二十九回
2008-8-26

一、news in the past

1. rip through sth;
if sth such as a fire, storm, or bomb rips through a place, it damages or destroys the place very quickly.
eg: The explosion ripped through her home.

2. set aside  [vt]
A. to keep or save sth from a larger amount or supply in order to use it later for a particular purpose.
eg: Have you set aside some money for your child's education?
B. to not let a particular feeling, opinion, or belief influence you, in order to achieve sth more important.
eg: They agreed to set aside their differences and work together for peace.
C. to officially state that a particular legal decision will no longer be followed.
eg: The high court has set aside （驳回）the lower court's ruling.

二、实务

1. 内燃机  internal combustion engine;

2. monoxide   一氧化物；  carbon monoxide  一氧化碳

3. nitrogen oxide  氧化氮

4. 碳氢化合物   hydrocarbons   (注意区别：carbodydrate  碳水化合物)

5. catalytic converter  
[n] (汽车等的)催化式排气净化器

5. 催化剂  catalyzer;   催化【vt】 catalyze

三、《BR》

1. 个人所得税  individual income tax

2. 提交人大常委会审议   submit ... to the standing committee of the NPC for deliberation
 审议【vt】deliberate

3. (税收)起征点  levy threshold;     starting point;

4. exempt
[adj] allowed to ignore sth such as a rule, obligation, or payment.
eg:  a tax exempt savings account.
exempt from;
eg: Currently, developing nations are exempt from certain restrictions on carbon emission.
[vt] to allow sb to ignore sth such as a rule, obligation, or payment.
exempt sb/sth from sth;
eg: Why was he exempted from military service?

5. (hard/hot/close) on the heels of.
A. following close behind sb or sth.
eg: TV camera team arrived hot on the heels of the police.
B. happening soon after another event.
eg: Her remarks came hard on the heels of the statement by the president.

6. conducive
[adj] creating a situation that helps sth to happen.
conducive to;
eg: Teachers need to creat an atmosphere that is conducive to learning.

7. 避税，逃税   [v] evade taxpayment; [n] tax evasion;

四、《I'm a stranger here myself》

1. way    [adv]
A. by a large amount or distance;
way above/over/under;
eg: The cost of a new car is way above my means.
way ahead/beyond/behind/back/off;
eg: Michael was way ahead of the other runners.
eg: Dan saw a plane way off in the distance.
B. very
eg: We were way tired after the hike.

2. a trifle
slightly.
eg: He felt a trifle embarrassed by his outburst.

3. absently 
[adv] in a way that shows you are thinking about sth else or are  not listening.
eg: She gazed absently into the street.

4. absent-minded     [adj] 心不在焉的，出神的；
eg: I'm getting more absent-minded as I get older.

5. in the vicinity of;    靠近；  in the vicinity 在附近 ；
eg: a university somewhere in the vicinity of London.
eg: The present value is in the vicinity of $120,000.

6. take in
[vt] understand and remember;
eg: I'm not sure how much of his explanation she took in.

三十回
2008-8-27

一、news in the past

1. streak  [n]
A. a line or long mark on sth that is a different colour from the colour surrounding it.
eg: The bird can be recognized by the dark streak on its breast.
streak of;
eg: a streak of lightning (=a long line of lightning)
B. a part of sb's character or a type of behavior that is different from rest of their character.
eg: The child has a stubborn streak.
streak of;
eg: There may be a streak of insanity in the family.

a winning/losing streak;
a series of wins/losses following one after another in a game or sport.
eg: They seem to be on a winning streak at the moment.

2. tip off
[vt] to give sb a warning or secret information about sth.
eg: They were arrested after the police were tipped off.

3. polygamy
[n] the custom of having more than one husband or wife at the same time in societies where this is legal.
[n] polygamist ;     [adj] polygamous;

4. derive
A. [vt] to receive or obtain sth from sth else.
be derived from sth;
eg: products that are derived from animals;
derive sth from sth;
eg: They derive such great enjoyment from these simple games.
B. [vi] to have sth as an origin.
eg: Their fear derive from a belief that these people have supernatural powers.

