Lesson 10 “A More Perfect Union” (Part II)一、词汇短语1. pervasive adj. existing in all parts of a place or thing;spreading gradually to affect all parts of a place or thing普遍深入的2. mortgage n. a legal arrangement by which you borrow moneyfrom a bank or similar organization in order to buy a house, and payback the money over a period of years 抵押贷款，按揭3. amass v. if you amass money, knowledge, information etc., yougradually collect a large amount of it 积聚（尤指财富），积累，大量收集4. bequeath v. (formal) to leave (property) to another by last willand testament; to hand down to posterity遗赠，遗留，把……传下去5. erosion n. 1) the process by which the surface of something isgradually destroyed through the action of wind, rain, etc.腐蚀，侵蚀；2) theprocess of gradually destroying something or making it weaker over aperiod of time逐步损害，削弱6. blight n. anything that destroys, prevents growth, or causes devaluation 不良影响，打击7. constricted adj. tight or narrow, limited or restricted 收缩的；狭窄的8. languishing adj. to become weaker or fail to makeprogress日趋衰弱的，苦思的，渴望的9. humiliation n. a feeling of being ashamed orstupid and having lost the respect of other people; the act of makingsomebody feel like this羞辱，蒙耻10. gin up v. to come up with; generate使形成，发生11. pulpit n. an elevated platform of a high reading desk used inpreaching or conducting a worship service（教堂的）讲道坛12. pew n. originally a compartment in the auditorium of a churchproviding seats for several persons; now a long bench with a back, in achurch教堂内的靠背长凳13. truism n. an undoubted or self-evident truth, esp. one tooobvious for mention真实性14. squarely adv. 1) directly; not at an angle or to one side方形地，直角地，四角地；2) directly or exactly; without confusion直接地，断然地，干脆地15. complicity n. association of partnership in or as in a wrongful act同谋，共犯16. forging v. 1)to put a lot of effort into making somethingsuccessful or strong so that it will last锻炼；2) to make an illegal copy ofsomething in order to cheat people伪造17. chasm n. a deep crack in the earth’s surface; abyss; any break orgap; a wide divergence of feelings, sentiments, interest, etc. 深坑，裂口18. dump v. to get rid of somebody/something or leave them forsomebody else to deal with倾倒(垃圾)，倾卸，摆脱，转嫁（责任等）19. stagnant adj. not developing, growing or changing停滞的，迟钝的20. zero sum adj. of, relating to, or being a situation (as agame or relationship) in which a gain for one side entails acorresponding loss for the other side零和的21. bogus adj. not true or real, although someone is trying to makeyou think it is 假冒的，伪造的22. reverse v. to change something completely so that it is theopposite of what it was before颠倒，倒转23. counterproductive adj. having theopposite effect to the one which was intended反生产的，使达不到预期目标的24. culprit n. (informal) the reason for a particular problem ordifficulty问题的起因，困难的起源；犯人，罪犯25. lobbyist n. a person whose job involves trying to influencepoliticians or the government and, for example, persuade them tosupport or oppose a change in the law活动议案通过者，说客26. legitimate adj. allowed and acceptable according tothe law合法的，合理的，正统的27. grievance n. a belief that you have been treated unfairly, oran unfair situation or event that affects and upsets you不平，不满，委屈，冤情28. succumb v. to not be able to fight an attack, an illness, a temptation, etc.屈服，屈从29. quintessentially adv. in a way that representsthe perfect example of something典型地，标准地30. audacity n. the confidence to say or do what you want,despite difficulties, risks or the negative attitudes of other people大胆，厚颜无耻，大言不惭31. ail v. to cause problems for somebody/something折磨，使疼痛，使烦恼32. Scripture n. (capitalized) the books of the Bible 基督教（圣经），经文33. fodder n. people or things that are considered to have only one use饲料，草料；（创作的）素材34. pounce v. to move suddenly forwards in order to attack or catchsomebody/something突袭35. gaffe n. an embarrassing mistake made in a social situation or in public（在社交场合或当众）出丑，失言，失态36. crumbling adj. breaking apart into lots of little pieces, ormaking something do this破碎的；崩溃的37. cynical adj. believing that people only do things to helpthemselves rather than for good or honest reasons愤世嫉俗的38. file v. to present something so that it can be officially recorded anddealt with提出（申请等），把……归档，琢磨39. mustard n. a thick cold yellow or brown sauce that tastes hotand spicy and is usually eaten with meat芥菜，芥末40. relish v. to get great pleasure from something; to want very muchto do or have something盼望，期待；享受，喜爱，品味二、课文精解1. Understanding this reality requires of a reminder of how we arrived at this point. (Para. 27)：reminder暗示；提醒的人/物。