Unit1 The Shadowland of DreamsSander打磨机Ordeal严酷考验cherish :keep fondly in mind 充满感情地怀有longing :earnest desire渴望prospect :chances of future success 前途superintendent :manager（大楼的）管理人manual :operated by hand 手工操作的siren塞壬(原指希腊神话中半人半鸟的女海妖,她以美妙歌声吸引水手并使船只触礁沉没)汽笛；诱人的，用手段引人随从自己的意见sacrifice牺牲Gobble up急切的抓住；消耗a freelance writer自由撰稿人Coast Guard 美国海岸警卫队down-home: reminiscent故乡；田园生活的stay the course持续到底Unit2 Critical Thinkingdysfunctional功能障碍的wherewithal资金herculean力大无比的egocentricity自我中心goo粘性物brittle脆弱的abdomen腹部arouse启发；〈古〉照耀inspire sb on a subject 使某人明白某问题Ascend上升；追溯/Descend：下来来源于+from起源于+on袭击+to把身份降至Unit 3 Recyclingmonotonous (mono- 单+tone调+-ous的)单调的;令人厌倦的Insignificant无意义的aid：insignificant talk废话insignificant person小人物costume 服装Scrap废料Sewage污水enrage [常用于被动式] 使人愤怒aid：be enraged at by sb's conduct因某人的行为而极为愤怒be enraged with sb.对某人勃然大怒Unit7 numbers and omensenculturation文化浸润auspicious 吉祥的ominous不吉的exclaim 惊叫antiquity古老initiation ceremony成人仪式Unit 8 Getting Enough Sleep? Dream Ondeprive剥夺lapse [læps] n. 丧失, 失效eyelid [‘ailid] n. 眼睑, 眼皮pupil [‗pju:pəl] n. 瞳孔mortgage抵押coin [kɔin] v. 创造array [ə‘rei] n. 展示biochemical [baiəu‘kemikəl] 生物化学的timepiece [‘taimpi:s] n. 时钟arousal [ə‘rauzəl] n. 觉醒fatigue [fə‘ti:ɡ] n. 疲劳precise [pri‘sais] 精确的regulate [‘reɡjuleit] vt.控制wane [wein] 减少alarming [ə‘lɑ:miŋ] 扰乱人心的vivacious [vi‗veiʃəs] 活泼的play-off n. 最后决赛strobe light n. 闪光灯go to great lengths to do sth竭尽全力Be / become cross with (对…)生气doze [dəuz] 打瞌睡doze off 打瞌睡Unit 9 Invented Wordsab-, 表示“相反，变坏，离去”等abnormal 反常的abuse 滥用bi-表示“两个，两”biweekly双周刊bilingual双语种的biannual一年两次的by-表示“在旁边，副的”byproduct副产品byroad辅路byway小道bypass旁路；忽略bywork副业co-表示“共同”，通常放在元音词根前Cooperation合作Coexist共存Coincide一致，符合，巧合Coordinate协调Correlate 关联，使相关fore-表示“前面，预先”forefather前人，祖先Forearm前臂forecast预报，预测foreshadow 预示，暗示Unit10 Nuclear Energyutility 工具；机构contaminant污染物millennia数千年algorithm演算tsunami海啸Unit 1requite =reward 报酬prospect=chances of future success 前景station=working岗位on the side=as a secondary occupation 副业;背地里well up=rise like water涌上aid: well off=rich/well built(健身)+person/well done(烤熟)+meat veteran=experienced老练的wilted=less than fresh枯萎的limelight=full daylight聚光灯，注目的中心exhilarating=delighting and exciting令人兴奋的corrode=rust腐蚀aid: rusty surface(锈蚀表面)/ rusty skill(生涩的技艺)/corrupt（灵魂的腐蚀=腐败）/salt of earth(…的精华)/worth one’s salt(称职)Unit2ethics=the study of moral issues伦理学：道德规范assess=evaluate评估overlapping=covering in part相互重叠aid：overcast(多云)/to go over board on sth(对…极端)/overcome（克服）/to take an overdoes(服药过量)/overdue(过期)+change（期待已久的改变）conceive=conceptualize设想;怀孕aid: conceive a child（从无到有，怀上一个孩子）/contend with（应付某人）/concept(概念)transcend=go beyond超越aid：transfusion(输血)/transplant[嫁接]/transvestite[异装癖] undermine=weaken逐渐削弱sanction=approve处罚；支持；批准orchestrate=coordinate使协调结合；精心安排encompass=include包括；完成intensify=increase强化aid: languid=weary无精打采的disparate=separate不同的tacit心照不宣的gaunt憔悴的aid：plump丰满的/chubby脸圆/obese肥胖legal=lawful合法的alacrity敏捷do sth with alacritybrief=short简洁的blame=censure责备incessant=ceaseless无休止的Unit3divert=sidetrack使转向aid：divert+ traffic/plane/resource/attentionstack=pile堆积aid：stack of +sthimpact=influences影响insulate=protect隔离casual=chance偶然的aid: off chance=hard机会不大demolition=destruction毁坏fad=fashion时尚discard=throw away丢弃garbage=trash垃圾viability=practicability可行性consistently=regularly有规律的hold down=restrain抑制Unit7chew out=shout out训斥take shape=come to be formed形成be held at bay=be kept away远离ascribe=attribute to归因于wary of=cautious of小心翼翼的stray from=wander away from偏离meticulous=careful小心谨慎的incline to=attract by趋向look-upon=regard注视assign=deliver分派implies=explain说明；暗示obsessed with=preoccupied with迷恋；全神贯注于homophone=a word pronounced like another word but with a different meaning or spelling同音异义词sprinkled=scattered撒…于…Unit8consequence=result结果prone to=likely to suffer易于tap=press逼迫；压perspective=view远景synchronize=cause…to occur at the same time同时发生sufficiently=adequately足够地apathetic=indifferent无动于衷的mortality=death rate死亡率impair=weaken削弱optimally=best possibly最佳的aptly=rightly适当地aid: be apt to (倾向于做)Unit9imitative=reproducing closely模仿地aid: to do an imitation of sb(模仿某人) pasteurized=purified净化astronaut=one engaged in space flight宇航员antibiotic=antibacterial抗生素linguist=those study the science of language语言学家chortle=gleeful chuckle哈哈大笑knockdown=overwhelming击倒Unit10generate=produce产生unleash=set free解开束缚equilibrium=balance平衡scaled-up=enlarged比例增大meter=measure测量dogged=ruined衰落；顽固的aid：go to the dogs 衰落liability=indebtedness亏欠saturated=wet浸透的adherent=believer拥护者repository=depository储藏室reversal=wavering逆转。