1. Listen to the recording of new words and phrases.

2. New Words & Phrases

chase

vt. run after sb.or sth. in order to catch them 追逐；追赶

My dog likeschasing rabbits. 我的那条狗喜欢追逐兔子。

We were chased bya bull while crossing the field. 我们穿过田地时，有一条公牛追逐着我们。

 

cruelty

n. [C, U] behaviorthat makes people or animals suffer 残酷；残忍

The book tellsreaders the cruelty of the slave trade at that time. 这本书告诉了读者在那个时候奴隶买卖的残忍。

The farmer wasaccused of cruelty to animals. 这个农民被指控残酷虐待动物。

 

pessimistic

a. expecting thatbad things will happen in the future or that sth. will have a bad result 悲观的

The tone of themeeting was very pessimistic. 该会议的气氛非常悲观。

The doctors arepessimistic about his chances of recovery. 医生们对他康复的可能性感到悲观。

 

conquest

n. 1. [U] theprocess of gaining control over sth. through great effort 征服；控制

The conquest ofinflation has been the Government's economic priority. 控制通货膨胀一直是政府经济工作的重点。

He finally madethe conquest of the disease come true. 他最后战胜了那疾病。

2. [sing., U] theact of taking control of a country, city, etc. by force 征服；攻占

After the NormanConquest the forest became a royal hunting preserve. 在诺曼征服之后，这片森林就成了皇家狩猎地。

The empire hadexpanded largely through military conquest. 帝国的扩张主要是通过军事占领。

 

bankrupt

a. without enoughmoney to pay what one owes 破产的

The company wasdeclared bankrupt. 这家公司被宣布破产。

Five years ago shewas a successful actress, but now she is bankrupt. 五年前她是一个成功的演员，可是现在她一贫如洗了。

 

motive

n. [C] a reasonfor doing sth. 动机

Why would she havekilled him? She has no motive. 她为什么会杀他呢？她没有任何动机。

What is the motivebehind the bombing? 爆炸背后有什么动机？

 

worship

vt. admire andlove sb. very much 崇拜；敬重；仰慕

He worshipped hiswife. 他很崇拜妻子。

He was amused bythe way younger actors worshipped and copied him. 年青演员崇拜他、模仿他的方式使他感到很有意思。

 

spur

vt. encourage sb.or make them want to do sth. 鼓励；刺激

Her difficultchildhood spurred her on to succeed. 她艰难的童年激励她去取得成功。

My trainer spurredme to keep up a pace of four miles an hour. 我的教练鼓励我保持每小时4英里的节奏。

 

lure

n. [C] sth. thatattracts people, or the quality of being able to do this 诱惑

Few can resist thelure of adventure. 几乎没有人抵挡得住历险的吸引力。

It is the lure ofmoney that brings them to the city. 是金钱的诱惑使他们来到了这城市。

 

drown

v. 1. have a verystrong feeling or a serious problem that is difficult to deal with 沉浸于

Relief agenciesare drowning in frustration. 救济机构都沉浸于沮丧之中。

I felt as if Iwere drowning in sleep. 我感到自己好像沉浸在睡眠之中。

2. die from beingunder water for too long, or to kill sb. in this way （使）淹死

Many peopledrowned when the boat overturned. 翻船时有许多人淹死了。

He drowned in aboating accident. 他在一次划船事故中淹死了。

 

imperial

a. 1. great andmagnificent 壮丽的；宏大的

The house is hugeand almost imperial. 房子很大，极其壮丽。

It is said thatfew places on earth offer such imperial scenic beauty as this. 据说世界上很少有地方像这里有如此壮观的美景。

2. relating to anempire or to the person who rules it 帝国的；皇帝的

the decline of animperial power 强盛帝国的衰败

Britain's imperialexpansion in the 19th century 英帝国在19世纪的扩张

 

agent

n. 1. [C] sb.whose job is to help an actor, artist, etc. find work 经纪人

A best-sellingwriter needs a good agent. 畅销书作家需要好的经纪人。

My agent has a newscript for me to look at. 我的经纪人有一个新剧本要我看一看。

2. [C] a person orcompany that represents another person or company, esp. in business 代理人；代理商

