Unit 1

一、詞匯短語

Text I

1．lash [lAF] vi. to hit violently or suddenly突然沖擊，猛烈打擊：The rain was slashing the windows.雨正急打著窗子。 vt. to whip sth violently鞭打：He slashed the horse cruelly.他狠狠地鞭打那匹馬。

2．scoff [skCf] v. to laugh at嘲笑，嘲弄：You are not supposed to scoff at religion.你不應該嘲笑宗教信仰。搭配scoff at意為“嘲笑，嘲弄”。

3．drawstring [`drR:strIN] n. a string or cord that can be pulled tighter or looser to tie up bags拉繩，抽繩：It is a  small bag closing with a drawstring and used especially for carrying loose items.這是一種用拉繩系上的小袋子，用于裝零碎物品。

4．illusion [i5lu:VEn] n. a） something that deceives a person by seeming to be real錯覺，幻覺，錯誤觀念：The sun appears to go around the earth, but it is an illusion.太陽看起來好像圍著地球轉，但這是錯覺。b） a false fact假象：The mirrors all around the walls give an illusion of greater space.墻的四周都是鏡子，給人造成一種空間很大的假象。

5．rumble [5rQmbl] n. 隆隆聲：We could tell from the rumble of the thunder that rain was coming.我們從隆隆的雷聲就可以知道快要下雨了。 v. make a sound of rumble發出隆隆聲：The big guns rumbled in the distance.遠處炮火轟鳴。搭配rumble on意為“繼續下去”。

6．purgatory [5pE:^EtEri] n. a place or condition of great suffering煉獄，受苦的地方：A beautiful woman is the paradise of eyes and purgatory of purse.漂亮的女人是眼睛的天堂，錢包的煉獄。

7．ultimate [5Qltimit] adj. a） most extreme最大的，極限程度的：The ultimate luxury of the trip was flying in Concorde.這一行程中最大的享受就是乘坐協和式飛機。b） the final最后的，最終的：What is your ultimate goal? 你的最終目的是什么？

8．moral [5mCrEl] adj. concerning principles of right and wrong behavior and the difference between good and evil道德的，道義上的：He had no moral objection on moral ground to his friends amusing themselves.從道義上講，他并不反對他的朋友們自己消遣消遣。

9．dilemma [di5lemE] n. a situation which one has to make a difficult choice兩難的境地，左右為難：She was in a dilemma whether to continue to stay at school or get a job.他正左右為難，不知道該繼續上學還是找工作。

10．rip [rip] v. to tear apart quickly and violently猛地扯開，撕裂：The more he tears around, the more liable he is to rip his leg off.他越掙扎越容易把腿折斷。 n. a rift or a rapture裂縫，裂口：He sewed up the rip on his sleeve.他縫好了袖口上的裂縫。常見搭配有：rip sth to shreds把…撕成碎片；let rip無拘無束地行事；let things rip任其自然

11．soak [sEuk] v. to （cause to） become wet thoroughly by being in a liquid浸泡：Put some liquid on and let it soak naturally.放入一些液體讓他慢慢浸透。搭配soak up意為“吸收，使充滿”，例如：If you air your quilt on such a wet day, it will soak up the moisture.如果你在這樣的陰天曬被子，被子會吸收濕氣。

12．flight [flait] n. a） a set of stairs between one floor and the next樓梯的一段：A flight of steps leads up to the front door.一段階梯通向前門。b） the plane or vehicle that is making the journey航班，航機：He immediately booked a flight to New York.他立刻定了去紐約的航班。常用搭配有：catch a flight趕上航班；miss the flight誤機；a flight of stairs一段樓梯

13．pandemonium [7pAndi5mEunjEm] n. a state of wild and noisy disorder喧囂，嘈雜，混亂：There were complete pandemonium in the kitchen.廚房里一片狼藉。

14．stairwell [stZEwel] n. the space, going up through all the floors of a building, where the stairs are樓梯井，自動扶梯井道：She frantically fled down the stairwell.她瘋狂地沿著樓梯井往下逃。

15．descent [di5sent] n. a） the act or process of going down下降，降下：The descent to base camp took about two days.降落到營地大約需要兩天。b） your family origins出身，門第：a woman of royal descent出身皇族的女子c） a path that goes down a slope斜坡，坡路：There is no direct descent from the summit從峰頂沒有直接下山的坡路。

16．calf [kB:f] n. the part of back of your leg between knee and ankle小腿肚：He had a cramp in his left calf.他的左小腿肚感到麻木。

17．spasm [5spAzEm] n. a sudden uncontrolled movement of muscles痙攣：Tom’s jaw muscles had gone into spasm.湯姆的下頜肌肉痙攣了。搭配a spasm of laughter意為“一陣笑聲”；a spasm of fear意為“（突然地）一陣害怕”。

