重点词汇

1. barely adv.刚好；仅仅，勉强可能；几乎不；刚才

2. worthwhile adj.值得花时间(或花钱、努力等)，重要的，令人愉快的

3. outline vt.概述，略述n.概述；轮廓线，略图

4. suspect vt.& vi.疑有，觉得n.嫌疑犯，可疑对象

5. arrest n. & vt.逮捕，拘捕

6. wire vt.给(某人)打电话；接通电源n.金属丝；电线；铁丝网

7. criminal n. 罪犯adj.犯法的，犯罪的；刑事的；不道德的

8. anyhow adv.不过，总之；尽管；而且；随便地

9. principle n. 道德原则；法则；信条

10. decent adj.正派的，合乎礼节的；得体的，适当的

11. geophysicist n. 地球物理学家

12. core adj.核心的，最重要的n.核心，最重要的部分

13. resign vt.& vi.辞职，辞去

14. substantial adj.大量的，价值巨大的；结实的，牢固的

15. mineral n. 矿物，矿物质

16. forgive vt.& vi.原谅，宽恕；免除(债务)

17. cheat vt.欺骗，蒙骗vi.作弊，舞弊

18. wrap vt.包，裹，用……缠绕n.披肩，围巾；包裹材料

19. parcel n. 包裹，小包；一块地vt.裹好，打包

20. bow n. 蝴蝶结；弓vi.鞠躬；低(头)

21. nephew n. 侄子，外甥

22. wrinkle n. 皱纹；褶皱，皱痕vt.& vi.(使脸上)起皱纹，皱起

23. sew vi.& vt.缝，做针线活；缝上

24. pretend vi.& vt.假装；装扮；扮作；自诩，自认为

25. likewise adv.同样地；也，而且

26. deadline n. 最后期限，截止日期

27. fault n. 过错，责任；弱点，缺点

28. virtue n. 美德；正直的品性；优点

29. organic adj.有机的，统一的；绿色的，不使用化肥的；生物的

30. garbage n. 垃圾；废话

31. sow vt.& vi.播种，种

32. harvest n. 收成，收获量；收获季节，收割vt.& vi.收割，捕猎

33. quote n. 引语，原话vt.& vi.引用，引述；举例说明

词汇拓展

1. appointmentn. 约定，约会；任命，委托；职务→appointvt.约会；任命

2. reliableadj.可信赖的，可依靠的；真实可信的，可靠的→relyvi.依靠；依赖

3. innocentadj.无辜的，清白的，无罪的；天真无邪的，纯真的n.无辜者，单纯的人→innocencen. 天真；清白

4. legaladj.合法的；法律的→illegaladj.不合法的；违法的

5. socialistadj.社会主义的n.社会主义者→socialadj.社会的；社交的→societyn. 社会

6. photographern. 摄影师，拍照者→photographyn. 摄影；摄影术

7. guiltyadj.感到内疚的，感到惭愧的；有罪的，有过失的→guiltn. 内疚；犯罪；有罪

8. ashamedadj.惭愧，羞愧，尴尬→shamen. 羞耻；羞愧；惭愧→shamefuladj.可耻的，丢脸的

9. disappointedadj.失望的，沮丧的→disappointvt.使失望，使沮丧→disappointingadj.令人失望的→disappointmentn. 失望，沮丧

10. guidancen. 指导；导航→guidevt.带领；引导 n. 向导

11. discouragedadj.灰心的→discouragingadj.令人灰心的，令人泄气的→discourage vt.阻止，使气馁

12. savingn. 节省物，节省；储蓄金→save vt.节省；保存；储蓄；解救

重点词组

1. 拆毁，拆除tear down

2. 发财make one’s fortune

3. 失去联系lose contact

4. 臂挽着臂arm in arm

5. 被逮捕under arrest

6. turn up出现，到场；卷起；调大

7. on the beat在巡逻中

8. pull out离开，撤离；拔出

9. stick to坚持

10. take charge of掌管，负责

11. 任……处置；对……无能为力at the mercy of

12. 使焦虑不安，加重……的思想负担weigh on sb./sth.

13. 坦白地说frankly speaking

14. 促进，有助于contribute to

15. 令某人感到失望的是to one’s disappointment

16. make a difference有影响，有关系

17. in store贮藏着；准备着；将要发生

18. be responsible for对……负责

19. set aside留出；不顾

20. for the benefit of为了……的利益

重点句型

1. 完全倒装

On the left side of the road stands our library，where there are various books.

在路的左侧是我们的图书馆，里面有各种各样的书籍。

2. with的复合结构

With the final exam approaching，we are all busy going over the lessons.

随着期末考试的临近，我们都在忙着复习功课。

3. however引导的让步状语从句

No matter how/However hard it is，I will pursue my dream.

