【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 g when used to modify a person. . a brilliant idea / invention / scientist a stupid person / idea It was stupid of you to turn it upside down without closing the lid. 6. in particular: especially. . I noticed his eyes in particular, because they were such an unusual color. 35 7. be cut out for sth. / to do sth.: 天生適合于 . I‘m not cut out for city life. Bill was never cut out to be a parent. 8. be apprenticed to : 成為學(xué)徒 . She was apprenticed to a plumber(管道工 )。 “ apprentice(學(xué)徒 )‖ can be also used as a noun. . an apprentice electrician 電工學(xué)徒 take on a new apprentice 收學(xué)徒 9. intuition n. 直覺(jué)（力） . know sth. by intuition base one‘s judgment on intuition My intuition told me he wasn‘t to be trusted. 36 10. tension 1) n. 張力 . The wire will take 50 pounds tension before breaking. 2) n. (金屬線(xiàn)、繩索、人體等 ) 繃緊（的程度） . When he tightened the guitar string, it snapped under the tension. 3) n. 緊張；焦慮；焦急 . Tension mounted (=increased) as we waited for the exam results to be published. 4) n. (一般用復(fù)數(shù) )緊張關(guān)系；緊張局勢(shì) . reduce/ defuse international tension 緩和 /消除國(guó)際緊張局勢(shì) The border dispute has been a continuing source of tension. 37 11. split vi / vt. 分裂；分開(kāi) . Rutherford discovered how to split the atom by fission(裂變 )。 The river splits into three smaller streams at this point. 12. had families: had children (family=children). . Have you any family? 13. take one‘s time: 拖拉，慢吞吞 . The workmen seem to be taking their time over repairing the road. 14. joke about/ with: 開(kāi)玩笑；說(shuō)笑話(huà) . You must not joke with him about religion. 15. choosy a. 挑剔的；難伺候的 . He is very choosy about what he eats. 38 16. edge n. 尖刻 . The remark has a biting edge to 。 17. irritate vt. 激怒；使煩躁 . Her habit of biting her nails irritates me. irritable a. 易怒的；易躁的 . He gets irritable when he‘s got toothache. irritation n. 激怒；惱怒；生氣 . ―Don‘t be so silly! ‖ he said with some irritation. 39 18. malicious a. 惡意的；惡毒的 . a malicious attack on his reputation malice n. 惡意；害人之心 . He got no advantage out of it。 he did it from pure malice. 19. bachelor: 1) n. 未婚男子；單身漢 . a bachelor flat 單身公寓 2) n. 擁有學(xué)士學(xué)位的人 . a Bachelor of Arts 文學(xué)士 a Bachelor of Science 理學(xué)士 bachelor‘s degree學(xué)士學(xué)位 40 20. in someone‘s stead: （正式）代替某人 . The president is unable to attend, but will send the foreign minister in his stead. 21. in munion with: (formal) in special relationship with someone or something which makes you feel that you understand them very well. . He lived in close munion with nature / God. mune v. 密切關(guān)系 . Lying in the grass, among the trees and birds, he felt he had muned with nature. 41 22. fall apart: to break (into pieces).分裂；破碎；崩潰 . The old book fell apart in my hands. 23. He should have flown home again: ―should have +Ved‖ refers to obligation unfulfilled, that is, an action which should take place in the past was actually not performed. . You should have switched off the electric current. 你本應(yīng)該把電源切斷。 24. odd a. 不尋常的；古怪的 . odd behavior /people It‘s very odd that she didn‘t answer my phone. odd number 奇數(shù) odd jobs 零活 odds and ends 零碎的東西 42 25. an odd chance thatunusual: ―that‖ here is an adverb of degree, which means ―so‖ or ― to such a degree‖. . It wasn‘t that good, actually. We haven‘t seen all that much of her recently. 26. destined a. 預(yù)定的；注定的； 命中注定的 . They were destined never to see each other again. Beautiful and young, she seems destined for stardom at Holly wood. 43 27. infect 1) vt. （感情上）感染（別人） . She infected the whole class with her enthusiasm. 2) vt. （疾?。﹤魅荆▌e人） . The open wood soon became infected. Infection n. 傳染；感染 . a lung/chest infection infectious a. 傳染性的 . Colds are infectious. 44 Ⅰ . Read the text carefully again and discuss the following questions. Ⅱ . Choose the best answer to each of the following questions. Ⅲ . Give the English words or phrases according to the meanings provided. Ⅳ . Put the following words or expressions from the text in the blanks to plete the sentences. Make changes where necessary. Ⅴ . Rewrite the following sentences and replace the underlined words with appropriate words or phrases from the text. Ⅵ . Word study: For each of the following clues. Use the given prompts to produce sentences in the same way as shown in the model. Exercises 45 1. What did Ephraim‘s brothers do for a livelihood? The key es from Paragraph 1: Diamond merchants. 2. What can be learned about the city of Johannesburg? The key es from Paragraph 1: A city with many immigrants, a little over a century old. 3. What career arrangement was made for young Ephraim? The key es from Paragraph 1: He was apprenticed to an uncle to learn the trade of diamondcutting. 46 4. Why is diamond—cutting pared to a samurai‘s swordthrust? The key es from Paragraph 2: Spend time, study carefully, accumulate powers of attention, memory, intuition, accurate. 5. What a life was Ephraim leading when he turned to be middle aged? The key es from Paragraph 3: He was joked by others. He was a good son, working nicely under his uncle ,and living respectably at home, and on Sunday nights playing poke with bachelor friends. He was alone in the family house after his father died. People stopped noticing him. 47 6. What did people think of Ephraim before he was recognized as one of the wo