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LessonOne

Pre-classWork Readthetextathirdtime.Learnthenewwordsandexpressionslistedbelow.

Glossary

accomplishment n.theactoffinishingsth.completelyandsuccessfully;achievementacquire v.togain;togetforoneselfbyonesownwork

arrogantly adv.behavinginaproudandself-importantwayaspirin n.阿司匹林（解热镇痛药）

assume v.totakeasafact;tosuppose

available adj.abletobeusedoreasilyfoundbachelor n.～sdegree:thefirstuniversitydegreebeanpole n.(infml)averytallandthinperson

bull n.amalecow

certify v.tostatethatsth.istrueorcorrect,esp.aftersomekindoftestcivilized adj.educatedandrefined;havinganadvancedculture

client n.apersonwhopaysforhelporadvicefromapersonororganizationcontinuity n.thestateofbeingcontinuous

cyanide n.氰化物

democratic adj.basedontheideathateveryoneshouldhaveequalrightsandshouldbeinvolvedinmakingimportantdecisions民主的

disaster n.asuddeneventsuchasaflood,storm,oraccidentwhichcausesgreatdamageorsuffering.Here:acompletefailure

drugstore n.(AmE)ashopwhichsellsmedicine(andavarietyofotherthings)enroll v.toofficiallyarrangetojoinaschooloruniversity

expertise n.skillinaparticularfield

expose v.toenablesb.toseeorexperiencenewthingsorlearnaboutnewbeliefs,ideas,etc.faculty n.(AmE)alltheteachersofauniversityorcollege

fragment n.asmallpieceofsth.generate v.toproduce

grind v.tocrushintosmallpiecesorpowderbypressingbetweenhardsurfaceship n.thefleshypartofeithersideofthehumanbodyabovethelegs

humanity n.thequalitiesofbeinghumanimplicitly adv.inanimpliedway含蓄地

inevitable adj.certaintohappenandimpossibletoavoidliteral adj.inthebasicmeaningofaword

maintain v.tocontinuetohaveasbefore

Neanderthal n.anearlytypeofhumanbeingwholivedinEuropeduringtheStoneAgenevertheless adv.inspiteofthat;yet