【正文】 ave Your Life New Words amp。 Expressions 1. overwhelm vt. 1). cover (sth./sb.) pletely or cause to feel a sudden strong feeling 使不知所措 , (感情上 ) 使（某人）受不了 They were overwhelmed by sadness when their baby died. 嬰兒死時(shí)他們悲痛欲絕。 2). defeat 勝過(guò)，擊敗 They were overwhelmed by the enemy. 他們被敵軍擊敗了。 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(duì)某些食物會(huì)有不良反應(yīng)。t react. 她打他，罵他，但他沒(méi)還手。t been fair. 法官對(duì)于那些說(shuō)他不公正的言論做出了憤怒的反應(yīng)。 You seem very tense. Are you still waiting for that phone call? 你看來(lái)很緊張。 His muscles are hard and tense. 他的肌肉又僵又硬。 She tensed up as the car turned. 汽車轉(zhuǎn)向時(shí)，她緊張起來(lái)。 We might seem to be carrying excess supplies but they would be necessary in the case of an emergency. 看上去我們所帶的東西多了些，但情況緊急時(shí)，它們會(huì)派上用場(chǎng)。 They both eat to excess. 他們倆都吃得太多了。 We attribute our success to being in the right place at the right time. 我們把成功歸因于天時(shí)地利。 One of the attributes of this plastic is its ability to bend without breaking. 這種塑料的特性之一是其可彎曲而不會(huì)斷裂。 6. interior n. [C] the inner part。 This house has a modern interior. 這所房子的內(nèi)部裝修很現(xiàn)代化。 The paint on the interior doors is in good condition. 里面門(mén)上的油漆保存完好。 The boss doesn39。 2). choose or send sb. as a representative 選派代表 A group of four teachers were delegated to represent the school at the meeting. 由 4名教師組成的小組已被派去代表學(xué)校參加會(huì)議。 Each union chooses several delegates to the yearly meeting. 每個(gè)工會(huì)選出幾位代表參加年度會(huì)議。 Slowly add the flour, stirring until pletely blended. 慢慢地加進(jìn)面粉，攪拌到完全混合為止。s imagination. 那故事激起了男孩子的想像力。 n. 1). [C] the action of stirring 攪和，攪拌 Give the soup a stir. 把湯攪動(dòng)一下。 fuss 激動(dòng)；騷亂，動(dòng)亂 The news caused quite a stir in the village. 這條消息在村子里引起了很大的騷動(dòng)。 9. outlet n. 1). [C] means of setting free (energy, strong feelings, etc.) 發(fā)泄（精力、感情）的方法 Children need an outlet for their energy. 孩子們要有發(fā)泄精力的途徑。 2). [C] way out 出口 the outlet of a lake 湖泊的出水口 The waste water outlet jammed suddenly. 廢水出口突然堵了。 The book was trying to stimulate discussion of the problem of global warming. 這書(shū)試圖激起人們對(duì)全球變暖問(wèn)題的討論。 Ask her when she39。 2). the usual state of your feelings which makes you bee angry easily or stay calm 性情，脾氣 I admire people with an even temper. 我羨慕那些性情平和的人。 vt. soften the effects of sth. 使緩和，軟化，調(diào)和 His joy that she was alive was tempered by the knowledge that she would never walk again. 她再也不能走路的消息沖淡了他知道她還活著的快樂(lè)心情。 12. priority n. 1). [C] the thing that is (regarded as) more important than others 優(yōu)先處理的事 You must decide what your priorities are. 你必須確定先做什么。 2). [U] the state or right of ing before others in position or time 居先，優(yōu)先（權(quán)） Official business takes priority over personal requests. 公事應(yīng)放在私事之上。 13. cut down reduce the amount or quantity of sth. 減少……的數(shù)量 The factory cannot afford to employ any more workers, so it will have to cut down on production. 這個(gè)工廠沒(méi)有能力再增雇工人，所以它只好減少生產(chǎn)。 14. keep sth. in mind remember sth. 記住 You must keep your parents39。 We must keep in mind that the younger people might not like the idea. 我們必須考慮到，年輕人可能不喜歡這個(gè)想法。 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(shí)候發(fā)貨我就管不了了。 The expression “under control” means exactly the opposite of “out of control”. It took the teacher months to bring his class under control. 這個(gè)老師用了幾個(gè)月的時(shí)間才把他教的班級(jí)控制住。 2. … to learn to take charge of your life…(Para. 2) take charge of: take control of (a situation, anization, or a group of people) Please take charge of my dog while I’m away. 我不在家時(shí)請(qǐng)幫忙照管我的狗。 She took charge of the family business when her father died. 她在父親去世后負(fù)責(zé)掌管家里的生意。 She’s very keen on sport: among other things, she plays tennis twice a week. 她非常喜愛(ài)體育運(yùn)動(dòng) : 除了其他活 動(dòng)外 , 她每星期打兩次網(wǎng)球。 1150 deaths a year can be attributed to drunk driving. 每年有 1150人死于酒后駕駛。 Notice that “attribute” as a verb and “attribute” as a noun are pronounced in different ways. 6. … destructive levels of stress … (Para. 7) destructive: a. causing damage to people or things a destructive storm 毀滅性的暴風(fēng)雨 We were shown a video about the destructive effects of carbon dioxide on the environment. 我們觀看了一部有關(guān)二氧化碳對(duì)環(huán)境產(chǎn)生破壞性影響的錄像片。 Use the shampoo together with our special conditioner for best results. 這種洗發(fā)劑和我們專門(mén)生產(chǎn)的護(hù)發(fā)素一起使用，效果最好。 When he told her how much it cost, she blew her top. 當(dāng)他告訴她東西的價(jià)格時(shí)，她大發(fā)脾氣。 Some schools put great emphasis on language study. 一些學(xué)校非常注重語(yǔ)言學(xué)習(xí)。 explode His car had been blown apart. In this sentence “blow apart” is used in its figurative sense, meaning “break down physically”. 12. Eliot remends taking charge of your life. (Para. 13) remend: v. 1) suggest, advise The verb “remend” in this sense is used in several structures: (1) If it is followed directly by a verb, the verb should be in the ing form. I wouldn’t remend reading in this light。 （ 2) If it is followed by a “thatclause”, the verb in the “thatclause” should be used in its base form or used together with the modal auxiliary “should”. I remend that he (should) try the new medicine. 我建議他試試這種新藥。 2) praise sth. or sb. as suitable for a purpose or for a post They remend her for the job. 他們推薦她做這項(xiàng)工作。 He substituted for the worker who was ill. 他代替那個(gè)生病的工人。 Our teacher is having a baby, so we have a substitute. 我們的老師要生小孩了，所以代課老師給我們上課。 She is very independent and lives all alone. 她自食其力，獨(dú)自生活。 2). not unfairly influenced by the people 無(wú)偏見(jiàn)的，中立的 We demand an independent observer for the government39。 An independent adviser can tell you which is the best plan. 一個(gè)中立的顧問(wèn)能告訴你哪一個(gè)是最佳方案。 The troublesome issue of the boundary conflict is sure to remain a problem. 邊境沖突這個(gè)討厭的事情始終是個(gè)問(wèn)題。 Expressions 1. presumably ad. it may be supposed that 推測(cè)起來(lái)，大概，可能 She is aware of the difficulties, presumably? 可能她知道存在的困難吧？ Presumably you39。 having mon sense。 We need to decide what woul