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* * * * Unit 5 TRUE HEIGHT Key Words and Phrases D R _ word _ sweat sweat: The white shirts were sweated through. 1. v. produce sweat He was sweating after working so hard. 2. n. liquid which comes out from the body through the skin to cool it I was covered in sweat after running to catch the bus. D R _ word _ grace grace: n. We admired the grace with which the fashion models walked across the room. She danced with a grace that surprised us. 1) quality of being smooth and elegant, esp. in movement or structure 2) kindness; willingness to do what is right She had the grace to say that he was right. 他勉强地承认他错了。 He agreed that he was wrong with bad grace. D R _ word _ mere mere: adj. nothing more than Mere words won’t help. 光说无济于事。 She lost the election by a mere 20 votes. D R _ word _ fantasy1 fantasy: n. (creation of ) imagination The story is a fantasy. He lives in a world of fantasy. fantasy, fancy imagination CF: fantasy 通常指无限制的，不受意志支配的，完全脱离现实 的空想。例如： An amusement park full of figures from fairy tales may be called Fantasy Land. 一个游乐园，如果充满了神话故事中的人物塑雕，则堪称虚幻境界。 D R _ word _ fantasy 2 fancy 强调凭空想象客观世界不存在之事物，这种凭空想象 并非完全脱离现实，只是离现实较远。例如： Her mind went where fancy took it. 他总是不着边际地胡思乱想。 imagination 是个常用词，最少有贬义，它所表示的想象或 想象力可以指对过去的事物的重新构想；也可 以指对不存在或不能存在之事物的构想。例如： Does she have the imagination to figure out what happened? 她真的富有想象力，能够推想出发生的事情吗？ These plans reveal a complete failure of imagination. 这些计划显得毫无想象力。 D R _ word _ numerous numerous: adj. very many He has a numerous acquaintance among politicians. During the Depression, numerous people wandered from town to town looking for work. D R _ word _ passion passion: n. strong feeling, esp. of love 他特别喜欢吃冰淇淋。 He has a passion for ice cream. The poet expressed his burning passion for the woman he loved. D R _ word _ detail detail: n. small, particular fact or item Everything in her story is correct down to the smallest detail. 不要遗漏一点细节。 Don’t omit