UnitOneTheGloriousMessinessofEnglish•embed:Tofixfirmlyinasurroundingmass使…嵌入•embedapostinconcrete;fossilsembeddedinshale.把柱子嵌在水泥中；牢牢嵌在页岩中的化石•acrownembeddedwithjewels嵌有宝石的王冠•Thatterribledaywillbeembeddedinthechildren‘smemory.(喻)那可怕的一天将深深印在孩子们的记忆中。•crisp:(1)Firmbuteasilybrokenorcrumbled;brittle易碎的•crisppotatochips松脆土豆片•crisppock松脆的燕麦饼•(2)Markedbyclarity,conciseness,andbriskness干脆的•acrispreply一个明确[爽快,干净利落]的答复•poised:readyforsth.ortodosth.•bepoisedto随时准备着(做)•glee:Jubilantdelight;joy;mirth高兴；欢欣•fullofglee(=inhighglee)高兴之至,欢天喜地•mirth:Gladnessandgaiety,especiallywhenexpressedbylaughter欢乐，尤指用笑来表达•Againtheyoungfriendsgavewaytotheirmirth.年轻的朋友们又一次欢笑起来。•disciple:Onewhoembracesandassistsinspreadingtheteachingsofanother信徒，追随者，崇奉者•adiscipleofFreud弗洛伊德学说的信徒•anardentdiscipleofYoga瑜珈派的热烈追随者•litany:Aliturgicalprayerconsistingofaseriesofpetitionsrecitedbyaleaderalternatingwithfixedresponsesbythecongregation.启应祷文：礼拜仪式上的祷告，由主持人所背诵的一系列祷文所组成，期间交错着众人所作出的固定反应•alitanyofpraiseforthenewprofessor对新教授反复称颂•relic:Somethingthathassurvivedthepassageoftime,especiallyanobjectoracustomwhoseoriginalculturehasdisappeared遗迹•Corporalpunishmentwasarelicofbarbarism.体罚是野蛮的文化的遗风遗俗。•felony:Oneofseveralgravecrimes,suchasmurder,rape,orburglary,punishablebyamorestringentsentencethanthatgivenforamisdemeanor重罪，大罪•felonymurder犯另一重罪时的凶杀•perjury:Thedeliberate,willfulgivingoffalse,misleading,orincompletetestimonyunderoath伪证罪•commitperjury犯伪证罪,发假誓•agile:Characterizedbyquickness,lightness,andeaseofmovement;nimble敏捷的，灵活的•anagilemind[wit]头脑灵活•accommodate:Toallowfor;consider允许,考虑•aneconomicproposalthataccommodatesthespecialneedsandinterestsoftheelderly一项考虑老年人特殊要求和利益的经济提案•Theguestsarewellaccommodated.待客周到。•QuestionsforComprehension.(p8)•1.confusiondeservingorbringinggreatfameandsuccess•2.theeaseandreadinesswithwhichEnglishhasborrowedwordsfromotherlanguages•3.Latin,Greek,OldNorse,FrenchandlanguagesofnativeAmericans•4.ItshowstheEnglish-speakingpeople’sreceptivenesstonewwords.•5.TheEnglish-speakingpeoplehaveaverytolerantattitudetowardnewwordsandforeignwords.Tothem,tosetupanacademytodecidewhichwordsareproperandwhicharenotwillinfringethelibertiesofeachindividual.•VocabularyandStructureExercises:(p8)•I.Completethefollowingsentenceswithwordsorphrasesfromthetext.•1.corrupted•2.preserve•3.control•4.outlaw•5.crisp•6.springfrom•7.spurred•8.instinct•9.rooted•10.descendfrom•II.Replacetheitalicizedpartsinthefollowingsentenceswithwordsorphrasesfromthetextthatbestkeeptheoriginalmeanings.(p9)•1.fascinating•2.havedisplaced•3.Matters•4.Virtually•5.Resembled•6.hasgivenriseto•7.cameupwith•8.Supposed•9.Poised•10.setup•III.Paraphrasetheitalicizedpartsinthefollowingsentences.(p9)•1.borrowingonalargescale•2.AverylargenumberofnewwordscamepouringintoEnglishatanothertime•3.The“KingJamesBible”andtheplaysandpoemsofShakespearegavetheEnglishlanguageresourcesthatithasbeenexploitingevensincetheywereproduced.•4.theEnglish-speakingpeoplehadanaturaltendencytotoleratenewwordssotheylaughedatDefoe’sidea.•5.laydownunreaso...