Our agent in NewYork deals with all US sales. 我们在纽约的代理商处理所有的美国销售业务。

 

hasten

vt. make sth.happen sooner or more quickly 加快；加速

The treatment shereceived may, in fact, have hastened her death. 实际上她接受的治疗加速了她的死亡。

News of thescandal certainly hastened his departure from office. 有关这件丑闻的消息当然加速了他的离职。

 

elevator

n. [C] a machinethat carries people or goods up and down in a building 电梯

It's on the sixthfloor—let's take the elevator. 它在六层，让我们坐电梯吧。

Some people weretrapped in the elevator. 有些人被困在了电梯里。

 

blur

n. [C] sth. thatone cannot remember or see clearly 模糊的记忆；模糊不清的事物

The events of thatday were just a blur. 那天所发生的事情简直就是一片模糊，记不清楚。

My memory of mychildhood days is only a blur. 我对童年只有些模糊的记忆。

 

idle

a. not working orproducing anything 不工作的；闲着的

The workers havebeen idle for the last six months. 在过去的六个月，这些工人们都闲着没事干。

The machine stoodidle for two months. 机器闲置了两个月。

 

bore

vt. make sb. loseinterest and become tired and impatient 使厌烦

He bores everyonewith his stories about his girlfriends. 他老讲自己女朋友的故事，使每个人都感到厌倦。

Being alone with ababy all day bored her to death. 整天一个人和一个婴儿在一起使她厌倦死了。

 

bored

a. tired andimpatient 厌烦的

It was a cold, wetday and the children were bored. 那天很冷，又潮湿，孩子们都烦闷了。

He was gettingbored with doing the same thing every day. 每天都做同样的事，他变得厌倦了。

 

continuity

n. [U] the stateof continuing for a period of time 连贯（性）；连续（性）

The novel fails toachieve narrative continuity. 这部小说在叙述的连贯性上是失败的。

His speech lackscontinuity in logic. 的演说缺乏逻辑的连贯性。

 

sustain

vt. make sth.continue to exist for a period of time 维持；使……持续

She managed tosustain everyone's interest until the end of her speech. 设法使得每个人的兴趣都保持到她演讲结束。

Kangaroos cansustain high speeds over long distances. 鼠能高速行进很长的距离。

 

minute

a. very small 极小的

Her writing's sominute that it's difficult to read. 的字迹太小了，很难认。

The problem wascaused by minute particles of dust getting in the disk drive. 题是由进入到磁盘驱动器上的灰尘微粒引起的。

 

discount

vt. 1. regard sth.as unlikely to be true or important 忽视；低估

You shouldn'tdiscount the possibility of him coming back. 们不应该不相信他回来的可能性。

Much of what hesays must be discounted. 说的很多话不可信。

2. reduce theprice of sth. 降低价格；打折

The storediscounts all its merchandise. 家商店的所有商品都打折。

He asked todiscount 15% from the price. 要求打八五折。

n. [C] a reductionin the usual price of sth. 折扣

They usually giveyou a discount if you buy more than ten copies. 果你买十本以上，他们通常给你打折扣。

They offer a 10percent discount on rail travel for students.他们向乘火车旅行的学生提供九折优惠。

 

plot

n. 1. [C] thestory of a book, film, play, etc. （小说、电影、戏剧等的）情节

The film has a very simple plot. 这部电影的情节非常简单。

The plots of his booksare basically all the same. 他写的书在情节上基本都是一样的。

2. [C] a secretplan 阴谋；密谋

The plot wasdiscovered before it was carried out.这密谋还没进行就已被发现。

The police havefoiled a plot to assassinate the President.警方挫败了一起暗杀总统的阴谋。

 

moviemaker

n. [C] sb. whomakes films, esp. a director or producer 电影制作人

Among the audiencewere moviemaker Jim Sheridan and some movie stars. 观众中有电影制作人吉姆·谢里登和一些电影明星。

It's about time afew moviemakers with original ideas were given a chance. 该是给那些具有新见解的电影制作人机会的时候了。

