Unit1PuttinginaGoodWordforGuilt2.Vocabulary:(1)Anincreasingnumberofchildren’sbooksattempttoportraylifeasitisformembersofdisadvantagedandminoritygroups.Thisyearsawthepublicationofarich[assortment]ofrealisticfictionsforchildrenaged8-12andolder.[assortment]n.Acollectionofvariouskinds;avariety多种多样;一批品种多样的收藏；多种多样(2)Peoplewith[narcissistic]personalitydisorderhaveagreatsenseofself-importance.Theyseekexcessiveadmirationfromothersandfantasizeaboutunlimitedsuccessorpower.[narcissistic]adj.自恋的,自我陶醉的narcissistn.自我陶醉者narcissisticallyadv.(3)Studiesonfilmconsumershadindicatedteenageaudienceassaprimemarket,withtheresultthatHollywoodfilmmakers[obsessively]cateredtothatmarket,sometimesattheexpenseofadultfare.[obsessively]adv.强迫性地,着迷似地obsessiveadj.[1]Of,relatingto,characteristicof,orcausinganobsession着迷,与着迷有关的或具有着迷特征的obsessivegambling着迷于赌博[2]Excessiveindegreeornature急迫的,在程度或性质上过分的anobsessiveneedtowin急迫的想赢的欲望obsessivenessn.（名词）obsessvt.(魔鬼、妄想等)缠住;迷住[常用被动结构]使窘困;使烦扰beobsessedby[with]被...附上[缠住,迷住心窍]obsessorn.使人烦扰的人或事(4)Robinsonfoundmanysavagesonthisisland.Theywereseenwarring,[slaying]andeatingeachother,andsacrificingoneanotherbythousandstotheirgods.[slaying]<=slayv.tr.（及物动词）[动词各种形态：slew,slain,slaying，slays][1]Tokillviolently凶狠地杀死Thesoldiersslaininthebattlewereburriedthatnight.在那天夜晚，埋葬了在战斗中牺牲了的战士。[2][Slang]Tooverwhelm,aswithlaughterorlove【俚语】深深感动;压倒,克服;使禁不住大笑Thoseoldjokesstillslayme.那些古老的笑话仍让我感动。MiddleEnglishslen,slayen中古英语slen,slayenslayern.杀人者,凶手对比词汇：destroy;exterminate;kill;puttodeath(5)Attemptingtomakemoneyfromthegrowing[legion]ofbothfemaleandmalefansofbasketball,hestartedtowritelovestorieswithbasketballasoneoftheelements.[legion]n.[1]ThemajorunitoftheRomanarmyconsistingof3,000to6,000infantrytroopsand100to200cavalrytroops.古罗马军团：古罗马军队的主要单位，由3,000至6,000名步兵和100至200名骑兵组成[2]Alargemilitaryunittrainedforcombat;anarmy.军队，兵团：被训练以用于战斗的庞大的军事单位；军队[3]Alargenumber;amultitude.SeeSynonymsatmultitude大量；众多.参见multitudealegionoffollowers大批追随者MiddleEnglish:legioun中古英语legiounfromOldFrenchlegion源自古法语legion对照词汇：army,battalion,company,division,force,outfit,regiments,quad,team,troop,unit(6)Beingsomewhatolderthanhewas,they[instilled]intohimafalseideaoftheirsuperiority,anditwasbythismeanstheyretainedhimintheir“set”—asetofwild,dissipated(闲游浪荡的)youngmen.instill[instill]v.tr.（及物动词）[词形：in.stilled，in.still.ing，in.stills也作in.stils][1]Tointroducebygradual,persistentefforts;implant:逐渐的，持续地灌输；灌输：“Morality...maybeinstilledintotheirminds”(ThomasJefferson)“道德可以灌输到他们的头脑中”(托马斯·杰弗逊)MiddleEnglish：instillen中古英语instillen(7)ItisperhapsdifficultforWhiteSouthAfricans,withan[ingrained]prejudiceagainstcommunism,tounderstandwhyexperiencedAfricanpoliticianssoreadilyacceptcommunistsastheirfriends.[ingrained]adj.Firmlyestablished;deep-seated根深蒂固的；牢固的ingrainedprejudice;根深蒂固的偏见theingrainedhabitsofalifetime一生的根深蒂固的习惯(8)Whileadministrationofficialswerekeptbusyansweringthecharges,thesecretaryandchairman[hustled]backandforthbetweencommitteesonbothsidesoftheCapitoldefendingthepac...
