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arrogantly adv.behavinginaproudandself-importantway

aspirin n.阿司匹林（解热镇痛药）

assume v.totakeasafact;

tosuppose

available adj.abletobeusedoreasilyfound

bachelor n.～'

sdegree:

thefirstuniversitydegree

beanpole n.（infml）averytallandthinperson

bull n.amalecow

certify v.tostatethatsth.istrueorcorrect,esp.aftersomekindoftest

civilized adj.educatedandrefined;

havinganadvancedculture

client n.apersonwhopaysforhelporadvicefromapersonororganization

continuity n.thestateofbeingcontinuous

cyanide n.氰化物

democratic adj.basedontheideathateveryoneshouldhaveequalrightsandshouldbeinvolvedinmakingimportantdecisions民主的

disaster n.asuddeneventsuchasaflood,storm,oraccidentwhichcausesgreatdamageorsuffering.Here:

acompletefailure

drugstore n.（AmE）ashopwhichsellsmedicine（andavarietyofotherthings）

enroll v.toofficiallyarrangetojoinaschooloruniversity

expertise n.skillinaparticularfield

expose v.toenablesb.toseeorexperiencenewthingsorlearnaboutnewbeliefs,ideas,etc.

faculty n.（AmE）alltheteachersofauniversityorcollege

fragment n.asmallpieceofsth.

generate v.toproduce

grind v.tocrushintosmallpiecesorpowderbypressingbetweenhardsurfaces

hipn.thefleshypartofeithersideofthehumanbodyabovethelegs

humanity n.thequalitiesofbeinghuman

implicitly adv.inanimpliedway含蓄地

inevitable adj.certaintohappenandimpossibletoavoid

literal adj.inthebasicmeaningofaword

maintain v.tocontinuetohaveasbefore

Neanderthal n.anearlytypeofhumanbeingwholivedinEuropeduringtheStoneAge

nevertheless adv.inspiteofthat;

yet

peculiar adj.belongingonlytoaparticularperson;

special;

odd

penetrating adj.showingtheabilitytounderstandthingsclearlyanddeeply

pest n.（infml）anannoyingperson

pharmacy n.ashopwheremedicinesarepreparedandsold.Here:

thestudyofpreparingdrugsormedicines

philosophy n.thestudyofthenatureandmeaningofexistence,reality,etc.哲学

pill n.asmallsolidpieceofmedicinethatyouswallowwhole

preside v.tolead;

tobeincharge

professional adj.relatingtotheworkthatapersondoesforanoccupation,esp.workthatrequiresspecialtraining

pursuit n.theactoftryingtoachievesth.inadeterminedway

push-button adj.usingcomputersorelectronicequipmentratherthantraditionalmethods

qualified adj.havingsuitableknowledgeorexperienceforaparticularjob

rear v.tocareforapersonorananimaluntiltheyarefullygrown

resources n.possessionsintheformofwealth,property,skills,etc.thatyouhave资源

savage n.anuncivilizedhumanbeing

scroll n.Here:

acertificateofanacademicdegree

semester n.oneofthetwoperiodsintowhichtheyearisdividedinAmericanhighschoolsanduniversities（=terminBrE）

sensitive adj.abletounderstandorappreciateart,musicorliterature

shudder v.toshakeuncontrollablyforamoment

specialize v.tolimitallormostofone'

sstudytoparticularsubjects专修

species n.（infml）atype;

asort

specimen n.Here:

apersonwhoisunusualinsomewayandhasaqualityofaparticularkind

spiritual adj.relatedtoyourspiritratherthantoyourbodyormind

store v.tokeep

suffice v.tobeenough

ProperNames:

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Homer荷马LaRochefoucauld拉罗什富科Shakespeare莎士比亚Virgil维吉尔

AnotherSchoolYear—WhatFor

JohnCiardi

Readthetextonceforthemainidea.Donotrefertothenotes,dictionariesortheglossaryyet.

Letmetellyouoneoftheearliestdisastersinmycareerasateacher.ItwasJanuaryof1940andIwasfreshoutofgraduateschoolstartingmyfirstsemesterattheUniversityofKansasCity.Partofthestudentbodywasabeanpolewithhairontopwhocameintomyclass,satdown,foldedhisarms,andlookedatmeasiftosay"

Allright,teachmesomething."

TwoweekslaterwestartedHamlet.Threeweekslaterhecameintomyofficewithhishandsonhiships."

Look,"

hesaid,"

Icameheretobeapharmacist.WhydoIhavetoreadthisstuff"

Andnothavingabookofhisowntopointto,hepointedtominewhichwaslyingonthedesk.

NewasIwastothefaculty,Icouldhavetoldthisspecimenanumberofthings.Icouldhavepointedoutthathehadenrolled,notinadrugstore-mechanicsschool,butinacollegeandthatattheendofhiscoursemeanttoreachforascrollthatreadBachel