[ 例句] Exer tion of authority over others is not always wise；pers uasion may be bette r.
inexplicable [ in..eksplik..bl] adj.莫名其妙的
insoluble* [ in..s..ljubl] adj.(问题等) 不能解决的；(物质) 不能溶解的
[ 例句] I pushed the problem aside ，because it was insoluble at present.
mount ing* [..maunti..] ad j.逐渐增加的
[ 例句] The mounting tension between the two counties makes lot of statesmen worried.
objectionable* [..b..d..ek....n..bl ] ad j.讨厌的
[ 考点] an objectionable smell 讨厌的气味
[ 例句] His drunken behavior was ext remely objectionable.
productivity6 [..pr..d..k..tiviti] n.生产力，生产率
reluctant4 [ ri..l..kt..nt ] ad j.不情愿的，勉强的
[ 同义] unwilling
[ 考点] reluctant to do sth.不情愿做某事
[ 例句] The child was reluctant to leave her mother.
sphere4 [ sfi..] n.①领域②球(体) ，球形
[ 同义] field
[ 例句] 1 ) His main interest is in the literature if Chinese.
2 ) The Ear th is not a perfect sphere.
swamp6 [ sw..mp] n.沼泽地
tackle4 [..t .. kl] v.(着手) 对付，(开始) 处理
[ 同义] deal with ，cope with ，handle
[ 考点] tackle sb.about/ over/ on sth.就某事和某人理论
[ 例句] I don’t know how to tackle the problem.
tedious4 [..ti..di..s] ad j.单调乏味的，令人生厌的
[ 例句] Tom thinks that the English clas s is very tedious.
topical [..t..pikl ] ad j.话题的，主题的
undertake4 [..nd....teik] v.①同意，答应②承担
[ 考点] unde rtake to do sth.答应(同意) 做某事
[ 例句] He under took to finish the work by Monday.
vicious6 [..vi....s] adj.①恶毒的，恶意的，凶残的② 严重的，剧烈的
[ 考点] vicious circle 恶性循环
weariness* [..wi..rinis ] n.疲倦vt.穿，戴
[ 例句] He showed absolutely no sigh of wea rines s af ter several day’s heard journey.
willpower [..wilpau..] n.意志力，毅力
box somebody in 闭锁，把.围住，困住
[ 例句] Living in that flat ，The old man fells boxed in.
clear up 澄清，解决
[ 例句] It is necessary to clear up a mis understanding between friends.
come along ①偶然出现，产生②进展，进步
[ 例句] 1 ) When the right oppor tunity comes along ，he will take it at once.
2) How is your English learning comes along?
come up wi th 想出
[ 例句] She comes up with a new idea for incr easing sales.
disapprove of 不赞成，反对
[ 例句] He wants to be football player ，but his parents disapprove of his intention.
fall short 达不到标准(或要求)
[ 例句] We hoped to pas s the CET-6 this year but we have fallen shor t of this aim.
put down ①写下②付(定金) ③镇压，取缔④奚落
[ 例句] 1 ) Let me put down your telephone number for fear that I would forget it.
2 ) He bought a villa of 500 ，000 yuans and put down 2 ，000 yuans.
3 ) Police used tea r gas to put down the riot (骚乱).
4 ) She evidently enjoyed putting he r husband down in public.
shy away from 回避，退缩
[ 例句] She has always shied away from close friendships.
shrug off ①摆脱②对.不予理睬，对.满不在乎
[ 例句] 1 ) Beijing is t rying to shrug off its indust rial image
and promote itself as a tourist and political center of country.
2 ) She just shrug off the pain and goes on with the job.
take over 接管，接手，接任
[ 例句] Who do you think will take over the post when the manager was t ransferr ed to Xi’an.
tie oneself (up) in knots 使自己紧张；困惑
[ 例句] The pr es s agent tied himself up in knots trying to apologize.
turn away from 转过脸不面对或不再看着某人、某物
[ 例句] She turned away in horror a t sight of so much blood.
weigh on 使烦恼，使担忧
[ 例句] The burden of the debt weighs heavily on these developing countries.
