Unit 3 Book 2 The road to success ###1. Difficult Sentences 1.( Para. 2)For every writer kissed by fortune, there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded 1. How do you understand"every writer kissed by fortune"? (lt means the writer who can achieve success. 2. Translate the sentence into chinese (=幸运之神会眷顾一些作家,但数以千计的人心中的渴望永远无法满足。 2.(Para. 4)This is the Shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there 1. What is"the Shadowland of hope"like? (lt is a state of poverty, neglect, and fear of failure 2. In the phrase"anyone with a dream", what kind of dream it is? It is the dream to achieve success. 3. (Para. 5)He had once lent me a few bucks and liked to egg me about 1.Buck"is a rather informal word. What is its formal counterpart? (=tis“ dollar”) 2. How do you understand the expression"egg me about it"? ( lt is a slangy expression, meaning"annoy ingly remind me of it".) 5. (Para. 9)From deep inside a bull-headed resolution welled up 1. What is the author' s bull-headed resolution (His resolution to become a full-time writer. 2. What kind of person do you know about the author from this sentence? (He is a very determined person, sticking to his dream. 6.(Para. 10)There Alex, I said to myself. There's every thing you've made of yourself so far Pm not sure I ever felt so low. 1. What has the author made of himself so far? E Two cans of sardines and 18 cents. 2. Translate the sentences into chinese (=我对自己说,看吧,亚历克斯,这就是你的全部家当了。我觉得前所未 有的沮丧 7.(Para. 13 These were stories that black Americans had tended to avoid before, and so I mostly kept them to myself. 1. What were the stories that black Americans had tended to avoid
1 Unit 3 Book 2 The Road to Success ##1. Difficult Sentences 1. (Para. 2) For every writer kissed by fortune, there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. 1. How do you understand “every writer kissed by fortune”? (=It means the writer who can achieve success.) 2. Translate the sentence into Chinese. (=幸运之神会眷顾一些作家，但数以千计的人心中的渴望永远无法满足。) 2. (Para. 4) This is the Shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there. 1. What is “the Shadowland of hope” like? (=It is a state of poverty, neglect, and fear of failure.) 2. In the phrase “anyone with a dream”, what kind of dream it is? (=It is the dream to achieve success.) 3. (Para. 5) He had once lent me a few bucks and liked to egg me about it. 1. “Buck” is a rather informal word. What is its formal counterpart? (=It is “dollar”.) 2. How do you understand the expression “egg me about it”? (=It is a slangy expression, meaning “annoyingly remind me of it”.) 5. (Para. 9) From deep inside a bull-headed resolution welled up. 1. What is the author’s “bull-headed resolution”? (=His resolution to become a full-time writer.) 2. What kind of person do you know about the author from this sentence? (=He is a very determined person, sticking to his dream.) 6. (Para. 10) There Alex, I said to myself. There’s everything you’ve made of yourself so far. I’m not sure I ever felt so low. 1. What has the author made of himself so far? (= Two cans of sardines and 18 cents.) 2. Translate the sentences into Chinese. (=我对自己说，看吧，亚历克斯，这就是你的全部家当了。我觉得前所未 有的沮丧。) 7. (Para. 13) These were stories that black Americans had tended to avoid before, and so I mostly kept them to myself. 1. What were the stories that black Americans had tended to avoid
