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Ⅷ．　 1)romantic意为“浪漫的”；sentimental意为“伤感的”或“易感伤的”；humorous意为“幽默的”或“风趣的”；witty意为“机智的”或“聪颖的”。 　 2)cynic意为“愤世嫉俗者”；critic意为“批评家”或“评论家”。　 3)lumber指已加工成条、块、板等的木料；timber往往指未经加工的木头。在美语里，timber指适用于建房造船等的木头，无论是加过工的还是未加过工的树都包括在内；而在英国英语里，这两个词意思相同。 　 4)proclaim指正式宣布或宣称；claim表示对一项权利的要求和维护。　 5)demand本为经济术语，与supply相对，即常说的“供需”；need为通用词，意为“需要”。 halt比stop更具体，暗指短暂的停止。　 6)mistreatment指错误地对待；ill-treatment指虐待。 　 7)consequence常指不良后果或结果；result为常用词。 　 8)dreary指使人情绪低落，精神萎糜不振；tedious指单调，持续时间长，从而使人厌倦。　 9)a pleasure cruise指旅游者乘船观光游览，不一定船上的人都玩得高兴；a pleasant cruise指乘船玩得很高兴，不一定是旅游。　 10)correspondent指某报纸杂志电台等驻外地甚至外国的记者(reporter)。注意，correspond本指通信联系。　 11)robust指身强体壮、精力充沛的；healthy仅指健康无病。 　 12)desperation指因失望(despair)而表现出气急败坏的状态。Ⅸ．　 1)father：author，creator cruise through eternal boyhood：journey through lasting boyhood endless summer of freedom and adventure：long summer full of free and adventurous activities 　 2)artery：main route or channel 　 3)cast of characters：people of various sorts cosmos：a place where one can find all sorts of characters　 4)current: stream (here not a good choice for the verb team)　 5)succumbed to the epidemic of gold and silver fever: gave way to (yielded to, submitted to) the gold and silver rush prevailing in that area　 6)flirted with the colossal wealth and was rebuffed: did not try hard or persistently enough to get the colossal wealth failed　 7)digging his way to regional fame: working hard to gain regional fame　 8)honed: sharpened (It is not suitable to say to sharpen ones muscles. ) XIII. 　 l)completely, entirely　 2)bankrupt, penniless　 3)organizing　 4)developing, carrying them out at high speed　 5)as its characteristic is　 6)wagered $ 50 with a stranger　 7)exposed the falsehood of　 8)cast away Lesson 9 Mirror of America Ⅰ. Word explanation1. range?? A. to launch?? B. to wander?? C. to seek?? D. to wonder2. cruise?? A. voyage?? B. crowd?? C. cloud?? D. boat3. profound?? A. perfect?? B. deep?? C. proud?? D. desirable