Unit1FightingwiththeForcesofNatureTextATheIcyDefenderVocabularyI.1.1)alliance2)atthecostof3)stroke4)limp5)minus6)regions7)declarations8)siege9)raw10)bidehistime11)havetakentheirtoll12)Inthecaseof2.1)isfacedwith2)getboggeddown3)ispressingon/pressedon4)dragon5)getby6)dineout7)havecutback8)getthrough3.1)leadtotheconquestofcancerinthenearfuture.2)hasbeenbroughttoahaltbythedelayedarrivalofrawmaterialsduetothedockworkers’strike.3)will/shouldnevergetinthewayofhercareer.4)caughttheforeignministeroffguard.5)oftheelectroniccalculatorhasrenderedthesideruleoutofdate/obsolete.4.1)BeingfacedwiththeoccupationofRegions2)crucialtoefficienttoreckonwithWeakenbebroughttoahalt3)aheroicthedecisiveturnedthetidesiegebylaunchingII.MoresynonymsinContext1)occurred=tookplace2)preparations=efforts/homework3)talk=words4)weak=fragilesevere=harshIII.UsageVerb+adjective1)fallill2)laydeadathomefortwoweeks3)droppeddeadfromaheartattack4)fellasleep5)marryingyoung5)tositstillforlongerthanafewminutesComprehensiveExercisesI.Cloze1.Text-related(1)invasion(2)standintheway(3)Conquest(4)catching…offhisguard(5)launching(6)declaration(7)campaign(8)dragon(9)reckonwith(10)bringing…toahalt2.Theme-related(1)allow(2)reckoned(3)highly(4)forests(5)rapidly(6)instant(7)delivery(8)advantage(9)observing(10)powerfulII.Translation1.Sentence-Translation1)Mr.Dohertyandhisfamilyarecurrentlyengagedingettingtheautumnharvestinonthefarm.2)Wemustnotunderestimatetheenemy.Theyareequippedwiththemostsophisticatedweapons.3)Havingbeenoutofajob/Nothavinghadajobfor3months,Philisgettingincreasinglydesperate.4)Sam,astheprojectmanager,isdecisive,efficient,andaccurateinhisjudgment.5)Sincethechemicalplantwasidentifiedasthesourceofpollution,thevillageneighborhoodcommitteedecidedtocloseitdownatthecostof100jobs.2.Passage-TranslationTheoffensivehadalreadylastedthreedays,butwehadnotgainedmuchground.Thedivisioncommanderinstructedourbattaliontogetaroundtotherearoftheenemyatnightandlaunchasurpriseattack.Todoso,however,wehadtocrossmarshlandandmanyofuswereafraidwemightgetboggeddowninthemud.Ourbattalioncommanderdecidedtotakeagamble.Luckyenough,thankstotheseverelycoldweatherwhichmadethemarshlandfreezeover,wearrivedatourdestinationbeforedawnandbeganattackingtheenemyfromtherear.Thisturnedthetideofthebattle.Theenemy,caughtoffguard,soonsurrendered.Unit2SmartCarsTextASmartCarsVocabularyI.1.1)expansion2)automated3)vapor4)takecontrolof5)hazards6)satellite7)vibrated8)magnetic9)bunched10)intheair11)got/wasstuckin12)approximately2.1)sendout2)standupfor3)passfor4)wereclosinginon5)startingup6)wentthrough7)fillout8)fallinto3.1)incorporatesallthelatestsafetyfeatures.2)twotreestenfeetapart.3)awardinglucrativecontractstohisconstructionfirm.4)theprototypeofanewmodelbeforetheysetupafactorytomakethecars.5)arecorrelatedinallracialgroups.4.1)theapplicationremotehasturnedintoareality2)thatvibratecandetectfrequency3)lanesaremountedinalertahazardII.WordformationClippedwordsBlendskilokilogramMedicaremedicalcarememomemorandumemailelectronicmailgymgymnasiumcomsatcommunicationssatellitelibliberationnewscastnewsbroadcastdocdoctorautopilotautomaticpilot自动驾驶仪vetveterinarianEurodollarEuropedollarpreppreparatorybrunchbreakfastlunchautoautomobiletelecasttelevisionbroadcastfluinfluenzaOxbridgeOxfordandCambridgeIII.Usage-ing/-edformsofverbsusedasattributive1)swimmingpool2)drawingboard3)e...
