情(与理智相对而言)
[ 同义] ①emotion，feeling，wa rmth，rage
[ 反义] ①indifference
[ 考点] a rouse (excite/stir up) passion 激起强烈的感情
break (burst/get/fly) into a passion 勃然大怒a passion for sth.对某事的酷爱
[ 例句] At those words of mine，he broke into a violent passion and thr ew a book at my head.
[ 辨析] feeling；emotion；sensation；pas sion feeling“感觉”，指身体上的感觉，也指精神上的感觉，强调外在表现；emotion 指精神上的喜怒哀乐和心情上的激动；sensation 是科学用词，多用于书面语，意义与feeling 基本相同；pas sion 是指强烈的感情，特别是爱恨或怒，可使失去理智或判断力。
probe* [ pr..ub] v.①探索，刺索② (以探针等) 探查，深入调查n.①探查，彻底调查②探针，探测器
[ 同义] v.①explore②pros pect
[ 考点] probe into 探索
[ 例句] Scientists probed into the causes of the ear thquake.
provided* [ pr....vaidid] conj.假如；以.为条件；若是
[ 同义] providing，if，on condition that
[ 考点] provided (that ) 假若.
[ 例句] I will lend you my book provided that you keep it clean.
[ 辨析] if；provided if 与provided 在有些情况下不能通用。provided (that ) 只用于含有先决条件要求履行的从句中，而if 没有这种限制。
psychoanalysis* [..saik..u....n .. l..sis] n.精神分析(治疗法)
psychoanalyst* [..saik..u.... n..list ] n.精神分析学家
regardless* [ r i........dlis ] ad j.毫不在意的，毫不顾及的
[ 考点] rega rdless of 不注意的；不关心的；不管
[ 例句] If they a re determined to st rike，they will do so r ega rdless of what the law says.
reporter * [ ri..p....t..] n.①记者②新闻广播员
[ 同义] ①journalist，correspondent ②announce r resolve* [ ri..z..lv] v.①决定，决意②分解n.决定，决心；坚毅
[ 同义] v.①decide，determine，r emedy，analyze
[ 考点] resolve on (upon ) doing sth.经思考后决定做某事
resolve to do sth.决心做某事
resolve against doing sth.决意不做某事
resolve into 分解
It is r esolved that 决议.
[ 例句] 1 ) He made a firm resolve to give up drinking and smoking.
2 ) Once she has r esolved on doing it，you won’t get her to change the mind.
[ 辨析] determine；resolve，decide determine 指经过认真思考，仔细调查研究后“确定”，“决定后不再改动” 或由一定的规律所“决定”，语义较强，含有决定后并加以坚持的意思；decide 指经过讨论而得出结论，重于抉择、判断；resolve 与determine 相似，不过指更大的决定、决心或意志，还表示通过集体力量，经集体讨论解决问题。
rigid* [..rid..id] a dj.刚硬的，坚硬的，僵硬的；严格死板的
[ 同义] inflexible
[ 反义] flexible
[ 考点] be rigid about 对.严格的be rigid in 在.上死板、固执be rigid on 严格按照.的
[ 例句] He is very r igid in his opinions.
specialty * [..spe....lti] n.①专业，特长②特制品，名品③ 特色，特殊性
[ 同义] speciality
temple* [..templ ] n.寺，庙，庙宇
thyself* [..ai..self] p ron.your self 的旧用法
troublesome* [..tr..bls..m] ad j.讨厌的，麻烦的；令人烦恼的
[ 同义] annoying，bothersome，ti resome at times 有时，间或
[ 例句] At times he would like to go home to look after his father.
be at peace with 和.和平相处，和.相安无事
[ 例句] We were at peace with our neighbours.
be born wi th 与生俱来
[ 例句] Mary was born with a good memory.
be confronted with 遇到.，面临.
[ 例句] We were confronted with the task of designing and building the new br idge.
early on 早些时候，在初期
[ 例句] We realized early on that the child was brilliant (聪明的).
get along wi th 与.友好相处
[ 例句] He tr ied to get along with eve ryone in the clas s.
have a/the capacity for 有.的能力
[ 例句] People have differ ent capacities for learning.
judging from 根据.判断，从.来看
[ 例句] Judging from pr evious expe rience，he will be la te.
let alone 更别提
[ 例句] He hasn’t enough money for food，let alone amusements.
lose touch with 与.失去联系
[ 例句] We lost touch with her af ter she moved to London.
of one’s (own) choice 自己选择的
[ 例句] She could not be pr evented from ma rrying the man of her own choice.
regardless of 不顾，不惜
[ 例句] The parents decided to save the baby r egardless of cost.
Part Two Aft er Class Reading
Passage Ⅰ Age and Youth
词汇精解
accommodat ion* [....k..m....dei....n] n.①住处，膳所②工作的地方③ (车、船、飞机等) 预定铺位
[ 考点] a shortage of accommodation 住房紧张
hotel accommodations 旅馆的膳宿
alien* [..eilj..n] ad j.①奇怪的，不同性质的②外国(人) 的，外来的，异己的
n.外国人，外侨；外星人
[ 同义] n.foreigne r
amazement * [....meizm..nt ] n.(非常地) 惊讶，惊愕
[ 同义] astonishment，surprise
[ 考点] in amazement 骇然，惊惶地to one’s amazement 令某人惊讶的是.
