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三十四回
2008-9-1

1. torn between
unable to decide which of two people or things you want most.
eg: Many women feel torn between having a family or a career.

2. unassailable
[adj] impossible to defeat, criticize, or argue with.
eg: Higgins quickly established an unassailable 9-0 lead.

3. serene
[adj] calm, or peaceful.

4. composed
[adj] calm and relax.

5. foreboding
[un, adj] a strong unpleasant feeling that sth very bad is going to happen soon.

6. wimp
[n] sb who is not brave, strong, or confident.
 
7. enshroud   [vt]
A. to cover or hide sth completely;
B. to make sth difficult to know or understand.

8. squint
[vi] to close your eyes slightly and try to see sth, either because of a bright light or because your eyes do not work very well.
eg: She screwed her eyes up, squinting because of the glare.
squint at;
eg: He squinted at her in the sun.

9. regrettable
[adj] making you feel sad or sorry because sth happened that you wish had not happened.
eg: a regrettable mistake/incident/episode
eg: It is regrettable that so many people lost their jobs because of this.

10. 刘海   fringe

11. bring/call sb/sth to mind;
A. to remind you of sb or sth.
eg: The latest crisis brings to mind the events of last year.
B. to remember sth.
eg: I can't call his name to mind right now.

12. subdue   [vt]
A. to hold sb and make them stop behaving in an uncontrolled or violent way.
eg: It took three police officers to subdue him.
B. to defeat a place or a group of people and take control of them.
eg: By 47 AD, the Romans had finally subdued the rebels.
C. to control and emotion that you feel.
eg: She subdued the urge to run after him.

13. run after   [vt]
A. run after sb/sth;
to chase sb or sth;
eg: Velluci ran after the car waving his fists.
B. run after sb.
to try to make sb notice you because you are sexually attracted to them.
eg: She should spend more time studying and less time running after boys.

14. screw up
A. [vt] to make sth into a smaller shape by squeezing or twisting it.
eg: Several pages had been screwed up and tossed into the basket.
B. [vt] if you screw up your eyes, you close them tightly; if you screw up your face, you pull

your forehead down and your mouth and nose up, usually to show that you dislike sth.
C. [vi, vt] to make a serious mistake, or to spoil sth, especially a situation.
eg: I really screwed up this time, didn't I?
eg: He made a bad decision that screwed up his entire life.

昨天晚上看了个恐怖片，《幻影凶间1408》，改编自斯蒂芬金小说。有点意思，就是害得我晚上睡不着瞎琢磨，结果今天精神不济。索性在这个犄角旮旯里推荐一下。这个惊悚片，会让你想起做梦怎么也醒不来的感觉。男主角，赞！好莱坞影评人称他“赋予了所有角色受气包的样子”。评价的真到位，还真就是喜欢他那一副受气包的样子。

P.S. 经常需出差住酒店的同志要慎重考虑一下再看，留下后遗症我不负责。

三十五回
2008-9-2

1. out of the corner of your eye.
without looking at sth directly.
eg: Ouf of the corner of my eye, I  noticed him.

2. bleat  
A. [vi] 羊‘咩咩’叫；
B. [vi] to complain about sth in a weak voice or in an annoying way.

3. jerk   [vt, vi]
A. to move very suddenly, or to make sth move suddenly.
eg: The train jerked forwards.
eg: Jerking her head toward the valley, she said, 'what's down there?'
A1. to move suddenly as you wake up or stop thinking deeply about sth.
eg: Lucy jerked awake from a nightmare.
B. to pull sth suddenly  using a lot of force.
eg: George strode to the window and jerked back the curtains.

4. burst  
A. [vi, vt] if sth filled with water or air bursts, or if you burst it, it breaks suddenly because there is too much pressure inside it or against it.
eg: Did a tyre burst?
eg: A dam bursts, causing severe flooding.
eg: She spitefully burst the little boy's ballon.
A1. [vt] if a river bursts its banks, water rises above its side and spreads over the surrounding area.
A2. [vi] if a bomb or firework burst, it explodes.
B. [vi] to go somewhere quickly and suddenly.
burst into/through/out;
eg: A man burst into the room waving a gun.
B1. [vi] to become noticeable or successful quicly and suddenly.
burst into/onto/upon;
eg: He burst onto the racing scence in 1998.

burst open;
if a door or container bursts open, it opens quickly and suddenly.
eg: The door burst open and in came Samuel.

burst into sth;
[vt] to suddenly start doing sth;
eg: The audience burst into wild applause.
burst into tears/song/laughter;

burst out   [vt]
A. burst out doing sth;
to suddenly start laughing or crying.
eg: I almost burst out laughing when I saw what she was wearing.
B. to suddenly say or shout sth.
eg: ' I hate you!' Julia suddenly burst out.

5. 与applause搭配的：
A. thunderous       B. rapturous

6. sort out   [vt]
A. to do what is necessary to deal with a problem, disagreement or difficult situation successfully.
eg: This matter could be sorted out if they would just sit and talk.
sort yourself out;
eg: If you have a problem, the welfare officer can help you sort youself out.
B. to get rid of things that you do not need and arrange things that you do need tidily.
eg: I need to sort out the mess on my desk.
eg: I've managed to sort the newspapers out.
C. to find information that allows you to understand sth.
sort out how/what/why etc.
eg: Investigators are still trying to sort out why the accident happened.

7. go off
A. [vi] explode, or to be fired.
eg: The gun went off while he was cleaning it.
B. [vi] electricity, light etc: not work.
eg: All the lights in the building suddenly went off.
C. to leave a place especially for a particular purpose.
go off to;
eg: Dave's gone off to the south of France for the summer.
go off to do sth;
eg: He went off to have lunch in the canteen at one o'clock.