 

distinct

a. 1. clearlydifferent or belonging to a different type 明显不同的；独特的

The two conceptsare quite distinct from each other.这两个概念是有明显区别的。

The learning needsof the two groups are quite distinct from each other.这两个组的学习需要是相当不同的。

2. able to beclearly seen, heard, smelled, etc. 清晰的；清楚的；明显的

The outline of theship became more distinct.船的轮廓变得更清楚了。

As night fell, theoutline of the mountain became less distinct.夜幕降临，山峦的轮廓变得不那么清楚了。

 

spotlight

n. [C] 聚光灯

The room was litby spotlights. 聚光灯照亮了房间。

She stood alone onstage in the spotlight. 她独自一个人站在舞台的聚光灯下。

 

jungle

n. [C, U] a thicktropical forest with many large plants growing very close together （热带）丛林

The lakes arecertainly there but they are hidden in dense jungle. 湖肯定在那儿，不过是隐藏在密林之中。

When the policehit the shore, they fled into the jungle. 当警察到达河岸时，他们逃进了丛林。

 

fraud

n. [C, U] thecrime of deceiving sb. in order to get money or sth. illegally 欺诈；诈骗

She was chargedwith credit card fraud. 她被指控用信用卡诈骗。

Big losses due totheft and fraud forced the company to close. 由于偷窃和欺诈造成的巨大损失，这家公司倒闭了。

 

contaminate

vt. make sth.dirty or poisonous 污染；弄脏

Much of the coasthas been contaminated by nuclear waste. 那海岸的许多地方已被核废料污染了。

The food which hadbeen contaminated was destroyed. 被污染的食品已经被销毁了。

 

underline

vt. 1. draw a lineunder a word to show that it is important 在……下划线

All the technicalwords have been underlined in red. 所有的技术词汇下面都用红色划了线。

Don't forget tounderline the title of the essay. 别忘了在文章标题下划线。

2. emphasize; showthat sth. is important 强调，使突出

She underlined theseriousness of the situation. 她强调了形势的严峻性。

To underline theirdisgust, the crowd started throwing bottles at the stage. 为了强调他们的厌恶，人群开始向舞台扔瓶子了。

 

uncompromising

a. unwilling tochange one's opinions or behavior 不妥协的；不让步的

He has areputation for being tough and uncompromising. 他因顽强、不妥协出名。

At work, Georgewas known as an uncompromising businessman. 在工作上，乔治是一个决不让步的商人。

 

object

vi. oppose ordisapprove of sth. 反对；不赞成

Would anyoneobject if we start the meeting now? 如果我们现在开始开会，有人反对吗？

No one objectedwhen the boss said it was time to go home. 当老板说该回家了时，没有人表示反对。

 

accuse

vt. say that sb.is guilty of a crime or of doing sth. bad 指控；控告

"It wasn't myfault." “这不是我的过错。”

"Don't worry, I'm not accusingyou." “别担心，我不是在指责你。”

He's been accusedof robbery. 他被控抢劫。

 

banquet

n. [C] a formaldinner for many people on an important occasion 宴会

A banquet wasplanned to celebrate the victory. 为庆祝胜利，计划举行一个宴会。

That night therewas a state banquet. 那天晚上举行了一场国宴。

 

sue

vt. make a legalclaim against sb., esp. for money 起诉；控告

The company issuing a former employee. 该公司正在起诉一个前雇员。

He threatened tosue them if the work was not completed. 如果工作完不成，他威胁要起诉他们。

attorney

n. [C] a lawyer 律师

Simpson answeredquestions from his defense attorney for nearly three hours. 辛普森回答了将近三小时自己辩护律师提出的问题。

Other investorshave hired attorneys and are deciding whom to sue. 其他投资者已经雇了律师，正在决定要起诉谁。

 

second

vt. support asuggestion made by another person in a meeting 支持；附议

The motion wasproposed by the club's chairman and seconded by the secretary. 这提案是俱乐部主席提出的，并得到了秘书的支持。

"Will anyonesecond this motion?" “有谁支持这项提议？”

"I second it, Mr. Chairman." “主席先生，我附议。”

