Words
1 rambling 向四处蔓延的 规划凌乱的 a rambling old town/street
讲话或写作 冗长而含糊的 不切题的 a rambling speech 不着边际的演讲 ramble 漫步 漫游 闲聊
2 sentimentally adv adj sentimental 情感的 （而非理性的） sentimental value 情感价值
伤感的 充满柔情的 多愁善感的 sentimental love story 缠绵的言情小说
3 lavish 慷慨的 大方的lavish food 丰富食物 lavish praise 盛赞
4 immaculate 特别整洁的 an immaculate room 无误的 无过失的 an immaculate performance
5 parquet 拼花地板 镶木地板
6gleam 发微光 隐约闪光 闪烁 n 微光（常指反光） the gleam of moonlight on the water水面上荡漾的月光
7 preside 主持（会议 仪式） 担任（会议）主持 preside at/over sth
8 invisible 看不见的 隐形的 invisible to sth adv invisibly
9 scrub 擦洗 刷洗 scrub sth off （用刷子等）刷掉 擦掉 scrub sth out （用刷子 肥皂等）把某物从里到外擦洗干净 n 擦洗
10 enlightened 开明的 有见识的 摆脱偏见的 enlightened ideas v enlighten 启发 开导 阐明 n enlightenment 启迪 开导 开明
11 fickleness n fickle 异变的 无常的 the fickle world 变化万千的世界
（人）反复无常的 a fickle friend 靠不住的朋友
12 unrelenting （令人不快的局面） 持续的 不缓和的 势头不减的 unrelenting pressure 持续不断的压力 反义 relent 变缓和 变温和 减弱
13 disillusion 使醒悟 使不再抱怨 adj disillusioned 大失所望的 不再抱幻想的 illusion 幻想的事物 错觉
14 industriousness n adj industrious 勤奋的 勤劳的
15 qualification （通过考试或学习课程取得的）资格 学历 a teaching qualification 教学资格 adj qualified 具备资历的 n qualifier 预选赛 资格赛 v qualify 取得资格 16 mirth 欢笑 欢乐 a time of mirth 喜庆的日子 mirthless 不快乐的 忧郁的
17 stack （使）放成整齐一叠（或一堆） n a stack of
18 cellar 地窖 地下室
语法点
1 it is a good thing 是件好事 it为形式主语 that 真正主语从句
It is a pity that the industrial cities built in the nineteenth century do not attract visitors.
It seemed strange that the man who had developed communism should have lived and died in London.
2 if 引导虚拟语气 be were air one’s view on 对……发表自己的观点（见解，牢骚不满等） her favourite topic of conversation 最喜欢的话题 demestic servants demestic 国内的 本国的 家用的 家庭的 domestic violence 家庭暴力 domestic service 家政服务
3 that leisurely age leisurely leisured 不慌忙的 慢慢悠悠的 a leisurely meal/bath when 引导定语从句 be employed to do 被雇来……
But it was evident that ideas were changing in the 13th century when painters like Giotto di Bondone began to paint religious scenes in a more realistic way.
There are various reasons why people write poetry.
I ran out of the house into the back garden where I could see Mount Kilauea in the distance. However, this was a time when one had got to have a passbook to live in Johannesburg.
4 have a huge rambling country house 一个巨大的杂乱的乡间房子 called 作定语 gable 山墙
There was a man called Hippomenes who was amazed when he heard of Atlanta's rules, "Why are these men so foolish?" he thought.
5sentimentally 情感上地 be attached to 依恋 爱慕 even though/if 即使 甚至 it was far too big for her need 超出她的需求 far too much too persist in doing 执意 insist on doing long after 在……之后很久 很长一段时间
As the moon gave far too much light, I didn’t dare open a window.
Even if we start reducing the amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, the climate is going to keep on warming for decades or centuries.
