rivalry6 [..raiv..l ri] n.竞争，竞赛，敌对，敌对状态，对抗
[考点] rivalry against 和.的竞争
be in a fierce r ivalry 出于激烈的抗衡中
enter/ get into rivalry with 和.开始竞争
the rivalry between the two power s 两个大国之间的竞争
fr iendly rival ry 友谊竞赛
professional rivalry 职业竞赛
[例句] Rivalry with other schools is encour aged.
scarf [sk....f] n.围巾，披肩
scholarly* [..sk..l..li] a dj.学者气质的，学者风度的，有学问的
senate4 [..senit ] n.参议院，上院，议会，最高立法机构
senator4 [..sen..t..( r) ] n.参议员，( 大学的) 评议员，( 古罗马的) 元老院议员
shamelessly * [....eimlisli] adv.不知羞耻地，不谦虚地
show off [......u..f] n.爱炫耀或卖弄的人
[例句] He is a terrible show off.
strut [st r..t ] v.炫耀技能、才智等
[考点] st rut about ( along ，around) 招摇过市
[例句] The lit tle boy put on his father’s medals and st rut-ted around the room.
suffering* [..s..f..ri..] ad j.受苦的，患病的
n.肉体或内心的痛苦
[考点] air one’s suffering 诉苦
a life long suffe ring 终生的痛苦
mental suffe rings 精神上的痛苦
physical sufferings 肉体上的痛苦
without suffering 没有痛苦地
[例句] I hoped tha t this might end my suffer ing.
terrace [..ter..s] n.①梯田的一层，梯田② 房屋之平顶，露台，阳台
[考点] build terrace 修梯田
[例句] Ther e a re many rice fields on the hillside ，terr ace above terrace.
throb [..r..b] n.悸动，脉搏
v i.悸动，抽动，颤动，震颤
[考点] the throb of a pulse 脉搏的跳动
a throb of pleasure 一阵兴奋的心跳
[例句] His hear t throbbed with excitement.
tidings [..taidi..z ] n.消息，音信
[考点] tidings of great joy 大喜讯
sad tidings 令人悲哀的消息
toot [tu..t ] n.嘟嘟声，痛饮，纵乐
vi.吹喇叭，发出鸣声或嘟嘟声
vt.吹奏出
[例句] The factory gives three toots of the whistle at noon.
trashy * [..t r ....i ] adj.无价值的，没有用的，垃圾似的
[考点] a t rashy television series 无聊的电视剧
t rashy jewellery 廉价的珠宝
all of a sudden 突然，出乎意料地
[例句] We were dr iving along ，when all of a sudden a car pulled st raight out in front of us.
angle for 使用暗示手段以期获得某物
[例句] She was angling for an invitation for the par ty.
count as 看成，视为
[例句] I t is an honor of our club to count him as a member.
entitle somebody to something 给.权力/ 所有权/ 资格
[例句] His ability and experience entitled him to the r es pect of his colleagues.
lay/ put one’s cards on the table 彻底公开，和盘推出
[例句] Pe rhaps we s hall make some progres s if we lay
( put ) all our cards on the table.
show off 炫耀自己的能力、财富、智慧等
[例句] Peter was keen to show off his knowledge.
toot one’s own horn 自吹自擂，炫耀自己的才能、功绩
[例句] He is an agreeable fellow ，but like to toot his own horn.
work. into 把.穿插进，把.插入
[例句] Work the butter into the flour with your fingers.
Part Two After Class Reading
Passage Ⅰ When to Keep Your Mouth Shut
词汇精解
allege6 [....led..] v t.宣称，断言，( 无证据或发现证据之前) 指控，宣称
[例句] The man alleges that his watch has been stolen.
alleged [....led..d] a dj.①声称的，所谓的② 被指控的，嫌疑的
[考点] sb .’s alleged friends 某人所谓的朋友
an alleged thief 窃贼嫌疑
aspic [.. spik] n.( 花色) 肉冻( 指覆有各种形状肉冻的冷盘)
bigotry [..bi....tr i] n.固执，顽固，偏执的行为、态度或信念
[考点] racial bigotry 种族偏见
[例句] We must fight with bigot ry with patience.
blatant [..bleit..nt ] ad j.①喧嚣的，俗丽的，吵闹的，炫耀的②无耻的，露骨的
[考点] a blatant lie 弥天大谎
blatant int rusion into a nation’s inte rnal affai rs 对一国公然干预
the blatant colors of sb .’s dres s 某人衣服刺眼的色彩
[例句] You don’t have to be blatant about it.
blowup* [..bl..u..p] n.激烈的争论，脾气爆发
brawl [br....l ] vi.争吵，怒骂
n.争吵，打架
[例句] One man was shot dead in a political brawl.
burning [..b....ni..] adj.强烈的，热烈的，迫切的
[考点] the burning sun 火辣辣的毒日
shoot sb.a burning look 对某人投以热情的目光
have a burning desir e to do sth.迫切地想做某事
burning anxiety/ ange r/ hat red 极度的焦急/ 恼火/ 仇恨
[例句] My burning ambition is to tr avel around the wor ld.
calculat ion* [..k .. lkju..lei....n ] n.计算，考虑，推算，估算( 的结果)
[例句] The success of the expedition was the result of
much calculation.
