Unit 1

一、詞匯短語

Text I

1．square [skwZE] v. a) to set straight or at approximate right angles挺直，挺起：square one’s shoulders挺直身子，挺起胸膛。b) to win a point or game so that you have now won the same number of points or games as the other team or player使打成平局，打平：India won the second match to square the series at one each.印度隊第二局戰勝，使雙方成平局。

2．discreetly [dis5kri:tli] adv. carefully謹慎地，小心地：The bell captain hovered discreetly out of sight.侍者領班已小心翼翼地溜之大吉了。

3．reserve [ri5zE:v] n. a) self-restrain in expression, the habit of not showing one’s feelings or thoughts矜持，拘謹；寡言：She overcame her own natural reserve.她戰勝了自己一貫的拘謹。b) a supply of something kept to be used if it is needed貯藏；儲備：We must keep back a reserve of food.我們必須貯存一些食品。

4．whereabout [5(h)wZErE5baut] n. the place where somebody or something is下落，行蹤，所在之處：He showed great reluctance to reveal his whereabouts.他極不情愿透露自己的行蹤。

5．anthology [An5WClEdVi] n. a collection of literary pieces, such as poems, short stories or plays(詩、文等的)選集：I have an anthology of modern quotations.我有一本現代名言集萃。

6．grope [^rEup] v. to search blindly or uncertainly摸索，搜尋：Ginny groped for her glasses on the bedside table.金尼在床邊的桌子上摸索自己的眼鏡。

7．goody [5^udi] n. something attractive or delectable, especially something sweet to eat特別吸引人的東西，美味的食品：We’re giving away a free goody bag with every children’s meal.對每一份兒童餐我們贈送一袋禮品。

8．puddle [5pQdl] n. a small pool of liquid水坑；(尤指道路上的)雨水坑：The road was filled with puddles from the rain.雨后路面到處是一坑坑的積水。

9．ketchup [5ketFEp] n. a thick cold red sauce made from tomatoes, used for giving a pleasant taste to food番茄醬：There’s a spot of ketchup on the tablecloth.桌布上有一點番茄醬的漬斑。

10．flail [fleil] v. a) to cause something to wave or swing about wildly搖擺，亂動：The prisoner’s limbs flailed violently because of the pain.那囚犯因為疼痛，四肢劇烈地抖動著。b) to beat someone or something violently, usually with a stick鞭打，抽打

11．maneuver [mE5nu:vE] n. a) a skillful or careful movement巧妙的移動：A careful driver will often stop talking before carrying out a complex maneuver.細心的駕駛員會在操作復雜巧妙的移動之前停止說話。b) a skilful or carefully planned action intended to gain an advantage for yourself策略，謀略：They tried by diplomatic maneuvers to obtain an agreement.他們盡力通過外交策略打成協議。

12．rear [riE] adj. of the back part后面的，后部的：the rear door of the car汽車后門 v. rear: to look after a person or animal until they are fully grown飼養；養育：He rears all kinds of birds.他飼養各種鳥。

13．sandal [5sAndl] n. a light open-sided shoe worn in warm weather 涼鞋：He always wears sandals in the summer.他夏天總是穿涼鞋。

14．brigade [bri5^eid] n. a group of persons organized for a specific purpose旅：They fought in the same brigade during the war.戰爭中，他們在同一旅作戰。

15．sneak [sni:k] v. a) to go or move in a quiet, stealthy way潛行；偷偷溜走：He sneaked away in the middle of the meeting.他在會議中間悄悄離開了。b) to quickly and secretly steal something unimportant or of little value（順手牽羊般地）偷走：He was caught sneaking an apple from a shop.他在商店里偷蘋果時被抓住了。

16．crunchy [5krQntFI] adj. making a crunching or cracking sound, as when chewed發嘎吱嘎吱聲的，易碎的：crunchy fresh vegetables生脆而新鮮的蔬菜

17．spaghetti [spE5^eti] n. a type of pasta in long strings意大利面條：Is the spaghetti ready yet, Dad? 爸爸，意大利面好了嗎？

18．clasp [klB:sp] n. a) a grasp or grip of the hand緊握；緊攥；緊抱：He gave my hand a warm clasp.他熱切地緊握我的手。b) a small metal object for fastening a bag, belt, piece of jeweler etc（包、皮帶或首飾的）扣子，扣環：The clasp on his belt had broken.他的皮帶上的鉤子已經壞了。

19．slink [sliNk] v. to move as if one feels guilty or ashamed, or does not want to be seen, to sneak偷偷溜走：A cat slinking through the grass toward its prey.一只貓偷偷地穿過草叢向獵物撲去。

