UNIT ONE
[Words and expressions]
Insight: capacity of gaining a deep instinctive understanding of a situation
Sermon: religious teaching
Wintry: of winter; cold
Fall through: fail to be successfully completed; come to nothing
Prospect: something one expects to happen
Prospects: opportunities
Frown: vi 皱眉；皱眉表示不悦
Invariable李渊简介: never changing
Eminent: famous and respected within a particular profession.
Checker: little square
Chew the cud: think over, careful contemplation 反刍；仔细想
Cud：反刍之食物；倒嚼之食物
Hindsight: n. 事后聪明
穴位注射疗法
Muffle:
(1)（用东西蒙住或包扎住）使声音降低
(2) 裹；覆盖；围住
Gnome: a small little man
Caload共工: all the people a doctor is responsible for at one time （医务工作者、社会工作者）的工作量
Melancholy: adj. Sad; gloomy; depresd
Indestructible: strong, can’t be destroyed
Perceptiveness: unusual ability to notice and understand 洞察能力
At some length：in some detail
At length：at last
Denominator: a mathematic term; here, the common characteristics
Perspective: way of obrving a subject
Proceed to do: begin to do
Berate: scold; criticize angrily
Woeful: sorrowful; mirable; pitiful
Lament: bemoan; feel regretful; feel or express deep sorrow
Perver streak: obstinate quality
Streak：a part of a person’s character, especially an unpleasant part
Ruthless streak 冷酷的性格
Vicious streak 邪恶的性格
Mean streak 卑鄙的性格
Hash over one’s mistakes: bring up the old mistakes again for consideration
Ruefully: regretfully
Drag: sl. A boring thing; nuisance
Here in this context: sth that retards motion, action or advancement
Grim: depressing；unpleasant
Windowpane: window glass
Pane: a piece of glass
Cruising: traveling at a steady speed
Sly: cunning
Absurd: sth that is absurd looks ridiculous
In full stride 坦然自若地
Perceptible: can be felt in mind
Click: a short hard sound (ud figuratively), meaning “柳岸闻莺reminder”, “urge of encouragement”
Immortality: never-ending life or endless fame
Immortal: not mortal
Mortal: can not live forever; must die
UNIT TWO
[Words and expressions]
Exhort: advi sb earnestly; urge sb to do
Earl: title of a British ranking between a marquis and a viscount
Five titles of nobleman：
Duke 公爵
Marqui 侯爵
Earl 伯爵
Viscount 子爵
Baron 男爵
Get around to doing sth: find the time to do sth. 抽时间做某事
Worthies （通常用复数）：important people；VIP
Cool one’s heels：have sb wait for a long time
Anteroom: waiting room
Attest to：show/ prove/ demonstrate that sth is true
Dub: give sb a nickname, often in a humorous way 起绰号
Cunctator: delayer
Vinum break: wine break
Vinum: Latin word for wine.
Tea break
Coffee break
Plead: give as an excu 提出…为借口
Rationalize：make…sound reasonable
Jehovah: God in the Old Testament 耶和华
Edict: a firm, authoritative order 命令；法令
Procrastination: delay; postpone
Do-it-nower: one who never delays
Mortgage: a loan of money one gets from a bank in order to buy a hou 房屋抵押款
Ungodly: (informal u) this word is ud to describe sth that ems unreasonable to you and therefore is annoying.
The apocalyptic voice of Diners threatens doom from Denver: a menacing order from Denver, the credit card company, so threatening an order that incurs trouble and catastrophe to tho who haven’t paid their credit-card bills.
Apocalyptic: threatening; menacing.
This word is derived from Apocalyp (《启示录》) from the New Testament. It predicts the coming of disaster, and the coming of Jesus.
Doom: catastrophe
Diners: the Diners’ Club, which introduced, in 1950, the first credit card which could be ud at different establishments.
Denver: the head office of the Diners credit card
Incur：give ri to
Inspire: cau; encourage
Revive: regenerate; bring back
Cunctator: delayer
Monopoly: complete control; domination 垄断
Proconsul：（古罗马）总督
Ruminate: think deeply; meditate; ponder
Blesdly：fortunately；gloriously讲解稿格式
Loot风雨无阻：steal or take things by force; rob
Attorney: lawyer
Chronic: habitual 积习难改的；长期的敬业的成语
Echelon: level
Addicted 入迷的；热衷的
Breed：cau
Fortify: support or strengthen
Smother: cover thickly
Reappraisal: action of re-examining sth; re-evaluation
Stud: decorate a surface with many studs, precious stones
Churn out: mass produce
Assiduous：determined; persistent
十二星座真实颜值排名Shrink: psychiatrist 心理医生
Subliminal: being perceived or affecting the mind without being aware of it; unconscious
