作为历史学家，我理当记录史实，除了史实还是史实。 split:vt.separate with force劈开：分离 e.g.The wind split the flag. 风吹得旗帜都裂开了。 pull apart::tear apart撕开：扯开 e.g.At times like these,we must pull together as one nation.Don't let ourselves be pulled apart. 值此关头，全国上下要万众一心。不能分裂。 plead with sb.(to dosth..ask sb.earnestly((to do sth..)恳求某人（做某事） e.g.The kid pleaded with her mother to let her stay out of school for just one day. 孩子恳求母亲让她就一天不去上学 turn in:give to sb..higher in position上交 e.g.Have you turned in your photo for your visa application? 你申请签证的照片交了没有？ linger::vi.remain ata spot逗留 e.g.After the play had finished,welingered for a while in the theatre hoping to catch sight of the actors. 戏散场后，我们逗留在剧院，希望能看到演员。 popup:appear suddenly突然出现 e.g.She wasstartled when Lisa popped up at the door 看到雨萨出现在门口她大吃一惊。 二、Text难句 Their words were dull and the presentationsdifficult to follow.(Para.4) Their words were uninteresting,and their discussions were difficult to understand. 他们的语言乏味，表达艰涩 Ioften waited for the end-of-class"correct"answers,which never came.(Para.4) Out of habit formed back in China,I often waited for the professor to give his/her answer at the end of the class,which I regarded as the only true answer,but professors at Yale never did that. 我常常等待下课前的“正确”答案，但每次都是落空。 Learning humanities was secure repetition in China.but it was shaky originality here.(Para.5) 6 6 作为历史学家，我理当记录史实，除了史实还是史实。 split: vt. separate with force 劈开；分离 e.g. The wind split the flag. 风吹得旗帜都裂开了。 pull apart:tear apart 撕开；扯开 e.g. At times like these, we must pull together as one nation. Don’t let ourselves be pulled apart. 值此关头，全国上下要万众一心。不能分裂。 plead with sb. (to do sth.): ask sb. earnestly (to do sth.) 恳求某人（做某事） e.g. The kid pleaded with her mother to let her stay out of school for just one day. 孩子恳求母亲让她就一天不去上学。 turn in: give to sb. higher in position 上交 e.g. Have you turned in your photo for your visa application? 你申请签证的照片交了没有？ linger: vi. remain at a spot 逗留 e.g. After the play had finished, we lingered for a while in the theatre hoping to catch sight of the actors. 戏散场后，我们逗留在剧院，希望能看到演员。 pop up: appear suddenly 突然出现 e.g. She was startled when Lisa popped up at the door. 看到丽萨出现在门口她大吃一惊。 二、Text 难句 Their words were dull and the presentations difficult to follow. (Para. 4) Their words were uninteresting, and their discussions were difficult to understand. 他们的语言乏味，表达艰涩。 I often waited for the end-of-class “correct” answers, which never came. (Para. 4) Out of habit formed back in China, I often waited for the professor to give his/her answer at the end of the class, which I regarded as the only true answer, but professors at Yale never did that. 我常常等待下课前的 “正确”答案，但每次都是落空。 Learning humanities was secure repetition in China, but it was shaky originality here. (Para. 5)