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Unit 4
jar /dʒɑː(r)/ n.罐子;坛子
She opened up a jar of plums.
她打开了一罐李子。
ripe /raɪp/ adj. 成熟的;时机成熟的
Reforms were promised when the time was ripe.
曾经作出承诺,时机一成熟就进行改革。
grill /ɡrɪl/ n.烤架;烤肉餐馆
Apart from peppers and eggplant, many other vegetables grill well.
除了甜椒和茄子,许多别的蔬菜烤起来也不错。
doorway /'dɔːweɪ/ n.门口;出入口;门道
Judith was hovering in the doorway.
朱迪丝在门口徘徊。
leftover /'leftəʊvə(r)/ adj.吃剩的;残留的 n.吃剩的食物;遗留物
Come over here and help me pack up the leftover food.
过来帮我把剩下的食物打包。
handshake /'hændʃeɪk/ n.握手
The quick handshake was firm and cool.
那次迅速的握手有力而冷静。
drag /dræɡ/ vt.拖;拽vt.& vi.缓慢而费力地移动
I managed to drag myself out of bed.
我总算硬撑着从床上爬了起来。
privilege /'prɪvəlɪdʒ/ n.优惠待遇;特权
It is a privilege to do sth.做某事是一种殊荣。
have the privilege to do/of doing sth.有特权做某事
privileged adj.有特权的;受特别优待的
be privileged to do sth.有幸做某事
①I take it for granted that I have the privilege ____________ (enter) the lab at my will.我认为我有这个特权进入实验室是理所当然的。
②It’s such ______ privilege to work with the celebrities I've been admiring.能和我仰慕的名人一起工作真是太荣幸了。
③Travel was tough and costly throughout that period, possible only for a ____________ (privilege) class.
在那个时期,旅行既艰难又昂贵,只有特权阶层才有可能。
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Exercise
plug /plʌɡ/ vt.封堵;补足n.堵塞物;插头;插座
Check that the plug has not come loose.
检查一下别让插头松脱了。
disabled /dɪs'eɪbld/adj.有残疾的;丧失能力的
disability n.残疾,缺陷
She did not perceive herself as disabled.
她没有把自己看成残疾人。
resign /rɪ'zaɪn/ vi.&vt.辞职;辞去
resignation n.辞职(信);顺从
resign from...从……辞职/退出
resign oneself to (doing)sth.听任/顺从(做)某事;只好接受(做)某事
He ought to resign, I think.
我看他应该辞职。
①At sixteen, I resigned myself ______ the fact that I'd never be a dancer. 16岁时,我接受了自己永远不会成为舞蹈家的事实。
②Mary decided to resign ________ her post and stay home looking after her children.玛丽决定辞职,呆在家里照顾孩子。
③Too many people are queuing up for the tickets, so you must resign yourselves to __________ (wait) a bit longer.
排队买票的人太多了,所以你们只好再等一会儿。
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Exercise
deserve /dɪ'zɜːv/vt.值得;应得;应受
deserve sth.值得……;应得……;该当受……
deserve doing/ to be done值得被……;该当被……