8. antihistamine   [medical] 抗组胺剂（用于抗过敏）

9. whimper
A.[vi] to make small sounds of pain, fear, or sadness.
eg: The dog whimpered pitfully.
A1. [vt] to say sth in a voice that expresses pain, fear, or sadness.
eg: 'I want my mummy,' the child whimpered.

10. purgatory   [un]
A. 炼狱
B. an unpleasant place or experience.
eg: Cooking was always purgatory for her.

11. sth would not go/come amiss;
used for saying that sth would be welcome, suitable, or useful.
eg: An apology wouldn't go amiss.

12. root   [v]
A.[vi] to search sth by putting your hand deep into a place and pushing things around.
root around/about;
eg: He rooted around in his coat pocket for some change.
root among/through;
eg: She was desperately rooting through the papers on her desk.

13. vacuous  
[adj] completely lacking in intelligence or serious thought.
eg: a vacuous TV game show;
eg: vacuous minor celebrities;

14. confer
A. [vt] to give sth such as authority, a legal right, or an honour to sb.
confer sth on sb;
eg: The university conferred an honorary doctorate on her.
eg: A share confers certain rights on the person who holds it.
B.[vi] to discuss sth with other people in order to reach a decision.
eg: He asked for some time to confer with his lawyer.

15. summon   [vt]
A. to officially order sb to come to a place, especially a court of law.
summon sb to somewhere/do sth;
eg: He was urgently summoned to Washington for consultations.
eg: She has been summoned to appear in court for non-payment of taxes.
A1. to ask or order sb to come to you.
eg: Maria summoned a waiter and ordered a drink.
A2. to ask for sth that you need in emergency.
eg: Phone this number is you need to summon help.
eg: A fire crew arrived, took one look, and summoned an ambulance.
B. summon=summon up;
to arrange to produce a quality or a reaction that helps you to deal with a difficult situation.
eg: He couldn't summon up the strength to carry on fighting.
eg: She could barely summon a smile.
C. to arrange a formal meeting and tell people to come to it.
summon a meeting/council/assembly;

16. inquisitive   [adj]
A. asking a lot of questions about things, especially things that people don't want to talk about.
eg: an inquisitive journalist;
B. keen to learn about a lot of different things.
eg: an intelligent and inquisitive young man.

17. thigh   [n] 大腿

18. thwart   [vt] 阻止
eg: The leaders were determined to thwart her.

19. laminated   [adj]
A. laminated wood, plastic, or glass consists of several thin layers and is very strong.
B. laminated paper or card has been covered in clear plastic.

20. strain   [v,n]
A. [vi, vt] to try very hard to do sth.
strain to do sth;
eg: I strained to hear what they were saying.
strain for;
eg: tourists straining for a view of the tower;
strain yourself;
eg: I could keep up with him, without straining myself.
B. [vt] to make a relationship uncomfortable and not friendly.
eg: Relations between the two nations have been strained since the war.
C. [vt] to injure yourself by twisting or stretching a muscle too much.
D. [vt] 过滤； （过滤器，滤网 strainer）

三十六回
2008-9-3

一、news in the past

1. opt out
to decide not to take part in sth or to stop taking part in.
opt out of;
eg: The firm opted out of the company car scheme last year.
eg: If you opt out before December 1st, your deposit will be refunded.

二、实务，《BR》

1. 芝麻   sesame;

2. 子公司   subsidiary   [n.adj]
 （区别：affiliate   [n,v] ）

3. 附属于   be affiliated to/with;

4. 自产的，国产的   homegrown

5. rollout 
[n] [business] the introduction of a new product, esp when it gradually becomes available in a large number of places.

6. 翻开新的一页；重新开始
turn over a new leaf;
eg: He says he's turned a new leaf, but I have my doubts.

7. 海里   nautical mile (=1852 metres)

8. 耐飞性   airworthiness;

9. 徽章   emblem;

10. 有凝聚力的   cohesive;      凝聚力：cohesiveness;

11. run counter to sth;
eg: The policy is divisive, and runs counter to the common sense.

12. 110米跨栏   110-meter hurdle race;     奖牌得主   medalist

13. 杂交水稻   hybrid rice;

三、《economist》---China's weather---Frozen assets
"For a government that bases its claim to legitimacy on its competence and ability to guarantee the supply of basic necessaties, all of this might seem threatening."
——One of the most enlightening sentences I've learned recently.

1. anguish 
[un] a feeling of great physical or emotional pain.
eg: The rejection filled him with anguish.

2. persist    [vi]
A. to continue to do or say sth in a determined way.
eg: 'But why?' he persisted.
persist with;
eg: They are determined to persist with campaign.
persist in;
eg: She persisted in her refusal to pay.
persist in doing sth;
eg: Why do you persist denying that it was your fault?
B. to continue to exist.
eg: Call your doctor if the symptoms persis for more than three days.

3. excrement   大便

4. attest to;   证明
eg: She can attest to the facts.

5. go out of your way to do sth;
to make an extra effort to do sth even though it is not convenient or easy to do.
eg: Rachel really went out of her way to make me feel welcome.

6. ringing   [adj]
A. a ringing sound or voice is very loud and clear.
B. a ringing statement is one that is strong and made in a clear way.
eg: a ringing endorsement of government policy.

7. step up;
A. [vt] to increase sth.
eg: The president has stepped up the pressure on the groups to come to an agreement.
B. [vi] to move forwards to a place where an official event is happening.
eg: She stepped up to receive her prize.

8. 雪灾   snow-havoc;

9. gravity   [un] [除了‘引力’之外的意思]
A. the seriousness or importance of sth.
gravity of;
eg: I'm sure you can appreciate the gravity of this situation.
eg: Offenders should be punished in proportion to the gravity of their offences.
(in proportion to: 与...成比例)
B. a serious attitude.
eg: He was criticized for his lack of gravity.

