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I.LanguageStudy

（I）NewWords

1.alcove[ælkəuv]n.analcoveisasmallareainaroomwhichisformedbyonepartofawallbeingbuiltfurtherbackthantherestofthewall.apartiallyenclosedextensionofaroom,oftenoccupiedbyabedorbyseats,凹室

2.armpitn.thehollowplaceunderthearmattheshoulder腋下，腋窝

3.awe:

Aweisthefeelingofrespectandamazementthatyouhavewhenyouarefacedwithsth.wonderful,frighteningorcompletelyunknown.

4.barleyn.acerealgrass（Hordeumvulgareandrelatedspecies）withdense，beardedspikesofflowers，eachmadeupofthreesingle—seededspikelets大麦

5.blazev.toburnwithabrightflame猛烈地燃烧

Awoodfirewasblazing,buttherewasnootherlightintheroom.

Whenthefiremenarrivedthewholebuildingwasblazing消防队员到达时，整座建筑物正在熊熊燃烧着。

n.thesuddensharpshootingupofaflame,averybrightfire火焰，火光；大火，火灾

Thefireburnedslowlyatfirst,butsoonburstintoablaze.

Fivepeoplediedintheblaze.

6.boar[bɔ:

]n.[pl不变或是boars]malewildpig公野猪

7.bracelet[‘breislit]n.anornamentalbandorchainwornaboutthewristorarm手镯

-let:

（withnsformingns）little,unimportant,minor小，不重要的，次要的

booklet[‘buklit]n.thinkbookusuallyinpapercovers小册子

piglet[piglit]n.youngpig小猪

starlet[‘sta:

lit]n.（sometimesderog）youngactresswhohopestobecomeafilmstarbutisnotyetverywellknown.尚未如愿成名的年轻女演员，准明星

8.centerpiecen.anornament，abowlofflowers，etc．forthecenterofatable;anythingartisticcanbeusedasacenterpiece放在桌子中央的装饰品（如花瓶等）

9.checkerberryn.[Am.]theedible,red,berrylikefruitofthewintergreen[美]平铺白珠树的果实（[植]鹿蹄草或果实,蔓虎刺之一种）

10.chitlinsn.[p1.]thesmallintestinesofpigs,usedforfood[复]（猪等的）小肠（供食用）

11.churn[tʃə:

n]n.acontainerinwhichmilkismovedaboutviolentlyuntilitbecomesbutter,Am.Ealargemetalcontainerinwhichmilkisstoredorcarriedfromthefarm搅乳器（用以搅拌牛乳而制成黄油）

12.clabber[‘klæbə]n.toformintocurds,causetothicken浓而变酸的牛奶

curd[kə:

d]n.炼乳（牛奶发酵而形成的稠而软的物质，可制奶酪）

13.collard[‘kɔləd]n.akindofkalewhosecoarseleavesareborneintufts羽衣甘蓝

kale:

typeofcabbagewithcurlyleaves羽衣甘蓝

tuft[tʌft]n.bunchofhair,feathers,grass,etc,growingorheldtogetheratthebase（在底部丛生的或聚集的）一束毛发，一簇羽毛，一丛草等

（羽衣甘蓝，二年生草本，为食用甘蓝（卷心菜、包菜）的园艺变种。

栽培一年植株形成莲座状叶丛，经冬季低温，于翌年开花、结实。

总状花序顶生，花期4-5月，虫媒花，果实为角果，扁圆形，种子圆球形，褐色，千粒重4克左右。

园艺品种形态多样，按高度可分高型和矮型；按叶的形态分皱叶、不皱叶及深裂叶品种；按颜色，边缘叶有翠绿色、深绿色、灰绿色、黄绿色，中心叶则有纯白、淡黄、肉色、玫瑰红、紫红等品种。

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14.compose:

（1）write（music,opera,etc）写，创作（乐曲，歌剧等）

Shebegantocomposesongsatanearlyage.

（2）（notincontinuoustenses）form,constitute构成，组成

（3）tomake（esp.oneself）calm,quiet,etc.使（自己或某事物）安定，平静，镇静，冷静

Jeanwasnervousatfirstbutsooncomposedherself.

15.cower[kauə]v.tobendlowanddrawbackasfromfear,pain,shame,coldetc.（因畏惧或痛苦）蜷缩，退缩

Hecoweredaway/backassheraisedherhandtohithim.

