reinforce* [..ri..in..f....s ] vt.①加强；加固②增援
[ 同义] ①st rengthen，for tify
[ 反义] weaken
[ 考点] reinforce.with 用.加固.；增援
reinforce one’s health 增进健康
[ 例句] They strongly reinforced their a rguments with the
latest t rade figures.
route* [ ru..t ] n.①路；路线；航线②途径
[ 同义] ①course，line，road，way，path
[ 考点] by a land (wa ter/r ail) route 走陆(水/铁) 路
go the route 把事情从头进行
route to 往.的路线
take a route 走某条路线
[ 例句] Ther e a re long delays on the highway so it would be wise to take an alterna tive route.
sample* [..s....mpl ] n.样品，样本
v.①从.中抽样(试验或调查) ②品尝，体验
[ 同义] n.example，specimen
[ 考点] a national sample poll 全国性抽样民意测验
a random sample 随意抽样
take a sample of blood 取血样
[ 例句] The nurse took a sample of my blood.
session* [..se....n] n.①会议②(从事某项活动的)集会(或一段时间)③上课
[ 同义] ②period
[ 考点] be in (out of) session 在开会(休会)；(不)在上课；(不)在开庭the morning session早盘，早市
[ 例句] Congres s is now in session.
soli tude [..s..litju..d] n.单独，独居
structure* [..st r..kt....] n.①结构②建筑物v.建造；建立
[ 同义] n.①framework②building，const ruction v.build，set up
systematically * [..sisti..m .. tikli] adv.有系统地
terrified* [..terifaid] ad j.害怕的，受惊的
[ 同义] fr ightened，scared
transform* [ t r .. ns..f....m] v.① 使改观；使改变性质(结构作用等) ②改造；改革
[ 同义] ①change，conve rt②reform
[ 考点] t ransform one’s world outlook 改造世界观
t ransform sb.(sth .) from.into (to ) 把某人(某物) 从.变成.
[ 例句] Nature t ransforms a cate rpillar (毛虫) into a but-te rfly.
transformation* [..t r .. nsf....mei....n ] n.变化，转变
[ 考点] unde rgo a t ransformation 经历转变
[ 例句] His character has undergone a gr eat tr ansformation since his br ain operation.
transformative [ tr .. ns..f....m..tiv] adj.起改造作用的，有改革能力的
transit ion* [ t r .. n..zi....n，..-si....n] n.转变，变迁
[ 同义] change，shift
trap* [ t r .. p] n.圈套v.使隐入困境
[ 考点] be caught in a tr ap 落入陷阱
set a tr ap 设计
fall into the t rap 中计
t rap sb.into doing sth.诱使某人做某事
[ 例句] 1 ) The elephant fell into the tr ap the hunte rs had set for it.
2 ) She tr apped me into admitting I had done it.
unattached [....n....t .. t..t ] ad j.未订婚的，未结婚的
unemployed* [....nim..pl..id] ad j.失业的
[ 同义] jobless，unoccupied，out of work
unfamiliar* [....nf....milj..] a.①不熟②不熟知的；不通晓的
[ 反义] familiar
[ 考点] be unfamiliar to sb.对某人来说不熟悉
be unfamiliar with sth.对某事不熟悉；不通晓
[ 例句] His name is unfamilia r to all of us.
wasteland [..weistl .. nd] n.荒地
wreck * [ rek ] n.①船舶等的失事② 毁坏③ 受到严重损害的
人或动物v.①造成船舶等失事②毁坏使遭受损失
[ 同义] v.② destroy，ruin，s poil
[ 考点] a t rain wreck 火车失事
go to wreck 毁灭
the wreck of a marriage/hope 婚姻(希望) 破裂
[ 例句] He was a mer e wreck of his forme r self .
appeal to 对.有吸引力；呼吁；求助于
[ 例句] The government is appealing to every one to save wa ter.
back down 打退堂鼓，退缩；食言
[ 例句] Now the time for action has arr ived，it is too late to back down.
be capable of 有能力做
[ 例句] Dennis is capable of playing the piano in public.
experiment with 试验
[ 例句] The teacher experimented with a new teaching method.
get away from 离开
[ 例句] He didn’t come because be couldn’t get away from his work.
in spite of 尽管
[ 例句] In spite of the fact that the re was a slight improvement in sales，the company is still making a loss.
make sure 确信
[ 例句] Please make sur e that the house is locked befor e you leave.
participate in 参与
[ 例句] Jane can’t pa rticipate in the ma tch because she hurt her foot.
pay off 还清(债务等)
[ 例句] You must pay off your old loan before you can obtain a new one.
sort things out 整理(东西、思想等)
[ 例句] We must sor t out the good apples from the bad ones.
with all one’s heart 非常；真心实意地
[ 例句] He welcomed the visitors with all his hear t.
Par t Two After Class Reading
Passage Ⅰ The Romance of Train Travel
词汇精解
advantage* [..d..v....ntid..] n.好处，优势
[ 同义] benefit，profit
[ 考点] have/gain/get/win an advantage over 胜过，比.处于有利地位
have the advantage of 胜过，优于
take advantage of 利用，趁.之机
to sb. ’s advantage 对某人有利
[ 例句] John took advantage of the fine weather to do a day’s work in his garden.
bonus* [..b..un..s] n.意外的好处
camel * [..k .. m..l] n.骆驼
challenging* [..t.... lind..i..] ad j.富有挑战性的
champagne [.... m..pein] n.香槟酒
creative* [ kri....eitiv] adj.创造性的
crime* [ kraim] n.罪行
[ 考点] commit a crime 犯罪
[ 例句] He committed a c rime and was sent to prison.
detective* [ di..tektiv] n.侦探
excursion* [ iks..k........n] n.远足，短途旅行
[ 同义] outing，tour
[ 考点] go on/make/take an excursion to 到.去旅行
[ 例句] We went on a day excursion to the Great Wall.
grandparent* [....r .. ndp....r..nt ] n.祖父(母)，外祖父(母)
gunshot* [......n....t ] n.开枪，枪声
jet* [d..et ] n.喷气式飞机
luxurious [ l......zju..ri..s] adj.豪华的，极美丽的
musician* [mju....zi....n] n.音乐家
mystery* [..mist..ri ] n.神秘，神秘的事物
nostalgia [ n..s..t .. ld..i..] n.怀旧
occasional* [....kei....nl ] ad j.偶尔的
pat ience* [..pei....ns ] n.耐心
[ 同义] endurance，toler ance
[ 反义] impa tience
[ 考点] have no patience with 不能容忍，对.没有耐心
be/get out of patience with 对.失去耐心
[ 例句] The teacher had no patience with the less intelligent pupils.
photograph* [..f..ut....r....f] n.照片
prince* [ pr ins ] n.王子
railroad* [..reilr..ud] n.铁路