Unit 1
1.
elliptical question
鐪佺暐鍙?/p>
rhetorical question
鍙嶄箟鐤戦棶鍙?/p>
2.
superiority complex
鑷ぇ鎯呯粨
3.
to make
鈥?/p>
(out) of sb./sth.
e. g.
His father wants to make football star out of him.
4.
convince sb. of sth.
e. g.
鈶?/p>
We utterly(used to emphasize how complete sth. is) failed to convince him.
鈶?/p>
a convincing evidence/argument
5.
fool around
绯婂紕
6.
rank
n.
鈶?/p>
line of people or things;
鈶?/p>
position or class
鍐涜锛岀ぞ浼氬湴浣嶏紝鑱屼綅
7.
Many employeers, for example, will overlook, occasionally inefficiencies from their secretary
provided(
鐩稿綋浜?/p>
if,
鏉′欢鐘惰浠庡彞
) she has a pleasant personality.
8.
Flow---flew---flown
娴佸姩
9.
misgiving
椤捐檻锛屽鐢ㄤ簬澶嶆暟
10.
The Evolution Theory
杩涘寲璁?/p>
11.
Observant
鈶?/p>
careful to obey rules,customs,tradition
鈶?/p>
quick at noticing thing
be observant of
observable
鏄捐憲鐨?/p>
observatory
瑙傛祴鍙?/p>
12.
rivalry
鈥?/p>
completion;the act of competing for the same thing
rival
鈥?/p>
rival for /in sth.
鈥?/p>
have no rival/second to nothing
13.
resort to
閲囧彇鈥﹂�氬父璺熶笉濂界殑锛屼絾涔熸湁鐗规畩
14.
Now that
I鈥?/p>
m 90, I find the exertions of traveling too great.
鏃㈢劧鎴戝凡骞村眾
90
锛屽嚭杩滈棬宸插姏涓嶄粠蹇冦�?/p>
15.
Mediterranean
鍦颁腑娴?/p>
Unit 2
1.
at the beginning of +n.
in the beginning
2.
wallet
men
purse
women
money belt
3.
authority
鈶?/p>
powers to given orders and make others obey.
鈶?/p>
person who special knowledge.
E.g. She is an authority on phonetics
(pl.)
鎺屾潈涔嬩汉锛屽綋灞�
the authorities concerned
鏈夊叧褰撳眬