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Unit5
Part1LanguageSkillsDevelopment
1.Starter
A.Lateralthinkingquiz.Readtheriddlesandgiveyouranswers.
1.John'smotherhas3children,twoofwhomarenamedAprilandMay.Whatisthethirdonenamed?
John.
2.Amutepersonwantstobuyatoothbrush.Byimitatingtheactionofbrushingone'steethhe
successfullyexpresseshimselftotheshopkeeperandthepurchaseisdone.Nowifablindmanwishesto
buyapairofsunglasses,howshouldheexpresshimself?Hesimplyopenshismouthandasks.
3.Awomanlivesonthetenthfloorofablockofflats.Everymorningshetakestheliftdowntotheground
floorandgoestowork.Intheevening,shegetsintothelift,and,ifthereissomeoneelseintheliftshe
goesdirectlytoherfloor.Otherwise,shegoestotheeighthfloorandwalksuptwoflightsofstairstoher
flat.Howdoyouexplainthis?Thewomanisofsmallstatureandcouldn'treachtheupperliftbuttons.
MindMap
lateralthinking水平思考,横向思维
mutea.嗯的;无声的,沉默的
imitaten.模仿,仿效
B.Listentoapassageandanswerthefollowingquestions.
1.Whowasmurdered23yearsago?
A38-year-oldwomanwasmurdered.
2.Whendidthemurdertakeplace?
ThemurdertookplaceonOctober13,1985.
3.Whendidthevictimdieandwhatwasthedirectcauseofherdeath?
Shedied18dayslaterfromheadinjuriesresultingfromtheattack.
4.Whore-examinedthecase?
TheColdCaseUnitre-examinedit.
5.Whoisthesuspectandwhereishenow?
Oneofthewoman'sex-boyfriendsisthesuspect.Heiscurrentlyincustody.
Tapescript:PoliceSolve23-year-oldMurderCase
MorethantwodecadesafteranAustinwomanwasfoundseverelyinjuredinherapartment,police
arechargingherex-boyfriendwithmurder.
Officialsclosedthe1985murdercaseofthen38-year-oldAustinresident,NatalieAntonetti.
OnOctober13,1985,Austinpolicewerecalledtoinvestigateanassaultonavictimwhowaslater
identifiedasAntonetti.Atabout5:15a.m.,Antonetti'sroommatesaidshefoundherattackedandonthe
couch,bleedingfromherhead.PolicesaidEMStransportedAntonettitothehospital,whereshedied18
dayslaterfromheadinjuriesresultingfromtheattack.
Theinitialinvestigationwentcoldafterauthoritiessaidtheywereunabletochargeasuspectinthis
case.However;thecasewasre-examinedin2007bytheColdCaseUnit.Intheexamination,policesaid
theyfolloweduponananonymoustipthatwasrpcpivedthatyean
The2007tipproducedmoreleads,whichultimatelyledtothechargeofoneofAntonetti's
ex-boyfriends.Some23yearslater;thecasewaspresentedtoagrandjuryonJune10,andresultedin
achargeforfirst-degreemurderagainstDennisDavis.
ThoughDaviswaspreviouslyinterviewedatthetimeofthemurder;hewasneverlistedasasuspect.
Policesaidheiscurrentlyincustodyawaitingahearing.
MindMap
assaultn.侵犯人身(罪)
couchn.长沙发
紧急医疗服务(emergencymedical
EMS
service)
ColdCaseUnit悬案组
anonymoustip匿名举报
leadn.线索
custodyn.拘留,拘押
InfoBox
1.Detectivestory
Thetraditionalelementsofthedetectivestoryare:(1)theseeminglyperfectcrime;(2)thewrongly
accusedsuspectatwhomcircumstantialevidencepoints;(3)thebungling(搞得一团糟)ofdim-wittedpolice;
(4)thegreaterpowersofobservationandsuperiormindofthedetective;and(5)thestartlingand
unexpecteddenouement,inwhichthedetectiverevealshowtheidentityoftheculpritwasascertained.
