【正文】 k for firmly and not be willing to accept a refusal。 claim as if by right要求，請求a. They demanded that their voice (should) be heard.b. This sort of work demands great patience.c. I demand to know what it is.n. claim 要求a. This work makes many demands on my time. demanding adj. needing a lot of attention and effort要求高的；需要技能的；苛求的a. An operation on the brain is the most demanding work for me as a surgeon.b. He is very demanding with his friends.3. quote (L. 27) v. to repeat in speech or writing the words of (a person, a book, etc.) 引用；引述a. Is Shakespeare the author most frequently quoted from?b. He quotes (from) the Bible to support his ideas.c. She is quoted as saying she disagrees with the proposal. quotation n. a sentence or phrase taken from a work of literature on other pieces of writing and repeated esp. in order to prove a point or support an argument 引文；引語；引用；論證a. He illustrated his point with a quotation from Shakespeare.4. deserve (L. 29) v. to be worthy of 應(yīng)受，應(yīng)得，值得a. The question deserves consideration.b. He certainly deserves to be sent to prison.c. He deserves well of his country. 他有功于國家。 deserving adj. worthy of support or help 值得的，該得的a. He is deserving of great credit.b. These problems are deserving of public attention.5. deprive (L. 32) v. 1) to take away from 奪去，剝奪，使喪失a. He was deprived of his sight by the accident.b. Lung cancer deprived him of his life. 2) to prevent from using or having 使不能享受，使不能做a. His troubles deprived him of sleep.Essay II 6. make it (L. 8) 1) to succeed 達(dá)到預(yù)定目標(biāo)；辦成；做到；成功a. The charts showed we had made it, and big. 圖表顯示我們成功了，大大地成功了。b. He wants to make it as a writer. 2) to arrive in time 及時抵達(dá)，趕上 a. There’s some time before the train leaves. I think we shall make it if we hurry. 3) to get better （病痛）好轉(zhuǎn)，得救a. The doctor knew that the patient was unlikely to make it. 4) to get on well with。 to be popular with相處得很好，受歡迎，被接受a. She finally made it with the crowd in Hollywood. 7. tolerant (L. 15) adj. showing or practicing tolerance 容忍的，寬恕的a. He is not very tolerant of criticism.tolerate v. to allow (sth. one does not agree with ) to be practiced or done freely without opposition。 permit 忍受，容忍a. We will not tolerate any invasion of our motherland.tolerance / toleration n. 忍受，容忍8. presentation (L. 8) n. 1) the way in which sth. is said, offered, shown, explained, etc. to others 顯示，呈現(xiàn)；表現(xiàn)，描述。 表象，外觀 a. Women buy this soap because of the prettiness of its presentation. 2) a talk, usu. to a group of people, in which information is given引見， 介紹；陳述；上演a. The sales director will give a short presentation on the new sales campaign.b. Each student is required to make an oral presentation. present v. 1) to give (sth.) away, esp. at a ceremonial occasion贈送；授予；呈獻(xiàn)；提出，提供 a. When Mr. Brown left the firm, the director presented a gold watch to him. b. Samples are presented free. 免費提供樣品。 2) to be when looked at。 show顯示，呈現(xiàn)；表現(xiàn) a. The author presented his hero as a dynamic person. b. Teachers were presenting us with an accurate picture of history.present adj. 1) in this / that place。 here / there 出席的，在場的；存在的 a. How many people were present at the meeting? b. Carbon is present in many minerals. 2) existing or being considered now 現(xiàn)在的，目前 a. What’s your present address? b. It’s usually best to wait, but in the present case I’d advise you to act without delay. present n. 1) a gift 禮物a. He received a lot of Christmas presents from his friends. 2) 現(xiàn)在，目前a. He is at present in Beijing.B: AfterClass ReadingPassage I: Those College Finals1. odds (L. 13) n. 1) the probability that sth. will or will not happen 機會，可能性a. She may pass but the odds are that she will fail.b. The odds were 101 in favor of him going. 2) against ( all the ) odds: very unexpectedly 盡管有極大的困難a. Against ( all the )