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1、off and on from time to time; sometimes 断断续续地；有时 Example: It has been raining on and off for a week. Thats why everything feels damp. As her patient slept soundly during the night, Nurse Betty was able to doze off and on.possibility state of being possiblen. 可能（性）Example: It is possible that there i
2、s life on Mars. There is possibility that there is life on Mars. take hold become established 生根，确立 Example: The idea of one child only has taken hold in many Chinese families. Old habits die hard. Thats why youshould stop smoking before the habit takes hold。bore vt. make (sb.) become tired and lose
3、 interest 使（人）厌烦 Example: The speaker went on and on, and the audience grew bored by his speech. Tom Sawyer grew bored with paintingthe garden fence, so he thought of a wayto make others paint for him.Collocation:a crashing bore讨厌之极的人/事a frightful bore讨厌得要命的家伙an insufferable bore讨厌得令人无法忍受的人an utter
4、bore极惹人厌烦的事turn out:1）come out or gather as for a meeting, public event, etc2）prove to be3）shut off4）produce; makeExample:We are to turn out 100,000,586 computers next year to meet the market requirements.The experiment turned out to be a success. Crowds turned out for the processionMatch the above
5、definitions with the sentences below.A large group of protesters have turned out. (1)The school has turned out some great scholars.(4)Turn out the light before you go to bed. (3) The plan turned out a failure.(4)associate vt. join or connect together; bring in the mind 使联系起来；使联想 Example: We associat
6、e Egypt with pyramids. I cant associate this gentle young womenwith the radical political essays she has written. assignment n. a piece of work that is given to a particular person（分配的）工作，任务，作业Example: The maths teacher always assigns much homework. agonyn. very great pain or suffering of mind or bo
7、dy （身心的）极度痛苦Example: When he was told that he scored 59 in the CET Band , he was in a great agony of remorse. anticipate vt. expect (usu. followed by gerund or that-clause)预期，期望 Example:The police had anticipated trouble from the soccer fans and were at the ground in large numbers.We anticipated gro
8、wing up fast when we were still kids, but now we wish that time could pass slowly.We anticipate running into problems in carrying out the medical welfare reform.The doctors dont anticipate that the patient will live much longer.When Christmas is drawing near, we are full of anticipations.tedious a.
9、boring and lasting for a long time 乏味的；冗长的 Example:The movie was so tedious that many viewers left before it was over.Life without work is tedious.reputation n. 名声；名誉 Example: Jim Kerry has quite a reputation for being comic. Some people take the good reputation more important life. Inability: n. la
10、ck of power, skill or ability 无能，无力 Example: the inability to understand mathematics to be able to something to have the ability to do something inspire vt. fill (sb.) with confidence, eagerness, etc. 激励，鼓舞 Example: Martin Luther King, Jr.”s speeches inspired people to fight for equal treatment of A
11、frican Americans.The News that the 2008 world Olympic Games would be held in China was very inspiring.The last leaf on the tree that never fell off inspired the dying patient with the will to live on.Collocation：inspire sth. in sb .(= inspire sb. with sth.)使某人产生某种感情; 激发某人的某种感情formala. (too) serious
12、and careful in manner and behavior; based on correct or accepted rules 刻板的，拘谨的；正式的，正规的 Example: a formal speech, a formal dressrigid a. (often disapproving) fixed in behavior, views or methods; strict 一成不变的；严格的 ExampleIf he had been a little less rigid about things, his daughter would not have left
13、home at such a young age.Old people are always very rigid in their ideas.hopelessly ad. very much; without hope 十分，极度；绝望地 Study the words: hope, hopeful, hopefully, hopeless, hopelesslyexcessively ad. 过分地 Example:An excess of fat in diet can lead to heart disease.Dont eat like a pig. An excessive am
14、ount of food will make you fat.out of date old-fashioned 过时的 Example: New words are constantly added to our vocabulary while some old ones are out of date.prim a. (usu. disapproving) (of a person) too formal or correct in behavior and showing a dislike of anything rude; neat 古板的，拘谨的；循规蹈矩的；整洁的 Exampl
15、e: He didnt answer the question, but just give a prim smile.primly ad. severe 1) completely plaina. completely plain; 朴素的 Example: The widow wore a severe black dress to her husbands funeral. Earnest Hemingway is known for his severe writing style. 2) stern; strict Only those who have undergone severe training can be accepted into the air force. Fu Lei was so severe with his son that even his wife would cry.3) causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, etc. Example: The