before? (The stories about their families and slavery. 2. What did the author do with the stories before? =He seldom told others the stories. 8. (Para. 18) For the first time I had money and open doors everywhere. 1. How do you understand"open doors"in this sentence? ("Open doors" refer to opportunities in the author's life. 2. What can be inferred from this sentence? EWith the publication of Roots, the author achieved great success and became well-known. He was no longer the poor young man he used to be. 9.(Para. 20)And I said to myself, The things in this bag are part of my roots, too. I can't ever forget that. Why did the author say the things in this bag were part of his roots, too? (Because the things reminded him of his past before he achieved success. Although he became a famous writer, he thought he should remember the time when he was striving for success. 10.(Para. 21) But only one reminds me of the courage and persistence it takes to stay the course in the shadowland 1. What does the""refer to in this sentence (lt refers to the clear plastic case in which the two sardine cans and 18 cents were kept.) 2. Translate the sentence into chinese (=但只有一样东西会提醒我,在梦想的阴影里坚持自己的方向需要怎样的勇 气和毅力。) H 2. Words and Expressions 1. ( Para. 1)many a: ( formal) a large number of people or things Many a strong man has weakened before such a challenge. Many a famous pop star has been ruined by drugs. N.B.注意该词组应与单数名词、单数动词连用。 2.(Para. 2)reward 1)sth that you get because you have done sth good or helpful or have worked hard He received a medal in reward for his bravery. 2)money that is offered to people for helping the police to solve a crime or catch a criminal A $1000 reward has been offered for the return of the stolen
2 before? (=The stories about their families and slavery.) 2. What did the author do with the stories before? (=He seldom told others the stories.) 8. (Para. 18) For the first time I had money and open doors everywhere. 1. How do you understand “open doors” in this sentence? (= “Open doors” refer to opportunities in the author’s life.) 2. What can be inferred from this sentence? (=With the publication of Roots, the author achieved great success and became well-known. He was no longer the poor young man he used to be.) 9. (Para. 20) And I said to myself, The things in this bag are part of my roots, too. I can’t ever forget that. Why did the author say the things in this bag were part of his roots, too? (=Because the things reminded him of his past before he achieved success. Although he became a famous writer, he thought he should remember the time when he was striving for success.) 10. (Para. 21) But only one reminds me of the courage and persistence it takes to stay the course in the Shadowland. 1. What does the “one” refer to in this sentence? (=It refers to the clear plastic case in which the two sardine cans and 18 cents were kept.) 2. Translate the sentence into Chinese. (=但只有一样东西会提醒我，在梦想的阴影里坚持自己的方向需要怎样的勇 气和毅力。) ## 2. Words and Expressions 1. (Para.1) many a: (formal) a large number of people or things Many a strong man has weakened before such a challenge. Many a famous pop star has been ruined by drugs. N. B. 注意该词组应与单数名词、单数动词连用。 2. (Para. 2) reward: 1. n. 1) sth. that you get because you have done sth. good or helpful or have worked hard He received a medal in reward for his bravery. 2) money that is offered to people for helping the police to solve a crime or catch a criminal A $1000 reward has been offered for the return of the stolen
painting 2. v give sth. to sb. because they have done sth good or helpful or have worked for it (声音文件 reward) (Is this how you reward me for my help?) She rewarded him with a smile C F: reward award& honor 这三个词都是名词,都有“奖赏”、“奖励”之意。 reward意为“报答”、“奖赏”、“酬金”,侧重指因为付出而应得的报酬,如对 做好事或者努力工作的报答,也可以指对帮助寻回失物或缉拿犯人等 而给予的酬金。例如: The rewards of study cannot always be measured in money. award比较正式庄重,指由于某方面出色成就、卓越贡献而正式给予的褒奖, 可指精神奖励或物质的奖励。一般指官方给予的奖励。例如: He received awards from the government for his great contribution to scientific studies Honor比较常用,可用于正式或非正式场合,表示尊敬或敬意。有时可指显示 荣誉的东西,如奖品、勋章、称号等。例如: The visiting president was given the honor of a twenty-one gun salute 3.(Para. 2) neglect 1. n. failure to look after sth. or sb, or the condition of not being looked after; failure to pay proper attention to sth 那花园疏于打理。 (The garden was in a state of neglect He lost his job because of neglect of duty. 2. 1) pay too little attention to sth neglect their warnings (=不顾他们的警告 neglect her appearance (=忽视她的外貌) 2) not do sth He neglected to write and say“ Thank you.” CF: neglect, ignore forget 这三个词都是动词,都有“忘记”“忽略”、“遗漏”之意。 ct为普通用语,指对职责、义务或应做的事等没有给予足够或适当的注意 这种忘记可能为有意的,也可能为无意的。 Many of these ideas have been neglected by modern historians. ignore指“疏忽”、“不顾”,强调对某人或某物故意不理会,有时还带有固执地 拒绝的意味
