Lesson16ThroughthetunnelLesson16Throughthetunnel1frownfrown:theexpressiononyourfacewhenyoumoveyoureyebrowstogetherbecauseyouareangry,unhappy,orconfusedwithafrownHelookedatherwithapuzzledfrown.frownfrown:theexpressionon2ConscientiousConscientious:carefultodoeverythingthatitisyourjobordutytodoAconscientiousteachermayfeelinclinedtotakeworkhome.ConscientiousConscientious:ca3ContriteContrite:feelingguiltyandsorryforsomethingbadthatyouhavedone悔悟了的；后悔的；痛悔的acontriteapologyContriteContrite:feelingguil4Outof:becauseof

Outof:becauseof

5thatunfailingimpulseofcontrition:那無時不在的懊悔之情

thatunfailingimpulseofcont6Unfailing&Lastingunfailing:alwaysthere,evenintimesofdifficultyortroubleunfailinghelp/supportetcI’dliketothankyouallforyourunfailingsupport.Lasting:strongenough,wellenoughplannedetctocontinueforaverylongtimeSYNlong-lastingThereformswillbringlastingbenefits.

Unfailing&Lastingunfailing:7blurtsomething?outblurtsomething?out:tosaysomethingsuddenlyandwithoutthinking,usuallybecauseyouarenervousorexcitedPeterblurtedthenewsoutbeforewecouldstophim.blurtsomething?outblurtsom8DeterminedDetermined:havingastrongdesiretodosomething,sothatyouwillnotletanyonestopyouGwenisaverydeterminedwoman.BedeterminedtodosomethingShewasdeterminedtowin.

DeterminedDetermined:havinga9GooffGooff:toleaveaplace,especiallyinordertodosomethinggoofftoHewentofftoworkasusual.GooffGooff:toleaveaplace10Relieved&ContentedRelieved：feelinghappybecauseyouarenolongerworriedaboutsomething→reliefrelievedtosee/hear/knowsomethingHismotherwasrelievedtoseehimhappyagain.Contented：happyandsatisfiedbecauseyourlifeisgoodOPPdiscontentedIfeltwarm,cozy,andcontented.Relieved&ContentedRelieved：f11Scatterifsomeonescattersalotofthings,oriftheyscatter,theyarethrownordroppedoverawideareainanirregularway

scatter(something)over/around/acrossetcsomethingTheflowersfellandscatteredontheground.ifagroupofpeopleoranimalsscatter,orifsomethingscattersthem,theymovequicklyindifferentdirectionsThesoundofgunfiremadethecrowdscatterinalldirections.Scatterifsomeonescattersal12astone’sthrowastone’sthrowfromsomething/away(fromsomething):veryclosetosomethingThehotelisonlyastone’sthrowfromthebeach.astone’sthrowastone’sthrow13StrayStray:tomoveawayfromtheplaceyoushouldbestrayinto/onto/fromThreeofthesoldiersstrayedintoenemyterritory.

StrayStray:tomoveawayfrom14Uncomprehending&IncomprehensibleUncomprehending:notunderstandingwhatishappening不理解的

Incomprehensible:difficultorimpossibletounderstand不能理解的；費(fèi)解的Ifindyourattitudequiteincomprehensible.Uncomprehending&Incomprehens15haulyourselfup/outofetcsomething:tomovesomewherewithalotofeffort,especiallybecauseyouareinjuredortired

Patrickhauledhimselfpainfullyupthestairs.haulyourselfup/outofetcso16schoolofSchool:alargegroupoffish,whales,dolphinsetcthatareswimmingtogetherschoolofaschoolofwhales

schoolofSchool:alargegroup17bobbob:tomoveupanddownwhenfloatingonthesurfaceofwaterTheboatbobbedgentlyupanddownonthewater.bobbob:tomoveupanddownwh18gravegraveproblems,situations,orworriesareverygreatorbad→seriousMatthew’slifeisingravedanger.Thereportexpressedgraveconcernoverthetechnicians’lackoftraining.gravegraveproblems,situation19Remove&MoveRemove:totakesomethingawayfrom,outof,orofftheplacewhereitisRemovetheoldwallpaperandfillanyholesinthewalls.removesomethingfromsomethingReferencebooksmaynotberemovedfromthelibrary.Move:tochangefromoneplaceorpositiontoanother,ortomakesomethingdothis:Couldyoumoveyourcar,please?It’sblockingtheroad.Remove&MoveRemove:totakes20Weight&WeighWeight:tofixaheavyobjecttosomethinginordertokeepitinplace使...負(fù)重；使傾斜weightsomething(down)withsomethingThefishingnetsareweighteddownwithlead.Weigh:touseamachinetodiscoverhowmuchsomethingorsomeoneweighs:衡量；稱(重量)；重達(dá)...

n.weightWeight&WeighWeight:tofixa21PantPant:tobreathequicklywithshortnoisybreaths,forexamplebecauseyouhavebeenrunningorbecauseitisveryhot氣喘吁吁Hecameinpantingafterrunningupthesteps.

