day 15 review day
DAY8—描述动物捕猎
Drains
vi.
排水;流干;
vt.
喝光，喝干;使（精力、金钱等）耗尽;使流出;排掉水;
n.
排水;下水道;排水系统; [医]引流;
[例句]Miners built thetunnel to drain water out of the mines
矿工们开凿了一条地道，以排出矿井里的水。
something that makes
youfeelverytired
使人疲倦的事物
Ithinktakingcareof herelderlymotheris abigdrainonherenergy.我认为照看年迈的母亲对她而言非常吃力
Physique
theshapeandsizeof ahumanbody
体格，体形
He has a verypowerful,muscularphysique.他体格强壮，肌肉发达。
Lurk
[I usually +
adv/prep]towaitormovein asecretway so that you cannot beseen,especiallybecause you are about toattacksomeone or do somethingwrong
（尤指为攻击某人或做坏事而）潜伏，隐蔽，悄悄移动
Someone was lurkingintheshadows.有人藏在黑影里。
Why are you lurkingaroundin thehallway?你干吗在走廊里鬼鬼祟祟的？
[I usually +
adv/prep](of anunpleasantfeelingorquality) toexistalthoughit is not alwaysnoticeable
（不好的感觉或特征）潜伏，潜藏
Dangerlurks around everycorner.每个角落里都潜伏着危险。
Itseemsthatoldprejudicesare still lurkingbeneaththesurface.在表象的背后似乎依然潜藏着旧有的偏见。
[I]informalinternet & telecomstospendtimein achatroomor on asocialmediawebsiteandreadwhat otherpeoplehaveposted(= written oradded) withoutpostinganything yourself
在（网上）聊天室里潜水；隐身进入（网上）聊天室
camouflaged
v.掩盖;隐蔽( camouflage的过去式和过去分词);伪装，掩饰;
[例句]You won't seethem from the air. They'd be very well camouflaged
你从空中是看不见它们的，它们会被精心伪装起来。
straydeer’sfootsteps.
totravelalong aroutethat was notoriginallyintended, or tomoveoutsidealimitedarea
偏离原路；越过限定区域
Aherdofcattlehad strayed into theroad.一群牛偏了道儿，上了公路。
They gotlostwhen they strayedtoofarfromthepath.他们偏离小路太远，迷了路。
Theshipstrayed offcourseduring thestorm.船在暴风雨中偏离了航道。
tostartthinkingortalkingabout a differentsubjectfrom the one you should be
givingattentionto
走神；偏离主题
Ithinkwe've strayedtoofarfromouroriginalplan.我想我们偏离原来的计划太远了。
Sorry - I've strayedfrom thesubject.对不起——我跑题了。
N．apetthat nolongerhas ahomeor cannotfinditshome
流浪宠物；走失的宠物
a straydog流浪狗
"Whoownsthatcat?" "I don'tknow. Ithinkit must be a stray.""那只猫是谁的?""我不知道。我觉得它肯定是只流浪猫。
Adj.Stray things havemovedapartfromsimilarthings and are not intheirexpectedorintendedplace.
零星的，零落的
There are still a few strayspotsofpainton thewindowpane.窗玻璃上还有零星的几个油漆点儿。
Severaljournalistshave beenkilledorinjuredby straybulletswhilereportingon thecivilwar.有几位记者在报道内战时因被流弹打中而丧命或负伤
Cheetah’s earsflinched
to make asudden,smallmovementbecause ofpainorfear
（因疼痛或恐惧）猛地一颤，畏缩，退缩
He didn'tevenflinch when thenursecleanedthewound.护士清洗伤口的时候，他都一点也没畏缩。
the windcaressingthe grass.
adj.
爱抚的，表现爱情的，亲切的;
v.
爱抚或抚摸…( caress的现在分词);
[例句]He was gentlycaressingher goldenhair.
