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①primeval adj. ??/pra??mi?vl/ ?[ usually before noun]adj.原始的；初期的（等于 primaeval）

?I saw a magnificent picture in a book about the primeval forest.

1.from the earliest period of the history of the world, very ancient 遠古的；原始的

e.g. primeval forests 原始森林

2.( formal ) ( of a feeling, or a desire 感覺或欲望 ) very strong and not based on reason, as if from the earliest period of human life 出于原始天性的

e.g. primeval urges 本能的欲望

②boa n. ??/?b???/ ?= boa constrictor 蟒蛇

?It was a picture of a boa constrictor in the act of swallowing an animal.

③prey ??/pre?/ ?[ Using.]獵物，捕獲物

?Boa constrictors swallow their prey whole, without chewing it.

1.an animal, a bird, etc. that is hunted, killed and eaten by another 獵物

e.g. The lion will often stalk its prey for hours. 獅子經常悄然跟蹤獵物達幾個小時。

e.g.birds of prey (= birds that kill for food) 猛禽

2.a person who is harmed or tricked by sb, especially for dishonest purposes 受害者；受騙者

e.g.Elderly people are easy prey for dishonest salesmen. 老年人容易上狡詐推銷員的當。

④digestion?n. ??/da??d?est??n/ ?/d??/ ?消化

?After that, they are not able to move, and they sleep through the six months that they need for digestion.

1.[ U] the process of digesting food 消化

2.[ Cusually sing.] the ability to digest food 消化能力

e.g. to have a good/poor digestion 消化能力強╱弱

⑤swallow????/?sw?l??/ ?吞下；咽下

It was a picture of a boa constrictor in the act of swallowing an animal.

V

1.?to make food, drink, etc. go down your throat into your stomach 吞下；咽下

e.g. I had a sore throat and it hurt to swallow. 當時我嗓子疼，咽東西就疼。

2. ?to move the muscles of your throat as if you were swallowing sth, especially because you are nervous （由于緊張等）做吞咽動作

e.g. She swallowed hard and told him the bad news. 她硬下心把壞消息告訴了他。

其他：吞沒，淹沒；耗盡（金錢，資源）；完全相信，信以為真；抑制（感情、言語）；默默忍受（侮辱、批評等）

swallow up 淹沒；吞下去；耗盡?

N

1.?燕 e.g. Barn Swallow 燕子

2.?一次吞咽的量；一口

習語 ?one ?swallow doesn't make a ?summer

( saying) you must not take too seriously a small sign that sth is happening or will happen in the future, because the situation could change 別略有好事就以為佳時已到；好事可能純屬偶然；一燕不成夏（不能單憑微小的跡象而下定論）

⑥ponder?v. ??/?p?nd?(r)/ ?考慮；琢磨

?I pondered deeply, then, over the adventures of the jungle.

[ V speech] ~ (about/on/over sth) ( formal ) to think about sth carefully for a period of time 沉思；考慮；琢磨

e.g. She pondered over his words. 她反復琢磨他的話。

⑦jungle?n. ??/?d???ɡl/ ?（熱帶）叢林，密林

?I pondered deeply, then, over the adventures of the jungle.

1.?[ UC] an area of tropical forest where trees and plants grow very thickly （熱帶）叢林，密林

⑧masterpiece?n. ??/?mɑ?st?pi?s/ ?杰作

?I showed my masterpiece to the grown-ups and asked them whether the drawing frightened them.

( also mas·ter·work ) a work of art such as a painting, film/movie, book, etc. that is an excellent, or the best, example of the artist's work 代表作； 杰作；名著

e.g. Her work is a masterpiece of (= an excellent example of) simplicity. 她的作品是樸實的典范

⑨devote?/d??v??t/v.獻身，致力；用于

… and devote myself instead to geography history, arithmetic, and grammar.

PHRASAL VERBS 短語動詞

1.DE?VOTE YOURSELF TO SB/STH

to give most of your time, energy, attention, etc. to sb/sth 獻身；致力；專心

e.g.She devoted herself to her career. 她全力傾注于自己的事業(yè)。

2.DE?VOTE STH TO STH

to give an amount of time, attention, etc. to sth 把…用于

e.g.I could only devote two hours a day to the work. 我一天只能在這個工作上花兩個小時。

⑩arithmetic??n. ??/??r?θm?t?k/ ?[ U]算術

?That is why, at the age of six, I gave up what might have been a magnificent career as a painter.

