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,4. Complete and undivided attention一心一意，全神贯注 5. briefing-a.短暂的；简短的 vt.作的提要 n.摘要 detailed instructions 6. session-n.会议, 会期, 开庭期, 学期, 一段时间 7. Wear on(时间）消逝 ;缓慢地进行 The meeting wore on all afternoon. 会议沉闷地开了整个下午。 The hours wore on, the representatives became more anxious. 几个小时过去了，代表们更加厌烦了。,8. garner-v.贮藏, 收集, 得到 n.谷仓 【同，近】acquire, earn, score, amass Squirrels garner nuts for the winter. He gradually garnered a reputation as a financial expert. 9. first-tier-n. 最顶尖；第一级 【同，近】first level, first grade first-tier candidates第一梯队的候选人 first-tier cities 10. echelon n.等级,阶层; 梯形, 梯阵, 梯次编队 v. 排成梯形,11. A free ride-搭顺风车；免费乘车 12. tight-adj.紧的, 紧身的, 密集的, 拮据的 Losing my wallet put me in a tight spot. Money is a bit tight at the moment. 13. College bound students -想上大学的学生 Bound-形容词 a. 正在前往的,打算前去的(+for/to) Where are you bound? That ship is bound for South America. 14. queue- n.(人或车的)行列，长队 vi.排队(等候) 15. rue-n. 懊悔, 后悔 v. 后悔, 悲伤, 懊悔feel remorse for; feel sorry for 同，近 repent, regret, be down in spirits He rues never having been to university.,16. yellow brick road-成功之路, 通往幸运的路 黄砖铺的路（road of yellow brick）是李曼法兰克鲍姆所着小说绿野仙踪中的元素。1939年拍摄的根据小说改编的电影绿野仙踪给它起名黄砖路（yellow-brick road）并使它闻名。无论是小说还是电影中，黄砖路都是桃乐丝被指点从小人国到翡翠城以寻求大魔术师奥兹帮助所要走的路。黄砖路被认为是金路 。 17. Her college degree, because it was from a less well-known university, would give her the possibility of success, but not guarantee her success.,18. spawn-n.卵, 产物, 后代,结果vi.产卵 a mass of spawn in the fish 19. a man of the world n. 通世故的人 20. requisite-adj. 必要的, 需要的n. 必需品 He hasnt got the requisite qualifications for this job. 21. to mediate the crisis 调解危机 mediate -vi.调解,斡旋 vt.经调解解决;经斡旋促成 Mr. Bush once again thanked European leaders who are trying to mediate the Ukrainian crisis. 22. Be in question -成为问题, 正在讨论中 Once youve made it clear that you want to jump ship, your loyalty will be in question.,23. to carve out a nice little niche 通过自己的努力也算事业有成 niche-n.壁龛；合适的职务(环境、位置等) He found the right niche for himself. 他发现了一个适合他的职位。 carve out-创(业)，发(财) carve-vt. 雕刻；切开；开创 24. dedicated - adj.专注的,一心一意的，热诚的 25. biographical- adj. 传记的 biographical data -传记式资料 26. tick off -给 . 标, 用记号勾出;列举,27. credential-n.证明,资格;证明书,证件 vt. 提供证明书 28. feign -vt. 假装, 捏造vi. 假装, 装作 【同，近】seem，act，simulate to feign sickness/ death/ an excuse Her efforts to feign cheerfulness werent convincing. 29. pathetic- a.差劲的；可怜的，可悲的 30. curriculum-n.课程，(学校等的)全部课程 vitae-n. 个人简历 curriculum vitae 【拉】履历(书);简历,31. devastate-vt.毁坏, 使荒芜, 使震惊 The earthquake devastated a large part of the city I was devastated by the news of the wreck. 32. neurotic-adj. 神经病的, 神经过敏的 n. 神经病患者 33. gabble-v. 七嘴八嘴地说, 急促而不清楚地说 【同】rattle on Take your time and dont gabble! 34. afflict-vt.使苦恼，折磨 n. affliction Famine and war still afflict mankind. She was afflicted with conscience.,35. follow suit -学样，照着做 36. Every cloud has a silver lining.-黑暗中总有一线光明. lining-n.衬里；衬料 37. mind-numbing -adj. 无法想象的, 强烈到使人不能正常思维的; 令人心烦意乱的,叫人伤透脑筋的;令人厌恶的 numb-a.麻木的；惊呆的 vt.使麻木；使目瞪口呆 38. be tapped out-财源枯竭的；没钱的 I have talked about this subject so much that I am completely exhausted and have said all that can be said about it.,39. unalloyed -a.未掺杂的，纯粹的 alloy- n.合金 vt.将铸成合金 40. contempt-n. 轻视，蔑视；耻辱 【同，近】despite, defiance 41. banal -adj. 陈腐的, 平庸的 self-aggrandizing 自我增荣 flagellate v.鞭打，鞭笞 Self flagellatory 自我鞭打的 Punitive -a.处罚的 42. Cribbage -克里比奇牌戏(纸牌玩法之一),43. infuriate-vt.使发怒 make furious infuriating-adj. 令人发怒的 44. validate-v.使生效 validating -adj. 验证的, 证实的 45. secure-a.安全的;牢固的 vt.得到;保卫;缚牢 46. revoke-vt.撤销，取消，废除 revocable -a.可废除的 irrevocable-a.不可改变的 47. mirth-n.欢乐，欢笑 48. chucklehead-n. 