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Unit 4 Seeking Steady Arm To Lean On (成员：王朵 孙晶 毛涅) Text : 1.plight [pla?t] n. (1)a difficult and bad situation困境；境况；苦难 (2) 誓约; 婚约 vt. (1) to give or pledge (ones word) 保证; 宣誓 (2) to marry sb 许婚，以身相许 miserable[m?zr?bl] adj. (1)very unhappy or uncomfortable 痛苦的，可怜的 eg.Don’t look so miserable! 别一副闷闷不乐的样子！ (2)使人难受的，令人不快的 eg. miserable housing conditions 恶劣的住房条件 (3)bad-tempered and unfriendly 脾气严峻 (4) too small in quantity 太少 miserably adv. 贫困地；可悲地；糟糕地；非常不幸地misery n. 痛苦，悲惨；不幸；苦恼；穷困 shiver[??v?]v.(~ with sth) to shake slightly ,because you are cold, frightened , excited vi. 颤抖；哆嗦；vt. 颤抖；打碎 n.[c] 颤抖，战栗；碎片 adj. shivering 颤抖的shivery [??v(?)r?]颤抖的；寒冷的；令人毛骨悚然的 spouse[spa?z; -s] n. (1) a persons partner in marriage 配偶 vt. 和…结婚 /adj. spousal [spa?z(?)l] 结婚的，配偶的n. spousal 婚礼；结婚仪式 hypothetical[,ha?p?θet?k(?)l] adj. 假设的；爱猜想的 hypothetically adv. 以假设方式/n. hypothesis 假设/v.hypothesize 假设lighten [la?t(?)n] v. (1) to reduce the amount of work , debt , worry (2)make lighter or brighter 使明亮 (3) make more cheerful 缓和 lighten up 别担忧 crosswalk[kr?sw??k] n. 人行横道 crossing n. 十字路口；杂交；横渡；横道 reckless [rekl?s] adj. 鲁莽的，不顾后果的；粗心大意的 concussion [k?nk??(?)n] n. 冲击；震荡concuss [k?nk?s] v. 震动；恐吓 catalog=catalogue [k?t?l?ɡ] n. [图情][计] 目录；登vt. 登记；为…编目录vi. 编目录；按确定价格收入目录 font [f?nt] n. 字体；字形；泉；洗礼盘，圣水器 figuratively [f?g?r?t?vli] adv. 比喻地；象征性地 ;语言上，形象上 in a figurative sense = figurative speaking household [ha?sh??ld] adj. 家庭的；日常的；王室的n. 家庭；一家人census [sens?s] vt. 实施统计调查n. 人口普查，人口调查 premium[pri?m??m] n. (1) insurance 保险费(2) 额外费用 adj. 高端的 eg. At the premium end of the market, business is booming. 在市场的高端销售区，生意火暴。 at a premium 求之难得; 以高价 (买、卖) eg. If space is at a premium, choose adaptable furniture that wont fill the room. 如果空间很有限，就选购不太占地方的可改装家具。 He eventually sold the shares back to