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1、9词汇9词汇(Vocabulary)idyllic ( adj. ) :pastoral or picturesque;pleasing and simple 田园诗的;田园风光的;生动逼真的;质朴宜人的-cynical ( adj.) :believing that people are notivated in all their actions only by selfishness;denying the sincerity of peoples motives and actions，or the value of living玩世不恭的;愤世嫉俗的-obsess (v.) :hau

2、nt or trouble in mind，esp. to an abnormal degree;preoccupy greatly使分心;使心神困扰(尤指精神反常、着迷)-frailty ( n.) :the quality or condition of being frail;weakness(esp. moral weakness)脆弱性;虚弱性(尤指意志薄弱)-tramp ( n.) :the act of tramping;a journey on foot;hike步行;徒步旅行-prospector ( n.) :a person who prospects for valua

3、ble ores，oil，etc.(矿藏等的)勘探者;探矿者-starry-eyed ( adj.) :with the eyes sparkling in a glow of wonder，romance，visionary dreams，etc.过于理想的;不切实际的;盲目乐观的-acid-tongued ( adj.) :sharp，sarcastic in speech说话尖刻的-cynic ( n.) :a cynical person玩世不恭的人;好挖苦人的人;愤世嫉俗的人-navigable ( n.) :wide and deep enough，or free enough f

4、rom obstructions，to be traveled on by vessels可行船的;可通航的;可航行的-attest ( n.) :serve as proof of;demonstrate;make clear作为的证据，为作证;论证;表明-artery ( n.) :a main road or channel干线，干道，大路;干渠-keelboat ( n.) :a large，shallow freight boat with a keel，formerly used on the Mississippi，Missouri，etc.(旧时密西西比河、密苏西河等用的)龙骨

5、船-flatboat ( n.) :a boat with a flat bottom，for carrying freight in shallow waters or on rivers平底船-molasses ( n.) :a thick，usually dark brown syrup produced during/he refining of sugar，or from sorghum，etc.糖蜜，糖浆-cub ( n.) :an inexperienced，awkward youth阅历浅的年轻人-cosmos ( n.) :the universe considered as

6、 a harmonious and orderly system宇宙-feud ( n.) :a bitter，long-continued，and deadly quarrel，esp. between clans of families(尤指部落或家族间的)世仇，累世宿仇，夙怨，长期不和-lynch (v.) :Am.murder(an accused person)by mob action and without lawful trial，as by hanging美私刑处死-phonographic ( adj.) :Am.of a phonograph or the sounds

7、made by sb. 美留声机的，唱机的-teem ( v.) :be full，as though ready to bring forth young;abound;swarm充满;富于;大量地出现;涌现-flotsam ( n.) :transient，unemployed people;vagrants流离失所者，流浪者，游民;失业者;被毁掉的人-hustler ( n.) :Am.slanga prostitute美俚妓女-thug ( n.) :a rough，brutal hoodlum，gangster，robber，etc.恶棍;暴徒;强盗-motley ( adj. )

8、:having or composed of many different or clashing elements;heterogeneous混乱的;杂乱的-succumb ( v.) :give way(to);yield;submit die 屈服，屈从(常与to连用)死-epidemic ( n.) :the rapid，widespread occurrence of a fad，fashion，etc.(风尚、风气、爱好等的)一时流行，风行-flirt ( v.) :trifle or toy(with)玩弄，戏耍;做着玩;不认真地对待，不认真地考虑(常与with连用)-colos

9、sal ( adj.) :1ike a colossus in size;huge;gigantic;enormous巨大的，庞大的-rebuff ( v.) :check or repulse挫败;阻止-broke (adj.) :colloq.having little or no money;bankrupt口无钱的，身无分文的;破了产的-hone (v.) :sharpen with or as with a hone把放在磨石上磨-scathing ( adj. ) : searing;withering;injurious;harsh or caustic严厉的，尖刻的-slugg

10、ish ( adj. ) :slow or slow-moving;not active;dull(行动)缓慢的;迟钝的-sloth ( n.) :a lazy person懒汉-astound ( v.) :bewilder with sudden surprise;astonish greatly;amaze使震惊，使惊愕，使大吃一惊-tedious ( adj.) :long or verbose and vearisome;triesome;boring冗长乏味的;使人厌倦的;沉闷的-travelogue ( n.) :a lecture on travels, usually acc

11、ompanied by the showing of pictures旅行见闻讲座-Sultan ( n.) :a Moslem ruler苏丹(一些伊斯兰教国家统治者的称号)-debunk ( v.) :Am.colloq.expose the false or exaggerated claims，pretensions，glamour，etc.美口揭露，揭发，揭穿-revere ( v.) :regard with deep respect，love，and awe;venerate尊敬，崇敬;敬畏-ingenuity ( n.) :the quality of being ingeni

12、ous;cleverness，originality，skill，etc.机灵，机智，足智多谋;独创性，创造力;熟练，巧妙-juvenile ( adj.) :young and youthful年轻的;青年的-pariah ( n.) :any person despised or rejected by others;outcast为社会所遗弃者;流浪者-puritanical ( adj.) :extremely or excessively strict in matters of morals and religion宗教(或道德)上极端拘谨的-panorama ( n.) :an

13、unlimited view in all directions全景;全图-deplore ( v.) :be regretful or sorry about懊悔，悔恨，对深感遗憾-sap ( v.) :undermine in any way;weaken;exhaust削弱;耗竭-clamor ( n.) :a loud outcry;uproar大声呼喊，喧嚷，喧嚣，吵闹-robust ( adj. ) :strong and healthy;full of vigor;hardy健壮的;精力充沛的-haunt ( v.) :appear or recur repeatedly to，

14、often to the point of obsession(思想、回忆等)萦绕;(疾病等)缠住-pneumonia ( n.) :inflammation or infection of the alveoli of the lungs of varying degrees of severity and caused by any of a number of agents，such as bacteria or viruses肺炎.-meningitis ( n.) :inflammation of the meninges.esp. as the result of infectio

15、n by bacteria or viruses脑脊膜炎-epileptic ( n.) :a person who has epilepsy癫痫患者-pad ( v.) :stuff，cover，or line with a pad or padding填塞;衬填-crater ( n.) :a bowl-shaped cavity，as at the mouth of a volcano or on the surface of the moon碗形洞(如火山口、环形山、月亮表面的坑状地方)-crumble ( v. ) :fall to pieces;disintegrate;decay

16、破碎，破裂;使溃散，使瓦解，消灭-lament ( v.) :feel or express deep sorrow for;mourn or grieve for为而悲痛;哀悼;为而伤心-短语(Expressions)every bit: (infml)equalIy;entirely完全，同样地例：He is every bit as mean as she is.他与她同样平庸。-in print: (of a book)available for sale from the publisher;(of a persons work)printed in a book，efc.(指书)可买到，已出版例：It was the first time he had seen his work in print.这是他第一次看见自己的作品出版。-