[ 例句] The old clock was a present from my father and has sentimental value.
sincere4 [ sin..si..] a dj.诚挚的，真诚的
[ 同义] genuinehonest
[ 反义] insincer e ，false
[ 例句] 1 ) He was sincer e in his wish to help us.他真心实意地想帮助我们。
2 ) She is sincer e and quite without affectation.她为人诚恳，毫不矫揉造作。
spontaneous6 [ sp..n..teini..s] adj.自发的，自然的
[ 同义] natural
[ 反义] compulsory
[ 考点] a spontaneous offe r of help 主动提供的帮助spontaneous applause 自发的鼓掌a spontaneous gaiety of manner 天真愉快的神态
[ 例句] The e ruption of a volcano is spontaneous.火山爆发是自发的。
stat ionery [..stei....n..ri] n.文具，信封
superlative [ s u....p....l..tiv ，sju..-] adj.形容词(或副词的) 的最高级
[ 例句] The word“sof test”is the superlative form of the word soft.
thrive4 [..r aiv] v.兴旺，繁荣
[ 同义] prospe r ，flourish
[ 反义] decline
[ 考点] thr ive on 以.旺盛
[ 辨析] thr ive；flourish；pros per thr ive 和flourish 着重事业开展的大而且成功，而且还可以指植物的茂盛；prosper 强调事业成功而且有钱。
[ 例句] 1 ) The children thr ived on my good cooking
2 ) He thr ived on the adula tion of his henchmen.
upbeat [....pbi..t ] ad j.乐观的，快乐的
[ 反义] downbea t
[ 例句] The film had a very upbeat ending.
virtually4 [..v....tju..li ] adv.几乎
[ 同义] actually ，practically ，almost ，nea rly
[ 例句] She is vi rtually president ，though her title is secr etary.
willingness * [..wili..nis ] n.愿意，乐意
[ 例句] Mary’s willingness to help othe rs is one of her best qualities.
a pat on the back 表扬，鼓励
[ 例句] Ma ry deserves a pat on the back of all her hard work.
attach importance to 认为.重要
[ 例句] People at tach too much impor tance to the weather repor t before they go t raveling.
be on to something 认识到重要意义，会产生重要结果
[ 例句] I feel the gift from the teache r is on to something impor tant.
follow up 在.之后再采取进一步的行动
[ 例句] You should follow up your lette r with a phone call.
你应在发信后再打个电话
lift up 鼓励，激励
[ 例句] She really lift up our spirits with those moving words.
make a habit of 形成/ 养成.的习惯
[ 例句] Never let your child to make a habit of lying.
make somebody’s day 使某人的日子过得快活
[ 例句] I am sure my visiting will make his day.
pass alone 传递，转交
[ 例句] Please pass the homework alone to the students.
shy away from (由于害怕、心理不踏实或缺乏信心等) 躲开，回避做.
[ 例句] We fr equently shy away from making decisions.
turn. (a) round 使.向好的方向发展
[ 例句] They hope the situation would turn a round for the bette r.
walk of life 行业，职业，社会阶段
[ 例句] He wants to make fr iends with people from all walks of life.
Part Two After Class Reading
Passage Ⅰ All the Good Things
词汇精解
album6 [.... lb..m] n.(收存照片、邮票等的) 册子
billfold [..bilf..uld ] n.皮夹子
blurt [ bl....t ] v.脱口而出
[ 例句] He blur ted out the bad news befor e I could stop him.
coffin [..k..fin] n.棺材
edgy [..ed..i ] adj.不安的，易怒的
farmhouse* [..f....mhaus] n.农庄住宅(尤指主要住宅)
incessantly [ in..sesntli] adv.不停的
[ 同义] continually
junior4 [..d..u..ni..] adj.① 初级的② 地位和身份低的③ [J-]小(指较年幼者)
[ 同义] lesser ，lowe r ，minor ，secondar ，ysubordinate，younger
[ 反义] senior
[ 考点] junior high school (初中)
a junior school (小学)
junior to sb.(常与to 连用)
[ 例句] 1 ) He is thr ee year s junior to me.
2 ) John Smith Junior is the son of John Smith.
math4 [m ....] n.数学
[ 例句] I am not good at math.
mischievousness [..mis..t..iv..snis ] n.恶作剧
novice [..n..vis ] ad j.新手的，生手的
permission4 [ p....mi..n] n.准许
[ 同义] allow ，approval ，consent
[ 反义] refusal ，disagreement ，prohibition
[ 考点] permission to do sth.
