series n. 系列
• series 单复数同形 常见搭配 a series of • We’ve got a series of good harvest. 我们取得了
一连串的大丰收。 • chain n. 连串,连锁 • a chain of 一系列 • a chain of reaction=a series of reaction • chain store 连锁店 • chain reaction 连锁反应 • chain smoker 吸烟很严重的人
• succession 侧重指时间的顺序，强调时间的连 续没有间隔开
• a succession of failures 一系列的失败 • We’ve got a succession of successes. 我们取得
了பைடு நூலகம்次又一次的成功
• string 连续不断相似的事件 • a string of cars 一连串的汽车 • train 一个接一个发生的事 • a train of thoughts /ideas 一个个的想法
• V-I If someone strays somewhere, they wander away from where they are supposed to be. 走失
• 例：Tourists often get lost and stray into dangerous areas.
• 旅游者们经常迷路走进一些危险区域。
Lesson 33 A day to remember
• prelude n. 序幕，前奏
• prelude与介词to搭配表示“……的前奏”
• For him, reading was a necessary prelude to sleep.
• 对他来说，阅读是入睡的必要前奏。 • introduction n. 导言，绪论 （连to）
catastrophe n. 大祸，灾难
• 强调严重，波及范围广的灾难 • worldwide catastrophe 世界范围的灾难 • national catastrophe 波及全国的灾难 • disaster n. 灾难，不幸 （比catastrophe 弱） • calamity [kə‘læmɪtɪ] n.灾害，不幸事件 • natural calamity自然灾害
• He described drugs as the greatest calamity of the age.
• 他形容毒品是这个时代最大的灾难。
panic n. 惊慌，恐慌
• panic = uncontrollable quickly spreading fear or terror
• get into a panic 陷入惊慌之中
devour v. 狼吞虎咽地吃
• 有三种意思： • 1. eat greedily 狼吞虎咽
The dog devours the cake. • 2. destroy completely 吞灭，席卷 • The flame devours the whole building. 火把整幢
楼都吞没了 • 3. take in eagerly with eyes, ears, or mind 贪婪地
• He suddenly got into a panic and stopped his car. • be seized with panic 惊慌失措 • terror n. 惊骇 • horror n. 恐惧 • fright n. 害怕 • alarm n. 惊恐
stray a. 迷失的
• ADJ A stray dog or cat has wandered away from its owner's home. 走失的 (狗或猫)
• 例：A stray dog came up to him. • 一只走失的狗来到他跟前。
• In a way we are stray lambs, for to err is human. So we constantly need guidance in our lives.
confusion n. 混乱
• confusion = condition that is out of order • in order 秩序井然 out of order 混乱 • in confusion 乱七八糟 • fall into confusion 陷入混乱状态 • Confucianism [kən'fjʊʃə,nɪzm] n. • 孔子学说 • Confucius [kən'fju:ʃjəs] Institute
unforeseen a. 意料之外的
• foresee v. 预见，预知 (过去式 foresaw 过去分 词 foreseen 现在分词 foreseeing )
• foresee = see beforehand / in advance
• --I foresee a bright future for you. • foreseeable a. 可预见的 • foretell v. （普通用词）预言 • predict v. 预言，预示（语气比foretell强 ） • He predicts that it would happen in ten years. • forecast v. 预测，预报 • Timely snow foretells bumper harvest. • 瑞雪兆丰年。 weather forecast
• introduction to the book • preface ['prɛfəs]n. 序，前言 （连to）
• ...the preface to Kelman's novel. • …凯尔曼小说的前言。 • foreword ['fɔrwɝd]n. 序 （连to）
• She has written the foreword to a book of recipes.她为一本食谱写了前言。