16.confront[kən’frʌnt]v.confrontsbwithsb/sth:

tofaceboldlyorthreateningly,encounter使某人面对或正视令人不快、令人头疼等的人或事物

Theyconfrontedtheprisonerwithhisaccusers.他们让犯人与原告对质。

Whenconfrontedwiththeevidenceofherguilt,sheconfessed.她面对罪证供认不讳。

Iwasconfrontedwiththetaskofdesigningandbuildingthenewsystem.

Ifaproblem,task,ordifficultyconfrontsyou,oryouareconfrontedwithit,itissth.thatyoucannotavoidandmustdealwith

17.court[kɔ:

t]v.Ifamancourtsawoman,hepaysalotofattentiontoherbecausehewantstomarryher.向女子求爱或求婚

HehadbeencourtingJaneforsixmonths.

18.cuteadj.[Am.Colloq.]prettyorattractive,esp.inadelicateordaintyway[美口]漂亮的，俏的，迷人的；逗人喜爱的

19.dasher:

adevisehavingbladesforagitatingaliquidorsemisolid猛冲者,（奶油）搅拌器

20.dimwitn.[slang]astupidperson;simpleton[俚]蠢人，笨蛋，傻子

dim:

faint,notbrightwit:

intelligence,wisdom

dimwittedadj.stupid

simpleton[‘simpltən]n.personwhoisfoolish,easilydeceivedornotveryintelligent傻瓜，笨蛋，易受骗的人

21.dingy[dindʒi]:

dirty-colored;notbrightorclean;grimy昏暗的，不明亮的；不干净的；无光泽的；弄脏了的

Abuildingorplacethatisdingyisratherdarkanddepressinganddoesnotseemtohavebeenwelllookedafter.

Thisisthedingieststreetofthetown.

Clothes,curtains,etc.thataredingyaredirtyorfaded.

22.dishpan[‘diʃpæn]n.洗碗碟

23.doctrine[‘dɔktrin]n.（anyofa）setofbeliefsheldbyachurch,politicalparty,groupofscientists,etc教条，主义，学说，信条

Catholicdoctrines天主教教义Marxistdoctrine马克思的学说

doctrinaladj.（attrib）

doctrinalcontroversy有关教义的论争doctrinalapproach教条式的方法

24.dope[dəup]n.（sl）harmfuldrug（eghashish）;narcotic毒品，麻醉剂

Adope-addict吸毒成瘾者

（2）stupidperson笨蛋，蠢货

You’vegotthepictureupside-down,youdope!

dopeyadj.[colloq.]showingdullnessofthemindorfeelingscausedorasifcausedbyalcoholoradrug,sleepyandunabletothinkclearly,stupid[口]（感觉）迟钝的；似受到麻醉的；迷迷糊糊的；昏昏沉沉的；愚蠢的；呆傻的

25.earringn.[usu.p1.]anornamentwornontheear[常用复数]耳环，耳饰

26.elm[elm]n.榆树，榆木

Thisbenchismadeofelm.

27.flannel[flænl]n.asoft,lightweight,looselywovenwoolenclothwithaslightlynappedsurface法兰绒

flannelsn.men’strousersmadeofflannel法兰绒男裤

28.flashy:

over-ornamented,unpleasantlybig,bright,etc.andperhapsnotofgoodquality华丽而俗气的，炫耀的

Somethingthatisflashyissosmart,brightandexpensivethatyoufinditunpleasantandperhapsvulgar

aflashysportscar/cheapflashyclothes

29.furtive[fə:

tiv]adj.stealthy,Ifsb.isfurtive,he/shebehavesasifhe/shewantstokeepsth.secretorhidden偷偷摸摸的，鬼鬼祟祟的

TheysuddenlylookedfurtivewhenIgotintotheroom.

Iwatchedhimfurtivelypencilanoteandslipitbetweenthepages.

AwomanwithfurtivelooksidleduptomeandaskedfurtivelywhetherIhad/wantedreceipts.

Furtivemeansdoingoractinginastealthymannerandgenerallysuggestsareprehensibleobjective.Slymeansskillfulattrickeryordeceit.

30.greens:

greenleafyvegetableseatencookedorraw

31.good-naturedly:

naturallykind,readytohelp,toforgive,nottobeangry

Apersonoranimalthatisgood-naturedisnaturallyfriendlyanddoesnoteasilygetangry.

agood-naturedpoliceman

32.groove:

alongnarrowpathortrackmadeinasurface,esp.toguidethemovementofsth.纹（道）；纹槽

Thecupboarddoorslidesopenalongthegrooveitfitsinto.