他深情抚摸着她的金发。
nano second that hebolts outofthe grass匆忙离开；脱口而出
[I]tomoveveryfast,especiallyas aresultof beingfrightened
（尤指因受到惊吓而）奔跑，快跑
Frightened by thecarhorn, thehorsebolted.那匹马受到汽车嗽叭的惊吓，飞奔了起来。
sneaking
up onit
偷偷地接近（等于creep up on）
He loves sneaking up on his sister to frighten her.
他喜欢溜到妹妹身后吓她一大跳。
Stalker
apersonwho illegallyfollowsandwatchessomeone,especiallya woman, over aperiodoftime
跟踪者；（尤指）跟踪骚扰女性者
Several well-known women have
beentroubledby stalkersrecently.最近有几位知名的女性遭人跟踪骚扰
predator
ananimalthathunts,kills, andeatsotheranimals
捕食性动物，食肉动物
lions,wolves, and other predators狮子、狼及其他食肉动物
disapprovingsomeone whofollowspeopleinordertoharmthem orcommitacrimeagainst them
尾随伤害他人者，尾随作案者
asexualpredator尾随作案的色魔
close
call,
n.
千钧一发;险死还生;
[例句]You were just intime. Whew! What a close call
你可真及时。嚯，真是好险呢！
thesheep just won'tcave屈服，投降.
With his earspricked up
v.
竖起，（风）加剧;
[例句]She stopped talkingto prick up her ears.
她不再说话，竖起耳朵听着。
speeds
up
（使）加速;开快车;加紧;增速;
[例句]You notice thatyour breathing has speeded up a bit
你注意到自己的呼吸加快了一些。
tensiveandbrutal
adj.
残忍的;野蛮的;无情的;不讲理的;
[例句]He was the victim of a very brutal murder.
他是一桩恶性谋杀案的受害者。
pounces
on
n.突然的袭击，猛扑的动作;
v.猛扑向;
We hide behind the bush, ready to pounce on theintruder.
我们藏在灌木丛后面，准备向来犯者发起突然袭击。
They pounce on theirprey, paralyze them with venom and use their
beaks to tearoff pieces.它们突然袭击猎物，用毒液使它们麻痹，然后用嘴撕掉皮。
Herbivorous
食草的;
[例句]Mammoths
were herbivorous mammals.猛犸是食草性哺乳动物。
thenanosecond
extremelysmall
极微小的
nanotechnology纳米技术
DAY9—描述人物生平
crammedhundreds of
veryfullofpeopleor things
（地方）挤满的，塞满的，充满的
a crammedtrain/room拥挤的火车／房间
Thedockswere crammedwith/crammedfullofpeopletryingtoboardtheboats.站台上挤满了想要上火车的人
a
handful of small rooms：一把；少量的；一小部分
Only a handful of Americans --or any Westerners, for that matter -- have beenallowed togo there.
只有很少数的美国人--严格来说应该是西方人--被批准参观过那个地方
“agrimplace”
worrying, withouthope
忧愁的；令人担忧的；令人沮丧的
Thefuturelooksgrim.未来一片渺茫
castmuch of a shadowon Angela’schildhood
[T usually +
adv/prep]tosendlightorshadow(= anareaof darkness) in aparticulardirection
把（光或阴影）投向；投射
Themooncast awhitelightinto theroom.皎洁的月光洒进房间里。
Thetreecast ashadowover/onhisface.树影投在他的脸上。
figurativeHerarrivalcast ashadowover/ontheparty(= made it lesspleasant).她的到场给聚会投上了一丝阴影
另外之意：（一部电影、戏剧或演出的）全体演员、铸件，铸造品、石膏绷带，石膏夹in a cast打着石膏,挑选…扮演
He was often castasthevillain.他经常演反面角色
growingup with asunnydisposition.
theparticulartypeofcharacterthat apersonnaturallyhas性格，性情
Sheis ofanervous/cheerful/sunnydisposition.她神经质／性情开朗／性格阳光。
[S +
to infinitive]formalanaturaltendencyto do something, or to have ordevelopsomething倾向；意向
a disposition todeceive骗人倾向
graduated
with a doctorate in Chemistry.
