Unit 1 Career
intervene(介入) despise(鄙视) take in(接收) bow to(服从)
gumption(进取心) peddle(叫卖) reverence(崇敬) trudge(跋涉)
embark on(着手) enchant(高兴地) detachable(可分离的) pauper(穷人)
1.After two years’ unemployment, he worked as a door-to-door salesman peddling cloths and brushes and underwent an unforgettable money-making hardship.
2.In the early morning the armed forces began the march but the progress was slow as they had to trudge through deep mud.
3.She had the gumption to write directly to the company manager and persuade him to give her a job for she had finished all the professional training courses with straight As.
4.Men, in most cases,naturally despise those who court them,but respect those who do not give away to them.
5.To participate in the evening party, she wore a
long ,loose overcoat with a(n) detachable cape with a round collar.
6.The essence of humanistic spirit is to respect the value of human beings,the value of life, and have a sense of reverence, because life is sacred. 7.This paper is aimed at analyzing the inevitability and possibility for Chinese enterprises to embark on international business.
8.The Commission has wide power to intervene in the affairs of a charity where things have gone wrong. 9.The actual low standard of expropriating land and allocation and the singleness in the model of allocation cause lots of peasants to be paupers in city.
10.The old lady was pretty good-hearted and her generosity was popular among all who were familiar with her .She often offered to take in the poor homeless stranger.
Unit 2 Friendship
funk(恐惧) rant(大叫大喊) dwindle(逐渐变小) intimidate(恐吓)
proximity(附近) catalyst(催化剂) hierarchy(等级制度) overwhelming(势不可挡的)
resourcefulness(足智多谋的) anarchy(混乱) nurture(培
育) quirk(怪癖)
1.Don’t worry about the problem. She is a shrewd woman full of resourcefulness and will certainly be able to cope.
2.We finally chose the house for its proximity to the school. It takes us only five minutes to walk to school from the house.
3.The friends of the accused man intimidated the witness by bashing him in a dark alley. As a result, the witness didn’t appear in court.
4.The woman’s movement acted as a catalyst for change in many aspects of women’s social lives.
5.Judging from the relevant evidence,it seems that he should be responsible for the accident because the evidence against him is overwhelming. 6.The death of the King was followed by a year of anarchy. People were eager for a powerful leader. 7.The economic recession has a fatal effect on demand. The inquiries for our product have dwindled to about
three fifths of the previous demand.
8.After twenty years of hard work, Jerry finally worked his way up though the corporate hierarchy to become President.
9.Greg is a nice guy, but he has a few weird personality quirk, which does not surprise me because everyone has his little oddities to a certain extent. 10.Thompson was rant about American youth again, which was his favorite topic. He could talk about the topic for an hour without stopping.
Unit 4 Sports
earthy(粗俗的) amateurish(业余的) eyeball-to-eyeball(面
对面的)
in disgrace
(不光彩的)
apolitical(非政治的)
esoteric(神秘的) boycott(崇敬) infect(感染)extravaganza(娱乐表演) second to none(首屈一指的) envisage(预想) rabid(极端的)
1. A rabid dog bit a little boy several days ago in this community, so it became the terror of this neighborhood and parents warm their children of the danger from time to time.
2. Michael has a(n) earthy sense of humor; he likes rude jokes. Because of this he has become popular among some guys but some others avoid approaching him for fear of being teased.
3. This poem was at first dismissed as too amateurish to be written by Shakespeare. But a closer examination of it does reveal one or two Shakespearian puns. 4. By all accounts, he is a top students among his classmates. In mathematics, he is second to none in the class.
5. The African-American residents of the city were asked to boycott the bus company by walking and driving instead.
6. A good teacher should be able to infect his students with his own keenness for his subject.
7. Following the currency crisis, I envisage a return to sounder, export-led strategies for growth in Southeast Asia which will, create demand for more manufacturing
investment,technology
and
infrastructure support.
8. Henry used to be totally apolitical, but I think he is now politically more aware so has risen high in his manager’s regard.