Lesson 15
1. edition n. 版本
2. sip v. 小口的喝
3. protest v. 抗议
4. upt adj. 心烦意乱的
5. perplex v. 困惑
6. intimacy n. 亲密,
7. innsitivity n. 不敏感
8. count v. 重要
9.ritualistic adj. 仪式的
10.equivalent adj. 相等的，相当的
11.greedy adj. 吝啬的
12. whistle n. 口哨
13. reciprocity n. 互惠
14. gratitude n. 感激
15. abundance n. 丰富充裕
16. charge v. 收费
17. ridiculously adv. 可笑地
18. literally adv. 照字面意义地
19.affection n. 友爱
20.deliver v. 递送
21.fabulous adj. 难以置信的, 非常好的
22.altruism n. 利他主义，利他
23.altruist n. 利他主义者
24.recipient n. 接受者
25.payoff n. 支付，报酬
26.foundation n. 基金, 基金会
27.recommendation n. 推荐
28.encounter v. 遇到
29.overwhelm v. 淹没
30.controversial adj. 争议的
31.dime n. <美> 一角硬币
32.anonymous adj. 匿名的
33.ultimately adv. 最终，根本
34.impul n. 冲动
35.sacrificial adj. 牺牲的
36.deceive v. 欺骗
37.unacknowledged adj. 不被承认的, 未表明的
(2) 短语（词表以外）
1. well-read. knowledgeable through having read extensively. Professor Wang is well-read and respected by his students.
2. figure out. to think about a problem or situation until you find the answer or understand what has happened. We’ll figure out the solution to this problem as soon as possible.
3. in return. as payment or reward for something. He is always helping people without ex
pecting anything in return.
4. capable of (doing) something. having the qualities or ability needed to do something. John is capable of looking after himlf although he’s only 5 years old.
5. e through. penetrate. Nobody saw through his disgui.
6. shall I/we say. (spoken) ud when you are not quite sure how to describe someone or something. He is, shall we say, slightly unusual.
7. in advance. beforehand, ahead of the due time. You’d better plan in advance what you’ll do tomorrow.
8. in demand. needed, sought after. He’s a good math teacher, much in demand.
Lesson 18
鲁滨逊漂流记题目
（1）生词与短语
1.commonality n. the fact of having things in common 共同点
2.Cynic n. 犬儒主义者
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No one likes to be treated with distain.
4.embodiment n. that which gives form to ideas, feelings, etc. 化身；体现者
She is the embodiment of kindness.
5.pole n. (fig.) each of two oppod principles二极端之一
6.scratch vt. 抓，搔
The cat scratched me.
7.squat vi. 蹲踞；跪坐
He squatted down beside the little girl.
8.spring n. 泉；有泉水之处
9.hollowed adj. 曲成凹形的
10.know of: have heard of
I know of his books, but I haven’t read any of them.
11.gossiper n. 爱说闲话的人
12.jeer n. 嘲骂
13.mischievous adj. 恶作剧的；爱捣乱的
14.pebble n. 卵石
15.abu n. 咒骂；辱骂
16.elaborately adv. 精心地；细心地
17.garment n. 衣服
18.corrupt adj. immoral; depraved不道德的；腐化的
19.convert vt. cau a person to change his beliefs :
to convert a man to Christianity
20.discard vt. throw away:
to discard one’s winter underclothing when the weather gets warm.
21.by choice: willingly
22.out of principle: in agreement with his creed
23.by example: by tting up an example through his conduct
24.artificial adj. not natural or real: artificial manners 做作的态度
25.complexity n. the state of being complicated 复杂
There is increasing recognition of the complexity of the caus of poverty.
26.extravagance n. 奢侈；挥霍无度
27.posss vt. own; keep control over
28.perishable adj. (esp. of food) quickly or easily going bad
29.grow tired of: lo interest in:
One can quickly grow tired of a city view, but never of a beautiful country scene.
30.complication n. state of being confud, difficult 混乱；复杂的状态
Here are further complications to worry us.
31.anonymity n. 无名；匿名
32.missionary n. 传道士
33.restamp vt. change the design on the surface of a coin
34.currency n. money
35.turn to: direct one’s attention to something such as a new subject
励志寓言故事We are all turning our thoughts to the matter.
36.imprint vt. print; stamp
37.grove n. 小树林
38.discour vi. lecture
39.specimen n. 计算面积标本
40.by design：purpofully
41.ring a coin: test its genuineness by throwing it down on something and listening to
the sound
42.war scare: fear caud by warfare
43.show his teeth: the phra means that Diogenes was angry
44.bark at: the phra means that Diogenes was criticizing others
45.center on: surround something or somebody
The children always center on the teacher at story time.
46. look over: examine carefully
We must look that school over before nding our son there.
养了一条蛇47.realm n. kingdom
48.restrained adj. not emotional or wild; kept under control 跨界整合自制的
49.emulate vt. try to do as well as or better than
50.in particular: especially
It was a good concert—I enjoyed the last song in particular.
51.shape n. pattern or structure
52.domain n. 领土
53.corps n. a group of people who work together to do a particular job 团；队
54.zoological adj. 动物学的
55.ek out：find by looking hard
How can we ek out a really good person for the job?
56.dismiss with a shrug: refu something as not derving attention
57.lf-command n. power of controlling one’s feelings
54.impassively adv. showing no sign of feeling; unmoved 无感觉地
56.disgui n. 伪装；掩饰
57.unanimously adv. in complete agreement无异议地
The country unanimously supported the Government’s policy.
58.commander-in-chief 讨伐军总指挥
59.monarch n. 君主
61.generosity n. 慷慨；大度
62.call upon：visit someone formally
The salesman calls upon the firm twice a month.
63.acknowledge vt. agree or admit the truth of:
He refud to acknowledge defeat.
64.air n. manner; appearance
an air of importance/of arrogance, etc.
65.kennel n. hut to shelter a dog
66.elbow n. 胳膊肘
67.spear vt. 用予刺
68.object to: express opposition to something
I object to being blamed for something that I haven’t done.
69.exaggerate v. 夸大；夸张
He has an exaggerated n of his own importance.
70.civil adj. polite
The boy gave me a civil answer.白底头像
71.ragged adj. (with clothes) badly torn or in rags: a ragged coat
72.fury n. anger
73.amazement n. great surpri and wonder
74.break out: give voice to (a sound ) suddenly
Mary broke out in loud laughter.
75.nudge vt. push with elbow to draw attention
76.paradox n 似非而是的话；反论
77.toil vi. work long or hard
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