ to B：A比B好
• illusion:幻觉
  • We have an ~ of freedom
• exotic：异国风味的
  • She flits(辗转) from one ~ location to another
• acquaintance:相识的人
  • have a wide circle of ~s(相识相当多) but few real friends
• stagger:蹒跚地走
  • ~ upstairs：蹒跚地上楼
• breed：养育
• extol：赞扬
  • ~ sb
• coal-fired ranges：燃煤灶
• glint：四代，闪光
• The sea glinted in the sun
• rapture:狂喜
  • You’ve only got to bottle up your ~：你只需要按捺住自己的欢喜
• tuck
  • ~ one’s shirt into his trousers
• obstinately：固执地
  • ~ refuse to carry out the order：执行命令
• I would like living there if it wasn’t for the gangs of kids who make our lives a misery（弄得我们日子不得安宁）
• twitter：叽叽喳喳地讲话
• ~ in the eucalyptus trees：桉树上
• have a dubious record：令人怀疑的记录
• comforting music：治愈音乐
• pastoral：田园诗
  • reinvent the ~ ：革新田园诗
• dweller:居民
  • suffer higher pollution levels
• idyllic：田园般的，悠闲的
  • Married life was not as ~ as he had imagined

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42-43

• be distinguished for sth
  • ~ for her good knowledge of literature
• crack:
  • 近：flaw
• edge one’s way along sth：小心翼翼地沿着sth走着
  • the narrow plank：狭窄的木板
• the insistent ringing（n） of phone
• be criticised for his lack of foresight
• fortell sth
• live in solitude：独居
• glisten in the sunlight:闪光
• be lured into a trap
• pot-holing： 洞穴探险运动
• pot-holer
  • sth becomes a sort of ~'s Everest：成了洞穴探险者的珠穆朗玛峰
• The river came pouring down in a waterfall off the hill
• cavern：大洞穴
• a massive undertaking：一项浩大的工程
• rambler:漫步者
  • be set upon by the cows：被袭击

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• secure a loan to purchase a house
• divide sth into two halves
• dive in the pool
• insure sb：承保
• shiver in the cold
• admittedly：诚然
  • The pieces fit together：各部分互相吻合
• The torrent scoured out a channel down the hillside
  • 冲出一条河道
• premium：保险费
  • the ~ for sth
• fete：盛大节日，party
  • The pop star flew 100 people from HK for a two-day fete
• capsize：倾覆
• agonizing：折磨人的
  • face an ~ wait for news of sth
• rebound：回弹
  • The economy is poised to ~：即将回弹
• precariously:不确定地
  • The station is ~ perched fall into the sea
  • 气象站危险地坐落在海岸上
• sb overbalance and fell head first

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44-45

• sb exhaust themselves

• The door clicked shut behind sb. 咔哒一声关上了

• divert the river：河流改道

• distract my attention

• spacious

  • a ~ kitchen

• set out to do sth = start to do sth

• The missile soared into space

  • 升入太空

• monotonous：单调的

  • The food may get a bit ~, but there’ll be enough of it管够

• carry out an inspection：进行调查

• cramped:狭窄的

  • live in ~ conditions on the floor of the airport lounge：住在狭窄场地

• civilize：使文明

  • ~ barbarous people：使野蛮人开化

• lull:哄

  • fall into a doze
  • With the calm airy height of the room to lull me：头顶的天花板一动不动地悬在高处

• motorway：高速公路

  • sb had been speeding on the motorway：超速行驶

• sleeper:卧铺

  • on the return train from A to B
  • in the ~ compartment：卧铺车厢

• technological changes

• stuffy

  • the ~ air gave one the feeling of being in a tomb 不通风

• Breathtaking games：激动人心的比赛

  • a delight to watch

• exhilarating：exciting

• fumble；笨手笨脚地做，支支吾吾地说

  • ~ his one-handed attempt to light sth：笨手笨脚地试图用一只手点燃香烟

• do sth effortlessly

  • adapt ~ to his new surroundings

• positively：undoubtedly

• hardened:有经验的

  • a ~ businessman
  • be ~ to the violence and suffering：久经磨炼的
  • work in a war zone for a time

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• be verbally abused by sb：言语辱骂

• a gust of wind:一阵风

• Labour is bought and sold like any other commodity

• Hair is exclusive in mammals.毛发是哺乳动物独有的

• A real estate recruiter（房地产行业招聘人员） illustrates sth

  • make the positive difference:产生积极作用

• perpetual：永久的,constant,eternal

  • Her ~ complaints proved too much to bear.没完没了的抱怨让人无法忍受

• contention:论点

  • Sufficient evidence exists to support this ~

• a military coup：军事政变

  • overthrow the government

• odds:不利条件

  • pass sth against all the odds

• radically：根本地，彻底地

  • ~ decentralise power

• experience untold sufferings

• the basis of a democratic society

• commercialization：商业化

  • Hardly anyone can escape the influence of ~

• obscurity:默默无闻

  • live in ~：默默无闻地生活
  • a Customs Inspector：检查员职务

• The condemned(被判罪) prisoner cowered（抖缩） and began to whimper（抽泣） for clemency（仁慈）.