3 painting. 2. v. give sth. to sb. because they have done sth. good or helpful or have worked for it （声音文件 reward） (=Is this how you reward me for my help?) She rewarded him with a smile. CF: reward, award & honor 这三个词都是名词，都有“奖赏”、“奖励”之意。 reward 意为“报答”、“奖赏”、“酬金”，侧重指因为付出而应得的报酬，如对 做好事或者努力工作的报答，也可以指对帮助寻回失物或缉拿犯人等 而给予的酬金。例如： The rewards of study cannot always be measured in money. award 比较正式庄重，指由于某方面出色成就、卓越贡献而正式给予的褒奖， 可指精神奖励或物质的奖励。一般指官方给予的奖励。例如： He received awards from the government for his great contribution to scientific studies. Honor 比较常用，可用于正式或非正式场合，表示尊敬或敬意。有时可指显示 荣誉的东西，如奖品、勋章、称号等。例如： The visiting president was given the honor of a twenty-one gun salute. 3. (Para. 2) neglect: 1. n. failure to look after sth. or sb., or the condition of not being looked after; failure to pay proper attention to sth. 那花园疏于打理。 (=The garden was in a state of neglect.) He lost his job because of neglect of duty. 2. v. 1) pay too little attention to sth. neglect their warnings （＝不顾他们的警告） neglect her appearance （＝忽视她的外貌） 2) not do sth. He neglected to write and say “Thank you.” CF: neglect, ignore & forget 这三个词都是动词，都有“忘记”、“忽略”、“遗漏”之意。 neglect 为普通用语，指对职责、义务或应做的事等没有给予足够或适当的注意。 这种忘记可能为有意的，也可能为无意的。 Many of these ideas have been neglected by modern historians. ignore 指“疏忽”、“不顾”，强调对某人或某物故意不理会，有时还带有固执地 拒绝的意味
You cant ignore the fact that many criminals never go to prison forget指没有记住某事,其原因可能是该事情不重要或是较复杂,也可指有意 或无意地遗忘 Pm sorry, Ive forgotten w出n name (Directions: )Fill in the blanks the three words above. Change the form where necessary. 1. the old woman the way to the bus stop. forgot 2. When I saw Tom, I stopped to greet him, but he me and walked on. ignored) 3. We will never your kindness and help forget) 4. Those who their duties should be punished. neglect 5. The students to return the book to the library. neglected) 4. (Para. 3)prospect: n 1)chances of future success The manager held out bright prospects to me if I accepted the position. 2) the possibility that sth will happen I see little prospect of his recovery (声音文件 prospect ( ls there any prospect of your visiting us soon?) N.B.该词作第一个词义解时,一般用复数形式。 Pattern prospect of sth /doing sth. 5.(Para. 3)genuine: adj 1)sth genuine really is what it seems to be a genuine pearl 一颗天然珍珠) The strap is genuine leather. 2)sb who is genuine is honest and friendly and you feel you can trust them She seems genuine, but can I trust her? CF: real, true genuine 这三个词都是形容词,都有“真的”“真正的”之意 rea|普通用语,指真实的,强调真实性 true强调客观事实与实际情况相符合 genuine指真实性是有据可查的,而且一般指物品的真伪。 (Directions ) Fill in the blanks with the three words above. Change the form where necessary
4 You can't ignore the fact that many criminals never go to prison. forget 指没有记住某事，其原因可能是该事情不重要或是较复杂，也可指有意 或无意地遗忘。 I’m sorry, I've forgotten your name. (Directions:) Fill in the blanks with the three words above. Change the form where necessary. 1. The old woman _______ the way to the bus stop. (=forgot) 2. When I saw Tom, I stopped to greet him, but he ______ me and walked on. (=ignored) 3. We will never ______ your kindness and help. (=forget) 4. Those who ______ their duties should be punished. (=neglect) 5. The students ______ to return the book to the library. (=neglected) 4. (Para. 3) prospect: n. 1) chances of future success The manager held out bright prospects to me if I accepted the position. 2) the possibility that sth. will happen I see little prospect of his recovery. （声音文件 prospect） (=Is there any prospect of your visiting us soon?) N. B. 该词作第一个词义解时，一般用复数形式。 Pattern: prosptect of sth. / doing sth. 5. (Para. 3) genuine: adj. 1) sth. genuine really is what it seems to be a genuine pearl （＝一颗天然珍珠） The strap is genuine leather. 2) sb. who is genuine is honest and friendly and you feel you can trust them She seems genuine, but can I trust her? CF: real, true & genuine 这三个词都是形容词，都有“真的”、“真正的”之意。 real 普通用语，指真实的，强调真实性。 true 强调客观事实与实际情况相符合。 genuine 指真实性是有据可查的，而且一般指物品的真伪。 (Directions:) Fill in the blanks with the three words above. Change the form where necessary
