【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 as amazed by how much pizza Tom could consume. 3)消耗，消費. The US has 5% of the world population, but consumes 25% of the global energy. trap: vt. 1)使陷入困境，使落入險境. Many women are trapped in loveless marriages. 2)使陷入圈套，使中計 . He felt he had been trapped into accepting the terms of the contract. Notes to Paras. 6715. Then one of the men said, “Hit the floor.” Instinct told her to do what they told her. 這時，她聽到其中一個人說：“趴下（與“按下樓層”同音）?！彼谋灸芊磻?yīng)就是照著他們的話做。The hit in “hit the floor” functions as a transitive verb, used informally in the sense of “to press sth. such as a button to operate a machine”. hit vt. 按下（按鈕等來操縱機器等）. Maria hit the brakes just in time. 瑪麗亞及時踩下剎車。16. The bucket of quarters flew upwards as she threw out her arms and collapsed on the elevator floor. 于是她張開雙臂，趴在了電梯地板上，滿桶的硬幣飛向空中，灑了出去。collapse: vi. 1)倒下，倒塌. One of the four medieval churches was not structurally sound and collapsed. 2)崩潰，瓦解 . A monarchy collapsed. n. 1) [U]倒塌，塌陷； 2)[U,C]崩潰，瓦解 17. A shower of coins rained down on her. “Take my money and spare me,” she prayed. 硬幣如雨點般落在了她的身上。她在心里默禱：“把錢拿去吧，饒我一命?！盿 shower of: 一陣，一連串. a shower of leaves 一陣落葉；a shower of dust 一陣灰塵； a shower of sparks 一連串火花pray: vi. 1)祈禱. They went to the mosque to pray. 2)請求. I hope and pray that this is just a misunderstanding. 18. The one who said it had a little trouble getting the words out. He was trying mightily to hold in a belly laugh. 說這話的人有點費力才把話說完，盡力忍住沒有放聲大笑。have trouble (in) doing sth.: 做……有困難. What do you do when you have trouble solving a problem in the workplace? 19. Confused, she struggled to her feet. 她滿腹疑惑，掙扎著站了起來。Meaning: She was still unsure of what was happening. She made an effort to get up. confused: a. 迷惑的，糊涂的. Jo looked very confused, but then she laughed. confused派生自動詞confuse，意為“使糊涂，疑惑不解；混淆，使分辨不清；使混亂”。. He kept asking unnecessary questions that only confused the issue. struggle: vi. 1)努力；爭取 . Fish struggle for survival when the water level drops in the lake. 2)掙扎著前行或進行某事. He struggled along the rough road holding his son. n. [C] 掙扎，戰(zhàn)斗，斗爭20. He spoke pleasantly. He bit his lip. 他說話時態(tài)度和藹，緊咬著嘴唇。bite one’s lip:抑制情感的流露，忍住話. She paused uncertainly, biting her lip. Note to Paras. 8921. The woman thought: “My God, what a spectacle I’ve made of myself.” 該女士心想：“我的天啊，真是丟人現(xiàn)眼，出大洋相了！”make a spectacle of oneself: 當眾出丑，出洋相. He drank too much and made a spectacle of himself. 22. She wanted to make an apology, but words failed her. 她想要道一聲歉，卻不知如何開口。Meaning: She felt like saying sorry to the two men for having mistaken them for bad guys, but she didn’t know what to say and became speechless. 在 “words failed her”中, 主語是非生命名詞, 而譯成漢語時，常常由有生命的詞語來作主語，這是英漢語的一大區(qū)別。比較： His name escaped me. 我不記得他叫什么了。 An idea struck/occurred to me. 我想到了一個主意。 fail: ；辜負 . His strength failed him. 他（一下子）失去了力量。His friends failed him. 他的朋友沒有幫他的忙。23. How do you apologize to two perfectly respectable gentlemen for behaving as though they were going to rob you? 把兩位絕對體面正派的紳士看作劫匪，如何請求他們的諒解？respectable: a. 1) 人格高尚的，值得尊敬的 . The Chinese are a hardworking, respectable people. 2) 相當多的；滿意的；體面的. She received a respectable sum of money for New Year gift from relatives. 24. The three of them gathered up the scattered quarters and refilled her bucket. 他們?nèi)耸捌鹕⒙涞挠矌牛匦路胚M了桶里。 scattered: a. 分散的，零 散的，疏落的 . scattered villages scattered showers scattered派生自動詞scatter，意為“分散；散播；撒”。. The crowd scattered at the sound of gunshots. 25. When the elevator arrived at her floor they then insisted on walking her to her room. She seemed a little unsteady on her feet, and they were afraid she might not make it down the corridor. 電梯在她要去的樓層停下了，兩位男士堅持要陪她到她的客房，因為她的腳步似乎有點搖晃，他們擔心她在過道里會有閃失。 walk: vt. 使（某人/某物）行走 . We walked our horses the last quarter of a mile. unsteady: )不穩(wěn)固的，失去平衡的. They are sitting at an unsteady table, enjoying the yearend dinner. 2) 容易變化的，不穩(wěn)定的 . All goes smoothly except the unsteady airflow. 26. At her door they bid her a good evening. 他們將她送到門口，然后道了晚安。bid: vt./vi. 1) 向某人打招呼 . bid somebody good afternoon/good morning, etc. 2) 吩咐 . He bade them (to) leave at once. 3) 出價，投標 . How much do you bid for the late artist’s painting? Russia will bid to host the 2018 World Cup. n. [C] 競標27. As she slipped into her room she could hear them roaring with laughter as they walked back to the elevator. 她迅速進入客房，耳邊傳來他們走回電梯時發(fā)出的哈哈大笑。roar: vi./) 放聲大笑 . These children roared in amusement at the fairy tales. 2) 吼叫，咆哮 . Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I will try again tomorrow.” 3)（車輛）呼嘯而過. The car roared off down the road. 28. The woman brushed herself off. She pulled herself together and went downstairs for dinner with her husband. 她撣了撣灰，定了定神，便來到樓下與丈夫一起用餐。 brush oneself/sb. off:（尤指摔跤后）拂去衣服上的灰塵，撣凈自己/某人 . I got up, brushed myself off, and carried on walking. pull oneself together:控制自己，鎮(zhèn)定下來；重新控制感情，重新振作起來. Stop crying and pull yourself together! Notes to Paras. 101229. The next morning flowers were delivered to her room—a dozen roses. Attached to EACH rose was a crisp onehundreddollar bill. 第二天早晨，鮮花送到了她的客房——是12朵玫瑰，每一朵玫瑰都附上了一張嶄新的百元美鈔。deliver: vt. 1) 投遞；傳送；運送. Could you try to deliver ahead of time? 2) 發(fā)表（演講）；宣布. Professor Li will deliver the mencement address to this year’s graduating classes. 3) 接生. Here’s how they delivered the baby inside a parked car at the gas station. attach: vt. 將某物系在另一物上. Bill was frustrated when he tried to attach the trailer to his truck. crisp: a. 1) 嶄新的，挺括的 . a crisp new ?5 note 2) 脆的，酥的，松脆的. crisp potato chips 脆脆的薯條30. The card said: “Thanks for the best laugh we’ve had in years.” 卡片上寫著：“謝謝您帶給我們多年來最暢快的歡笑。”l Step Two: Working with words and phrases Ask students to do Exercise 4 for the consolidation of text learning. While checking the