Unit 2（2）

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to gradually become less serious or extreme

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abate

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with legs wide apart

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with legs akimbo

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sb who likes reading very much

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bookworm

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ambition for advancement in one’s profession

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careerism

追求个人事业成功

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group of families descended from a common ancestor

group or people closely connected by similar aims, interests, etc.

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clan

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to persuade sb to do sth that they do not want to do by talking to them in a kind, gentle, and patient way

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coax

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to form part of a larger group of people or things

to have sb/sth as parts or members

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comprise
包含，包括
组成，构成

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a strong and unreasonable desire to do sth

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compulsion

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a building or a group of nuns who live together

school for girls that is run by Roman Catholic

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convent

convent school

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sth that is the direct result of sth else

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corollary

必然结果

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express in a particular way

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couch

表达

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a swift horse

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courser

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freshwater shellfish like a small lobster

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crayfish

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unhappy or not satisfied with the situation you are in

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discontent

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to cause sb to lose hope or confidence

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dishearten

使沮丧，使灰心

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determined, not giving up easily

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dogged

顽强的，坚持不懈的

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effect of one (esp. political) event in one place making similar events happen one after the other elsewhere

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domino effect

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sth that has the same value, purpose, etc. as sth else

equal in value, amount, meaning, etc.

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equivalent

对等物，相等的

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the set of ideas and moral attitudes that are typical or a particular group

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ethos

社会思潮，民族精神

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to make sth flat or flatter

to knock down or destroy a building, tree, etc.

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flatten

变平，摧毁

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the practice of excluding or not admitting other things
restriction to a particular group, person, or area
the state or catering for or being affordable by only a few, selected customers

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exclusivity

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a small fast ship used esp. for protecting other ships in wars

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frigate

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the upper end of a house wall where it joins with a sloping rood and makes a shape like a triangle

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gable

三角墙

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a machine used in the past for cutting off people’s heads

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guillotine

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(esp. of an old person) strong and healthy

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hale and hearty

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an insulting term applied to ordinary poor and uneducated people

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hoi polloi

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one of the parts of a story that appears as a series of parts, esp. in a magazine, newspaper, etc. a payment of part of a debt, usu. paid at regular intervals

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installment （连载中的）一期，一集 分期付款

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inside or indoors

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interior

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(of people) habitually doing the specified bad thing | addicted

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inveterate | 积习难改的，成瘾的

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too strong to be defeated

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invincible

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coming or happening near the end of a process, activity, series, life, etc.

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latter

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the state of bing able to read and write

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literacy

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a small group of people in a society who know a lot about literature

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literati

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sth that attracts people, or the quality of being able to do this

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lure

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an American bird that copies the songs of other birds

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mockingbird

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a piece of furniture like a large box with a soft top, used as a seat, for resting your feet on when you are sitting

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ottoman

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happening at the same time | (of lines, planes, surfaces, or objects) side by side and having the same distance continuously between them

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parallel

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confused and worried by sth that you do not understand

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perplexed

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to suddenly and quickly decrease in value or amount

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plummet

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to describe sb or sth in a particular way

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portary

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to walk with lively steps, raising legs high in a way that is not natural (of a horse) to move with high steps to move quickly with exaggerated steps, often in a confident way

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prance | 欢腾，神气的快速走动

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to think that sb or sth is very important or valuable

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prize

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sb who is an authority on a subject | expert

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pundit | n. 有学问的人;评论员 ;行家；权威；专家

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a trip to see or hunt wild animals, esp. in Africa

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safari | 野外狩猎

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a person acknowledged as holy or virtuous and typically regarded as being in heaven after death

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saint

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to officially accept or allow sth

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sanction

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to make sb want to do sth by making it seem very attractive or interesting

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seduce

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to hang sth loosely | to throw or put sth somewhere in a careless way

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sling 吊，挂，搭 扔，丢

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behavior or attitudes which show that you think you are better than other people, because you belong to a higher social class or know much more than they do

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snobbery | 势利，自我优越

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a feeling of emotional comfort at a time of great sadness or disappointment a person or a thing that makes you feel better at the time of sadness or disappointment

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solace

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alone, without companions

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solitary

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to lie or sit with your arms or legs stretched out in a lazy or careless way to spread out over a wide area in an untidy way

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sprawl | 蔓延，杂乱无序地扩展

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a particular group of people within a society and their behavior, beliefs, and activities

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subculture

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to take the place of sb or sth | to replace

