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Lecture 3 Unit 5 Section A Words harden[hɑ:dn]=vt. vi.become stiff or firm变得坚定；变得冷酷无情Their action can only serve to harden the attitude of landowners.他们的行动只会让土地拥有者的态度变得坚定。His smile died and the look in his face hardened. 他的笑容消失了，脸上的表情严肃了起来/不高兴。拓展：harden sth. off 使（植物）更耐寒 largely[lɑ:d?li] =generally, mainly大致说来；总体上；主要地I largely work with people who already are motivated. 我大多和积极主动的人一起工作。The French empire had expanded largely through military conquest. 法兰西帝国的扩张主要靠军事征服。辨析：greatly (程度上)极大地 primarily基本上principally首要地 largely(数量上)主要地mainly(相对性)主要地 slim[sl?m] =adj. attractively thin and well-shaped修长的；苗条的; v. make thinner or lighter by less eating减肥She is tall and slim. 她身量修长。She is trying to slim (down) by jogging[dieting]. 她正用跑步法[节食法]来减肥。辨析：lean精瘦的slender苗条优美的slim（减肥后）变瘦的（美） slight瘦小的 thin细腰嫩骨的瘦（病态）变瘦的拓展：a slim excuse理由不充分的借口very slim hopes [chances] of success成功的希望很渺茫 weaken[wi:k?n] =become less strong or powerful opp. strengthen[stre?θn]巩固；加强巩：Malnutrition obviously weakens the patient. 营养不良明显导致病人身体虚弱。拓：Family structures are weakening and breaking up. 家庭结构在动摇，进而分崩离析。 I looked at the list and felt my resolve weakening. 我看着名单，觉得自己的决心正在动摇。 poisonous[?p??z?n?s] =making you ill of killing you opp. safe; poisonless巩：Some mushrooms are good to eat; some are poisonous. 有些蘑菇可食用，有些则有毒。辨：noxious（化学潜在的）有毒的malignant恶毒的 deadly致命的harmful有害的destructive破坏性的 swallow[sw?l??]吞咽；巩：I dont want any ifs and buts—swallow your medicine at once. 我不要听你的理由，快把药吞下去。拓：I dont know how I managed to swallow my anger. 我不知道怎样才能抑制住我的愤怒。 One swallow (n.) does not make a summer. (谚)一燕不成夏（一次走运并不代表后来也都是好运）辨：have(口)吃eat(书)吃consume(痛快)吃完devour狼吞虎咽吃完gorge拼命吃饱swallow细嚼慢咽 bunch [b?nt?]：n.（同类一起的有规则地）包、扎巩：A bunch of girls was[were] sitting on the grass. 一群女孩坐在草地上。拓：Dont bunch(vt.) the flowers up so tightly, youll spoil them. 别把花束/扎得这么紧，会弄坏的。 the best/pick of the bunch精华；出类拔萃者辨：pack包（背负而用）package（整齐的）包捆盒packet小包 parcel邮包bundle(多件东西一起的)捆扎 drag [dr?ɡ]: vt. 生拉硬拽 巩：Drag (up) a ch