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1、Unit 11. elliptical question 省略句 rhetorical question 反义疑问句2. superiority complex自大情结3. to make (out) of sb./sth.e. g. His father wants to make football star out of him.4. convince sb. of sth.e. g. We utterly(used to emphasize how complete sth. is) failed to convince him. a convincing evidence/argume
2、nt5. fool around 糊弄6. rank n. line of people or things; position or class军衔，社会地位，职位7. Many employeers, for example, will overlook, occasionally inefficiencies from their secretary provided(相当于if,条件状语从句) she has a pleasant personality.8. Flow-flew-flown流动9. misgiving顾虑，多用于复数10. The Evolution Theory 进
3、化论11. Observant careful to obey rules,customs,tradition quick at noticing thing be observant of observable 显著的 observatory 观测台 12. rivalrycompletion;the act of competing for the same thingrival rival for /in sth.have no rival/second to nothing13. resort to 采取通常跟不好的，但也有特殊14. Now that Im 90, I find th
4、e exertions of traveling too great. 既然我已年届90，出远门已力不从心。15. Mediterranean 地中海 Unit 21. at the beginning of +n. in the beginning2. wallet menpurse womenmoney belt3. authority powers to given orders and make others obey. person who special knowledge.E.g. She is an authority on phonetics(pl.) 掌权之人，当局the
5、authorities concerned 有关当局4. 新闻发布会 press5. 1)morethan 与其不如The child was morefrightened than hurt. 2)more than: very;extremely;beyondThats more than I can tell. 带有否定意味，简直不 3)no more thanHe is no richer than I am.=Hes as poor as I am. I have not taken more than 6 courses this semester. 没有超过六门 I have t
6、aken no more than 6 courses this semester. 课程多于六门，选得少 A whale is no more a fish than a horse. 鲸鱼和马一样都不是鱼。6. account for 导致 be of account on account of 因为，由于 后面的sth.通常unpleasant ,problembecause of 后面的原因可以是好的，也可以是坏的take sth. Into account = take aount of sth.on no account 决不on all account 总之，无论如何7. dis
7、may: a worried, sad, feeling after you have recievd an unpleasant surprise 诧异，惊愕，灰心，丧气 ，8. dismay +at n. cynicism 愤世嫉俗dismay+ to v.in dismay to ones dismay9. absolute construction 独立主格结构10. Now if youll excuse me. Formula 客套话11. Look/Think before you leap.三思而后行12. As to +whether/concerning/about/reg
8、ardingas regardsas for 不能放在句中as to 可用于句中owing to 不能放在句中due to 13. maybut 后者与前者看似冲突，但二者都对You may be rich ,but you cant buy everything.14. alternative adj. that can be used to replace sth.else n.二者选一的可供选择的选择 adj.非传统的，另类的 alternative medicine 传统医疗，替代疗法 alternative energy 替代能源其中中的alternative 可用alternate
9、 替代15. balance :referring to the amount of money one has in ones bank account 余额on balance 总的来说16. I had my opening./window.17. move in sth. to live, spend your time, etc. in a particular social group 涉足，出入，生活在（某群体）She only moves in the best circles. 她只涉足于那些精英圈子。 move in for sth.become active in doi
10、ng sth. Move in on sb./sth.approach sb./sth. Esp.in.threatening way.e.g. The police move in on the terrorists.警察从四面八方向犯罪分子逼近。18. to zero in on sb.(originally)to aim a gun at a target 瞄准(figuratively)fucos on sb./sth.18. Teller 柜台工作人员19. shrug n.v.shrug sth. off/aside 对什么满不在乎，不予理睬Shrugging off his in
11、jury , he played on.20. protest v.重音在后 n.重音在后v.to express opposition or disapproval to say firmly that sth. is true. 通常自己觉得对，别人觉得不对 E.g. He protested his innocence.他坚持他的无罪。n.the expression of opposition or disapprovalunder protest 无奈的，不服气的e.g. She made an apology to him but only under protest. prote
12、station n.郑重的声明，坚决的表示 protester n. 抗议者，示威者contradict 与 相抵触/矛盾21. Rear-mirror 后视镜22. intercept 截获（情报） interchange 轮替 interfuse 弥漫，使混合 interior 内陆的，内部的23. interfere 干涉，干预 +in/with24. damn wellemphasize how sure or determined one is about somethingSlang; very informal; not use in polite society adv.=ve
13、ryemphasize how good/bad sth. is e.g. You know damn well what I mean. 你明明知道我的意思。 adj.(only before noun) show how angry or annoyed. n.1)not give a damn you dont care about sth. 2)not worth a damnsay that sth. has no value at all v. 1)Damn you/them/it.诅咒 The critics damnde the play on the first night.
14、大家都往一边倒说不好。25. Concludev. to come to or bring sth. to an end +with to decide by reasoning to draw a conclusionsyn. Infer ;deduce; terminate; endconclude treaty/argument /deal协议 /transation 交易26. livehood 生计 falsehood谎言，虚设 likelihood可能，可能性27. shake down 1) get money from sb. by using threats, esp. of
15、 physical harm2) 彻底搜查shake off 摆脱a fair shake She got a fair shake 她得到公正待遇。 in a couple of shakes/in two shakes : in a moment; very soon28. apparently : seemingly; as it seemscompare: obvious; evident; clear; plain; distinct; definite; manifest29. not that 并不是说Not that I know of. 就我目前掌握的情况来说没有答案。30. duck/lower his head 31. 课后习题There are always pe
