|<1>solitary|a. |tending to spend a lot of time alone |独自的；喜欢独处的
| | | |a solitary traveler |一位孤独的旅行者
| | | |A solitary tree remained standing after the hurricane. |飓风过后，惟有一棵树孤独地挺立在那儿。
|@ |<2>tame |vt. |make sb. or sth. easy to control |驯服；控制
| | | |Atomic energy has been tamed and harnesd for uful work. |原子能已被控制并得到实际应用。
| | | |He tamed the wild hor. |他驯服了那匹野马。
| | |a. |(esp. of animals) not afraid of people, and ud to living with them |（尤指动物）温顺的，驯化的
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| | | |The birds in the park are quite tame and will take food from your hand. |公园的鸟很温顺，它们会吃你亲手喂给它们的食物。
| | | |He keeps a tame bear as a pet. |他养着一头驯服的熊作为宠物。
| |<3>pond |n. |[C] a small still body of water formed naturally or created artiicially |池塘
| | | |She has a pond at the bottom of her garden. |她在花园深处有个池塘。
| | | |She cho a bench beside the fish pond and sat down. |她在鱼塘旁挑了个板凳，坐了下来。
|@ |<4>inspiration |n. |[C, U] a sudden good idea about what to do or say |灵感
| | | |Wordsworth found (his) inspiration in the Lake District. |华兹华斯从湖区获得灵感。雪芽茶
| | | |His hard work is a constant inspiration to us all. |他刻苦工作的态度不断地激励着我们每个人。
|▲|<5>solitude |n. |[U] the situation of being alone |独居，孤独
| | | |People need a chance to reflect on spiritual matters in solitude. |人们需要独处的机会来反思精神上的事情。
| | | |He enjoys the solitude of his own flat. |他喜欢在自己的公寓套间里独居。
|@★|<6>commodity |n. |1. [C] sth. that is uful or necessary |有用的东西；必需品
| | | |If you're going into teaching, energy is a necessary commodity. |如果你打算从事教学，精力充沛是个必要的素质。
| | | |Water is a precious commodity that is often taken for granted. |水是一种珍贵的东西，可是它往往不被重视。
| | | |2. [C] a substance or product that can be bought or sold |商品，货物
| | | |The country's most valuable commodities include tin and diamonds. |这国家最有价值的商品包括锡和钻石。
| | | |There is an international commodities market in the city. |该城市有一个国际商品市场。
| |<7>sunlight |n.|[U] the light that comes from the sun |阳光，日光
| | | |The early morning sunlight shone through the curtains. |清晨的阳光透过窗帘照了进来。
| | | |Our garden gets a lot of sunlight. |我们的花园充满阳光。
|▲|<8>benign |n. |[C] a soft bag to make a at more comfortable |坐垫；垫子
| | | |She has a benign nature. |她天性温和。
| | | |He shook his head in benign amument. |他亲切并满心欢喜地摇了摇头。
|@ |<9>cushion |n. |[C] a soft bag to make a at more comfortable |坐垫；垫子
| | | |She bought more fabric in the same design so she could make matching curtains and cushions. |她买了更多同样图案的布，这样可以做搭配的窗帘和靠垫。
| | | |She leaned back against the cushions. |她向后靠在垫子上。
|@ |<10>creep |vi. |move slowly and quietly |潜行；蹑手蹑脚地移动
| | | |She turned off the light and crept through the door. |她关了灯，蹑手蹑脚地走过了门。
| | | |John wuold creep into the gallery to listen to the singers. |约翰会悄悄溜进楼座去听歌手唱歌。
| |<11>poetry |n. |[U] poems in general |诗，诗歌
| | | |She has just published a collection of poetry. |她刚出版了一本诗集。
| | | |She started writing poetry at a young age. |她年纪很小的时候就开始写诗了。
| |<12>dictate |v. |1. say sth. for sb. el to write down |口授；口述
| | | |She spent the morning dictating letters to her cretary. |她花了一上午向她的秘书口述信件。
| | | |I dictated my order over the phone. |我通过电话口授命令。
| | | |2. tell sb. exactly what to do or how to behave |命令；指使
| | | |The media cannot be allowed to dictate to the government.|不能容认媒体向政府发号施令。
| | | |Don't dictate your demands to me! I'm not going to listen! |别对我发号施令，我不会听！
| |<13>kettle |n. |[C] a container with a lid, handle and a spout ud for boiling water |水壶
| | | |an electric kettle |电水壶
| |<14>priest |n. |1. [C] (high ~) a person who is famous for being the best at sth. |代表人物
| | | |a high priest of art |艺术宗师
| | | |He is regarded as the high priest of modern jazz. |他被视为现代爵士音乐的泰斗。
| | | |2. [C] |神父；牧师
| | | |a remarkable old Irish priest |一位杰出的爱尔兰老牧师
| | | |The old priest tried to put them off, saying that the hour was late. |那位老牧师试图把他们搪塞过去，说时候不早了。
|★|<15>reliance |n. |[C] [U] the state of depending on a particular person or thing |依靠，依赖