• wretched:可怜的

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46-47

• have a holiday at seaside
• How far back can you trace your family tree?
• the dying embers of the former passion：往日激情将熄的余烬
• have a keen sense of touch
• assemble the bike
• cater to the worst side of human nature
• embark on the task
  • It’s important that we start well
• defendent：被告
  • plead：答辩
• outlet
  • take up exercises as an ~ for his anger
• Marry in haste, and repent at leisure
  • 结婚过于急躁，闲来便要懊恼
  • toil =busyness（n）
• He glibly（流利地） professed his ignorance of the affair.
  • 口口声声表白不知道这件事
• laugh gaily: happily
• clog arteries:阻塞动脉
  • cholesterol：胆固醇
  • ~ clogs arteries and causes heart disease
• insurmountable:不能克服的
• a novice writer：初设写作的人
• resourceful：足智多谋的
• advisory:顾问的
  • be purely ~：纯顾问的
• cut the meat into chunks
• nag sb about doing sth：抱怨，数落
• Your hope of promotion is a mere delusion
• newlyweds：新婚夫妇
  • raise his glass
  • propose a toast to the ~：向新婚夫妇敬酒

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• be mobile: 可移动的，行动方便的
• a maximum(最大的) speed of 30 knots
• bring about a profound:深刻的，意义深远的 change in village life
• sth is sheer delight
  • 绝对是享受
• burglar:入室盗贼
• know better than to show his irritation：不至于把努力表露出来
• be hit by drought
• overwhelm sb:使不知所措
• staggering:令人惊讶的
  • a ~ thought
• The changes are insidious:潜在的
  • produce a noticeable effect
• incessantly：
  • costantly
• environmentalist：环保主义者
  • be overpolulated

48-49

• tramp:践踏
  • ~ all the way home：一路走回家
• ferry guests: 运送客人
• peer at the book over his glasses: 戴着眼镜费力看书
• be dressed in rags
• in the most inaccessible reaches of the jungle
• be famed for sth
  • architectural beauty
• procession：队列
• Her hair straggled(散乱分布) in wisp（小把东西） about her face
  • 头发一缕缕地披散在脸旁
• a hostile reception
• There were a hundred or so hotels in the vicinity of sw
• walk on through the forest：穿越森林
• stare down（俯视） at the launch（汽艇） just moored at the pontoon:浮桥
  • 停泊在浮桥上
• hospitable：热情好客的

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• hearten：激励
  • ~ sb
• occasion sth
  • cause sth
• rambling：布局凌乱的
• domestic（a）：家庭的，国内的
• scrub the floor：擦洗地板
• Her front room（起居室） was kept immaculate:一尘不染的
• preside:主持
  • ~ at the next meeting
• unrelenting：不屈不挠的
• Neon lights gleamed in the deepening mists
  • 霓虹灯在渐浓的雾中隐隐闪烁
• disillusion： 使破灭
• sentimentally：充满感情的
• His anger gave place to mirth(欢笑)
• decry:非难
  • ~ the campaign as a waste of money
• fickleness:浮躁，变化无常
  • a parable（寓言） for the ~ of art and life
• lavishly：浪费地
• industriousness:勤奋
• enlightened：开明的
  • an ~ government

50-51

• propose a toast to our friendship:提议为友谊干杯
• Time will never cause our love to diminish
• gaunt and weak：瘦削而虚弱
  • His big frame is ~
• racist taunt：种族主义嘲弄
• be ambitious in doing sth
• formidable：可怕的
  • a ~ rival
• resolution： 决心
  • His ~ swayed after the first failure
• compile the dictionary
• unsettling:心神不宁的
  • We fully appreciate that： 我们完全理解
  • an ~ experience
• Stress can be the undoing of so many fine players:祸根
• recur:复发
• be glued to sth：目不转睛地看什么
• informer:告密者
  • betray the plan to sb：泄漏给sb
• doze off in the meeting：打盹
• creep into the room：悄悄走进房间
• assiduously：勤勉地
  • study ~ from then on
• troop back to the house：结队回到house中
• pitfall：坑
• fend off questions from the world’s Press:回避各国媒体的提问
• educational attainments：教育成就
• The moon is waning：渐亏
• racist taunt：种族主义嘲弄(n)

