Unit 1

一、词汇短语

Text I

1．confront [kEn5frQnt] v. a） force to deal with or accept the truth of; bring face to face with使对峙，使当面对证：When the police confronted her with the evidence, she confessed she was guilty.当警察用证据与她当面对证时，她坦言自己犯罪了；b） to meet, to be faced with（尤其在战斗，竞争，辩论等情况下）与…迎面相遇，和…对抗，对峙：When I am confronted with a microphone, my mind goes complete blank. 当我面对麦克风时，头脑一片空白。

2．anguish [5AN^wiF] n. very pain and suffering, especially of the mind（极度）痛苦，苦恼，烦恼：The unspeakable anguish wrung her heart. 难言的痛苦折磨着他的心。

3．gracefully [5^reisfuli] adv. a） in an attractively and effortlessly fine and smooth manner优美地，优雅得体地：Already in her fifties, she danced gracefully on the stage last night, attracting a large audience. 她已经五十多岁了，但她昨晚在舞台上优美的舞姿吸引了很多观众；b） in a way that shows willingness to behave fairly and honorably大大方方地：When I am no longer needed, I shall retire gracefully. 当不再需要我时，我将体面地退休。

4．haven [5heivn] n. a place of calm and safety安息所，避难所，安全地方：The library is a haven of peace and quiet. 图书馆是个平和而安静的去处。

5．touch [tQtF] v. a） make sb. feel/ sb’s feeling sympathetic or bad感动某人，触动某人的感情，使怜悯或悲哀：The TV report about the children’s work for charity touched thousands of people’s heart. 电视报道中关于这些儿童为慈善事业所做的工作打动了千千万万的人；b） be associated or connected with与某事有联系或有关系：Your objections do not touch the point of the issue. 你提的反对意见与问题的实质无关。 n. a） an act or the fact of touching触摸，接触：I found the right coin in the dark by touch.在黑暗中，我摸索着找到了那枚硬币；b） relation or contact联系，接触：We are in close touch with our office in Spain. 我们同我方在西班牙的办事处保持着密切的联系；c） slight quantity, trace少许，微量：There was a touch of irony in her voice. 她话语之间略带讽刺。touched adj. 被感动的

6．shudder [5FQdE] vi. shake uncontrollably（因害怕、恐惧、寒冷等）发抖，打颤，战栗：She shuddered at the sight of dead body. 见到死尸时，她直发抖。shudder to think一想到…就颤抖（用于表示不愿想某种不愉快的事情）

7．well up 涌上，流出，溢出（of liquid） flow or start to flow：She was so moved that tears welled up in her eyes. 她感动得热泪涌出眼眶。

8．rest on: a） lean on, to be supported by搁在，支撑在…上面：The bridge rested on stone arches.这座桥由石拱支撑；b） be based on, be grounded on, depend on依赖于，寄托于，基于：His argument does not rest on reasoning or on experiment, but on authority. 他的论点不是基于推理或实验，而是基于权威。

9．stare off into: stop watching sth and look at sth else steadily把目光移开，转而凝视…：She was looking at her late husband’s photo when I walked in. Seeing me, however, she stared off into the ceiling. 我进去的时候，她正在看她死去的丈夫的照片，但是，看到我进来，她便将目光从照片上移去，转而凝视天花板。

10．have sth in common: share the same quality or interest有共同之处：The boy and the girl have much in common in personality. 这个男孩和女孩在性格上有很多相似之处。

11．final [5fainEl] adj. a） （of a decision） conclusive, decisive, that cannot be changed不可改变的，决定性的，最终的：“It is not my affair,” said he, with a final shrug of the shoulders. 他坚决地耸了耸肩，说“这不关我的事”。b） of the end, coming last最后的：Is that your final offer?那是你最后的报价吗？ n. a） last of a series of contests or competitions决赛：Last year, we got through to the final. 去年，我们一路打到决赛。b） last set of university examination期末考试（通常用复数形式）: When do you take your finals? 你什么时候参加期末考试？

12．look into: try to find out about; examine, investigate the meaning or cause of调查，研究，深入地检查：We are looking into the possibility of merging the two departments. 我们正在调查这两个部门合并的可能性。

