Lesson1fossilmana.化石人recount[ri'kaunt]v.叙述saga['sa:gә]n.英雄故事legend['ledʒәnd]n.传说,传奇migration[mai'greiʃәn]n.迁移,移居anthropologist[ænθrә'pɔlәdʒist]n.人类学家archaeologist['a:kiә'lɔdʒist]n.考古学家ancestor['ænsistә]n.祖先Polynesian[pɔli'ni:zjәn]a.波利尼西亚(中太平洋之一群岛)的Indonesia['indәu'ni:zjә]n.印度尼西亚flint[flint]n.燧石rot[rɔt]v.烂掉Lesson2beast[bi:st]n.野兽census['sensәs]n.统计数字acre['eikә]n.英亩content['kɔntent,kәn'tent]a.满足的Lesson3Matterhorn['mætәhɔ:n]n.马特霍恩峰(阿尔卑斯山峰之一)alpinist['ælpinist]n.登山运动员pioneer['paiә'niә]v.开辟,倡导;n.先锋,开辟者summit['sʌmit]n.顶峰attain[ә'tein]v.到达perilous['perilәs]a.危险的shudder['ʃʌdә]v.不寒而栗court[kɔ:t]v.追求solitary['sɔlitәri]a.唯一的impoverish[im'pɔvәriʃ]v.使贫困Alpine['ælpain]a.阿尔卑斯山的flea-riddena.布满跳蚤的coarse[kɔ:s]a.粗劣的boast[bәust]v.自恃有parishioner[pә'riʃәnә]n.教区居民shepherd['ʃepәd]n.牧羊人linen['linin]n.亚麻布theAlpsn.阿尔卑斯山脉Lesson4solid['sɔlid]a.坚实的safe[seif]n.保险柜Ulyanovsk[u:'lja:nɔfsk]n.乌里扬诺夫斯克commission[kә'miʃәn]n.委员会opaque[әu'peik]a.不透明的lotto['lɔtou]n.一种有编号的纸牌slipper['slipә]n.拖鞋blindfold['blaindfәuld]a.&ad.被蒙上眼睛的Lesson5leave[li:v]n.允许fundamentalsn.基本原则glorious['glɔ:riәs]a.光辉灿烂的splendid['splendid]a.灿烂的rub[rʌb]n.难题identity[ai'dentiti]n.身份dreary['driәri]a.沉郁的commitment[kә'mitmәnt]n.信奉mean[mi:n]a.吝啬,小气socialclimber追求更高社会地位的人,向上爬的人devotion[di'vәuʃәn]n.热爱cosmic['kɔzmik]a.宇宙的suburban[sә'bә:bәn]a.见识不广的,偏狭的conceited[kәn'si:tid]a.自高自大的presumptuous[pri'zʌmptjuәs]a.自以为是的,放肆的fatuous['fætjuәs]a.愚蠢的cliché['kli:ʃei]n.陈词滥调Lesson6goodwilln.友好cricket['krikit]n.板球inclination['inkli'neiʃәn]n.意愿contest[kәn'test,'kɔntest]n.比赛orgy['ɔ:dʒi]n.无节制,放荡deduce[di'dju:s]v.推断competitive[kәm'petitiv]a.竞争性的patriotism['pætriәtizm]n.地方观念,爱国主义disgrace[dis'greis]v.使丢脸savage['sævidʒ]a.野性的combative['kɔmbәtiv]a.好斗的mimicwarfaren.模拟战争behaviour[bi'heivjә]n.行动,举止absurd[әb'sә:d]a.荒唐的Lesson7bat[bæt]n.蝙蝠strictly['striktli]ad.明确地utilitarian['ju:tili'tєәriәn]a.实用的appreciation[ә'pri:ʃi'eiʃәn]n.理解obstruction[әb'strʌkʃәn]n.障碍物elapse[i'læps]v.消逝hull[hʌl]n.船体interval['intәvәl]n.间隔receipt[ri'si:t]n.收到apparatus[,æpә'reitәs]n.仪器shoal[ʃәul]n.鱼群herring['heriŋ]n.鲱鱼cod[kɔd]n.鳕鱼squeak[skwi:k]n.尖叫声Lesson8slaughter['slɔ:tә]v.屠宰fit[fit]a.适合grace[greis]v.给…增光tariff['tærif]n.关税standard['stændәd]n.标准dialysis[dai'ælisis]n.分离,分解;透析,渗析electrocute[i'lektrәkjut]v.使触电身亡eliminate[i'limineit]v.消灭accord[ә'kɔ:d]n.协议device[di'vais]n.仪器,器械hammeroutv.推敲pact[pækt]n.合同,条约,公约Lesson9espionage(title)n.间谍活动Danish['deiniʃ]a.丹麦的,丹麦人的,丹麦语的minstrel['minstrәl]n.中世纪的吟游歌手wandering['wɔndәriŋ]a.漫游的harp[ha:p]n.竖琴ballad['bælәd]n.民歌acrobatic['ækrә'bætik]a.杂技的conjuring['kʌndʒәriŋ]n.