Detectivestoriesfrequentlyoperateontheprinciplethatsuperficiallyconvincingevidenceisultimately
irrelevant.Usuallyitisalsoaxiomaticthatthecluesfromwhichalogicalsolutiontotheproblemcanbe
reachedbefairlypresentedtothereaderatexactlythesametimethatthesleuth(侦探)receivesthemand
thatthesleuthdeducethesolutiontothepuzzlefromalogicalinterpretationoftheseclues.
ThefirstdetectivestorywasTheMurdersintheRueMorguebyEdgarAllanPoe,publishedinApril1841.
Theprofessionofdetectivehadcomeintobeingonlyafewdecadesearlier,andPoeisgenerallythoughtto
haveoeeninfluencedbytheMemoires(1828-29)ofFrangois-EugeneVido:q,whoin1817foundedthe
world'sfirstdetectivebureau,inParis.Poe'sfictionalFrenchdetective,C.AugusteDupin,appearedintwo
otherstories,TheMysteryofMarieRoget(1845)andThePurloinedLetter(1845).Thedetectivestorysoon
expandedtonovellength.
Theintroductionofthemass-producedpaperbackbookinthelate1930smadedetective-storywriters
wealthy,amongthemtheAmericansErleStanleyGardner,whosecriminallawyerPerryMasonunraveled
crimesincourt,RexStout,withhisfat,orchid-raisingdetectiveNeroWolfeandhisurbaneassistantArchie
Goodwin,andFrancesandRichardLockridge,withanotherbrightmarriedcouple,Mr.andMrs.North.In
France,GeorgesSimenonproducednovelafternovelatarapid-firepace,makinghishero,InspectorMaigret,
oneofthebest-knowndetectivessinceSherlockHolmes.Otherwriterswhocarriedoutthetraditionof
HolmesorbrokenewgroundincludedNicholasBlake(pseudonymofthepoetC.Day-Lewis),MichaelInnes,
DameNgaioMarsh,JosephineTeyzCarterDickson(JohnDicksonCarr),andP.D.James.After1945,writers
suchasJohnLeCarreadaptedthedetective-storyformattotheincreasinglypopularspynovel.
TheMysteryWritersofAmerica,aprofessionalorganizationfoundedin1945toelevatethestandardsof
mysterywriting,includingthedetectivestory,hasexertedanimportantinfluencethroughitsannualEdgar
AllanPoeAwardsforexcellence.
2.Identicaltwins
Identicaltwinsdevelopfromasingleegg/spermcombinationthatsplitsafewdaysafterconception.Their
DNAoriginatesfromasinglesource,thustheirgeneticmakeupisthesameandthecharacteristicsthatare
determinedbygeneticswillbesimilar.Monozygotictwinsarealwaysofthesamegender,exceptinextremely
rarecasesofchromosomaldefect.
同卵双胞胎即单卵双胞胎,是一个精子与一个卵子结合产生的一个受精卵。这个受精卵一分为二,形成两个胚胎。由于
他们出自同一个受精卵,接受完全一样的染色体和基因物质,因此他们性别相同,且就像一个模子里出来的,有时甚至连自
己的父母都难以分辨。这种相似不仅表现为外形相似,而且血型、智力、甚至某些生理特征(指纹)和对疾病的易感性等都
很一致。_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
3.Oregon
State(pop.,2000:3,421,399),U.S.,northwesternregion.LyingonthePacificOcean,itisborderedby
Washington,Idaho,Nevada,andCalifornia.Itcovers97,073sqmi(251,419sqkm).ItscapitalisSalem.The
ColumbiaRiverformsitsnorthernboundary;theSnakeRiverisitsuppereasternboundary.TheCascades
Range,withMountHood,isinwesterncentralOregon.FirstsightedbySpanishexplorers,itwasvisitedby
FrancisDrakein1579andhylamesCookin1778.TheareawasinhabitedbymanyAmericanIndianpeoples
whenin1792CaptainRobertGrayexploredtheColumbiaRiver,givingtheU.S.aclaimtotheregion.The
river'smouthwasreachedbytheLewisandClarkExpeditionin1805.Thefirstwhitesettlementwasfounded
atAstoriain1811bythefurtraderJohnJ.Astor.SettlementoftheareaacceleratedfromC1843withmass
migrationovertheOregonTrail.ItwaspartoftheOregonterritoryandwasadmittedtotheUnionasthe33rd
statein1859.Thestate'seconomyisdependentonitsforests,farms,andlivestock.Salmonandshellfishare
thebasesofthefishingindustry.Centresofpopulation,arts,andeducationarePortland,Eugene,and
Medford.
