第一单元妨碍impediment初等文化者semiliterate中途,缀学dropout空想家do-gooder有魅力charmer 钢铁般steely 使不及格flunk 冷静compose游行parade 阴谋conspiracy 证词，证言testimony 学术生涯academic life 危险at stake 度过get by 坚持follow through 安定settle down 毕业证书diploma 王牌trump card1. This research seems to lend some validity （有力的）to the theory that the drug might causecancer.2」n a number of developing countries ,war has been an additional impediment （障碍）to progress .3. A nthe was about to play her trump card （王牌卡），without her sig nature none of the moneycould be released .4.1 flunked （挂科）my second year exams and was lucky not to be thrown out of college .5.1 did not want to lose my composure （镇静）in front of her .6. The man ageme nt did not seem to con sider office safety to be a priority （优先）7. For three hours a committee of state sen ators liste ned to a parade （一系歹U） of local reside ntsgivi ng their opinions.8. Thousa nds of lives will be at stake （在危机关头）if emerge ncy aid does not arrive in the citysoon.9. Brierley's book has the merit（优点）of being both information and readable .10.1 think there was a conspiracy （阴谋）to keep me out of the committee .1、Our youngest ,a world-class charmer ,did little to develop his intellectual talents but always get by . Un it Mrs Stifter.我的小儿子是个世界级的万人迷，学习不怎么动脑筋却总能蒙混过关，知道施蒂夫特夫人当了他的老师，这种局面才彻底改变。
2、Of average intelligenee or better ,they eventually quit school ,concluding they were dumb tofinish .这些学生的智力水平至少也算中等，但最终都退学了，他们总结说自己太笨了，学不下去了。
3、No one seems to stop to think that —no matter what environments they come from —mostkids do not put school first on their list uni ess they perceive someth ing is at stake, They had rather be saili ng.似乎没有人停下来想想看，无论孩子们来自何种环境，他们当中大多数若不是发现情况到了危急关头，才不会把功课当作头等大事呢，他们宁可混日子。
4、Young people gen erally do not have the maturity to value educati on in the same way my adultstude nts value it.年轻人往往不够成熟，不能够像我的成人学生们那样去重视教育。
5、It is an expressi on of con fide nee by both teachers and pare nts that the stude nts have theability to lear n the material prese nted to them .这表明老师和家长都对学生有信心，相信他们能够学好发给他们的学习资料。
6、This means no more doing Scott / s assignments for him because he might fail. No more passing Jodi because she is such a n ice kid.这意味着再也不要因为担心斯科特会不及格而替他做作业，再也不要因为朱迪是个乖孩子就放她过关。
第二单元提倡提议propose复制knockoff洁厕灵Windex与婚姻相关的matrimonial女傧相bridesmaid伴郎groomsman柔和的pastel平纹，皱丝织物taffeta委托运送con sig nment随从en tourage追求求爱courtship 宣传人员publicist性格比较极端的monomaniacal 药剂师pharmacist 抱怨whine 〜about something阻挠thwart教堂cathedral隔离quarantine较小的petite边缘brim 操作，通过navigate 诡异的eerily回想起reminiscent单调，乏味drab 一直，持续relentlessly潮湿dank破布tattered 预知prog no sis 流淌trickle 颓废的decade nt 刀口in cisi on 垫子支持bolster 化疗chemo茶叶蛋水煮poach完成，使尽善尽美consummately 很多myriad 突出来，伸出来protrude 疲劳的嘶哑的raspy 〜voice1」t is not easy for Chin ese people to resp ond properly to others complime nts and equally difficult for them to accept criticisms gracefully （优雅）2. We should be truly tha nkful to Mr De ng Xiao Pi ng for taki ng the plu nge （做一个决定）and in itiati ng the econo mic reform in chi na .3. Unfortun ately ,televisi on studio are stra ngely desig ned and dress ing -rooms are ofte n miles away from the studios ,so we had to find a place where she and her entourage （随从人员）could relax in comfort without the n eed to climd stairs .4. What is the use of whi ning about （发牢骚）you bad luck ?It is more importa nt to find the real cause of your misfort une.5. The rising real estate prices thwarted （阻碍）his ambition of owning a house of his own in the big city ,disappo in ted ,he retur ned to his hometow n .6. The old wome n sat sile ntly beside her collapsed house ,her eyes brim ming with （充满）tears and hatred .7. He writes clearly and lightheartedly about the 100 best rivers and gives his expert advice on how to navigate （航行）their reaches .8.Outside the forest the snow was already six in ches deep and grow ing steadily , rele ntlessly（无情地，残忍地）deeper .9. There is no doubt that his duty exte nds to informing his patie nt ,if asked ,of the n ature of hisill ness and its likely prog no sis （预测，诊断）10. Those who are climb ing the career ladder fast may use alcohol as a booster to help them to achieve, and those who recog nize that they have failed to reach the top may also turn to alcohol ,in an attempt to bolster （支持，提升）their failing self-image.11. A typically Chin ese coun tryside house is one whose eaves protrude （伸出，突出）over the wall.12. The ship came back from the regi on that had just bee n attacked by a stra nge disease. Thusthehealth officials placed all its crew in quara ntine （检疫）1、I had always dream of being proposed to in a Parisian cafe , under dazzling stars , like the one ina Van Gogh kn ockoff that hangs in my studio apartme nt」n stead my boyfrie nd asked me to marry him while I was Win dex ing the bathroom mirror.我一直有这样的梦想：星光灿烂的晚上，在一个巴黎咖啡馆能有人向我求婚。