Warming-up and pre-reading
1. character n.人物，角色；特性，特征；性格；人格，品性；（汉）字，字体
a. It is a good story, but I find some of the character rather unconvincing(不令人信服).
b. They are twins but they have quite different characters
c. He is a man of good character.
d. A Chinese character 一个汉字
2．Fiction n. 1)小说（总称）；虚构的文学作品
2）编造；想象；虚构；捏造
Fact/Truth is stranger than fiction. [谚语]事实比小说更离奇。
短语：legal fiction 法律上的假定 light fiction 通俗小说
pure fiction 纯粹的谎言；十足的谎言 science fiction 科幻小说
3．Desire vt.1)渴望；希望（做某事）desire to do sth.
2)要求某事（sth.）
3)要求【请求】某人做某事desire that-do/should do
desire sb. to do sth.
a. I desire an immediate answer of yours.
b. We desire to have a good result.
c. Please desire him to come in.
d. They desire that you should come at once.
n. 愿望；欲望；要求；食欲；情欲；向往的东西
短语：at one’s desire照某人的希望 get one’s desire 得到所希望的东西
meet one’s desire 满足某人的欲望 have/feel a great desire for 渴望―――
nurse a desire for 怀有――的欲望
leave much to be desired 有许多改进/不足的地方
leave nothing to be desired 尽善尽美；完全中意
Reading
4.satisfaction n.(opp.dissatisfaction)1）满足；满意；舒服；
2）令人满意的事物
I heard the news with great/much satisfaction.
He smile with satisfaction.
短语：
It will be a great satisfaction to you to know that---你如果听到――一定很满意
Feel/find satisfaction at (in) 对――感到满意
Give satisfaction to 使――满足（满意，称心）
Take satisfaction in 对――感到满足（满意）；乐于――
To one’s satisfaction = to the satisfaction of 使――满意的是
Express one’s satisfaction with(at) 对――表示满意
5. test vt&n. 检验；考查；测验；考试；考验
let’s use another method to test for its pulling force.
词语搭配：an achievement test 成绩测验 a live test(火箭)载人试验
a nuclear test 核试验 a test in physics 物理测试
a test paper一份试卷 a blood test 血液检查
短语：test out 考验 take a test 参加考试
put-to the test 将――加以化验，检查
6。asent adj.(opp. Present) 1)不在的；缺席的；缺勤的
2）缺少的；无
He is absent on business.
He was absent in his mind then.
Long absent soon forgotten. 离久情疏
短语： be absent from a friend 和朋友分离
be absent from (home,school,office)不在（家）；缺（课）；缺（席）；缺（勤）be absent without excuse 擅自缺席
7．Alarm n.警报；惊慌
The fire caused much alarm.
短语：
1） give the alarm = raise an alarm 发警报；向――告急
2） take (the) alarm at 对――感到吃惊
3） a fire alarm 火警
4） in alarm 惊慌；担心
5） sound the alarm 响警报；吹警笛
vt.使警觉；惊动；使惊慌 Don’t alarm yourself.
7)be alarmed at(the news)被（那消息）吓一跳
8）be alarmed for (the safety of--) 放心不下；担心（――的安全）
8．Smooth adj. 平坦的；平滑的；顺利的
The course of true love never did run smooth.恋爱无坦途/好事多磨。
The way is now smooth.
Vt. 使――光滑，平坦或顺利
短语：
1）make smooth 弄平滑；扫除障碍 2)smooth out 弄平；铺平；解决
3）smooth away/over 使容易；排除；解决（困难等）
4)smooth the way for 铺平道路；排除障碍；使容易做
5)smooth down （使）平静下来；弄平
9.embarrass vt. To cause to feel ashamed, uncomfortable or anxious 使困惑；使局促不安
The decline of sales embarrassed the company.
