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Unit Four A Test of true Love. New Words1. digital a.giving information in the form of numbers 数字的；数字显示的a digital camera |数码照相机The quality of sound from a digital recording is truly excellent. 数字录音声带的声音的质量的确出色。2. eyesight n.U the ability to see 视力You need to have your eyesight tested. 你需要测一下视力。Many of those aged 75 or over will have failing eyesight. 很多75岁以上的老人视力都会衰退。3. volunteer v. offer to do sth. without being paid 自愿（做某事） Jenny volunteered to clean up afterwards. 珍尼自愿过一会儿清除打扫。He volunteered to show us around the school. 他自愿带我们参观学校。n.|C sb. who offers to do sth. without being paid |志愿者Any volunteers? 谁自愿来？This is a huge project, but we have a lot of volunteers for the most difficult work. 这是一个大项目，但有许多志愿者愿意来承担其中最困难的工作。4. identical a. exactly the same 完全一样的，完全相同的Ive got three identical navy suits. 我有3套相同的海军服。The tests are identical to those carried out last year. |这些考试和去年举行的相同。5. departure n. C, U an act of leaving a place 离开，出发His departure was quite unexpected. 他的离去出人意料。There was a delay in the departure of our plane. |我们的飞机延迟了起飞。6. destination n.C a place to which sb. is going or sth. is being sent |目的地；终点Tokyo was our final destination. 东京是我们最终的目的地。We arrived at our destination tired and hungry. 我们到达目的地时又累又饿。7. overseas ad. in or to a country across the sea; abroad 在海外；在国外 If you are living overseas, you may not have to pay tax in your own country. 如果你生活在海外，可以不必在你自己的国家付税。Many more people travel overseas for their holidays now than used to be the case. |比起以前，现在有更多的人去海外度假。a. coming from or happening abroad 海外的；外国的We are trying to build up overseas markets for our cars. 我们正设法为我们的汽车开拓海外市场。There are a lot of overseas students in America. 美国有许多国外的留学生。8. aboard prep.&ad.|in or on a ship, train, plane, etc. 在船（车，飞机等）上；上船（车，飞机等） The flight attendant welcomed us aboard the plane. 空中小姐欢迎我们登机。The boat is ready to leave. All aboard! 船要开了，所有人都请上船！ 9. cargon. C, U goods carried by a ship, plane, or vehicle （船，飞机或车辆运送的）货物The ship was carrying a cargo of wool from England to France. 这艘船正将羊毛货品从英国运往法国。The boat calls at the main port to load its regular cargo of bananas. 船停泊在主要港口，装上它通常装载的货物香蕉。10. territory n. C, U an area of land controlled by a particular country, city, army, etc. 领土；领地The UN is sending aid to the occupied territories. 联合国向被占领地区提供救援。He was shot down in the enemy territory. 他是在敌人的领土上被击落的。11. deckn. C a floor built across a ship over all or part of its length |甲板 When weve eaten, lets go up on deck and get some fresh air. N吃好后我们上甲板去透透气吧。The upper deck of the ship was always full of people smoking. 船的上层甲板总是坐满了抽烟的乘客。12. decrease n. C, U the process of becoming less 减少 a 10% decrease in sales 销售额下降了10% The survey shows that there is a decrease in the number of young people out of work. 调查表明，年轻人的失业率下降了。v. become less or reduce sth. （使）减少；（使）降低Profits have decreased by 15%. 利润下降了15%。The population growth in that city is decreasing by 1.5% each year. 那个城市的人口增长率每年下降1.5%。13. nourishvt.give a person or other living things the food they need to live, grow, and stay healthy 滋养；给.营养 Most plants are nourished by water drawn up through their roots. 大部分植物依赖其根所吸水分来获得养分。Children need plenty of good fresh food to nourish them. 儿童需要从健康新鲜的食物中摄取营养。14. decline v. refuse a request or offer, usu. politely |拒绝；谢绝He declined my party invitation. |我请他参加宴会，但他谢绝了。I declined to go with them. |我不愿和他们一道去。vi. decrease in amount, quality, or importance 减少，降低，下降 The value of the dollar on the world market has declined in recent years. 最近几年美元在世界市场上的价值有所下降。The number of smokers in the United States declined greatly in the 1980s. 20世纪80年代美国吸烟人数大量减少。