neverdeprived ofany opportunity for vt.剥夺；失去
to take something,especiallysomethingnecessaryorpleasant, away from someone
夺走，抢去，剥夺
Heclaimedthat he had been deprivedofhisfreedom/rights.他声称自己被剥夺了自由／权利。
You can'tfunctionproperlywhen you're deprivedofsleep.如果被剥夺了睡眠，人体就无法正常工作
personal
advancement,个人的进步,个人发展
attributed bycritics toher
Initially, his deathwas attributed by a police postmortem to natural causes.
起初，警方验尸将其死因归于自然原因。
relativelydocileandeven cooperative position at youthwith the communiststate.
quietandeasytoinfluence,persuade, orcontrol
温和的；温顺的，驯服的；易控制的
Theoncedocilepopulationhasfinallyrisenup against theruthlessregime.曾经的驯顺良民终于起来反抗冷酷无情的政府。
lack ofanantagonistspirit
apersonwho isstronglyopposedto something or someone
对抗者，对立者；对手；敌人
The antagonists in thisdisputearequiteunwillingtocompromise.这场争端中的各方均不愿妥协。
Hesuedseveral of his antagonists
forlibel.
depressivetimes,压抑
sufferingfrom orrelatingtodepression
抑郁寡欢的人；抑郁症患者
a depressivepersonality忧郁的性格
a depressivedisorder/illness抑郁性精神错乱／疾病
her genuineresistance tothe GDR regime atheart was witnessed by her friend, while
theactoffightingagainst something that isattackingyou, orrefusingtoacceptsomething
抵抗；反抗；反对
resistancetodisease抗病
Governmenttroopsofferedno resistance (totherebels).政府军没有（对叛军）作出任何抵抗。
There's a lot of resistance (=opposition)totheideaof aunitedEurope.很多人反对欧洲统一的想法。
[U]aforcethatactstostoptheprogressof something or make itslower
阻力
The car'sspeedwasreducedbyair/windresistance.汽车速度因为空气／风的阻力而下降。
[C or U]specializedphysicsthedegreeto which asubstancepreventstheflowof anelectriccurrentthrough it
电阻
Copper has (a)lowresistance.铜的电阻很小。
politicalstaminato weather throughextreme conflicts.
thephysicaland/ormentalstrengthto do something that might
bedifficultand will take alongtime
耐力；耐性；持久力
Thetriathlonis agreattestof stamina.三项全能运动是对耐力的极大考验。
preen
tospendtimemaking
yourselflookattractive精心打扮
Roald alwaysspendsagespreening
(himself) before he goes out.罗阿尔德出门前总是花很长时间精心打扮
DAY10—描述一天的旅行
grinned
awidesmile
露齿笑；咧嘴笑；龇牙笑
Iassumedthings had gone well for him
because he had abiggrin on hisface.我想他一切进展得应该很顺利，因为他在咧着大嘴笑。
abroad/sheepishgrin合不拢嘴的笑／腼腆地咧嘴笑
tosmileawidesmile
露齿笑；咧嘴笑；龇牙笑
He grinnedatme from thedoorway.他在门口向我咧着嘴笑。
What are you grinning about?你龇牙咧嘴笑什么？
Wemet up witha group of friends偶然遇见
I met up with an old classmate in
the crowd.我在人群中偶然遇到了一个老同学
at the
parking lot
stunnedby the dreamymeadows dappled with flowers,
v.
