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Unit8TheManinAsbestosStephenLeacock2020/4/112BlANKET,不影响使用2020/4/113Revision1.We’ll_____todecidewhowillbethefamousone.A.castnoteB.castlotsC.castlotD.castnotes2.Ahundredthousandfrancsapiece.Findoutthecorrectmeaningoftheunderlinedword.A.apieceB.appearC.perpersonD.apply3.Thefactory____300unitsaday.A.turnsoffB.turnsonC.turnsupD.turnsout4.Therewasnopossiblewayofarguingwiththefact___shewouldnotbeherselfifshewereblack.A.whichB.thatC.whatD.when5.Theyoungman____allthehealthqualificationsafighterpilotneeds.A.metB.satisfyC.comestoD.goesto2020/4/114sb.youknowalittlee.g.makesb’sacquaintance[formal]结识某人我非常高兴结识你。Iamveryhappytomakeyouracquaintance.haveapassing/noddingacquaintancewith对…所知甚少我必须承认我对他的书只是一知半解。ImustadmitIhaveonlyapassingacquaintancewithhisbooks.v.acquaintacquaintwithNewwords•acquaintance2020/4/1151.shocking2.verybade.g.Weheardtheappallingnewsabouttheearthquake.---1YangMi’slastalbumwasabsolutelyappalling.---2Newwords•appalling2020/4/116Newwords•asbestos2020/4/117Newwords•ashes2020/4/118theroyalassent御准=THEACTOFOFFICIALLYSIGININGANEWLAWBYTHEBritishKingorQueen.v.formaltoagreetoasuggestion,ideaetcafterconsideringticarefully.assenttoNewwords•assent2020/4/119acessationofhostilities休战Newwords•cessation2020/4/1110becaughtinthecogs被困在齿轮间（忙于工作）人若不竭尽全力，将永远是一个无名小卒。Ifapersondoesn'tdohisutmost,hewillbeapermanentcoginthemachine.Newwords•cog2020/4/1111促进当地商业和工业发展的措施measurespromotinglocalcommerceandindustry---adj.commercialacommercialsuccess/failure这部电影票房收入非常可观Thisfilmwasahugecommercialsuccess.commercialbreak广告时间Newwords•commerce2020/4/1112madestrongerorpurerbyremovingwater;concentratedpillsyn.compress压缩、contract缩小condense浓缩，变浓蒸汽冷却时凝结成水Steamcondensesintowaterwhencoolingdown.Newwords•concentrated2020/4/1113他们成功地征服了这座城市。Theysucceededintheconquestofthecity.v.conquer科学家什么时候才能征服癌症呢？Whenwillscientistconquercancer?Newwords•conquest2020/4/1114Newwords•couch2020/4/1115主要城市石镇有很多破败的建筑物和宫殿.Inthemaincity,StoneTown,therearecrumblingbuildingsandpalaces.v.crumble这次地震把这堵墙震得下陷并开始崩塌。Theearthquakemadethewallsinkandstarttocrumble.Newwords•crumbling2020/4/1116罗马帝国为何衰亡？WhatmadetheRomanEmpiredecay?Thedampnessoftheclimatedecayedthebooks.气候潮湿，把书都霉坏了。rot,decay,decompose这些动词均有“烂、腐烂”之意。rot指蔬菜水果或肉类的分解、腐烂。decay通常指事物（国家或人）由盛转衰。decompose侧重指动物或植物类物体由于内部组织的分解而导致的腐烂过程。Newwords•decay2020/4/1117decorativeglass装饰玻璃decorativematerial装饰材料n.decorationv.decoraten.decorator油漆匠Newwords•decorative2020/4/1118n.achangedownwardv.decreaseinsize,extent,orrangeonthedecrease在减少中decreasecapital减少资本powerdecrease功率降低Newwords•decrease2020/4/1119看到战争造成的荒凉，他感到触目惊心Hefeltstartledwhenhesawthedesolationcausedbywar.adj.desolate月球多石的、荒凉的表面Therocky,desolatesurfaceofthemoon.Newwords•desolation2020/4/1120e.g.命运注定他们永不再相逢。Theyweredestinednevertomeetagain.destinev.注定,指定destinedfor去往bedestinedfor派往...,指定.....destination目的地，终点destiny命运有时是残酷的。Destinyissometimescruel.Newwords•destined2020/4/1121adv.notverybrightlyorclearlyNewwords•dimly2020/4/1122骄傲是他垮台的原因。Pridewashisdownfall.他因贪得无厌而导致身败名裂。Greedledtohisdownfall.Newwords•downfall2020/4/1123a.extremelyunpleasantb.usedtoemphasizehowbadsth.orsomeoneise.g.Wehavehadsomedreadfulweatherlately.a最近天气糟透了It’sadreadfulwasteofmoney.b那真是太浪费钱了。Newwords•dreadful2020/4/1124thesamedrearyroutine枯燥的老一套例行公事adrearywinter’sday沉闷的冬日Newwords•dreary2020/4/1125对那件事，你当然可以想说什么就说什么Youmayofcourseejaculatetothatthingifyoulike.Newwords•ejaculate2020/4/1126eliminatesputum化痰eliminatefrom从...排除,从....Newwords•eliminate2020/4/1127e.g.不要把你的思想灌输到别人的脑子里Don'tengraftyourideasinother'smind.Newwords•engraft2020/4/1128Theteachingmethodmarkedanewepochineducation.这种教学方法标志着教育的新时代。glacialepochn.[地]冰川时期...Newwords•epoch2020/4/1129Theinventionofthecomputermarkedthebeginningofanewera.计算机的发明标志着一个新时代的开始。Christianeran.公元,基督纪元Newwords•era2020/4/1130Thecatwasevidentlyincurableandtheoldcouplehadtogetitputaway.这只猫的病显然没法治好了，老夫妇只得请人把它杀掉。adj.evidentNewwords•evidently2020/4/1131我们决不能浪费电力。Wemustn’tbeextravagantwiththeelectricity.Newwords•extravagant2020/4/1132tohavethefaintestideae.g.我一点也不明白你的意思。Ididn'thavethefaintestideawhatyoumeant.Newwords•faint2020/4/1133forbiddenfruitn.[基督教]禁果...God/Lordforbid上天阻止这样的事，上天不容Smokingisforbiddeninthisoffice.这间办公室禁止吸烟。Newwords•forbid2020/4/1134Heiswalkingtoandfrointheroom.他在房间内踱来踱去。Newwordsfro2020/4/1135如此华丽的服装令观众们惊叹不已。Theaudiencegaspedatthesplendorofthecostumes.Newwords•gasp2020/4/1136Germsareinvisibletothenakedeye.细菌用肉眼看不见。Newwords•germ2020/4/1137Theharangueisveryserious.那篇长篇演说很郑重其事。Newwords•harangue2020/4/1138树上的鸟儿静下来了Thebirdswerehushedinthetrees.Heclaimedthatthewholeaffairhadbeenhushedupbythecouncil.他声称整个事件都被议会一手捂住了。Newwordsbehushed2020/4/1139Thedepthoftheuniverseisimmeasurable.宇宙无限深广Newwords•immeasurable2020/4/1140教幼儿需有极大的耐心。Teachinglittlechildrentakesinfinitepatience.Thedeathofhersongaveherinfinitepain她儿子的去世使她悲痛欲绝。Newwords•infinite2020/4/1141Ihaveaninsanedesiretofinishthatthing.我疯狂地渴望去完成那件事。Newwords•