【正文】 況緊急時(shí)，它們會派上用場。 His muscles are hard and tense. 他的肌肉又僵又硬。t been fair. 法官對于那些說他不公正的言論做出了憤怒的反應(yīng)。 2. react vi. 1).behave differently or change as a result of sth. 作出反應(yīng)，回應(yīng) People can react badly to certain food. 人們對某些食物會有不良反應(yīng)。 Expressions 1. overwhelm vt. 1). cover (sth./sb.) pletely or cause to feel a sudden strong feeling 使不知所措 , (感情上 ) 使（某人）受不了 They were overwhelmed by sadness when their baby died. 嬰兒死時(shí)他們悲痛欲絕。 I was quite overwhelmed by excitement when my team won the game. 當(dāng)我的球隊(duì)贏得比賽勝利之時(shí)我激動不已。 How did she react when you told her you were leaving? 你告訴她你要離開時(shí)她怎樣反應(yīng)？ 2). (against) respond to sb./sth. with hostility 反對，反抗 She beat him and called him names, but he didn39。 3. tense a. 1). unable to relax 緊張的 She was very tense as she waited for the interview. 在等待面試時(shí)她很緊張。 v. (cause sb./sth. to) bee tense （使）緊張，（使）繃直 Having tensed his muscles, he is waiting for the race to start. 他繃緊了肌肉，等待著比賽開始。 n. an amount which is more than acceptable, expected or reasonable 無節(jié)制，過量 An excess of enthusiasm is not always a good thing. 過分熱情并不總是一件好事。 n. [C] a quality regarded as a natural part of sb./sth. 特性，屬性 Patience is one of the most important attributes in a teacher. 耐心是教師最重要的品質(zhì)之一。 inside 內(nèi)部 He had the pictures of the house from the outside but none of its interior. 他有這棟房子的外觀圖片，但沒有內(nèi)部的圖片。 7. delegate vt. 1).give (duties or rights, etc.) to sb. in a lower position or grade 授權(quán)，委托權(quán)限 The job had to be delegated to an assistant. 那項(xiàng)工作只得交給一位助手去辦理。 n. [C] a person chosen or elected by a group to speak, vote, etc. for them, esp. at a meeting 代表 Delegates have voted for this suggestion. 代表們已經(jīng)投票贊同這項(xiàng)建議。 2). excite (a person or his feelings, etc.) 使激動，惹起，激起 The story stirred the boy39。 Could you give the salad a quick stir? 你能把沙拉拌一下嗎？ 2). [U] excitement。 Writing letters was his only form of emotional outlet. 寫信是他感情宣泄的惟一方式。 11. temper n. 1). [C] state of the mind as regards anger or calmness 心情，情緒 He is in a bad temper. 他心情不好。 I found it hard to keep my temper with so many things going wrong. 這么多事情都變得一團(tuán)糟，使我很難不發(fā)脾氣。 The management did not seem to consider office safety to be a priority. 管理部門似乎覺得辦公室安全并不是需要優(yōu)先考慮的問題。 In these times of rising prices, we must all cut down on our spending. 在這個(gè)物價(jià)上漲的時(shí)期，我們都必須緊縮開支。 Language Points 1. … spinning out of control,… (Para. 1) out of control: not in one’s authority or power The airplane went out of control and crashed. 飛機(jī)失去控制，墜毀了。 The fire fighters struggled against the fire for several hours and finally brought the fire under control. 一連幾個(gè)小時(shí)消防隊(duì)員 奮力撲火 , 最后終于控制住了火勢。 3. … stressed people have higher cholesterol levels, among other things. (Para. 5) among other things: used to say that you are only mentioning one or two things out of a much larger group At the meeting they discussed, among other things, recent events in Eastern Europe. 會上他們討論了有關(guān)東歐最近發(fā)生的事情和其他一些事情。 attribute: n. a quality forming part of the nature of a person or thing Kindness is one of his best attributes. 仁慈是他的好品性之一。 perceived lack of control: loss of selfcontrol which can be seen or felt 8. They get angry that they have to carry it all, and they blow their tops. (Para. 9) Meaning: They get angry because they have to do everything on their own, and so they lose their temper. blow one’s top: (slang) explode with anger, lose one’s temper My father will blow his top when he sees what happened to the car. 我父親看 到車子這個(gè)樣子肯定會大發(fā)雷霆。 11. “What happens is that the hotter people get, physiologically, with mental stress, the more likely they are to blow apart with some heart problem.” (Para. 11) Meaning: “The fact is that the more angry people bee because of high mental pressure, the more likely they are to e down with some heart disease.” blow apart: break by an explosion。 （ 3） The verb “remend” in this sense can also be followed directly by a noun. The doctor remended a change of climate for her health. 醫(yī)生建議她換換氣候環(huán)境 以便恢復(fù)健康。 2) n. a person or thing acting or used in place of another Water isn’t a proper substitute for wine. 水不是酒的恰當(dāng)替代品。 Notice that if “independent” is followed by a noun as a plement, we use the preposition “of”. One more example: India became independent of Britain in 1947. 印度于 1947年脫離英國 , 獲得獨(dú)立。 15. … and remaining eventempered … (Para. 15) temper: n. state of the mind eventempered 性情平和的 mildtempered 溫和的 hot / quick / shorttempered 脾氣急躁的 sweettempered 性情溫柔的 moodytempered 喜怒無常的 goodtempered 好脾氣的 bad / illtempered 壞脾氣的 16 … other troublesome parts of your life … (Para. 19) troublesome: a. causing trouble or anxiety, causing pain David is a troublesome student in my class. 大衛(wèi)是我班的一個(gè)調(diào)皮學(xué)生。ve heard the news? 可能你已經(jīng)聽到這個(gè)消息了吧？ 2. rational a. 1). not foolish。 2). showing clear thought 理智的，理性的 She was too sad to be rational. 她傷心過度，失去理智。 4. suffer from experience (sth. unpleasant, such as an illness), esp. over a long period of time or habitually 患有（疾病等）； 為……所苦 He made a wrong decision。s been suffering from headache for two years. 她這兩年一直頭痛。s been burning the midnight oil over the last few weeks because he39。 7. rack up increase in number or amount step by step積累，積聚，逐步增加 Great losses were racked up by the airlines during this period. 這段時(shí)期航空公司損失慘重。 All mothers fear for their children when they first leave home. 所有的母親都為初次出門的孩子們擔(dān)心。 Have the results from the blood test e in yet? 驗(yàn)血 的結(jié)果出來了沒有？ 11. put all one39。m applying for several jobs because I don39。 If “involve” is followed directly by a verb, the second verb is used in the ing form. Examples: The plan involves my living in London. 這項(xiàng)計(jì)劃要求我住在倫敦 。 aspect We should not fet that education has an important spiritual dimension. 我們不應(yīng)忘記教育有其重要的精神因素。 They cannot marry w