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1. terrorism • We are determined to eliminate / smash / combat terrorism. • 我们一定要消灭恐怖主义。 • International terrorism is not just a recent phenomenon. • 国际恐怖主义并不是近年才有的现象。 • terror n恐怖 terrorist n恐怖分子

2. reflect vt. 考虑(回想,回顾) • He has to reflect on what answer to give. • 他得思考一下如何答复。 • I always reflect on life when listening to Beethoven's symphony. • 每当听贝多芬交响乐的时候，我总会仔细思考人生。

3. unconscious adj • 1. 不省人事的 conscious adj • He injured his head and was unconscious for one hour. conscience n conscientious • 他伤着了头部,一个小时没有知觉。 • 2. 不知道的,未发觉的[(+of)] • They were so quiet that he was completely unconscious of their presence. • 他们非常安静,他完全不知道他们在场。

4. fax n传真vt • I was on vacation last week and didn't receive your fax. • 上星期我正在度假, 没收到你们的传真。 • After you think it over, please let me know by fax. • 你仔细考虑过之后，请用传真相告。

5. span n vt • vt.(桥、拱等)横跨,跨越 • n1. 墩距;跨度2. 一段时间 • A bridge spanned the river. • 曾有一座桥横跨该河。 • Modern medicine has increased man's life span. • 现代医学延长了人的寿命。attention span

6. undisturbed a. 安静的,镇定的 • The children pursue their study, undisturbed by the many visitors. • 孩子们继续学习，不因许多来访者而分心。 • stately adj1. 有威严的,庄重的;高贵的 • The procession moved at a slow and stately speed.队伍缓慢而庄严地向前移动着。 • 2. 宏伟的,堂皇的;庄严的 • The dining room in the castle was grand and stately.城堡里的餐厅辉煌而庄严。

7. New Yorker n Londoner Beijinger • Marylander Shanghainese • a native of Shanghai • jog v慢跑(尤指作为健身锻炼) • I jog every morning before breakfast. • 我每天早饭前慢跑。 • He goes jogging every evening. • 他每天晚上都作慢跑.jogger n

8. bike • n.【口】[C]自行车 bicycle • He goes to school by bike. • 他骑脚踏车上学。 • vi.【口】骑脚踏车(或摩托车) • She biked all the way to the supermarket. • 她一路骑脚踏车去超市。

9. hike v,n.[C]徒步旅行,远足 • We are going on a four-mile hike to the lake. • 我们将要步行四英里去湖边。 • for nothing免费free;徒然 in vain • All that preparation was for nothing because the visit was cancelled. 访问取消了, 一切准备工作都白费了. • She gave me their old TV for nothing. • 她把他们的旧电视机白送给我了. • Children under 5 can travel for nothing. • 5岁以下儿童可免费旅费.

10. maintenance • n.[U]1. 维持,保持 • The maintenance of law and order is of vital importance. • 法律与秩序的维持是至关重要的。 • 2. 维修,保养 • Who is responsible for the building's maintenance? • 谁负责这座大楼的保养? • 3. 抚养;生活费;赡养费 • He worked hard to earn money for the maintenance of his family. • 他卖力干活为了挣钱养家糊口。maintain vt

11. brow n • He wrinkled his brow. 他皱著眉头. • His brows went up in surprise. • 他惊讶地竖起了眉毛。 • browbeat vt • The judge browbeat the witness. • contend vi斗争,竞争 • She's had a lot of problems to contend with. 她有许多问题要解决.