10. reasoning
[un] the process of thinking about sth in an intelligent sensible way in order to make a decision or form an opion.
eg: It's difficult to understand the judge's reasoning in this case.
reasoning behind;
eg: The reasoning behind this decision appears to be sound.
line of reasoning; (=a way of looking at a problem)
eg: That's an interesting line of reasoning.

11. gruesome
[adj] involving or describing death or injury in a very unpleasant way.
eg: the gruesome details of how she was murdered;
eg: Police faced the gruesome task of looking for the body parts.

12. fallout   [n]
A.(核爆后的)辐射微尘；
eg: radioactive fallout;
B.[un] the unpleasant effects of sth that has happened.
eg: The fallout from the Asian financial crisis has continued to affect business.

13. make good (on) a promise/threat/debt etc.
to do or pay what you have said you would.
eg: The rebels made good on their promise to release 370 hostages.

14. heave
A. [vi, vt] to push, pull or lift a heavy object using a lot of effort.
eg: He put his shoulder against the stone and heaved.
B. [vi] to move up and down with large regular movements.
eg: Her chest heaved as she struggled to control her breathing.
C. heave=heave up   [vi]
(=vomit)

heave a sigh;
to let out a deep breath.
eg: Rose heaved a sigh of relief at her luck.

15. leave it at that;
to not do anything more about sth.
eg: You've said you're sorry, so let's leave it at that.

四。other materials

1. contrive
A.[vt] to make sth happen, esp by using clever or dishonest methods.
eg: They would have to contrive a meeting.
A1. [vi] to succeed in doing sth, esp sth difficult.
contrive to do sth;
eg: We contrived to have an enjoyable holiday in spite of the rain.
B. [vt] to invent or make sth in a clever or unusual way.

2. vis-a-vis
compared or relating to sb or sth.
eg: Our students' marks are quite good vis-a-vis the national average.

3. mollusc=mollusk   软体动物

4. contrition

5. proceed   [vi]
A. eg: The negotiations had been proceeding since the late 1960s.
     eg: The council is proceeding with its plan to move the stadium.
B. eg: Passengers for flight 406 to NY should proceed to Gate 32.
    eg: The main road proceeds nroth for another two miles
C. eg: The Australian team will proceed to the quarterfinals.

6. fizzy   [adj] 嘶嘶的；泡沫翻腾的；

7. put sth on hold
A.eg: After the accident, her career had to be put on hold.
B. eg: They've put me on hold.

8. impertinent   [adj]
rude and not showing repect for sb. esp sb older or more senior.

9. trepass   [vi]
to go into a place without the owner's permission.

10. bend/stretch the rules.
eg: I'm not asking anyone to bend the rules, I just want justice to be done.

11. accommodating
[adj] helpful and easy to work with.
eg: I found the staff accommodating and knowledgeable.

三十七
2008-9-4

一、news

1. fugitive   [n] 逃犯

2. roadblock   [n]
A. a part of a road where police or soldiers stop traffic, esp to make check.
eg: Police set up roadblocks in an attempt to capture Dutroux.
B. sth that stops sb from making progress.
eg: The issue is still a major roadblock in the negociations.

3. Good Samaritan

4. render   [vt]
A. to provide a service, or to give help to sb or sth.
eg: We are sincerely grateful to everyone who has rendered assistance to the victims of the earthquake.
for services rendered;
eg: He received payment for services rendered.
B. to express, show, or perform sth in a particular way.
eg: The power of the sea was beautifully rendered in the poem.
B1. to translate sth.
render sth into German/Chinese etc.
eg: That's quite a difficult idea to render into English.

5. viable  [adj]
A. able to be done, or worth doing.
eg: The present system is simply no longer viable.
commercially/economically/financially viable  (=capable of producing a profit)
eg: Hospitals plan to stop services that are not financially viable.
B. [science] able to live and grow in an independent way.
[n]: viability  [un]
eg: We're concerned about the viability of your plan.

6. at odds with;
A. disagreeing with sb.
eg: She continued to find herself at odds with the chairman.
B. if things are at odds with each other, they are different or opposite when they should be the same.
eg: This statement was completely at odds with what was said last week.

二、《BR》
1. thrift   [n] 节俭

2. 中国的能源形势——large reservoir, low per-capita amount;
                                        uneven distribution in different region;
                                        difficult exploitation conditions.

3. promulgate   [vt]
A. to make an idea or belief know to as many people as possible.
B. to make an official announcement introducing a law or rule.

4. proprietary   [adj]拥有专利的；专属的
eg: proprietary brands/drugs/technology

三、《economist》--Iraqis in China
1. rift   [n]
A. a disagreement between two people or groups.
rift between;
eg: After the war, a serious rift developed between the two former allies.
eg: The government denied there had been a rift with the UN.
B. a crack or long narrow space that forms in a large mass of sth such as rock or clouds.

2. bedevil
[vt] to cause a lot of problems for sb or sth.
eg: The team has been bedeviled by injury.

3. not least
eg: George is an excellent manager, not least because he is genuinely willing to listen.
eg: Not least among our difficulties is our lack of funding.

4. rudimentary
[adj] basic, and not detailed or developed.

5. in bulk
eg: large companies that buy and sell in bulk.

6. inclined   [adj]
A.[never before noun] feeling that you want to do sth.
inclined to do;
eg: Karen didn't feel inclined to help.
if sb is so inclined; (=if sb wants to do sth)
eg: A full fitness suite is available for your use, if you are so inclined.
be more/less inclined to do sth;
eg: Younger people seem more inclined to save money than their parents.
B. to have a tendency to behave in a ptcl way, or to be interested in a ptcl thing.
inclined towards;
eg: Some people are more inclined towards philosophy than others.