5. cyclone   飓风，暴风，旋风；

二、实务

1. 细胞核   cell nucleus

2. 染色体   chromosome

3. **   egg;   卵细胞   egg cell;

4. **   sperm;

5. inseminate  [vt] 使。。。受精
    人工授精    artificial insemination;

6. 性激素   sex hormone

7. 排卵期   ovulate period;

8. 畸形   deformity;    死胎   stillbirth;  

9. 自然分娩  natural birth

10. 代母体，代孕母亲   surrogate mother;

11. 妊娠期   gestation period

12. 繁殖能力   reproductive/propagation capaciy;

13. 恰恰相反   quite (on) the contrary;   on the contrary;

14. （河流的）上/中/下游   upper/middle/lower / reaches

15. (动物的）栖息地，自然生态环境   natural habitat

三、《BR》

1. ferment
[vi, vt] 发酵；使发酵
[n]: fermentation

2. preclude
[vt] if one thing precludes another, the first thing prevents the second one from happening.
eg: This policy precludes the routine use of chemicals.

3. longwinded
[adj] using more word and taking more time than necessary to say sth.
eg: a longwinded explanation.

4. routine   [adj]
A. [usually before noun] usual and not done for any special reason;
eg: a routine check/task/operation;
B. ordinary and not interesting or special.
eg: routine, repetitive work;

5. materialize   [vi]
A. to happen or to become real.
eg: The predicted increase in nursing jobs never materialized.
B. to appear suddenly and unexpectedly.
eg: Adoring crowds materialized wherever she went.

6. adoring   [adj] [only before noun]
showing great love and admiration.
eg: Adoring crowds lined the street as their idol drove by.

7. shelve
A. [vt] to decide not to use sth such as a plan or suggestion now, although you may use it later.
B. [vi] to slope gradually downwards.

8. slope
n. 斜面；斜坡
[vi]
A. the have one end higher than the other.
eg: The floor slopes a bit.
B. to not be completely upright.
eg: His handwriting slopes backwards.

[adj] sloping
eg: a sloping roof;

9. stipulate   [vt]
to say what is allowed or what is necessary.
eg: The regulations stipulate the maximum number of children allowed in a class.
stipulate that;

10. term   [vt] [often passive]
to use a particular word or phrase to decribe or refer to sb or sth.
eg: One critic termed him 'the finest essayist in the US'.
eg: Some of our victories this season could be termed lucky.

11. 煤、电价格联动机制   coal and electricity price linkage mechanism

12. tandem   双人自行车
     
13. in tandem
together and at the same time.
eg: As a result, the price hike of electricity in tandem with coal has become an irrefutable fact, in defiance of the NDRC's silence.

14. irrefutable 
 [adj] impossible to prove wrong; 不容辩驳的；
eg: irrefutable facts/evidence/proof;

15. defiance   [un]
refusal to obey a person or rule.
eg: She spoke with a tone of defiance.
in defiance of;
eg: Beef was reportedly exported from Britain in defiance of the ban.
[adj] defiant;

16. spell  [vt]
to show that sth is going to happen, usually sth bad.
eg: The news spelled the death of the US car industry.
spell disaster/trouble;

17. bound   [adj] [not usually before noun]
A. sth that is bound to happen will almost certainly happen.
bound to;
eg: If you have problems at home, it's bound to affect your work.
eg: The kids are out late, so of course she's bound to worry.
eg: Knowing Jim, he's bound to be late.
eg: She's bound to find out sooner or later.
B. having an obligation to do sth because of a law, promise etc.
eg: By siging the contract, you agree to be bound by its terms.
be bound by sth to do sth;
eg: If her patient threatens to kill sb, she is bound by the law to inform the police.
B1: feeling that you should do sth because you're expected to do, or because it is morally right, even if you do not really want to do it.
be/feel bound to do sth;
eg: We felt bound to tell her that her son had been taking drugs.
duty/honour bound;
eg: journalists who feel honour bound to protect their source of information.

bound book   精装书

18. 汽车后备箱   boot=trunk

19. put a damper/dampener on sth;
to make people feel less enthusiastic or hopeful about sth.
泼冷水

20. rake in
[vt] to earn a lot of money;
be raking it in;
eg: A lot of computer engineers nowadays are raking it in.