UnknownSister家有姊妹不相识
1Lindsey,sittingonthecouchinherlivirgroom,turnedonthe51琳赛坐在起居室的沙发上,打开电视,收
o'clocknewschannel.看新闻频道5点的整点播报。
2"Supposedly,newevidencehasbeenfoundidentifyingaperson2”据称,新证据已确认一名嫌犯,该嫌犯与
connectedtoafour-year-oldrobberycaseinPortland,Oregon,四年前在俄勒冈州波特兰市发生的一起抢劫
andafingerprintwasablptobpmatchedwithoneofthe案有关,现场采集的一枚指纹与上起犯罪现
perpetratorsatthelastcrimescene,"reportingfromChannel10场中一名凶犯的相吻合。”这条新闻在第10
newsscrollsacrosstheTVscreeninboldletters.Apicturewas频道以粗体字形式在电视屏幕上滚动播出。
shownonthescreen,identifiedbythefingerprint.Lindseylooked而根据指纹所鉴定的嫌犯照片也一同出现在
atthephotoandwentintoshockbecauseitwasherorhertwin屏幕上。看到照片,琳赛陷入了宸惊,因为
sisterSarabeingaccusedoftherobberies.—LindseyandSara被指控犯下这些抢劫案的正是她或她的双胞
wereidenticaltwinsistersandtheirpersonalitiesweretheonly胎姐妹萨拉。琳赛和萨拉是同卵双胞胎,她
keytotellingonefromtheother.Lindseywasquietand们之间唯一的区别是性格不同:琳赛文静保
conservative,whileSaraenjoyedpartyingwithherfriends.Sara守,而萨拉则外向开放,喜欢和朋友聚会。
waskilledlastyearinacaraccident.-JShewashitbyadrunk萨拉去年死于一场车祸,被一个醉酒的司机
driveranddiedinstantly,beforetheparamedicsarrivedonthe撞倒,当场死亡,医务人员根本来不及到达
scene.现场进行抢救。
3Furthermore,Lindseyhadbeengettingthesestrangedreams3除此之外,最近,琳赛夜里还经常做一些
recentlyatnight,inwhichshewastheperpetrator.Somedreams怪梦,梦见自己是一名凶犯。有时,她梦见
involvedherrobbinganelderlycoupleinbroaddaylightoftheir自己在光天化H之下,抢劫一对老夫妇的汽
vehicleandexpensivejewels.Otherdreamsinvolvedher车和贵重珠宝。有时,她梦见自己在一个老
torturingandburninganoldmanonhischestandfacewithan人的家里,老人则被她绑在床上,她正用一
ironpipeashewastiedtohisbedinhishome.Lindseywas根铁管折磨和灼烧他的胸部和脸部。琳赛不
unclearastowhyshewashavingtheseimages,nordidsheknow知道为什么会有这些梦境,也不知道这些犯
wherethesecrimeshadtakenplace.Shereplayedthebroadcast罪行为发生在哪儿。然后,她又想了想刚刚
messageinhermindandwonderedifherimagesandthe播放的消息,心里纳闷:这些梦境和抢劫案
robberieshadanyconnection.究竟有没有关系?