8. moody   [adj]
A. likely to become unhappy or angry for no ptcl reason.
B. creating a feeling of sadness or mystery.
eg: moody light;

9. burgeoning
[adj] growing or developing quicly.
eg: the nation's burgeoning middle class;

10. atheist   [n] 无神论者；    agnostic   [n] 不可知论者

四、《I'm ...》

1. wary  
[adj] careful or nervers about sb or sth cos you think they might cause a problem.
eg: He was wary of putting too much trust in her.

2. confound   [vt]
A. to make sb feel surprised or confused, esp by not behaving in the way they expect.
eg: She confounded her critics by winning the race.
B. to prove that sth is wrong.
eg: This evidence confounds your theory.
C. if you're confounded by sth, you can't understand it.
eg: We were totally confounded by her reaction.

3. doom
[vt] [usually passive] to make sb or sth certain to fail, be destroyed, be extremly unhappy etc.
doom sb/sth to sth;
eg: The invention of the train doomed the canals to extinction.
doom sb/sth to do sth;
eg: She felt she was doomed to work in an office all her life.
be doomed to failure;
eg: These schemes are alwasy doomed to failure.

4. regurgitate   [vt] 反刍

5. imposing
[adj] large and impressive.
eg: an imposing building.

6. to say the least
used for saying that you could have expressed sth in a much stronger way. 退一步说
eg: I found the flight quite uncomfortable, to say the least.

7. in a word
eg: 'Did you like Vince?'    'In a word, no.'

8. arresting
[adj] attracting your attention.
eg: She was an arresting figure in her bright summer dress.

10. have the makings of;
eg: I believe you have the makings of a great artist.

11. trip up   [vi, vt]
A. to make a mistake, or to cause sb to make a mistake.
eg: The tests are designed to trip you up.
trip up on;
eg: I tripped up on a couple of questions.

12. tops   [adv]

13. punch line   就是所谓的‘包袱’啦。

14. overrun  
[vt] [usually passive] to be present in a place in such large amounts or numbers that it is dangerous or unpleasant.
eg: a city completely overrun by crime;
eg: The mall was overrun by holiday shoppers.

15. built-up  
[adj] a built-up area has a lot of buildings in it.

16. a sense of proportion
an ability to understand the relative seriousness or importance of different thing.
eg: We need to keep a sense of proportion about what really matters.

Yes, sir, I will keep 'repeat' in mind. Thank you for your reminding!

现在同时也在复习以前的日记。

三十八回
2008-9-5

一、news in the past

1. weary   [adj]
A. very tired, esp because of hard work or activity.
eg: They collapsed on to their beds, too weary to get changed.
A1. showing that you're very tired.
eg: He rested his head on his hand with a weary gesture.
A2. a weary activity is one that makes you very tired.
eg: the weary tedious journey;
B. tired and impatient about sth.
eg: There was a note of weary irritation in his voice.
weary of;
eg: She was weary of the constant arguments between them.
eg: He was weary of repeating things again and again.

2. no-show
[n] 放弃预订座位的人。

3. backpedal
A. [vi] to show that you are no longer certain about a previous opion, intention, or purpose.
eg: Ministers are backpedalling on the proposed legislation.

4. put sb on the defensive;
eg: a controversy that put the school's leadership on the defensive.

5. 比较： consistent (注重内容的一致性）；constant （注重时间的连续性）

6. 一组反义词： assimilation   vs.   dissimilation (麦克米伦没有，金山有）
                             assimilate              dissimilate

7. phobia
[n] a very strong feeling of disliking or being afraid of sth or sb.
eg: a phobia about spider.
作后缀时：
-phobia.   eg: technophobia;              -phobic;

二、《BR》

1. synonym   同义词

2. 礼仪  etiquette

3. 对比以前常搞混的： moral   [adj,n] 道德    %        ethic [n]  ethical [adj] 伦理

4. tranquil
[adj] calm, still and quiet.
eg: a tranquil setting/scene/village;

三、《economist》--China and Myanmar

1. out of bounds;
A. if a place is out of bounds, you're not allowed to go there.
out of bounds to;
eg: The border areas were still out of bounds to tourists.
B. if a subject if out of bounds, you're not allowed to talk about it, know about it etc.
eg: Details of his private life are strictly out of bounds.

2. come on stream;
to start to work or be effective;
eg: The new power station will come on stream next month.

3. seedy
[adj] connected with activities that are illegal or morally wrong, and often looking dirty or unpleasant.
eg: There was sth a little bit seedy about the hotel.
eg: a seedy lawyer;

4. derelict
[adj] sth such as a building or piece of land that is derelict is empty, not used, and in a bad condition.
eg: a derelict house/factory/warehouse

5. gel   [n.v]
eg: hair/shower gel;
eg: We gelled as a group, right away.

四、《I'm...》

1. conceive of   [usually in negative or questions]
eg: How can they even conceive of doing such an appalling thing?

2. bump into sb/sth;
to meet sb unexpectedly; or to accidentally hit against sth.
eg: I bumpted into your mother at the supermarket.
eg: As I turned round, I bumpted into a filing cabinet.

3. as to;
concerning sb or sth;
eg: There is some doubt as to whether the information is accurate.

4. in/with regard to;
concerning a particular subject.
eg: a change in the laws with regard to food safety;
eg: With regard to the discussion of immigration, I'd like to hear your opinion.

5. a hair   一发之差；精确；些微
eg: won by a hair;       calibrate to a hair;      miss the target by a hair

6. for the sake of argument=for argument's sake
for the purpose of beginning a discussion.
eg: So let's say, just for the sake of argument, that you're right.

