②to easily defeat an opponent,especially a strong or powerful one 轻松打败(尤指强大的对手)
➢这位世界冠军昨晚三个回合就被轻松击败。
➢The world champion was humbled last night in three rounds.
②pl. information that you cannot go to a meeting or must leave early(因不能赴会或提前离开)致歉
➢她致歉后就提前离开了。
➢She made apologies and left early.
➢make no apology/apologies for sth对某事无可道歉，无 错可认
(通过感官)吸取，摄取 ➢用布把多余的水吸去。 ➢Use a cloth to soak up some of the excess water. ➢我们就坐在那感受着那里的气氛。 ➢We were just sitting soaking up the atmosphere.
④an act of leaving sth in a liquid for a period of time;an act of making sb/sth wet 浸泡，浸渍，湿透 ➢把衬衫好好泡一泡再洗。 ➢Give the shirt a good soak before you wash it.
6.soak [səʊk] vi. v. ①spend a long time taking a bath长时间泡浴 ②make sth very wet or become very wet使湿透，浸湿
soak sth in sth ➢先把桌布浸一浸再洗，污渍就能去掉。
➢If you soak the tablecloth before you wash it,the stains should come out. ➢突如其来的一场雨把观众淋了个透。
Q2:How will the temporary absence of friends affect a person?
It depends. If they live with their friends, the friends’ temporary leaving will be received as a welcome change. However, if they live alone, the temporary absence of friends will leave them with a feeling of emptiness.
4.plural [ˈpluərəl] a. n. ①of a word or form which expresses more than one 复 数的
➢英语中多数复数名词以s结尾。
➢Most plural nouns in English end in ’s’. ②[c]a word or form that shows you are talking about more than one thing,person,etc. 复数(形式) ➢这个动词应该用复数形式。
➢Humbly ad.
➢愚以为这里有点错误。
➢I would humbly suggest that there is something wrong here.
2.Humble ['hʌmbl] a. ①having a modest opinion of oneself 谦逊的，谦虚的 ➢要虚心地从自己的错误中学习 ➢Be humble enough to learn from your mistakes. ②having a low social class or position 地位或身份低下 的 ➢A man of humble birth/origins 出身低微的人 ➢他是个出身低微的人。 ➢He is a man of humble origins.
to offer/make/demand/accept an apology 主动道歉； 道歉；要求/接受道歉
➢你要为你所说的话向他道歉。
➢You owe him an apology for what you said.
➢今天航班延误，敬请原谅。
➢We should like to offer our apologies for the delay to your fight today.
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➢humble v.
①to make sb feel that they are not as good or important as they thought they were 贬低，使感到卑 微
➢她的大度使他觉得自己渺小。
➢He was humbled by her generosity.
➢The verb should be in the plural.
5.apology [ə‘pɒlədʒɪ] 四级词汇 n.
①[c]a word of statement to say you are sorry for having done sth.wrong or for upsetting sb. 道歉
Unit 5
Choose to Be Alone on Purpose
Question:
Do you choose to live in solitude?Why or Why not?
Arguments against living in solitude:
⑴A sign of loneliness;
➢I felt totally inadequate as a parents. ➢inadequately ad.准备不充分，保险、资金不充足
③humble yourself to show that you are not too proud to ask for sth,admit that you have been wrong,etc 低声 下气；谦虚；虚心
3.inadequate [ɪnˈædɪkwət] a. in(缺乏，没有)+adequate(充分的) ①not enough or not good enough for a particular purpose 不充分的；不充足的 ➢这个系统要完成它的任务还不够完善。
➢The system is inadequate for the tasks its has to perform. ②not able,or not confident enough,to deal with a situation 不胜任的，缺乏信心的 ➢我觉得我作为父亲(母亲)完全不称职。
Word using
1.ego ['i:ɡəʊ] n. ①[c]the part of the mind that is responsible for your sense of who you are (=your identity)自我 ②[c]your sense of your own value and importance 自我 价值感 ➢ 获得这个奖项大大增强了她的自信心。
⑵A world of cowards;
⑶Another name for alienation from society.
Henry David Thoreau
July 12,1817-May 6,1862 was an American author,poet,philosopher, abolitionist,naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor,historian, and leading transcendentalist.
➢A sudden shower of rain soaked the spectators. ③to obtain a lot of money from sb by making them pay very high taxes or prices.向某人敲竹杠，宰某人，向某人 征收重税
➢他被指控向客户敲竹杠。 ➢He was accused of soaking his clients. soak into/through sth| soak in 渗入，渗透 ➢血透过绷带渗了出来。 ➢Blood had soaked through the bandage. soak sth off/out 把……泡掉 soak sth up 吸收，吸掉
亨利·戴维·梭罗（Henry David Thoreau，1817年7月12日－1862年5月6日）， 美国作家、哲学家、废奴主义者、超验主义者，也曾任职土地勘测员。[1]他最 著名的作品有散文集《瓦尔登湖》（又译为《湖滨散记》）和《公民不服从》 （又译为《消极抵抗》、《论公民抗命》、《公民不服从论》）。《瓦尔登湖》 记载了他在瓦爾登湖的隐逸生活，而《公民不服从》则讨论面对政府和强权的不 义，为公民主动拒绝遵守若干法律提出辩护。
➢ 对不起，我没有弄懂。
➢My humble apologies.I didn’t understand.
④not large or special in any way不大的，没有特别之处 的
➢公司已从创业期的微不足道发展成了市场的主导者。
➢The company has worked its way up from humbel beginning to become the market leader.
Group 4 (Para.10-11 )
Q1: What do the example of Thoreau serve to do here?