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Unit1 Finding my way1. Stand in line 排队2. Horde 群e.g：Hordes of motors on the way back home before the spring festival.3. Peern.a person who has equal standing with another or others, as in rank, class, or age Children are easily influenced by their peer.v.to look carefully or with difficulty When no one answered the door, she peered through the window to see if anyone was there.4. measure up to prove as capable or fit as sb. else; to meet requirements; to be the equal of sb.; to have similar quality No one could ever measure up to Frank The party did not measure up to their expectations5. have a clue(often used in the negative) to know anything about sth.; to have even a hint about sb. or sth. They dont have a clue about how to look after children电话对于农民来说极其重要，过去他们不能通信甚至连那里才有市场都毫无头绪。 Telephone is very important to farmers because they do not communicate, even not have a clue of where the market was.考雅思的学生中的大多数人对自己将要就读的专业一无所知，甚至连自己为何要出国留学都不知道。Most of students who attend in IELTS did not have a clue about what they would study , or why they wanted to go abroad. 6. out of placein a place where sb. feels uncomfortable; in the wrong place; look wrong. I feel out of place at formal dances. Bob and Ann felt out of place at the picnic, so they went home He is worried about his job and feels out of place in a large organization7. embody v.to represent in bodily or material form; to be an example of or to express (an idea, principle, etc.) in action His gentleness embodies a Christian ideal She embodies everything I admire in a teacher.8. consummate adj. complete in every detail or perfect; extremely skilled; of the highest degree Annie was a consummate office assistant: professional, punctual, and always helpful He is a consummate liar9. be sunkto be in a bad situation that will bring problems or defeat; with all hopes dashed; ruined If the police come while were opening the safe, well be sunk.10. throw upto abandon; to give up She threw up her campaign for mayor11. daunt v.to make someone feel afraid or less confident about something; to discourage She was not at all daunted by the size of the problem. He felt utterly daunted by the prospect of moving to another country. nothing daunted:(old-fashioned) used to say that someone continues or starts to do something in spite of difficulties: It was steep but, nothing daunted, he started climbing.12. logistical adj.of or relating to the principles that guide reasoning within a given field or situationlogistics the careful organization of a complicated activity so that it happens in a successful and effective way We need to look at the logistics of the whole aid operation.13. nightmare n. an event or experience that is intensely distressing What can be called as a nightmare?14. the last (thing or person): least likely or expected; the least desirable or suitable He was the last person we would suspect, but he turned out to be the thief The interview will be the last thing I want to recall in my future life15. solace n. comfort or consolation; a source of comfort or consolation I found solace in writing when my father died.16. bravado n. a pretense of courage; a false show of bravery Hes full of bravado, but actually hes a coward.17. click v.1 quickly become friendly or intimate I couldnt help notice how pretty and intelligent she was and we just clicked. I didnt meet a woman who I really clicked with until I was 40. v. 2 to (cause a computer instruction to) operate by pressing a button on the mouse (= small control device) of a computer If you want to open a file, click twice on the icon for it. When you have selected the file you want, click the “Open box”.18. cystic fibrosisa serious medical condition, especially affecting children, in which breathing and digesting food is very difficult囊状纤维化19. apparatus n.1 U the set of tools and machines that you use for a particular scientific, medical, or technical purpose =equipment 2 C the way in which a lot of people are organized to work together to do a job or control a company or country =machinery Astronauts have special breathing apparatus.The tax will require a massive administrative apparatus. The state apparatus has become corrupt.20. pertinent adj. directly relating to something that is being considered =relevant He asked me a lot of very pertinent questions. The last point is particularly pertinent to todays discussion.21. beyond adv. on the far side of; later than; to a degree that is past the understanding, reach, or scope of; to a degree or amount greater than; in addition toHis house is just beyond the fenceThey came back beyond midnightHe has done an evil beyond remedyThe lottery made him rich beyond his wildest dreams.She asked for nothing beyond peace and quiet.22. crush n.C a strong feeling of romantic love for someone, especially one that a young person has for someone older who they do not know well She had a huge crush on her geography teacher. Its just a schoolgirl crush.23. serve sb. Well to be beneficial or helpful to sb His linguistic ability served him well in his chosen profession(it) serve sb. right.: sb. deserves the punishment or misfortunate (for the evil or foolish thing he has done)He went broke; it served him right for what he had done to youHe has done no work, so it will serve him right if he fails the exam24. Lords prayerThe prayer taught by Jesus to his disciples, also called Our Fatherparaphrase1.I remember standing in line for registration with the hordes of other people. I remember waiting in line to get enrolled in classes with large crowds of other people2.I felt so insecure and inadequate next to those who were my supposed peers. Standing together with those who would certainly be my schoolmates, I lacked in self confidence or assurance; I felt that I would not be able to compete against them or be as good as them3.How would I ever measure up to these people who seemed so confident and sure of what they wanted？ I was doubtful whether I could be equal to or had similar quality of these people who seemed so confident and who seemed to know clearly what they wanted4.I didnt have a clue as to what I wanted to do or be. College was just the next logical step. I felt very much out of place. I didnt know what I really wanted to do or to be. Going to college was just a natural next step I should take after I finished high school. I didnt feel right; I felt I was in the wrong place.5.To me, these people around me embodied my picture of the consummate college student. In my eyes, these students around me represented just the perfect college students I had imagined6.If I didnt get those particular classes, I was sunk. I would be done for if I didnt get enrolled in those classes my brother and I had chosen the night before. 7.Maybe throwing up would be a more socially acceptable reaction. Maybe giving up would be a more reasonable decision for a grown-up8.Feeling awkward, out of place and in a world of logistical nightmares, studying and getting an education were the last things on my mind. I felt inappropriate and uncomfortable in a chaotic environment where all the things were unreasonable, so I least thought of studying and getting an education. My mind was occupied with other things. This sentence includes a dangling modifier (Feeing awkward, out of place .), judged by grammatical rules. However, it seems that English speakers are much freer in writing and more tolerant of “grammatical mistakes” t