他没有来太奇怪了。（It is extraordinary that…）
（2）（指安排，会议等）特别的（of arrangements, meeting, etc additional to what is usual or ordinary）
e.g.an extraordinary general meeting 特别全会 13．occupation n. 职业；占有；业余活动；消遣 e.g.What’s your occupation? 你的职业是什么？
Please state your name, age and occupation. 请说明姓名、年龄和职业。
She has many occupations including gardening and wine-making. 她有许多消遣，包括园艺和酿酒。 an army of occupation 占领军 [比较]：occupation/job/work/profession
occupation指职业，是较为正式的用语，经常用在填写表格上；job也指职业，可数名词，可指一个单独任务，也可指工作职位；work指工作，不可数名词；profession也指工作，一般指受过特殊训练和良好教育的职业，如医生或律师等。 e.g.Please state your occupation here. 请把您的职业填在这里。 He is hunting for a summer job. 他正急着找个暑期工作。
I’ve got some work to do this afternoon. 我今天下午有些工作要做。 He is a lawyer by profession. 他的职业是律师。
14．process n. 过程；程序；步骤
e.g.Unloading the cargo was a slow process. 卸货的过程很缓慢。
Reforming the education system will be a difficult process. 改革教育制度将是一个艰难的过程。 Teaching him English was a painful process. 教他英语是很吃力的事情。
the processes of digestion/the digestive processes 消化过程 the process of growing old 逐渐变老的过程 常用搭配：in the process 在进行中 15．intention n. 意图；目的；打算 e.g.What are your intentions? 你有什么打算？
She’s keeping her intentions to herself. 她对自己的意图秘而不宣。 My intention was to stay. 我原意要留下。
I have no intention of coming to this terrible place again. 我再也不想到这个糟糕的地方来了。 I’m sorry I offended you; it wasn’t my intention. 对不起，我冒犯您了，但决不是有意的。
What do you think was the author’s intention in this passage? 你认为作者写这一段的用意是什么？ 16．choke v.（使）噎住；（使）窒息 e.g.She choked (to death) on a fish bone.
鱼刺把她卡住而窒息（而死）。 The fumes almost choked me. 烟雾几乎把我呛死。
She was choking with emotion. 她激动得说不出话来。 Anger choked his words. 他气得说不出话来。
17．pressure n. 压力；压；按；压迫
e.g.The pressure of the water caused the wall of the dam to crack. 水的压力使堤坝决口。 Your blood pressure is too high. 你的血压过高。
The pressure of city life forced him to move to the country. 城市生活的艰难迫使他迁往乡村。 三、重点短语
1．steam engine 蒸汽机
2．put forward 提出（要求，答案，计划，建议等）；推荐，提出（某人名字） 3．draw a conclusion 得出结论 = come to/reach a conclusion 4．in addition 此外；又
5．be strict with 对……严格的；对……严厉的 6．lead to 通向；导致；引起
7．make sense 讲得通，言之有理；有意义，能被理解 8．point of view 态度；观点；看法 9．apart/aside from 除……外（表示排除）
10．consist of 由……构成，包含有[同]be made up of, be composed of 11．divide…into （把……）分成
12．break away (from) 逃脱，逃跑[同]get away (from)；脱离，与……断绝来往 13．leave out 省去，略去[同]cut out；遗漏
14．take the place of [或take sb.’s place]代替；接替[同]substitute for
15．break down（机器、汽车等）失灵，抛锚；（身体、精神等）垮掉；（计划等）失败
16．take up 开始花时间从事(某种活动)；占用 17．remind…of… 使……回想起或意识到 18．jet lag飞行时差反应
19．loose sight of 看不见；忽略；忘记 20．catch sight of 瞥见，看见
21．speed up 加速；使……加速 [反] slow down 22．sweep up 打扫；横扫 23．assist in 帮助；援助；协助 24．space agency 宇航局
25．concentrate on 集中……于［同］focus…on；专心于，集中精力于 26．accuse…of 指责某人，指控某人[同]charge sb. with 27．so as to 以便[同]in order to 28．defend against 防卫以免于 29．first aid（对伤患者的）急救 30．fall ill 生病
31．electric shock 触电；电休克 32．squeeze out 榨出；挤出
33．over and over again 反复；多次
34．in place 在适当的位置；适当[反] out of place 35．a number of 若干；许多 36．put one’s hands on 找到 四、重难点句子解析
1．Doctor John Snow was so famous that he attended Queen Victoria to ease the birth of her babies.
[译文]约翰·斯诺太富盛名了，以致于维多利亚女王生孩子时都是他去照料，帮助她顺利分娩。
2．However, these industrial cities built in the nineteenth century do not have the historical attractions of other places.
[译文]然而，这些在十九世纪建立起来的工业城市却没有其它地方所具有的历史魅力。 3．Worried about the time available, Zhang Pingyu had made a list of sites she wanted to see in London.
[译文] 由于担心时间不够，张萍玉早就把要在伦敦参观的景点列出了一个单子。 4．Tomorrow you will be ready for some visits organized by the company. [译文]明天你们将准备进行一些由公司组织的参观项目。 organized by the company 是过去分词作后置定语的用法。 5．Confused by the new surroundings, I was hit by the lack of fresh air. [译文]新的环境把我弄得心烦意乱的，由于缺乏新鲜空气，我感到受不了。 过去分词confused在句中作状语，表示与主句中动作伴随发生的状况。 6．Only when you have seen what he or she does, can you cover a story by yourself? [译文]只有等你见习了他们的工作之后，你才能独自去进行新闻采访。 这个句子是倒装句，它的正常语序应当是：
You can cover a story by yourself when you have seen what he or she does.
7．Not only am I interested in photography, but I took a course at university, so it’s actually of special interest to me.
[译文]我不仅对摄影感兴趣，而且在大学我还修过这门课程，因此对我来说的确很有趣。 这个句子是以not only开头的部分倒装句，需要注意的是，Not only…but (also)…倒装句中，but(also)引导的句子必须用正常语序。
8．You have three layers of skin that protect you against diseases, poisons and the sun’s harmful rays.
[译文]你有三层皮肤来保护你免遭疾病、毒药和有害光线的侵害。 protect动词，“保护、维护”，用于句式“protect+名词+against/ from+名词”。