 

fine

vt. make sb. paymoney as a punishment 罚……的款

Drivers who exceedthe speed limit can expect to be fined heavily. 超速驾驶的司机会受到重罚。

They fined him$100 for threatening behavior. 因为威胁性的举止，他被他们罚了100美金。

 

expel

vt. force sb. toleave a school or organization 开除；驱逐

The government hasexpelled some diplomats. 政府已将一些外交官驱逐出境。

My brother wasexpelled from school for bad behavior. 我弟弟因为行为不端被学校开除了。

 

justify

vt. show thatthere is a good reason for sth. that other people think is unreasonable 证明……有道理；为……辩护

How do you justifyyour rude behavior? 你如何为你的粗鲁举止辩解呢？

We can't justifyspending any more money on this project. 我们没有理由再在这个项目上花费更多的钱了。

 

single-minded

a. having oneclear aim and working very hard to achieve it 一心一意的；专一的

She is verysingle-minded about her career. 她专一于自己的事业。

Her single-mindedcommitment to the job meant that she had little time left for her family. 她对工作一心一意的奉献意味着她很少有时间留给自己的家庭。

 

novelist

n. [C] sb. whowrites novels 小说家

A famous novelistgave a speech at the opening ceremony. 在开幕式上，一位知名小说家发了言。

 

musician

n. [C] sb. whoperforms or writes music, esp. as a job 音乐家；乐手

Ellen is one ofour most talented young musicians. 埃伦是我们最有天赋的年青音乐家之一。

 

desperate

a. 1. needing orwanting sth. very much 极需要的；极向往的

The team isdesperate for a win. 这个队极需要一场胜利。

He was desperateto get a job. 他非常想得到一份工作。

2. very worriedand willing to do anything to change a bad situation 绝望的；拼命的

I had no moneyleft and was desperate. 我没有钱了，感到很绝望。

Time was runningout and we were getting desperate. 时间不断流逝，我们开始不顾一切。

 

desperately

ad. 1. very much 非常

She always seemsto be desperately busy! 她看上去总是非常忙！

I'm notdesperately keen on watching football. 我并不酷爱看足球。

2. in a worried orangry way 绝望地；拼命地

The doctors trieddesperately to save her life. 医生拼命地要拯救她的生命。

He looked rounddesperately for someone to help him. 他绝望地朝四周看了看，希望有人帮助他。

 

alas

ad. unfortunately 不幸的是；遗憾的是

I love footballbut, alas, I have no talent as a player. 我喜欢足球，可是，真遗憾，我没有足球队员的天赋。

For many people,alas, hunger is part of everyday life. 对许多人来说，很不幸，饥饿是日常生活的一部分。

 

at best

even when consideredin the most positive way 充其量；至多

At best she wouldbecome disabled; at worst she would die. 最乐观地看，她会变残废；最糟糕的话，她会死去。

He was, at best, asecond-class writer. 他充其量是一个二流作家。

 

run a/the risk

be in a situationin which sth. bad could happen 冒险；有……风险

He ran the risk oflosing his job by criticizing his boss. 他冒着丢饭碗的风险批评了他的老板。

If you keepworking in such a temperature, you will run a risk of getting heat stroke. 如果你在这样的温度下继续工作，就有中暑的危险。

 

remain/be true to

continue to beloyal to sb. or sth. 忠于

He remains true tohis principle. 他忠于自己的原则。

We are true to ourcultural traditions. 我们忠于我们的文化传统。

 

object to

oppose ordisapprove of sth. 反对；不赞成

Robson stronglyobjected to the terms of the contract. 罗布森强烈反对合同中的条款。

I objected tohaving to rewrite the article. 我反对重写这篇文章。

 

accuse sb. of sth.

say that sb. hasdone sth. wrong or is guilty of sth. 指控；控告

Some parents areaccused of being careless with their children's health. 人们指责有些家长不关心孩子的健康。

 

throw out

make sb. leave aplace, school, organization, etc. because they have done sth. against the rules开除；解雇

Their trade unionwas instructed to find jobs for those thrown out of work. 他们的工会接到指示要为那些失去工作的人找到工作。

These two famoussportsmen were thrown out of the Olympics after failing drug tests. 这两位著名的运动员由于没有通过药检被逐出奥运会。