1. Is this a Ming Vase?(genuine) 2. This is a story of life. real 3. It is that the world is round. true) 4. A mirage is not object. real) 5. This is silver. genuine) 6. What you said is not (true 6.(Para. 4)put.. to the test: force sb. sth into a difficult situation in order to discover what the limits of the ir strength, skills, etc are (声音文件put ( The couple's love was put to the test when the husband was crippled in a car accident. 你应该让这些方法接受时间的考验 (You should put these methods to the test of time 7. (Para. 5 contract: n. an official agreement between two or more people, stating what each will do (插图 contract You shouldn't make a contract until you have studied its provisions carefully. We have a contract with the government for the supply of vehicles (=我们在提供车辆方面与政府订有合约。) Collocations exchange contracts sign a contract break a contract 8.(Para. 5) tempt 1)try to persuade sb to do sth by making it seem attractive Nothing could tempt him to take such a step (声音文件 tempt) ( The new program is designed to tempt young people into study ing gineering 2)make sb. want to have or do sth even though they know they lIly should not Pm tempted to take a day off Patter mpt sb to do sth /into doing sth CF: attract, draw tempt 这三个词都是动词,都有“吸引”之意
5 1. Is this a _______ Ming Vase? (=genuine) 2. This is a story of ______ life. (=real) 3. It is ______ that the world is round. (=true) 4. A mirage is not a ______ object. (=real) 5. This is ______ silver. (=genuine) 6. What you said is not ______. (=true) 6. (Para. 4) put … to the test: force sb. / sth. into a difficult situation in order to discover what the limits of their strength, skills, etc. are （声音文件 put） (=The couple’s love was put to the test when the husband was crippled in a car accident.) 你应该让这些方法接受时间的考验。 (=You should put these methods to the test of time.) 7. (Para. 5) contract: n. an official agreement between two or more people, stating what each will do （插图 contract） You shouldn’t make a contract until you have studied its provisions carefully. We have a contract with the government for the supply of vehicles. （＝我们在提供车辆方面与政府订有合约。） Collocations: exchange contracts sign a contract break a contract 8. (Para. 5) tempt: v. 1) try to persuade sb. to do sth. by making it seem attractive Nothing could tempt him to take such a step. （声音文件 tempt） (=The new program is designed to tempt young people into studying engineering.) 2) make sb. want to have or do sth., even though they know they really should not I’m tempted to take a day off. Patterns: be tempted to do sth. tempt sb. to do sth. / into doing sth. CF: attract, draw & tempt 这三个词都是动词，都有“吸引”之意
attract表示被无形的力量“吸引”,同时还有“引起……的兴趣或注意力”之意。 draW意思跟 attract相近,不同的是draw更强调被“有形”的力量或东西所“吸 tempt表示劝诱某人做坏事或盦事,并含有勾引之意。 (Directions )Fill in the blanks with the three words above. Change the form where necessary. 1. He tried to me to cheat in the exam.tempt) 2. Like like. attracts) 3. Nothing could him to do such a foolish thing.=tempt) 4. Street accidents crowds.draw 5. The more he reads the book the more he is to it. drawn) 6. He shouted to attention. attract) 9.(Para. acquaintance: n 1)(formal) knowledge or experience of a particular subject He has some acquaintance with German, but does not speak it fluently. 2)sb. you know, but who is not a close friend He has a wide circle of acquaintances Collocations have a passing nodding acquaintance with make sb's acquaintance mutual acquaintance on first acquaintance 10. (Para. 5)station: v. send sb. in the military to a particular place for a period of time as part of the ir military duty; formal to move to a particular place and stand or sit there, especially in order to be able to do sth quickly, or to cause sb to do this (插图 station) Their regiment is stationed in Cyprus (声音文件 station) (The detective stationed himself among the bushes 11.(Para. 9)resolution: n 1) strong belief and determination Then, with sudden resolution, she stood up 2)a promise to yourself to do sth 6