PantPant:tobreathequicklyw22DefiantDefiant:clearlyrefusingtodowhatsomeonetellsyoutodoMarksmashedafistonthedeskinadefiantgesture.

DefiantDefiant:clearlyrefusi23BeseechBeseech:toeagerlyandanxiouslyasksomeoneforsomethingSYNbeg懇求BeseechBeseech:toeagerlyand24NagNag:tokeepaskingsomeonetodosomething,ortokeepcomplainingtosomeoneabouttheirbehavior,inanannoyingway→pester不斷嘮叨Iwishyou’dstopnagging!nagsomebodytodosomethingNadia’sbeennaggingmetofixthelamp.nagsomebodyaboutsomethingShekeepsnaggingmeaboutmyweight.nagatHe’salwaysnaggingatPaulaforwearingtoomuchmakeup.NagNag:tokeepaskingsomeone25Ripple:tomoveinsmallwaves,ortomakesomethingmoveinthisway使起漣漪；使起波紋

fieldsofgrainripplinginthesoftwind

Swerve:tomakeasuddensidewaysmovementwhilemovingforwards,usuallyinordertoavoidhittingsomething

swerveviolently/sharply

Thecarswervedsharplytoavoidthedog.

swerveacross/off/intoetc

Thebusswervedofftheroad.Ripple:tomoveinsmallwaves26amyriadofsomething/myriadsofsomethingamyriadofsomething/myriadsofsomething:averylargenumberofthingsWe’restillstudyingamyriadofoptions.

amyriadofsomething/myriads27SheerSheer:tochangedirectionsuddenly,especiallyinordertoavoidsomethingSYNswerve避開；轉(zhuǎn)向sheeroff/awayTheboatsheeredawayandheadedouttosea.SheerSheer:tochangedirectio28GropeGrope:totrytofindsomethingthatyoucannotseebyfeelingwithyourhands

GropeGrope:totrytofindsom29ClamberClamber:toclimbormoveslowlysomewhere,usingyourhandsandfeetbecauseitisdifficultorsteepclamberover/acrossetcTheyclamberedovertheslipperyrocks.ClamberClamber:toclimbormo30Effortless&EasyEffortless:somethingthatiseffortlessisdoneinaveryskilfulwaythatmakesitseemeasyAlexeirosetohisfeetwithasingleeffortlessmovement.Easy:notdifficulttodo,andnotneedingmucheffortOPPdifficult,hardThetestwaseasyEffortless&EasyEffortless:s31insistoninsistondoingsomething:tokeepdoingsomething,especiallysomethingthatisinconvenientorannoyingShewillinsistonwashingherhairjustwhenIwanttohaveabath.

insistoninsistondoingsomet32Torment&DisturbTorment:tomakesomeonesufferalot,especiallymentally使苦惱；折磨Sethwastormentedbyfeelingsofguilt.Disturb:tointerruptsomeonesothattheycannotcontinuewhattheyaredoing:Thethievesfledwhentheyweredisturbedbyaneighbour.Torment&DisturbTorment:tom33Persistence&PerseverancePersistence:determinationtodosomethingeventhoughitisdifficultorotherpeopleopposeit堅持；毅力Herpersistencepaidoffwhenshewasofferedthejobofmanager.Perseverance:determinationtokeeptryingtoachievesomethinginspiteofdifficulties–usethistoshowapproval不屈不撓；毅力；堅韌不拔Ittookperseverancetoovercomehisreadingproblems.Persistence&PerseverancePers34Lesson16ThroughthetunnelLesson16Throughthetunnel35frownfrown:theexpressiononyourfacewhenyoumoveyoureyebrowstogetherbecauseyouareangry,unhappy,orconfusedwithafrownHelookedatherwithapuzzledfrown.frownfrown:theexpressionon36ConscientiousConscientious:carefultodoeverythingthatitisyourjobordutytodoAconscientiousteachermayfeelinclinedtotakeworkhome.ConscientiousConscientious:ca37ContriteContrite:feelingguiltyandsorryforsomethingbadthatyouhavedone悔悟了的；后悔的；痛悔的acontriteapologyContriteContrite:feelingguil38Outof:becauseof

Outof:becauseof

39thatunfailingimpulseofcontrition:那無時不在的懊悔之情

thatunfailingimpulseofcont40Unfailing&Lastingunfailing:alwaysthere,evenintimesofdifficultyortroubleunfailinghelp/supportetcI’dliketothankyouallforyourunfailingsupport.Lasting:strongenough,wellenoughplannedetctocontinueforaverylongtimeSYNlong-lastingThereformswillbringlastingbenefits.

Unfailing&Lastingunfailing:41blurtsomething?outblurtsomething?out:tosaysomethingsuddenlyandwithoutthinking,usuallybecauseyouarenervousorexcitedPeterblurtedthenewsoutbeforewecouldstophim.blurtsomething?outblurtsom42DeterminedDetermined:havingastrongdesiretodosomething,sothatyouwillnotletanyonestopyouGwenisaverydeterminedwoman.BedeterminedtodosomethingShewasdeterminedtowin.

