Unit 2 King Lear一、核心单词用法例析1. shorten vt. 缩短。。。。。。She shortened the skirt by an inch. 她把裙子缩短了一英寸。2. burden n. & vt. 担子、主题(无复数)，负担、麻烦The burden of grief made her in low spirits all day long.压在心头的悲伤使她整天郁郁寡欢。3. responsibility n. 责任、负责；职责、义务、任务Who bears full responsibility for the consequence?谁对后果承担全部责任？4. allocate vt. 配给、分配The headmaster allocated tasks to each of us.校长给我们每一个人都分配了工作。5. distribute vt. 分发、分配某事物、分散放置In a co-operative profits are distributed among the work-force.在合作社中，利润是在全体劳动者中进行分配的。6. contradict vt. & vi. 批驳、相反、与。。。。。。相矛盾The speaker had got confused, and started contradicting himself.演讲者弄糊涂了，说话自相矛盾起来了。He contradicted the manager at the meeting.他在会议上顶撞了经理。7. confirm vt. 证实、确认、批准、肯定Please write to confirm your reservation.请来信确认你的预订项目。After a 6-month probationary period, she was confirmed in her post.经过六个月的试用期后，她获准正式任该职。8.corrupt a. ； vt. & vi. 腐败（的）、使腐败、腐蚀，贿赂、收买This corrupt film is full of sex and violence.这部堕落的影片里充斥了色情和暴力.He was sent to prison for trying to corrupt a policeman with money.他因为试图贿赂一个警察金钱而被判刑入狱了。9. cash n. & vt. 现金、兑现I have no ready cash on me, can I pay you tomorrow?我身上没有现金，能明天付给你钱吗？10. vacant adj. 空的、空洞的、无表情的、愚蠢的From her vacant look we can know that she probably is in bad condition.从她发呆的样子我们可以知道她也许身体不好。The madman gave a vacant laugh.那个疯子发出了愚蠢的大笑。11. respond vi. & vt. n. 作答、回答、响应、有反应The illness quickly responded to proper treatment.疾病经适当治疗后很快好转了。He responded to our question with a letter.他...
