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New Words in Unit Three 1.embarrass: vt. make (sb.) feel awkward or ashamed -----It embarrassed him that he had to give a talk in front of a lot of people. ----I don抰 like making speeches in public. It抯 so embarrassing.a ----I was really embarrassed when I couldn抰 answer the teacher抯 question.eo 2. dumb: adj. 1) foolish ----He was so dumb that he left his keys at home again. 2) unable to speak ----The terrible news struck us all dumb. ----他生来不能说话，但是他设法找到一个好工作。He was born dumb, but he has still managed to get a good job. 3. in unison: acting in the same way at the same time -----All the babies cried in unison. ----国际社会准备一致反对恐怖主义。The international community is ready to work in unison against terrorism. 4. consist of: be made up of -----The city of New York consists of five boroughs. Collocation: consist in 等于；在于 CF: consist, compose, comprise constitute 这几个词都是动词，都有“组成”的意思。 consist 是个不及物动词，与介词of一起连用，不可用于被动语态。consist的主语表示事物的整体，of后的宾语表示事物的组成部分。例如：Water consists of hydrogen and oxygen. 水由氢和氧组成。 compose 的主语表示事物的组成部分，宾语表示事物的整体。但在被动语态中正好相反。例如：The United States, Canada, and Mexico compose North America. 美国、加拿大和墨西哥合起来构成北美洲。 comprise 用作及物动词,有两种用法:传统规则认为其主语应当为事物的整体,宾语应当为事物的组成部分,词义为“由……组成,由……构成”; 另一种趋势是用comprise表达“组成,构成”的意思,此时其主语为事物的组成部分,宾语为事物的整体。例如：Ten stories comprise the book. 十个故事组成了这本书。 constitute的主语表示事物的组成部分，宾语表示事物的整体。例如：Seven days constitute a week. 七天为一周。 5．fade: vi. 1)lose color or brightness ----The wallpaper has faded. 2) disappear slowly ----随着天气越来越冷，她早锻炼的热情逐渐消失了。 Her enthusiasm for early-morning exercises faded as the weather was getting colder and colder. Collocation: fade away逐渐消失 fade out 逐渐消失；淡出 6. trade for: exchange (sth.) for (sth. else) ------They traded their clothes for food. ----农民用农产品换工具和钱. The farmers traded farm produce for tools and money. 7. keep in suspense: delay telling (sb.) what they are eager to know ---观众的悬念一直持续到剧终。The audience is kept in suspense to the very end of the play. Collocation: break the suspense 消除悬念