[ 考点] thirst for/af ter sth.渴望得到某物
have a thirst for 渴望.
[ 例句] Since his defeat，he has been thirsting af ter r evenge.
vacation* [ v....kei....n] n.假日
[ 同义] holiday
[ 考点] on vacation 度假
[ 例句] She was away on vacation.
wagon* [..w ......n] n.旅行车，小型客车
wealthy * [..wel..i ] ad j.富有的
[ 同义] rich
[ 反义] penniles s
all but 几乎
[ 例句] The work is all but done.
cut back on 减少
[ 例句] You have to cut back on s pending.
do.good 对.有利
[ 例句] Eat more fruit，and it will do you good.
for that matter/for the matter of that (用于补充或语气递进的陈述) 而且
[ 例句] Your mother would never allow it，and for that matte r，neithe r would I.
have.to do wi th 与.有关
[ 例句] It has nothing to do with wha t my son does.
in (the) light of 鉴于，由于
[ 例句] In the light of his age，he has done well.
keep.up 使无法入睡
[ 例句] We do hope we’re not keeping you up.
plow back 把(利润) 再投资
[ 例句] They plowed their profits back into fur the r invest - ment.
point out 指出，使注意
[ 例句] I pointed out to him whe re I used to live.
Par t Two After class Reading
Passage Ⅰ Elias: A Parable
词汇精解
afterwards* [......f t..w..dz] adv.后来aside* [....said] adv..一边
[ 同义] sideways
[ 考点] aside from 除了.以外
[ 例句] 1 ) Everything was quiet，aside from the occasional sound of a car in the distance.
2 ) Aside from being fun and good exercise，swimming is a ve ry useful skill.
calf* [ k....f] n.(calves ) 小牛
cease* [ si..s ] v./n.停止
[ 同义] end，stop
[ 反义] sta rt，begin
[ 考点] cease doing/to do 结束，中止without cease 不停地，不断地
[ 例句] The old empire has ceased to exist.concerning* [ k..n..s....nin..] p rep.关于
[ 同义] about consist * [ k..n..sist ] v.①由.组成②在于③一致，符合
[ 同义] ①compr ise，be composed of ②lie in ③accord with
[ 考点] consist of 组成consist in 在于consist with 与.符合
[ 例句] 1 ) This club consists of more than 200 membe rs.
2 ) The beauty of this picture consists in its balance of colors.diminish* [ di..mini..] v.①减少②降低
[ 同义] ①reduce ②devalue disobey* [..dis....bei] v.违背，不遵从drought* [ draut ] n.干旱duly [..dju..li ] adv.正当地，恰当地entertain* [..ent....tein] v.①招待②使娱乐
[ 同义] ①tr eat②amuse
[ 反义] ②bore
[ 考点] enter tain sb.to/at dinner 请某人吃饭enter tain sb.with 使娱乐
[ 例句] The magician enter tained us with a va riety of t ricks.eventually * [ i..vent..u..li] adv.最终exceed* [ ik..si..d] v.超过
[ 同义] surpass，excel
[ 考点] exceed in 胜过
[ 例句] Does Tokyo exceed London in population?excess* [ ik..ses，..ek-] n.过多，过剩，超过
[ 同义] overabundance，surplus
[ 反义] deficiency
[ 考点] in excess of 超过to exces s 过度；过多
[ 例句] Don’t ca rry your grief to exces s.fodder [..f..d..] n.饲料folk* [f..uk] n.人们former* [..f....m..] adj.以前的fowl [ faul ] n.家禽grieve* [..ri..v] v.使伤心
[ 同义] suffer，sadden
[ 反义] delight，gladden
[ 考点] grieve about/at /for/over 伤心
[ 例句] The nation grieved for its wa r dead.harmony * [..h....m..ni ] n.①和谐②一致
[ 同义] ①accord ②agreement，unity
[ 反义] ①conflict ②disunity，disagreement
[ 考点] in ha rmony (with) 与.一致(和睦融洽) out of harmony (with ) 与.不一致
[ 例句] The singers sang in harmony.hay * [ hei] n.干草(用作饲料)
[ 考点] hit the hay 上床睡觉make hay of 扰乱；彻底击败
[ 例句] How you ar e making hay of my things！humble* [..h..mbl ] ad j.地位低贱的
[ 同义] lowly，insignificant
[ 反义] high，significant
[ 考点] of humble bi rth 出身低微
[ 例句] He is a man of humble bir th but gr eat ability.indulge* [ in..d..ld..] v.放纵自己(或某人)
[ 同义] satisfy，spoil，swallow
[ 反义] deny
[ 考点] indulge in 沉溺于
[ 例句] The young gir l indulges herself in pleasing fancies.infect* [ in..fekt ] v.①感染②影响
[ 同义] ①affect②influence
[ 考点] be infected with 感染；感化
[ 例句] I was infected with a bad cold.mare [ m....] n.牝马misery* [..miz..r i] n.痛苦
[ 同义] dist ress，suffering
[ 反义] happiness
[ 考点] live in mise ry and wlant 过穷苦日子
[ 例句] The old couple live in mise ry and want.moreover* [ m......r..uv..] adv.而且，除此之外occupy* [....kjupai ] v.①占领②忙于
[ 同义] ①seize，capture ②involve，engage，absorb
[ 考点] be occupied in/with 忙于.
[ 例句] His a ttention was occupied with other matte rs.parable [..p .. r..bl ] n.寓言plainly * [..pleinli ] adv.俭朴地poverty* [..p..v..ti] n.①贫穷②缺乏
[ 同义] ①ha rdship ②lack，insufficiency
[ 反义] ①richness，luxury ② sufficiency
[ 考点] live in pover ty 生活贫困中a pover ty of 缺乏
[ 例句] He is a pove rty of acting talent.profit * [..pr..fit ] v.①有益②获利
[ 同义] ①benefit②ea rn，gain
[ 考点] profit by/from 得益
[ 例句] They profited by put ting their money in his business.property * [..pr..p..ti] n.财产proportion* [ pr....p........n] n.①比例，部分②相称
[ 同义] ①percentage，ratio ② balance，harmony par t
[ 反义] ②dispropor tion
[ 考点] in propor tion to/with 与.成比例(相称) in the propor tion of 按.的比例
[ 例句] Babies have big heads in propor tion to their bodies.province* [..pr..vins] n.省respectable* [ ri..spekt..bl] adj.值得尊敬的retire* [ ri..tai..] v.①退休②离开，退下
[ 同义] ①resign②withdraw，ret reat
[ 反义] ①join
[ 考点] retir e from 退出retir e to 退到.
[ 例句] The troops retir ed to safer positions.reveal * [ ri..vi..l] v.①显示②披露
[ 同义] ①display，show，expose②disclose
[ 反义] ②hide，conceal
[ 考点] reveal that/.as/to be 显示. reveal sth.to sb.泄露
[ 例句] 1 ) The fact revealed him as/to be an honest man.
2 ) She revealed the secr et to her brother.wolf* [wulf] n.(wolves) 狼break/burst out laughing 突然笑了起来
[ 例句] They all burst out laughing at the expr es sion on his face.in authority 有权
[ 例句] Who is in authority he re?in part icular 尤其
[ 例句] I noticed his eyes in pa rticula r，because they wer e such an unusual color.