Acknowledge：recognize; to admit.Aesthetic: concerning beauty ,especially beauty in art.Balding: becoming bald.Behave: to doing things in a particular way.Behavior: the way someone behaves.Blast: an unexpected quick strong movement of wind or air .Budget: 预算。

Capacity: ability to do sth.Casualty: somebody who is hurt or killed in an accident.Challenge: to defy.藐视，在……面前毫无畏惧，以挑战的姿态面对……Chaotic: in a state of completely disorder and confusion.Clash: a loud sound made by two mental objects being hit together.Classic：important and special.Collision: an accident in which two or more people or vehicles hit each other while moving in different direction；Commitment: a responsibility ;a determination to do what one considers to be his duty. Conclusion: the end ;the closing part.Congressional: related to a congress, the elected law-making body of certain countries.Dip: to put into liquid for a moment and then take out..Distinction: difference.Doze: sleep lightly.Emotional: making people have strong feeling.Employee: a person who is employed,Essential: being central or most important.Freeze: to cause water to harden into ice as a result of great cold.Gasp: to breathe quickly with difficulty ,making a sudden noise.Grope: to try to find something that you cannot see by feeling with your hands.HarshImmovable: impossible to move ,change ,persuade.Impact: the force of one object striking or hitting another.Injured: having an injury; having been physically damaged or hurt.Likewise: in the same way.Possibility：something that is possible.Proof: something that proves that something is true.Remark: a spoken or written opinion.Slap: a quick blow with the flat part of the band ,used figuratively here.Standoff: a situation in which neither side in a fight can gain an advantage.Stunning: shocking, very impressive.Survivor: a person who has continued to live, especially in spite of having been nearly destroyed or killed.Thus: in this way , so, there.Totally: completely.Tragedy: a terrible, unfortunate event.Unique: being the only one of its type.Lesson 7Alter：to become different.Appeal: to make a serious and urgent to somebody for something.Artificial: made by people ,not made of natural materials.Aspiration: a strong desire to do something.Blade: a long flat leaf of grass.Bride: money or something valuable given to somebody persuade him to do something dishonest. Brood: to think for a long time about something you are upset or angry about.Deadly: likely to cause death.Dominate: to have power or influence over somebody or something.Facility: a special part of a piece of equipment or a system which makes if possible to do something.Folly: foolishness..Glory: great fame, praise and honor that people give somebody or something they admire very much.Grip: to seize one’s attention , to affect somebody very strongly , to hold something tightly . Idle: not working.Inspiration: a sudden good idea about what you should do .灵感Intelligence: ability to learn and understand.Mastery：complete control or power over.Rival: a person with whom one competes.Soothingly: in a way to make somebody feel less upset or angry.Splendor: very impressive magnificence.Spread: to make something cover a large area.Spur：to urge somebody to try harder.Threat: a statement that you will cause somebody pain , unhappiness, or trouble.Threaten: to make a statement that you will cause somebody pain , unhappiness, or trouble if he does not do what you want.Tropics: the hottest part of the earth.Lesson9Advocate：to support an idea or a plan.Antique: being old and therefore valuable.Bicentennial: the day or year exactly 200 years after a particular event.Briefing: information or instruction you get before you have to do something.Cabinet: a piece of furniture with doors , shelves or drawers for storing things.Civil：Of human society.Compress: to force into less space.Condense: to put into a smaller or shorten form.Confederate：belonging to a political union of states.Convenience：the condition of being suitable to one's needs and easy to reach.Defer: to delay until a later date.Die: a limited range and amount of food you eat when you want to get thiner.Digest: a short piece of writing that gives the most important facts from a book ,report . Featureless: uninteresting, without noticeable features.Gorgeous: very beautiful.Gratification: satisfaction.Guaranteed: certain.Ignore: not to take notice of.Infect: to pass on a disease to somebody; to corrupt.Interstate: a very wide road for long distance travel.Lane: the two or three parallel areas on a main road which are divided by painted lines to keep fast and slow traffic apart.Linger: to stay a little longer because you do not want to leave.Outlet: a shop through which products are sold .Overnight: during the night.Pastoral: typical of the simple peaceful life in the country ; suitable for feeding sheep and cattle. Paycheck: a salary check.Pre-digest: too make a book or article shorter and simpler for easy use.Refresh: to make somebody feel less tired or less hot.Revitalize: to put new strength and power into.Route: the way from one place to another on a map.Scenery: natural surrounding in beautiful and open country.Screen: the surface of a computer display. 电脑屏幕Skin: to move through quickly , hardly touching the surface.Slide: to pass by quietly without being noticed.Spicy: having a pleasantly strong taste.Subtle: hardly noticeable unless you pay careful attention.Superficially: on the surface, not deeply or thoroughly.Symbolically: 具有象征意义的Tour: to visit for pleasant.Urge: a strong wish for something.Lesson 10Ambition: a strong desire for success, power, riches .Cashier: to work as a clerk whose job is to receive and pay out money in a shop, bank, and hotel. Clarity: clearness.Conscience: 良心Contrast: a difference between people, ideas or things.Dismal: lacking hope or comfort, showing or causing sadness.Embrace: the act of holding somebody close to you as a sign of love.Emerge: to come out or appear from somewhere.Enhance: to increase good qualities in somebody or somethingErrand: a short trip to do something for somebody.Expand: to become larger.Fantasy: imaginationFinery: beautiful or expensive clothes and jewelry worn for special occasions.Frugally: carefully in the way of using money, buying only what is necessary.Giddy：feeling a little sick and unable to balance because everything seems to be moving. Grieve: to feel extremely sad when somebody you love has died.Humble: having a low social class or position not proud.Indulge: to let yourself do or have what you want even if it is bad for you.Intolerable: too difficult, unpleasant, annoying, for you to bear.Lavish:浪费，奢侈License: an official paper showing that permission has been given to do something.Lumpy: 疙瘩不平的Marvel: to feel great surprise and admiration forMiracle: 奇迹Miserly: a miserly person is a person who hates to spend money.Onrush: a strong fast movement forwardParlor: a sitting room where people may receive guestsQuit: to leave a jobRetire: to stop working at the end of one's working life.Seek: to look for or ask forSecond-rate: not very good.Sentimental: too easily affected by tender feelings such as love sadness .Shabby: looking old and in bad conditionSkate: to move on ice wearing ice-skate.Smart: v to hurt with stinging painSorrow: unhappiness sadness or griefSplendid: excellentSpree a short period of time doing something you enjoySuffer: to tolerate or standThreadbare: worn out ,in bad conditionTop-heavy：not properly balanced because of too much weight at the topTransform: to completely change the appearance, form or character of something in a way that improves it.Trapped：in a bad situation from which you can’t escapeUrge: v to strongly advise somebody to do something.Vague: not clearWardrobe: the clothes that somebody hasWistfully: sadly and thoughtfully because you want something but cannot have it.Lesson11Altitude：the height of a place above sea level.Anticipate: to expect that something will happen and be ready for it.Artery: a tube that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the bodyAshen: pale grey like ash.Brace：something used for supportingBump: to strike or knock with force or violenceCleanse: to get rid of any dirt from your woundClench: to hold together tightlyCliff：a high steep face of a rock near the sea。