【正文】 She tensed up as the car turned. 汽車轉(zhuǎn)向時，她緊張起來。 They described him as a man of means. 他們將他形容成一個富翁。 Prejudice on grounds of race is the most basic denial of equal opportunities. 種族歧視是對機(jī)會均等的根本否定。 10. They equate selfworth and success with hard work. (Para. 7) equate… with …: connect in mind。 2) n. a danger or risk There are many serious health hazards associated with smoking. 許多嚴(yán)重危害健康的情況都與吸煙有關(guān)。 His character has several different dimensions. 他的性格是多方面的。 9. tie to cause to be connected with or dependent on 使聯(lián)系在一起；使依附于 Canada is tightly tied to American 。 now he39。 2). not unfairly influenced by the people 無偏見的，中立的 We demand an independent observer for the government39。 When he told her how much it cost, she blew her top. 當(dāng)他告訴她東西的價格時，她大發(fā)脾氣。 After that package is put on a truck, when it is delivered is out of my control. 包裹被送上卡車后，什么時候發(fā)貨我就管不了了。 Ask her when she39。 Each union chooses several delegates to the yearly meeting. 每個工會選出幾位代表參加年度會議。 They both eat to excess. 他們倆都吃得太多了。 2). defeat 勝過，擊敗 They were overwhelmed by the enemy. 他們被敵軍擊敗了。你還在等那電話嗎？ 2). stretched tight 拉緊的，繃緊的 You cannot play the piano properly if your fingers are too tense. 如果你的手指太僵直，就彈不好鋼琴。 a. in or ing from the inside 內(nèi)部的 The interior walls have pictures on them. 內(nèi)墻上掛著畫。 The suggestion caused a stir of interest in the class. 這建議在班級里激起了很大興趣。 I have priority over you in my demand. 我的要求比你的優(yōu)先。 4. It creates many short circuits, and that causes crazy heart rhythms. (Para. 5) Meaning: Damaged heart muscles cause the heart a lot of problems, which result in irregular heart beat. short circuit: a faulty electrical connection that makes the current flow along the wrong path and so usually puts the power supply out of operation. Here the expression is used in its figurative sense to mean a problem that may cause the heart to function irregularly. 5. He attributes some of the cause to stress. (Para. 6) Meaning: He believes that, to some extent, stress is the cause for his heart trouble. attribute…to… : say that a situation or event is caused by sth. They attributed their success to their teacher’s encouragement. 他們把成 功歸因于老師的鼓勵。 Can you remend me a good hotel in the city? 你能給我介紹一家城里的好旅館嗎 ? 13. “If there is one word that should be substituted for stress, it’s control.” (Para. 13) Meaning: We should take control of ourselves instead of suffering from stress. substitute (for): 1) v. replace (with) They substituted red balls for blue, to see if the baby would notice. 他們用紅色球代替藍(lán)色球，看看嬰兒是否注意到了。 reasonable 合理的，明智的 There must be a perfectly rational explanation for what happened. 對所發(fā)生的事一定有一個非常合理的解釋。 6. tend to do sth. be likely to behave in a particular way or have a particular characteristic 傾向于，易于，往往會 She tends not to go away in the summer. 她夏天通常不外出。 Language Points 1. Working hard involves being anized, focused, getting a lot of work done, ... (Para. 2) involve: vt. have as a necessary part or result。 I know she’s unhappy, despite all her arguments to the contrary. 盡管她竭力說她很快樂，可我知道她并不幸福。 2) give official sanction for sb. to leave Patients were discharged from hospital because the beds were needed by other people. 由于其 他人需要床位，病人們被允許出院。 You mustn39。 The interview was summarized on the front page of China Daily. 《中國日報》的頭版總結(jié)了此次采訪。 The judge reacted angrily to the suggestion that he hadn39。 n. [C] a quality regarded as a natural part of sb./sth. 特性，屬性 Patien。 How did she react when you told her you were leaving? 你告訴她你要離開時她怎樣反應(yīng)？ 2). (against) respond to sb./sth. with hostility 反對，反抗 She beat him and called him names, but he didn39。 14. ... these things often e in at a high price to their health and the welfare of their families. (Para. 8) Meaning: ... these things (that is, their mitment, ambition and durable energy) are often achieved at the high cost of their health and the happiness of their families. welfare: n. health, fort and happiness promote the public welfare 發(fā)展公眾福利 He has worked for the welfare of his people for 30 years. 他為了人民的幸福已經(jīng)工作 30年了。 He denied being a Christian. 他不承認(rèn)自己是基督徒。 8. … that needs discharging. (Para. 6) discharge: vt. 1) send out (gas, liquid, smoke, etc.), or allow it to escape The chimney discharges smoke. 煙囪往外排放煙塵。 4. Despite lip service to the contrary … (Para. 3) lip service: support in words, not in fact He pays lip service to feminism, but his wife still does all the housework. 他口口聲聲支持女權(quán)主義 , 但他家的全部家務(wù)仍是他妻子的事。m applying for several jobs because I don39。s been burning the midnight oil over the last few weeks because he39。ve heard the news? 可能你已經(jīng)聽到這個消息了吧？ 2. rational a. 1). not foolish。 （ 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。 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。 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。 Could you give the salad a quick stir? 你能把沙拉拌一下嗎？ 2). [U] excitement。 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。 3. tense a. 1). unable to relax 緊張的 She was very tense as she waited for the interview. 在等待面試時她很緊張。 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)。 We attribute our success to being in the right place at the right time. 我們把成功歸因于天時地利。 Slowly add the fl