4"Hello,Mom,didyouseethepictureofmeorSaraonthenews4”嗨,妈妈,你看到几分钟前新闻里那张我
afewminutesago?"Lindseyaskedinaslowtoneofvoice.的或是萨拉的照片了吗?〃琳赛缓缓问道。
5"Yes,honey,whyisyourphotoonthenews?"5、、看到了。亲爱的,你的照片怎么会出现在
6"Itsnotme,Mom.It'sSara.I'veneverlivednorstayedin新闻里?〃
Portland,Oregon."6那不是我,妈妈,是萨拉,我从来没在俄
7Lindseyhungupthephonebeforehermomcouldsayanother勒冈州波特兰市住过或待过。〃
word.—Sherealizedthatanextensivesearchonherpartwas7琳赛没等妈妈回答,就挂断了电话。她意
goingtoberequiredtoremoveherselffromthecase.Moreover,识到,要洗脱嫌疑,就得靠自己去做大量的
shewasgoingtohavetolocatetheplaceSarawaslivinginfour调查。而且,她还必须确定,四年前案件发
yearsagoaroundthetimeofthecrimes.Lindseydroveoverto生前后萨拉住在哪儿。于是琳赛开车来到萨
Sara'shomeinsearchofanythingleftbehindlinkingherwiththe拉的住处,寻找一切遗留下来的能将萨拉和
Portlandarea.Herhomewasstillthesame,becausetheirmom波特兰地区联系起来的线索。萨拉家里面貌
keptitafterSarapassedaway.Lindseyenteredthelivingroom,依旧,她们的妈妈在萨拉去世之后负责料理
thediningroom,andthekitchen.Thelivingroomlookedvery这所房子,琳赛走进客厅、餐厅和厨房。客
clean.LindseywaswithSarawhensheboughtthehomeandit厅看起来非常干净。萨拉买这所房子的时候,
seemedweirdwalkingbackintothehomewithouthersister琳赛和她在一起。现在,她不在了,琳赛再
around.Lindseywasn'tsurprisedattheneatnessandcleanness次走进屋子,总感觉怪怪的。房间也很干净
oftherooms.Shelookedshockedassheenteredthebathroom,整洁,对此,琳赛一点都不感到意外,但当
whichwasamesswithtrashonthetiledfloorandadirtring她走进浴室的时候,却大吃一惊:浴室里一
aroundthetub.Next,Lindseywalkedintohersister'sbedroom片狼藉,瓷砖地板上到处都是垃圾,浴缸里
andsawherbrasandpantiesthrownonthebedandfloor,withan还有一圈污垢。接着,琳赛走进了卧室,看
unpluggedTVsittingbyherwaterbed.Lindseyproceededback见萨拉的内衣和短裤被扔在床上和地上,电
intothekitchenandfoundSara'saddressbookonthecounter.视就在水床旁边,插头已经被拔出来了.之
ShefoundthreenumberswithOregonareacodes,whichwerefor后,她又回到厨房,发现柜子上放着萨拉的
twofemalefriendsandanex-boyfriendnamedJohnny.通讯录。她找到带有俄勒冈区号的三个号码,
8Lindseytookachanceandspokewithbothwomen,whoagreed分别是两个女性朋友和萨拉前男友约翰尼的
tomeetwithLindseythefollowingdayattheirhomesonceshe号码。
arrived.Thefollowingday,Lindseyboardedthefirstflightoutto8于是,淋赛试着和这两位女士通了电话,
Portlandandarrivedatahotelneartheairport.Onceshechecked她们同意琳赛第二天她们家里见面。第二天,
insheimmediatelycalledbothwomentoconfirmthemeetingfor琳赛搭乘前往波特兰的第一班飞机,抵达后,
thatafternoon.Lindseytookacabovertothefirstyoung住进了机场附近的一家宾馆。一办完入住手
woman'shomeandspokewithherforaboutanhour,andthen续,她就给两位女士打电话以确认下午的会
sheleftandwenttotheotherwoman'shome.Shewasgiven面。首先,她坐出租车去了第一位年轻女士
picturesandtooknotesonsomeoftheirconversations.Lindsey的家里,和她谈了大约一个小时后,又去了