击晕( stun的过去式和过去分词);使大吃一惊;给（某人）以深刻印象;使深深感动;
[例句]We
were stunned with [ by] the sudden news.这突然的消息使我们为之愕然。
extended
toa hill-island in
the lake延伸至；扩至；适用范围扩及；给与
The trip hasbeen extended to include a few other events
旅程被延长，其他几项活动也被包括进来。
while I listened andsnappedphotos of
to take a lot ofphotographsquickly
拍快照
He wasarrestedfor snappingphotosof amilitaryparade.他因拍摄了阅兵式的快照而被逮捕。
She's verypleasedwith her newcameraand was snappingawaythewholetimewe wereabroad.她对自己的新相机十分满意，我们在国外时，她一直不停地拍照
另：折断;猛地咬住;呵斥，（树枝等的）突然折断;严厉的话;突然的撕咬;尤指关上或断裂的声音)啪嗒声
[例句]He shifted his weight and a twig snapped
他挪了一下身体的重心，一根树枝咔嚓一声断了。
lotusleavesfloating
onwater,
"We're talking plants floating on the
surface of the water, using the fish waste as nutrition," he explains.“我们要说的是水生植物漂浮在水面上，使用鱼的排泄物作为营养源，”他解释道
railingsandstaircase,
averticalpost, usuallymetalorwooden, that is used
together with other suchpoststoformafence
（通常指金属或木头的）栏杆，围栏（或栅栏）的竖杆
Touristspressedtheirfacesagainst
thepalacerailings.游客们把脸紧贴在宫殿栅栏的栏杆上
a set ofstairsinside abuilding, usually with abarfixedon thewallor ontoverticalpolesat thesidefor you toholdon to
（建筑物内通常带有扶手的）楼梯
Shedescendedthesweeping(=longandwide) staircase into thecrowdofphotographersandjournalists.她走下又长又宽的楼梯，来到摄影师和记者中间。
headed
backfor some
canoeing调头，回去
Suddenly he stopped and turned around andheaded back.突然，他猛一刹车掉头往回就跑。
to be
exactListening to
music on our phones,确切地说
weeither muscle paddled to race with each other or just laid back letting theboats
drift
with the tide. Occasional motor-boats swooshed round ofexcited screams.
toagreewith otherpeopleand not makeyourowndecisions
随波逐流；没有自己的观点
Look before you
leap, but not drift with the tide.凡事三思而后行，但不要随波逐流。
Atmosphere
thecharacter,feeling, ormoodof aplaceorsituation
气氛；环境
There's a veryrelaxedatmosphere inouroffice.我们办公室的气氛非常轻松。
There has beenanatmosphereofgloomin thefactorysince it wasannouncedthat it would beclosing.自从宣布工厂要关闭的消息后，厂子就笼罩在一片沮丧的气氛中。
[U]approvingafeelingthat aplacehas of beingpleasantandinterestingorexciting
氛围；情调，情趣
Youwantarestaurantthatservesgoodfoodbut has a little atmosphere
too.谁都想去家饭菜可口又有点情调的饭店吃饭。
He put on somesoftmusicandturnedthelightsdown inorderto give therooma little more atmosphere.为了使房间更富情调，他放起了轻柔的音乐，调暗了灯光。
Reunite
tobringpeopletogether again
使重新结合；使再联合；使重聚
to reunite adividedfamily/country/world使离散的家庭重聚／统一分裂的国家／团结世界各国
Sarah wasfinallyreunitedwithherchildrenat theairport.萨拉最后终于在机场和她的孩子们再度团聚
eye-opener
something thatsurprisesyou andteachesyou newfactsaboutlife,people, etc.
使人大开眼界的事物；有启发性的东西
Living in anothercountrycan be arealeye-opener.在外国生活确实可以令人大开眼界。
DAY11&12—描述音乐剧猫
In what looks like andesertedstorageplace orcar-disposal shop,
If aplaceis deserted, there are nopeoplein it.
