10. stimulate /simulate /inspire generate/arouse The beautiful view / scenery of countryside inspired him to write poems Zhang Jiajie is a world-famous scenic spot ll. even-tempered:性情平和的;mild- tempered,hot- quick-/ short-tempered:脾气 急躁的; sweet-tempered;mody- tempered:喜怒无常的; good-tempered; bad-/ill-tempered 12. troublesome. a- student a- matter quarrelsome:好争吵的; burdensome:繁重的,负担的; tiresome: boring lonesome:孤单的 13. dead line the last possible date or time by which sth. must be done or finished What's your dead line for finishing the book report? The work was done two hours before Friday's 5 p. m. deadline front line/hotline/ finish line/ scratch line tnese /underline/headline/ outline 4. overwhelm vt le was overwhelmed with grief at the news of his son's death in an accident 听到儿子在事故中丧生的消息,他悲痛欲绝 They were overwhelmed by the enemy.他们被敌军击败了 15. attribute vt They attributed their success to their teachers encouragement 他们把成功归因于老师的鼓励。 1,150 deaths a year can be attributed to drunk driving.每年有1,150人死于酒后 驾驶。 16. exterior n& a He is a gentle man with a rough exterior.他是一个外表粗鲁但性情温和的男 人 In some of the villages the exterior walls of the houses are painted pink 有一些村庄的外墙刷成了粉红色 17. delegate v &n Many nations send delegates to the United States.许多国家向联合国派驻代 表 He delegated his responsibilities to an assistant.他委托一名助手代施其责 18. .. they have no compass in life. And they give the same emphasis to a traffic jam that they give a family argument Meaning: These people have no way to know the right direction they should follow in life. And they get equally angry about a traffic jam and about a family Compass"refers to a device used to find direction. In this sentence " compass10. stimulate / simulate / inspire / generate / arouse The beautiful view / scenery of countryside inspired him to write poems. Zhang Jiajie is a world-famous scenic spot . 11. even-tempered: 性情平和的；mild-tempered; hot-/quick-/short-tempered: 脾气 急躁的 ；sweet-tempered; moody-tempered: 喜怒无 常的 ；good-tempered; bad-/ill-tempered 12. troublesome: a ~ student; a ~ matter quarrelsome: 好争吵的；burdensome: 繁重的，负担的；tiresome: boring; lonesome: 孤单的 13. deadline: the last possible date or time by which sth. must be done or finished What's your deadline for finishing the book report? The work was done two hours before Friday's 5 p. m. deadline. front line / hotline / finish line / scratch line 起跑线 / underline / headline / outline 14. overwhelm vt. He was overwhelmed with grief at the news of his son’s death in an accident. 听到儿子在事故中丧生的消息, 他悲痛欲绝。 They were overwhelmed by the enemy. 他们被敌军击败了。 15. attribute vt. They attributed their success to their teacher’s encouragement. 他们把成功归因于老师的鼓励。 1,150 deaths a year can be attributed to drunk driving. 每年有 1,150 人死于酒后 驾驶。 16. exterior n..& a He is a gentle man with a rough exterior. 他是一个外表粗鲁但性情温和的男 人。 In some of the villages the exterior walls of the houses are painted pink. 有一些村庄的外墙刷成了粉红色。 17. delegate v. &n. Many nations send delegates to the United States. 许多国家向联合国派驻代 表。 He delegated his responsibilities to an assistant. 他委托一名助手代施其责。 18. …they have no compass in life. And they give the same emphasis to a traffic jam that they give a family argument,” … (Para. 10) Meaning: These people have no way to know the right direction they should follow in life. And they get equally angry about a traffic jam and about a family quarrel. “Compass” refers to a device used to find direction. In this sentence “compass