大学英语精读第四册.doc

Book Four Lesson Ten amid ???????prep.1.in the middle of or during sth, especially sth that causes excitement or fear. 在过程中；在中（尤指引起兴奋或恐惧的）He finished his speech amid tremendous applause.2.surrounded by sth,在中；四周是The hotel was in a beautiful position amid lemon groves. apron[?e?pr??]n.1.a piece of clothing worn over the front of the body, from the chest or the waist down, and tie to around the waist. aprons are worn over other clothes to keep them clean, for example when cooking.围裙2.（technical术语）an area with a hard surface at an airport, where aircraft are turned aroundloaded, etc.(机场的)停机坪3.the part of the stage that is in front of the curtain in a theatre.台口（舞台幕前的部分）常用短语apron strings 影响，控制.The British prime minister is too apt to cling to Washington’s apron strings. assure [ ??????] v．[过去式assured过去分词assured现在分词assuring] 1.tell with confidence 有信心地说；肯定2.make certain 保证3.make sb. feel safe or certain of sth确保安全；使信服 ：assure of保证;弄清楚; 使...相信; 让…放心assure oneself弄清assure sb that向…保证; 向某人保证assure…of让…放心，使…确信; [典型考题]： I can _____ you of my full support for your plan A.ensure B.insure C.convince D.assure [试题：答案：D译文：我向你保证全力支持你的计划。Assure of向···保证。Ensure 也有“担保（成功）”和“保证（得到）”之意，但不和of搭配，常用ensure sb sth，insure是投保，保险之意，convince 与of搭配，convince sb of sth 指说服某人使之相信某事。 backgam[????????n---?????????] n.[U].a game for two people played on a board marked with long thin triangles. Players throw DICE and move pieces around the board.十五子棋戏（棋盘上有楔形小区，两人玩，掷骰子决定走棋步数）bustle[?????]n.1.[U]busy and noisy activity忙乱嘈杂；喧闹：the hustle and bustle of city life2.[C]a frame that was worn under a skirt by women in the past in order to hold the skirt out at the back.(旧时女子用的)裙撑v[+adv/prep]to move around in a busy way or to hurry sb in a particular direction四下忙碌；催促（某人向某方向）:[v]She bustled around in a kitchen.cave[????]n.a large hole in the side of a hill or under the ground山洞；洞穴：The area contains vast underground cave systems.v.1. (of a roof ,wall, ect.房顶、墙等)to fall down and inwards塌落；塌陷；坍塌 2. to f