DeterminedDetermined:havinga43GooffGooff:toleaveaplace,especiallyinordertodosomethinggoofftoHewentofftoworkasusual.GooffGooff:toleaveaplace44Relieved&ContentedRelieved：feelinghappybecauseyouarenolongerworriedaboutsomething→reliefrelievedtosee/hear/knowsomethingHismotherwasrelievedtoseehimhappyagain.Contented：happyandsatisfiedbecauseyourlifeisgoodOPPdiscontentedIfeltwarm,cozy,andcontented.Relieved&ContentedRelieved：f45Scatterifsomeonescattersalotofthings,oriftheyscatter,theyarethrownordroppedoverawideareainanirregularway

scatter(something)over/around/acrossetcsomethingTheflowersfellandscatteredontheground.ifagroupofpeopleoranimalsscatter,orifsomethingscattersthem,theymovequicklyindifferentdirectionsThesoundofgunfiremadethecrowdscatterinalldirections.Scatterifsomeonescattersal46astone’sthrowastone’sthrowfromsomething/away(fromsomething):veryclosetosomethingThehotelisonlyastone’sthrowfromthebeach.astone’sthrowastone’sthrow47StrayStray:tomoveawayfromtheplaceyoushouldbestrayinto/onto/fromThreeofthesoldiersstrayedintoenemyterritory.

StrayStray:tomoveawayfrom48Uncomprehending&IncomprehensibleUncomprehending:notunderstandingwhatishappening不理解的

Incomprehensible:difficultorimpossibletounderstand不能理解的；費(fèi)解的Ifindyourattitudequiteincomprehensible.Uncomprehending&Incomprehens49haulyourselfup/outofetcsomething:tomovesomewherewithalotofeffort,especiallybecauseyouareinjuredortired

Patrickhauledhimselfpainfullyupthestairs.haulyourselfup/outofetcso50schoolofSchool:alargegroupoffish,whales,dolphinsetcthatareswimmingtogetherschoolofaschoolofwhales

schoolofSchool:alargegroup51bobbob:tomoveupanddownwhenfloatingonthesurfaceofwaterTheboatbobbedgentlyupanddownonthewater.bobbob:tomoveupanddownwh52gravegraveproblems,situations,orworriesareverygreatorbad→seriousMatthew’slifeisingravedanger.Thereportexpressedgraveconcernoverthetechnicians’lackoftraining.gravegraveproblems,situation53Remove&MoveRemove:totakesomethingawayfrom,outof,orofftheplacewhereitisRemovetheoldwallpaperandfillanyholesinthewalls.removesomethingfromsomethingReferencebooksmaynotberemovedfromthelibrary.Move:tochangefromoneplaceorpositiontoanother,ortomakesomethingdothis:Couldyoumoveyourcar,please?It’sblockingtheroad.Remove&MoveRemove:totakes54Weight&WeighWeight:tofixaheavyobjecttosomethinginordertokeepitinplace使...負(fù)重；使傾斜weightsomething(down)withsomethingThefishingnetsareweighteddownwithlead.Weigh:touseamachinetodiscoverhowmuchsomethingorsomeoneweighs:衡量；稱(重量)；重達(dá)...

n.weightWeight&WeighWeight:tofixa55PantPant:tobreathequicklywithshortnoisybreaths,forexamplebecauseyouhavebeenrunningorbecauseitisveryhot氣喘吁吁Hecameinpantingafterrunningupthesteps.

PantPant:tobreathequicklyw56DefiantDefiant:clearlyrefusingtodowhatsomeonetellsyoutodoMarksmashedafistonthedeskinadefiantgesture.

DefiantDefiant:clearlyrefusi57BeseechBeseech:toeagerlyandanxiouslyasksomeoneforsomethingSYNbeg懇求BeseechBeseech:toeagerlyand58NagNag:tokeepaskingsomeonetodosomething,ortokeepcomplainingtosomeoneabouttheirbehavior,inanannoyingway→pester不斷嘮叨Iwishyou’dstopnagging!nagsomebodytodosomethingNadia’sbeennaggingmetofixthelamp.nagsomebodyaboutsomethingShekeepsnaggingmeaboutmyweight.nagatHe’salwaysnaggingatPaulaforwearingtoomuchmakeup.NagNag:tokeepaskingsomeone59Ripple:tomoveinsmallwaves,ortomakesomethingmoveinthisway使起漣漪；使起波紋

fieldsofgrainripplinginthesoftwind

Swerve:tomakeasuddensidewaysmovementwhilemovingforwards,usuallyinordertoavoidhittingsomething

swerveviolently/sharply

Thecarswervedsharplytoavoidthedog.

swerveacross/off/intoetc

Thebusswervedofftheroad.Ripple:tomoveinsmallwaves60amyriadofsomething/myriadsofsomethingamyriadofsomething/myriadsofsomething:averylargenumberofthingsWe’restillstudyingamyriadofoptions.

amyriadofsomething/myriads61SheerSheer:tochangedirectionsuddenly,especiallyinordertoavoidsomethingSYNswerve避開；轉(zhuǎn)向sheeroff/awayTheboatsheeredawayandheadedouttosea.SheerSheer:tochangedirectio62GropeGrope:totrytofi