7. inconceivable
[adj] 难以想象的；不可思议的
eg: a nuclear accident with inconceivable consequencies.
eg: It is inconceivable that he would lose his job.

8. bandy around=bandy about
[vt] to mention sth a lot, usually without thinking much about what you're saying.
eg: I don't want people bandying my name about in public.

9. be miles out=be miles off;
to make a guess or calculation that is completely wrong.
eg: When I checked the total I realized I'd been miles out.

10. float around
A.[vi] if sth is floating around, you've seen it somewhere near but you're not certain where it is.
eg: There is a pen floating around here somewhere.

11. denude   [vt] 使裸露；

12. reckless  [adj] 不计后果的；

13. use up；

14. 清算： [vt,vi] liquidate;   [n] liquidation;
go into liquidation.

区别： settlement    %     liquidation
             (pay)                    (sell)

15. preposterous  
[adj] extremely unreasonable or silly.
eg: The whole idea is preposterous.

16. drily=dryly
[adv] in a way that express humour while appearing to be serious.
eg: 'It looks like you've already made up your mind.' she said drily.

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三十九
2008-9-6

一、news in the past

1. iron out
[vt] to deal successfully with a disagreement or problem, esp by removing the last remaining difficulties.
eg: They are meeting in Berlin to iron out the final details of the contract.

2. track down
[vt] to find sb or sth after a long search.
eg: I finally managed to track him down in Manchester.

3. count on=count upon   [vt]
A. count on sth.   (depend)
eg: The whole team was counting on me.
count on sb for sth;
eg: You can't always count on him for good advice.
count on sb to do sth;
eg: I knew I could count on you to be on time.
count on sb doing sth;
eg: I was counting on Jane driving me home.
A1.[humorous]
eg: You can always count on Ted to make a mess of the cooking.
B. count on sb/sth;   (hope, expect)
eg: Tournament directors are counting on good weather.
count on sb/sth doing sth;
eg: We're counting on about 20 people coming to the meal.

4. defuse   [vt]
A. to make a situation more relaxed by making people feel less angry or less worried.
eg: The government is trying to defuse tension over cuts in public spending.
B. to stop a bomb from exploding by removing its fuse.

5. stop-and-go   [adj]
6. hit-and-run   [adj]

7. zoological   [adj] 动物学的。

二、《BR》  1. yea   赞成票    give yea to ...=vote for...

三、《economist》--Kenya and China--The sound of silence
概述： Kenya's disputed election has made the international community members send out envoys and specials to it, and some western coutries threaten Kenya's president with sanctions and aid suspension. But with China's silence, Kibaki seems to be able to withstand those punishment. An editorial on China's official newspaper 'People Daily' said, western democracy is not  suited to Kenya's national condition. Since China has large economic stake in Kenya, it promised to help modernize Kenya's armed force. China's staying away from the negociation is the result of its diplomatic principle--non-interference in other countries' internal affairs.

1. murky   [adj]
A. dark and difficult to see through, esp because of bad light, thick cloud, or dirt in the air or water.
eg: I couldn't make out the house number in the murky light.
B. involving activities that are not clearly known and that people think are dishonest or morally wrong.
eg: We suspected that he had a murky past.

2. bigwig
[n] an important and powerful person in an organization.

3. frenetic
[adj] done very fast and with a lot energy, often by sb who is in a hurry.

4. amplify   [vt] 放大声音

5. omit
[vt] to fail to include sb or sth, either deliberately or because you forget.
eg: Important details have been omitted from the article.
omit to do sth;
to fail to do sth that would have been honest or helpful.
eg: The problem was, he has omitted to divorce his first wife.

6. unyielding   [adj]
A. very strict and severe.
eg: Her expression was hard and unyielding.
B. very hard or firm.
eg: The ground was unyielding beneath their feet.

7. whistle-stop tour
[n] an occasion when you visit a lot of places in a short period of time.

8. fall back on
[vt] to use or do sth else after other things have failed.
eg: She always has her teaching experience to fall back on.
文章里的例子：With China to fall back on,...Kenya can withstand western's threat to ...

9. withstand   [vt]
A. to be strong enough not to be harmed or destroyed by sth.
eg: The bunker is designed to withstand a nuclear blast.
eg: Their marriage didn't withstand four year's separation during the war.
eg: plants that can withstand extremes of temperature.
B. to be able to deal with a difficult situation.
eg: Would she be able to withstand the intense media pressure.

四、《I'm...》

1. box=box up
[vt] to put sth into a box.
eg: I've boxed up all my stuff.

2. come down to sth. 关键是
eg: In the end, it all comes down to who wants the job the most.

3. hazardous
[adj] dangerous, esp to people's health and safety.
eg: These chemicals are hazardous to human health.

4. assorted
[adj] including various types.
eg: assorted fruits and vegetable;

5. laugh in sb's face.
eg: If someone had told me this was going to happen, I would've laughed in their face.

6. in quantity/quantities.
eg: Like most things, it is cheaper when bought in quantity.

7. 拖把  mop;   海绵   sponge

8. clog
A. [vi,vt] to block, or to be blocked.
eg: The drain's clogged again.
be clogged with sth.
eg: The waterways are clogged with ice in winter.
B. [vt] to slow down progress or activity.

[antonym]：unclog

9. spring to life
to begin to be active.

10. spacious
[adj] a spacious room, building etc has a lot of space inside it.

11. gung-ho
[adj] very enthusiastic, esp about sth that might be dangerous.

12. deep down  [英文解释太罗嗦，也就是‘(表面上虽...)其实...’的意思嘛]
A. eg: Deep down I knew that he was right.
B. eg: Deep down he is really a thoughtful person.