1.the type of mathematics that deals with the adding, multiplying, etc. of numbers 算術

e.g.He's not very good at arithmetic. 他不太擅長算術。

2.sums involving the adding, multiplying, etc. of numbers 算術運算；四則運算

e.g.a quick bit of mental arithmetic 快速心算

十一 magnificent adj. ??/m?ɡ?n?f?snt/ ?出色的

That is why, at the age of six, I gave up what might have been a magnificent career as a painter.

extremely attractive and impressive; deserving praise 壯麗的；宏偉的；值得贊揚的

e.g.The Taj Mahal is a magnificent building. 泰姬陵是一座宏偉的建筑。

tiresome adj. ??/?ta??s?m/ ?令人厭煩的

making you feel annoyed 討厭的；令人厭煩的；煩人的

e.g.Buying a house can be a very tiresome business. 買房子會是件很麻煩的事。

十二 distinguish v. ??/d??st??ɡw??/ ?區(qū)分

?At a glance, I can distinguish China from Arizona.

1.~ (between) A and B~ A from Bto recognize the difference between two people or things 區(qū)分；辨別；分清

e.g. At what age are children able to distinguish between right and wrong? 兒童到什么年齡才能明辨是非？

2.[ VN] ~ A (from B)( not used in the progressive tenses 不用于進行時 ) to be a characteristic that makes two people, animals or things different 成為…的特征；使具有…的特色；使有別于

e.g. What was it that distinguished her from her classmates? 是什么使得她有別于班上其他同學呢？

3.[ VN] ( not used in the progressive tenses 不用于進行時 ) to be able to see or hear sth 看清；認出；聽出

e.g.I could not distinguish her words, but she sounded agitated. 我聽不清她說的話，但聽得出她很緊張不安。

4.[ VN] ~ yourself (as sth)to do sth so well that people notice and admire you 使出眾；使著名；使受人青睞

e.g. She has already distinguished herself as an athlete. 作為運動員她已享有盛名。

十三 Arizona n亞利桑那（地名）

At a glance, I can distinguish China from Arizona.

十四 encounter /?n?ka?nt?(r)/ ?n 經歷

?In the course of this life I have had a great many encounters with a great many people who have been concerned with matters of consequence.

v.遭遇；偶遇，邂逅

n.偶遇，邂逅；經歷，體驗；沖突；比賽，交鋒

1.~ (with sb/sth)~ (between A and B)a meeting, especially one that is sudden, unexpected or violent （意外、突然或暴力的）相遇，邂逅，遭遇，沖突

e.g.a chance encounter 偶然相遇

e.g.I've had a number of close encounters (= situations that could have been dangerous) with bad drivers. 我好幾次都險些與技術不佳的司機相撞。

2.a sports match against a particular player or team （體育）比賽，交鋒

e.g.She has beaten her opponent in all of their previous encounters. 她在以前的所有交鋒中都擊敗了這個對手。

十五 intimate /??nt?m?t/ 詳盡的

?I have seen them intimately, close at hand.

1.( of people 人 ) having a close and friendly relationship 親密的；密切的

e.g.intimate friends 密友

其他adj.親密的；個人的，隱私的；溫馨的，幽靜舒適的；詳盡的，精通的；密切的，緊密的；有性關系的，曖昧的

v.透露，暗示；宣布，通告

n.密友，知己

十六close at hand adv.就在眼前；在附近

?I have seen them intimately, close at hand.

e.g.The police station is close at hand. 警察局近在眼前。

十七?bridge n 橋牌

十八?necktie n.領帶=tie

十九sensible?adj. ??/?sens?bl/ ?通情達理的

?And the grown-ups would be greatly pleased to have met such a sensible man.

1.( of people and their behaviour 人及行為 ) able to make good judgements based on reason and experience rather than emotion; practical 明智的；理智的；合理的；切合實際的

e.g. She's a sensible sort of person. 她屬于那種通情達理的人。

2.( of clothes, etc. 服裝等 ) useful rather than fashionable 樸素而實用的

e.g. sensible shoes 樸實而舒適的鞋

3.( formal ) ( literary) aware of sth 意識到；認識到

e.g.I am sensible of the fact that mathematics is not a popular subject. 我知道數學課不受歡迎。

二十 consequence?n. ??/?k?ns?kw?ns/ ?重要性

?In the course of this life I have had a great many encounters with a great many people who have been concerned with matters of consequence.

1.[ C] ~ (for sb/sth)a result of sth that has happened 結果；后果

e.g.This decision could have serious consequences for the industry. 這項決定可能對該行業(yè)造成嚴重后果。

e.g.to suffer/face/take the consequences of your actions自食其果，面對承擔自己行動的后果

2.[ U] ( formal ) importance 重要性

e.g.Don't worry. It's of no consequence . 別擔心，這無關緊要。

IDIOMS 習語

1. IN CONSEQUENCE (OF STH)

( formal ) as a result of sth 由于；作為…的結果

e.g.The child was born deformed in consequence of an injury to its mother. 由于母親受過傷，這小孩生下來是畸形。