Unit1重点词汇讲解1.gravityn.严重性；重力；地球引力Newton’slawofgravity牛顿万有引力定律Idon’tthinkyourealizethegravityofthesituation.我认为你没有意识到形势的严重性。2.headlinen.（报纸的）大字标题headlinenews头条新闻Thescandalwasintheheadlinesforseveraldays.这一丑闻连续几天都刊登在头版头条。hit/maketheheadlines成为重要新闻3.put(great)pressureonsomebody(todosomething)促使；强迫；劝说；给某人施加压力做某事，迫使某人做某事Industrialdevelopmenthasput(great)pressureontheenvironment.工业发展已给环境带来了（巨大的）压力。Theirparentswereputtingpressureonthemtogetmarried.他们的父母正对他们施加压力，要求他们结婚。拓展：underpressurefrom在来自……的压力下pressuresb.intodoingsth.迫使某人做某事4.wrestlevi.奋力对付；努力处理；全力解决；摔跤wrestlewithsb.Armedguardswrestledwiththeintruder.武装警卫和闯入者扭打起来。wrestlewithsth.Shehadspentthewholeweekendwrestlingwiththeproblem.她整个周末都在绞尽脑汁处理这个问题。5.beyonddoubt毫无疑问beyonddoubt=withoutdoubtHeiswithout/beyonddoubttheclevereststudentI’veevertaught.他确实是我所教过的学生中最聪明的。Sheiswithout/beyonddoubtagreatmusician.她无疑是一位伟大的音乐家。拓展：Idon’tdoubtthat…我不怀疑……Idoubtwhether/if…我怀疑是否……Ihavenodoubtthat…我不怀疑……Ihavesomedoubtwhether…我怀疑是否……Thereisnodoubtabout…毫无疑问……that-clausenodoubt无疑，很可能Nodoubtshe’llcalluswhenshegetsthere.她到达那儿时必定会我们打电话。IhavenodoubtthatIhavemadeagooddecision.我不怀疑我做出了一个好的决定。6.permanentadj.永久的；永恒的；长久的apermanent/temporaryjob固定工作/临时工作Theyarenowlivingtogetheronapermanentbasis.他们现在决定长期同住。Opp.impermanent,temporary7.expensen.费用；价钱；开销Thegardenwastransformedatgreatexpense.花园改建花了一大笔费用。Runningacarisabigexpense.养一辆车开销很大。living/household/medical/legalexpenses生活费用；家庭开支；医疗/律师费atsb.’sexpenseWeweretakenoutforamealatthecompany’sexpense.公司出钱请我们外出就餐。Hebuiltupthebusinessattheexpenseofhishealth.他以自己的健康为代价逐步建立起这个企业。8.repayvt.偿还；报答，回报；值得torepayadebt/loan偿还债务/贷款HowcanIeverrepayyouforyourgenerosity?你对我这么慷慨，我怎么才能报答你呢？Thereportrepayscarefulreading.这份报告值得仔细阅读。9.catchupon补上；补做；了解（已发生的事情）Ihavealotofworktocatchupon.我有很多工作要补做。Wespenttheeveningcatchinguponeachother’snews.我们那一晚上都一直在彼此通报情况。10.weakenvt.&vi.（使）变弱，削弱Theteamhasbeenweakenedbyinjury.这个队因伤实力削弱。Shefeltherlegsweaken.她觉得两腿无力。Youmustnotagreetodoit.Don’tweaken.你们一定不能同意做这件事。别心软。拓展：“-en”为后缀，表示（1）“使；使成为；变得”，如：blacken使变黑sadden使悲伤（2）“由……制成的；像……一样的”，如wooden木制的golden金的11.moreoveradv.此外，而且Syn.inaddition,besides,aswellasAtalentedartist,hewas,moreover,awriterofsomenote.他是一位有才华的艺术家，而且还是一位颇有名气的作家。12.squeezen.拮据，紧缺；挤压v.挤压；威胁；给……造成财务困难acreditsqueeze/economicsqueeze贷款紧缩/经济拮据She’sjustlostherjob,sosheisreallyfeelingthesqueeze.她失业了，所以她真正感到了经济困难。givethetubeoftoothpasteasqueeze挤牙膏asqueezeoflemoninyourdrink在你饮料中挤入柠檬汁squeezethewaterout(ofthecloth)把（布里的）水挤干squeezethroughacrowd挤过人群Therewerealready40peopleinthebus,buthemanagedtosqueezein.公车上已经有40个人了，但他还是挤了进去。Canyousqueezepast/by?你能挤过去吗？I’veabusymorni...