[ 例句] You must ask permission if you want to leave ea rly.
ragged [..r ....id] adj.(指衣服) 破旧的，褴褛的
[ 同义] shabby ，torn ，worn
[ 考点] a ragged beard 乱蓬蓬的胡子
a ragged performance 不完美的表演
[ 例句] His sleeves were ragged at the cuffs (袖口).
refold* [ ri....f..uld] v.再折叠
remainder6 [ r i..meind..] n.剩下的人、东西或时间
saint4 [ seint ] n.① (基督教正式追封的) 圣徒②圣人，道德高尚得人
[ 例句] You must be a saint too be able to stand his temper.
serviceman [..s....vism..n] n.军人
sheepishly [....i..pi..li ] adv.窘迫地，不好意思地
shrug4 [..r....] v.耸肩(表示怀疑、冷漠、不知等)
[ 考点] shrug sth.off① (认为某事物不重要) 不予理会，不屑一顾；一笑了之② (表示怀疑或不感兴趣) 耸肩
[ 例句] 1 ) I ask her where Tom is ，but she shrugged her shoulders.
2 ) She shrugged her shoulde rs when I asked her what should I do.
sideways4 [..saidweiz ] ad j./ adv.向一边(的) ，横着(的)
[ 考点] look sideways at sb.斜着眼看某人
step sideways 向旁边跨步
a sideways movement 侧动
sideways sea ts 边座
[ 例句] 1 ) He looked sideways at me.
2 ) Carry the sofa sideways though the door.
act on 根据.行事
[ 例句] Acting to a friend’s advice ，he bought an Oxford dictiona ry.
be/ become accustomed to (doing) 习惯于.
[ 例句] I am accustomed to the climate her e.
before long 立刻，不久
[ 例句] Before long ，he went to London again.
blurt out 突然说出，脱口而出
[ 例句] The witnes s blur ted out the name of the killer even though the judge told him to keep quiet.
if only 只要，但愿.就好了(后面的从句用虚拟语气)
[ 例句] If only English wer e not so difficult to learn.
get out of hand 无法控制
[ 例句] Deal with the problem befor e it gets completely out of hand.
make.of 理解，解释
[ 例句] We just could not make anything out of his odd behavior at the par ty.
move on 更换工作(话题等)
[ 例句] I think we have talked enough about the subject；let’s move on.
once too often (指违例，冒险等) 多次幸免这次遭殃；多次成功这次受挫
[ 例句] He exceeded the speed limit once too of ten and was fined (罚款) 20 yuans.
tear off 撕掉
[ 例句] Our roof was tore off in the storm.
to this day 至今
[ 例句] To this day ，I still don’t know he killed himself.
Passage Ⅱ Mother Tongue
词汇精解
achievement4 [....t..i..vm..nt ] n.①成就，成绩②达到，完成，实现
[ 同义] exploit ，feat
[ 辨析] exploit；feat；achievement exploit ，feat 和achievement 三词均指令人向往的或值得注目的行动或行为，但feat 和achievement 均着重指在脑力或体力方面完成某事物的艰巨。如：Coming top in the exam was quite an achievement.exploit 指体力的行为表现，常为敢闯敢干的举动。如：The t ravelers wrote an account of their dange rous exploits in the Andes.
[ 例句] 1 ) Tom’s achievement in school ea rnd him a schol ar ship.
2 ) It is only the achievement of these goals that will finally bring lasting peace.
conditional * [ k..n..di....nl] adj.①条件的②有条件的
[ 考点] conditional on/ upon sth.①在. 条件下，倘若. ②一点也不，决不
[ 例句] Payment of the money is conditional upon delive ry of the goods.
empirical6 [ em..pi rikl ] ad j.从观察和经验中得来的
[ 例句] The scientists also considered the empirical evidence befor e writing a r eport.
engineering4 [..end..i..ni..ri..] n.工程(学) ，工程技术
[ 例句] civil/ elect rical/ chemical/ mechanical enginee ring 土木/ 电气/ 化学/ 机械工程
evoke6 [ i..v..uk] v.唤起，应起，使人想起
[ 例句] The music evoked memories of he r youth.这乐曲勾起她对青年时期的回忆。
fascinated* [..f .. sineit ] ad j.被强烈地吸引住，感到着迷的
[ 同义] a tt ract ，absorb
[ 反义] bore
[ 例句] He was fascinated by the voice of Liwen.
grammatical * [..r....m .. tikl] adj.语法的，符合语法规则的
[ 考点] a grammatical speech 一篇合乎语法的演讲