21. instrumental
[adj] involved in an important way in making sth happen.
eg: an instrumental figure in the governor's campain for re-election.
instrumental in;
eg: The general is instrumental in helping both side reach a compromise.

22. make strides
to make progress towards a goal.
eg: Medical science has made great strides in tackling infertility.

23. forcible   [adj]
involving the use of force.
eg: There are no signs of forcible entry.

24. parameter   [n]
a limit that affects how sth can be done. 参数；参量
eg: We have to operate within the parameters of the budget.
set/define/establish parameters (for sth);
eg: Ministers will meet next week to set parameters for the peace conference.

25. measly   [adj]
too small;
eg: I can't afford to buy a car on my measly salary.

26. constrain   [vt]
A. to limit sb's freedom to do what they want;
eg: We have always contrained by our budget.
B. [usually passive] to force sb to do sth what they do not want to do.
feel constrained to do sth;
eg: She should have kept quiet, but felt constrained to anwer.

27. par   [un]
A. the usual or expected standard, especially the standard of sb's work or health.
below/under par;
eg: His initial performances have been well below par. (=not as good as usual)
not up to far;
eg: Most of the scripts we read are not up to par.

on the par with;
of the same quality as or at the same level as;
eg: Profits should be on a par with last year.

28. straighten out;
A. [vi, vt] 使...直;
B. [vt] to deal with a problem or a confused situation.
eg: A team of accountants was brought in to straighten out the firm's finance.
B1: to help sb with problems improve their unsuitable behaviour. 纠正
eg: He spent years trying to straighten out his drug-addict brother.

29. brawl   [n] [vi]
a noisy fight in a public place

30. anaemic=anemic   [adj]
A. suffering from anaemia;
B. weak or not effective;
eg: Their decor was expensive but rather anaemic.

31. hasten
A. [vt] to make sth happen sooner or more quickly.
eg: The government made a plea for international aid to hasten the disarmament of more than

60,000 rebels.
B. [vi] to go somewhere in a hurry.

32. plea   [n]
A. an urgent or emotional request for sth.
plea for;
eg: The police ignored her plea for help.
make a plea;
eg: The boy's parents have made an emotional plea for him to come home.
B. [legal] a statement that sb makes in a court of law to say whether they are guilty of a crime or not.
enter a plea for sth;
eg: He entered a plea of not guilty to the charges of manslaughter.
    =He pleaded not guilty to ...

[vt] plead
plead for sth;        plead with sb (to do sth);           plead guilty/not guilty

四、《economist》---The limits of leapfrogging
概述：some technologies such as mobile phone enable people in poor countries to distribute information, goods etc conviently in spite of their lack of basic infrastructures, but such kind of technology is not too many. In the developed world, the 21th century gizmoes are wide used on the basis of many 20th, even 19th century's science. Internet services would be impossible to work  in a place without a complete power grid, the most advanced medical equippement can't help a lot without the basic good sanitation condition; to give children in developing word computers would be good, but it is better to supply more books, teachers and classrooms. The policy makers should remember: Most of the time, to go high-tech, you need to have gone medium-tech first.

1. parlous
[adj] full of dangers or difficulties.
eg: There is a general belief that the arts are in parlous state.

2. handy   [adj]
A. useful
eg: a handy electronic diary;
B. close to you and therefore easy to reach.
keep sth handy;
eg: keep your pills handy just in case you feel seasick.
handy for;
eg: The hotel is handy for the beach.
C. good at doing or making things with your hands.
handy with;
eg: He is very handy with a painbrush. (=good at painting)

3. biomass   [un]
A. [biology] all the plant and animal life found in a particular area.
B. [science] plant and animal substances used for fuel.

4. latch onto sth;
to immediately become very interested in sth that you discover.
eg: The media latched onto the rumour and reported it fast.

5. lavatory   [n]
A. a toilet.
B. a room with a toilet and a sink, especially on a plane.

扶摇而上 写:

很好，很哲理。

enjoy it.

此言有理，扶摇大哥一直都是我的榜样。

今天偷懒了，只有这么一点点，心虚了难睡着啊。

三十一回
2008-8-29

一、news in the past

1. chart   [vt]
A. to record how sth develops and changes.
eg: A team vists every week to chart their progress.
B. to make a map of an area.
C. to plan a journey or course of action.
eg: They have already begun charting the course for the next campain.

