新编英语教程6 Unit 5 The Lady,or the Tiger Part 2.docVIP

Unit 5 fervent and imperious (l.2): vehement and overbearing imperious (l.2): proud and arrogant; domineering; overbearing 傲慢的；飞扬跋扈的；专横的 E.g.: an imperious voice 傲慢的口气 be imperious with somebody 对某人态度傲慢 the apple of one’s eye (ll.2-3)(Note 4): one that is dear; one’s favorite person n.瞳孔, 珍爱物, 宝贝，掌上明珠 waver (l.9): be uncertain in making a decision; be unsteady in movement 犹豫不决，举棋不定；踌躇；动摇；踉跄，蹒跚 E.g.: He wavered between accepting and refusing.他犹豫不决，不知是接受好，还是拒绝好。 He never wavered in his determination to become a doctor. 他想当医生的决心从未动摇过。 premises (l.10): a house or other building with any surrounding land, considered as a particular piece of property; domain; territory （企业、机构等使用的）房屋连地基；生产场所；经营场址；领域 E.g.: The firm moved to its new premises in 1971. 该公司于1971年迁至新址。 Keep off the premises. 禁止入内。 on the premises: 在房屋内；在场所内 E.g.: Food bought in this shop may not be eaten / consumed on the premises. 本店出售食品概不堂吃。 throng (l.28) (v. n.): go in a crowd; a large crowd of people 挤满；拥进；一大群人 E.g.: People throng the shopping mall on weekends. moiety (l.39): (law or literary) a half share or division of something; half 一半；二分之一 E.g.: a small moiety of college students 一小部分大学生 latch (l.50): a simple fastening for a door, gate, window, etc., worked by dropping a bar into a U-shaped space 门闩 radiant (l.53): (of a person or his appearance) showing love and happiness 容光焕发的，喜气洋洋的；洋溢着幸福的 aspire to / for / after (l.55): direct one’s hopes and efforts to something important 渴望；追求；有志于 E.g.: He aspired to the leadership of the corporation. aspire to succeed 渴望成功 What do they aspire for? 他们向往的是什么？ aspire after knowledge 追求知识 parapet (l.77): a low wall at the edge of a roof, bridge, etc.; a protective wall of earth or stone built in front of the holes (trenches) used by soldiers in war 胸墙；低矮挡墙，女儿墙 devious (l.86): tricky, not straightforward; dishonest and secretive 迂回的，曲折的; 不坦率的；不光明正大的，阴险的，狡猾的，欺诈的 E.g.: In