Passage One No Such Thing As a Bad Job

Passage One No Such Thing As a Bad Job1. charge vt. 收费 charge sb. some money for sth. 为收某人的费 eg. In the hotel, they charge customers extra money for extra service.2. on purpose 有目的地 eg. The teacher told the story on purpose in the class. for the purpose of He set the alarm clock at 5 AM for the purpose of arriving there on time.3. evaluate vt. 评估 eg. The job interviewer evaluated the performance of each applicant.Passage Two Dealing With Space Junk Does Sleep Loss Affect Decisions?1. course n. 课程；航道； In most universities in America, it is regular for a student to take 10 courses each year. The strong wind forced the captain to change the original course.2. threat n. 威胁 Natural disasters are a threat to our lives and homes. threaten vt.威胁 threaten to do 威胁要做 e.g. They threatened to discontinue buying from the factory if they dont agree to their suggestions. threaten with 威胁着要;使有的危险 e.g. The boss threatened the lazy worker with dismissal.3. promise v. 有希望；可能会（有） e.g. The winter is already here, and promises to be a very cold one. promising adj. 有希望的；有前途的 The boy proved to be very promising in painting.Passage Three Miniature Masterpieces1. in response to 回答,响应 He came back to the hometown in response to an urgent telegram. respond (to) v. 回答，响应 He responded to my suggestion with a laugh.2. make ones way to 向地方走去 They made their way toward the centre of the town.3. be hungry for: be eager for sth. 渴望得到某物 The lonely child was hungry for companionship.4. in a way 在某种程度上 In a way, the passenger himself was responsible for the accident. c.f. in the way 挡了路 on the way 在路上 by the way 顺便说一下5. by no means 完全不是；一点也不；根本不是 Its by no means an easy job for a person with so little experience.6. room n. 空间 （不可数） There is still some room for improvement.7. turn over a new leaf 翻开新的一页Passage 4 Behind Libyas War1. demand vt. N. 要求 a. demand to do The workers demanded to know the truth of the whole thing. b. demand that(should) do The boss demanded that his secretary (should) return for the meeting before noon. c. demanding adj. 费时的；要求高的 a demanding job3. have the intension of 有做某事的打算 When asked whether they had the intension of adopting a Chinese orphan, the couple said yes. intend to do 打算做4. oppose v. 反对 Mrs. Carey opposed the idea at once. be opposed to 反对，不赞成 The organizer said that he was not opposed to an outing at the weekend.5. divide v. 划分 divide sth. into 把划分成 The teacher divided the whole class into five groups. divided adj. 有分歧；有不同意见 Experts are divided over the effect of the medicine on the patient.April 4thPassage 1Huge Refugee Crisis1. qualifyv.使胜任This course will qualify you as a teacher.be qualified for胜任做某一工作be qualified as有资格担任2. turn a blind eye to sth.对某事视而不见turn a deaf ear to sth.对某事充耳不闻3. relieve缓减relieve pain/ pressurerelieve sb. of sth.解除某人的.Before a speech, a deep breath can relieve you of your nervousness.请比较：release4. hope for the best作最好的希望prepare for the worst作最坏的打算5. far from远非Her performance in the speech competition is far from satisfactory.Passage 2Soft, But Tough As Well1. curevt.n.治疗,改掉（坏习惯）cure sb. of sth.The teacher has cured him of many of his bad habits.2. be/get close to接近于She is close to tears.3. endurevt.忍受；忍耐At last, he found that he could no longer endure farm life.endurancen.Passage 3Smiling Can Be a Downer1. squeezen.挤压The government has issued many policies to squeeze water out of the housing market.2. put on a fake smile3. recallvt.回想At that moment I recalled many old faces.4. for the sake of为了的缘故Please fasten your seatbelt for the sake of safety.5. feel depressed = feel down感到沮丧6. in the short term就短期而言In terms of就而言，在方面In terms of facilities, the restaurant may not be ranked first.Passage 4Microblog Nation1. be out = be out of date过时be in时尚2. every few minutes每隔几秒every other day每隔一天=every second day=every two days3. pose a health threat to sb.对某人构成威胁A developing China does not pose any threat to any country.April 11thPassage 1A Solid Sort of a Man1. give way to给让路；让位于His fear gave way to anger.2. steadyadj.稳定的steadilyadv.A student doesnt have a steady income.3. constantadj.不断的；恒久的He has been constant in his devotion to scientific studies.Passage 2Dont get sick this spring1. by chance偶然地She discovered the truth by chance.2. symptom症状Fever is usually a symptom of a disease.3. put out fires灭火put out a book出版一本书4. die out绝种Passage 3Did the IPOD kill music?1. criticize sb. for sth.因为而批评2. eliminatevt.消除；淘汰Our goal is to eliminate poverty.3. view as把看作Curiosity and imagination are often viewed as the key to success.4. for free = free of charge免费Passage 4Looking Abroad1. a growing trend一种不断增长的趋势2. at one time曾经，一度at a time一次3. acknowledge = admitHe acknowledged the fault.5. put/lay emphasis on = emphasize强调April 18thPassage 1A Desperate Experience1. survivevt.存活下来survive the earthquakesurvivaln.2. absorbing引人注目的3. catch ones eye亲人注目4. There is no point doing 做某事没有意义There seems no point doing 5. give in (to)屈服于6. build up ones courage/confidence7. handle a problem处理一个问题Passage 2Leaves energys future?1. artificial = man-made2. imitatevt.模仿3. claim vt.声称Scientists claim to have found a new cure for this disease.4. by contrast相比之下in contrast to与形成对比a sharp contrast鲜明的对比5. availableadj.可得到的；有空的Sth. be available to sb.某物对某人来说可得到Obviously, fresh milk is available to the people in the country at any moment.Sb. be available for sth.某人有空做某事Passage 3OECD provides insight into modern societies “at a glance”1. break down抛锚；出故障Even worse, the car broke down on the way.2. assist sb. with.协助某人做某事3. minoradj.较次要的She played a minor role in the opera.4. in need家境困难We should always help those in need.in need of需要The front was in great need of doctors and nurses.Passa