2. crest   [n] [v]
A. [vt] to reach the top of sth, such as a hill.
B. [vi] if a wave crests, it rises up to its highese point before falling.

二、《BR》

1. 故居   former residence

2. solicit
A. [vt] to ask sb for sth such as money or support.
eg: The organization decided to solicit aid for the new campain.
B. [vi] to offer to have sex with sb in exchange for money.
eg: Police have been carrying out raids on prostitutes suspected of soliciting.

3. crowning
[adj] a crowning achievement or moment is the last and greatest one in a series.

4. prod   [vi, vt]
A. to push sth or sb quickly with your finger, or with an object that has a long thin end.
eg: She prodded him in the back with her umbrella.
B. to persuade or encourage sb to do sth.
prod sb into doing sth;
eg: I had to prod Tony into taking care of the problem.

5. tailor sth to/for;
to make or change sth especially for a particular person or purpose.
eg: All our courses can be tailored to the needs of individuals.
eg: computer software that is specially tailored for schools.

6. unmatched   [adj]
better than all others.

三、other materials

1. gratify
[vt] [usually passive] to make sb feel pleased and satisfied.
eg: She was gratified to find that her advice was of some use.

2. constant   [n]
A. sth that always stays the same and never changes.
eg: Her friendship is the one constant in his life.
B. （数、理）常数；恒量

3. the upshot (of sth);
the result of a progress or an event.
eg: The upshot was that he was banned from driving.

4. abundantly clear
very obvious
eg: He has made it abundantly clear that he expects results.

5. game
[adj] prepared to join in with or to try a new, difficult or dangerous activity.
eg: He is such good fun--always game for anything.

6. venerable   [adj]
A. very old and wise or respected.
eg: a portrait of a venerable white beared states man.
eg: one of world's most venerable institutions.
A1: [humorous] very old.
eg: his venerable old boat.

7. convivial
[adj] friendly and making you feel welcome.

8. beguile
[vt] to persuade or trick sb into doing sth, especially by saying nice things to them.
eg: She was beguiled by his charm.

yixuening 写:

Let me try:

从技术统计来看，Brett Favre将作为最杰出的四分卫永垂史册。没错，他的联盟成绩最终将不可避免地开始走下坡路，但至少近期内没人比他更优秀。

dowjones 写:

严重同意!

“his current record will fall”， means Brett will no longer hold the record of having got the most scores,(or sth like that),  so, someone who can break Brett's record in the future will outmatch him.

三十二回
2008-8-30

一、news in the past

1. tamper with sth;
to touch sth that you should not touch, and to change it in some way, often because you want to spoil it.
eg: It was clear that someone has tampered with the computer.
eg: the possibility that evidence might be tampered with.

2. posthumous
[adj] given to sb after their death, or happening after their death.
eg: posthumous awards for bravery.

3. intimidate
[vt] to deliberately make sb feel frightened, especially so that they will do what you want.
eg: The report said he used harassment and threats to intimidate television journalists.

4. as (of) yet    [always in negative]
used for talking about sth that has not happened or been done up to now.
eg: A deal is still being worked out, but as yet nothing is finalized.
eg: Police stated that there have been no arrests made as yet.
eg: The report remains unfinished as of yet.

二、《BR》

1. seismology   n. 地震学.

2. 震中   epicenter

3. magnitude
A. [un] great size, importance or effect.
eg: We hadn't grasped the magnitude of the task we were facing.
eg: a world crisis of considerable magnitude.
B. size, either great or small.
C. 震级。
D. 星等

三、《economist》--Microsoft, Yahoo! and Google---Giants in combat
概述：Microsoft is offering an $44.6b bid for Yahoo!, the also-ran search engine which has been far behind google in market share. Microsoft worries that since the software delievery has gragdually turned online and it can't use its monopoly power to beat the rival, it will lose the dominant position in the internet era. Google is strongly opposing this proposed combining, although it should not be. If the bid were successful, Microsoft will enjoy the dominance in instant message and mail services, but they are not lucrative. What  really matters is the search-advertisement which has largely been controlled by google.  For antitrust regulators, they are willing to see the bid to succeed because it will bring in more competition. It will be worrying that if yahoo is purchased by google instead. Regulators will  keep a close eye on google, of course, but until now, it has not been abusing its dominant power.

