第一册
Unit 1: a little house in the
big woods
1. Wilderness. [?w?ld?n?s] n 荒野;沙漠; 政治家在野； 不再当政 (be) in the wilderness
After a few years / in the wilderness / she was allowed / to return to a job / in the government. 2.Be away from+离开地: 从?离开
3.On the edge of sth/Sp: 濒于,几乎,在边缘 4.emphasize .[??mf??sa?z]
vt. 强调; 加强语气; 着重
对于任何违法乱纪的人都必须坚决予以打击。 15.strap .[str?p] vt. 用皮带捆扎；用皮带抽打；n. 带
子；挎带, 肩带; 背带
Pa strapped the bundle of furs on his shoulders.
爸爸把这一大捆毛皮背在了肩上. The boss strapped a workman. 老板用皮带抽打一个工人。 I need a new watch strap. 我需要一条新表带。
16.sun up/set：日出/日落
17.calico：.[?k?l??ko] n. 印花布,白棉布
18.eagerly .[?iɡ?l?] adv. 渴望地;热切地＝
thirstily [?θ?:stili]
5. thaw .[θ?] vi. (冰、雪及冷冻食物)溶化, 溶解
(气候)解冻; 软化, 暖和起来; (态度、感情等)缓和, 随和, 更友好
vt. 使融化, 使缓和 n. 融化, 解冻
19.chore [t??:] n. 零星工作(尤指家常杂务)
It was time to do the chores. 是该去做家务的时候了.
20.lantern .[?l?nt?n] n. 灯笼;灯塔 21.mitten [?m?tn] n. 连指手套;露指手套
22.yarn .[jɑrn] n. 纱, 纱线, 纺线; 奇闻漫谈, 旅行轶
事
The snow was beginning to thaw.
冰雪已经开始融化
6. melt. [m?lt] vt. & vi.
(使)融[溶, 熔]化; 溶解; (使)消散, 消失 7. icicle .[?a?s?k?l] n. 冰柱
Icicles hang from tree braches in winter.
冬天树枝上挂着冰柱。
8. eave n.屋檐
9.quiver .[?kw?v?] vt. & vi. 微颤, 抖动; 使震动; n.
抖动; 颤音
The icicles quivered and sparkled. 冰柱在阳光下颤动闪烁.
10.tremble[?tr?mb?l] vi. 发抖, 颤抖；焦虑, 担忧；n. 震颤, 发抖
11.sparkle .[?spɑrk?l] vi. 发火花, 闪耀
His eyes were sparkling with happiness. 他眼里闪烁着幸福的光芒。
n. 光亮; 活力; 闪光
Her red mittens that hung by a red yarn string around her neck.
她的两只连指手套由一根红纱绳连着，挂在脖子上.
His grandmother spun（spin:杜撰） him a yarn at the fire.
他奶奶在火炉边给他讲故事。 23.tin .[t?n] n. 锡；罐头盒 I never eat anything out of a tin. 我从来不吃罐头食品。
24.barn .[bɑrn] n. 仓房; 牲口棚 25.faint .[fent] vi. 晕倒, 昏倒
The young soldier fainted in the hot sun. 那个年轻的士兵在炎炎烈日下晕了过去。
adj. 微弱的, 模糊的, 暗淡的
(体力)无力的, 虚弱的; 易失去知觉的, 昏眩的 (动作等)无力的, 似无太大效果的
The sounds of music grew fainter in the distance.
音乐的声音在远处逐渐变得微弱了。
n. 昏倒
12.trap .[tr?p] vt.诱骗; 诱捕; 设陷阱捕捉；困住, 使
陷入绝境；使受限制；
n. (捕捉动物的)夹子, 罗网, 陷阱 圈套, 困境
(对付人的)计谋, 策略, 陷阱
He recovered from a faint.他从昏厥中苏醒过来。 26.stall .[st?l] n. 厩, 畜栏;摊, 棚
熄火, 停止转动 vt. & vi.