6 attract 表示被无形的力量“吸引”，同时还有“引起……的兴趣或注意力”之意。 draw 意思跟 attract 相近，不同的是 draw 更强调被“有形”的力量或东西所“吸 引”。 tempt 表示劝诱某人做坏事或蠢事，并含有勾引之意。 (Directions:) Fill in the blanks with the three words above. Change the form where necessary. 1. He tried to _______ me to cheat in the exam. (=tempt) 2. Like ______ like. (=attracts) 3. Nothing could ______ him to do such a foolish thing. (=tempt) 4. Street accidents ______ crowds. (=draw) 5. The more he reads the book, the more he is ______ to it. (=drawn) 6. He shouted to ______ attention. (=attract) 9. (Para. 5) acquaintance: n. 1) (formal) knowledge or experience of a particular subject He has some acquaintance with German, but does not speak it fluently. 2) sb. you know, but who is not a close friend He has a wide circle of acquaintances. Collocations: have a passing / nodding acquaintance with make sb’s acquaintance mutual acquaintance on first acquaintance 10. (Para. 5) station: v. send sb. in the military to a particular place for a period of time as part of their military duty; formal to move to a particular place and stand or sit there, especially in order to be able to do sth. quickly, or to cause sb. to do this （插图 station） * Their regiment is stationed in Cyprus. （声音文件 station） (=The detective stationed himself among the bushes.) 11. (Para. 9) resolution: n. 1) strong belief and determination Then, with sudden resolution, she stood up. 2) a promise to yourself to do sth
Carol made a resolution to work harder at school 12.(Para. 9 )well:V if a liquid wells or wells up, it comes to the surface of sth. and starts to flow out; if a feeling wells or wells up in you, you start to feel it strongly Anger welled up within me. (声音文件we) (l felt tears well up in my eyes. 13.(Para. 10) plunge: V 1)push sth firmly and deeply into sth else le plunged his hand into cold water. Plunge the pasta into boiling water. 2)move, fall, or be thrown suddenly forwards or downwards; if a price, rate, etc. plunges, it suddenly decreases by a large amount (插图 plunge) The disabled aircraft plunged to the ground and burst into flames Share prices plunged as a result of the gloomy economic forecast. CF: immerse, dip& plunge 这三个词都是动词,都有“浸”、“浸入”之意 Immerse是正式用语,指把某物完全浸入液体中,也可以指专心于某事。例如: Immerse your foot in ice cold water to reduce the swelling dip是常用词,把某物放入液体中,然后再马上从液体中提出。其特点是小心谨 慎或带有试探性。例如: She dipped a toe in the water to see how cold it w plunge指投入水中,行为方式既很快又很猛烈,但未必入水很深,也有“插入, 陷入”之意。例如 The boys plunged into the pool together. 14.(Para. 10)come up with: think of an idea, answer, etc. 发现治疗疾病的方法 (come up with a cure for the disease (声音文件 come up with) (Tom suddenly came up with a method to deal with the situation 15.(Para. 10)crumple: V crush sth. so that it becomes smaller and bent, or to be crushed in this way The front of the car crumpled on impact. (=汽车的前部被撞瘪了。) He crumpled the paper (up)into a ball. 16.(Para. 13)rumor: n. information or a story that is passed from one