tookacaboutintotownanddidsomeshoppingandsightseeing另外一个女士的家里。这两位女士给了她一
forafewhours.Later,shereturnedtothehotelandrestedforthe些照片,而她也记录下了部分谈话内容。之
meetingwithJohnnythenextday.Shearrivedattherestaurant后,琳赛搭乘出租车去了市区,花了几个小
nearthehotelthenextmorning.Lindseywasthere15minutes时购物、观光。随后,她回到了宾馆休息,
earlytogatherherthoughtsandtoprepareherselffortheinitial因为第二天还要和约翰尼会面。第二天早上,
conversationwithJohnny.youngmanwalkedintothe她去了宾馆附近的餐厅。琳赛早到了十五分
restaurant,needingmoresleepbythelookonhisface.His钟来整理思绪,以为和约翰尼的初次见面做
clotheslookedwornandhissneakerswerecoveredinmud,and准备。到了约定时刻,一个年轻男子走进了
hishairwasalloverhishead.Lindseyknewthatthiswasn't餐厅,他看上去睡眠不足、一脸倦容,穿一
Johnnybecausehewasn'tthetypeofguythathersisterwas身破旧的衣服,运动鞋上满是泥巴,头发也
attractedto.是乱蓬蓬的。借此,琳赛判断这不是约翰尼,
9Nevertheless,theyoungmansatacrossfromLindseyatthe因为他不是萨拉喜欢的类型。
table,introducinghimselfasJohnny.Shewasintriguedbyhis9然而,年轻男子却在琳赛对面的位子上坐
willingnesstoexpresshisfeelingsandtherelationshiphehad了下来,自我介绍说是约翰尼,并开始亳不
withSara.Healsospokeabouttherobberies,sayingthatSara避讳地跟她谈论起自己的感受以及他与萨拉
wentwithhimonthreeofthefourcrimes.\uHementionedthat的恋情,这激起了琳赛的兴趣。而他也提到
shehadn'tbeenscared;shehadtakenitasathrill.Johnnygave了那些抢劫案,说四起案件中有三起是萨拉
herafewpicturesofhimandSaraathisapartmentwhenshe和他一起干的。他说,萨拉一点也没害怕,
livedinPortland.Lindseynoticedhowhefumbledwiththezipper她甚至觉得这事很刺激。他给她看了一些照
onhiscoatforthemajorityoftheirconversation.'-Afterward,片,那是萨拉住在波特兰的时候和他在公寓
sheandJohnnywentintheirseparatedirectionsasiftheydidn't里拍的合影。琳赛注意到在他们谈话的大部
knoweachother.Lindseycouldseewhyhersisterhadstayedin分时间里,他都在摆弄外套上的拉链。接下
theareaforalongperiodoftime.Itwasbeautifulcomparedto来,她和约翰尼就像素未谋面一样分手了。
theirhometownofChurchland,wherenothingeverhappened.而琳赛也明白了为什么萨拉在这里呆了那么
10Lindseyreturnedtoherhotelroomlaterthatdaytopackher久,因为和她们波澜不兴的家乡丘奇兰德相
thingstoreturntoChurchlandthefollowingmorning.Inaddition,比,这里的确很美丽。
shev/aslookingforwardtogoingbackhomebecauseshehadher10当天晚些时候,琳赛回到了宾馆收拾行
proofandhadfinishedherinvestigation.Thefollowingday,she李,准备第二天上午回丘奇兰德。她急着回
calledhermomandgaveherthedetailsofhertrip;however,she家,因为她已经找到了证据,结束了调查。
coulcn'thelpfeelinghermomwashidinginformationfromher第二天,她打电话给妈妈讲述了这次旅程的
toneonthephone.Earlythenextmorning,Lindseywenttothe细节;然而,从妈妈的口气中,她感觉妈妈
policedepartmenttospeakwithsomeoneinchargeofthe似乎在隐瞒着什么。次日一早,琳赛来到警
four-year-oldcase.—Shewasescortedtotwodetectivesina察局,打算和办理四年前那个案子的警察谈
