New Words and Expressions

fable

n. 寓言

teenager

n. a person who is between 13 and 19 years old 青少年

run out of

use up or finish a supply of (sth.) 用完，耗尽

file

n. a collection of papers on one subject 档案，卷宗

folder

n. holder for loose papers 文件夹

drugstore

n. (AmE) （兼营杂货的）药房

handful

n. 一把；少量

counter

n. 柜台

tax

n. 税

in amazement

with a feeling of great surprise or disbelief 惊讶地

modestly

ad. not in very large quantity, size, etc. 不太多，不太大，适中

upset

vt. make (sb.) worry or feel unhappy 使苦恼，使心烦意乱

ignorant

a. knowing little or nothing 无知的；不知道的

ignorance

n. 无知；愚昧

senior

n. (AmE) student in the last year of college or high school （大学或中学）毕业班的学生

slice

n. a part of sth.; a thin flat piece cut from sth. 部分；（薄薄的）一片

ability

n. 能力

nonexistent

a. not existing 不存在的

chill

v. become or make (sth. or sb.) cold （使）变冷；（使）不寒而栗

indifference

n. a lack of interest or feeling 漠不关心

sum

vt. 合计；总结；概述

sum up

总结，概括

compete

vi. 竞争

compete with/against

try to be better than (sb. else) 与…竞争

Asian

n., a. 亚洲人；亚洲（人）的

financial

a. connected with money 财政的；金融的

accumulate

v. collect, or gather together, esp. over a period of time 积累，积聚

ancestor

n. 祖先，祖宗

intellectual

a. 智力的

affect

vt. have an influence on 影响

industrial

a. 工业的

function

vi. operate; act 运作；起作用

n. 作用，功能

idle

a. lazy; not doing anything 懒散的；空闲的

jam

v. get stuck 发生故障；卡住；堵塞

break down

stop working; fail, collapse 停止运转；失败，垮了

drive home

make (sth.) clear so that people understand it 使清楚无误地理解

humble

a. 谦卑的；卑微的

suggestion

n. sth. suggested 建议

movie

n. film 电影

dramatize

vt. write (sth.) again in a form which can be performed 将…改编为剧本，将…戏剧化

European

a., n. 欧洲（人）的；欧洲人

portable

a. light and small enough to be easily carried or moved 便携（式）的，手提（式）的

CD = compact disc

激光唱片；（计算机用的）光盘

county

n. （英国的）郡；（美国的）县

hut

n. 小屋；棚屋

search for

look for 寻找

wage

n. 工资，工钱

poverty

n. the state of being poor 贫穷，贫困

leisure

n. spare time 空闲，闲暇

luxury

n. 奢侈品；奢华；奢侈

mill

n. a factory 工厂，制造厂

subway

n. (AmE) underground railway 地铁

better off

richer; more comfortable 更富有；更舒服

foe

n. (lit) an enemy 敌人

scare

v. frighten （使）惊慌，（使）恐惧

foxhole

n. 散兵坑（小型掩体）

security

n. the state of feeling safe and free from worry 安全

wake up

stop sleeping 醒了

porter

n. （旅馆、火车站等的）搬行李工人；搬运工人

wealthy

a. rich; having wealth 富的，富裕的

complex

a. not simple 复杂的

manual

a. 体力的；手工做的

adequate

a. enough 充分的，足够的

slum▲

n. 贫民窟

plumbing

n. （水、煤气等）管道设施

privacy▲

n. the state of being alone and undisturbed （不受干扰的）独处；隐私，隐秘

trash

n. (AmE) 垃圾；废物

befriend

vt. help; act as a friend to 帮助；以朋友态度对待

decline

vi., n. 衰败，衰退；下降

acquire

vt. get 取得，获得

ash

n. 废墟；灰，灰烬

astonish

vt. surprise very much 使惊讶

swear

vt. make a serious promise about 发誓，宣誓

make a living by

靠…维持生计

miracle

n. 奇迹

faculty

n. any of the powers of the body or mind 官能

contemptible

a. 令人鄙视的，可轻蔑的

coward▲

n. 懦夫

pop

n. (infml) father

Proper Names

Benjamin Stein

本杰明·斯坦

U.C.L.A. = University of California at Los Angeles

（美国）加利福尼亚大学洛杉矶分校

Kevin Hanley

凯文·汉利

Kerry

克雷（爱尔兰郡名）

Ireland

爱尔兰

Pittsburgh

匹兹堡（美国宾夕法尼来州城市）

Iwo Jima

硫黄岛（日本岛屿）

Brazil

巴西