18．heavyset [`hevI`set] adj. （of people） rather broad and strong-looking體格魁偉的：She is a graying, heavyset woman who seems to have aged beyond her years.她是一個滿頭灰發，看起來比實際年齡老哦粗壯的女人。

19．stoop [stu:p] v. to bend the upper body forward and down彎腰，俯首：We had to stoop to pass through the entrance.我們不得不彎身以通過這個入口。搭配stoop to意為“屈尊，墮落”，例如：He is too lofty to stoop to vulgar intrigue.他的清高使他還不至于屈就卑俗的勾當。

20．bank [bANk] n. a） arranged close together in a row一排（同類物品），一系列（機器）：banks of TV monitors一系列電視監控器；b） a large mass of cloud, mist積云，積雪：a fog bank積云；banks of mist層層霧氣

21．butt [bQt] n. a） the buttocks, the part of the body on which a person sits屁股：a baby’s soft little butt嬰兒軟軟的小屁股；b） to be the person or thing that other people often make jokes about笑柄，笑話：He quickly became the butt of everyone’s jokes.他很快成為大家的笑柄。c） the end of a cigarette after most of it has been smoked煙頭，煙蒂：He threw the cigarette butt into the astray.他把煙頭扔進了煙灰缸。

Text II

1．skyscraper [5skaIskreIpE(r)] n. high buildings摩天大樓：Soon I was stepped into the plush comfort of a skyscraper office.不久之后，我又踏入了一間摩天大廈中的極其舒適的辦公室。

2．hijack [5haidVAk] v. a） to take control of an airplane or other vehicle during a journey, especially using violence劫車，劫機：The plane was hijacked soon after it took off.那架飛機起飛后不久被劫持了。b） to take control of something and use it for your own purposes操縱（會議等）：Some people think the party has been hijacked by right-wing extremists.一些人認為該政黨已被右翼極端分子所操縱。

3．investigate [in5vesti^eit] v. to observe or inquire in detail, examine systematically調查，研究：The police are investigating the murder.警察在調查那起兇殺案件。

4．strike [straik] v. a） to hit or fall against the surface of something攻擊, 襲擊; 侵襲：A hurricane struck the city.颶風襲擊了該城市。b） if something strikes you, you think of it, notice it, or realize that it is important, interesting, true etc（突然）出現于（某人的）腦海中：As I watched them, an idea struck me.我看著他們時, 產生了一個想法。c） to leave a deep impression給…以深刻印象：His enthusiasm for study struck his teacher favorably.他勤奮學習的熱情給老師留下了良好的印象。

5．resist [ri5zist] v. a） to fight against something or someone that is attacking you抵抗，反抗：The city resisted the enemy onslaught for two weeks.這個城市反抗敵人的猛攻達兩個星期之久。b） to stop yourself from doing something that you want to do忍住，頂住：She can never resist buying new shoes.她總忍不住要買新鞋。其形容詞形式為：resistant有抵抗力的，阻止的

6．clear [kliE] v. a） to make somewhere emptier or tidier by removing things from it開辟（道路等）；開墾，開拓：They cleared some 300 acres in the jungle.他們在叢林地帶中開拓出大約 300英畝田地。b） to prove that someone is not guilty of something擺脫；消除（嫌疑、罪名等）；使清白無辜；宣判…無罪：The presiding judge cleared him of a charge.審判長宣告他無罪。c） if the weather, sky, mist etc clears, it becomes better and there is more sun使干凈；使明亮；使清澈：The rain cleared the air, and the grass smelt fresh and sweet.雨水使空氣變得潔凈，青草發出清新芬芳的氣味。

7．propose [prE5pEuz] v. a） to put forward for consideration, discussion or adoption提議，建議：They proposed to make arrangement beforehand.他們提議事先做好安排。b） to ask someone to marry you, especially in a formal way求婚：He proposed to me only six months after we met.我們認識六個月后他就向我求婚了。搭配propose a toast意為“建議舉杯慶祝”。

8．refuge [5refju:dV] n. shelter or protection from trouble, danger庇護，避難，避難所：They took refuge in a cave yesterday.他們昨天是在一個洞里避難的。名詞refugee意為“難民”。

9．currently [5kQrEntlI] adv. at the present time當前;目前;眼下：Our contracts are currently under review.我們的合同正在復查。She is currently appearing at the Liverpool Playhouse.她目前正在利物浦劇院演出。

10．height [hait] n. a） how tall someone or something is高度，身高：The city is a height of three hundred feet above sea level.這座城市的高度是海拔300英尺。b） the busiest or most extreme part of a period or activity頂點, 極度, 最佳點, 最強點, 頂點：We work hard to reach new height.為了達到新高峰, 我們努力工作。搭配have a head for heights意為“不恐高”。