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Unit1Newwordstediousa.boringandcontinuingfortoolong冗长乏味的Tellingthestoryhasbecometedious,asIhavedoneitsomanytimes.讲述这个故事已变得单调乏味，因为我已经讲了这么多次了。obligevt.(usu.passive)makesb.feelthatitisnecessarytodosth.迫使；使负有义务Hefeltobligedtohelphismother,evenifitmeantleavingcollege.他觉得有责任帮助母亲，即使这意味着他要离开大学。absorbeda.sointerestedorinvolvedinsth.thatyoudonotnoticeanythingelse极感兴趣的；全神贯注的；专注的Timepassesquicklywhenyouareabsorbedinreadingagoodbook.在聚精会神地读一本好书的时候，时间过得非常快。allergica.1(be~tosth.)(infml.)ifyouareallergictosth.,youdonotlikeitandtrytoavoidit不喜欢某事；对某事反感Mostmenareallergictohousework.大多数男人都不喜欢做家务。2havinganallergy过敏的IdonotenjoypicnicsbecauseIamallergictograss.我不喜欢野餐，因为我对草过敏。excursionn.[C]ashortjourneyyoutakeforpleasure短途出行；远足Itwassuchawonderfuldaythattheydecidedtotakeadayexcursiontothemountain.这么好的天气，他们决定去山上一日游。IncludedintheBeijingtourisanexcursiontotheGreatWall.北京之行包括了游览长城。earnesta.veryseriousandsincere非常认真的；郑重其事的Attheofficehewasveryearnest,buthe’smorerelaxednow.在办公室他很认真，但是现在他放松多了。Frankisanearnestman;heworkshardandisalsoveryreliable.弗兰克是一个认真的人，他工作努力，也很可靠。exclaimv.saysth.suddenlyandloudlybecauseofsurprise,anger,orexcitement（由于惊奇、气愤或激动）呼喊，惊叫Susanexclaimedhorrorwhenayoungmanwithagunsuddenlyappearedfrombehindher.当一名年轻男子突然持枪从苏珊背后出现时，她害怕得惊叫起来。whoainterj.saidtoshowthatyouaresurprisedorthatyouthinksth.isimpressive哎呀，哇（表示惊讶或认为某事物令人赞叹）civilizationn.[C,U]asocietythatiswellorganizedanddeveloped,usedesp.aboutaparticularsocietyinaparticularplaceorataparticulartime文明（社会）architecturen.[U]1thestyleanddesignofabuildingorbuildings建筑风格；建筑式样2theartandpracticeofplanninganddesigningbuildings建筑学capturevt.1succeedinrecording,showing,ordescribingasituationorfeeling,usingwordsorpictures（用文字或图片）记录下，描述，捕捉Someartistsareabletocatchalikenessinasketchwhileothersaregiftedtocaptureafleetingexpression.有些艺术家能画出酷似某人的肖像，而另一些则善于捕捉到稍纵即逝的表情。Therobberywascapturedonapolicevideocamera.抢劫过程被警方的摄像机拍录了下来。2catchapersonandkeepthemasaprisoner俘虏；逮捕Governmenttroopshavesucceededincapturingtherebelleader.政府军已经成功捕获叛乱分子的头目。condensevt.makesth.thatisspokenorwrittenshorter将（讲话或文章）压缩Thewholechaptercouldbecondensedintoafewparagraphs.这一整章可以压缩成几个段落。condenseda.beingmadeshorter,usu.includingonlythemostimportantparts压缩的ThecouncilwasmerelygivenacondensedversionofwhathadalreadybeendisclosedinWashington.该理事会得到的只是已在华盛顿披露的内容的浓缩版。exceedvt.(fml.)bemorethanaparticularnumberoramount超过；超出You’llhavetopayextramoneyifyouexceedyourluggageallowance.如果你的行李超重，你必须额外付费。distressn.