1. leviathan
[n] sth that is very large and powerful.

2. also-ran
[n] 败者，落选者

3. poised   [adj]
A. about to do or achieve sth after preparing for it.
eg: Livepool appear poised for victory in the championship match.
eg: Japan was poised to become the biggest investor in Vietnam.
A1. waiting in a position where you can make a movement as soon as you need to.
eg: Two guards stood poisde with their hands on their guns.
B. behaving in a controlled and relaxed way, even in difficult situatioins.
eg: The shy little girl has grown into a poised young woman.
C. affected by two things that are opposites.
eg: Rachel appeared to be poised between laughter and tears.

4. cement   [vt]
A. to make a relationship, idea etc stronger or more certain.
eg: The aim of the president's visit was to cement relations between the two countries.
B. cement=cement over;
to cover a surface with cement; to fix sth with cement or a similar substance.
eg: The gatepost has been cemented onto the wall.

5. goliath
[n] a person or organization that is very large, powerful or important.

6. intertwine   [vt.vi]
A. to twist things together, or to be twisted together.
eg: The vines are intertwined to make a wreath.
B. to be closely connected with sth else.
eg: Personal and business relationships are closely intertwined in Japan.

7. patch   [n]
A. 地盘
eg: Some officers claim that there are no drugs on their patch.
B. (computing) 补丁
eg: You can download this patch from our website.

8. puny   [adj]
A. a puny person or animal is small, thin and weak.
B. poor in quality or amount, and not very effective or impressive.
eg: their puny efforts to stop the flooding.

9. pounce   [vi]
A. to quickly jump on or hold sb or sth.
eg: They pounced on their suspect.
B. to react in a very sudden way, especially by criticizing sb.
eg: White House aides pounced on the remarks.

10. backfire
[vi] 产生反效果；事与愿违
eg: His plan backfired when sue discovered the hidden presents.

11. in effect
A. used for giving a summary of what you think the situation really is.
eg: In effect, this means you'll all have to work longer hours for the same pay.
B. if a law or rule is in effect, it is operating.
eg: There is still a flood watch in effect across much of southwestern Ohio.

四、other materials

1. proffer   [vt]
A. to offer sb sth by moving it towards them.
B. to offer sb sth such as an explanation or apology.
 
2. puzzle over
[vt] to think hard about sb or sth for a long time and try to understand them.
eg: I've puzzled over this question for a while, and I'm still not sure what the right answer is.

3. temperamental   [adj]
A. a temperamental person gets angry easily, or changes from one mood to another very quickly.
eg: temperamental film stars.
A1. [humorous] used for describing sth that often goes wrong or does not work in the way that you expect.
eg: This photocopier is a bit temperamental.
B. relating to temperament.
eg: temperamental differences between colleagues.

4. unnerve
[vt] to make sb nerves or frightened.

5. disconcert
[vt] to make sb feel worried, confused or surprised.
eg: Her sudden silence disconcerted me.

6. be in your element
to feel very happy and comfortable in a situation.
eg: Sitting at the head of the table, surrounded by family and friends, Doug was in his element.
反义：be out of your element.

7. enumerate
[vt] to name each one of a series or list of thing.

8. minutiae
[n] very small or unimportant details.

9. on the strength of;
based on what you saw, heard, experienced etc.
eg: I heard their new single, and on the strength of that, I bought the new album.

10. audacity
[un] the confidence to say or do what you want, despite difficulties, risks or the negative attitudes of other people.
have the audacity to do sth.
eg: She had the audacity to tell him off.

11. tell off
[vt] to criticize sb angrily for doing sth wrong.
tell off for doing sth.
eg: The teacher told me off for talking again today.
be/get told off.
eg: I'm going to get told off for being late.

12. flip side
[n] the negative aspects of an idea, plan or situation.
eg: The flip side of the government's economic growth policy is high inflation.

13. take on   [vt]
A. to start to employ sb.
eg: We're not taking on any new staff at the moment.
B. 'take on sth'
to develop a particular appearance or character.
eg: Our website is taking on a new look.
eg: The war took on a different meaning for everyone involved.
C. to accept some work or responsibility.
eg: I can't take on any more work at the moment.
D. to fight or compete against sb.
eg: This evening manchester United take on Barcelona.

