Lesson1英语专业高级阅读课件.pptVIP

Crush crush: to press with great power so as to break, destroy, the natural shape, to break by pounding or grinding Several people were crushed to death as they tried to escape from the burning theatre.The machine crushes wheat grain to make flour.The sugar cane is taken to the factory where the juice is crushed out.The army quickly crushed the uprising. ramshackle ramshackle: of a building or vehicle, badly made or needing repair, shaky, unsteady, likely to go to pieces, as from age or neglect, carelessly or loosely constructed. a ramshackle house a ramshackle bike, which produces a sound at every part except the bell. apparatus apparatus: a set of machines, instruments, tools, etc. that work together for a particular purpose；an integrated assembly of tools, instrument, etc., used for a specific purpose. This apparatus consists essentially of a flow meter, a pressure gauge. 这个装置有一个必不可少的流量计，一个压力表。 Dwarf dwarf: to cause to appear small by comparison Snow-white the 7 dwarfs The building dwarfs all the other buildings in the town. Most basketball players dwarf other men. The brilliance of his poetry dwarfed the accomplishments of his contemporaries. Extract extract: to pull or take out, often with difficultyto extract one tooth / a bullet from a woundThe policemen extracted secret information from a criminal. She extracted passages for the students to translate. 她选了些短文让学生翻译. Glisten: Glisten (esp. of wet or polished surface, tearfilled eyes) shine brightly, sparkle glistening dew-drops; eyes glistening with tears Flash:sudden and transient outburst of flame of light a flash of lightning; flashes of fireworks; (fig.)a flash of wit / hope / inspiration Glow: send out brightness or warmth without flame. Onomatopoeia Onomatopoeia is used to describe words that look/sound like the sound they are describing. tinkling and banging and clashing Alliteration(头韵) Alliteration is the repetition of consonants in a phrase or line. She sells se