33.hangdogadj.[attrib]（ofsb’slook）slyandashamned,asifguilty（指人的外表）（似因负疚）躲躲闪闪的，鬼鬼祟祟的

hishangdogexpression他那羞愧的表情

Hereinthetexttheworddescribesthemarksinwavypatternsontheclaygroundleftbythebroom.

Hereinthetext,theword“rifle”meanstolookthoroughtoseewhattotake,andindicatesthatDeewastryingtofindsth.shedidnotdeserve.

34.hog[hɔg]n.

（1）apig,esp.afatoneforeating

（2）selfishorgreedyperson自私的或贪婪的人

（3）gothewholehog:

dosththoroughlyorcompletely彻底地或完全第做某事

Theypaintedthekitchenandthendecidedtogothewholehogandredecoratetheotherroomsaswell.

35.homely:

（ofpeople,faces,etc.）notgood-lookingorhandsome;plainunattractive（指人外貌）不好看的，相貌平平的

Ifsomeoneishomely,theyarenotveryattractivetolookat;usedinAm.E.

36.hookv.

（1）attackwiththehorns，asabull；gore（牛等以角）抵破，抵伤

（2）tocatchwithorasifwithahook

tohookafish/arichhusband

hooknosen.鹰钩鼻子

37.kink[kiŋk]n.sharptwistinsththatisnormallystraight,egawire,rope,pipe,hair,etc扭结（如铁丝，绳索，管子，毛发等）

（2）（figusuderog）mentalormoralpeculiarity乖僻，奇想

He’sgotafewkinksinhispersonality,ifyouaskme.我认为他的个性有些怪癖。

kinkyadj.

（1）fullofkinks;tightlycurled,esp.ofhair（尤指头发）绞缠的；纽结的；弯曲的

（2）（derog）bizarreorabnormal,espinsexualbehaviour变态的，不正常的（esp性行为）

There’slotsofstraightsexinthefilm,butnothingkinky.

38.lavender[‘lævəndə]adj.

（1）plantswithsweet-smellingpalepurpleflowers薰衣草（开淡紫色花，味香）；

（2）pale-purple淡紫色的

39.limousine[‘limuzi:

]n.anylargeluxurioussedan,esp.onedrivenbyachauffeurandwithaglasspartitionseparatingthedriverandthepassengers.Acarisanykindofautomobile（配有司机的）高级轿车

Alimousineisalargeandverycomfortablecar,esp.onewithaglassscreenbetweenthefrontandbackseats.Limousinesareusuallydrivenbyachauffeur[ou]

cf:

sedan[si’dæn]/saloon[sə’lu:

n]isacarwithseatsforfourormorepeople,afixedroof,andaboot（thespaceatthebackofthecar,coveredbyalid,inwhichyoucarrythingssuchluggage,shoppingortools）thatisseparatefromtheseatingpartofthecar轿子，轿车

convertible[kən’və:

təbl]n.acarwithasoftroofthatcanbefoldeddownorremoved折篷汽车

sportscar:

alowusu.opencarwithroomforonly2peoplefortravelingwithhighpowerandspeed跑车

coupe[‘ku:

pei]acarwithafixedroof,aslopingback,twodoorsandseatsforfourpeople（斜背双门）汽车

stationwagon（AmE）/estatecar（Br.E）acarwhichhasalongbodywithadooratthebackendandspacebehindthebackseats客货两用车；旅行轿车

40.limpadj.1ackingorhavingloststiffness;flaccid,drooping,wilted,etc.柔软的

41.lizardn.anyofseveraltypesof（usu.）smallcreatureswhicharereptileswitharoughskin,4legs,andalongtail蜥蜴

42.loud:

（derog）（ofcolors,behavior,etc）attractingattentionbybeingunpleasantlycolorful（指行为，颜色等）引人注目的，刺眼的

Thatdressisabitloud（iegaudy）,isn’tit?

Hismanneristooloud.他那样子太招摇了。

43.lye[lai]n.anystronglyalkalinesubstance，usuallysodiumorpotassiumhydroxide，usedincleaning，makingsoap，etc．碱液

44.make-believen.astateofpretendingorthethingswhicharepretended;pretense；feigning假装；虚假

Shelivesinamake-believeworld/aworldofmake-believe.

Don’tbeafraidofmonster-thestory’sonlymake-believe.

Thelittlegirlmadebelieveshewasaprincess.

45.nave[neiv]n.longcentralpartofachurch,wherethecongrega