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高级英语（上） Lesson One Rock Superstars: What Do They Tell Us About Ourselves and Our Society 词汇 (Vocabulary) 1. sprinkle: v. scatter or throw sth. in small drops or particles etc. on (a surface); spread Every morning the sanitation workers sprinkle water on the dusty streets. 每天早上清洁工人都要往尘土飞扬的街道上洒水。 Sprinkle sand along the icy path. 把沙撒在冰封的路上。 2. adulation: n. excessive admiration or praise; flattery The magazine is full of the fan s adulation of their favorite pop stars. 杂志上充满了歌迷对他们所喜爱的歌手的吹捧。 adulate: v. flatter He respected science without adulating it. 他尊重科学而不迷信科学。 3. reject: v. put aside, throw away, as not good enough to be kept; refuse to accept The ides that the earth is flat was rejected centuries ago. 地球是扁平的理论几百年前就被否决了。 The army doctors rejected several recruits as unfit. 军医拒收几名新兵，认为他们身体不合格。 4. embody: v. express or give visible form to ideas, feelings, etc. ; include or contain sth. To me, he embodies all the best qualities of a teacher. 在我看来，他身上体现了教师应有的一切优秀品质。 It s necessary for the officials to embody principles in actions. 对官员们来说，用行动体现原则很有必要。 5. editorialize: v. announce editorial All the local papers editorialized on the subject. 当地所有报纸都对这一问题发表了社论。 Youth editorialized against depriving poor children of opportunities to be educated. 青年报发表社论反对剥夺贫穷孩子受教育的机会。 6. bewilderment: n. state of being confused. The child watched the noisy crowd in bewilderment. 孩子目瞪口呆地看着嘈杂的人群。 bewilder: v. confuse The city traffic often bewildered me when I was young. 小时候，城市交通常使我不知所措。 7. urge: v. push or drive on, press sth. with requests and arguments He urged that we should go. (He urged us to go.) 他催我们走。 They urged direct use of troops to try to suppress the movement. 他们敦促使用军队镇压这场运动。 8. drive: n. energy; capacity to get things done He is a young man with brains, drive and initiative. 他年轻，有头脑，有精力，还有进取心。 The new headmaster is lacking in drive. 新校长缺乏魄力。 9. celebrate: v. praise; honor Today his words and deeds are celebrated throughout the land. 今天他的