傻瓜, 笨蛋 chuckle -vi./n.轻声笑，咯咯笑,49. exude-v.使慢慢流出，四溢 50. Prussian- adj. 普鲁士的；普鲁士式的(指训练严酷的、军国主义的、妄自尊大的) 普鲁士是欧洲历史地名，一般指17世纪至19世纪间的普鲁士王国。由于普鲁士在短短二百年内崛起并统一德国，建立了德意志第二帝国，所以普鲁士有时也是德国近代精神、文化的代名词。 51. belligerent-a.交战的；好争吵的 【同，近】fighting, warring belligerence 52. sotto voce-adv. /adj. 低声地; 低声的,53. taunt-vt.嘲笑 n. 辱骂, 嘲弄 They taunted him for being timid. I ignored the taunts of the opposition. 54. prep school-预备学校; 预科 55. Tuscany -托斯卡纳是意大利一个大区,它经常被评价为意大利的最美丽的部分,其首府为佛罗伦萨。,56. screw-up-拧紧；扭歪，把弄糟名词 n. 【俚】弄坏的事;混乱的状况;犯错误的人;失败者 57. flack-名词 n.宣传员; 广告;推销 58. Pulitzer-普利策奖 1917年根据美国报业巨头Joseph Pulitzer的遗愿设立，上世纪七八十年代已经发展成为美国新闻界的一项最高荣誉奖，现在，不断完善的评选制度已使普利策奖成为全球性的一个奖项。普利策奖在每年的春季，由哥伦比亚大圩的普利策奖评选委员会的14名会员评定，当年4月中的一天公布结果，并于5月由哥伦比亚大学校长正式颁发。,59. skid row-贫民窟 60. obsessive-adj.着迷的, 困扰的, 强迫性的 obsession -n.困扰，无法摆脱的思想(或情感) Her real obsession, she admitted, was death. 61. make the cut 达到标准 Everyone was sure he could never make the cut, but he did. You dont make the cut. 你不够格. 62. A.P. Courses=Advanced Placement Courses先修课程 ,是在高中阶段开设的、达到大学学术标准和学业水平的课程，供优秀的美国高中生在完成普通高中教学任务后选修。,63.take the toll - 起作用(破坏性的) toll - n.过路(桥)费;损失,伤亡人数 v.敲(钟) Years of hardship and neglect had taken their toll. 多年的劳累和疏于保养损害了他们的健康。 64. grandiose -adj.沾沾自喜的;堂皇的;宏伟的, 浮夸的 65. delivery room -分娩室 deliver -vt.投递交;发表;接生;给予;解救,拯救 66. Go up in the smoke 化为乌有 He saw his life savings go up in smoke when the stock market crashed.,68. mumble -v./ n.含糊地说(话)，咕哝 69. glamour -n.魅力，诱惑力 glamorous -adj.富有魅力的, 迷人的 70. progeny -n.后代 71. skulk -vi.潜伏，躲躲闪闪 I dont want reporters skulking around my house. 72. invariable - adj. 不变的 73. Jeopardy 电视问答益智游戏 74. glum -adj. 怒容的, 闷闷不乐的, 阴沉的,75. Mensa - n. 门萨(高智商者的组织)俱乐部，于1946年成立于英国牛津，创始人是律师罗兰德贝里尔和科学家兼律师兰斯韦林。拥有10万多名会员，遍及世界100多个国家和地区。 门萨测试试卷一般有30题，考察注意力，观察力，逻辑思维，想象力和记忆力。答对23题，换算成智商是148，也就是可以加入门萨俱乐部的标准。 awry -adj. 扭曲的, 走样的 adv. 错误地, 歪, 斜 All went awry. 万事不顺。 Our plans went awry. 我们的计划出岔子了。 the best-laid plans -最佳计划 the worst-laid plans of mice and Mensaeven the most careful plans made the smartest people The worst-laid plans of mice and men often go awry. even the most careful plans can go wrong,76. disown-vt. 否认 Tom disowned the letter. If you behave like that in front of my friends again, Ill disown you! 77. get rolling 取得进展，蓬勃发展 78. Eureka College1855年建校，在伊利诺伊州，注重历史、政治学、社会学和才艺表演艺术。 79. dotty- adj. 疯狂的, 非常热情或着迷的, 古怪的或不合常规的 【同，近】unsubstantial, feeble 80. obligatory-adj. 强制性的, 义务的, 必须的,81. high-profile -adj.高姿态的,立场明确的,高调的倍受瞩目的 n.高姿态,明确的立场 82. precede-vt.在之前，先于 He preceded his speech with a welcome to the special guests.,84. Poke fun at-拿 . 开玩笑, 取笑, 嘲弄 He enjoys poking fun at others. 85. nerd-n.书呆子, 笨蛋 That computer nerd is a total social misfit. 那个只会玩电脑的呆子对人情世故一窍不通。 86. grab-vt.抓取;抓住;赶;匆忙地做 n./ vi.(at)抓(住)，夺(得) Lets grab a sandwich and go to see the film. Dad grabbed some breakfast and went off to work. 87. high-strung-adj. 高度紧张的, 容易兴奋的being in a tense state,88. shudder-v.颤栗；颤动 n.颤动，打颤，颤栗 【同，近】shock, shaking, tremble shudder with cold The tank came to a halt with a shudder. 89. forking out 支付 They are forking out $75 for the course fees. 90. darned-adj. 岂有此理的, 可恨的（damned的委婉表达） 【同，近】blamed, hateable Anyhow, we still have this darned economy to worry about. 91. grand-一千美元,92. interject-v.插话 to interject a question 突然插问 If I may interject a note of caution into the discussion . 请容我在讨论中插句话，要注意 . 93. valuable -a.贵重的，有价值的 n.(pl.)贵重物品 【同，近】worthy, of value a valuable diamond ring Real friendship is more valuable than money. Guests may deposit their valuables in the hotel safe. invaluable -a.非常宝贵的，极为贵重的，无价的 【同，近】inestimable, impayable invaluable jewels This set of