21世纪大学英语读写教程第一册07

New Words

dead-eye
a. 神射手的

grader
n. （美）（中小学的）…年级学生

ignorant
a. (of, about) knowing little or nothing 无知的

wisdom
n. 1. an idea or opinion 看法，意见
2. 智慧

spoil
vt. 1. cause to become of no use or value; ruin 损坏；糟蹋
2. give a child whatever it wants, or let them do what it wants, with the result that it behaves badly 庞坏，溺爱

*nasty
a. unkind and unpleasant towards other people 凶恶的

chase
vt. follow rapidly in order to catch 追赶，追逐

deplore
vt. 哀叹，对…深感遗憾

whereas
conj.although; while 虽然；而

view
vt. consider; regard; think about 看待；考虑

liberal
a. willing to respect the ideas and feelings of others 开明的

gulp
vi. 喘不过气，哽住

follow-up
n. 紧接着的问题；后续事物

bungle
vt. do sth. badly 把…搞糟

mess
n. a state of disorder or confusion 凌乱，一团糟

dimension
n. characteristic; quality 特点，特性

pet
n. 1. (often derog.) a person treated with special favour, esp. in a way that seems unfair to others 得宠的人，宠儿
2. an animal kept by a person in the home as a companion 爱畜，宠物

merely
ad. only and nothing else 仅仅，只不过

presence
n. the fact or state of being present 存在；出席；到场

derivative
a. derived from sth. else; not original 被引申出的；派生的；缺乏独创性的；第二手的

buddy
n. a friend 好朋友，伙伴

tentatively
ad. hesitantly 犹豫地，迟疑不决地

venture
vt. take the risk of saying (sth. that may be opposed or considered foolish) 大胆说，不揣冒昧说出

confident
a. feeling or showing trust in oneself or one's ability 自信的；有信心的

impulsively
ad. 一时冲动地

hunk
n. a large piece of sth. that is cut from a whole（一）大片，（一）厚块

gum
n. 橡胶，口香糖

eraser
n. 橡皮；黑板擦

gum eraser
橡皮

*gasp
vi. catch the breath suddenly, esp. because of surprise, shock, etc. 急促地吸气，倒抽一口气

creep(crept)
vi. move slowly and quietly with the body close to the ground 爬行，匍匐潜行

roar
vi. laugh long and loudly; laugh in a noisy way 大笑，狂笑
ice breaker
n. 破冰船；打破僵局的东西，使气氛开始活跃的言行

afterward(s)
ad. later; after that 后来；以后

*legend
n. 传奇故事；传说

Phrases and Expressions

battle one's way
一路奋战

move in
begin to live in a new place 迁入，搬进

come of
result from 产生；是…的结果

ease in
（小心翼翼地）使逐步适应

go at
rush at 向…冲来

among other things
除了别的以外；其中

clean up
make clean or tidy 把…打扫干净；清理

day after day
continuously 日复一日地

by chance
by accident, accidentally 偶然，碰巧

Proper Names

Roger Wilkins
罗杰·威尔金斯（人名）

Dorothy Bean
多萝西·毕恩（人名）

Grand Rapids
大瀑布城（美国密执安州西南部城市）

密执安州（美国州名）

Jefferson
杰斐逊（1743 - 1826，美国第三任总统 [1801 - 1809]，《独立宣言》主要起草人）

Roosevelt， Franklin D.
富兰克林·D·罗斯福（1882 - 1945，美国第三十二任总统 [1933 - 1945]）

Yankees, the
（纽约）扬基队（美国职业棒球队）

Harlem
哈莱姆（美国纽约市的一个黑人居住区）

Louisiana
路易斯安那州（美国州名）