不管有多么困难，我都要追求我的梦想。

4. hardly...when...

Hardly had they got to the kitchen when they set out to cook breakfast for their mother.

他们一到厨房就开始为母亲做早餐了。

5. it will be...before...

It will be less than a year before we graduate from high school.

还有不到一年我们就高中毕业了。

知识精讲

1.decent adj. 正派的，体面的，适当的，合宜的，正经的

to do the decent thing 识时务

He is a fine, upstanding, and decent Irish citizen.

That was very decent of him.

They were very decent about it.( 他们对这件事十分宽容。)

He didn’t get a decent explanation.

Are there any decent restaurants around here?

He dreamed of living in decent conditions.

The lack of decent public transport is a great disadvantage.

John and his wife Leah are very decent people.

2.transcript n. 抄本，副本，誊本，成绩单，笔录，文字记录

She went through the transcript carefully in order to eliminate all errors from it.

We have a transcript of your school records.

Did you bring your transcript from high school?

A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.

3.eliminate vt. 排除，略去，不予考虑，淘汰，刷掉，杀死，除掉，铲除，排泄，排出

to eliminate … from … 把…从……中去除

They have taken positive steps to eliminate discriminatory practices.

He declared war on the government and urged right-wingers to eliminate their opponents.

We must eliminate unnecessary steps and get directly to the point.

Their team was eliminated in the first round.

4.barely adv. 几乎不，刚刚，勉强，少量地，刚好

He is so weak that he can barely stand up.

I had barely/hardly started speaking when he interrupted me.

We had barely enough money to last through the weekend.

The room was barely furnished.

5.appointment n. 约定，约会，任命，委任，委任的职位

I made a doctor’s appointment for you.

I’ve got a dental appointment.

He wants to change his appointment from Monday to Wednesday.

His promotion to manager was a popular appointment.

I believe he will get a good appointment.

6.tear down 拆除，拆毁

I want to tear down the walls that hold me inside.

The city will tear down the building and create a park.

7.keen adj. 急切的，渴望的，渴求的，热衷于，热诚的，热心的，热情的，敏锐的，敏捷的

anxious，eager，keen均有“急切的，渴望的”之意。

anxious 强调因忧虑、关注或害怕而产生的急切心情。

eager 侧重于急于成功的迫切心情。

keen 强调因兴趣强烈或欲望而急于做某事。

Tom is a keen golfer.

The blind have a keen sense of touch.

Their keen eyes can penetrate the water to a depth of forty feet.

Be brave, a fence between makes love more keen.

The razor has a very keen edge.

They have a wide knowledge of everyday things, and a keen interest in their particular city and state.

They are rather keen to purchase Chinese goods.

If you are keen on doing something, you very much want to do it. If you are keen thatsomething should happen, you very much want it to happen.

8.concession n. 让步，妥协，迎合，优惠，折让，特许，特许权，租地营业商铺

a concession to sth 对某事的妥协

tax concession 税收优惠，税收减免

The company has been granted a concession by the Government to mine in the area.

Ending the dispute was worth almost any concession.

The museum also has a mail-order catalogue and a concession at Selfridges.( 这个博物馆还有邮购目录，并在塞尔福里奇百货公司有一个铺位。)

9.on the beat 在巡逻中，合拍

More police officers out on the beat may help to cut crime.

Last night in our neighborhood, some policemen were on the beat.

They were all playing on the beat.

10.make one’s fortune 发财，成功立业

He went to the west to make his fortune.

11.lose contact/touch 失去联系

By the time he got well he had lost contact/touch with the Party.

I don’t want to lose contact/touch with you.

12.reliable adj. 可靠的,可信赖的,确实的,真实可信的,可依靠的

I don’t think he is a reliable man.

She may be slow but at least she’s reliable.

A man who is dead to the justice is not reliable.

There is no doubt that he is a reliable person.

Trains are reliable, cheap and best for long-distance journeys.

13.worthwhile adj. 有价值的,令人愉快的,值得花费时间(金钱、精力、努力)的,重要的

It is worthwhile to include really high-quality illustrations.

It is worthwhile doing it.

It’s a tough exam, so the end product is a worthwhile qualification.

At last Im a worthwhile role model for my girls.

The time and work involved in completing such an assignment are worthwhile.

The smile on her face made it all worthwhile.

High prices in the UK make it worthwhile for buyers to look abroad.

I will live a fantastic, worthwhile and productive life!

It is worthwhile consulting your tutor about it again.

Teaching is a worthwhile calling.

14.arm in arm 手挽着手，臂挽着臂

I often see my grandparents strolling happily arm in arm.

I’ve just seen them going down the road arm in arm.