(使)熄火, (使)停止转动 The engine stalled suddenly. 发动机突然熄火了。 vi. 拖延 vt. 搪塞
13.a big bundle of sth：一大捆?
14.tightly [?ta?tl?] adv. 紧紧地;坚固地;牢固地 =firmly.[?f?:ml?] 坚固地;稳固地；坚定地;坚决地
Anyone who violates law and discipline must firmly be slapped down.
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27.slap .[sl?p] vt. & vi. 掌击; 拍打
If you touch me again I'll slap your face! 你若再碰我一下, 我就打你耳光。 vt. 制止; 镇压
They slapped the workers who had gone on strike. 他们对参加罢工的工人大加镇压 n. 掌击
adv. 直接; 径直; 恰恰; 正好
This path leads slap to the playground. 这条小路直接通到运动场。
vt. (车辆)载(人)运送;(以车辆)运送
☆ trundle out 重提某事；重演故伎 36.smooth .[smue] adj. 光滑的; 平坦的; 平静的；
平稳的, 不颠簸的, 不摇晃的；顺利的, 没有困难的, 没问题的；过分殷勤的, 圆滑的; (过分)礼貌的 vt. & vi. (使)光滑, (使)平坦; (使)顺利
This agreement will smooth the way to peace. 这一协议将为和平铺平道路。
Speaking the language fluently certainly smoothed our path.
我们说这种语言很流利, 确实给我们带来了许多方便。
Slap one’s shoulder:拍打某人的肩膀
28. shaggy .[???ɡi] adj. (毛发等)粗浓的；长满粗毛的
29. glittering .[ ?ɡl?t?r??] adj. 闪闪发光的,,
光彩夺目的；光辉灿烂的, 华丽的；辉煌的；炫耀的
37.limp .[l?mp]
n. 跛行 He walks with a limp. 他走路一瘸一拐的。
adj. 无力的; 无生气的; 易弯的; 松软的
Laura saw long, shaggy, black fur, and two little, glittering eyes.
Laura看到杂乱的黑色长毛，还有两只发亮的小眼睛.
30.snatch .[sn?t?] n. 抢; 夺; 攫取；(物的)片段;
短时间; 一阵
The thief snatched her handbag and ran. 盗贼抢了她的手提包就跑。
vt. & vi. 突然伸手拿取; 攫取; 抓住 Ma snatched her up, lantern and all, and ran. 妈妈一把抓起Laura和灯笼，拔腿跑了起来.
He gave her a limp, cold handshake.
他有气无力且冷淡地与她握了一下手。 This company is limp. 这家公司没有生气。
38.china-blue 中国蓝,酸性水溶青
39.feathery adj. 生有羽毛的,柔软如羽毛的
40.track [tr?k] n. 踪迹, 痕迹, 足迹； 小路； 路
径, 路线；轨道，跑道
31.slam .[sl?m] vt. & vi. 砰地关上(门或窗);
Ma ran with her into the house, and slammed the door.
妈妈带着她一路跑进屋里，随即关上了门 32.hung on v. 抓紧, 坚持, 不挂断；依偎 33.prayer .[pr?r] n.祈祷, 祈祷文 34.snuggle.[?sn?ɡ?l]
vt. & vi. 依偎;舒适地蜷伏;紧靠;拥抱
vt. 跟踪, 追踪 The police used dogs to track the criminal. 警察用警犬来追踪罪犯。 41.claw .[kl?] vt. & vi. 抓, 撕, 搔
n. 爪
42.obedience .[o?bidi?ns] n. 服从;顺从;听话
= submission[s?b'mi??n] n.提交, 服从, 屈服, [律]意见
43.preface .[?pr?f?s] n. 序言, 前言；开端, 前
奏
44.pioneer [?pa???n?r] n. 拓荒者; 开发者；先
驱者; 创始者; 先锋；vt. 开拓, 开发, 创始 45.quilt .[kw?lt] n. 被子 ※She slipped her arm through his and snuggled
46.poker .[?pok?] n. 拨火铁棒；纸牌;扑克 close.