7 Carol made a resolution to work harder at school. 12. (Para. 9) well: v. if a liquid wells or wells up, it comes to the surface of sth. and starts to flow out; if a feeling wells or wells up in you, you start to feel it strongly Anger welled up within me. （声音文件 well） (=I felt tears well up in my eyes.) 13. (Para. 10) plunge: v. 1) push sth. firmly and deeply into sth. else He plunged his hand into cold water. Plunge the pasta into boiling water. 2) move, fall, or be thrown suddenly forwards or downwards; if a price, rate, etc. plunges, it suddenly decreases by a large amount （插图 plunge） The disabled aircraft plunged to the ground and burst into flames. Share prices plunged as a result of the gloomy economic forecast. CF: immerse, dip & plunge 这三个词都是动词，都有“浸”、“浸入”之意。 immerse 是正式用语，指把某物完全浸入液体中，也可以指专心于某事。例如： Immerse your foot in ice cold water to reduce the swelling. dip 是常用词，把某物放入液体中，然后再马上从液体中提出。其特点是小心谨 慎或带有试探性。例如： She dipped a toe in the water to see how cold it was. plunge 指投入水中，行为方式既很快又很猛烈，但未必入水很深，也有“插入， 陷入”之意。例如： The boys plunged into the pool together. 14. (Para. 10) come up with: think of an idea, answer, etc. 发现治疗疾病的方法 (=come up with a cure for the disease) （声音文件 come up with） (=Tom suddenly came up with a method to deal with the situation.) 15. (Para. 10) crumple: v. crush sth. so that it becomes smaller and bent, or to be crushed in this way The front of the car crumpled on impact. （＝汽车的前部被撞瘪了。） He crumpled the paper (up) into a ball. 16. (Para. 13) rumor: n. information or a story that is passed from one
person to another and which may or may not be All sorts of rumors are going round. (声音文件 rumor) ( l heard a rumor that he was leaving Pattern: Rumor has it that 17.(Para. 13)dash: V 1)throw or push something violently against sth. especially so that it The boat was dashed against the rocks (插图dash) The huge waves dashed over the rocks 2)go or run somewhere very quickly 辆汽车从我们身边飞驰而过。 (A motor-car dashed past us Collocations dash off dash ones hopes 18.(Para. 14)sacrifice 1. 1) the act of offering sth. to a god, especially in the past, by kill ing an animal or person in a religious ceremony kill a sheep as a sacrifice 2 when you decide not to have sth valuable, in order to get sth. that is more important (声音文件 sacrifice) (Getting rich isn't worth the sacrifice of your principles Parents often make sacrifices in order to educate their children 2.v 1)kill an animal or person and offer them to a god in a religious ceremony sacrifice a lamb to the gods 2 willingly stop having sth you want or doing sth you like in order to get sth. more important She has sacrificed her pleasures and pastimes to her husband's terests and welfare He sacrificed his life to save the drowning child
8 person to another and which may or may not be true All sorts of rumors are going round. （声音文件 rumor） (=I heard a rumor that he was leaving.) Pattern: Rumor has it that… 17. (Para. 13) dash: v. 1) throw or push something violently against sth., especially so that it breaks The boat was dashed against the rocks. （插图 dash） The huge waves dashed over the rocks. 2) go or run somewhere very quickly 一辆汽车从我们身边飞驰而过。 (=A motor-car dashed past us.) Collocations: dash off dash one’s hopes 18. (Para. 14) sacrifice: 1. n. 1) the act of offering sth. to a god, especially in the past, by killing an animal or person in a religious ceremony kill a sheep as a sacrifice 2) when you decide not to have sth. valuable, in order to get sth. that is more important （声音文件 sacrifice ） (=Getting rich isn’t worth the sacrifice of your principles.) Parents often make sacrifices in order to educate their children. 2. v. 1) kill an animal or person and offer them to a god in a religious ceremony sacrifice a lamb to the gods 2) willingly stop having sth. you want or doing sth. you like in order to get sth. more important She has sacrificed her pleasures and pastimes to her husband’s interests and welfare. He sacrificed his life to save the drowning child