12. Three students contended for the prize. • 三个学生竞争该奖。 • vt 坚决主张,声称[(that)] • The police contended that the difficulties they faced were too severe. • 警方强调说他们面临的困难太严重了。 • argue vt claim vt maintain vt

13. disapproving adj不满的;反对的 • Mother gave me a disapproving look. • 母亲的眼神告诉我她是不赞成的。 • disapprove vi (+ of ) • Father disapproved of our marriage. • 父亲不同意我俩的婚事。 • Non-smokers often disapprove of smoking in public. • 不吸烟的人往往不赞成别人在公共场合吸烟。

14. approve of 赞成;赞许[(+of)] • I'm afraid your parents won't approve of your going there. • 我担心你父母不会赞成你到那儿去。 • hold up 1. 阻碍2. 拦截3. 举出 • They were held up by fog.他们被雾所阻。 • The criminals held up the train. • 罪犯拦截了火车。 • Don't hold me up as a model husband. • 别把我推举为模范丈夫。

15. pertinent adj 1.相干的 • He raised several pertinent questions. • 他提了几个有关的问题。 • The lawyer wanted to know all the pertinent details.律师想知道所有相关细节。 • 2. 恰当的,中肯的impertinent adj不切题的,不中肯的 • It might be pertinent for you to make the suggestion to the president. • 你向总裁提这个建议可能比较恰当。

16. wallop • bride n新娘 bridegroom • Let's drink (a toast) to the bride and bridegroom! • 让我们举杯向新娘和新郎祝贺! • The bride was given away by her father. • 父亲把新娘交与新郎。

17. suffering n • 1. (身体,精神上的)痛苦,苦恼[U] • This would cause great hardship and suffering. • 这将造成极大的艰难和痛苦。 • 2. 苦难的经历;令人痛苦的事[C][P] • She bore her sufferings bravely. • 她勇敢地忍受着苦难。

18. fiancée未婚妻 fiancé 未婚夫 • settle for勉强接受 • I want￡500 for my car and I won't settle for less. • 我的汽车要价是五百镑，少了不行。 • Since money was tight, we settled for a short trip to the south. • 既然钱紧了一点,我们退而求其次,来一趟短期的南部之旅。

19. dreamy adj • 1. 梦幻般的;朦胧的;不切实际的 • The misty scene had a dreamy quality about it. • 雾景给人以梦幻般的感觉。 • a dreamy girl爱幻想的女孩 • soft and dreamy music fog -- foggy • 梦幻般轻柔的音乐 ice – icy star -- starry • 2. 【俚】妙不可言的;吸引人的 • Isn't that dress dreamy! • 那件衣裳好漂亮!

20. come out • 1. 出现 • The moon came out from behind the clouds. 月亮从云后露出脸来。 • 2. 出版；发行 • When will his new novel come out? • 他新创作的小说什么时候出版?

21. corny adj • a.1. 谷类的2. 带乡下味的3. 陈腐的 • The boss gets too corny when he talks to the workers. • 老板每次跟员工说话都是陈腔滥调. • corn n谷类 • tag n牌子,标签,货签 • Where is the price tag? • 价格标签在哪儿? a tag question附加问句。

22. string n • 1. 线;细绳;带子[U][C] • I need a piece of string to tie this parcel up. • 我需要一根细绳把这包裹扎起来。 • The monk wears a string of beads. • 这个和尚戴着一串念珠。 • vt (用线)穿,串起;使排成一列 strung strung • These girls are stringing pearls. • 这些女孩正在串珍珠。

23. aluminum n • an aluminum can • ponder vt 仔细考虑;衡量[+v-ing][wh-] • They are pondering what to do next. • 他们正在考虑下一步怎么办。 • He pondered his future. • 他仔细考虑自己的前程。 • He pondered the problem for several days. • 他对这个问题考虑了好几天。

24. all of a sudden • 突然地;出乎意料地 • All of a sudden the lights went out. • 突然灯灭了。 • obscure adj1. 暗的,黑暗的;朦胧的 • The room is too obscure for reading. • 房间太暗,不能看书。 • 2. 晦涩的,难解的[(+to)] • The meaning of the passage is obscure. • 这段文字意义晦涩。

25. 3. 隐匿的;偏僻的 • He came from an obscure mountain village. • 他来自一个偏僻的山村。 • 4. 无名的;微贱的 • It is written by an obscure young poet. • 这是一位不知名的年轻诗人写的。 • vt. 使变暗;遮掩 • The moon was obscured by the clouds. • 月亮被云遮暗了。 • live in obscurity