空无一人的，空旷的，空荡荡的
a desertedbuilding/street空无一人的建筑／街道
Thecoastalresortsare deserted inwinter.冬季海滨胜地游客稀少。
leftalonein adifficultsituation
被抛弃的
a desertedwife被抛弃的妻子
narratorto introduce
thecharacterwhotellsyou what
ishappeningin abookorfilm
（书或电影中的）叙述者，讲述者；旁白
thenextbig-shotcat
big fish/gun/noise/shot/wheel
apersonwho has animportantorpowerfulpositionin agroupororganization
大人物，要人
She's a biggunincitypolitics.她是市政要人。
He's a bigshotinadvertising.在广告界他是个大腕儿。
a hugevintagejewelbox opens up from inside,
of highqualityandlastingvalue, orshowingthebestand mosttypicalcharacteristicsof aparticulartypeof thing,especiallyfrom the past
（尤指过去某个时期）最佳的，最典型的，经典的
a vintageplane最出色的飞机
a vintagecomicbook经典的漫画书
Thisfilmis vintage (= has
thebestcharacteristicstypicaloffilmsmade by) Disney.这是一部经典的迪斯尼影片。
Shelovesbuyingvintageclothing.她喜欢买高档时装。
[before
noun]Vintagewineis of highqualityand was made in aparticularyearand can bekeptfor severalyearsinordertoimproveit.
（酒）佳酿的，上等的
vintagechampagne/port/claret上等香槟／波尔图葡萄酒／干红葡萄酒
n.[C]thewinemade in aparticularyear, or aparticularyearin whichwinehas been made
特定年份酿造的酒；酿造年份
The 1983 vintage was one of thebest.1983年酿制的酒是最好的酒之一。
What vintage is thiswine? (= In whatyearwas it made?)这酒是哪年酿制的？
[U]literaryagroupof things that wereproduced, or agroupofpeoplewho wereactive, during the sameparticularperiod
同时代生产的东西；同时代的一批人
Carsofrecentvintage may not needinspection.
pointymouthsat in a line before her
shapedinto apoint有尖头的
She waswearinga pointyhat.她戴着一顶尖帽
in synchronization withthe correspondinglyrics sung.
to (causeto)happenat the sametime:
The show wasdesignedso that thelightssynchronizedwiththemusic.
shakes off herclumsyouter-coat that dresses her into a big furry ball.
awkwardinmovementormanner笨拙的，不灵活的；不得体的
The firstmobilephoneswereheavyand clumsy
to use, butnowadaysthey are
mucheasiertohandle.第一代手机用起来很笨重，而现在的手机就轻便多了。
Myattemptstoapologizewere very
clumsy (= not said well).我想道歉，却拙嘴笨舌的。
B2A
clumsypersonoften
hasaccidentsbecause
they do notbehavein acareful,controlledway.
笨手笨脚，毛手毛脚，不灵巧
That's the thirdglassyou'vesmashedthisweek- you're so
clumsy!这已经是你这个星期打碎的第3只杯子了——真是太笨了！
tap dancing
atypeofdancein which therhythmiskeptby thenoiseof the dancer'sshoeson thefloor
踢踏舞
I took tapclassesas well asballet.我除了学芭蕾舞以外，还学踢踏舞。
walking
downthe
stairsand dancing
通过散步消化，在步行速度和距离方面胜过…;
[例句]From the gardenyou walk down to discover a large and beautiful lake
由花园往前走，你会发现一个宽阔美丽的湖。
DAY13&14—描述装修过程House Renovation
Iknocked downall counters,
tocausesomeone or something tofallto thegroundbyhittinghim, her, or it击倒，打倒
informaltoreduceaprice, or topersuadesomeone toreducethepriceof something they areselling
降价；说服（某人）降价；杀（某人的）价
Shewanted$200 but Iknockedher downto$175.她开价200英镑，我还到175英镑
knock down a wall=demolish a wall
knock through from the kitchen =demolish the wall from the kitchen into another room
adjoined
to be very near, next to, ortouching
紧挨；邻接；贴近；毗连
Thestablesadjoin thewestwingof thehouse.牲口棚紧挨着房子的西厢。
It's at thispointthat these threeneighbourhoodsadjoin.这儿正是这三个街区的交界点。
The kitchenhas become an open space that immediatelyexpands outto the living roomon the long side,
toincreaseinsize,number, orimportance, or to make somethingincreasein this way
（使）（尺寸、数量或重要性）扩大，增加；（使）膨胀
Theairin theballoonexpands whenheated.气球里的空气加热后膨胀。
They
expandedtheirretailoperationsduring the 1980s.20世纪80年代他们扩大了零售业务
Before Irefurnished the kitchen,
re-tiled the floor with wood planks,
re-plastered the ceiling, rewired and painted the walls white.