13. starter   发令员；诱因；开胃菜（第一道菜）；参赛者；启动装置

14. it transpired (that).
used before you mention a fact or even that people didn't know about.
eg: It transpired that Mr James had already hired a new secretary.

15. by way of sth.
intended to be a particular thing, or to have a particular purpose.
A. eg: 'It's a nice day,' she said, merely by way of conversation.
     eg: He didn't have much to offer by way of explanation.

16. take over
A. [vi, vt]
eg: Can you take over the cooking while I walk the dog?
take (sth) over from sb;
eg: I'll take over from you for a moment.
take over as sth;
eg: Jane took over as director after Richard retired.
B. [vt] take control of sth;
eg: IBM is taking over the smaller company.

17. superfluous
[adj] not needed or wanted.
eg: They were superfluous to requirement.
[n]: superfluity

18. outgrow   [vt]
A. eg: She's outgrown all her school clothes.
B. eg: Childhood friend often outgrow each other.
C. eg: Company bosses feel they have outgrown their original market.
           Within a year, the business outgrew its premises.

19. premises
[n] the building and land that a business or organization uses.
eg: The charity is hoping to move to new premises next year.

20. rack up sth.
to get a large number or amount of sth.
eg: The film racked up five Oscar nominations.
eg: Last year, they racked up profits of more than $3 million.

21. in a big way
if sb does sth in a big way, they do it a lot, or they think it is important.
eg: Paul was interested in sailing in a big way.

22. crave=crave for
[vi, vt] to want sth very much and in a way that is very hard to control.
eg: He'd craved attention of the other kids.
eg: Lewis still craves for the recognition he feels he lacks in America.

23. igonominy
[n] a situation where you feel embarrassed and lose other people's respect.
eg: Spurs suffered the ignominy of a three-nil defeat.

24. foregoing
[adj] used for referring to sth that has just been mentioned.
eg: for the foregoing reasons;
'the foregoing'---the thing that have just been mentioned.

25. thumb through sth;  快速翻页

26. variant   [n] 变体

四十
2008-9-7

一、news in the past

1. outage
[n] a power cut.

2. the Resurrection   耶稣复活

3. 比较 decay, rot, erode
decay   [vi] (自己)腐朽、衰退、破败掉。（强调自然的）
rot        [vt] 腐蚀sth  （化学反应）
             [vi] 腐朽掉  （类似decay）
erode   [vi,vt] （由于长时间作用）（山、土、石等的）侵蚀

4. overwhelm   [vt]
A. to affect sb's emotion in a very powerful way.
eg: We were overwhelmed by the sacrifices they had made.
eg: Her beauty completely overwhelmed him.
A1. to surprise sb very much.
eg: We were overwhelmed by the results.
B. [usually passive] to exist in such great amounts that sb or sth can not deal with them.
eg: She was overwhelmed by expenses.
eg: In June, the town is overwhelmed by tourists.
C. to defeat an opponent in a sport or game, esp by a lots points, goal etc; or to defeat an enemy in a battle.
eg: Europe's golfer's completely overwhelmed the Americans.

5. comply
[vi] to obey a rule or law, or to do what sb ask you to do.
eg: If you don't comply, you could face a penalty of $100.
comply with;
eg: You are legally obliged to comply fully with any investigation.
[n]: compliance
compliance with;
eg: strategies to force compliance with air quality standards;
in compliance with;
eg: All building work must be carried out in compliance with safety regulations.
[adj]: compliant.

二、《BR》

1. 行使权力   exercise the right;    履行义务   perform the obligation

2. 抗风险能力  risk-resistant ability

3. resist
A.抗拒（诱惑、冲动etc）
B. 反对、抵制、反抗 
C. 抵御（灾难、疾病、风险）
[n]: resistance; 
[adj] resistant;      
resistant to:   A. eg: a disease that is resistant to antibiotics.
                     B. eg: people who are stubbornly resistant to change.

4. stall
[n] A. 货摊   eg: a flower/souvenir stall;              B. 畜栏
[v]
A. [vi, vt] (使)停转（因为power不够）
eg: The truck stalled on the hill.
eg: He managed to stall the car twice before finally driving away.
B. [vi, vt] (使)停止；
eg: Talks have stalled and both sides are preparing for war.
eg: The peace process remained stalled last night.
C. [vi, vt] to refuse to answer or decide sth in order to gain more time.
eg: 'Do you know who it was?' 'Not yet,' I stalled.
stall on/over;
eg: Each side accused the other of stalling on planned prisoner exchanges.
C1. 拖住sb.
eg: If he calls again, try to stall him until I get there.

5. quasi-
A. partly.
eg: The statement has a sort of quasi-legal status.
B. pretending to be.
eg: The descriptioins contain a fantastic amount of quasi-scientific detail.

6. deprive
[vt] deprive sb of sth.
eg: As a child, he had been deprived of love and attention.
eg: The court can't deprive me of the right to see my child.

7. immune   [adj]
A. immune from/to;
eg: Few women were immune to his charm.
eg: Japan was by no means immune from continental influences.
eg: Our patrols were no longer immune from attack.
A1. eg: Diplomats are immune from prosecution.
B. 免疫的

8. 双刃剑   double-edged sword

9. buy into sth    [vt]
A. [biz] to buy part of a business, esp in order to get control of it.
eg: Moves to buy into other companies have failed.
B. to start to do sth that a lot of other people are doing, or to believe sth that a lot of people believe.
eg: You don't buy into all this nonsense, do you?

10. illuminate   [vt]
A. 照亮sth
eg: Brilliant sunshine illuminated the scene.
B. 阐明
eg: His comments can illuminate aspects of a writer's work unforgettably.
[adj] illuminated; illuminating.

