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L56Ourneighbor,theriverboundaryn.界线；边界~dispute边界争端~line边界线~science边缘科学~between/of-Theriverdeterminesthenaturalboundarybetweenthetwocountries.

-这条河流成为这两国间的天然边界线。同根：boundlessadj.无边的boundv.弹起；束缚overtakev.1)忽然来临，意外的碰上beovertakenbyasnowstorm2)追上，赶上（catchupwith）-Atlastheovertookmeatthefinishingline.3）袭击，压倒beovertakenwithfear胆怯得要死takeover接受，接管-约翰逊昨天接任委员会主席一职。-Johnsontookoverthechairmanshipofthecommitteeyesterday.predecessorn.前任，前辈；（被取代的）原有事物，前身先辈antecedent—descendantChinesedescendant炎黄子孙~company被接管的企业crownn.花环；王冠；君权，君王v.给…戴花环；为…加冕~prince王储~jewel（镶在王冠上以示王权的）御宝；至宝（一种人最宝贵的东西）takethe~夺冠，获得冠军称号proportionn.部分；比例；均衡，匀称alarge~ofin~tosth.成比例—outof~tosth.(disproportion)-Thepunishmentwasoutofallproportiontothecrime.proportionateadj.—disproportionatesiten.位置，场所v.使位于，设置camping~露营地building/constructionsite建筑工地historic~s历史遗迹website网站onsite在现场v.siteanewbuilding为新建楼房选址sitearoadblock设置路障spell1)v.招致，带来-Failureinnegotiatingwiththatcompanyspellsruinsforourcompany.2)拼写-Howdoyouspellyourname?-Sorry,wouldyoupleasespellyourname？3)n.符咒castaspell施魔法-Theysayshediedafterawitchcastaspellonher.stalln.牲畜棚；货摊；隔间；v.使停止market~街市档位large~大排档shower~洗澡间-Theenemy'sresistancehasstalledbyforce.敌方的抵御被迫放弃了。sweepingadj.范围广大的sweepv.打扫Tomb-sweepingDay清明节~changes大范围变化~victory广泛的胜利-Inordertoadapttothenewsituation,wehavetomakesweepingchanges.criticaladj.1)危急的，关键的~path/fator2)临界的，极限的~point/value/mass临界点/值/物质3）批评的，挑剔的~thinkingbe~of-Heishighly~ofotherpeople.criticn.爱挑剔的人；评论家critiquen.批评；评论文章criticizev.juncturen.时刻，关头atthis~在这个时候

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critical~连接，结合=junctionfoundationn.基础；地基；基金会；创立theoretical~solid~ChinesRedCrossFoundation中国红十字基金会foundv.foundersubmergev.沉浸~oneselfinsth.沉浸于-He~edhimselfinthedevelopmentofhiscompanyallday,neglectinghiswifeandchildren.词根merge/merse（sink，dip沉，浸）imerge浸入

immerse使浸没于n.immersionemerge出现n.emergenceemersionmerge使融入，合并mergencen.合并，融合mergern.(企业或机构的)合并Text：（L1）Theriverwhichformstheeasternboundaryofourfarmhasalwaysplayedanimportantpartinourlives.Withoutitwecouldnotmakealiving.Thereisonlyenoughspringwatertosupplytheneedsofthehouse,sowehavetopumpfromtheriverforfarmuse.Wetelltheriveralloursecrets.Text：（L5）Weknowinstinctively,justasbeekeeperswiththeirbees,thatmisfortunemightovertakeusiftheimportanteventsofourliveswerenotrelatedtoit.（L6）misfortunen.不幸，逆境fellowshipin~患难之交幸灾乐祸

enjoythemisfortuneofothers.fortune~tellermakea~marrya~（L8）Wehavespecialriverbirthdaypartiesinthesummer.Sometimeswegoup-streamtoafavouritebackwater,some-timeswehaveourpartyattheboathouse,whichapredecessorofoursatthefarmbuiltinthemeadowhardbythedeepestpoolforswimminganddiving.（L10）Inaheat-wavewechooseamidnightbirthdaypartyandthatisthemostexcitingofall.Wewelcometheseasonsbytheriver-side,crowningtheyoungestgirlwithflowersinthespring,holdingasummerfestivalonMidsummerEve,givingthanksfortheharvestintheautumn,andthrowingahollywreathintothecurrentinthewinter.（L14）Afteralongperiodofraintherivermayoverflowitsbanks.overflowv.外流；泛滥；充斥；沉没；多得无法容纳n.容纳不下的物或人an~ingcanal泛滥的运河~with充斥…,洋溢着be~ingwithenthusiasm-Thewater~edwhenIpoureditintothecup.-他的朋友挤满了他所有的房间。-Everyroomwasoverflownbyhisfriends.-Sheputapotunderneathtocatchtheoverflowfromtheatertank.（L14）Thisisarareoccurrenceasourclimateseldomgodtoextremes.climaten.气候；风气Mediterranean/tropical~economic~经济形势business/investment~商业/投资环境adj.climatic气候的adv.climatically（L15）Weareluckyinthatonlythelowerfields,whichmakeupaverysmallproportionofourfarm,areaffectedbyflooding,butotherfarmsarelessfavourablysited,andfloodingcansometimesspelldisasterfortheirowners.（L17）disastern.劫难；彻底的失败natural~air~空难earthquake~~ara灾区~victim灾民~relief劫难救援，赈灾~prevention~film劫难片adj.disastrous劫难性的（L18）Onebadwinterwewatchedtherivercreepupthelowermeadows.Allthecattlehadbeenmovedintostallsandwestoodtoloselittle.Wewere,however,worriedaboutournearestneighbours,whosefarmwaslowlyingandwhowerenewcomerstothedistrict.（L20）Asthefloodshadputthetelephoneoutoforder,wecouldnotfindouthowtheyweremanaging.Fromanatticwindowwecouldgetasweepingviewoftheriverwheretheirlandjoinedours,andatthemostcriticaljuncturewetookturnsinwatchingthatpoint.（L22）Thefirstsignofdisasterwasadeadsheepfloatingdown.Nextcameahorse,swimmingbravely,butwewereafraidthatthestrengthofthecurrentwouldpreventitslandinganywherebeforeitbecameexhausted.（L24）Suddenlyaraftappeared,lookingratherlikeNoah'sark,carryingthewholefamily,afewhens,thedogs,acat,andabirdinacage.（L26）Werealizedthattheymusthavebecomeundulyfrightenedbytherisingflood,fortheirhouse,whichhadsoundfoundations,wouldhavestoodstoutlyevenifithadbeenalmostsubmerged.（L27）Themenofourfamilywadeddownthroughourfloodedm