6 before she grew old 她年轻的时候 used to 过去常常 entertain lavishly 大摆筵席 招待宾客
7
8 no matter how many 无论多少 immaculate 清洁的
9 shone shine-shone-shone 发光 反光 shine lke mirrors 洁如明镜 polish 擦亮 磨光 polish shoes 擦鞋 polish sb off 干掉 polish sth off 很快做完某事 （尤指）迅速吃完 polished 抛光的 磨光的 was displayed in 被陈列在 被展示在 gleaming 闪闪发光 cabinet 储藏柜 陈列柜 The Cabinet 政府内阁 （总统的）顾问班子 顾问团 huge collection of books 大量藏书 keep sth free from 使……免受 be free from harm/pollution Almost six hundred candles lit the room, and its mirrors and pictures shone like gold.
10 presiden over 指挥 控制 an invisible army of servants 看不见的佣人大军 continuously 不停地
11 refer to sb as 把……称作 refer to sb 提到 shifting pollution 流动人口 with frequency frequently with+n= adv get a chance to do sth/of doing sth
With this extra evidence John Snow was able to announce with certainty that polluted water carried the virus.
Happily this was accomplished without conflict when King James of Scotland became King of England and Wales as well.
12 pursue 追求 致力于 执行 贯彻 pursue a goal 追求目标 pursue the policy 贯彻政策 difficult to please 很难满足 adj 后面往往to do 用主动
The poems may not make sense and even seem contradictory, but they are easy to learn and recite.
I was addicted in all three ways, so it was very difficult to quit.
13 criticize 批评 the fickleness of human nature 人性的善变 carry on a search for 寻找 unrelenting 不松懈的 to the end of her days 直至最后时刻 be disillusioned by 被……破坏幻想
14 during that time 那时 so gained my aunt’s confidence so 起状语作用 修饰动词 gain so
much confidence put /place sb in charge of demostic staff
15 can not find words to praise 不知该用什么语言来赞扬 efficiencey 效率 效能 功率 16 in addition to sb/sth 除了……之外还有 expert cook 烹饪大师
17 act the role of 担任……角色 before 才
I developed very slowly and it took nearly two hundred years before I was built as an analytical machine by Charles Babbage.
18 after being 主从句主语一致 be absent from 远离 unexpectedly 没有打招呼的 with a party of guest 带着一群人 instruct sb to do sth 要求某人
19 not only but 不但而且 Not only 置于句首句子用半倒装 below the usual standard 低于平常水平 seem unable to 看起来不能
When you arrive you are rewarded not only with the sight of its clear waters, but also by the view of the other sixteen mountain peaks that surround Tianchi.
Not only am I interested in photography, but I took an amateur course at university to update my skills.
20 bump into （无意间）碰撞bump into sb 碰见 偶然遇见 keep mumbling about mumble 嘟囔 口齿不清楚地说
21 with the last course最后一道菜 trip 旅行 旅游 v 绊倒 trip on/over sth sth 被……绊倒 go flying through the air从天空中飞过 narrowly missed 从……擦过 with considerable force 狠狠地
22 cause great mirth 引起欢笑 be horrified 吓了一跳
23 reluctantly 不情愿地 come to the conclusion 得到一个结论 that 引导同位语从句 Although he had tried to ignore them, all his mathematical calculations led to the same conclusion: that the earth was not the centre of the solar system.
24 from the moment = when long before 好长一段时间 catastrophe have a difficult time doing sth conceal their amusement 克制笑出来
25 dismiss 解雇 开除 instantly 立刻 立即 马上 instant 立即的 速食的 速溶的 instant coffee
26 departure 离开 启程 出发 pile of 一堆 of all shapes and size 各种形状 各种大小 stack in 堆放在 what had once been Bessie’s wardrobe 曾经是Bssie的衣柜 find one’s way to 偶然来到 无意中出处于
What interested her most was the longitude line.
At the time they were created, the Impressionist paintings were controversial, but today they are accepted as the beginning of what we call "modem art".
what I did know was that my girlfriend thought I smelt terrible.
After that, what happened to the Amber Room remains a mystery.
I lived in what you call “Ancient Greece” and I used to write about the Olympic Games a long time ago.
