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Unit 10 American literature I.Words furnish v. ①为。。配备家具，装家具于。。=supply with furniture, put furniture in a house / room; ②提供（所需的东西） furniture u.n 家具 a piece of furniture a set of furniture 这间房子家具齐备。 The house is well furnished. ②We furnished our house with new curtains. ③We are renting a furnished house. ④The publishing house furnished new books to a library.= The publishing house furnished a library with new books. 2．rare adj ①稀有的，罕见的， 冷僻的； ②珍奇的，出类拔萃的； ③（空气等）稀薄的； ④（肉） 煎的嫩的 rarely adv rare species 珍惜动物 a rare disease 罕见的病 rare air 稀薄的空气 a rare steak 鲜嫩的牛排 我极少到饭馆吃饭。 Only rarely do I eat in restaurants. 他很少迟到。 It is rare for him to be late. 2.worthy adj. (做表语)值得的，配得上的；（做定语）有价值的，可敬的,优秀的 ①He did a worthy job.=He did an excellent job. ②The park is worthy of a visit. of being visited. to be visited. Cf: ①The park is worth a visit. visiting. ②The book is worth 10 yuan. 3.burden vt.使挑重担；使负重 n.重担；负荷 burden sb with sth. be burdened with sth. He is only twenty-two, but he has to be burdened with a family. 4.approve vi.赞成 approve of sth. vt.批准 approval n. ①They don’t quite approve of the plan. ②The minister approved the building plan. II.Phrases attend to 注意，专心=pay attention to ； 照料,照顾 =look after； 处理，对付=deal with； 接待=serve ①I wish I had attended to what she said. ②She has a great deal to attend to today. ③He was called in to attend to a wounded boy. Are you being attended to, sir? 先生，有人接待你吗？’t go far for his family. ②Your suggestion will go far towards solving the problem. ③A man with courage and confidence will go far. 3.take pride in= be proud of He takes pride in his furnished house.= He is proud of his furnished house. 4.do up把（头发）向上盘； 梳妆，打扮= make up； cf: dress up 扎，捆，扣=fasten/tie； 收拾，整理tidy up/clean up； 包起来， 扎起来=wrap； 整修， 装饰（房屋等）= repair /decorate a house do yourself up: make up 梳妆， 打扮 do up the buttons 系纽扣 do up the furniture 整修家具 do up the rooms 粉刷