《Lesson 6正式版》.doc

Lesson 6 Part 1. Vocabulary 1. deterioration [di,ti?ri?rei??n] n. a、a symptom of reduced quality or strength b、process of changing to an inferior state e.g. deterioration in the quality of goods货物品质的降低 mental deterioration精神衰颓 There will also be much discussion of the deterioration of global economic prospects since 11 September. Synonyms: corruption , regression , degradation Antonyms: amelioration (改进premeditate [ primediteit ] a. consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand 预谋 b. think or reflect beforehand or in advance 预先考虑 e.g. premeditated murder “谋杀” And actually , the strategy already premeditate long already Synonym: prepend e.g. to make jokes with malice prepended 怀着恶意开玩笑 farcical [ fɑ:sikl ] adj. broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce滑稽的；闹剧的；引人发笑的a farcical afterpiece in the ancient Roman theater. 在古罗马喜剧里引人发笑的短喜剧。 The Equitable Members Action Group said Sir Johns work was now becoming farcical and dangerous.Synonyms: funny , humouristic, ludicrous prop [ pr?p ] n. a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie e.g. Mr. Helton was the hope and the prop of the family. Before every scene he ran down his checklist of props Synonyms: backbone, mainstay support by placing against something solid or rigid e.g. He used a box to prop the door open. Synonyms: maintain , support , uphold , sustain prop up支撑; 支持 The Indian government is supporting the effort as a way to prop up its energy industry. Prop- : proper, properly, propose, proposition, proprietary, proprietor, propeller, property presentiment [ prizentim?nt ] n. a feeling of evil to come (尤指不祥的)预感 e.g. I have a presentiment that something bad will happen.I have neither a fear, nor a presentiment, nor a hope of death. Synonyms: anticipation , foreboding vigil [ vid?il ] n. a period of sleeplessness不眠 the rite of staying awake