13．whisper [5(h)wispE] vt. & vi. a） speak softly, using the breath but without vibrating the vocal cords低语，小声说话，私语：The two girls are whispering in the library. 两个女孩在图书馆里低声说话。b） talk sth in private; spread私下说，传播开来：His adventures have been whispered everywhere. 他的冒险经历都被私下里传开了。 n. a） whispering sound, speech or remark耳语，低语：She said it in a whisper.他低声说了这件事。b） rumor or gossip流言，传闻：I have heard a whisper that they are heading for divorce. 我听到传言说他们要离婚。

14．gently [5dVentli] adv. a） softly, carefully轻轻地，小心地：He lifted the baby gently our of its crib.他轻轻地将孩子从婴儿床上抱起来。b） friendly and mildly和善地，温柔地，文雅地：She smiled gently at me.她朝我莞尔一笑。c） gradually逐渐地：The road sloped gradually to the sea.这条路逐渐向海边倾斜下去。

15．hand in hand：holding each other’s hand; closely associated, linked together手拉手，密切关联的，连在一起的：Power and money go hand in hand. 权和钱密不可分。

16．conspicuously [kEn5spikjuEsli] adv. easily seen or noticed; in an attractive manner显著地，超群地：The posters on the walls around are conspicuously eye-catching. 墙上的海报特别地引人注目。

17．hoarse [hC:s] adj. sounding rough and hard（声音）嘶哑的，沙哑的：You will make yourself hoarse if you keep shouting like that. 如果你一直那样喊下去，嗓子会被喊哑的。scream yourself hoarse大声尖叫，直到声嘶力竭

18．evil [5i:vl] n. great wickedness邪恶，恶行：Love of money is root of all evils.爱钱是邪恶的根源。 adj. a） immoral, wicked邪恶的，危害他人的：It is clear that he has evil intentions to his friend.很明显，他对他的朋友心怀叵测。b） very unpleasant or harmful非常讨厌的，令人极不舒服的：There is an evil smell coming from the drains.排水沟发出难闻的气味。

19．tiny [5taini] adj. very small, little极小的，微小的：The opium farmers receive only a tiny fraction of this sum.种植鸦片的农民只得到了这笔钱中极小的一部分。

20．give in: a） accept the fact that you will be defeated, surrender, allow oneself to be beaten屈服，投降：You will never guess the answer—do you give in? 你永远都猜不到答案——要认输吗？b） submit, hand in递交，呈送：All papers should be given in before 12 O’clock. 所有论文必须在十二点之前交齐。

21．lock sth away: keep sth secret把…密藏起来：This is too valuable to be left lying about—lock it away somewhere.这东西很贵重，不能随便乱放，把它锁在什么地方吧。lock in禁闭，锁在里头；lock…out关在外面，停工；lock…up关押，上锁。

22．part [pB:t] v. be no longer together, separate使分开，分散开：The crowd parted to let the soldiers through.人群分开好让士兵们通过。I am afraid we parted on rather bad terms.我想我们是因为感情不和而分手的。 n. a） component部件，零件：He works for a company that makes aircraft parts.他在一家飞机零件制造厂工作。b） role角色：She has the main part in the play.他在剧中担任重要角色。c） responsibility, duty职责，义务：We each do our part to keep the house clean. 我们各司其职以保持房间的清洁。

23．bring back：a） make sb. remember sth, recall回忆起来：Seeing you brought back many fond memories.见到你，使我想起了许多美好的往事。b） obtain and return with归还，拿回来：On your way home from your aunt’s, could you bring some coffee back? 你从姑母家回来的时候买点咖啡好吗？c） restore, refresh使恢复：You can rub up the silver necklace and bring back its shine.你可以擦拭银项链，使光泽重现。

24．beloved [bi5lQvd] adj. deeply loved深爱的，心爱的，钟爱的：She was forced to leave beloved Paris and return to Lyon.她被迫离开自己钟爱的城市巴黎而回到里昂。beloved做形容词时，除可用作前置定语外，也可以用作后置定语，后常跟介词of或by，如：Eric is a gifted teacher, beloved by all those he has taught over the years. 埃里克是一位天才教师，深受他所教过的所有学生的喜爱。

