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Unit 1 The Dinner Party 1. shortly before WW1 一战前不久2. track down 追溯，追查 3. be seated 就座4. spring up 突然出现，开始 5. outgrow the jumping-on-a-chair-at the sight of a mouse era 不再像过去那样见到老鼠就跳到椅子上 6. That last ounce of self-control is what really counts.这多出来的一点自制力才是真正起作用的。 7. motion to sb 向某人示意signal to sb 8. whisper sth to sb 向某人嘀咕，耳语9. the America comes to with a start. 这个美国博物学家突然醒悟了.Startle-----startle10. bait for a snake 蛇的诱饵 11. an empty room 一个空房子a bare marble floor 没铺地毯的大理石地板 barely any hair====hardly/scarcely any hair 12. serve the next course 上下一道菜a course of dish 一道菜13. frighten sb into doing sth 吓得某人去做…persuade sb into doing sthtalk sb into doing sth threaten sb into doing sth14. out of the corner of his eyes 从他的眼角里 15. Stare straight ahead 盯着往前看16. Not move a muscle 纹丝不动 17. Make for 前往18.Ring out 19. Slam the door shut20. Exclaim 21. at the sight of 一看见at the thought of 一想起 22. a heated/spirited discussion 一场激烈的争论 22. an example of perfect self-control 一个镇定自若的典范 23. A faint smile lights up the hostess’s face.Two spots of color brightened her face.A strange expression came over her face. 24. a colonial official 一个殖民地官员 25. give a large dinner party 办一个盛大的晚宴 26. a visiting American naturalist 美国访问博物学家 27. a spacious dining room 宽敞的餐厅28. the major 少校 the colonel 29. feel like doing sth 想要/喜欢做某事30. commotion 混乱，骚动 31. The tone of his voice is so commanding that it silences everyone. 他的语调很威严，让每个人都静下来不出声.32. count three hundred 数三百下count up to three hundred 数到第三百下33. sit like stone images 像石雕一样坐着 Sit rooted Unit 2 Lessons from Jefferson be of interest/important 很有趣/很重要obtain knowledge from many sources从许多源头获取知识personal investigation 个人调查 appoint him to a committee 派他去一个委员会 study papers on the subject 研究该课题的文件 make on-the-spot observations 做现场观察 By birth and by education Jefferson belonged to the highest social class.无论是论出身还是论教育，杰弗逊都属于最高的社会阶层. noble persons 贵族persons of noble origins 出身高贵的人 persons of humble origins 出身卑微的人 go out of