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Unit 1 My First Job
Vocabulary(A)
1. (f) fume: smoke or vapor; offensive or suffocating gas 2. (h) sandy: of the colour of sand; pale reddish-yellow 3. (c) somehow: for some reason or other 4. (b) stale: dry and unappetizing
5. (g) dingy: dirty-looking; not fresh or cheerful 6. (e) proceed: go ahead
7. (d) bloodshot: full of blood; red because the small blood vessels are swollen or broken
8. (a) dismayed: made afraid or discouraged at the prospect of trouble
Vocabulary(B)
1. awkward: inconvenient and uncomfortable 2. depressed: sad; low in spirit 3. dreary: gloomy; cheerless
4. grunt: make a short, deep, rough sound (like a pig) showing dissatisfaction 5. vital: very necessary
6. appall: shock deeply; fill with fear 7. diffidently: timidly
8. ultimate: greatest; extreme
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新编英语教程3 (词汇Unit 1-10 ) ants05
Unit 2 Unwillingly on Holiday
Vocabulary(A)
1. (c) rage: be very angry
2. (a) a vegetable plot: a small piece of land for growing vegetables 3. (g) croaking: rough and harsh
4. (d) murmur: speak in a low but not clear voice
5. (h) wind down: lower (the car window) by turning the handle
6. (b) gesture of despair: movement of the head or hand to show helplessness 7. (f) brutal: cruel
8. (e) quarantine: the period of separation from others so that the disease can not spread
Vocabulary(B) 1. bear: yield; produce
2. gaze: look intently and steadily; stare 3. bitterly: crossly, showing displeasured 4. spoil: make unsatisfactory 5. strictly: with obedience 6. hostile: unfriendly
7. coop up: keep in a small place
8. poky: (of a place) uncomfortably small
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Unit 3 Three Sundays in a Week
Vocabulary(A) 1. (b) globe: world
2. (e) circle: move around
3. (h) indirectly: not straight to the point; in a roundabout way 4. (d) idle talk: talking about unimportant things
5. (f) coincidence: a combination of events happening in such a way that it seems planned or arranged 6. (a) hastily: in a hurry
7. (c) demand: ask forcefully
8. (g) roar: speak in a loud, deep voice
Vocabulary(B)
1. steer: guide or direct 2. queer: strange
3. extraordinary: very unusual, remarkable
4. concurrence: example of events happening at the same time 5. voyage: a long journey by water 6. positive: certain 7. feebly: weakly 8. particular: special
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Unit 4 A Man from Stratford
Vocabulary(A)
1. (g) will: the legal statement concerning the disposal of one’s property after death
2. (a) signature: person’s name written by himself 3. (f) literary: of literature 4. (h) supposition: a guess
5. (b) playwright: dramatist, a person who writers plays 6. (e) vague: not clearly known
7. (d) confirm: prove the truth of something 8. (c) verse: poetry
Vocabulary(B)
1. legacy: money or property left to someone by a will
2. estate: privately owned piece of land with a large house on it 3. genius: talented man
4. awe: a mixed feeling of respect, fear and wonder 5. thriving: prosperous, successful 6. (to) plot: work out an outline for 7. become involved: become engaged
8. clue: something that helps to find an answer to a question 9. apparently: clearly, obviously 10. conviction: very firm belief 11. sufficiently: enough
12. influential: powerful and wealthy
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Unit 5 The Light at the End of the Chunnel
Vocabulary(A)
1. (d) complexion: natural colour of the skin, especially of the face 2. (e) foreboding: a felling of coming trouble
3. (b) terminal: the station at the end of the Chunnel 4. (a) rift: breach, split, disagreement
5. (f) snakes: winds its way; moves in curving manner 6. (c) screeches: makes a harsh, piercing sound
Vocabulary(B)
1. shudder: uncontrollabe shaking
2. ketchup: sauce made from tomato juice
3. feat: sth. difficult well-done; an impressive and difficult achievement 4. hitched: fastened to a hook; here, joined or connected to eacher other 5. scheme: plan or design for work
6. parallel: continuing at the same distance from one another 7. psyche: human mind; mentality
8. moat: deep, wide ditch filled with water round a castle as a defense 9. installation: fixing (apparatus) in position for use
10. communication lines: telephone or telegraph lines connecting places 11. quirk: peculiar behavior
12. chic: stylish, fashionable in style
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