[ 辨析] surprise；astonishment；amazement surprise 指面对出乎意料之事(多指不太重要的事) 感到惊奇、吃惊或怀疑；astonishment 指突然地充满了惊异，语气比surpr ise 强；amazement 指被认为不可能发生的事或完全出于意料之外的事竟然发生了而感到惊愕或困窘，语气比surprise 和astonishment 强。
behalf* [ bi..h....f] n.①利益②支持③方面
[ 同义] ①interest ②favour ③side
[ 考点] on (in) behalf of 代表；以.的名义；为了.的利益
on (in) sb. ’s behalf 代表某人；为了某人的利益
[ 例句] I’m wr iting on behalf of my mother，to expr ess her thanks for your gif t.
benediction [..beni..dik....n] n.赐福，幸事
climate* [..klaimit ] n.①气候，气候区②风气，气氛
[ 同义] ①environment，wea the r compose* [k..m..p..uz ] n.①组成，构成②创作，作曲③使平静，调停
[ 同义] ① constitute，form，comprise ② create，wr ite ③ calm
[ 考点] be composed of 由.构成compose oneself to do 静下心来干.
[ 例句] Water is composed of hydrogen (氢) and oxygen (氧).
[ 辨析] compose；comprise；consist of；constitute compose 指几个部分构成一个统一完整体，“ 部分”作主语；comprise 强调一个整体是由许多部分组成的，可用“整体” 作主语，为“ 包含、包括”之意；也可用“ 部分”作主语，为“ 构成、组成”之意；consist of 必须用整体作主语，为“包含有”之意，不能用被动形式；constitute 表示由部分组成整体，主语是部分，宾语是整体，意为“构成”。
constitution* [..k..nsti..tju......n ] n.①体格，体质②构造，本性③章程，宪法，法规
[ 同义] ③law，regulation
[ 考点] by constitution 天性，体质上
have a good/poor constitution 体格好(差)
dew [ dju..] n.露水
distinction* [ di..sti..k....n ] n.① 荣誉，殊勋② 区分，区别；差别
[ 同义] ①honour，r eputation ②differ ence
[ 考点] draw/make a distinction between (在. 之间) 加以区别
[ 例句] There is a distinction between what he says and what he does.
exception* [ ik..sep....n] n.除外，例外
[ 同义] exclusion
[ 反义] inclusion
[ 考点] with the exception of 除.之外
without exception 毫无例外
make an exception of 把. 作为例外，对. 特别看待
make no exception of 一视同仁
take exception to (against ) 对.表示异议，反对
[ 例句] 1 ) They all work ha rd，without exception.
2 ) She took strong exception against what he said.
favourable* [..feiv..r..bl] adj.①如意的，赞成的②合适的③ 有利的
fugue [ fju....] n.赋格曲
gleam* [..li..m] vi.闪烁，发微光；闪闪发光
n.微光，闪光；反光；瞬间的一现
[ 同义] vi.twinkle，glit ter，spa rkle，flash
[ 辨析] spa rkle；glar e；glitte r；flash spa rkle“闪耀，闪闪发光”，如指强烈耀眼的闪光，或指兴高采烈、生气勃勃的情况；glit ter“闪闪发亮”，比spa rkle 更广阔而大的闪耀，有时带有贬义；glar e 指发出耀眼、眩目的强光；flash 指有规则地一亮一暗的强光，如闪电似的闪亮。
honourable* [....n..r..bl] adj.尊敬的；荣誉的，引以为荣的；诚实的，正直的
[ 考点] the Honor able 阁下
humour* [..hju..m..] n.①幽默，诙谐②情绪
[ 考点] a sense of humour 幽默感
in the humour for 有做.的心情
out of humour 生气的
in good humour 心情好
[ 例句] Succes s puts you in good humour.
inconceivable [..ink..n..si..v..bl ] ad j.不可思议的，无法想像的
intensely * [ in..tensli] a dv.①强烈地，剧烈地② 紧张地，认真地
[ 同义] ①violently，st rongly ② str ainedly，eagerly
[ 辨析] intensely；intensively intensely 指“极度地”、“强烈地”，而intensively 指“集中注意力地”、“集中精力地”。
lessen* [..les..n] v.减少(小)，使变少(小)；使缩小；轻视，贬低
[ 同义] diminis h，decrease，reduce
[ 考点] les sen a burden 减轻负担
les sen pain 减轻痛苦
les sen production costs 降低生产成本
[ 例句] The scientific invention has lessened production costs by 5 per cent.
[ 辨析] dec rease；diminish；les sen；reduce dec rease 一般用词，指逐渐减少的过程，特指数量的减少；diminish 庄重用词，特指逐渐地缩减；les sen 日常用词，可指数量、程度、份量、价值或势力的减少；r educe 指在数量上、大小尺寸上、速度上或等级上减少或降低。
maestro [..maist r..u] n.杰出的作曲家(或指挥、音乐教师)
miracle* [..mir..kl] n.奇迹，令人惊奇的事
[ 考点] accomplish/perform/work/do a mi racle 创造奇迹
by a miracle 奇迹般地，不可思议地
orchestra* [......kist r..] n.管弦乐队
periodic * [..pi..ri....dik] ad j.周期的，定期的；循环的；间歇的，间发性的
[ 考点] periodic law 周期律
periodic table 周期表
portion* [..p........n ] n.部分，份
[ 同义] division，fr action，sha re，par t，section
[ 反义] whole