Language points in Book 4Unit 2spot (v.)notice, catch sight of 发现；看见comb (v.)to search sth carefully in order to find sb/sth 彻底搜查suspicious (adj.)not willing or able to trust sb./sth 怀疑的；多疑的impoverished (adj.)very poor; without money 穷困的；贫穷的scheme (n.)sb’s plan for achieving sth, esp.sth that will bring them some benefit 计划；诡计lucrative (adj.)profitable; making a large profit 有利可图的；获利丰厚的out ofused to show the reason why sth is done 因为；出于tuck sth awayto hide sth somewhere or keep it in a safe placeinterfere with sthto prevent sth from succeeding or from being done 妨碍；干扰divide sth (up) into sthto separate or make sth separate into partscope with sthto deal successfully with sth difficultgo about sth/doing sthto start working on sth 着手做…; 从事…kick sb out (of sth)to force sb to leave or go away from somewhere 赶走；逐出in the worldon earth 究竟；到底press sth. on/upon sbto try to make sb accept sth, although they may not want itadd up toto make a total amount of sth 总共是；总计为all in allwhen everything is considered 从各方面考虑；总的来说Unit 3punctuality (n.)the quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time准时；守时neurotic (adj.)unreasonably anxious or afraid 神经质的；神经过敏的extrapolate (v.)obtain a conclusion, make an inference 预测；推测unwarranted (adj.)not reasonable or necessary; not appropriate不合理的；不必要的；无正当理由的credence (n.)belief in sth as true 信任；相信exonerate (v.)to officially state that sb is not responsible for sth that they have been blamed for宣布(某人)无罪；免除责任stagger (v.)t o arrange people’s working hours, holidays, etc. so that they do not all begin and end at the same time 使错开；交错安排discard (v.)to get rid of sth that you no longer need 丢弃；抛弃a matter ofa situation that involves sth or depends on sth 关于…的事情be tolerant about/of/towards sthable to accept what other people say or do even if you don’t agree with it 对…忍受的；容忍的；宽容的give credence to sthbelieve sth (is true)take …for grantedto be so used to sb/sth that you don’t show that you are grateful 认为…理所当然；不把…当回事be guilty of sth(1)having done sth illegal 有罪的；犯…罪的(2)feeling ashamed of sth 感到内疚的；感到惭愧的once in a blue moonvery rarely 极为罕见；千载难逢Unit 4thrill (n.)a strong feeling of excitement or pleasure 兴奋；激动entice (v.)to persuade sb/sth to go somewhere or to do sth, usually by offering them sth 诱使；引诱depart (v.)to leave a place, esp. to start a trip 离开；离去；起程，出发assess (v.)to make a judgment about the nature or quality of sb/sth 评价；评定(性质、质量) concern (n.)sth that interests you because it is important to you 关心的事bond (n.)bond (between A and B) sth that forms a connection between people or groups, such as a feeling of friendship or shared ideas and experiences 纽带；联系；关系diminutive (adj.)(formal) very small 极小的；特小的；微小的captivating (adj.)taking all your attention; very attractive and interesting 迷人的；有魅力的；有吸引力的deprive sb/sth of sthto prevent sb from having or doing sth, esp. sth important 剥夺…；使丧失…；使不能享有capture sb’s heartto make sb. love 使…爱上；赢得某人的好感in anticipation ofanticipate…期待；预期<SYN> in prospect offigure out(1) to think about sb/sth until you understand them/it弄懂；弄清楚；弄明白(2) to calculate the amount or the cost of sth计算出(金额或成本)let sb/sth go || let go of sb/sth(1)to stop holding sb/sth 放开；松手(2)to give up an idea or an attitude, or control of sth 放弃；摒弃(想法、态度或控制) well up(of a liquid) to rise to the surface of sth and start to flow 涌出；冒出；流出；溢出Unit 5patronizing (adj.)showing that you feel better, or more intelligent than sb else 自认为高人一等的；摆派头的bestow (v.)(formal) to give sth to sb, esp. to show how much they are respected 给予；授予；献给restore (v.)to bring back a situation or feeling that existed before 恢复(某种情况或感受) pervasive (adj.)existing in all parts of a place or thing 遍布的；无处不在的uphold (v.)to support sth that is you think is right, fair, etc. and make sure that it continues to exist 支持；维护esteem (n.)great respect and admiration 尊重；敬重k eep one’s wordk eep one’s promise守信；遵守诺言fall apartgo to pieces; break up 破碎；破裂think twice (about sth/doing sth)think carefully 仔细考虑；再三考虑pave the way (for sb/sth)to create a situation in which sb will be able to do sth or sth can happen 铺路(为某人或某事创造条件)Unit 6indifferent (to sb/sth) (adj.)having or showing no interest in sb/sth 漠不关心；不感兴趣ecstasy (n.)a feeling or state of great happiness 狂喜；陶醉；入迷smother (v.)to cover sth/sb thickly or with too much of sth (用某物) 厚厚地覆盖lavish (v.)(written) to give a lot of sth, often too much to sb/sth 过分给予；滥施ubiquitous (adj.)seeming to be everywhere; very common 无所不在的；十分普遍的phenomenal (adj.)very great or impressive 了不起的；非凡的fastidious (adj.)being careful that every detail of sth is correct 一丝不苟的；严谨的elusive (adj.)difficult to find, define, or achieve 难找的；难以解释的；难以达到的attend to sb/sth(1)to deal with sb/sth 处理；对付(2)to take care of sb/sth 照料；关怀in the matter ofas to; as fa r as… is concerned 在…方面；就…而论derive from sthto come or develop from sth 起源于；来自with regard to sb/sth(formal) concerning sb/sth 关于；至于proceed with sthto continue doing sth that has already been started 继续做(或从事、进行)spring upto appear or develop quickly or suddenly 迅速出现；突然兴起part and parcel of sthan essential part of sth 重要部分；基本部分conform to(1)to agree with or match sth 相一致；相符合(2)to obey a rule, law, etc. 遵守，遵从，服从Unit 10veiled (adj.)not expressed directly or clearly 含蓄的；掩饰的assure (v.)(1)(assure sb of sth) to tell sb that sth is definitely true or definitely going to happen使…确信；向…保证(2)assure oneself (of sth)to make oneself certain about sth 弄清；查明forestall (v.)to prevent sth from happening or sb from doing sth by doing sth first 预先阻止；先发制人；在(他人)之前行动bespeak (v.)show, indicate, reveal 显示；证明monstrous (adj.)(1)shocking and unacceptable because it is morally wrong or unfair 丑恶的；道德败坏的(2)very large 巨大的exalted (adj.)(formal) full of great joy and happiness 兴奋的；兴高采烈的save (prep.)(old use or formal) except sth 除了；除…外self-assertion(n.)confidence that you have in speaking firmly about your opinions 自信；主见implore (v.)(formal) to ask sb to do sth in an anxious way because you want it or need it very much 恳求；哀求composedly (adv.)calmly, in a self-controlled manner 镇定地；沉着地be afflicted withsuffer from 受…折磨；患(病)impose sth on/upon sbto make sb accept the same opinions, wishes, etc. as your own 使(别人)接受自己的意见count for +程度词(nothing, everything, a great deal…)in face of/in the face ofwhen confronted with 面对；在…面前run riot(1)(of people) to behave in a way that is violent and/or not under control 撒野；肆意妄为(2)If your imagination, a feeling, etc. runs riot, you allow it to develop and continue,without trying to control it (指思想、情感等) 任意发挥；奔放。