20．malicious [mE5liFEs] adj. having the wish to hurt others懷有敵意的：The malicious rumors compromised her good reputation.惡毒的謠言損害了她的好名聲。

21．shackle [5FAkl] n. a) one of a pair of metal rings joined by a chain that are used for fastening together a prisoner’s hands or feet, so that they cannot move easily or escape手銬，腳鐐，鐐銬 b) the limits put on your freedom and happiness by something, especially a particular form of government—used to show disapproval束縛：They finally managed to throw off the shackles of communism.他們最終擺脫了集體主義的束縛。

Text II

1．frontier [5frQntjE] n. a) the area along an international border邊境，國界：Sweden has frontiers with Norway and Finland.瑞典同挪威，芬蘭相鄰。b) an area where people have never lived before, that not much is known about, especially in the western US before the 20th century（尤指19世紀美國西部的）開發地區的邊緣，邊遠地區：Areas near the frontier were rough and lawless in the old days.過去邊遠地區混亂不堪，而且沒有法律。c) the limits of what is known about something尚待開發的領域，尖端；前沿：They are highly interested in the frontiers of science.他們對于科學的新領域有濃厚的興趣。

2．collapse [kE5lAps] v. a) to fall down inward suddenly倒塌，崩潰：The collapse of the bridge forced the ferry back into operation.橋跨了，只好又使用渡船。b) a sudden failure in the way something works, so that it cannot continue垮臺，失敗：His business was in danger of collapse.他的生意面臨倒閉的危險。

3．grim [^rim] adj. a) unrelenting or rigid無情的，嚴酷的，嚴厲的：His expression was grim when he told them they had lost their jobs.當他告訴他們說他們已被解雇時，他的表情十分冷酷。b) very bad, ugly, or unpleasant討厭的，糟糕的：They painted a grim picture of what life used to be like there.

4．enquiry [in5kwaiEri] n. the act of inquiring; a question, a query詢問，質問，疑問：Thank you for your enquiry about my health.謝謝你問候我的健康狀況。

5．strive [straiv] v. to struggle or fight forcefully與…奮斗，抗爭，搏斗：The swimmer was striving against the current.游泳者正在和激浪搏斗。

6．distress [dis5tres] n. a) anxiety or mental suffering巨大的悲痛，不幸，危難：Send out a distress signal; the ship is sinking.發出求救信號吧，船正在下沉。b) a feeling of extreme unhappiness悲痛，痛苦，憂傷，苦惱：Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能減輕他的痛苦。

7．exile [5eksail, 5e^z-] n. enforced removal from one’s native country放逐，充軍，流放：Napoleon was sent into exile on an island.拿破侖被流放到一個島上。

8．uphold [Qp5hEuld] v. a) to raise or support支持，維護：We will loyally uphold the principles of the United Nations.我們將忠實地維護聯合國的原則。b) if a court upholds a decision made by another court, it states that the decision was correct維持，確認（原判、裁決等）：The conviction was upheld by the Court of Appeal.地方法院堅持原判決。

9．dignity [5di^niti] n. the quality or state of being worthy of esteem or respect品格高尚，高貴，尊貴：Although she is very poor, she has not lost her dignity.她雖然很窮，但沒有失去她的尊嚴。

10．lofty [5lC(:)fti] adj. a) elevated in character, exalted品德高尚的，崇高的：Young people should have lofty ideals and aims.年輕人應該有崇高的理想和目標。b) very high and impressive高聳的，極高的：The Alps mountains, lofty and rugged, stood like an impassable wall before him巍峨崎嶇的阿爾卑斯山，像一座無法越過的高墻屹立在他面前。

11．endure [in5djuE] v. a) to carry on through, despite hardships忍耐，忍受：I cannot endure her rudeness any longer.我再也不能忍受她的無禮了。b) to remain alive or continue to exist for a long time持續，持久，堅持下去：We can’t endure much longer in the desert without water.我們沒有水無法在沙漠中堅持長久。

12．perish [5periF] v. a) to pass from existence, disappear gradually凋謝，毀滅，消亡：Hundreds of sheep perished that year because of drought.那年由于干旱，幾百頭羊突然死去。b) if rubber or leather perishes, it decays損壞，腐爛：Continuous washing has perished the rubber.不斷地洗滌使橡皮筋失去彈性。

13．supplant [sE5plB:nt] v. to displace and substitute for another排擠掉，代替：In most offices, the typewriter has now been supplanted by the computer.當今許多辦公室里，打字機已被電腦取代。