Be/feel embarrassed in the presence of strangers
短语：embarrass sb. with sth./by doing sth. 做――使某人尴尬/害羞/窘迫
Don’t embarrass them with(by asking) personal questions.不要问隐私，会让他们觉得不好意思。
Embarrassed adj. 尴尬的，难堪的，害羞的
I was embarrassed by his comments about my clothes.
Embarrassing adj.使人尴尬的；令人难堪的
What has been your most embarrassing moment？
10.sympathy n.同情；同感；同情心
Out of sympathy for the homeless children he gave them shelter for the night.
短语：1）express sympathy for 慰问
2）feel sympathy for, have sympathy for 同情
3）in sympathy with 同情；赞成；跟着；和――一致
11.accompany 伴随；陪伴；同时存在或发生
I must ask you to accompany me to the police station.
Strong winds accompanied by heavy rain.
12. ring(sb.)up = call (sb.) up 给某人打电话
打电话的相关短语：
1) give sb. a call/ring 2)make a (telephone) call
3) call sb. on the telephone 4) phone/telephone sb.
挂断电话的相关短语：ring off ring off the telephone
回电话的相关短语：call bake ring back
13.turn around 转身；回转；旋转
When the teacher turned around, they began to whisper.
All of a sudden he turned around/about and saw me.
短语：trun about转身；转向；调向 turn against背叛；反抗；使对抗
turn away 把（脸）转过去；抛弃 turn off解雇；关掉；使失去兴趣
turn on打开 trun out结果是；证明是；生产（产品）
14．There stood-此句为存在结构，常用于这种结构的动词有：stand, seem to be, happen to be, be likely to be; live, come, enter, lie 等；
There happened to be nobody in the room.
Once there lived an old fisherman in a village by the sea.
15. declare vt.宣布；声明；表明；说明；宣称
1) declare + n.宣告 They will declare the results of the election soon.
2) declare + n + (to be)n./ adj. 宣布――为――
The judge declared him (to be) the winner of the competition.
I declared this conference (to be) open.
3) declare + (that)从句 宣称；声称
She declared (that) she was right.
短语：
Declare oneself 发表意见，表明态度 declare war on/upon 对――宣战
Declare against 声明反对 declare for (in favour of )声明赞成
16．Envy vt.& n.嫉妒；羡慕
1) envy +sb. (for sth.) 2)envy sb. Sth.
How I envy you！ They envied us for our success.
I envy you your good fortune.
短语： be in envy of one’s success 羡慕某人的成功
Out of envy 出于嫉妒/羡慕
17．Leave--- alone 不管；别惹；让――独自待着；不打扰
Leave my book alone. 不要动我的书。
Let me alone to do it. 由我做吧。
Using language
18. explanation n. (其后常跟of, for ) 解释，注释；说明
She’s giving an wxplanation of how the machine works.
1) by way of explanation 作为说明，以解释的方式
2) come to an explanation with sb.与人交谈后消除了误会
3) In explanation of 解释，说明
I had better say a few words by way of explanation.
I’ve come to an explanation with them about the matter.
Have you anything to say in explanation of your conduct?
19．Take ---seriously 严肃对待；认真对待
You can’t take his promise seriously; he never keeps his word.
20.divorce n. 离婚；断绝关系 vt. 与――离婚； 使――离婚；脱离
1)The judge divorced the couple.
2)He got divorced from his wofe last month.
3)He is divorced from societ.
4)Life and art cannot be divorced.
短语： get/obtain a divorce 获准离婚
a divorce between thought and action 思想与行动脱节
divorce oneself/be divorced from one’s spouse 和自己的配偶离婚
Learning tip
21. set aside 将――放在一边；保留；储蓄（时间；金钱）；忽视/不顾（要求、感受）
So set aside some time each day to write, even if it is only five minutes.
I’ve set aside some money for the journey.
She always sets aside my feelings.
短语：set about 着手；开始 set--against 使――和――为敌/对立
Set apart = set aside 留出；拨出