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Unit 4 Understanding animals I. Vocabulary Passage 1 When we abuse animals we debase ourselves debase: v. to lower in rank, dignity, or significance Sport is being?debased?by commercialism.体育运动的价值受商业化的影响而逐渐下降。 You?debase?yourself by telling such lies.你说这些谎话就降低了身份。 slaughterhouse: n. a building or place where animals are butchered for food; abattoir He got work in a slaughterhouse, then switched to a job at leather - processing factory. 他先在屠宰场找到了工作, 后来又转到皮革加工厂上班。 Two animal rights protesters were protesting at the cruelty of sending pigs to a slaughterhouse in Bonn Germany.?? 两个动物权力保护者正在抗议将猪送到德国波恩的一个屠宰。 make the rounds (of information, rumor, etc) to be passed around, so as to be generally known; to be reported or told; circulate The news quickly made the rounds.?? 消息很快就传了开来。 to go from one place to another, as in making deliveries, paying social visits, or seeking employment The guards caught a thief while making the rounds in the department store.?? 警卫在百货商店巡逻时,抓到一个小偷 take to heart：to take / regard seriously; be upset about Still, there were some red flags and lessons that we should all take to heart. 尽管如此, 还是有一些我们应该牢记在心的警示和教训。 Dont?take?to?heart?what?happened?just?now.?? 方才的事你不要放在心上。 degrade：v. to lower in dignity or estimation; bring into contempt Do you think it?degrades?a woman to marry a man, not because she loves him, but because he is rich? ??一个女人嫁给一个男人,不是因为爱他,而是因为他有钱。你觉得她是堕落吗? He was degraded for being drunk and disorderly. 他因酗酒和妨碍治安而受到降级处分。 bully n. a person who uses his strength or power to frighten or hurt weaker people The?bully?whacked my brother with a stick.那恶棍用棒头狠揍我兄弟。 v. discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate The manager tried to?bully?his men into working harder by threatening them with dismissal.经理企图以解雇来威胁，迫使职工更卖力气。 demoralize v. to corrupt or undermine the morals of Constant criticism is enough to?demoralize?anybody.? 频繁的批评足以使任何人意志消沉。 2）v. to weaken the courage or self-confidence of somebody Each at