25．summon [5sQmEn] v. a） tell or request sb to come传唤，召集：They summoned men to defend their country.他们召集男人来保卫国家。b） lift one’s courage or spirit鼓起（勇气），振作（精神）：It took me six months to summon up the courage to ask him out for a drink.我花了6个月的时间才鼓起勇气请他出来喝酒。

26．when it comes to one’s turn：when it is one’s turn to do sth当轮到某人做某事时：I am very shy, and when it comes to my turn to talk to a girl, I sweat all over my body and forget what to say.我很害羞，所以每次轮到我和女孩子讲话时，我都会浑身冒汗，一时语塞。

27．note [nEut] v. a） observe, notice注意到：It should be noted that no one would like to take his place.应该注意的是，谁也不愿替代他的位置。b） write down记住，记下：In the article, she notes several cases of medical malpractice.她在这篇文章里记录了几宗医疗过失的案例。

28．breathing [5bri:TiN] n. 呼吸，喘气：A healthy man is not conscious of his breathing.一个健康的人是不会意识到自己的呼吸的。Breathing is an automatic function of the body.呼吸是身体无意识的功能。

Text II

1．colonial [kE5lEunjEl] adj. relating to a colony or colonialism殖民地的，殖民主义的：The people of Africa have successfully fought against colonial rule. 非洲人民成功地反抗了殖民统治。colony n. 殖民地，侨民；colonialism n. 殖民主义；colonize v. 拓展，殖民。

2．seat [si:t] vt. a） to arrange for sb. to have a particular seat使就座，给安排座位：The usher seated us in the front row. 引座员让我们在前排就座。b） （of a building, room, table or vehicle） to have enough seats for坐得下…人，能容纳…：The theatre seats 2000 people. 这个剧院能容纳2000人。

3．spacious [5speiFEs] adj. a） large and with a lot of space宽敞的：They have moved to a more spacious residence on a hill top. 他们已搬到山顶上一个比较宽敞的住宅去了。b） vast in range or scope（知识）广博的：It is quite beyond me to speak on a spacious topic like this.我实在讲不了这般博大广远的题目。space n. 空间，面积，距离；spatial adj. 空间的。

4．spirited [5spiritid] adj. full of animation, vigor, or courage精神饱满的，生机勃勃的，勇敢的：He was a very spirited, sentimental and energetic boy of wide interest and talent. 他生气勃勃，富有感情，精力充沛，是一个兴趣广泛而又有才能的孩子。

5．outgrow [aut5^rEu] vt. a）to lose interest in an idea or activity as you get older and change 在成熟过程中（逐渐）失去，舍弃或改变：She outgrew her youthful idealism.她长大成熟以后，不再像年轻时那么理想主义了。b） to grow too large for 长的太大而使…不再适用：My seven-year-old son had new shoes in April and now he has already outgrown them. 我七岁的儿子四月刚买的新鞋，现在已经穿不上了。c） to surpass in growth长得比…快/ 大/ 高：By the time he is ten, he has outgrown his elder brother. 他十岁的时候已经长的比他哥哥高了。

6．unfailing [Qn5feiliN] adj. always there, even in times of difficulty and troubles 经久不衰的，永恒的，始终可靠的：He could not have succeed without the unfailing support of his wife. 没有他妻子始终如一的支持，他十不可能成功的。

7．ounce [auns] n. a） a tiny bit 少量，一点点：He hasn’t an ounce of common sense.他一点常识都没有。b） a unit of weight in the U.S. customary system盎司（美国度量衡制的一个重量单位）：Six ounces of cheese, please. 请称6盎司的奶酪。

8．count [kaJnt] vi. a） to have value or importance 有价值，有重要性：Quality counts above origin. 质量比产地重要。Knowledge without common sense counts for little. 光有学问而无常识，则这种学问无甚价值。b） 数，计数：count from 1 to 20 从一数到二十 vt. a） to calculate the number of people or things in a group 计数，算：The teacher counted the students as they got on the coach. 上长途汽车时，老师数了一下学生的人数。b） to consider as认为：I count myself fortunate to have had such a good education.我认为自己很幸运，能接受如此良好的教育。count on依靠，依赖；count one’s blessings 知足；count one’s chickens 打如意算盘；count the cost of sth因粗心或做了蠢事而吃苦头，自作自受。countable adj. 可数的；counting house 会计室，账房；countdown n. 倒数计时，大事邻近的时期。