三、《I'm...》

1. dew   [n] 露水        [adj] dewy

2. dreary   [adj]
making you feel bored or unhappy.
eg: dark and dreary weather.

3. there and then
immediately at that moment and in that place.
eg: They wanted me to make a decision there and then.

4. born of/out of sth;
happening as the result of sth.
eg: With a strength born of desperation, he forced open the door.

5. go to waste
eg: The cherries will just go to waste if we don't pick them soon.

6. 奇数   odd number;   偶数   even number;

7. singular   [adj]
A. 单数的
B. very good.
eg: a singular success.

8. prop
[vt] to hold sth in position by putting sth under or against it, or by leaning it against sth else.
eg: I noticed a red bicycle propped against the wall.
eg: She looked at me sleepily, head propped on her hands.

9. impart   [vt]
A. to give sth such as information, knowledge, or beliefs to sb.
B. to give sth a particular quality.
impart sth to sth;
eg: Cooking on charcoal imparts a distinctive smoky flavor to your meat.

10. charcoal   [n] 木炭

11. around the clock
all day and all night.
eg: Rescuers worked around the clock to free people trapped in the wrekage.

12. irretrievable   [adj] 无可挽回的
eg: I think their relationship now is irretrieable.

13. have sb/sth on your hands.
to have a person or problem that you must deal with.
eg: It looks as though we're going to have a lawsuit on our hands.

14. top brass
[un] the people with the highest status in an organization, esp in the armed forces.

15. USSR 苏联

16. bulging   [adj]
A. completely full
eg: The fridge was bulging with food.
eg: a bulging suitcase/briefcase.
B. sticking out.
eg: bulging eyes/veins
eg: his big bulging muscles.

17. up to sth
C. 搞什么飞机
eg: When he is quiet like this, I know he is up to sth.
eg: I wondered what my daughter was really up to.
be up to no good. 没干好事
eg: I don't know what they're doing but I'm sure they are up to no good.

18. mole  内奸、间谍

19. in your/our/their midst
in someone is in your midst, they are with you as part of your group.
eg: Nobody recognized the stranger in their midst.

20. tantalizing
[adj] making you feel excited or hopeful about having sth that you want, often sth that you never get.
eg: a tantalizing display of chocolate;

21. length   做量词‘根’ [n]  eg: a length of pipe/rope/string;

22. strand   [n]
A. a single thin piece of sth, for example wire,cotton or hair.
eg: She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.
B. one of the different aspects of sth. (可能就是“千头万绪”中的"头绪"吧)
eg: The reader's job is to unravel the strands of mystery.

四十一回
2008-9-8

一、news in the past.

1. mar
[vt] to spoil sth.
eg: The beauty of the bay warred by tall concrete hotels.

2. solemn   [adj]
A. involving serious behaviour or attitudes.
eg: funerals and other solemn occasions.
eg: His face looked strangely solemn.
B. used about things such as promise that express serious intentions.
eg: Congress has a solemn obligation to vote on any commitment of US troops.

3. at issue
the thing that is at issue is the most important aspect of a subject.
eg: What is at issue is the government's unwillingness to deal with the problem.

4. excruciating   [adj]
A. causing extreme physical pain.
eg: I tried to move my leg, but the pain was excruciating.
B. used for emphasizing how bad sth is.
eg: a moment of excruciating terror.

5. pending 
[adj]
A. waiting to be dealt with, settled or completed.
eg: The offer to buy is still pending.
eg: the pending case/agreement/charges;
B. likely to happen soon.
eg: the pending economic union of the two countries;
[prep]
while waiting for sth to be dealt with, settled or completed.
eg: The defendant is free on bail pending appeal to a higher court.

6. moratorium
[n] an official agreement to stop an activity temporarily.

二、《BR》

1. 橄榄枝  olive branch          

2. colossus   [n] sb or sth that is very large or impressive.

三、《economist》--Smoking--How to save a billion lives
概述：More and more countries in the world have begun banning smoking which has become the most important preventable death cause and top killer. The most effective way to curb smoking is to raise tobacco taxes, which will greatly help the addicted poor rather than the rich since the former are more sensitive to price. Some tabacco giants are moving their factories and companies to some developing countries where the number of smokers are steadily increasing. For example, in Russia, the rate of female-smoking has doubled due to tobacco companies' aggressive marketing tactics. The WHO wants all countries could mandate pictorial warnings on the cigarette packets because a lot of people still don't realize the full extent of health risks they are taking while smoking. It is also hoping to prevent people from lighting up a cigarette in the first place.

1. tempting
[adj] 诱惑人的；

2. denunciation
[n] A. very strong public criticism of sb or sth.
eg: Her comments have been interpreted as a denunciation of government's policy.

3. vile  [adj] 糟糕透的；坏透的；

4. practitioner   [n]
A. 从业者
eg: a medical practitioner;
B. sb who does a particular activity.
eg: one of the golf's most experienced practitioner;

5. draconian   [adj] extremely strict and severe;

6. grotesque  [adj]

7. pictorial   [adj]
eg: a pictorial history of this nation;
eg: pictorial evidence;

8. adamant
[adj] determined not to change your belief or decision about sth.
eg: We tried to persuade her, but she was adamant.
adamant (that)
eg: He was adamant that he would not pay any more money.
adamant about;
eg: They are adamant about buying only organic food.

9. optimum=optimal
[adj] 最优的；最适宜的
eg: The warm water provides the optimum condition for breeding.
10. pesky=annoying

11. spin off   [vt]
A. to create sth new based on sth that is already exists.
B. to make a part of a company into a new independent company.

12. heavy-handed   [adj]
A. using too much force, or not considering people's feelings enough when dealing with a situation.
B. not showing delicate, graceful or skilful qualities.
eg: heavy-handed architecture;

13. vector   [n] 传病媒介；

14. every bit as...;      (=just as)
eg: The newly developed medication is every bit as effective as the old one.

