[ 例句] 1 ) We bought this house for its convenience.
2 ) When and where will it suit your convenience for our next meeting?
couch6 [ kaut..] n.长沙发，(文学) 床，睡椅vt./ v i.(与in 连用) 表达，措辞
[ 例句] The refusal was couched in friendly language.
cross generational [..kr..sd..en....rei....n..l ] ad j.两代人的，跨代的
crossroads* [..kr..s r..udz ] n.(常用p l .) 十字路口，交叉路，歧途
[ 考点] a t the cros sroads 面临抉择的重要关头
[ 例句] 1 ) Our busines s is a t the crossroads ：if this deal succeeds ，our futur e is as sured；if not ，we shall be bankrupt.
2) The accident took place at a crossroads.
dormant [..d....m..nt ] ad j.睡眠状态的，隐匿的，蛰伏的，休止的，潜伏的，冬眠的
[ 同义] inactive，sleeping
[ 反义] active，awake
[ 考点] a dormant volcano 休眠火山
[ 例句] 1 ) Many animals ar e in a dormant state dur ing winter.
2) Ther e was war all ove r again afte r five dormant yea rs.
forge4 [ f....d..] vt./ vi.炼，锻造，伪造，使形成
[ 同义] falsify ，form
[ 考点] a forged pass port 伪造的护照
to forge a signature/ check/ banknote/ will 伪造签名/ 支票/ 钞票/ 遗嘱a fr iendship forged by adversity 患难之交
[ 例句] The Smith soon forged thr ee shoes for the hor se.
[ 辨析] forge；copy；pirate
forge 指非法复制某物，尤其是手写、手绘或者印在纸张上东西，用以欺骗人，如The thief forged my signature on a cheque.copy 指非法复制以谋利，如I t is illegal to copy another company’s t rademark. pirate 指未经所有者同意而非法复制书籍、音像制品等用以出售，如As soon as the book was published ，it was t ranslated and pir ated all over Europe.
girlhood* [........lhud] n.少女身份，少女们，少女时代
[ 例句] my gi rlhood ambitions 少女时的梦想
jointly * [..d....intli ] adv.共同地，连带地
[ 例句] The two boys owned the boat jointly.
motherhood* [..m......hud ] n.母性，为母之道，母亲身份，母亲们(集合称)
[ 例句] Mothe rhood doesn’t suit her；she s houldn’t have had children.
overweight* [....uv..weit ] n.超重ad j.过重的，超重的
[ 考点] an overweight per son (体重) 过重的人
[ 例句] If your baggage is ove rweight ，there is an extr a cha rge.
pregnancy * [..pre..n..nsi ] n.怀孕，怀孕期
[ 例句] These drugs should not be taken during pregnancy.
sprout [ spraut ] n.苗芽
vi./ vt.长出，冒出，发芽，萌芽
[ 同义] bud ，burgeon
[ 例句] Buds sprout in the spring.
yoga [..j..u....] n.瑜珈，瑜珈术
youthful* [..ju....ful] adj.年轻的，青年的，有青春活力的
[ 同义] childish ，fr esh ，juvenile ，young
[ 反义] aged ，grown up
[ 例句] Exe rcise will keep you youthful.
[ 辨析] young；youthful；juvenile
young 强调年龄上的年轻，如They a re too young to ma rry.youthful 强调有年轻人的素质，特指具有青春活力，有时却欠成熟，如With youthful earnestness the boys debated the problem.juvenile 指未成熟，形容属于孩子的或与孩子有关的事物，如That book is too juvenile for a high school senior.
all the way 完完全全地
[ 例句] I agree you all the way ，but I still don’t think you will change anything by complaining.
worry sick/ to death 引起(某人) 极大的忧虑
[ 例句] Some students worry themselves sick over the coming examinations ，and so don’t do as well as they should.
Passage Ⅱ Best Friends
词汇精解
anyway4 [..eniwei ] adv.无论如何，总之
[ 例句] I shall go and see him anyway.
companionship* [ k..m..p .. nj..n..ip] n.交谊，友谊
[ 考点] to enjoy one’s companionship 乐于与某人交往a companionship of many years 多年的友谊
condolence [ k..n..d..ul..ns ] n.(常用pl .) 吊唁，吊慰，哀悼，慰问
[ 例句] Please accept my condolences on your mother ’s death.
differ4 [..dif.. (r) ] vi.① 不同，不像，相异② 意见不同，发生分歧
[ 考点] differ from 不同
differ with 不同意，意见相左
[ 例句] 1 ) Chinese diffe rs greatly from Japanese in pronunciation .
2) Jack differ ed with his father about/ on/ ove r the present economic situations at home.
easygoing* [ i..zi......ui..] a dj.脾气随和的，温和的，(马) 行动时平稳自在的
[ 例句] Our manager’s an easygoing per son；she never gets angry.
gut [....t ] n.内脏，(幽门到直肠间的) 肠子；(pl .) 内脏，
最重要的部分，勇气，决心
vt.取出内脏，摧毁(房屋等的) 内部装置
ad j.本能的，发自内心深处的
[ 考点] hate one’s guts 恨死某人，恨之入骨
[ 例句] He has a lot of guts.
inhibit ive* [ in..hibitiv] ad j.禁止的，抑制的
memorial4 [ mi..m....ri..l ] n.纪念物，纪念馆，纪念议事，请愿书ad j.记念的，记忆的
[ 反义] immemorial
[ 考点] memorial to sb ./ sth.
memorials of a past age 一个昔日的历史记录
[ 例句] The college was founded as a memor ials of Dr.Owen.
partner4 [..p....tn..] n.合伙人，股东，舞伴，伴侣
vt.与.合伙，组成一对
vi.做伙伴，当助手
[ 同义] collaborator ，mate ，companion
[ 考点] dancing pa rtner 舞伴
a business pa r tne r 合伙生意人，股东
[ 例句] My siste r was the par tner of my walks.
reciprocity [..resi..pr..siti ] n.互惠
[ 考点] a reciprocity t rea ty 互惠条约
reciprocity in t rade 商业上的互惠
specific4 [ spi..sifik] n.特效药，细节
ad j.详细而精确的，明确的，特殊的，特效的，(生物) 种的
[ 同义] definite，fixed ，par ticular ，precise，special
[ 考点] specific gr avity 比重
specific remedy 特效药
[ 例句] Ther e was no specific reason for the qua rrel.
truthful * [..tru....ful ] ad j.诚实的，说实话的
[ 反义] unt ruthful
[ 例句] He is very t ruthful - he neve r lies.
Passage Ⅲ The Value of Friendship
词汇精解
adolescence* [.... d..(u)..lesns ] n.青春期(一般指成年以前12～18 岁的发育期)
[ 考点] during one’s adolescence
alleviate [....li..vieit ] v t.使(痛苦等) 易于忍受，减轻
[ 例句] Heat often alleviates pain.
asset4 [.... set ] n.①优点，长处②资产，有用的东西
[ 同义] capital，proper ty
[ 考点] asset and liabilities 资产与负债
[ 例句] Ability to get along with people is an asset in busines s.
befriend* [ bi..frend] v t.待人如友，帮助
[ 例句] God befriend us ，as our cause is just.