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1、BTLEWLesson 15The Damned Human RacePart FourPart FourENTERBTLEWLesson 15The Damned Human RaceI. Word Study II. Phrases and Expressions III. Word BuildingIV. Grammar Language StudyLanguage StudyBTLEWLesson 15The Damned Human RaceI. I.Word StudyWord StudyWord list:1. allegiance2. appease3. degenerate4
2、. grace5. loose6. prior7. rabid8. scruple9. vulgarity10. wantonlyBTLEWLesson 15The Damned Human RaceI. I.Word StudyWord Study1. allegiancen. loyalty or the obligation of loyalty, asto a nation, sovereign, or causeExamples:national allegiance Kate switched her allegiance to anther party.BTLEWLesson 1
3、5The Damned Human RaceI. I.Word StudyWord Study2. appeasev. to bring peace, quiet, or calm toExamples:appease ones angerappease ones hungerappease ones curiosityBTLEWLesson 15The Damned Human RaceI. I.Word StudyWord Study3. degeneratev. to fall below a normal or desirable statea. having declined, as
4、 in function or nature,from a former or original statea degenerate species a degenerate king a degenerate member 退化的物种 堕落的国王 堕落分子BTLEWLesson 15The Damned Human RaceI. I.Word StudyWord Study4. gracen. a quality pleasing for its refinement orcharmExamples:She answered their questions with grace and di
5、gnity.He had the grace to say he was wrong.More examplesTo be continued on the next page.BTLEWLesson 15The Damned Human Racefall from grace be in ones good graces be in ones bad gracesgraceI. I.Word StudyWord StudyTranslation 失宠 被某人喜欢 被某人讨厌BTLEWLesson 15The Damned Human RaceI. I.Word StudyWord Study
6、a. not fastened/restrained/containedExamples:Her hair hung loose to her shoulders.The window is noisy because it is loose.a loose translation 不严格的翻译5. looseBTLEWLesson 15The Damned Human RaceI. I.Word StudyWord Study6. priorn. preceding in time or orderExamples:Im sorry I have a prior engagement.a p
7、rior choicen. priorityv. prioritizeWord formationsBTLEWLesson 15The Damned Human RaceI. I.Word StudyWord Studya. violent, fanatical; of or affected byrabies 狂犬病 Examples:be rabid with anger 暴怒 a rabid dog 疯狗7. rabidBTLEWLesson 15The Damned Human RaceI. I.Word StudyWord Study8. scruplev. to hesitate
8、through the demands of conscience or principles n. an uneasy feeling arising from conscience or principle that tends to hinder actionExamples:She did scruple to tell him the truth.They drove the people away without scruple.BTLEWLesson 15The Damned Human RaceI. I.Word StudyWord Study9. vulgarityn. th
9、e quality or condition of being vulgarvulgar a. deficient in taste, delicacy, or refinement vulgar habits a vulgar display of wealth vulgarities of talking loud aa1. 极粗俗的习惯2. 俗不可耐的炫富3. 高声说话的粗俗 样子 Translation nBTLEWLesson 15The Damned Human RaceI. I.Word StudyWord Study10. wantonlyad. cruelly; mercil
10、esslywanton a.Examples:wanton aggression 恶恶意侵害The weeds grew in wanton profusion.in a wanton mood 以闹闹着玩的心情The end of Word Study.BTLEWLesson 15The Damned Human RaceList:1. in the course of2. odds and ends3. sneer at4. take revengeII.II.Phrases and ExpressionsPhrases and ExpressionsBTLEWLesson 15The D
11、amned Human Racepp. duringExamples: The machine broke down in the course of adjustment.Dont be absent-minded in the course of studying.1. in the course of 在过程中II.II.Phrases and ExpressionsPhrases and ExpressionsBTLEWLesson 15The Damned Human Racen. small articles of various kinds, without much value
12、Examples:The old round tin filled up with countlessother odds and ends. He only heard some odds and ends.2. odds and endsII.II.Phrases and ExpressionsPhrases and ExpressionsBTLEWLesson 15The Damned Human Racev. to scorn atExamples:They often sneered at the poor deaf woman.That politician was sneered
13、 at in the newspaper.3. sneer at“ease” phrasesII.II.Phrases and ExpressionsPhrases and ExpressionsBTLEWLesson 15The Damned Human Racev. to do sth. to punish sb. who hasharmed youExamples:Hell never take revenge. Thats his revenge. They took revenge for the unfair treatment.4. take revengeII.II.Phras
14、es and ExpressionsPhrases and ExpressionsThe end of Phrases and Expressions.BTLEWLesson 15The Damned Human RaceIII.III.Word BuildingWord BuildingList:Prefixmacro-micro-BTLEWLesson 15The Damned Human RaceIII.III.Word BuildingWord Buildingmacroclimatemacroclimateprefixroot macro-: largemacroeconomicsm
15、acrobioticsmacrophysics宏观经济长寿饮食法宏观物理学BTLEWLesson 15The Damned Human Racemicro-: smallmicroeconomicsmicroscopemicriowave微观经济显微镜微波 microclimatemicroclimateprefixrootIII.III.Word BuildingWord BuildingThe end of Word Building.BTLEWLesson 15The Damned Human RaceIV.IV.GrammarGrammarEuphemismEuphemismDefin
16、ition: a substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasantExample: in our day in England a man is fined ten shillings for beating his mother nearly to death with a chair, and another man is fined forty shillings for having four pheasant eggs in his possession without being able to satisfactorily expla
