大学英语考试精读:第五册(UNIT7)(2)

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  bleed

  vi. lose blood

  upset

  vt. disturb or make worried

  audible

  a.  loud enough to be heard

  adamant

  a.  firmly or stubbornly determined

  refusal

  n.  the act of refusing

  fury

  a.  violent anger; rage 暴怒

  furious

  a.

  heartless

  a.  having no sympathy or pity

  bastard

  n.  a child of unmarried parents; (sl.) an unpleasant, disagreeable or cruel person

  allege

  vt. declare without definite proof 断言,宣称

  rational

  a.  able to reason; based on reason

  rip

  vt. tear open or split apart

  socket

  n.  插座

  hurl

  vt. throw with force

  pant

  vi. breathe in short, quick gasps 气喘

  footstep

  n.  a step of the foot; the sound of a foot stepping

  dash

  vi. move with sudden speed

  scarf

  n.  a piece of cloth worn around the neck or head for warmth or decoration

  prowl

  v.  徘徊于;在……搜寻

  grind

  vi. study hard, esp. for an examination

  fierce

  a.  extremely severe or violent; terrible

  commons

  n.  a dining hall where food is served to a large group at common tables 公共食堂

  lounge

  n.  public sitting room in a hotel, club, etc. (旅馆,俱乐部等的)休息室

  cafeteria

  n.  a restaurant in which customers wait on themselves 自助餐厅

  ironic

  a.  expressing one thing and meaning the opposite; expressing irony 讽刺的

  irony

  n.

  corridor

  n.  a narrow hallway or passage in a building, that often has rooms opening onto it

  filter

  vi. pass through a filter; pass slowly in a specific direction 过滤;透过

  blend

  vi. mix together thoroughly

  infernal

  a.  (inf.) extremely unpleasant; terrible

  instinct

  n.  an ability or way of behaving that a person or animal possesses from birth and does not need to learn 本能

  lousy

  a.  (inf.) very bad, unpleasant, useless, etc. 糟糕的,劣等的

  mutter

  v.  speak in a low voice that is hard to hear; complain or grumble 轻声低语;抱怨

  shit

  int. (taboo)(expressing anger or annoyance) 呸!妈的!

  hippie

  n.  (esp. in the 1960s and 1970s) a person who opposes the accepted standards of ordinary society, esp. when showing this by dressing in unusual clothes, living in groups together, and sometimes taking drugs for pleasure 嬉皮士

  invasion

  n.  the act of invading, esp. an attack in war when enemy spreads into and tries to control a country 入侵;侵犯

  fix

  n.  an injection of narcotics 毒品注射剂

  absently

  ad. in an absent-minded manner

  fright

  n.  sudden, intense fear

  motionless

  a.  without any movement; completely still

  inwardly

  ad. in the innermost being; mentally; to oneself

  inward

  a.  directed toward or located on the inside of interior

  blunt

  a.  having an edge or point that is not sharp 钝的

  instrument

  n.  a device used for a particular kind of work

  apology

  n.  a statement that one is sorry for sth.

  undress

  vi. take one's clothes off

  reassuringly

  ad. in a way that comforts, encourages, or restores confidence

  PHRASES & EXPRESSIONS

  in celebration of

  in order to celebrate

  sort of

  to some extent; rather有几分;有点

  work over

  subject to harsh or cruel treatment, as by beating, torture, etc.

  reach out(to)

  try to communicate (with); make contact (with)

  in the shadow of

  very near to

  kind of

  to some extent; sort of

  in simple terms

  in very plain language

  be certain of

  have no doubt about

  lose one's nerve

  panic suddenly and become afraid of sth. that one is doing; lose courage or self-control

  be immersed in

  be deeply absorbed in

  involve in

  cause to be mixed up in

  come / get to the point

  talk about the important thing; reach the central question or fact

  hang up

  place a telephone receiver back on its hook and break the connection

  go out of one's mind

  start to behave in a strange way; go crazy

  scared to death

  extremely frightened

  (be) in need of

  need or ought to have

  cut off

  interrupt or stop

  PROPER NAMES

  Erich Segal

  埃里克.西格尔

  Dover

  多佛

  Ipswich

  伊普斯威奇

  Massachusetts

  马萨诸塞(州)

  Jennifer

  詹妮弗

  Oliver Barrett

  奥利佛.巴雷特

  Percival

  珀西瓦尔

  Jenny

  詹妮

  Radcliffe

  拉德克利夫学院

  Harkness

  哈克尼斯公共食堂

  Agassiz Hall

  阿加西楼

  Paine Hall

  潘恩楼

  Bartok

  巴尔托克

  Bach

  巴赫

  Brahms

  勃拉姆斯

  Chopin

  肖邦

  Harvard Square

  哈佛广场


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