魔术Athelneyn.阿塞尔纳(英国一个小岛)Chippenhamn.切本哈姆(英国一城市)thither['ðiðә]ad.向那里Dane[dein]n.丹麦人slack[slæk]a.涣散的conqueror['kɔŋkәrә]n.征服者casual['kæʒjuәl]a.马虎的,随便的precaution[pri'kɔ:ʃәn]n.预防,警惕proceedsn.所得assemble[ә'sembl]v.集合trivial['triviәl]a.微不足道的prolongeda.持久的commissary['kɔmisәri]n.军粮供应episode['episәud]n.一个事件,片断epic['epik]n.史诗harry['hæri]v.骚扰assail[ә'seil]v.袭击skirmish['skә:miʃ]n.小规模战斗Lesson10silicon['silikәn]n.硅integrated['intәgreitid]a.综合的circuit['sә:kit]n.线路,电路California['kæli'fɔ:njә]n.加利福尼亚(美国州名)workstationn.工作站chip[tʃip]n.芯片,集成电路片,集成块newsletter[nju:z'letә]n.时事通讯Macintoshn.苹果机,一种个人电脑penalize['pi:nlaiz]v.处罚,惩罚customizev.按顾客具体需要制造spawn[spɔ:n]v.引起,酿成thrive[θraiv]v.兴旺,繁荣anarchy['ænәki]n.无政府状态,混乱oriental['ɔri'entl]n.东方人constitute['kɔnstitju:t]v.构成drove[drәuv]n.群innovator['inouveitә]n.改革者forge[fɔ:dʒ]v.发展memory-chipn.内存条AT&T美国电话电报公司(AmericanTelephoneandTelegraph)Kansas['kænzәs]n.堪萨斯(美国州名)Missouri[mә'zuri]n.密苏里(美国州名)Lesson11oppress[ә'pres]v.忧郁,压抑justification['dʒʌstifi'keiʃәn]n.正当理由justifiably[-faiәbli]ad.无可非议地cheat[tʃi:t]v.欺骗abject['æbdʒekt]a.可怜的ignoble[ig'nәubl]a.不体面的,可耻的impersonal[im'pә:sәnl]a.超脱个人感情影响的ego['egәu]n.自我recede[ri'si:d]v.退去increasingly[in'kri:siŋli]ad.日益,不断passionatelyad.激昂地painlesslyad.毫无痛苦地vitality[vai'tæliti]n.精力weariness[wiәrinis]n.疲惫感Lesson12current['kʌrәnt]a.通用的,流行的account[ә'kaunt]n.账户cash[kæʃ]n.现金cheque[tʃek]n.支票debtor['detә]n.借方creditor['kreditә]n.贷方obligation['ɔbli'geiʃәn]n.义务complication['kɔmpli'keiʃәn]n.纠纷debit['debit]v.把…记入借方specimen['spesimin]n.样本forge[fɔ:dʒ]v.发展forgery['fɔ:dʒәri]n.伪造(文件,签名等)adopt[ә'dɔpt]v.采用facilitate[fә'siliteit]v.使便利Lesson13mineral['minәrәl]a.矿物的boring['bɔ:riŋ]n.钻孔derrick['derik]n.井架blockandtackle滑轮组haul[hɔ:l]v.拖,拉rotate[rәu'teit]v.使转动cuttingbit钻头geologist[dʒi'ɔlәdʒist]n.地质学家coringbit取芯钻头cylinder['silindә]n.圆柱体strata['streitә]n.岩层[复]([单]stratum)circulate['sә:kjuleit]v.注入,环流gushern.喷油井Lesson14forecast['fɔ:ka:st]n.预报speculative['spekjulәtiv]a.推测的blizzard['blizәd]n.暴风雪deteriorate[di'tiәriәreit]v.变坏,恶化multiply['mʌltiplai]v.增加cascade[kæs'keid]v.瀑布似地落下turbulent['tә:bjulәnt]a.狂暴的dustdevil小尘暴,尘旋风squall[skwɔ:l]n.暴风eddy['edi]n.旋涡grid[grid]n.坐标方格sensor['sensә]n.传感器humidity[hju:'miditi]n.湿度meteorologistn.气象学家Princeton['prinstәn]n.普林斯顿(美国城市名)MewJerseyn.新泽西(美国州名)fluctuation['flʌktju'eiʃәn]n.起伏,波动deviation['di:vi'eiʃәn]n.偏差Lesson15secrecy(title)n.秘密effectiveness[i'fektivnis]n.成效,效力inquiry[in'kwaiәri]n.调查研究positive['pɔzәtiv]a.确实的process['prәuses]n.过程patent['peitәnt]n.专利v.得到专利权agent['eidʒәnt]n.情报人员Lesson16physiological['fiziә'lɔdʒikәl]a.生理的maximu