【正文】 She walked back and forth along the shore of the sea, anxiously waiting for the fishing boats to return. 她沿著海岸走來走去, 焦急地等待著漁船的返回。2. treat sb. unfairly in order to get sth. （不公正地）利用某人The thief took advantage of her innocence. 小偷利用了她的天真。Smoking is a potentially harmful habit. 吸煙是個(gè)有潛在危害的習(xí)慣。36context n. 1. [C, U] the general conditions in which sth. takes place (事情發(fā)生的) 環(huán)境，背景Considering the historical context, such events were not surprising. 考慮到當(dāng)時(shí)的歷史背景，發(fā)生那樣的事情并不讓人吃驚。27invent vt. make or produce a new thing or idea for the first time 發(fā)明，創(chuàng)造He invented an electronic instrument that gives an alarm when an intruder es in. 他發(fā)明的電子儀器能在有人闖入時(shí)發(fā)出警報(bào)聲。s mind) inventive。16scarcely ad. 1. only a moment ago 僅僅；才The meeting had scarcely begun when it was interrupted. 會(huì)議剛開始就被打斷了。He reached his full potential as a poser. 作為一名作曲家，他已充分發(fā)揮了自己的潛能。 personal affairs. 對(duì)別人的私事說三道四是不禮貌的。 creativity. 好老師能夠激發(fā)學(xué)生的創(chuàng)造力。As he often remarked, one is never too old to learn. 正如他一向所說的那樣, 一個(gè)人要活到老學(xué)到老。The university decided to increase the capacity of the lecture hall. 學(xué)校決定擴(kuò)大演講廳的容納力。 not lasting long 飛逝的；短暫的the fleeting hours 飛逝的時(shí)光Youth is so fleeting. 青春是如此的短暫。20sketch v. make a quick or simple drawing or painting 勾畫，繪草圖He sketched the cat. 他給貓畫了個(gè)速寫。25　emundisturbed/em a. not being disturbed 未受打擾 (或妨礙) 的The author went up into the mountains where he could finish writing his novel undisturbed. 作者住進(jìn)了山區(qū)，那里他可以不受干擾地寫完小說。33motion n. [U] the act of moving from one place or position to another 運(yùn)動(dòng)You must not get out of the car when it is in motion. 汽車行駛的時(shí)候千萬不能下車。 new 新穎的，新奇的I spent six months living in a tiny village in northern India, which was a novel experience. 我在印度北部的一個(gè)小村子里住過6個(gè)月，這對(duì)我來說是全新的體驗(yàn)。Her threeyearold daughter fell asleep while we talked. 我們談話時(shí)她3歲的女兒睡著了。53set (sth.) in motion cause (sth.) to start moving or happening 使...運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)起來 ；啟動(dòng)Pull this handle to set the machine in motion. 拉動(dòng)這個(gè)手柄就可以使機(jī)器運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)起來。Proper Names56Edison 愛迪生（1847—1931，美國(guó)發(fā)明家）57Picasso 畢加索（1881—1973，西班牙畫家）58Shakespeare 莎士比亞（1564—1616，英國(guó)戲劇家和詩(shī)人）59Ludwig van Beethoven 路德維希50bring sb. together arrange for people to meet and do sth. together 使聚在一起；使聯(lián)合We brought the researchers together to finish the project. 我們將研究人員聚在一起完成這項(xiàng)工程。Phrases and Expressions45right away at once。37transfer v. move from one place or job to another 轉(zhuǎn)移；調(diào)動(dòng)His employer transferred him to another branch. 老板把他調(diào)到了另一個(gè)分公司。格雷厄姆2. (of land) able to produce good crops （土地）肥沃的，富饒的The land is fertile of wheat. 這片土地盛產(chǎn)小麥。 hardly 幾乎不He scarcely goes to cinema. 他幾乎不去看電影。11reservoir n. 1. [C] a large amount of sth. that is av