Unit 1
一、词汇短语
Text I
1. sermon [] n. talk or a moral or religious subject, usu. given by a
clergy-man from the pulpit during a religious service 讲道(通常指教士在
讲坛上做出的)；vi. 布道
2. frustrated adj.discouraged; not satisfied失意的，挫败的
3. depressed [] adj. sad and without enthusiasm忧愁的；消沉的；沮丧的
4. miscalculation n. mistake in calculation计算错误
5. considerable [] adj. great in amount or size相当多的，相
当大的e.g. It will cost considerable time to lacquer the old furniture.
粉刷旧家具要花相当多时间。
6. fall through—fail to be completed; come to nothing落空，成为泡影
7. prospect n. reasonable hope that sth. will happen；
expectation期望，有根据的希望；vt. 勘探；勘察；找矿e.g. to prospect a
mine 勘探矿藏
8. muffle vt. wrap or cover sb./sth. for warmth or protection包裹或覆盖
某人(某物)(为保暖或保护)；e.g. Blake held his handkerchief over the
mouthpiece to muffle his voice.布莱克用手帕遮住话筒来压低声音。
n. 裹物；
覆盖物；围巾；头巾；面纱；低沉的声音
9. gnome n. (in legends) a little old man who lives underground and
guards the earth’s treasures 土地神; a small ugly person 侏儒
10. eminent adj. (of a person) famous and distinguished (指人)著
名的，杰出的，卓越的e.g. He is an eminent writer of China. 他是一位杰出
的中国作家。
11. invariable adj. never changing; always the same;
constant永不变的，始终如一的，恒定的e.g. There are no absolute,
invariable moral rules. 没有绝对的，不变的道德准则。
12. indestructible adj. that cannot be destroyed不
可毁灭的，牢不可破的；(比喻)身体强壮的e.g. Love is indestructible.
爱是坚不可摧的。
13. preliminary n. an action preceding something more
important. Here, it refers to a friendly greeting such as “Hello”, etc.
寒暄；n. 准备；预赛；初步措施adj. 初步的；开始的；预备的
14. long since很久以前long ago
15. cease v. come or bring (sth.) to an end; stop停止，中止
16. at some length详细地in some detail
17. melancholy adj. very sad; depressed悲哀的；沮丧的；n.
忧郁；悲哀；愁思（sadness, doldrums）e.g. Melancholy is the
preponderant mood of the poem. 忧郁的感情是该诗的基调。
18. denominator n. a common trait or characteristic共同
特征或共同性质；n. [数]分母；命名者（namer, nomenclator）
19. berate vt. scold sharply严厉责备；痛斥e.g. Marion berated Joe
for the noise he made. 乔不停吵闹，遭到玛丽恩斥责。
20. marital adj. of a husband or wife; of marriage夫妇间的；婚姻的
21. spot v. pick out(one person or thing from many); catch sight of;
recognize; discover辨出；认出；发觉；e.g. Vicenzo failed to spot the error. 维
森佐没能发现这个错误。
n. 地点；斑点on the spot 立刻，当场；在危险中；处
于负责地位. vt. 弄脏；e.g. His boots were spotted with mud. 他的靴子上沾有
泥渍。
22. woeful adj. full of woe; sad悲哀的；伤心的
23. lament vt. feel or express great sorrow or regret for(sb /sth. )为
某人(某事物)感到悲痛；哀悼；痛惜n. 挽歌；恸哭；悲痛之情
24. perverse adj. Directed away from what is right or good;
perverted. （行为)任性的，蛮不讲理的e.g. She was perversely pleased to
be causing trouble. 她制造麻烦，还乐在其中，真是反常。
25. miracle n. good or welcome act or event which does not follow
the known laws of nature and is therefore thought to be caused by some
supernatural power奇迹
26. grim adj. unpleasant; depressing冷酷的；糟糕的；残忍的
27. audible adj. that can be heard clearly可听得见的e.g. His voice
was barely audible.他的声音几乎听不见。
28. cruise vt. 巡航，巡游；漫游. n.巡航，巡游；乘船游览
29. immortality n. state of being immortal不朽；永存
30. rewarding adj.令人满意的；值得的；有报酬的，报答的e.g.
Teaching is not very rewarding financially. 教书的工作报酬不太高.
31. shapeless adj. without a distinct or attractive shape. 不成形的，不好看的
32. perceptiveness n. insight, penetration. 洞察力，直觉
33. chill adj. moderately cold; chilly偏冷的；寒嗖嗖的. n. 寒冷；寒意；寒心.
vt.冷冻，冷藏；使寒心；使感到冷
34. cardboard n. thick, stiff paper that is used, for example, to make boxes and models 硬纸板
35. bitterly adj. very; violently 强烈地；非常bitterly upset 极其难过
36. defensively adj.防御的，防卫的，保卫的，自卫的；保护的
37. promptly adj. immediately. 立即地；迅速地e.g. They acted
promptly in the emergency. 他们在紧急情况下立即行动起来。
38. stiffly adj. stubbornly, obstinately 生硬地；顽固地；呆板地e.g.
They greeted each other stiffly, without affection. 他们生硬地打着招呼，没
有一丝爱意。
Text II
1. intent adj. occupied in doing sth. with great concentration. 专心
的，专注的；e.g. She looked from one intent face to another. 她看着一张张
专注的面孔。
adj.坚决的；e.g. The rebels are obviously intent on keeping up
the pressure.反叛分子显然决心继续施加压力。
n. 意图，目的；But it is our
intent that they learn something. 但是我们的目的就是让他们学到东西。