Words
1 rambling 向四处蔓延的 规划凌乱的 a rambling old town/street
讲话或写作 冗长而含糊的 不切题的 a rambling speech 不着边际的演讲 ramble 漫步 漫游 闲聊
2 sentimentally adv adj sentimental 情感的 （而非理性的） sentimental value 情感价值
伤感的 充满柔情的 多愁善感的 sentimental love story 缠绵的言情小说
3 lavish 慷慨的 大方的lavish food 丰富食物 lavish praise 盛赞
4 immaculate 特别整洁的 an immaculate room 无误的 无过失的 an immaculate performance
5 parquet 拼花地板 镶木地板
6gleam 发微光 隐约闪光 闪烁 n 微光（常指反光） the gleam of moonlight on the water水面上荡漾的月光
7 preside 主持（会议 仪式） 担任（会议）主持 preside at/over sth
8 invisible 看不见的 隐形的 invisible to sth adv invisibly
9 scrub 擦洗 刷洗 scrub sth off （用刷子等）刷掉 擦掉 scrub sth out （用刷子 肥皂等）把某物从里到外擦洗干净 n 擦洗
10 enlightened 开明的 有见识的 摆脱偏见的 enlightened ideas v enlighten 启发 开导 阐明 n enlightenment 启迪 开导 开明
11 fickleness n fickle 异变的 无常的 the fickle world 变化万千的世界
（人）反复无常的 a fickle friend 靠不住的朋友
12 unrelenting （令人不快的局面） 持续的 不缓和的 势头不减的 unrelenting pressure 持续不断的压力 反义 relent 变缓和 变温和 减弱
13 disillusion 使醒悟 使不再抱怨 adj disillusioned 大失所望的 不再抱幻想的 illusion 幻想的事物 错觉
14 industriousness n adj industrious 勤奋的 勤劳的
15 qualification （通过考试或学习课程取得的）资格 学历 a teaching qualification 教学资格 adj qualified 具备资历的 n qualifier 预选赛 资格赛 v qualify 取得资格 16 mirth 欢笑 欢乐 a time of mirth 喜庆的日子 mirthless 不快乐的 忧郁的
17 stack （使）放成整齐一叠（或一堆） n a stack of
18 cellar 地窖 地下室
语法点
1 it is a good thing 是件好事 it为形式主语 that 真正主语从句
It is a pity that the industrial cities built in the nineteenth century do not attract visitors.
It seemed strange that the man who had developed communism should have lived and died in London.
2 if 引导虚拟语气 be were air one’s view on 对……发表自己的观点（见解，牢骚不满等） her favourite topic of conversation 最喜欢的话题 demestic servants demestic 国内的 本国的 家用的 家庭的 domestic violence 家庭暴力 domestic service 家政服务
3 that leisurely age leisurely leisured 不慌忙的 慢慢悠悠的 a leisurely meal/bath when 引导定语从句 be employed to do 被雇来……
But it was evident that ideas were changing in the 13th century when painters like Giotto di Bondone began to paint religious scenes in a more realistic way.
There are various reasons why people write poetry.
I ran out of the house into the back garden where I could see Mount Kilauea in the distance. However, this was a time when one had got to have a passbook to live in Johannesburg.
4 have a huge rambling country house 一个巨大的杂乱的乡间房子 called 作定语 gable 山墙
There was a man called Hippomenes who was amazed when he heard of Atlanta's rules, "Why are these men so foolish?" he thought.
5sentimentally 情感上地 be attached to 依恋 爱慕 even though/if 即使 甚至 it was far too big for her need 超出她的需求 far too much too persist in doing 执意 insist on doing long after 在……之后很久 很长一段时间
As the moon gave far too much light, I didn’t dare open a window.
Even if we start reducing the amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, the climate is going to keep on warming for decades or centuries.