19. (Para. 16)avoid: v stay away from sb. or sth or not use sth You can hardly avoid meeting her if you both work in the same office (声音文件 avoid) (He's been avoiding me like the plague since our quarrel) Pattern avoid doing sth 20.(Para. 16) trace: v. find sb or sth that has disappeared by searching for them carefu lly She had given up all hope of tracing her missing daughter. I cannot trace any letter from you dated 1st June. 21.(Para. 18)pack up: put things into cases, bags, etc. ready for a trip somewhere (声音文件pack) ( Our train leaves at 9 o'clock. It's time to pack up. Since the winter vacation has started, lets pack up and spend a week in the country with our grandparents. 22.(Para. 19)come across: meet, find, or discover sb. or sth by chance (插图come) I came across this old brooch in a curio shop I came across my old college roommate in town today. 23. (Para. 20)corrode: V if metal corrodes, or if something corrodes it, it is slowly destroyed by the effect of water, chemicals etc a bitter envy that had corroded their friendship (=使他们的友谊遑到损害的强烈的忌妒) (声音文件 corrode) (The metal has corroded away because of rust) NB:该词的名词形式为 corrosion 24.(Para. 20)flood in: arrive or go somewhere in large numbers (插图food Applications flood in from all over the country (声音文件food) (Donations have been flooding in since we launched the appeal
9 19. (Para. 16) avoid: v. stay away from sb. or sth., or not use sth. You can hardly avoid meeting her if you both work in the same office. （声音文件 avoid） (=He’s been avoiding me like the plague since our quarrel.) Pattern: avoid doing sth. 20. (Para. 16) trace: v. find sb. or sth. that has disappeared by searching for them carefully She had given up all hope of tracing her missing daughter. I cannot trace any letter from you dated 1st June. 21. (Para. 18) pack up: put things into cases, bags, etc. ready for a trip somewhere （声音文件 pack） (=Our train leaves at 9 o’clock. It’s time to pack up.) Since the winter vacation has started, let’s pack up and spend a week in the country with our grandparents. 22. (Para. 19) come across: meet, find, or discover sb. or sth. by chance （插图 come） I came across this old brooch in a curio shop. I came across my old college roommate in town today. 23. (Para.20) corrode: v. if metal corrodes, or if something corrodes it, it is slowly destroyed by the effect of water, chemicals etc a bitter envy that had corroded their friendship （＝使他们的友谊遭到损害的强烈的忌妒） （声音文件 corrode） (=The metal has corroded away because of rust.) N.B: 该词的名词形式为 corrosion 24. (Para. 20) flood in: arrive or go somewhere in large numbers （插图 flood） Applications flood in from all over the country. （声音文件 flood） (=Donations have been flooding in since we launched the appeal.)
25.(Para. 21)press: V 1)not have enough time, money, etc. a government department that is pressed for both time and money 2) put pressure or a weight on sth. to make it flat, crush it, etc At this stage the grapes have to be pressed 3 try hard to persuade sb to do sth. They are pressing for a decision to be made I felt that if I had pressed him he would have lent me the money Collocations: press sb for sth. to do sth press sth on/upon sb be pressed for time, cash, etc. 26.(Para. 21)stay the course: ( informal) finish sth in spite of difficulties 虽然他很累,他还是坚持跑完了全程。 (Although he was very tired, he stayed the course and finished the race. She always stays the course and never gives up in spite of the difficulties and risks she has encountered
10 25. (Para. 21) press: v. 1)not have enough time, money, etc. a government department that is pressed for both time and money 2) put pressure or a weight on sth. to make it flat, crush it, etc. At this stage the grapes have to be pressed. 3) try hard to persuade sb. to do sth. They are pressing for a decision to be made. I felt that if I had pressed him he would have lent me the money. Collocations: press sb. for sth. / to do sth. press sth. on / upon sb. be pressed for time, cash, etc. 26. (Para. 21) stay the course: (informal) finish sth. in spite of difficulties 虽然他很累，他还是坚持跑完了全程。 (=Although he was very tired, he stayed the course and finished the race.) She always stays the course and never gives up in spite of the difficulties and risks she has encountered.)