Passage Ⅱ A Triumph of the Spirit
词汇精解
alphabet4 [.... lf..bet ] n.字母表
bedsore6 [..beds....] n.褥疮
blink4 [ bli..k] v.眨眼
bubble [..b..bl ] n.水泡，气泡
[ 考点] to blow soap bubbles 吹肥皂泡
the bubble of the cooking pot 炒菜锅发出的沸腾声
[ 例句] The water was bubbling gently in the pan.
celebrate [..selibreit ] adj.著名的
cosmos [..k..zm..s ] n.宇宙
decree6 [ di..kri..] n.天命，天意
dignity6 [..di..niti] n.尊严
eyelid [..ailid] n.眼皮
fruitless* [..fru..t lis ] ad j.不成功的，无结果的
[ 例句] It is a fruitles s effor t.
immobile* [ i..m..ubail；(US) i..m..ubl] ad j.不能动的
[ 例句] The deer stood immobile among the t rees.
journalist4 [..d......n..lizt ] n.新闻工作者，记者
[ 同义] reporte r ，correspondent
[ 辨析] reporte r；journalist；corr espondent reporte r 和journalist 二者都可以当“记者”讲，作为报纸撰稿的记者讲时，可以互换。但journa - list 偏重于“杂志专栏记者”，一般不用于广播电视，而repor ter 则多用于广播电视记者；corr espondent 指报刊、广播电台等的“通讯员，记者(尤指派驻国外的) ”。
[ 例句] He is a journalist on the“Daily Telegraph”.
lament [ l....ment ] v.哀悼，痛惜
legacy [..le....si] n.遗产
memoir [..memw....] n.回忆录
movingly * [..mu..vi..li] adv.动人地，感人地(尤指特别令人伤感地或同情地)
[ 例句] His speech is ve ry moving.
neurology * [ nju....r..l..d..i；(US) nur-] n.神经病学
paralysis* [ p....r .. lisis ] n.瘫痪
[ 例句] The pa ralysis affects his right leg and his he can only walk with difficult.
paralytic* [..p .. r....litik] ad j.瘫痪的
n.瘫痪病人
[ 例句] We a re unable to reverse par alytic disease in laboratory animals.
prose6 [ pr..uz ] n.散文
recite6 [ r i..sait ] v.背诵，朗读
rehabilitation* [..r i......bili..tei..n] n.恢复，复原
saliva [ s....laiv..] n.口水，唾液
seal4 [ s..i l ] v.密封住
n.印章，图章
[ 考点] seal sth up 将某物密封
set the seal on 确定下来正式结束
seal off 封；阻隔；封闭
seal up 决定，确定
[ 例句] She sealed up the window before the snowstorm came.
swallow4 [..sw..l..u] v.吞咽
[ 考点] swallow up (常用于被动态) ①海浪等吞噬船等，卷进. ，吞没.②花光(钱等) ，耗尽.
[ 例句] 1 ) He swallowed up the medicine with wa ter.
2 ) One swallow does not make a summe r.(谚语) 一燕不成夏(凡事不能以偏概全) 。
syndrome6 [..sindr..um，-dr..m] n.综合病症，综合病状
tedium* [..ti..di..m] n.厌倦，乏味
[ 同义] boredom
[ 考点] two hours of unrelieved tedium 烦闷难解的两小时
trademark6 [..tr eidm....k ] n.①商标②识别标志
triumph4 [..t rai..mf] n.胜利
[ 同义] victory ，success ，winning
[ 反义] failure ，defeat
[ 考点] t riumph over sth ./ sb.获得成功或胜利
[ 例句] 1 ) The wining team r eturned home in t riumph.
2 ) It was a gr eat triumph when our team won the r ace.
twist4 [..twist ] n.① (形势、故事等的) 意想不到的转折②转动
v.(使) 转动，(使) 旋动
[ 考点] twist round sth.转动，旋转
twist the handle 转动把手
road full of twists and turns 弯弯曲曲的路
[ 例句] 1 ) I twist round in my seat to speak to her.
2 ) The story had an odd twist in the end.