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k we had reached a place called Lion Forest. At dusk the lights of the city e on. dawn n. 黎明 , 拂曉 , 破曉 The darkest hour is before the dawn. And at dawn we rose and knocked at the gate of the city. They worked from dawn to dusk. routine n. /adj. 例行公事 , 常規(guī) , 日常事務(wù) , 程序 Exercise should be a part of our daily routine. 鍛煉應(yīng)該成為日常生活的一部分 . routine checks/ questions常規(guī)的 … a routine job/task/life 平淡無味的 … I arrive at nine o’clock, teach until twelve and then have a meal。 reckon v. 估計(jì) , 計(jì)算 ,認(rèn)為 , I reckoned it will cost $400. Have you reckoned all the charges? The play was reckoned a success. Did you reckon the taxi fares in? You can’t reckon on good weather. reckoning n. by one’s reckoning 據(jù) … 估計(jì) starvation n. 饑餓 , 餓死 die of starvation starve , 餓死 starve to death Thousands and thousands of people there are on the point of starvation. 那兒成千上萬的人都面臨著餓死的危險(xiǎn)。 (be) starved of=in need of 孤身困于島上 ,他渴望與外界溝通 . Trapped in the island, he felt starved of munication with the outside world. The pany is starved of money. psychologically adv. 心理上地 , 心 理學(xué)地 psychological adj. 心理 (上 )的 psychology n. 心理學(xué) , 心理狀態(tài) psychological research 心理學(xué)研究 psychological warfare 心理戰(zhàn) the psychology of war 戰(zhàn)爭心理 tension n. 緊張 (狀態(tài) ), 不安 , 拉緊 , 壓力 , 張力 , 牽力 , 電壓 The tension of the Far East is building up again. 中東的形勢又逐步緊張起來。 Computerization has resulted in the gradual disappearance of many manual jobs. 計(jì)算機(jī)化導(dǎo)致了許多手工工作的逐漸消失。 thirst n. 渴 , 口渴 , (~ for)渴望 , 熱望 The soldiers died of thirst in the desert. 士兵們在沙漠中因長期干渴而死。 tear (tore, torn) She was so angry that she tore the letter into pieces. The old farmhouse was torn down. Henry felt it hard to tear himself away from puter games. The hungry beggar tore at the meat with his bare hangs. set loose=let loose 釋放 , 放松 He set loose the bird and it flew away. break loose 掙脫 , 迸發(fā)出 e loose 變松 , 脫開 cut loose 脫逃 (說話等 )自由 ,無拘束 . They tried to break/cut/tear loose from their family. Don’t tell her the secret。 His father went through all kinds of hardships in the old society. 他的父親在舊社會吃盡了苦頭