她搂着他的胳膊，紧紧地依偎着他。 47.illusion .[??lu??n] n. 错觉, 幻想, 错误观
念；假象 ※She snuggled into him and closed her eyes.
48.funfair .[?f?nfe?] n. 游乐场 她依偎进他怀里 ，闭上了眼睛。
snuggle down :温暖舒适地躺在床 49.flavor .[?flev?] n. 味,味道；韵味,风味；香snuggle up (to/against sb/sth), snuggle up(in sth) 料,调味料；特点；特色；vt. 给?调味；给…增添风趣 (温暖舒适地)偎依，挨近(人或物)，蜷伏在 50.carve .[kɑrv] vt. & vi. 切, 切碎；雕刻
51.figure .[?f?ɡj?] n. 数字，图解, 图表; 装饰She snuggled up to him on the sofa.
性的图案；人或动物的像, 画像, 肖像；轮廓, 人影, 身 她依偎着他坐在沙发上。
材, 体态, 风姿；算术, 计算 35.trundle .[?tr?ndl] n. 小车轮;小脚轮
有脚轮的矮床 vi. 出现, 被提及；估计, 有可能; 认为, 料想 灯笼式小齿轮 I figured that you wouldn't come. 矮轮手推车 我料想你不会来。 转动;滚动 He figured himself as a good candidate. vt. & vi. (使)沉重地滚动;(使)移动 他认为自己是合适的人选。
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His name figured among the guests. 宾客名单中有他的名字。
vt. 计算在内
52.distress .[d??str?s]
n. 悲痛, 痛苦, 忧伤, 苦恼；贫困, 窘迫；危险, 困难, 危难
悲痛, 痛苦, 忧伤, 苦恼
响声把睡着的警卫惊醒了.
引起, 激发
We must arouse them to fight with enemies. 我们必须唤起他们同敌人斗争。
61.urge .[?d?]
vt. 力劝; 敦促
She urged my going to see him immediately. 她劝我立即去看他。
Vt.鼓励; 极力主张
He urged the necessity for immediate action. 他强烈要求立即采取行动。 n. 强烈的愿望
He has an urge to become a film star. 他非常希望成为电影明星。
62. Consequence. [?k?nsikw?ns]
Nothing could alleviate(.[??livi?et] 减轻, 缓解, 缓和) his distress.
什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。 贫困, 窘迫
How can we prevent such distress? 我们怎样才能避免这种贫困? 危险, 困难, 危难
Send out a distress signal; the ship is sinking. 发出求救信号吧, 船正在下沉。
vt. 使痛苦, 使忧伤
Please don't distress yourself. 请你不要忧愁了。
The news of his death distressed us greatly. 他逝世的消息使我们极为悲痛。 53.anguish .[???ɡw??]
n. (尤指心理上的)极度的痛苦 She cried out for anguish at parting. 分手时, 她由于痛苦而失声大哭。 54.grief .[ɡrif] n. 悲伤, 悲痛
Love, hate, joy, fear and grief are emotions. 爱、恨、高兴、恐惧、悲伤都是情感。 n.悲伤的事, 悲痛的缘由 Her death was a real grief. 她的去世实在令人痛心。
55.bead .[bid] n. (空心)小珠子; 水珠; 珠子项链 56.wrap up: 穿暖; 包裹, 包扎; 完成; 签订完协议 They wrapped up an agreement on Friday. 他们于周五签完协议。
◇注意力完全集中于…
n. 结果, 后果 n.重要(性), 重大
This matter is of great consequence to all of us. 对于我们来说这件事非常重要。 Unit 2:Fool’s Paradise
1. Cautionary ['k?:??n?ri] adj. 警戒的, 警告的
2. Tale [teil]
n.故事, 叙述, 传说 n.谎话, 总计
3. Magically ['m?d?ikli] adv. 如魔法般地, 用魔法地
4. Literature ['lit?r?t??] n. 文学, 文献
※ please read the following cautionary tale magically told by the Nobel Prize-winner in
literature.