14. bewitch   [vt]
A. to control sb's behaviour with magic.
eg: The old man was convinced that she had bewitched him.
B. to make sb strongly attracted to you or interested in you.
eg: a player who bewitches the crowd with his speed and skill.
[adj]: bewitching
eg: a bewitching performance.

15. 插座   socket;  jack;   electrical outlet;

16. 胶带   tape

17. peel
A. [vt] 给。。。削皮
eg: First peel the potatoes and cut them in half.
B. [vt] to remove sth from the surface of sth else, especially by taking one end or side and pulling it up.
peel sth from sth;
eg: He peeled a $50 note from a big roll of money.
peel sth off/away/back;
C. [vi] if sth peels, small pieces of it or of sth covering it start to become separated from it.
eg: The paint in the hall is beginning to peel.
eg: Her sunburn was so bad that her shoulders were peeling.

那本好看到爆的书,也告我一下嘛！！！

光阴荏苒，岁月蹉跎，流年似水，草长莺飞。。。（灭词了，就此省略一篇美文），不知不觉中我已经小学五年级了！

三十三回
2008-8-31

一、《BR》

1. wrap-up
[n] a summary at the end of sth, especially a news programme.

2. poll   [vt]
A. eg: Over half of those polled said 'Yes' to devolution.
B. eg: The winner polled over 16,000 votes.

3. interviewee; interviewer

4. 门户网站   portal

5. moniker=nickname

6. duration
[countable/uncountable] to period of time during which sth continues to happen or exist.
eg: Treatment of the disease depends on its severity and duration.
duration of;
eg: The duration of the film is 110 minutes.
for the duration of sth;
eg: Passengers are requested not to smoke for the duration of the flight.
in duration;
eg: The solar eclipse is roughly two minutes in duration.

7. attribute to    [vt]
A. attribute sth to sb/sth   归因于
to believe that sth is the result of a particular situation, event, or person's actions.
eg: Her teachers attributed her learning difficulties to emotional problems.
B. attribute sth to sb;
to believe that sth was created by a particular person.
eg: His work was at first attributed to his brother.
eg: Quotes attributed to him have been taken out of context.
C. attribute sth to sb/sth;
to think of sb/sth as having a particular quality or feature.
eg: People are attributing qualities to me that I just don't have.

8. 日蚀   solar eclipse;  月蚀   lunar eclipse

9. invaluable   无价的

二、《economist》--Kenya's tragedy
概述： After Kenya's president Mr.? rigged the election, this country has fallen into a disaster. People are being displaced, economy is deteriorating, the cities have been paralysed. The us endored the election at first because Kenya is an ally in its fight on terror, but then admitted the ethnic cleansing was happening. The european countries opposed the election from the begining, but have yet to offer any useful plan. To save his country, Mr.? should rerun the election, which seems impossible for this man who is loth to share powers. Kenya's problem will seriously affect its neighbouring countries especially the landlocked ones, now, goods are piling up on the ports in Kenya. Kenya man face international sanctions for the president to see sense and change his policies.

1. mayhem
[un] a very confused situation.
eg: It was absolute mayhem on the first day of the sales.

2. incoherent   [adj]
A. badly organized or expressed and therefore difficult to understand.
eg: disconnected, incoherent sentences.
B. unable to express yourself clearly.
eg: incoherent with rage.

3. sneer   [vi, vt]
to speak in an unpleasant way that shows you do not respect sb or sth and you think you're better than them.
eg: 'Purple socks?' he sneered.
sneer at;
eg: He's always sneering at the way people dress.
[adj] sneering;
eg: a sneering smile.

4. grapple   [vi]
to fight with sb.
eg: The row led to them grappling on the floor.

5. contemplate
A. [vt] to consider doing sth in the future.
eg: I'm contemplating retirement next year.
B. [vi, vt] to think carefully about sth for a long time.
eg: I haven't got time to sit  around contemplating the meaning of life.
C. [vt] to look at sth or sb for a long time.
eg: He stood contemplating his image in the mirror.

6. moot   [vt]
to suggest sth as a subject for discussion.

