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《新标准大学英语》第三册第六单元词汇学习 第 PAGE 9 页 共 NUMPAGES 9 页 ◇ firefighter: n. [C] someone whose job is to make fires stop burning and help people to escape from other dangerous situations 消防队员 fireman: n. [C] a man whose job is to stop fires burning 男消防员 firefighter fireman: some people think that fireman is a sexist term, and prefer the politically correct term firefighter. ◇ raring: a. very enthusiastic and eager to do sth. 急于做某事的；渴望做某事的 1. She’s training hard and raring to run in the marathon. 她正在刻苦训练，渴望参加马拉松比赛。 2. She was raring to get back to her work. 她急切希望重新工作