15. suspect vt. & vi. 觉得(用于陈述观点，语气不强烈或直接),怀疑,疑有,怀疑……有罪,对……有疑问,不信任 n. 犯罪嫌疑人，可疑对象 adj. 可疑的，受到怀疑的，令人怀疑的

to suspect (that) … 觉得……，怀疑……

I suspect it’s unavoidable.

The above complaints are, I suspect, just the tip of the iceberg.

I had become a suspect in a murder inquiry.

The police say they suspect the attack was carried out by animal rights activists.

I suspect he was lying by the boy’s abnormal behavior.

She has more intelligence than we suspected her to possess.

The police couldn’t prove the suspect’s guilt.

His fitness is suspect, so we can’t risk including him in the team.

16.arrest n. & vt. 逮捕，拘捕，拘押

to arrest sb for … 因…..逮捕某人

under arrest 被逮捕

She had been placed in close arrest. (她被严密拘禁。)

You are all under arrest.

The security forces have extensive powers of search and arrest.

They were not ready to reveal any details of the arrest.

The riot led to the arrest of three young men.

The students’ arrest disturbed their friends.

17.take charge of… 管理……，接管…..，负责…..

The boss asked him to take charge of the office for a few days while she was away.

Our department has taken charge of the task. (我们部门已经接管了这个任务。)

18.somehow adv. 用某种方法，以某种方式，莫名其妙地，不知怎么地

We must make up for the lost time somehow.

I wish I can repay you somehow for your kindness.

He could have finished it on schedule, but somehow he fell behind.

We’ll manage somehow.

I’ll get you there somehow.

To hear her talking this way was somehow shocking.

19.legal adj. 法定的，合法的，法律的

Though legal, the tactics were questionable.

What I did was perfectly legal.

When his father died, his uncle became his legal custodian.

She started out on her legal career in 1963.

We will introduce legal safeguards against fraud.

When you are 18, you are a legal voter.

20.resign vt. & vi. 放弃，辞去，辞职，放弃权利、要求等

resign oneself to… 顺从……，听任……

Riskily, he’s decided to resign.

After much legal disputation our right to resign was established.

Have you heard of her intention to resign?

He decided to resign his claim to the copyright.

He has resigned himself to the fact that he will lose the job. (他已经接受他将要失去这份工作的现实。)

The team refused to resign themselves to being defeated.

21.guilty adj. 有过错的，有过失的，有罪的，感到内疚的，感到惭愧的

be guilty of.. 犯有……罪，对……感到内疚

The general assumption was that I was guilty.

The court found him guilty.

The man was proved guilty of murder.

His answer evidenced a guilty conscience.

He had no sense of shame and never felt guilty.

The finder of a wallet who takes it home may be guilty of theft.

If a single drop of blood falls, you will be guilty of murder!

In the process of gaining our rightful place we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds.

22.ashamed adj. 惭愧的，羞愧的，难为情的，臊皮羞脸的，害臊的，尴尬的

be ashamed of… 为……而感到羞愧

be ashamed for sb 替某人感到羞愧

be ashamed of oneself for … 因为……自感羞愧

He bowed his head, ashamed.

I was thoroughly ashamed of myself.

Anyone who believes this should be ashamed of themselves.

He is ashamed for his former dishonorable action.

He was ashamed that he had lied.

He jumped up, looking a little ashamed of himself.

23.forgive vt. & vi. 原谅，宽恕，饶恕，免除债务

to forgive and forget 不念旧恶；既往不咎

sb could be forgiven for sth 某人做某事情有可原

She found the charity in her heart to forgive them for the wrong they had done.

The American Congress has agreed to forgive Egypt’s military debt.

Forgive me.

He is not a man who forgives easily.

I forgave him his crimes.

24.cheat n. 作弊者，舞弊者 vt. 诈骗，欺骗，蒙骗 vi. 欺诈，作假，在考试等中作弊

to cheat sb out of sth 骗取某人某物

to feel cheated 觉得受骗或上当了

He was a liar and a cheat. (他过去坑蒙拐骗。)

Students may be tempted to cheat in order to get into top schools.

We were on our honor not to cheat the customers.

They cheat the old woman of her house and money.

I would rather fail than cheat in the examination.

He is a shameless cheat.

25.disappointed adj. 失望的，沮丧的，失意的

Naturally, we were very disappointed.

I’m sorry to have made you disappointed.

They were bitterly disappointed at the result of the game.

I was disappointed by the quality of the wine.

She was disappointed not to be chosen.

He was disappointed so often that he became hopeless.

26.sew vt. 缝，缝制，缝补，缝上 vi. 缝，缝纫，做针线活

They teach the children to cook, sew, and knit.

I don’t have the face to take yet another pair to the dry cleaners and ask them to sew them up.

I’ll just sew up that tear, and the coat will be as good as new.