26. boom • n.[C]1. (雷,大炮等的)隆隆声;(波浪的)澎湃声;(蜂等的)嗡嗡声 • 2. (商业等的)景气,繁荣;(政治形势等的)突然好转 • The city is having a building boom. • 这个城市正在大兴土木。baby boom • vi 1. 发出隆隆声(或嗡嗡声等) • The big guns boomed in the distance. • 远处大炮声隆隆作响。a baby boomer

27. 2. 激增,暴涨;迅速发展,兴旺 • Business boomed after the depression. • 萧条之后生意兴隆起来。 • With the economy booming, • mortality n.[U]1. 必死性2. 死亡数;死亡率 • maternal mortality 产妇死亡率 • The mortality from lung cancer is increasing. • 肺癌死亡人数在增多。 • infant mortality rate

28. anecdotal adj • anecdote n • statistical adj 统计的，统计学的 • They showed some statistical evidence to support their argument. • 他们出示了一些统计数字来支持他们的论点。 • statistics n统计数字According to official ~,

29. back up支持 • He would have lost his position if you hadn't backed him up. • 假如你当初没有支持他,他可能已经失去职位了。 • infant n婴儿 • infancy 1. 婴儿期,幼年 He has been bright from infancy. • 他从小就很聪明。 • 2. 初期;未发达阶段 • The industry was still in its infancy. • 这一产业当时仍处于发展初期。

30. n.[C]婴儿 • My infant for once lay quiet in his cradle. • 我的婴儿这一次总算安静地躺在摇篮里。 • a.1. 婴儿的;供婴儿用的 • The expectant father is thinking of buying infant clothes. • 那个即将做爸爸的人在考虑买婴儿穿的衣服。 • 2. 初期的;初创的 • Tourism was then still in its infant stage. • 旅游业当时还处在初创阶段。

31. carrier n • an aircraft carrier • footage n镜头 • The film contained some old newsreel footage. • 这部影片中有些旧新闻片的镜头.

32. envelop vt • 1. 包住,裹住;盖住;围绕[(+in)] • The city is enveloped in snow. • 这座城市被白雪覆盖着。 • The building was soon enveloped in flames. • 那幢建筑物很快就陷入了火海。 • 2. 笼罩 • Gloom enveloped the household. • 沮丧的气氛笼罩着这一家。 • envelope n信封 develop 发展

33. demonic • demon n恶魔,恶鬼 • He is a demon at math. • therapist n therapy n • adolescent n青少年；adj幼稚的,未成熟的 • Her remarks seemed a bit adolescent. • 她的这番话似乎有点幼稚。 • adolescence n

34. recur v复发，反复出现 • His fever recurred. • 他的发烧又复发了。 • My first meeting with her often recurs to my memory. • 我与她的第一次会面的情景经常出现在我的记忆中。 • cur-跑 occur current currency

35. unusual adj • Snow is an unusual sight in this warm place. • 下雪在这个温暖的地方是一种罕见的景象。 • It is not unusual for me to come home late. 回家晚对我来说是不稀奇的。

36. weave vt wove, woven • Spiders weave webs. 蜘蛛结网。 • I wove a garland of flowers. Cowherd • 我编了一个花环。Weaving Maid • imagination n • imagine vt • imaginary adj虚构的 • imaginative adj想象力丰富的

37. unfettered adj • fetter n. 脚镣,束缚 vt. 加脚镣,束缚The prisoner was put into the jail with fetters. • 这个犯人被戴上脚镣投进了监狱。 • He was fettered by his family and could not travel any longer. • 他被家庭束缚，不能再到处去旅游了。

38. nightmare find vt(偶然或者意外地)发现 • We came back and found her asleep on the sofa. • He found the door closed. • We found him waiting for us at the station. • He woke up and found himself in hospital. • I was disappointed to find you out when I called.

39. downtown uptown suburb • The plan strikes me as impractical.