诺贝尔文学奖得主以梦幻色彩叙述了以下这则警示性故事，请读读看.
5.on the household of somebody: 某人的一家 6. Relative ['rel?tiv]
adj.相对的, 比较的, 相关的 n.亲戚, [语]关系词 7.orphan ['?:f?n] n.孤儿
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They're completely wrapped up in their work. 他们把全部精力都用在工作上了。 57.a handful of: 一把
58.penny .[?p?ni] n.便士; (美国、加拿大的)一分钱;
少量的钱
59.ribbon .[?r?b?n] n. 带, 缎带, 丝带; (打印机的)色
带
60. arouse .[??ra?z]
vt.唤醒;
The noise aroused the sleeping guard.
adj.孤儿的 vt.成孤儿
Having no children of their own theydecided to adopt an orphan.
他们因没有亲生儿女，所以决定领养一个孤儿。 his questions.
他停下来看了看笔记，然后继续提问。
I want to consult with my pillow(n.枕头) before I take a
decision.
在我做出决定前，我要好好考虑一下。
I will have to consult my principals before I can give
8. Constantly ['k?nst?ntli] adv.不断地, 经常地
The car has to be constantly maintained. 汽车必须经常保养。
9. Maintain [mein'tein] vt.维持, 维修, 保养, 坚持, 断言
We must maintain a firm attitude. 我们必须采取坚定的态度。 He is too poor to maintain his family.
他太穷了，无法养活家人。
The government has taken a measure to maintain
the stability of prices.
政府已经采取了措施以确保物价稳定。
10. Whale [weil] n.鲸 vi.捕鲸v.打击
We may live to see the extinction of the whale. 人类或许能亲眼见到鲸的灭绝。
11. Reserve [ri'z?:v] vt.保留, 预订, 延期 n.候补, 预备品, 贮存 n.含蓄, 克制
As I require money quickly I must draw on my reserve.
由于我急于用钱，我必须取出存款。
Please reserve a seat for me. 请为我预定一个座位。
He still reserved his opinion on some points. 在一些问题上，他仍然保留自己的意见。
12.take over: v.接收, 接管, 接任, 承袭 13.in despair: adv. 失望地
The poor woman was in despair. 那可怜的女人陷入了绝望。 He gave up the struggle in despair.
他绝望地放弃了斗争。
A person is most disappointed when he is in despair.
一个人在绝望时最失望。 He gave up the attempt in despair. 他绝望之下放弃了尝试。
14. Consult [k?n's?lt]
v.查阅, 请教, 商讨, 就诊
You had better consult a doctor soon.
你最好快点去看医生。
He paused to consult his notes, and then proceeded with
you an answer on that.
我必须同我的委托人磋商后才能就这个问题给你答
复。
Please consult the relevant(adj.相关的, 切题的, 中肯的) entry to find the correct word for the item concerned. 查阅与物品搭配用的确切量词，请参考有关词条。
If you wish good advice, consult an old man.
若要主意好，老人须请教。 I consulted with a friend on a matter. 我和朋友商量一件事。
I have consulted a number of law books in the British Museums.
我查阅了大英博物馆里许多法律书籍。
15. Specialist ['spe??list] n.专家, 专科医生 16. Pale [peil] adj.苍白的, 灰白的,暗淡的, 无力的 vi.变苍白, 变黯淡, 相形见绌 n.范围,尖桩,围栏
vt.使苍白, 用围栏围住
1).She paled with shock at the news.
她听到那消息大惊失色。
2).You are looking rather pale, are you ill? 你的脸色有些苍白，你生病了吗？
3).All other anxieties paled into insignificance besides the
possibility of war.
和可能打仗相比，所有其他忧虑都变得微不足道了。
4).She paled at the sight of the blood.
