Unit 4
1.disillusioned 幻想破灭的
2.confound vt. 使混淆；挫败；讨厌；使混乱
3.stiff adj. 呆板的；坚硬的；严厉的；拘谨的；拘谨的
adv. 僵硬地；彻底地
n. 死尸；令人讨厌者；流通票据；劳动者
vt. 亏待侍者等
vi. 在商业上惨败
4.take chances=behave riskly
take a chance on sth. 冒险
take one’s chance 碰运气
5.figure
6.slip
e.g. 1.She slipped the letter into his pocket when no one was looking.
2.slip on a sweater
3.slip away from his pursuers
4.a slip of the tongue 一不小心说错话
5.She slipped on the shiny floor and fell.
6.She slipped away without being seen.
7.It’s necessary to write, if the days aren’t to slip emptily by.