9．expression [iks5preFEn] n. a） the look on sb’s face, showing what they feel or think 表情，脸色：I could tell from her expression that something serious had happened at home. 从她的表情中，我可以看出家里出了什么大事。b） the act of expressing, conveying, or representing in words, art, music or movement, a manifestation 表达，说明：He closed his letter with expression of grateful thanks. 他在信的末尾表达了他的感激之情。

10．widen [5waidn] vt. & vi. to become, or to make sth greater in width or amount 拓宽，扩大：In order to widen the road, they had to narrow the pavement. 为了拓宽街道，只好将人行道缩窄。

11．likely [5laikli] adj. a） describing sth that will probably happen or is expected 可能的，可能会发生的，可能是真的：It isn’t likely that I should accept such an offer as that. 我接受那样的帮助是不可能的。b） apt to achieve success or yield a desired outcome, promising 有希望的：He is a likely young man. 他是一个有希望的年轻人。

12．course [kC:s] n. a part of a meal which is served separately from the other parts 一道菜：We have three courses: soup, meat and vegetables, and fruit. 我们有三道菜：汤，肉和蔬菜，还有水果。first course 头道菜；main course 主菜；sweet course （西餐中的）甜点

13．commotion [kE5mEuFEn] n. a sudden short period of noise, confusion or excited movement骚乱，混乱，喧哗：They made a commotion by yelling at each other in the theatre. 他们在剧院相互争吵，引起了一阵骚乱。

14．arresting [E5restiN] adj. very attractive in a way that attracts a lot of attention引人注意的，可观的：He has a pleasant and even arresting face. 他有一张讨人喜欢甚至引人注目的面孔。

15．impulse [5impQls] n. sudden urge to act without thinking about the results 凭冲动行事（未顾及后果）；突如其来的念头；冲动：He felt an irresistible impulse to jump.他有个无法抗拒的冲动想跳下去。on impulse 一时冲动impulsive adj.冲动的

16．sober [5sEubE] v. become serious and thoughtful变的严肃或冷静：Please sober down a bit; I’ve got some important news for you.请严肃点，我有重要的消息要告诉你们。sober up清醒起来 adj. serious and calm; not drunk 严肃的，冷静的；清醒的：They later slept themselves sober. 后来，他们自己睡清醒了。

17．forfeit [5fC:fit] vt. to lose sth valuable by having it taken away from you, either as a punishment or because of a law or rule（作为惩罚或由于法律或规则而）失去，丧失，被没收：You will forfeit your chance of getting your money if you late.如果你迟到，就将失去领钱的机会。 n. sth that you have lost the right to do or have because you have broken the rule没收物，丧失的东西，代价：Her health was the forfeit she paid for working too hard. 由于辛劳过度，她健康状况不佳。 adj. taken away from sb. as a punishment丧失了的，被没收了的：All goods may be forfeit to the state in time of war. 战时，所有的货物都有可能被国家征用。

18．make for: a） to go in the direction of a place or thing移向，走向：When the bell for supper rang, all the students make for the dining room. 晚饭零响了，学生们都涌向餐厅。b） to result in or make possible造成，促成，有利于：The large print makes for easier reading. 大号字体便于阅读。

19．exclaim [iks5kleim] vt. & vi. to say or shout sth suddenly because of surprise, fear, pleasure, etc.惊叫，呼喊：He cannot help exclaiming at how much his son has grown. 他的儿子已经长那么高了，他不禁惊叫起来。

20．light up: a） make a person’s face bright or animated使脸放光彩，容光焕发：Rose’s whole face lit up with excitement when she saw the presents. 罗斯看到这些礼物时，露出了一脸的兴奋。b） to give light to a place or to shine light on sth 照亮某处，把光照在某物上：A flare lit up the night sky. 火焰照亮了天空。