smallroom,onlydimlylit.Lindseywasanxious,goingaheadwith话。她被带进一个昏暗的小房间,里面有两
thepapersshehadinherhands.Bothmenwereintriguedbythe个警探。于是,她急急慌慌地讲述了起来,
extensivetime,effort,andmoneyLindseyhadputintoclearing并且手里拿着一些记录作为佐证。看到琳赛
hername.为洗脱嫌疑投入了如此多的时间、精力和金
11-JShewassurethatshewouldbeeliminatedfromthecase钱,两位警探对此甚为好奇。
duetotheproofshehandedtothedetectives,notknowingthe11她确信只要把证据交给警探,自己就会
detectiveswouldhaveadifferentstoryfo-her.Shewentontotell与案件完全脱离干系,压根儿不知道警探会
thedetectivesthathertwinsisterSarahadbeenkilledinacar告诉她一个完全不同的故事。她接着告诉警
accidenttheyearbefore.探,她的双胞胎姐妹萨拉已于一年前死于一
12"YoursisterSaraisaliveandyourmotheriswithher场车祸。
downstairswithapoliceofficerwaitingtospeakwithus,"replied12''萨拉还活着。您母亲和她与一个警官正
DetectiveAmes.在楼下,等着和我们谈话。〃艾姆斯警探答道。
13"You'relyingtome!Iwasthereandsawmysisterinhercoffin13''你撒谎!她下葬之前我亲眼看见她躺在
beforeshewasburied.Ihelpedpayforhertombstone/'Lindsey棺材里,我还帮着付了墓碑的钱。〃琳赛愤怒
answeredinanangrytoneofvoice.Shemovedherselftoanother地喊道。她挪到小房间角落里的另外一张椅
chairinthecornerofthesmallroomandputherheadinher子上,双手抱住头。这时,有人敲门,萨拉
hands.AknockatthedoorandSaraandtheirmomwalkedinto和她们的妈妈走了进来。琳赛震惊地看着自
theroom.Lindseywasshockedlookingathersisterstanding己的季生姐妹站在那里,脸上带着不安的表
there,withadisturbedlookonherface.Shelookedniceinablack情。她穿着一套黑色的连裤装,头发披在脸
pantsuitandherhairwasdrapedaroundherface.Theirmom侧,很漂亮。而她们的妈妈则穿着一条蓝色
woreapairofbluejeansandatansweatshirt,andherhairwas牛仔裤,一件棕褐色运动衫,头发在脑后扎
pulledbackfromherfaceinaponytail.Neitherdetectivecould成•个马尾。两个警探都没法相信萨拉和发
believethatSarahadanythingtodowiththerobberiesthathad生在俄勒冈州波特兰市的抢劫案有关系。当
takenplaceinPortland,Oregon.WhenLindseysawhersisterand琳赛看到她和妈妈的时候,就知道警探根木
mom,sheknewthedetectivesweren'tgoingtobelieveherstory不会相信她了。她不明白为什么警探不相信
afterall.Shedidn'tunderstandhowtheycouldn'tbelievethather她的挛生姐妹已经死了,她死后应该有一份
sisterhaddiedwhentherehadtobeareportfromtheautopsy验尸报告的。琳赛觉得被家人背叛了。她现
doneafterherdeath.Lindseyfeltbetrayedbyherfamilyandshe在知道自己的直觉是对的一一前一天就觉得
knewthatherinstincthadbeenrightwhenshefeltthathermom妈妈有什么在瞒着她。那两个女人转过来,
washidinginformationthepreviousday.Bothwomenturnedand很失望地看着琳赛,好像是她编造了整个故
lookedatLindseywithdisappointmentasifshehadjustmadeup事。琳赛心里明白警探只想尽快了结这个案
theentirestory.Lindseyknewverywellthatthedetectives子。
wantedtosolvethecaseandgetitofftheirdesks.14最后,没有再费什么时间,琳赛就被戴
14Finally,withoutfurtherado,Lindseywashandcuffedand上手铐,罪名是在波特兰犯有抢劫罪,随后
chargedwiththerobberieshavingtakenplaceinPortland.She被押送到附近的监狱,等候起诉。在法庭上,
