高中英文二便利读.doc

FILENAME 便利讀(四)-01 - PAGE 4 - Lesson 1 A Pleasant Encounter Vocabulary, Idioms, and Phrases I. Words for Production 1. novelist [`navLIst] n. C 小說家 Of all the American novelists, I like the writer of East of Eden, John Steinbeck, the most. （在所有的美國小說家當中，我最喜歡小說《伊甸園東》的作家史坦貝克。） 2. unexpectedly [:VnIk`spEktIdlI] adv. 出人意料地；意想不到地 The plane was unexpectedly delayed because of a sudden thunderstorm. （由於一陣突如其來的大雷雨，班機出人意料地延誤。） 3. instant [`InstJnt] n. C （特定的）時刻；瞬間 At that very instant, the door opened and out flew a fierce dragon. （就在那一瞬間，門打開來，一條兇猛的龍飛衝出來。） 4. astonished [J`stanISt] adj. 感到驚訝的 We were astonished to see our pet dog, Cookie, jump up in excitement every time it heard rock music. （我們很驚訝地發現我們的寵物狗─餅乾，每次聽到搖滾音樂時，都會興奮地跳起來。） 5. conceal [kJn`sil] v.t. 隱藏；掩飾 Tim could barely conceal his disappointment when he realized the trip to Paris was canceled. （當提姆得知巴黎之旅被取消時，他難掩心中失望。） 6. melancholy [`mElJn:kalI] adj. 憂鬱的；心情沉悶的 Being alone and feeling melancholy, the old lady found life not worth living. （那位年老的婦人孤獨且憂鬱，覺得人生不值得。） 7. shelter [`SEltK] n. U 遮蔽；避難 The fox was running for the shelter of the trees lest it should be killed by the hunter. （那隻狐狸跑進樹叢尋求遮蔽，否則，牠會被獵人殺害。） 8. beneath [bI`niH] prep. 在…之下 Jo enjoyed feeling the warm sand beneath her feet whenever she went to the beach. （每當喬到海邊去時，她很喜歡那種踩在腳底下沙子的溫暖感覺。） 9. jelly [`djElI] n. C 果凍 Children cannot resist the temptation of the colorful jellies. （小孩子們無法抗拒顏色鮮豔的果凍的誘惑。） 10. marvelous [`marvLJs] adj. 令人驚嘆的；不可思議的 This will be a marvelous opportunity for Jeter to go to Prague on business. （對於吉特來說，能夠到布拉格出差真是個不可思議的機會。） 11. dull [dVl] adj. 乏味的；無聊的 Life in a small town could be deadly dull for a city girl like Jane. （對於像珍那樣的都市女孩來說，小鄉鎮的生活可能乏味死了。） 12. sparkle [`sparkL] v.i. 閃耀；發出火花 The diamond necklace sparkled so brightly in the candlelight and Robert could barely open his eyes.（鑽石項鍊在燭光中閃閃發光，羅勃特幾乎張不開眼了。） 13. pavement [`pevmJnt] n. C 人行道 Two cars skidded on the icy pavement and one of them crashed into the p