6 before she grew old 她年轻的时候 used to 过去常常 entertain lavishly 大摆筵席 招待宾客
7
8 no matter how many 无论多少 immaculate 清洁的
9 shone shine-shone-shone 发光 反光 shine lke mirrors 洁如明镜 polish 擦亮 磨光 polish shoes 擦鞋 polish sb off 干掉 polish sth off 很快做完某事 （尤指）迅速吃完 polished 抛光的 磨光的 was displayed in 被陈列在 被展示在 gleaming 闪闪发光 cabinet 储藏柜 陈列柜 The Cabinet 政府内阁 （总统的）顾问班子 顾问团 huge collection of books 大量藏书 keep sth free from 使……免受 be free from harm/pollution Almost six hundred candles lit the room, and its mirrors and pictures shone like gold.
10 presiden over 指挥 控制 an invisible army of servants 看不见的佣人大军 continuously 不停地
11 refer to sb as 把……称作 refer to sb 提到 shifting pollution 流动人口 with frequency frequently with+n= adv get a chance to do sth/of doing sth
With this extra evidence John Snow was able to announce with certainty that polluted water carried the virus.
Happily this was accomplished without conflict when King James of Scotland became King of England and Wales as well.
12 pursue 追求 致力于 执行 贯彻 pursue a goal 追求目标 pursue the policy 贯彻政策 difficult to please 很难满足 adj 后面往往to do 用主动
The poems may not make sense and even seem contradictory, but they are easy to learn and recite.
I was addicted in all three ways, so it was very difficult to quit.
13 criticize 批评 the fickleness of human nature 人性的善变 carry on a search for 寻找 unrelenting 不松懈的 to the end of her days 直至最后时刻 be disillusioned by 被……破坏幻想
14 during that time 那时 so gained my aunt’s confidence so 起状语作用 修饰动词 gain so
much confidence put /place sb in charge of demostic staff
15 can not find words to praise 不知该用什么语言来赞扬 efficiencey 效率 效能 功率 16 in addition to sb/sth 除了……之外还有 expert cook 烹饪大师
17 act the role of 担任……角色 before 才
I developed very slowly and it took nearly two hundred years before I was built as an analytical machine by Charles Babbage.
18 after being 主从句主语一致 be absent from 远离 unexpectedly 没有打招呼的 with a party of guest 带着一群人 instruct sb to do sth 要求某人
19 not only but 不但而且 Not only 置于句首句子用半倒装 below the usual standard 低于平常水平 seem unable to 看起来不能
When you arrive you are rewarded not only with the sight of its clear waters, but also by the view of the other sixteen mountain peaks that surround Tianchi.
Not only am I interested in photography, but I took an amateur course at university to update my skills.
20 bump into （无意间）碰撞bump into sb 碰见 偶然遇见 keep mumbling about mumble 嘟囔 口齿不清楚地说
21 with the last course最后一道菜 trip 旅行 旅游 v 绊倒 trip on/over sth sth 被……绊倒 go flying through the air从天空中飞过 narrowly missed 从……擦过 with considerable force 狠狠地
22 cause great mirth 引起欢笑 be horrified 吓了一跳
23 reluctantly 不情愿地 come to the conclusion 得到一个结论 that 引导同位语从句 Although he had tried to ignore them, all his mathematical calculations led to the same conclusion: that the earth was not the centre of the solar system.
24 from the moment = when long before 好长一段时间 catastrophe have a difficult time doing sth conceal their amusement 克制笑出来
25 dismiss 解雇 开除 instantly 立刻 立即 马上 instant 立即的 速食的 速溶的 instant coffee
26 departure 离开 启程 出发 pile of 一堆 of all shapes and size 各种形状 各种大小 stack in 堆放在 what had once been Bessie’s wardrobe 曾经是Bssie的衣柜 find one’s way to 偶然来到 无意中出处于
What interested her most was the longitude line.
At the time they were created, the Impressionist paintings were controversial, but today they are accepted as the beginning of what we call "modem art".
what I did know was that my girlfriend thought I smelt terrible.
After that, what happened to the Amber Room remains a mystery.
I lived in what you call “Ancient Greece” and I used to write about the Olympic Games a long time ago.