wasescortedtothejailnearbyforbooking.Lindseywenttocourt陪审团认为,琳赛在所有那些抢劫案中的罪
andthejuryfoundherguiltyofalltherobberiesandshewas名成立,于是她被判了十五年监禁。警方因
sentencedto15yearsinprison.Thepolicewerehappytohave为抓获了双胞胎中犯罪的那个,并结了案,
solvedthiscaseandtohavetherighttwininprison,butthesister非常欣慰,但事实上,应该坐牢的那个人既
thatshouldhavebeeninprisonwasneitherLindseynorSara.不是琳赛也不是萨拉,她们的母亲当时生了
Theirmomhadgivenbirthtotripletsandthewomanthepolice三胞胎,应该被警方抓进监狱的是其中另外
hadtriedtoputbehindbarswasinfactanothersister,Cindy.一个孩子:辛迪。
NewWords
robbery
n.[U,C]thecrimeofstealingthingsfromabank,shop,etc.esp.usingviolence抢劫,劫夺
perpetrator
n.[C]apersonwhocommitsacrimecrdoessth.thatiswrongorevil凶犯,罪犯
crime
n.1)[C]adishonest,violent,orimmoralactionthatcanbepunishedbylaw罪,罪行
n.2)[U]illegalactivitiesingeneral犯罪活动,不法行为
scroll
n.[C]alongrollofpaperforwritingon(供书写的)长纸卷,卷轴
vi./vt.tomoveinformationonacomputerscreenupordownsothatyoucanreadit滚屏:滚动
bold
a.1)(ofprintedwordsorletters)inathick,darktype粗体的,黑体的
a.2)notafraidoftakingrisksandmakingdifficultdecisions大胆自信的,敢于冒险的,无畏的
accuse
vt.tosaysomeoneisguiltyofcrimeorofdoingsomethingwrong控告,控诉:谴责
identical
a.exactlythesame完全相同的Myopinionisidenticalwithhis.我和他的意见完全相同。Weareidenticalin
ourviewsofwhatshouldbedone.我们对应当怎么办的看法是一致的。
personality
个性,性格
n.1)[CzU]someone'scharacter,esp.thewaytheybehavetowardsotherpeople
Thoughtheirpersonalitiesdiffered,theygotalongasfriends.虽然他们性格迥异,但却成了很好的朋友。
n.2)[U]thequalitiesthatmakesomeoneinteresting,attractiveandenjoyabletobewith魅力,气质,
气度
Hewontheelectionmoreonpersonalitythanoncapability.他羸得这次选举更多匏的是人格魅力,而不是个
人能力。
conservative
a.notlikingchangesornewideas保守的,守旧的,不喜变化的
Hezorturedhisprisoners.他拷打犯人。Thepolicetorturedhimtoconfesshiscrime.警察拷打他,逼他招
供。
n.[C]someonewhodoesnotlikechangesinideasorfashion因循守旧者,保守者
Hewastorturedwithanxiety.他焦虑万分。
paramedic
n.[C]someonewhohasbeentrainedtohelppeoplewhoarehurtortodomedicalwork,butwhoisnot
adoctororanurse(非医生或护士的)护理人员,医务辅助人员
torture
vt.1)todeliberatelyhurtsomeonetoforcethemtogiveyouinformationortopunish拷打,拷问:严刑
逼供
vt.2)tomakesb.feelextremelyunhappyoranxious使痛苦,使焦急
n.1)[U,C]theactofcausingsb.severepaininordertopunishthemormakethemsayordosth.拷
打,拷问;酷刑
n.2)[U,C]severephysicalormentalsuffering(身心所受的)折磨,煎熬
weird
a.verystrange,notnormal奇怪的,奇异的
mess
n.1)[C]anuntidyordirtystate凌乱,脏乱Thekitchenwasamess.厨房团乱。
leavetheyardinamess把庭院搞得一团糟