n. sing., U a reduction in the amount or quality of sth. 减少，下降Thankfully the smoking of cigarettes is on the decline. 谢天谢地，抽烟的人越来越少了。Many regular customers have noticed that the service in this restaurant is in decline. 许多老主顾都感觉到了这家饭店的服务质量每况愈下。15. objectionn. C, U a statement that shows one disagrees with sth. 反对；异议 He has a strong objection to getting up so early. 他强烈反对这么早起床。The only objection is that it may cost us more than you think. 唯一的异议在于我们的花费要比你想象的更多。16. forbid (forbade, forbidden) vt. not allow 禁止I cant forbid you to see that man again. 我不能禁止你再与那个人见面。Driving has been forbidden in the town center. 市中心禁止车辆行驶。17. connection n.C the state of being connected |联系；关系Theres a strong connection between smoking and heart disease. 吸烟和心脏病密切相关。The company has connections with a number of Japanese firms. 这家公司与很多日本公司有联系。18. spectacular a. very impressive |壮观的；引人入胜的a spectacular show of fireworks |烟花四散的壮观景象The most spectacular goal of the match was scored by Harris. 比赛中最精彩的进球是哈里斯的射门。19. fancy a. having a lot of decoration or bright colors |多装饰的；花哨的；别致的I wanted a simple black dress, nothing fancy. 我想要一件样式简洁的黑礼服，不要花哨的东西。Never mind all these fancy phrasesjust tell us the plain facts. 不要使用什么华丽的辞藻，就告诉我们简单的事实。n. sing. a feeling of liking sb. or sth. |喜爱；迷恋 I think young Peter has taken quite a fancy to that girl next door. 我想小彼得已经迷上了隔壁的那个女孩子。Living in the countryside was only Patricias passing fancy. 到乡村定居不过是帕里西夏一时兴起的想法。20. fossiln. C 化石They are looking for fossils in the valley. 他们在峡谷中寻找化石。Several dinosaur fossils were found in Yunnan. 在云南发现了几个恐龙化石。21. patch n.C a small area of sth. that is different from the area around it 小块The hotel walls were covered in damp patches. 旅馆的墙上满是潮迹。There was only a tiny patch of blue in the cloudy sky. 多云的天空中只有一小片蓝天。 22. vanish vi. disappear or go suddenly out of sight 消失The child vanished while on her way home after a game of tennis. 那个小女孩打完网球后在回家的路上不见了。With a wave of his hand, the magician made the rabbit vanish. 魔术师手一挥就把兔子变没了。23. fog n. C, U cloudy air near the ground which is hard to see through |雾Thick fog has made driving conditions dangerous. 浓雾使得行车非常危险。Freezing fogs and snow are common in this area. 这一地区浓雾和降雪是常事。24. compressvt. force sth. into less space 压缩；压紧Firmly compress the soil in the pot so that the plant is secure. 把盆里的泥土压紧，这样就能使植物固定。I managed to compress ten pages of notes into four paragraphs. 我成功地把十页的笔记压缩成四个段落。25. cement n. U |水泥 Two bags of cement were parked behind the fence. 两袋水泥放在围墙后面。Builders have trouble getting the right amount of cement into their concrete. 建筑工人浇注混凝土时很难掌握水泥的正确用量。26. longing n. sing., U a strong feeling of wanting sth. |渴望secret longings 暗藏心底的渴望 The boy looked with longing at the toys in the shop window. 那男孩眼巴巴地望着商店橱窗里的那些玩具。27. warmth n. U a feeling of being warm |温暖A babys needs are quite basicfood, warmth, and love. 婴儿的需求是很基本的食物、温暖和爱抚。Ive put a T-shirt on under my sweater for warmth. 我在毛衣里面穿了一件T恤，这样可以暖和点儿。28. resist vt. prevent oneself from doing sth. |忍住；抗拒Students should resist the temptation to play computer games. 学生应该抵制住玩电脑游戏的诱惑。The party leader resisted the urge to give in to his opponents. 党派领导人拒绝了向对手让步的要求。29. highwayn.C a broad main road that joins one town to another |公路I saw quite a few car accidents on the highway. 我在公路上见到了好几起车祸。The highway from Shanghai to Suzhou is very busy. 上海至苏州的这条公路很繁忙。Phrases and Expressions30. without fail : with complete certainty 必定；总是He came to visit me every Thursday without fail. 他每星期四一定会来看我们。Ill pay you back 4,000 dollars without fail next month. 我下个月肯定还你那四千元钱。31. as long as: if; on condition that 假如，如果，只要As long as it doesnt rain we can play. 只要天不下雨，我们就能玩。I dont mind where you go as long