| | | |The region's reliance on tourism is unwi. |这个地区对旅游业的依赖是不明智的。
| | | |Y ou place too much reliance on her ideas and experti. |你太依赖她的主意和知识了。
| |<16><em>lf-reliance</em> |n. |[U] the state of doing or deciding things by onelf rather than depending on others |自立；自力更生
| | | |The Prime Minister called for more economic lf-reliance. |首相号召更大程度上的经济自力更生。
| | | |We therefore need to make it easier for people to create jobs and to learn lf-reliance. |我们需要使人们能更容易地去创业和学会自立。
| |<17>hut |n. |[C] a small, simple building |小屋
| | | |The workmen put up a hut where they could have their food. |工人们搭了一间小屋，可以在里面吃饭。
| | | |The people of the village live in neat huts with grass roofs. |村民们住在整洁的茅草屋
中。
| |<18>axe |n. |(AmE ax) [C] a tool with a handle and a metal blade ud for cutting down trees or cutting wood into pieces |斧子
| | | |He ud an axe to chop the old apple tree down. |他用斧子砍倒了老苹果树。
| | | |When they returned each carried a handful of small axes. |他们回来时手上都拿着几把小斧子。
| |<19>saucer |n. |[C] a small curved plate on which one puts a cup |茶托，茶碟
| | | |John put his cup and saucer on the coffee table. |约翰把带茶托的茶杯放在咖啡桌上。
| | | |She t her cup down, and it clattered against the saucer. |她放下了杯子，杯子与杯碟相碰哐啷
响了一声。
| |<20>laundry|n. |1. [U] the clothes and sheets which need to be or have just been washed |待洗或刚洗好的衣物
| | | |When shall we do the laundry? |我们什么时候洗衣服？
| | | |Has the laundry come back yet? |送洗的衣物送回来了吗？
| | | |2. [C] a place where clothes, sheets, etc. are washed |洗衣店
| | | |a lf-rvice laundry |自助洗衣房
| | | |run a laundry |开洗衣店
| | | |He worked in a laundry in the small town. 他在这小城的一家洗衣店干活。
| |<21><em>companionable</em> |a. |friendly and pleasant to be with |友善的，友好的
| | | |He ldom spoke, but he was never impatient with her, always kind, a companionable father figure. |他很少说话，可是他从来没有对她不耐烦过，总是很善良，是一个友善的父亲型的人。
| | | |He's a nice companionable sort of a person. |他是那种友善易处的人。
| |<22>ego |n. |1. [C] the part of the mind that is responsible for your n of who you are |自我
| | | |Unconditional surrender was more than his fragile ego could bear. |无条件投降不是他脆弱的自我所能承受得了的。
| | | |2. [C] your n of your own value and importance |自我价值感
第二单元| | | |That man has got such an enormous ego—I've never known anyone so full of himlf. |那个人非常自负，我从来没有见过那么以自我为中心的人。
| | | |I'm glad she got the job—she needed something to boost her ego. |我很高兴她得到了那份工作──她需要那份工作来增强她的自尊心。
|@ |<23>humble |a. |1. having a modest opinion of onelf |谦逊的，谦虚的
| | | |Many famous people are surprisingly humble. |许多名人出人意料地谦虚。
| | | |He strikes me as a very humble person. |他的谦虚给我留下了深刻的印象。
| | | |2. having a low social class or position |地位或身份低下的
| | | |I do quite a humble job at the hospital. |我在医院从事很普通的工作。
| | | |We live in a humble little village. |我们住在一个普通的小村庄里。
| |<24>inadequate |a. |not enough or not good enough for a particular purpo |不充分的；不足的
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| | | |inadequate supplies |短缺的供应品
| | | |The system is inadequate for the tasks it has to perform. |这个系统要完成它的任务还不够完善。
| |<25>plural |a. |of a word or form which express more than one |复数的
| | | |Most plural nouns in English end in "s". |英语中大多数复数名词以“s”结尾。
| | | |"Cattle" and "trours" are both plural nouns. |“Cattle”和“trours”都是复数名词。
| | |n. |[C] a word or form that shows you are talking about more than one thing, person, et
c. |复数（形式）
| | | |What's the plural of "mou"? |“mou”这词的复数形式是什么？
| | | |"Data" is the Latin plural form of "datum". |“Data”是拉丁语中“datum”的复数形式。
|@ |<26>apology |n. |[C] a word or statement to say you are sorry for having done sth. wrong or for uptting sb. |道歉
| | | |I made no apology for what I said—it was a fair comment. |我不打算为自己说的话道歉──我的评论是公正的。
| | | |I have an apology to make to you—I'm afraid I opened your letter by mistake. |我得向你道歉──我误拆了你的信。
| |<27>soak |vi. |spend a long time taking a bath |长时间泡浴
| | | |Soak in a warm bath to relax. |泡个热水澡放松。
| | |v. |make sth. very wet or become very wet |使湿透；浸湿
