Unit 4

一、词汇短语

Text I

1．puritan [5pjuEritEn] n. a person who practices or preaches a more strict moral code than that which exists清教徒：His dissolute life is inconsistent with his Puritan upbringing.他的放荡生活和他的清教徒教养相悖。

2．overshadow [7EuvE5FAdEu] v. a) to make insignificant by comparison; to dominate使(某人)相形见绌或黯然失色：Mary was sometimes overshadowed by the more talkative members of the family.有时家中更健谈的人使玛丽显得黯然失色。b) to make an occasion or period of time less enjoyable by making people feel sad or worried使(某事物)令人不快或减少乐趣：His disappearance overshadowed the family.他的失踪给家庭蒙上了一层阴影。

3．fetish [5fi:tiF, 5fetiF] n. something regarded with extravagant trust or respect被盲目崇拜之物，迷恋物：Do away with all fetishes and superstitions.破除一切盲目崇拜和迷信。He makes a fetish of his new car.他把自己的新汽车奉若神明。

4．flunk [flQNk] v. to fail, especially in a course or examination(使)(考试、某学科的成绩等)不及格：He didn’t flunk out, but his record isn’t so hot.他没有不及格，但成绩很一般。

5．bumper [5bQmpE] n. a usually metal or rubble bar attached to either end of a motor vehicle, such as a truck or car, to absorb impact in a collision(汽车上的)保险杠，缓冲器：Can you straighten out the dent in the bumper你能将保险杠上的凹处修理好吗？ adj. usually large or rich特大的，丰盛的：Farmers have reported a bumper crop this year.据报道今年庄稼大丰收。

6．traipse [treips] v. to walk wearily拖着脚步走：We spend the afternoon traipse from one shop to another.我们用了一下午的时间逛商店，疲惫不堪地逛了一家又一家。

7．licentiousness [lai5senFEsnis] n. a lack of moral restraint, especially in sexual conduct放荡，无法无天，淫乱：Without law, liberty also loses its nature and its name, and becomes licentiousness.没有法律，自由也同样名实具亡，就是无法无天。

8．swill [swil] v. a) to drink greedily or grossly大口喝，痛饮(尤指酒类)：They sat there swilling champagne.他们坐在那里大喝香槟酒。b) to wash something by pouring a lot of water over it or into it冲洗,刷洗(某物) Swill the car with clear water.用清水冲洗汽车。

9．epitome [i5pitEmi] n. a representative or an example of a class or type缩影：The divisions we see in this school are the epitome of those occurring throughout the whole country.我们在这所学校中看到的各个部门是全国各校的缩影。

10．damper [5dAmpE] n. something that stops an occasion from being as enjoyable as it was intended to be起抑制作用的因素：Her very presence placed something of a damper on the conversation-in much the same way as it had at school.有她在场，谈话往往会变得扫兴，这一点仍然象她在中学时那样。

11．reverent [5revErEnt] adj. with a feeling of respect and admiration恭敬的，虔敬的：Be reverent before each dawning day. 要对到来的每一天充满敬意。

12．mirth [mE:W] n. laughter, amusement or happiness欢乐；欢笑：She thought my mirth improper.她认为我高兴是不合时宜的。

13．blaspheme [blAs5fi:m] v. to swear, to use words which show a lack of respect for God or religion亵渎，辱骂，中伤：After that I ceased to blaspheme, but I cursed my father.从那以后，我不再诅咒上帝，而是诅咒我的父亲。

14．scan [skAn] v. a) to examine closely细查，审视，观测，严密监视：The detective scanned every bit of evidence.侦探仔细检查了每一样证据。b) read roughly粗略地读；浏览；翻阅：I scanned the newspaper for the information I needed.我浏览报纸寻找自己需要的信息。

Text II

1．thrill [Wril] n. a sudden strong feeling of excitement and pleasure, or the thing that makes you feel this强烈的兴奋、恐惧或快乐感：His speech caused a thrill among the audience.他的演说引起了听众的极大兴奋。

2．multiplication [7mQltipli5keiFEn] n. a method of calculating in which you add a number to itself a particular number of times乘法：We had multiplication tables drilled into us at school.以前我们上学得反复背诵乘法表。

3．flatter [5flAtE] v. a) give a feeling of pleasure or honor to sb.奉承，使高兴：I was very flattered by your invitation to talk at the conference.承蒙你邀我在会上讲话，深感荣幸。b) to make someone look as attractive as they can使显得更漂亮：That dress really flatters your figure.这件衣服使你身材显得更娇美。

4．sensational [sen5seiFEnEl] adj. a) intended to interest, excite, or shock people - used in order to show disapproval(报章等) 哗众取宠的；耸人听闻的：a sensational account of a murder谋杀案耸人听闻的报道；b) very interesting, exciting, and surprising轰动性的，引起哗然的：The arrival of a taxi was unusual enough; an unknown woman getting out of it was sensational.来了辆出租车就够奇怪的了，从里面出来一名陌生女子就更引人注目。

5．triumph [5traiEmf] v. joy or satisfaction at being successful or victorious成功或胜利的喜欢，满足：I could detect no triumph in his eyes.我在他眼里读不出胜利的喜悦。

6．vanish [5vAniF] v. a) disappear completely and suddenly消失，消散：With a wave of his hand, the magician made the rabbit vanish.魔术师手一挥兔子便不见了。b) extinguish不复存在，绝迹，消亡：Many types of animal have now vanished from the earth.许多动物物种现已从地球上绝迹。

7．riot [5raiEt] n. a) a situation in which a large crowd of people are behaving in a violent and uncontrolled way, especially when they are protesting about something暴乱，骚乱：They ran riot through the town after the defeat of their team.自己的球队输了以后，他们在小镇上到处撒野。b) richness or abundance极度丰富：The garden was a riot of color.花园里色彩缤纷。

8．affection [E5fekFEn] n. a feeling of liking or love and caring喜爱，爱，热爱：If the interviewer asked about your family or school speak with loyalty and affection.当面试官提到你的家庭和学校时，你说话时要显得忠诚和热爱。

9．exaltation [7e^zC:l5teiFEn] n. a very strong feeling of happiness极度的兴奋：Her mood of exaltation united her with the others, with the whole marching movement.极度的兴奋把她和其他的人，和整个游行示威运动联系起来。