Unit 12 A Break from LifeA FAMOUS QUOTETime you enjoy wasting, was not wasted.——John Lennon浪费时间而能乐在其中就无所谓浪费。
——约翰·列侬Text A Feeling FreeNew Wordscranky adj. bad-tempered 脾气坏的laundry n. clothes, sheets, etc. that need washing, that are being washed, or that have been washed recently 要（或正在）洗的衣物；刚洗好的衣物resemble v. to look like or be similar to another person or thing 看起来像；显得像；像throb n. a strong regular beat; a feeling of pain that you experience as a series of strong beats （强烈有规律的）跳动；阵阵的疼痛subside v. to become calmer or quieter 趋于平静；平息；减弱；消退ache v. to feel a continuous dull pain 疼痛；隐痛joint n. a place where two bones are joined together in the body in a way that enables them to bend and move 关节shuffle v. to walk slowly without lifting your feet completely off the ground 拖着脚走wiggle v. to move from side to side or up and down in short quick movements; to make something move in this way （使）扭动，摆动，摇动sniffle n. an act or the sound of sniffling, especially because you are crying or have a cold 抽鼻子（声）tissue n. a piece of soft paper that absorbs liquids, used especially as a handkerchief （尤指用作手帕的）纸巾，手巾纸pillow n. a square or rectangular piece of cloth filled with soft material, used to rest your head on in bed 枕头crack v. to find the solution to a problem, etc. 找到解决（难题等的）方法contagious adj. if a person is contagious, they have a disease that can be spread to other people by touch 患接触性传染病的germ n. a very small living thing that can cause infection and disease 微生物；细菌；病菌resourceful adj. good at finding ways of doing things and solving problems, etc. 机敏的；足智多谋的；随机应变的scrounge v. to get or find something by looking in different places, asking different people, etc. 觅取；搜寻nurture v. to care for and protect somebody/something while they are growing and developing 养育；养护；培养chore n. an unpleasant or boring task 令人厌烦的任务；乏味无聊的工作respite n. a short break or escape from something difficult or unpleasant 暂停；暂缓manufacture v. to invent a story, an excuse, etc. 编造；捏造symptom n. a change in your body or mind that shows that you are not healthy 症状pamper v. to take care of somebody very well and make them feel as comfortable as possible 细心照顾；精心护理；娇惯；纵容hermit n. a person who, usually for religious reasons, lives a very simple life alone and does not meet or talk to other people 隐士；隐修者；遁世者gel n. a thick substance like jelly, especially one used in products for the hair or skin 凝胶，冻胶（尤指用于头发或护肤的产品）hearty adj. large；making you feel full 大的；丰盛的chamomile n. a plant with a sweet smell and small white and yellow flowers 苹果菊；春黄菊；甘菊vanilla-scented adj. flavoured with vanilla 香草味的gingerly adv. in a careful way, because you are afraid of being hurt, of making a noise, etc. 谨慎地；小心翼翼地；轻手轻脚地grateful adj. feeling or showing thanks because somebody has done something kind for you or has done as you asked 感激的；表示感谢的spa n. a good bath for relaxation or invigoration水疗tub n. a large, long container that you put water in and then get into to wash your whole body 浴缸；浴盆drain n. a pipe that carries away dirty water or other liquid waste 下水道；排水管refresh v. to make somebody feel less tired or less hot 使恢复精力；使凉爽emotionally adv. in the way connected with people's feelings 感情上地；情感上地empower v. to give somebody more control over their own life or the situation they are in 增加（某人的）自主权；使控制局势permission n. the act of allowing somebody to do something, especially when this is done by somebody in a position of authority 准许；许可；批准justify v. to give an explanation or excuse for something or for doing something 对…作出解释；为…辩解（或辩护）awareness n. knowing something；knowing that something exists and is important 知道；认识；意识Phrases and Expressionspile up to become larger in quantity or amount 堆积；积压come down with to get an illness that is not very serious 患，得，染上（小病）slip away to stop existing; to disappear or die 消失；消亡；死去respond to to do something as a reaction to something that somebody has said or done 作出反馈；响应care for to look after somebody who is sick, very old, very young, etc. 照顾，照料（病、老、幼者等）tend to to care for somebody or something 照料；照管；护理重点词汇laundry n. clothes, sheets, etc. that need washing, that are being washed, or that have been washed recently 要（或正在）洗的衣物；刚洗好的衣物eg: She did the laundry （= washed the clothes etc.） and hung it out to dry. 她洗完衣服，挂在外面晒干。
