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Unit 3 Personal HeroesI. Words Expressionsabruptly [??br?ptli] ad. 突然的，agile [??d??l]a. 敏捷的，灵活的arena [??ri:n?] n. 竞技场；assume [??sju:m]v. 以为；担任blender[?blend?] n. 搅拌器，搅拌机blur [bl?:]n. 模糊v. 使模糊champion [?t??mpj?n]n. 冠军chase [t?eis]v. 追捕，追逐chop [t??p]v. 砍，劈，斩claim [kleim] v. 声称；索要； eventually [i?ventju?li]ad. 终于，最后comic [?k?mik]a. 喜剧的，滑稽的commercially[k??m?:??li]ad. 商业上commit [k??mit]v. 担义务；犯错误consume [k?n?sju:m]v. 消费；消耗creativity[kri:?tiviti]n. 创造力diagnose [?dai?ɡn?uz]v. 诊断dispel [di?spel]v. 驱散，消除dose [d?us]n. 剂量，一剂dragon[?dr?ɡ?n]n. 龙fluid [?flu:id]n. 流体，液体fortune [?f?:t??n] n. 大笔钱；命运highlight [?hailait] v. 强调，使显著hook [huk] n. 钩，钩状物v. 吸引住；勾住icon [?ai?k?n] n. 图标；偶像inspire [in?spai?]v. 鼓舞；使生灵感intelligence [in?telid??ns] n. 智力intense [in?tens]a. 热烈的，强烈的liquidize [?likwi?daiz]v. 把水果等榨成汁mansion [?m?n??n] n. 宅第，大厦massive [?m?siv]a. 大的，重的means [mi:nz]? n. 手段，方法notorious [n?u?t?:ri?s]a. 臭名昭著的opera [??p?r?] n. 歌剧optimist[??pt?m?st]n. 乐观主义者philosophy [fi?l?s?fi] n. 哲学；人生观poignant [?p?in?nt]a. 令人伤心的punch [p?nt?]v. 用拳猛击reputation [repju?tei??n] n. 名声，名誉rival [?raivl] n. 竞争对手root [ru:t]?n. 根；根源v. 生根rumor [?ru:m?] n. 传闻，谣传sauce [s?:s] n.调味汁，酱汁stunt [st?nt]n. 特技，绝技superb [?sju:?p?:b] a. 卓越的，杰出的surround[s??raund]v. 包围，环绕theft[θeft] n. 偷盗，偷窃tough [t?f]a. 难办的，棘手的versatile [?v?:s?tail]a. 多才多艺的vitamin [?vit?min]n. 维生素be rooted in起源于as long as只要on one’s own独立地for all 尽管in a way从某种意义上讲make a difference有影响，使……不同no less than不亚于，多达show off炫耀ever since从那时到现在transfer to转到watch out for当心，注意II. SentencesSome children are dead because of lack of clean water. 由于缺少干净水，一些孩子死了。The country’s economic troubles are rooted in a string of global crises. 这个国家经济上的麻烦源于一连串的整体危机。Money is the root of evil.金钱是万恶之源。His support made a real difference. 他的支持起了很大的作用。 Open this book and read a few pages and you will be hooked. 翻开这本书读上几页，你就会被吸引住。He called Mr. Mandela a hero who had inspired millions. 他称曼德拉先生为英雄，因为他鼓舞了千百万人。The story was inspired by a chance meeting with an old Russian duke. 这个故事的灵感来源于偶然见过的一个年迈的俄国公爵。Sh