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| | | |A sudden shower of rain soaked the spectators. |突如其来的一阵雨把观众淋了个透。
怎么做盐焗鸡| | | |The blood soaked through the bandage. |血渗透了绷带。水草怎么养
| |<28>pint |n. |[C] |品脱（液量单位）
| | | |The military requested 6,000 pints of blood from the American Red Cross. 部队向美国红十字会要求6000品脱血。
| |<29>waterproof |a. |not allowing water to go through |防水的，不透水的
| | | |Y ou'll need something waterproof on top of that sweater if you're going walking in the hills. |如果你要在山间行走的话，你需要在那件毛衣外面套件防水的衣服。
| | | |Take waterproof clothing with you. The weather there is unpredictable. |带上防水衣服，那儿的天气是无法预料的。
|@ |<30>slippery |a. |dificult to hold or to stand on, drive on, etc. becau it is smooth, wet or polished |滑的
| | | |The roads are slippery after rain. |雨后道路很滑。
| | | |Drive very carefully; the roads are wet and slippery. |开车要特别小心，道路又湿又滑。
|@ |<31>obrvation |n. |1. [C] a spoken or written remark about sth. you have noticed |评论
| | | |I wish to make a few general obrvations about your work so far. |对你们到目前为止的工作我想说一说总的看法。
考察交流| | | |Paz makes some obrvations about the role of the critic. |帕兹对批评家的作用作了一些评论。
| | | |2. [C, U] the process of watching sb. or sth. carefully for a period of time |观察；注意
| | | |During our obrvation of the rats, we made veral new discoveries. |我们在对老鼠的观察中有了几项新发现。
| | | |He left by the back door to escape obrvation. |他从后门离去，避开了别人的注意。
| |<32>choke |v. |1. become unable to speak becau of a strong emotion |说不出话来| | | |The surpri farewell party left them all choked up. |这一意外的告别聚会令他们激动得说不出话来。
| | | |She was choked with anger. |她气得说不出话来。
| | | |2. be unable to breathe properly, or be made unable to breathe properly |（使）窒息；（使）呼吸困难
| | | |The smoke almost choked the fireman. |消防队员几乎被烟熏得透不过气来。
| | | |An elderly man choked to death in his home. |昨天一个老人在家因窒息而死。
|@ |<33>parcel |n. |[C] an object or collection of objects wrapped in paper, etc. so that they can be nt by post |包裹
| | | |a parcel of books tied with string |用绳子系住的一包书
| | | |Becau it was her birthday she got veral parcels and lots of cards. |因为过生日，她收到几个包裹和好多贺卡。
|▲|<34>parrot |n. |[C] |鹦鹉
| | | |If you have not kept a pet parrot before, it would be wi to purcha a handbook on the subject. |如果你以前没养过宠物鹦鹉，最好买一本关于这方面主题的小册子。
| | | |This parrot will repeat anything and everything you say to it. |这个鹦鹉会重复你对它讲的任何话和每句话。
| |<35>sportsman |n. |[C] sb. who plays sport, esp. one who is good at it |运动员
| | | |He'll be remembered as a true sportsman. |人们将把他作为一名真正的运动员牢记在心中。
| | | |He is a very keen sportsman. |他非常热衷于运动。
| |<36>skate |vi. |move, dance, etc. on skates |溜冰，滑冰
| | | |The ice on the river is thick enough to skate on. |河上的冰足够厚，可以在上面滑冰。
| | | |She skates beautifully. |她溜冰的姿势很优美。
| |<37><em>skater</em> |n. |[C] a person who skates |溜冰者，滑冰者
| | | |There are lots of skaters in the park today. |今天公园里有许多滑冰者。
| | | |He is a very skilled ice skater. |他是溜冰好手。
| |<38><em>lf-centered</em> |a. |only interested in onelf and one's own activities |自我为中心的，自私的
| | | |Robert is a lf-centered, ambitious and bigoted man. |罗伯特自私、有野心，并且顽固。
| | | |I care about other people, I pay attention, and I'm not lf-centered. |我关心他人，我很留心，不以自我为中心。
| |<39>al |vt. |(also al up) clo a container or space by covering it with sth. |封；密封
| | | |The windows have been aled up for years. |这些窗户都已经密封了许多年了。
| | | |He aled the envelope and put a stamp on it. |他封上信封，然后贴上邮票。
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||<40>on purpo |not by accident; deliberately |故意，特意
| | |She did it on purpo, of cour. |她当然是故意那样做的。
| | |If you joke with him, he'll think you're insulting him on purpo. |如果你和他开玩笑，他会认为你
在故意羞辱他。
||<41>cast out|make sb. leave a place, or refu to accept sb. as part of a group |赶走，驱逐| | |He claimed to have the power to cast out demons. |他声称有能力驱鬼。
| | |He was cast out of the upper society. |他为上流社会所摈弃。
||<42>speak highly of|express a good opinion of sb. or sth. |对...给予高度评价；赞扬
