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现代大学英语精读第二册 Unit11
2008-05-19来源:和谐英语
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Lesson Eleven Pre-class Work Read the text a third time. Learn the new words and expressions listed below. Glossary ambition
n. a strong desire for success, power, riches, etc. band
n. a group of musicians who play popular music together cashier
v. to work as a clerk whose job is to receive and pay out money in a shop, bank, hotel, etc. clarity
n. clearness conscience
n. 良心 contrast
n. a difference between people, ideas or things dime
n. a silver coin of the U. S., worth ten cents dismal
adj. lacking hope or comfort, showing or causing sadness embrace
n. the act of holding sb. close to you as a sign of love emerge
v. to come out or appear from somewhere enhance
v. to increase good qualities in sb. or sth. errand
n. a short trip to do sth. for sb. expand
v. to become larger fantasy
n. imagination finery
n. beautiful or expensive clothes and jewelry worn for special occasions freshman
n. a first-year student at a high school or university frugally
adv. carefully in the way of using money, buying only what is necessary giddy
adj. feeling a little sick and unable to balance because everything seems to be moving grieve
v. to feel extremely sad, esp. when sb. you love has died gypsy
n. 吉卜赛人 horn
n. a musical instrument 号;管 humble
adj. having a low social class or position, not proud indulge
v. to let yourself do or have what you want even if it is bad for you 放纵,纵容 intolerable
adj. too difficult, unpleasant, annoying, etc. for you to bear lavish
adj. A ~ meal is a meal that is large and generous and costs a lot of money. license
n. an official paper showing that pemp3ission has been given to do sth. 许可证 lumpy
adj. 疙瘩不平的 marvel
v. to feel great surprise and admiration for mattress
n. 床垫 miracle
n. 奇迹 miserly
adj. a ~ person is a person who hates to spend money onrush
n. a strong fast movement forward parlor
n. a sitting room where people may receive guests (old-fashioned) quit
v. to leave a job retire
v. to stop working at the end of one's working life salon
n. beauty ~ : a place where you can get your hair cut seek
v. to look for or ask for second-rate
adj. not very good sentimental
adj. too easily affected by tender feelings such as love, sadness, etc. shabby
adj. looking old and in bad condition skate
n. 冰鞋
v. to move on ice wearing ice-skates smartv. to hurt with stinging pain sorrow
n. unhappiness, sadness or grief splendid
adj. excellent spree
n. a short period of time doing sth. you enjoy stomach
n. an organ in the body where food is digested 胃 suffer
v. to tolerate or stand suitcase
n. a case with flat sides used for carrying clothes when travelling threadbare
adj. worn out; in bad condition top-heavy
adj. not properly balanced because of too much weight at the top transfomp3
v. to completely change the appearance, fomp3 or character of sth. esp. in a way that improves it
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