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• Diagnose one’s illness：诊断病情
• alternative:可供选择的
• relieve the distressed：救济受苦的人
• commonplace = common
• remarkable=prominent
• be capable of great things：能大有作为
• clerical:文书的
• technician:技术人员
• There is the issue of ~ sharing
  • multimedia:多媒体的
• tipsy:喝醉的
  • repetitive:重复的
• be overstaffed: 人浮于事

52

• have sth in stock：库存
• prompt first aid treatment：迅速的急救处理
  • prompt sb to do sth
• sth is to sb as sth is to sb
• follow at a discreet distance：谨慎的
• adorn sth：装饰sth
• be intoxicated by his success：沉醉在成功中
• The wind soon dispelled the fog:驱散
• outlandish：稀奇古怪的
• We entertain（抱有） a firm belif in the final victory
• fanciful:异想天开的
• observant:用心观察的
  • an ~ doctor
• bewilderment:困惑(n)
  • Twice in one day, I find myself in a ~
• clutch sth：抓紧
  • grasp
• The ban(禁令) is intended to be permanent
• be covered with freckles（雀斑）
• It felt weired going back to sw
• be in soluble in water：溶于水

53-54

• ascertain the truth = confirm the truth 弄清
• press for sb to do sth： 督促 sb
  • safeguard the ozone layer: 保护臭氧层
• correspondence: 一致
  • There isn’t much ~ between A and B
• A be roughly equal to B in size
• sb have a geniune grievance: 真正受了委屈
• be well qualified to cope with sb： 对待sb很得心应手
• be secretive about sth：
• the power to sack incompetent teachers：解雇不称职教师的权力
• hava a prejudiced view of sth：对sth抱有很大的偏见
• stoutly:坚定地，结实地
  • be ~ made
  • sb ~ defend sb
• resent his high-handed manner:怨恨他专横高压的态度

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• erase the wrong word：擦去写错单词
• The government has pledged itself to wage a war against poverty
  • 发誓要进行一场消灭贫穷的战争
• It grows twice as fast as the second colony(群体)
• They were gathered in a cluster around the vehicle
  • 聚集在车的周围
• dread (v,fear) doing sth
• contaminate：污染
  • in the Arctic Ocean：北冰洋
• sticky:粘的
• The area was swarming with officer
  • search a nearby wood：搜寻附近的树林
• The flames devoured（吞食） the entire building
• have an uncanny（不可思议的） knack（本领） of being in the right place in the right time
• ingenuity：独创性，心灵手巧
• luscious：甘美的
  • It occasionally produces luscious peaches
  • 有时会结出甘甜的桃子来
• triumphant：欢欣鼓舞的
  • Duncan and his ~ soldiers
• provocation：挑衅
  • lose his temper at/on the slightest ~
• sb scurry in out of the cold：冻得很快跑进来
• revulsion:剧变
  • News of atrocity produced a wave of anger and revulsion.
  • 对于暴行的报道激起愤怒和憎恨浪潮
• sheltered：遮蔽的
  • A ~ harbour：避风港湾
• entranced：狂喜的，着迷的
  • remain ~ with the idea

55-56

• Arizona: 亚利桑那
  • dust clouds：纱雾
• endeavor to do my best for my country：努力stronomy：天文学
• in the realm of foreign affairs：外交领域
• bacteria:细菌
• get infinitely worse：极大地变糟了
• be blotted with red ink

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• critical:批评的，关键性的
  • a ~ moment
• cast-iron pump：铸铁泵
• run to the bundary：冲向边界线
• submerge in the few remaining water holes
  • Hippos：河马
• They sited the new school in the town:选址
• build on this solid foundation：在这个坚实的基础上努力
• The great occurrence of coronary heart diseases(冠心病) is in those over 65.
• a big rise since the mid-1990s in the proportion of young people at university
  • 自20世纪90年代中叶年轻人上大学的比例大幅增加
  • standards have not improved：水平没有提高
• Those dark clouds spell rain：招致
• The meadow is not yet mown：还没割
• predecessor:前任
• wreath（n）：花圈
  • Prime Ministers laid ~s at the war memorial
  • 总理向战争纪念碑献了花圈
• appeal to sb not to increase their prices unduly
  • 过度地
• grapple with the issues：抓住要领
• juncture(n)：关头
  • at a critical ~
• sweeping：全面的
  • be given ~ powers
• instinctively：本能地
  • feel ~ negative toward sb
• stoutly：结实地，坚定地
  • be ~ made
  • sb ~ defended her husband