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supplant | 把……排挤掉，取代，代替

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food that people or animals need in order to live | the act of making sth continue to exist

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sustenance 食物，养料 维持，保持

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to flow in a thin stream | to go or make sth go to a place slowly or gradually

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trickle | 流淌，缓慢移动

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an electric vehicle for carrying passengers which moves along the street on mental tracks

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trolley

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a male ruler of Russia before 1917

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tsar

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a large sea fish, often eaten as food

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tuna

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not sufficiently valued or praised

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undersung

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an advantage that makes sth better or more useful than sth else

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virtue

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used for comparing two things, people, situations, etc. and showing that there is an important difference between them

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whereas

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adj. 殖民地的；【生】群体的，集群的 | n. 殖民地居民；殖民时代建筑

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colonial

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wander

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vt. 漫步，漫游 vi. 游荡，漫游，闲逛，慢走，漫步； 离开原路，离群，失散； （道路或河流）蜿蜒曲折； （人的思想等）走神，胡思乱想 n. 游荡； 溜达； 闲逛； 失散

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世界上，究竟，到底

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on earth

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stiff

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adj. 严厉的； 僵硬的，坚硬的； 呆板的，拘谨的； 顽固的; (肌肉或关节)酸痛的，僵硬的 adv. 极度地，非常 n. 死尸； 笨蛋，傻瓜； 流动工人； 吝啬鬼穷光蛋 vt. 诈骗； 失信

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把……学好记牢

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commit to memory

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哄劝某人做某事

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coax sb into doing sth

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哄劝，哄诱得到

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coax sth out of/from sb

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使苏醒，使生动活泼

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bring sth to life

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渴望，希求

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aspire to

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怒目而视，发强光 | 瞪眼，炫耀

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glare

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adj. 相似，同时发生的，对应的，平行的 | v. 与……相似，同时发生，媲美，比得上

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parallel

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与……平行

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be parallel with/to sth

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complete and not mixed with anything else perpendicular, vertical or nearly so very thin

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sheer | 完全地，垂直（陡峭）的，极薄的

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一点也不

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not in the least

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口头上赞成 | 说得好听的话

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pay lip service to

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凭借，依靠，由于，因为

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by virtue of

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怀疑

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suspect sb of doing sth

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感觉可疑

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be suspicious of sb/sth

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健壮的，老当益壮的

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hale and hearty

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关键，重点，核心

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at the heart of

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将……描写成，表现为

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portray sb/sth as

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风光不再，日渐衰败

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have had one’s day

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鞭策，激励，策马疾驰

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spur on

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a strong desire to do sth | strong pressure that makes sb do sth that they are unwilling to do

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compulsion 强烈欲望，冲动 强迫，强制

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被取代 | 让路，让步

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give way to

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adj. 琐碎的，无价值的； 平常的，平凡的； 不重要的

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trivial

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显而易见地，不会弄错地，不会误解地

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unmistakably

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to feel or express great sadness, regret or disappointment about sb/sth

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lament | 悲痛，失望

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声称……的权力

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lay claim to

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摸清某人的底细

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take the measure of sb

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确保，保证，务使

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see to it that

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绝版

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out of print

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attend to

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处理，致力于，照料

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一件艺术品

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a work of art

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廉价商品区

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bargain basement

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印刷机

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printing press

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引语出处

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the source of quotation

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文学批评

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literary criticism

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该世纪后半叶

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in the latter half of the century

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文理学院

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a liberal arts college

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说干就干的人

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a man of action

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对知识的追求

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intellectual pursuit

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民族的性格

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national character

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晋升手段

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a tool for advancement

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阅读的好处

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the virtues of reading

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优越感

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a sense of superiority

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免于恐惧

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be free from fear

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从他父亲那里继承财产

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inherit property from his father

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和学生互动

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interact with students

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给年轻人做榜样

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act as a model for young people

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对挑战作出反应

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react to tje challenge

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反抗压迫

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rebel against oppression

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渴望成功

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aspire to success

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怀疑他们的动机

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be suspicious of their motives

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认真记住历史教训

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commit the lessons of history to memory

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想这些人让步

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give way to these people

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将这地区一分为二

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divide the region into two parts

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干涉我们的内部事务

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interfere in our internal affairs

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主修土木工程

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major in civil engineering

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把他们从绝望中救出来

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save them from despair

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导致经济萧条

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result in economic recession/slump/depression