She preferred to sew rather than to knit.

The quickest way to sew is with a sewing machine.

27.pretend vi. & vt. 假装，装作，佯装，装扮，假装，假扮，自以为，自诩

She pretends that she likes them so that she can get their help.

The young actor pretended to be Hamlet. (那个年轻演员扮演哈姆雷特。)

She closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep.

I had no option but to pretend ignorance.

I’ll pretend I didn’t hear that.

You can’t pretend your problems don’t exist!

28.privilege n. 荣幸，特殊利益 vt. 给予特权，给予恩惠，特别优待，有特权

the privilege of freedom from arrest 免于逮捕的豁免权

I don’t have client privilege like doctors or lawyers.

Pironi was the son of privilege and wealth.

She was cocooned in a private world of privilege. (她生活在一个与世隔绝的特权世界里。)

The college was an elite institution based on privilege and the old school tie. (大学是以特权和校友关系网为基础的精英机构。)

I had the privilege of meeting the queen.

It was a privilege to work with him.

This pass will privilege you to attend the closed hearing.

29.mercy n. 仁慈，怜悯，宽恕，侥幸

at the mercy of … 完全由……支配，任由……摆布

to throw yourself on sb’s mercy 听任某人发落

mercy killing 安乐死，安乐死术

without mercy 残忍地，毫不容情地， 毫不留情的，无怜悯之心

have mercy on someone 可怜某人

in one’s mercy 出于慈悲，出于恻隐之心

May God have mercy on your soul. (愿上帝宽恕你的灵魂。)

Mercy to the enemies means cruelty to the people.

They showed their enemies no mercy.

They never appealed to us for mercy.

The commander showed mercy to the prisoners of war.

It’s a mercy she wasn’t seriously hurt.

We were at the mercy of the weather.

They set off up the road on their mission of mercy, Badger leading the way.

mercy, compassion, pity, sympathy都有“同情”或“可怜”的意思。其区别在于:

pity通常只表示内心感到难过或同情,少给予帮助。

sympathy指“同情心”或“恻隐之心”，强调共同分担，进而对某种经历或遭遇引起共鸣。

compassion指“同情心”，强调由于理解而同情，并主动给予帮助，常常指通过自身痛苦或不幸而同情别人。

mercy指“仁慈”或“怜悯”，含有主动救助别人脱离苦难之义。

It is a pity that such an ability as him should be employed about such trifle matters. 真可惜，像他这样有才能的人竟然被用来做这类琐事。

Her own experiences had taught her to have compassion for misunderstood children. 她自身的遭遇使她认识到应对那些受到误解的孩子予以同情。

The criminal pleaded with the jury for mercy. 犯人恳求陪审团宽恕他。

He was moved with sympathy. 他动了恻隐之心。

30.fault n.错误，失误，责任，过错，过失，缺点，弱点，故障

find fault with… 挑剔……

to a fault 过分地

If it wasn’t Sam’s fault, why was I blaming him?

It’s my fault.

I like him despite his faults.

There is a fault in the electrical system.

It was not our fault that we were late.

She is cautious to a fault. (她过分谨慎了。)

He found fault with my composition.

31.discouraged adj. 灰心丧气的，沮丧的，气馁的

discourage sb from doing sth 妨碍、阻止、阻拦某人作某事

Don’t be discouraged.

He sounded a little discouraged.

There were concerns that the pricing structure discouraged competition. (人们担心价格体系会妨碍竞争。)

They were discouraged from visiting the park because they discomforted other visitors.

32.bonus n. 奖金，意外收获，红利

Did you get your Christmas bonus?

Bonus notices were issued each year from head office to local agents.

He received a box of cookies as a bonus when he bought coffee at the shop.

The warm weather in such a freezing winter has been a real bonus. (这么寒冷的冬天有这样暖和的天气真是令人喜出望外。)

The firm repaid her hard work with a bonus.

The firm recognized Tom’s outstanding work by giving him an extra bonus.

33.weigh on sb/sb’s mind 使某人焦虑不安，加重某人的思想负担，给某人施加压力

She knew she had been unfair to him and it weighed heavily on her mind for a long time.

He’s under huge pressure at work and it’s really weighing on him.

34.live a lie 过骗人的生活，为人虚伪

He had to live a lie, which brought him pain.

I couldn’t bear living a lie any more.

35.assume vt. 想当然，假定，假设，认为，承担，担任

You should not assume that all men and women think alike.

Mr Cross will assume the role of Chief Executive with a team of four directors.

I am not afraid to assume the responsibility.

Let’s assume it to be true.

I assume that you need to make an apology to her.

36.in store for sb 为某人准备

Mother has something delicious in store for me.

She wondered what fate had in store for her next.

He is excited about the new experiences that are in store for him.