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Language study1.ever-increasing quantities of Uever-increasing: increasing all the timeever-increasing demand/ discontent ever+ adjective = 永远; 一直; 不断ever-present 一直存在的ever-changing 一直变化的ever-willing 永远愿意的2.idle, idlenessa) I have not an idle moment.The workers were left idle when the computer was down.The machine stood idle.b) He is too idle to do anything. =lazyc) an idle dream 痴心妄想don’t waste time on idle gossip. =uselessv. idle away =waste one’s timeWhy are you idling away all your days?idle away his youth/timeIt’s pleasant to idle round the campus after supper. 悠然自得3.pleasure = recreation, on vacationAre you here on business or just for pleasure?pleasure ground/trip4.innovationa daring innovationThere have been numerous innovations in curriculum.5.at a bewildering ratebe/feel bewildered about sth = at a loss for sthbewildering changesChanges in society are happening so fast, they sometimes seem bewildering.New arrivals in Shanghai are bewildered by the complicated traffic system.6.eat into (time/resources)Wages are rising faster than productivity and this is eating into profits.Responsibilities at home and work eat into his time.Acid/rust eats into metal.7.promisepromise to be/do= show signs that something will occurWhile it will be fun, the seminar also promises to be most instructive.show promise as =seem likely to be successfulThe boy first showed promise as an athlete in grade school.promising people/planThe game started so promisingly. (it began well but often failed in the end) 8.time-consumingEnglish learning is a complex and time-consuming processcf. time-saving: a time-saving devicea)undertake a task/the work= go aboutb)undertake to finish the job by Friday=promiseThe government has undertaken the initiatives to cope with the economic recession.10.toil n,/v. = labourThese books are a toil to read. =hard to understandHe slept like a log after the day’s toil.The farmers toiled in the fields from dawn till dusk.11.multiply vt./ vi.multiply one’s chances of successEfficiency will be multiplied several times.multiply our efforts to do sth 加倍努力The chain stores began to multiply quickly.12.accommodate, accommodationa) The delegates were accommodated in university hostels. 招待住舍b) Our bedroom can accommodate four beds.c) accommodate oneself to sth = adapt oneself toGuess: an accommodating teacher???13.generateThe Employment Minister said the reforms would generate new jobs. = createthe excitement generated by the changegenerate power /electricity14.the expanding frontier of scholarship/academy/knowledge/disciplinea) frontier = border (Am)frontier tradeb) frontiers (知识)新领域technological frontiersThe frontiers of medical knowledge are being pushed farther outwards every year.15.prosperity, prosperousachieve prosperity 致富prosperous-looking CEOs and CFOsSome people argue that globalization will bring the prosperity so far enjoyed only by wealthy industrialized nations to the developing countries.16.obligea) be obliged to = be compelled toThe storm got worse and worse. Finally I was obliged to abandon the car and continue on foot.b) oblige sb = be helpfulIf you ever need help with the babysitting, I’d glad to oblige.c) be/feel much obliged to sb for sth = be very grateful17.abundance, abundantAbundant thanks for your help.live in abundanceMost milk consists of an abundance of the major nutrients needed by the body for good health18.self-imposedimpose fines on sbimpose their own tastes on childrenimpose hardships on the pupilsShe has slipped into the self imposed ' global policeman ' role and has stepped on more toes than she cares to admit.19.perception , perceiveperceptions of deaththe perceptions of the new immigrantsperceive …as= see…as20.provokea)provoke animals =annoy deliberatelyb) provoke a controversy/debate/angera thought-provoking novel21.spring upFast-food restaurants are springing up all over town.22.family-friendlya reader-friendly novel;a consumer-friendly policy.a user-friendly computer system23.futilea futile attempt/effortIt was futile to continue the negotiations.24.divert: vt. turn (sb./sth.) aside from a course, direction, etc. into anotherThe money that might be spent on cities has been diverted into other projects.Traffic is being diverted from the main road because of the accident.25.an array ofa dazzling array of celebritiesthe wonderful arrays of fruit26.evadeevade arrest.evade responsibility27.confine: the limits of a space or an area; the borderswithin the confines of one county.children who learned to work within the confines of the curriculum28.be doomed to sthThe whole project was doomed to failure.He was doomed to unemployment by his ill health.。