【正文】 (n.): the young borne at one time by a dog， cat or other animal which normally bears several young at a delivery(狗、貓等多產(chǎn)動(dòng)物 )一胎生下的小動(dòng)物 shudder (n.): shake or tremble suddenly and violently， as in horror or extreme disgust 震顫， 戰(zhàn)栗 ferocity (n.): wild force or cruelty； ferociousness 兇猛；兇惡，殘忍；暴行 swipe (n.):a hard， sweeping blow[口 ]猛擊，重?fù)? maroon (av.): leave abandoned， isolated， or helpless 使處于孤立無援的處境 devastate (nv.): destroy； lay waste； make desolate 毀 壞 ,摧毀；使荒蕪 swath (n.): the space or width covered with one cut of a scythe or other mowing device 刈幅 (揮動(dòng)鐮刀所及的面積 ) huddle (v.): crowd， push， or nestle close together。 f long， thin strings, cooked by boiling or steaming and served with a sauce 細(xì)條實(shí)心面 salvation (n.): a saving or being saved from danger, evil， difficulty， destruction。 on the verge of: on the edge of， on the brink of 接近于，瀕臨于 例： Scientists are on the verge of a major breakthrough． 科學(xué)家們即將取得一項(xiàng)重大突破。 e through: to continue to live， exist， be strong， or succeed after a difficult or dangerous time 經(jīng)歷過……仍活著，經(jīng)歷，脫險(xiǎn) 例： John was so ill but he was lucky to e through． 約翰病得很厲害，依然活著算是很幸運(yùn)的了。 disinclined reluctant 25. a person who performs or offers to perform a service of his or her own free will volunteer Ⅳ . Paraphrase： 1. We39。 next door to: almost the same as 幾乎 例： Leaving a man to die is next door to murder． 讓一個(gè)人等死無異于謀殺 。 dwindle shrink 24. very good or satisfying。 15. Every white man there had this thought stowed somewhere or other in his mind. (para 26) Every white man， the onlookers， the officers on their horses and the white N． C． Os． marching with the black soldiers，had this thought hidden somewhere or other in his mind． Lesson Three Pub Talk and the King’s English 詞匯 (Vocabulary) intricate (adj) : hard to follow or understand because full of puzzling parts， details， or relationships 錯(cuò)綜復(fù)雜的；難以理解的，難懂的 indulge (v.) : give way to one’ s own desire 盡情享受；從事于 meander (v.) : wander aimlessly or idly； ramble 漫步；閑逛 conversationalist (n.) : a person who converses； esp．， one who enjoys and is skilled at conversation 交談?wù)撸?(尤指 )健談?wù)? anecdote (n.) : a short， entertaining account of some happening， usually personal or biographical 軼事，逸事 intimate (n.) : a close friend or panion 密友，知己 on the rocks: [colloq． ] : in or into a condition of ruin or catastrophe (婚姻 )破壞的；失敗的 musketeer (n.) : (formerly)a soldier armed with a musket 火槍手 delve (v.) : investigate for information； search 發(fā)掘；調(diào)查 (研究 ) recess (n.) : a secluded， withdrawn， or inner place 幽深處 desultorily (adv.) : aimlessly； at random 隨意地；無目的地 alchemy (n.) : an early form of chemistry， whose chief aims were to change baser metals into gold： a method or power of transmutation。s eye takes in everything except the human beings. (para 16) If you take a look at the natural scenery in a tropical region, you see everything but the human beings. 9. No one would think of running cheap trips to the Distressed Areas. (para 17) No one would think of anizing cheap trips for the tourists to visit the poor slum areas (for these trips 42V．Ⅵ．Ⅶ . would not be interesting)． 10. for ninetenths of the people the reality of life is an endless, backbreaking struggle to wring a little food out of an eroded soil (para 17) Life is very hard for niy percent of the people． With hard backbreaking toil they can produce a little food on the poor soil． 11. She accepted her status as an old woman, that is to say as a beast of burden. (para 19) She took it for granted that as an old woman she was the lowest in the munity， that。 Two pence: 兩便士 I. Choose the one which is equal to the word given blow: A 1. chant A. religious song B. parallel lines C. balanced words D. repeated shout C 2. derelict A. grievous B. deprived C. abandoned D. hunted B 3. hummock A. a desert B. a low rounded hill C. a high mountain D. a plain D 4. stow A. load roughly B. unload carefully C. move quickly D. hide away A 5. frenzied A. full of uncontrolled excitement B. full of happiness C. depressed D. encouraged C 6. fodder A. delicious food B. well prepared meal C. rough food D. halfcooked meal B 7. clamour A. clatter B. noisily express C. iobey D. generously give D 8. desolate A. isolated B. united C. eccentric D. barren B 9. slump A. rise up B. sink down C. move on D. repeat C 10. squash A. invade B. infer C. squeeze D. separate A 11. plight A. condition B. irritation C. conscience D. objection B 12. infuriate A. set apart from other B. fill with rage C. bee fastened D. keep in a certain position A 13. inquisitive A. unnecessarily curious B. seriously urgent C. pletely controlled D. ready made D 14. sidle A. climb secretly B. slide smoothly C. slip fast D. walk sideways C 15. nibble A. eat large pieces B. swallow down C. take small bits D. sip bit by bit B 16. ghetto A. musical instrument B. area C. dust D. grave C 17. navvy A. a ship B. a soldier C. a labourer D. a sailor A 18. lucerne 高級(jí)英語 第二冊(cè) 第 8 頁 共 34 頁 A. plant B. animal C. oil D. field D 19. scrap A. a sharp sound B. a sudden cutting C. a forceful scratch D. a small piece B 20. hack A. cut carefully B. dig roughly C. make slowly D. move smoothly C 21. stork A. green grass B. black soil C. white bird D. small plant C 23. garrison A. railway station B. training centre C. military camp