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Words & Expressions  
 
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absolutely

ad.

completely, totally 完全的;绝对的

  appeal (to)  
v.
(to) to please, attract, or interest 吸引,对?有号召力,投?所好
  associate  
v.
to connect in mind 联系;联想
  bet  
v.
to state confidently (what will happen or has happened) 敢说;打赌;确信

buck

n.

a US dollar (美国钱币)元,块

calculus

n.

a type of advanced mathematics 微积分

conceit

n.

too high an opinion of oneself 自负;虚荣心

  deny  
v.
to declare untrue; refuse to accept as a fact 否认

 

draft

v.

to require military service of somebody 征召入伍

educate

v.

to give somebody knowledge through schooling 教育

extraordinarily

ad.

more than usually; extremely 格外的

  feature   v. to give a prominent part to somebody or something 给某人或某事物以显著地位

gourmet

adj.

(of food) delicate, of excellent quality (食品)精美的

grammar

n.

语法

gung ho

adj.

(美,俚语)extremely enthusiastic 非常热切的

idiot

n.

a foolish person 白痴

idyllic

n.

like a poem describing a simple, peaceful and happy scene; simple, peaceful and pleasant 田园诗般的;质朴宜人的

inclination

n.

(for, to, towards) what one likes or wants to do 倾向

 

junior

n.

the third year of a four-year university course 大学三年级

 

lord

n.

the title used in front of the names of men of high social rank 对贵族的尊称;勋爵

 

outline

n.

the main ideas or facts of something, without detail 提纲;概要

philosopher

n.

a person who studies, has much knowledge of, and usu. teaches philosophy 哲学家

philosophy

n.

the study of the nature and meaning of existence, reality, knowledge, goodness, etc 哲学

 

ready-made

adj.

extremely convenient or useful for a particular purpose 现成的

 

refresh

v.

to revive or stir (the memory, etc.) 唤起(记忆)

stink

v.

to smell bad 发出恶臭
to be very bad, of poor quality 水平低,质量极差

stump

v.

to leave (someone) unable to reply 使…为难,难倒

 

usage

n.

a generally accepted way of using a language 语言惯用法

Phrases and Expressions  

 break one's back to work very hard or too hard; to make every possible effort 尽最大努力 ; 拼命干
 get at to reach 触及 ; 够得着
 go on to happen发生
 go with (of two things) to be usually found or experienced together with each other 伴随
 leave off to stop 停止 ; 中断

 make a buck

to earn some money 赚钱

 not get over

to be very surprised or amazed 非常惊讶,惊奇

  (all) over again

(something happening) again 再次

  pick up

to start again after an interruption 中断后再继续


Proper Names  

 George Gordon Byron

乔治·戈顿·拜伦 (英国诗人)

 John Dewey

约翰·杜威(美国教育家及哲学家)

 Hume

休谟(苏格兰哲学家及历史学家)

 Don Juan

《唐璜》(拜伦所著讽刺组诗)

 Locke

洛克(英国哲学家)

 Plato

柏拉图 (古希腊哲学家)

 Aristotle

亚里斯多德 (古希腊哲学家)

 Spinoza

斯宾诺莎(荷兰哲学家)


 
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