let someone/ something go 松开或释放某人/ 某事物
[例句] The dog r an away when he let it go.
make room for 给.腾地方
[例句] Move alone and make room for me！
on a(n). basis 以某方式或方法
[例句] The machine has been installed on a tr ial basis.
wear someone out 使某人筋疲力尽
[例句] All this talking wea rs me out.
Passage Ⅱ Company Man
词汇精解
bitterness* [..bit..( r ) nis] n.怨恨
conceivably * [k..n..si..v..bli ] adv.想像中，可能
[同义] probably
[反义] inconceivably
[辨析] conceivably；imaginary；possibly；probably conceivably 指你认为某事可能会发生，但可能性很小；imaginary 指只存在于想像中而实际并不存在的事；pos sibly 指你猜测某事是对的，但你没有充足的事实证明；probably 指你想有可能发生的事。
dearly * [..di..li] adv.充满深情地
deceased [di..si..st ] a dj.已死的，死去了的
discreetly * [dis..kri..tli] adv.( 言行) 谨慎地，慎重地
[同义] cautiously ，conservative
[反义] indiscreetly
instantly* [..inst .. ntli ] adv.立即，马上
[同义] immediately ，promptly ，speedily
lineup [..lain..p] n.一行人，一排人
monthly4 [..m..n..li] a dj.每月的，每月一次的
obituary [....bitju..ri；( US) ....bit..ueri ] n.讣告
replacement4 [ri..pleism..nt ] n.替代物，替代人，接替者，接替物
[同义] substitute ，alternate
[考点] replacement for sb./ sth.代替.的人/ 物
[例句] We need a replacement for the secr etary who lef t.
salad4 [..s .. l..d] n.色拉
look someone in the eye 直视某人
[例句] Can you look me in the eye and say you didn’t steal it ?
make inquiries about 询问
[例句] Have they made any inquiries about me ?
pick someone/ something out 辨认出，分辨出
[例句] The witness picked out the wrong man in the identification pa rade.
stay up 醒着，不去睡
[例句] He stayed up all the night ，thinking about the approaching examinations.
Passage Ⅲ A Day in the Life of“Salaryman”
词汇精解
amusement* [....mju..zm..nt ] n.娱乐，消遣
[同义] enter tainment
[例句] He shook his head in amusement.
assemble4 [....sembl ] v t.聚集，收集
[同义] gather ，collect
[反义] dispe rse ，sca tter ，dis sipate
[考点] assemble forces 调集兵力
assemble a toy 把零件装配成玩具
[辨析] assemble；collect ；gather
assemble 获得并按照顺序把某东西( 如证据、信息) 排列好放到一起；collect 从不同地方得到同类东西并把它们聚集到一起；ga the r 搜寻并从不同地方获得了同类东西。
briefcase6 [..br i..fkeis ] n.公文包
cab4 [k .. b] n.出租车
chapter4 [..t.... pt..( r ) ] n.( 书等的) 章，回，篇
cityscape [..sitis keip] n.城市风光，城市景色
clutter [..kl..t..] v.使杂乱，乱堆放
communal [..k..mjunl ] ad j.共有的，公有的
commute6 [k....mju..t ] v.定期往返，通勤
[考点] commute between 往返于.和.之间
commute from. to 往返于.和.之间
[例句] 1) She commutes between Cambridge and London eve ry day.
2 ) She commutes from Cambridge to London eve ry day.
dressing [..dresi..] n.穿衣
embark6 [im..b....k] vi./ vt.(使) 上船( 或飞机/ 汽车等)
[同义] boa rd
[反义] deba rk ，disembark ，get off
[考点] embark on 开始；从事( 尤指新的或困难的事)
[例句] He has emba rked on an adventure no one else has da red.
flashy [..fl ....i ] adj.奢华的，炫耀的
flirt [fl....t ] v.卖弄风情，调情
fuss4 [f..s ] v.过分关心，过分体贴
n.大惊小怪，小题大做
[同义] complain ，stir ，commotion
[考点] fus s about sth.对.大惊小怪
make a fuss of/ ove r sb.娇养某人
kick up a fuss 挑起事端，大吵大闹
[例句] 1 ) When the teache r gave the clas s five more hours of homework ，the class kicked up a fus s.
2 ) I’m not fussed about the color ，you choose.
groan6 [..r..un] v.呻吟；叹息；抱怨
[例句] He was groaning with pain.
headquarters4 [..hed..kw....t..z] n.总部，司令部
ignorant4 [..i..n..r..nt ] a dj.不知道的，无知的，愚昧的
[同义] empty headed ，illite rate ，rude ，uneducated ，unlet tered ，unschooled ，untaught
[反义] educated ，litera te，conscious
[考点] be ignor ant of/ about sth.对.一无所知
[例句] I’m afraid I’m rather ignor ant of/ about computers.
import4 [im..p....t ] v.进口；输入；引进
[考点] impor t. from 从.地方进口.
[例句] Vegetables we re impor ted into the city from the surrounding fa rms.
kimono [ki..m..un..u] n.和服
mustache [m....st......] n.八字胡
necktie [..nektai] n.领带
neon [..ni....n ，-..n] n.氖
noodle4 [..nu..dl] n.面条
outing [..auti..] n.短途旅行；远足
[同义] excur sion
partition6 [p......ti....n] n.分割物；隔板；隔墙
pickle [..pikl] n.腌菜
pornographic [..p....n......r .. fik] a dj.色情的，淫秽作品的
scrub6 [skr..b] v.彻底擦洗
[考点] scrub. down 彻底擦洗
[例句] All the floor should be scrubbed down within a day.
seniority* [..si..ni....r..ti ] n.①资深②职位高③年长，年高
slack6 [sl .. k] v.懈怠；懒散
[例句] His head slacked over to one side.
sushi [..su....i..] n.寿司
throng [..r....] n.一大群；聚集的人群
a batch of (人或物的) 一批
[例句] The pr isone rs wer e r eleased in batches of 10.
adapt (.) to something (使) 适应，( 使) 适合
[例句] Can you adapt your way of thinking to the new life style ?
body and soul 全心全意地，完完全全地
[例句] The city turned out body and soul for the Democratic candidate.
count on 指望；依靠
[例句] 1 ) You can’t count on the weather being fine.
2 ) You can count on him to come.
dig in 开始吃
[例句] He re’s your br eakfast ，so dig in ！
embark on 开始，从事(尤指新的或困难的事)
[例句] To save his gir lfriend ，he emba rked on a long journey.
fuss over 过分关心，过分体贴
[例句] The old lady fus sed over her little dog as if it we re a sick child.
hail someone/ something as something 热情赞扬
[例句] They hailed the agr eement as a“landmark”.
head for 朝.行进
[例句] He is heading for r eti rement.
let someone down 使某人失望
[例句] He has been let down so much in the past that he t rusts no one.
push one’s way 往前挤；挤
[例句] She pushed her way to the front of the c rowd.
scrub.down 彻底擦洗
[例句] Scrub the wall down before painting them.
slack off 懈怠；懒散
[例句] It’s natural to slack off towa rds the end of a hard day’s work.
touch on/ upon 提及或涉及
[例句] The major problems have hardly been touched on in this deba te.