她一看到血就脸色苍白。
17. Fasting: n. 禁食 18.bewilder [bi'wild?]
vt. 使迷惑, 使 ... 不知所措
You bewildered me. 你把我搞糊涂了。
19.funeral ['fju:n?r?l]adj.葬礼(的) n.葬礼 20.satin n.缎子 adj.缎子的
21. Draperies ['dreip?ri]
n. 帏帐, 布料
He works in the drapery department of the store.
他在商店的纺织品部工作。
22. Coffin ['k?fin] n. 棺材
23.ceremony ['serim?ni] n.仪式, 礼节, 典礼
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24. Exhaust [ig'z?:st]
形容词: exhaustible 副词: exhaustedly 名词: exhauster 动词过去式: exhausted
动词过去分词: exhausted 动词现在分词: exhausting 动词第三人称单数: exhausts v.使筋疲力尽, 耗尽, 详尽论述 n.排气装置, 废气
25. Sacred ['seikrid] adj.神圣的, 受尊重的
In India the cow is a sacred animal. 在印度，牛是神圣的动物。 Nothing is sacred to these wild youths. 这些狂野的年轻人什么都不尊重。
26.clap [kl?p] v.拍手, 轻拍, 鼓掌, 啪地关上 n.霹雳声, 轻拍, 拍手声 n.淋病
动词过去式: clapped 动词过去分词: clapped 动词现在分词: clapping 动词第三人称单数: claps
She clapped her hands in delight. 她高兴地拍手。
He gave me a clap on the back and invited me for a drink.
他在我背上拍了一下，请我去喝酒。
27 . tray [trei] n.托盘, 盘
28. Pomegranate ['p?mgr?nit] n. 石榴, 石榴树 29.persimmon [p?:'sim?n] n. 柿子, 柿子树 30.goblet ['g?blit] n. 高脚杯, 酒杯
今天的天幕是灰色的。
=shelter['?elt?]
n.避难所, 庇护, 庇护所 v.保护, 隐匿,庇护 33. Appetite ['?pitait] n.食欲, 嗜好, 欲望
She is suffering from lack of appetite. 她食欲不振。
形容词: appetitive
adj. 食欲的, 有食欲的, 促进食欲的
34. Saint [seint] n.圣人, 圣徒 vt.把 ... 封为圣人 35. inquire [in'kwai?]
vt.询问, 查究 vi.询问, 查究
1.He asked me to inquire after you.
他要我问候你。
2.The police will inquire into the cause of his death.
警方将调查他的死因。 3.We inquired the way of a boy. 我们向一个男孩问路。
36.dwelling ['dweli?] n.住处, 住宅 =houses
31. Ravenously ['r?v?n?sli] adv. 贪婪的(渴望的) = extremely eagerly=hungrily
32. Declare [di'kl??]
形容词: declarable 名词: declarer
动词过去式: declared 动词过去分词: declared 动词现在分词: declaring 动词第三人称单数: declares. v.宣布（声明）, 申报, 声明
I'm not coming with you and that's final!' declared Mary. ｀我不跟你去--这是最後决定!＇玛丽郑重地说。
He declared that he was innocent. 他声称自己是无罪的。 I now declare this meeting open. 我现在宣布会议开幕。
Britain declared war on Germany in 1914. 英国在1914年向德国宣战。
The customs asked me if I had anything to declare.
海关人员问我是否有要报税的东西。
32. Velvet ['velvit] n.天鹅绒, <口>意外之财 adj.天鹅绒的
32. Canopy ['k?n?pi] n. 天篷, 遮篷, 苍穹
Today, the canopy of the heavens is grey.
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37. ponder ['p?nd?] 名词: ponderer
动词过去式: pondered 动词过去分词: pondered 动词现在分词: pondering 动词第三人称单数: ponders
v.沉思, 考虑
We pondered whether to tell her. 我们考虑是否要告诉她。
They are pondering moving their offices outside London.
他们正在考虑把办事处搬出伦敦。
He pondered for some minutes before giving an answer. 他思考了几分钟才作答复。
38. Mourn ['m?:ni?]
v.哀悼, 忧伤, 服丧
副词: mourningly 名词: mourner
动词过去式: mourned