word list of unit 6 新编英语第八册.doc

Tribe: a group of people of the same race, language, and customs, especially in a developing country 部落，部族; [生]族; 一帮，一伙; 大群 Nomadic: traveling from place to place rather than living in one place all the time Gatherer: someone who collects or gathers a particular thing Celebrity: well-known / distinguished figures; someone who is famous, especially in areas of entertainment such as films, music, writing, or sport. Literary: concerned with or connected with the writing, study, or appreciation of literature Ultimate fate: eventual destiny / ultimate lot Disheartened: discouraged; feeling disappointed about something and having less confidence or less hope about it than you did before 沮丧的，灰心的 Heartless: unsympathetic, merciless; cruel and unkind, and having no sympathy for anyone or anything 无情的，狠心的; 无情无义; 没良心; 薄情无义 At large: 1) having escaped, especially from confinement （囚犯）在逃; 逍遥法外; 2) in general; generally, as a whole 一般说来; 详细地 Conclusive - certainly true 决定性的; 令人信服的; 确凿的; 消除怀疑的 Compel: force someone to do something Irreversible: unable to be changed back to the way they were before ?不可逆转的;不可挽回的;不可撤销的 Disagreeable: rather unpleasant 正 不合意的; 令人不快的; 讨厌的; （人）不友善的 Unattached: not connected Brutish：?brutal and uncivilised 如野兽般的，粗野的 In response to: because of; as a reaction to Dismantling：cause it to stop functioning by gradually reducing its power or purpose; breaking down; come apart; destroyed In our inner selves – in terms of our human nature; in the inner part of ourselves Come all unhinged：go wrong, become out of order; wild and uncontrollable 失控的；发狂的 Rest on: is based on; is built on; focused on; centered around Assumptions: suppositions / hypotheses / premises involving Core – innermost part; nature Speculative: conjectural; hypothetical; based on guesses rather than knowledge 推测的 Lot: a specific group of people （特定的）（一）类（人） Graces: the ways of behaving and doing things which are considered polite and well-mannered 风度；体面 For