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Unit 6 Going west Words and expressions perseverance n. steady persistence in adhering to a course of action, a belief, or a purpose; steadfastness 毅力；坚持 Great works are performed, not by strength, but perseverance. 伟大的作品不是靠力量而是靠毅力来完成的。 quit vt. to give up; abandon 放弃 He has not quit smoking, but is holding down to three cigarettes a day. 他并没有戒烟,但是已减到每天只抽三支烟了。 vt. to depart from; leave 离开 You and I are on the point of quitting the theater of our exploits. 你我正在离开我们辉煌业绩的舞台。 vt. to cease or discontinue 停止；中断： The teacher asked them to quit talking. 老师要求他们不要说话。 apply (…) to … use; put into practice 应用；运用 We should apply theory to practice. 我们应当把理论运用到实践中去。 add up find the total of 总计；加起来 Add up 6,7 and 8 and youll get 21. 把六、七、八相加，总数是二十一。 circumstance n. a condition or fact attending an event and having some bearing on it 环境；情况(常用复数形式) It depends on [upon] circumstances. 这要视情况而定。 lose heart become discouraged 沮丧；灰心 Dont lose heart at any failure, but try again. 失败时不要灰心，要再接再厉。 assessment n. the act of assessing; appraisal 评估；估价 environmental assessment 环境影响评估 take it easy 放松些；别紧张 When the teacher found some of his students get nervous at the examination, he told them to take it easy. 老师发现一些学生考虑时焦急不安，就叫他们不要紧张。 keep up retain(ones spirits, strength, etc); (ones spirits, strength, etc.)not decline 维持；保持 The mountaineers spirits kept up against heavy odds. 在非常不利的条件下，登山运动员们仍然情绪高涨。 Robinson Crusoe n. 鲁滨逊·克鲁索 common sense natural good thinking 常识；情理 Although shes not very clever shes got lots of common sense. 她虽然不很聪明，但很有见识。 survival n. the act of surviving; continuance of life 幸存；存活 He stayed eight days in an open boat with no food, and he was still alive; his survival was a miracle. 他在无遮档的小船上呆了八天，又无食物，还活下来了，这真是个奇迹。 biscuit n. a small cake of shortened bread leavened with baking powder or soda饼干；小点心 alcohol n. a colorless, volatile, flammable liquid; intoxicating liquor containing alcohol 酒精；含酒精的饮料 goat n. a sort of