15. zillion
a very large number.
eg: A zillion people came to the concert.

16. snowed under
with too much work to deal with.
eg: We're snowed under with applications for the job.

四、《I'm...》

1. wrongful
[adj] unfair, or illegal.
eg: He's suing his former employer for wrongful dismissal.
wrongful dismissal: 非法解雇。

2. shred   [n]
A. [usually plural] a long thin piece that was cut or torn from sth.
shred of;
eg: shreds of newspaper;
B. [often singular] a very small amount of sth;
(not) a shred of sth;
eg: There is not a shred of evidence to support his claim.

3. botch
[vt] to do sth very badly or carelessly.
eg: Police officers had botched the entire investigation.
eg: I've botched this up in a couple of places.

4. come sb's way;
in sth comes your way, it happens to you, or it becomes available.
eg: Several chances came our way, but we missed them.

5. incriminate
[vt] to show or make you think that sb is guilty of a crime.
eg: Be careful you don't say anything to incriminate yourself.
eg: No incriminating evidence was found.

6. dogged
[adj] determined to achieve sth and continuing to try despite difficulties.
eg: Their success was due to the dogged determination of their coach.

7. perpetrate
[vt] to do sth that is harmful, illegal or dishonest. 犯下
eg: The military perpetrated many human rights abuses during the earlies phase of the conflict.
[n] perpetrator
eg: It's time the perpetrators of the crime were brought to justice.

8. bring sb to justice.
to make sb have a trial in order to find out whether they are guilty of a crime.
eg: The girl's killers have never been brought to justice.

9. psychic   灵媒

10. psychopath   精神病人

11. inept
[adj] 无能的；失职的；差劲的
eg: I was a hopelessly inept student.
eg: an appallingly inept performance;

12. extenuating circumstances
conditions that make a bad action or mistake seem less serious, sometime even making it seem reasonable.

13. morale   [un] 士气
eg: Morale is low, and many people are disillusioned.

14. cranky   [adj]
A. strange or unusual.
eg: It was just another of his cranky theories.
B. likely to stop working at any time.
eg: a cranky old lawnmower.
C. 易怒的；暴躁的
eg: Travelling can make you cranky, tired and tense.

15. serve out
[vt] A. to continue doing sth until you are officially allowed to stop doing it.
eg: We want you to serve out your full contract.

16. hankering   [n]  a strong feeling of wanting sth.

四十二回
2008-9-9

一、news in the past

1. mass   [n] 弥撒； eg: They go to mass every Sunday.

2. fly the flag at half-mask;   下半旗

3. rubble  [un] broken pieces of stone and brick from buildings, walls etc that have been destroyed.

二、《BR》

1. 华南虎  south China tiger

2. descendant   [n] 后代

3. civic   [adj] 公民的，市民的

4. inhabitant   居住者；    habitat   (动植物)栖息地

5. constrict
A. [vi,vt] (使)变小、变窄。
eg: His throat constricted making it difficult for him to speak.
B. [vt] to limit what sb is able or allowed to do.
eg: Fears of crime constricts many people's lives.

6. carnivore    食肉动物   [adj] carnivorous;
    herbivore    食草动物   [adj] herbivorous;

7. inbreeding   [n] 近亲繁殖

8. lantern   [n] 灯笼；提灯；天窗

9. forex=foreign exchange

10. 过剩流动性  excess liquidity

11. 保值   value preservation;

三、《I'm ...》

1. irremediable   [adj] impossible to improve or correct.

2. 比较 chance, odds, probability

3. avalanche   [n] 雪崩

4. knock off
A. [vt] reduce a price/amount;
knock sth off sth;
eg: Kelly knocked off two seconds off her previous time.

5. await
B. [vt] if sth awaits you, it'll happen to you.
eg: Well, I wonder what surprises await us today.

6. perturbed   [adj] worried or upset by sb.

7. occurrence
[n] sth that happens, esp sth unexpected and unpleasant.
eg: Unfortunately, compter errors are a common occurrence.
A1. the fact of something existing or happening, especially something unexpected and unpleasant.
occurrence of;
eg: the widespread occurrence of gold in the river deposits.
eg: an increase in the occurrence of skin cancer.

8. put sth into perspective. 参看'perspective'B.

9. oddly  
A. [adv] in an unusual way that attracts your interests or attention.
eg: Did you notice how oddly he was behaving?

10. yolk   蛋黄

11. recoil   [vi]
A. to move quickly back from sb or sth frightening or unpleasant.
eg: She felt him recoil from her.
B. to feel very strongly that sth is frightening or unpleasant.

12. faze   [vt] to make sb feel confused, shocked or upset.

13. spate
[n] a large number of things of the same type, usually bad things, that suddenly happen in a very short period of time.
spate of;
eg: a spate of bombings/thefts/violence;

14. contract
B. [vt] to become infected with a disease.
eg: She contracted pneumonia and died.

15. unsightly
[adj] used as a polite word of ugly.

16. before long=soon;

17. come into sth;
A. to be an aspect of a situation.
eg: The argument was over artistic freedom-money never came into it.

18. inconsistency   [n]    ;     inconsistent  [adj]

19. incarerate  [vt] to put sb in prison.

20. vote down   [vt] to stop or end sth as a result of a vote.

21. deny
D. [vt] to not allow sb to have sth.
deny sth to sb.
eg: Doctors were accused of denying treatments to older patients.
be denied sth;
eg: He had been denied the right to speak to his lawyer.
deny sb sth.

22. affidavit    [n] a legal document containing a written promise that sth is true.

23. botanical   [adj] 植物的