57-58

• be absorbed in watching TV
• discover an alien spaceship
• stumble on the staircase:被楼梯绊了一跤
• lack sth
• emigrate from A to B：移居国外
• The light were blinking on the horizon
  • 灯光在地平线上闪烁着
• cease to be a member of the club
• evolve a broad and comprehensive plan：想出一个广泛而全面的计划
• reservoir:水库
  • The ~ dried up:水库干涸
• territory:领土
  • be under rebel control
• ,ilestone：里程碑
  • sth is a ~
• retrace the route and take frequent glances at the map
  • 折返路线，频频查看地图
• embedded(a)：嵌入的
  • The rudder was ~ in mud
  • 船舵陷进了污泥中
• He regarded the mortally wounded man with no pity in his heart
  • 看着那个受了致命伤的男人，心中没有一丝怜悯

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• composure(n)：镇定
  • lose one’s ~
  • It was all he could do to stop tears of mirth falling down his cheeks
  • 唯一能做的是忍住高兴的泪水
• monstrous： big
  • sb was burning with anger at this monstrous crime
  • 对这残暴的罪行表示无比愤慨
• be prudent（careful）to do sth
• sth tired sb
• give the porter a tip:门房，搬运工
  • The consular porter（领事馆的门房）strode arrogantly ahead(在前面大摇大摆地走) with his light swinging(提着摇来晃去的灯)
• hinder/hamper sb in my work
• veritable(a)：确实的
  • a ~ feast for the mind：名副其实的精神盛宴
• excite(v)： ~ sb
• intruder(n): 入侵者
• sth must be discarded in the light of new findings
• be dismissed for negligence(因为玩忽职守被免职)
• lurk in sw（v）：潜伏
• sb do sth, thereby doing sth
• ransack(v): ~ the bank
• chaos(n): mess
  • The wintry（a）寒冷的 weather
  • cause chaos on the roads
• inconceivable（a）：不能想象的
  • be ~ to sb
• apparently
• fussy(a)：大惊小怪的

59-60

• There is still a remote chance that sb find her alive
• operation(n)：手术
  • be confined to bed：卧床
• The library housed 100 books:收藏
• make a sketch of the motor：电机
• verify the source: confirm
• have some bearing on sb：有关系，有影响
• relaxation(n)：休息
• Shallowness can be a delightful alternative：肤浅可以是愉快的选择
• mania（n）：狂热
  • have a ~ for tidiness
• amass 199 points(v)：accumulate
• prefer her countertops（厨房台面） to be clear of clutter（散乱的东西）:弄得整整齐齐
• sb walked out throught sheer boredom：因为无聊透顶而退场
• be contented with things as they are: 满意现状
• indiscriminate slaughter： 肆意滥杀
• work constructively to do sth

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• Our worst misfortunes（最不幸的不幸） are those which never befall(发生) us.
• coordinate the work of the team
• sb ride by with a flourish of one’s whip： 骑马挥鞭而过
• intellectuals：知识分子
• represent a fraction of the general populace（平民）：代表的仅仅是全体国民的一小部分
• nuisance: 讨厌的人和事
  • sb could be a bit of ~ when he was drunk
• rural:偏远的，乡村的
• They turned back（掉头）because of traffic diversions（交通绕行）
• punctuality：准时
• abstruse（a）：难懂的，abstract
• adament：坚定的，坚持己见的
  • keep sb out of jail

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• todo

• Brewery:啤酒厂

  • A amalgamated with another firm

• have a sudden whim to take a walk

• Unanimity(n)：全体一致

  • Nothing marred the ~ of the proceedings：未受阻碍地获得一致通过

• tepid: plant on the ~ rough brick of the floor

  • 稳固地立在微温而粗糙的砖地上

• Stink： a stink of cats 臭味

• He desired not to be pedestalled, but to sink into the crowd.

• a famous diplomatic envoy

• Ritual: 例行公事，老规矩

• Rashly：鲁莽地

• Ethics：道德规范

  • distinguish between personal and social ethics

• Predecessor:q前任

• Garb:clothes

  • Profane the sancity of holy places by wearing improper garb

• Entrenched；

  • fed the divisions that are deeply entrenched 助长已经根深蒂固的分歧

• Dogmatic:武断的

  • be ~ about anything

• Broach the subject of her early life：提及她早年的生活

• enervate:使虚弱无力

  • Idleness enervates the will to succeed

• entail

  • You allude perhaps to the ~ of this estate
  • 你大概在说产业的继承权问题

• face a dilemma

• suffer from delusion

• fervent

  • fervent prayer

• Coherent:连贯的

  • incoher