[U]afeelingofextremeunhappiness忧虑；苦恼；悲伤Shehadfiveyearsofactiveandhappylifeinthehospitalbeforeshedied,withoutmuchpainordistressfromcancer.她过世前在医院过了五年积极而快乐的生活，并没有因为患癌症而遭受多大的痛苦或忧伤。distinguishv.recognizethedifferencesbetweenthings区分；辨别Aformaleducationwithemphasisonhistory,literature,andculturehelpsapersonlearnhowtodistinguishrightfromwrong.着重于历史、文学和文化的正规教育能帮助一个人学习如何明辨是非。distinctivea.easytorecognizebecauseofbeingdifferentfromotherpeopleorthingsofthesametype与众不同的；特殊的；特别的Thedistinctivedesignofaproductprovidesapowerfulcompetitiveadvantageoverotherproducts.一个独特的产品设计具有比其他产品更强有力的竞争优势。complimentarya.1givenfreetopeople免费赠送的Allguestswillreceiveacomplimentarybottleofchampagne.所有客人都将得到一瓶免费的香槟。2sayingthatyouadmiresb.orsth.赞美的；钦佩的Mrs.Stevenswasmostcomplimentaryaboutyourwork.史蒂文斯夫人盛赞你的工作。complementarya.complementarythingsgowelltogetheralthoughtheyareusu.different互为补充的；互补的Theeconomiesofthetwocountriesarecomplementarytooneanotherinnature.两国经济具有互补性。bulkn.[U](the~ofsth.)themajorityorlargestpartofsth.（某物的）大部分，多半Becausethebulkoftheworkwassupervisedbytheowner,theoverallcostisdifficulttoassess.因为大部分的工作是由业主监督，总体成本很难去评估。Buyinginbulkismoreeconomicalthanshoppingforsmallquantities.大批量采购比小批量更经济。criticismn.[C,U]remarksthatsaywhatyouthinkisbadaboutsb.orsth.批评；批判；指责deficitn.[C]1alackofaquality,skill,orabilitythatyoushouldhave（素质、技能或能力的）缺乏，不足knowledge/language/sleepdeficit知识/语言/睡眠的缺乏2theamountbywhichsth.islessthanyouneedorshouldhave赤字；亏损；逆差Owingtotheheavydeficit,thecompanyisapparentlyonthevergeofbankruptcy.由于巨额亏损，该公司很明显已到了破产的边缘。Taxwaslowandstatespendingwashigh,whichresultedinabudgetdeficit.低税收和州政府的高支出导致了预算赤字。dumba.(infml.)stupid愚蠢的Thequestionsweresetupjusttomakeherlookdumb.问题这么设计就是为了让她出丑。groceryn.1[C](also~store)(AmEsupermarket)astoresellingfoodandothergoods超级市场2(~ies)[pl.]foodandothergoods食品杂货stationarya.standingstillinsteadofmoving不（移）动的；静止的Stationarycarsintrafficjamscausedagreatdealofpollution.交通堵塞中静止不动的汽车产生了大量污染。stationeryn.[U]materialsusedforwriting,suchaspaper,pens,pencils,etc.文具Weregretthatweareunabletoaccepttelephoneordersforpersonalstationeryitems.很遗憾，我们不能接受个人文具用品的电话订购。padn.[C]1severalsheetsofpaperfastenedtogether,usedforwritingordrawing便笺本；拍纸簿2athickflatobjectmadeofclothorrubber,usedtoprotectorcleansth.,ortomakesth.morecomfortable垫；衬垫；护垫albumn.[C]abookthatyouputphotographs,stamps,etc.in（收存照片、邮票等的）簿，册proclaimvt.(fml.)saypubliclyorofficiallythatsth.importantistrueorexists宣称；宣布；声明Britainproudlyproclaimsthatitisanationofanimallovers.英国自豪地宣称自己是一个爱护动物的国家。scandaln.1[sing.]asituationthatshocksyouandmakesyouangry,esp.onethatyouthinksb.inauthorityshouldchange（尤指当局本应改变的）令人震惊