7. intransigence   [un]
an unreasonable refusal to change your idea or behaviour.

8. venal   [adj]
dishonest and ready to do anything in order to get money.

9. fraudulent   [adj] 欺诈的；
eg: fraudulent hospital accounts.

10. budge   [vt, vi] [usually in negative]
to move or to move sth, especially sth that is very heavy or is stuck.
eg: I pulled again, but the wheel wouldn't budge.
eg: It was wedged into two stones and we couldn't budge it.
budge from;
eg: She refused to budge from his office until she got an answer.

11. shrink from   [vt]
to not be willing to do sth difficult, or to not deal with sth unpleasant.
eg: Anne didn't shrink from the difficult issues facing parents.
eg: He shrank from telling secret to anyone.

12. see sense/reason;
to change a decision because you realize that you're wrong.
eg: Maybe they'll see reason and scrap the project.

13. have yet to do sth;
eg: The Scottish office has yet to make a formal announcement.

14. look to   [vt]
A. look to sb;
to hope or expect to get help, advice etc from sb.
look to sb for sth;
eg: As young children, we looked to our parents for guidance.
look to sb to do sth;
eg: They are looking to me to help improve sales figures.
B. look to sth;
to direct your thoughts or attention to sth.
eg: The party needs to look to the future and forget its past problems.

15. in principle   [adv] 原则上；理论上

三、《I'm a stranger here myself》

1. automaton   [n]
机器人；像机器一样的人；

2. mangle   [vt]
A. to damage or hurt sb or sth seriously by twisting or crushing them so that they no longer have their correct shape.
eg: mangled bodies/wreckage
B. to say, write, or perform words or music so badly that it is hard to recoganize them.

3. whimsical   [adj]
A. made or done for fun, not seriously.
eg: a whimsical design.
B. slightly strange or old-fashioned.
eg: She gave him a nod and a whimsical smile.

4. royalty   [n] [usually plural]
a payment that sb such as a writer or musician gets each time their work is sold or performed.

5. win over=win round  
[vt] to persuade sb to agree with you or to be friendly with you.
eg: He tried to win me round, but I was still annoyed.
eg: We've finally won him over to our point of view.

6. utterly
[adv] completely; often used for emphasizing how bad sth or sb is.
eg: You're being utterly unreasonable.
eg: How utterly ridiculous!

7. I'd hate (for) sb/sth to do sth;
=I'd hate to see  sb/sth do sth;

8. stroll   [vi] [n]
A. to walk without hurrying, often for pleasure.
eg: young couples out strolling with their arms round each other.
eg: I was strolling along the river when I saw an incredible thing.
eg: She strolled over to join them.
B. to do sth easily and with little effort.
eg: Alison strolled through the entrance exam with little difficulties.

9. care of   [adv] 由...转交  （缩写 c/o）
eg: Send it to Pedro care of me, if you like.

10. to the effect that= to this/that effect
大意即...；诸如此类...;
eg: Harry murmured sth to the effect that they would all meet Margaret soon enough.
eg: Then Sally said, 'who is this then?' or words to that effect.

11. 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 about immigration, I'd like to hear Mr.Masolo's opinion.

12. appreciate   [vt]  [除‘欣赏，感激’之外的意思]
[never progressive]
to understand the true nature of a situation, and realize why it is important or serious.
体会到；理解；意识的
eg: I began to appreciate the difficulties my father had faced.
appreciate how/why/what etc.
eg: Doctors are only now beginning to appreciate how dangerous this drug can be.
appreciate that;
eg: We appreciate that you can not make a decision immediately.
fully appreciate;
eg: I don't believe the prime minister fully appreciates the complexity of the problem.

13. goodness (only) knows
天晓得
eg: Goodness only knows why she didn't ask us for help!

14. incidentally
A.
eg: His name, incidentally, was misspelt in the credits of the first 'two star wars' movies.
eg: Incidentally, what are the travel arrangement for tonight?
B.
eg: The problem with his partner was sth he mentioned incidentally.

15. before long=soon

16. a trifle (=slightly)
eg: He felt a trifle embarrassed by his outburst.

17. be off your head.
to be crazy.
eg: You must be off your head if you think you are going to get away with it.