blendsthe cabinet into the ceiling.
amixtureof different things orstyles
（不同东西或风格的）混合品，混合物
arichblend of thefinestcoffeebeans各种上等咖啡豆的混合品
Theirmusicis a blend ofjazzandAfricanrhythms.他们的音乐融合了爵士乐和非洲音乐。
tomixorcombinetogether
（使）混合，（使）混杂；（使）交融
Blend theingredientsinto asmoothpaste.将这些原料混和成均匀的糊糊。
Thecarpetblends wellwiththecolourof thewalls.靠垫与地毯的颜色搭配得十分谐调。
I affixed twotall andleanmetal shelves to the wall,
If aperiodoftimeis lean, there is not enough of something,especiallymoneyorfood, at thattime.
收益少的，匮乏的
It has been
aparticularlyleanyearfor theeducationdepartment.对教育部而言这是尤为不景气的一年。
leanadjective(EFFICIENT)
approvingA
leancompanyororganizationdoes not use too manypeopleorspendtoo muchmoney, so that there is nowaste.
（公司或机构）精简的
Nowadaysevenefficient, lean, well-runindustriesarefailing.如今即使是那些高效、精干、管理良好的行业也在亏损。
Leanmeathas littlefat.（肉）瘦的thinandhealthy瘦且健康的
lean
andfit瘦而健康
to (causeto)slopein onedirection, or tomovethetoppartof thebodyin aparticulardirection
（使）倾斜，（使）向一侧歪斜
She leanedforwardandwhisperedsomething in myear.她俯身过来和我耳语了几句。
Isatdown next to Bernard, who
leaned over to me and said "You're late."我在伯纳德身边坐下，他凑过身子对我说，“你来晚了。”
Leanyourheadback a little.头向后仰一点。
Thatfenceis leaning to theright.那个栅栏向右倾斜。
one on eachside of the new whiterange
hood抽油烟机.
a ton offunctionality
大量的;许多;
[例句]If you do something awful they all come down on you like a ton of bricks.
如果你做了错事，他们全都会对你大发雷霆。
like a ton of bricks：verystronglyor forcefully
非常强大；非常有力
If Dadfindsout what you've been doing, he'llcome down
on(=punish) you like a ton ofbricks!如果爸爸知道了你在做的事，他会狠狠教训你的！
made a world of
difference大不相同
If something makes a world ofdifference, itimprovessomething very much.
大大提高，使…有很大提高
A littlesympathymakes a world ofdifferenceto someone who's beenbadlytreated.对于那些遭到虐待的人来说，一点点同情心就会让他们觉得备受关爱
We bought key componentsin advance
before aparticulartime, or before doing aparticularthing
预先，事先，提前
If you're going to come,pleaseletmeknowin advance.如果你要来的话，请提前通知我。
converted the ceiling
lamp into eight little
[ I or T ]to (causesomething or someone to)changeinformorcharacter
（使）改变，（使）转变；（使）改信；（使）皈依
Could we convert thesmallbedroomintoa secondbathroom?我们能把这间小卧室改建成第二间浴室吗？
What's theformulafor convertingpoundsintokilograms?把磅换算成千克的公式是什么？
pulled up拔起；停下来；阻止提出，put in提交；放入；种植；使就职
pulled up the old
tiled floor, and put inhardwood.
Finally , we took athoroughclean, from top to bottom!Get into allthe corners of your house, and clean them thoroughly.
thorough repair大修
thorough understanding彻底理解;深入了解;透彻的理解;透彻了解
thorough cleaning大扫除;彻底打扫;彻底清扫