Module11·Unit 3The secret of success1 、 resign vt. & vi. 辞职,放弃;使听从,使顺从 [( +to)]◆The defence minister will soon resign. 国防部长不久就要辞职。◆Her injury forced her to resign from the State Department. 伤残迫使她辞去了国务院的工作。◆He is resigned to his fate. /He resigned himself to his fate. 他听天由命。 In tonight's meeting we'll ______ the question as to why the rhinoceros have become endangered. A. dismiss B. embarrass C. resign D. addressD address 致力于,着手……2 、 tire vt. 使疲倦;使厌烦 [( + with)] 疲劳;厌烦 [( + of)]◆A day's work tired him. 一天的工作累得他疲惫不堪。◆The audience are tired with his long speech. 他的长篇演讲令听众厌烦。◆She never tires of talking about her hometown. 她总是津津有味地谈论自己的故乡。◆I have tired of these computer games. 我已经对这些电脑游戏感到厌烦。◆I never tire of reading classics. 这些古典名著我百读不厌。After so long a walk, he was too ______ further. A. tired for walk B. tire to walk C. tiring to go D. tired to goD 累得再也走不动。3 、 shrink (shrank/shrunk, shrunk/shrunk) vt. & vi.起皱,收缩;退缩,畏缩;减少shrink from… 退避;在……前面畏缩◆The economy is shrinking instead of growing.经济正在萎缩而不是在增长中。◆This kind of cloth shrinks easily.这种布容易缩水。◆Tom shrinks back from any commitment. Tom 不敢承担任何义务。◆I do not shrink from this responsibility — I welcome it. 在这一重任面前,我决不退缩,我欢迎它。① 我们在困难面前永不退缩。____________________________________________①I will never shrink from difficulties.②The advertisement says this material doesn't ______ in the washing, but it has. A. contract B. shrink C. wet D. absorb②B shrink 收缩。4 、 bless vt. 赐福于,祝福,保佑 blessed adj. 神圣的;有福的;愉快安宁的,无忧无虑的 blessing n .祝福;幸运的事 (...