n.2)[C]asituationinwhichtherearealotofproblemsanddifficulties,esp.asaresultofmistakesor
carelessness(由于错误或疏忽所造成的)困境,麻烦
Withdivorceandbankruptcy,hispersonallifewasinamess.又是离婚,又是破产,他的个人生活现在是一
团糟。
tile
vt.tocoverasurfacewithtiles铺地砖,贴瓷砖:铺瓦
n.[C]瓷砖,地砖:瓦片,瓦
tub
n.1)[C]alarge,longcontainerthatyouputwaterinandthengetintotowashyourself浴缸,浴盆
n.2)[C]asmallcontainermadeofpaperorplasticwithalid,inwhichfoodisboughtorstored饭盒,
食品盆
bra
n.[C]乳罩,胸罩
panties
n.[pl.]女式短裤
unplug
vt.todisconnectapieceofelectricalequipmentbytakingitsplugout拔去的电源插头
UnplugtheTVbeforeyougotobed.睡前记得拔电视插头。
Becarefulwhenyouunplugthemachine.拔下机器电源时要小心。
proceed
vi.1)tomoveinaparticulardirection(向某一方向)前进,移动
Heproceededtohisdestination.他继续向目的地行进。
vi.2)tocontinuetodosth.thathasalreadybeenstarted继续进行
Shepausedtoclearherthroat,andthenproceeded,她停下来清了清嗓子,又接着讲。
Theyproceededwiththeirwork.他们继续干着自己的工作。
cab
n.1)[C]ataxi出租车,的土,计程车
n.2)[C]thepartofabus,trainortruckinwhichthedriversits(公共汽车、火车或卡车的)驾驶室
initial
a.happeningatthebeginning;first开始的,最初的
Thegovernmentunderwrotetheinitialcostsoftheoperation.政府为该项活动提供了启动经费.
Aftershe'dovercomeherinitialshyness,shebecameveryfriendly,她克服了一开始的羞涩之后,就变得非
常友善。
n.[C]thefirstletterofsomeone'sfirstname名字的首字母
sneaker
n.[C]胶底运动鞋
intrigued
a.veryinterestedinsth./sb.andwantingtoknowmoreaboutit/them好奇的,感兴趣的,着迷的
Hibernationhaslongintriguedbiologists.生物学家长期以来直对冬眠很感兴趣。
Thenoticeintriguedmanystudents.这张告示引起了许多同学的兴趣。
thrill
n.1)[C]anexperiencethatproducescsuddenfeelingofexcitementorpleasure引起激动或兴奋的经历
ItwasathrilltoseeParisagain.重归巴黎,真是令人兴奋。
n.2)[C]astrongfeelingofexcitementorpleasure兴奋感,兴奋,激动
ItgavemeathrilltoknowIhadpassedtheexamination.我得知考试通过后很兴奋。
vt.tomakesomeonefeelexcitedandhappy使兴奋,使激动
Themenwerethrilledbyaloudwhistleblow.随着一声响亮的口哨,人群变得亢奋起来。
fumble
vi./vt.1)toholdortryandmovesomethingwithyourhandscarelesslyorawkwardly瞎摸;笨手笨脚地
做(某事)
vi./vt.2)tohavedifficultyspeakingclearlyorfindingtherightwordstosay支支吾吾地说:笨嘴笨舌地说
zipper
n.[C]拉链,拉锁
proof
n.1)[U,C]facts,information,documents,etc.thatprovesomethingistrue证明,证据
n.2)[C,usu.pl.]aprintedcopyofapieceofwritingusedtofindandremovemistakesbeforethefinal
printingisdone校样
escort
vt.togowithsomeonetoprotectorguardthemortoshowthemtheway护送,护卫
Severallittleboatsescortedthesailingshipintotheharbour.几艘小船护送这艘帆船进入港口。
Thepoliceescortedhertotheairport,andmadesurethatsh
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