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Lesson Seven
Pre-class Work
Read the text a third time. Learn the new words and expressions listed below.
Glossary
alter
v. to become different
appeal
v. to make a serious and urgent request to sb. for sth.
n. a serious and urgent request to sb. for sth.
artificial
adj. made by people, not made of natural materials
ashore
adv. onto the shore 上岸
aspiration
n. a strong desire to do sth.
blade
n. a long flat leaf of grass
bribe
n. money or sth. valuable given to sb. to persuade him to do sth. dishonest
brood
v. to think for a long time about sth. you are upset or angry about
Caribbean
adj. 加勒比海的；the ～：加勒比海
cavalry
n. (in former times) soldiers who fight on horseback
deadly
adj. likely to cause death
dominate
v. to have power or influence over sb. or sth.
facility
n. a special part of a piece of equipment or a system which makes it possible to do sth.
folly
n. (fml) foolishness
germ
n. a very small living thing which can make you ill
glory
n. great fame, praise and honour that people give sb. or sth. they admire very much
grip
v. to seize one's attention; to affect sb. very strongly; to hold sth. tightly
idle
adj. not working
inspiration
n. a sudden good idea about what you should do 灵感
intelligence
n. (good) ability to learn and understand
laboratory
n. a building or room where a scientist works, with testing materials and equipment
mastery
n. complete control or power over
minister
n. a person who is in charge of a particular government department
ministry
n. a government department that deals with a particular area of administration within a country
plague
n. any disease causing death and spreading quickly to a large number of people 瘟疫
project
n. a task of investigation in scholarship; a major undertaking involving money, personnel and equipment 项目
rival
n. a person with whom one competes
soothingly
adv. in a way to make sb. feel less upset or angry
splendor
n. very impressive magnificence
spread
v. to make sth. cover a large area
spur
v. to urge sb. to try harder
strip
n. a narrow piece
tale
n. a story of imaginary events