dealings [..di..li..z] n.①行为，交易②( 私人或商务) 交往，关系
[考点] blackmarket dealings 黑市交易
business/ commercial dealings 商业往来
clandestine dealings 秘密交易
double dealings 两面派做法
oblique dealings 不正当交易
upr ight dealings 公平买卖
dealings in stock and sha res 股票交易
dealings for the account 期货交易
[例句] I have no dealings with him now.
diaper [..dai..p..( r) ] n.尿布
effectiveness * [i..fektivnis ] n.效力，有效，能产生预期效果
[考点] combat effectiveness 战斗力
dramatic effectiveness 戏剧性效果
teaching effectiveness 教学效果
[例句] The faith I place in my doctor’s t reatment perhaps helped in its effectiveness.
embrace4 [im..br eis ] n.拥抱，怀抱
v.①拥抱，怀抱②包括，包含
[考点] embr ace round the neck 搂住脖子
embr ace science 相信科学
embr ace new life 迎接新生活
embr ace many colors in a single design 把许多颜色包含在一个图案里
[例句] The lit tle boy freed himself from his aunt ’ s embrace.
forthrightly [..f......raitli ] adv.言行坦诚地，直率地
harangue [..h....r ....] n.慷慨冗长的训话，言辞激烈的讲话
[考点] an excited harangue 激昂的长篇讲话
launch/ deliver into a long ha rangue( against sb .) 发表冗长的( 针对某人的) 讲话
[例句] The old lady was still haranguing the gir l.
innocently* [..in..s..ntli] adv.无恶意地，无害地
miscarry [..mis..k .. ri ] vi.① ( 人、事、计划等) 失败，受挫② ( 邮件、货物) 被误送③ [医] 流产
[例句] 1 ) All his plans misca rried.
2 ) The let ter must be miscarried ，for he never received it.
momentarily [..m..um..nt..r..li，m..um..n..te r..li ] adv.短暂地，瞬间地，片刻地
Nazi [..n....zi] n.纳粹党人
ad j.纳粹党的
nightly [..naitli] adj.每夜的
adv.夜夜
[考点] nightly sky 夜空
a nightly visitor 夜客
[例句] Nightly visits ar e made by the house physicians.
obligate* [....bli..eit ] ad j.有责任的
v.(在法律或道义上) 强制.做某事，使负有责任，负有义务
[考点] 常用于被动态，后接不定式
[例句] He felt obligated to visit his par ents.
pajamas [p....d......m..z] n.睡衣，宽长裤
pandemonium [..p .. ndi..m..uni..m ] n.大混乱，嘈杂骚乱
(的场面)
[例句] In the squa re there was a pandemonium of shouting and screaming.
prosecution* [..pr..si..kju......n] n.控方，代表原告的律师
[考点] public prosecution 公诉
face criminal prosecution 面临起诉
bring a prosecution against sb.对某人提出诉讼
[例句] The prosecution has shown that the prisoner was seen nea r the place of the crime.
reve [r eiv] v.极力夸奖，狂热赞扬
[考点] rave about/ of one’s misfor tunes 叹息自己倒霉
rave against one’s fate 抱怨自己的命运
rave with fury 大发脾气，激怒
[例句] Heard the r eport ，he raved with fury.
relieve4 [ri..li..v] v.缓解，减轻，解除( 痛苦、忧虑、麻烦等)
[考点] relieve sb.from pain/ s uffe ring/ temptation 使某人免受痛苦/ 苦难/ 诱惑
relieve s b.from active duty 解除某人现役
relieve s b.of the burden of 解除某人的.负担
[例句] More help in the office would relieve me from some of this r esponsibility.
repent [r i..pent ] v.后悔，悔改，忏悔，悔悟
[考点] repent of one’s conduct 对自己的行为表示后悔
repent of having mis sed a good oppor tunity to learn 后悔失去一次学习的机会
[例句] He repented of a thoughtles s act.
rundown [..r..ndaun] n.扼要报告，( 常指口头的) 总结
[考点] a rundown of the week’s news 一周新闻综述
give a br ief rundown on situation 做简要的形势报告
sofa [..s..uf..] n.(长) 沙发
stun6 [st..n ] vt.使震惊，使目瞪口呆，使晕倒，使惊吓，打晕
n.晕眩，打昏，惊倒
[考点] stun with questions 把某人问得张口结舌
[例句] I was stunned to hear the news of his death.
testify6 [..testifai] v.证明，证实，作证
[考点] testify falsely against 做不利于.的伪证
testify before cour t 出庭作证
testify on behalf of s b.为某人作证
testify to the fact that 证明.的事实
[例句] The witnes s testified tha t he had seen the prisoner run out of the bank afte r it had been robbed.
tolerance4 [..t..l..r..ns ] n.宽容，忍受，容忍
[同义] forbea rance
[反义] intolerance
[考点] display tolerance 表示宽容
have a tole rance for 对.有耐心
beyond toler ance 难以忍受
have tole rance to 对.能忍受
[辨析] tolerance ；forbea rance
tolerance 强调消极的接受或忍受，宽宏大量的认
可，在通常情况下会遭到人们的反对的事务；
