Unit 7
1. Lame (l.2) (Note 1): weak; unsatisfactory 站不住脚的；差劲的，蹩脚的
E.g.: a lame excu 站不住脚的借口
牟礼镇lame counterfeits of the original 原件的拙劣复制品
Sleeping too long is a lame excu for being late.
睡过了头不能成为迟到的充足理由。瑶台山庄
lame duck 无能者 lame-brain [美俚]笨蛋, 傻瓜
lame as a tree 极跛的
lamely: feebly, weakly, unsatisfactorily
2. paradoxical (l.5): emingly lf-contradictory; incongruous; puzzling
paradox (n.): a emingly contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true 似是而非的评论；看起来自相矛盾但可能正确的说法
E.g.: It is a paradox that racial discrimination and protection of human rights should coexist in the same country.
3. ductive (l.6) (Note 6): attractive; charming; captivating
a ductive smile 诱人的微笑 a ductive offer 有吸引力的提议
※ U ductive very carefully. When ductive is ud to describe a woman, the word has a derogatory connotation.
4. pedagogical (l.7): teaching
pedagogy 教学法；教育学
5. wary (l.10): heedful; careful; cautious; distrustful; guarded; suspicious
谨慎的，小心翼翼的；警惕的
E.g.: Having been taken in veral times by street pedlars, he is now very wary of them.
6. facility (l.11) (Note 9): quality which makes learning or doing things easy or simple; abnce of difficulty or effort 熟练，灵巧；技巧，技能；流畅
E.g.: play the piano with facility 技巧娴熟地弹钢琴
facility of style 流畅的文体
7. t / turn adrift (l.15): leave (someone or a boat) to float on the water, without direction 使（船）漂流；使漂泊着没有着落；撇弃…于不顾
E.g.: The sailors, after quarrelling with their captain, t him adrift on the ocean in an open boat.
8. lo prestige (l.16): lo significance, lo prominence
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9. on the defensive (l.19)(Note 15): prepared for disapproval or attack; acting in a way that is intended to protect onelf 防御立场；被动
E.g. We took a defensive attitude in the negotiation. 我们在谈判时取守势。
defensive war 保卫战, 自卫战 defensive works防御工事
Ant. on the offensive
10. demean (l.22): (formal) lower in the opinion of onelf or others
降低…的身份；有辱…的人格；贬损
E.g.: demean onelf by taking a bribe 因受贿而为人不齿
11. overtone (l.22): things that are suggested but not shown or stated clearly; implication; connotation 弦外之音，含蓄之意；暗示
E.g.: His words were polite, but there were overtones of anger in his voice.
a reply full of overtones 话里有话的回答
demeaning overtones (l.22): degrading connotations; implications of humiliation
12. vestiges (l.24)(Note 17): traces that have once existed but exist no more
E.g.: vestiges of an ancient civilization 古代文明的遗迹（“遗迹”常用复数）
without a vestige of clothing 一丝不挂
There is not a vestige of truth in the report. 这项报告中没有一句是真话。
清道夫能不能吃
13. detriment (l.27) (Note 19): harm; damage 损害；不利；伤害
E.g.: Smoking is a detriment to one’s health. 吸烟危害健康。
The war caud great detriment to the nation’s economy.
战争大大地损害了该国经济。
to the detriment of (ll.24-25)(Note 19): to the harm of; to the disadvantage of
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有损于… (秋风清秋月明或对…不利)
E.g.: He constantly reads in the dim light, to the detriment of his eyesight.
He sits up very late to the detriment of his health.
他常常熬夜, 这对他的健康不利。
without detriment to: causing no harm or danger to 无损于…
14. in the throes of (l.30) (Note 20): in the middle of doing something very difficult
E.g.: We are in the throes of drawing a blueprint for the reorganization of the Students’ Union.
in the throes of revolution 处于革命的动荡时期
throes (l.30): inten or violent pain and struggle; a condition of agonizing struggle or effort挣扎，处于极为痛苦的斗争或苦恼中; upheaval (动乱；剧变)
E.g.: a country in the throes of economic collap. 挣扎于经济崩溃的国家
death throes 临终痛苦 throes of childbirth 分娩的阵痛
15. narcissism (l.32): excessive love or admiration of onelf 关于暗恋的诗自我陶醉；自恋
Narcissus n. (Greek Mythology) A youth who pined away in love for his own image in a pool of water and was transformed into the flower that bears his name.
【希神】那西塞斯(一个青年由于对水池中自己形象的眷恋而死去，变成一种以他的名字命名的花朵即水仙花)
narcissus 以美貌自夸的青年；水仙花
16. obligation (l.38): duty; social requirement that compels one to follow a certain cour of action
17. submit to (l.43) (Note 25): offer (an idea, something written, etc.) for consideration to (someone or a group) 使经受，使受到
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E.g.: submit an applicant to examination 对申请者进行考试
18. fretful (l.44): irritable; complaining 苦恼的；烦躁的
E.g.: a fretful baby crying all night 整夜啼哭烦躁不安的婴孩
Syn. cross; impatient; vexed; peevish; discontented; ill-tempered; fractious（易怒）
