UNIT8Lesson3

20,000LeaguesUnderTheSea詞匯

league

n．舊時長度單位（約5000米）里格體育運動聯合會，聯賽；聯盟，同盟Thosewhoareinterestedinthefootballleaguecanconsultmeafterwards.那些對足球聯賽感興趣的人可以事后咨詢我。[li:g]violentadj.強烈的；暴力的violence

n．暴力violently

adv.猛烈地，暴力地take...byviolence強奪……Children，surroundedbycrimeandviolence，aremorelikelytoengageinviolentconflicts.被犯罪和暴力包圍的兒童更有可能卷入暴力沖突。Evenwiththehelpofinternationalpeacekeepers，thecitywasfinallytakenbyviolence.即使有國際維和人員的幫助，這座城市最終還是被強占了。

recollection

n．想起，記起；記憶力；回憶Havingatalentforrecollectionandanecdote，Iamconfidentthathewillbecomeanexcellentwriterinthefuture.他在記憶力和講述趣聞軼事方面頗具天賦，我相信他將來會成為一名優秀的作家。/?n?kd??t/N.軼事；趣事；傳聞

desperation

n．絕望；拼命，不顧一切desperateadj.絕望的；拼命的；渴望的desperatelyadv.絕望地；極其地；渴望地indesperation不顧一切地；絕望地bedesperateforsth非常需要某物bedesperatetodosth極想做某事Desperateanddisappointed，IfeltasifIhadbeenthrownintoaworldofdarknessandindesperation，Idesperatelyneedyourgeneroushelp.既絕望又失望，我覺得自己被扔進了一個黑暗的世界。絕望之下，我非常需要你的慷慨幫助。

ease

n．輕易，毫不費勁v．減輕，緩解withease＝easily容易地；不費力地feelatease感到舒適自在put/setsbatease使某人放松/自在easesbof...使某人消除/減輕……sinkvi.&vt.下沉，沉沒(sank-sunk)grabvt.攫取，抓住Onhearingthequeersound，mythroattightenedandIgrabbedhissleevetightly.聽到這個奇怪的聲音，我喉嚨發緊，緊緊抓住了他的袖子。neverthelessadv.然而，不過；盡管如此Thereislittlechancethatwewillsucceedinchangingthelaw.Nevertheless，itisimportantthatwetry.我們幾乎沒有可能改變法律。不過，重要的是我們努力爭取。

preservation

n．維護；保護；保持，維持；保存preservev．維護，保護；保存n．保護區well-preservedadj.保存良好的Believeitornot，ancientChinesepeoplehadtheirownmethodsofheatpreservationinwinter.信不信由你，中國古人在冬天有他們自己的保溫方法。

drown

vi.&vt.(使)淹死，(使)溺斃Herecalledthefloodthatyearwhenhundredsofpeopleweredrownedtodeathandthestreetsandhousesweredrownedbytheflood.他回憶起那年的洪水，數百人被淹死，街道和房屋被洪水淹沒。strikevi.&vt.打，擊，撞；突然發生不幸；罷工n．罷工；打擊strikingadj.引人注目的；顯著的oone’sheart使……刻骨銘心；使……感到……strikesbon/in＋the＋身體部位敲打某人的身體部位Itstrikes/strucksbthat...某人突然想起……bestruckby被……侵襲；被……打動beonstrike在罷工goonstrike舉行罷工

chest

n．胸部，胸膛Hewaswoundedinthechestandsoonbecameunconsciousintheterribleaccident.他在這場嚴重的事故中胸部受傷，很快就失去了知覺。consciousadj.意識到的；有知覺的；慎重的consciousness

n.知覺；思想；感知；察覺subconsciousadj.下意識的；潛意識的unconscious

adj.不省人事的；失去知覺的

being

n．生物；誕生；出現；存在humanbeing人類comeintobeing開始形成，出現whalen．鯨魚[we?l]

weapon

n．武器，兵器；兇器

bounce

vi.&vt.(使)彈起，(使)反彈bounceoff反彈；回彈OnlyIsoonfoundoutwhymyweaponhadnotentereditsskin，butbouncedoff.不過，我很快就明白了為什么我的武器沒有刺穿它的皮膚，而是被彈開了。steeln．鋼，鋼鐵evidentlyadv.明顯地，顯然evidencen．證據；證明evident

adj.顯而易見的Itisevidentthatthepolicehavecollectedenoughevidencetoprovethathehascommittedacrime.＝Evidently，thepolicehavecollectedenoughevidencetoprovethathehascommittedacrime.很明顯，警方已經收集了足夠的證據來證明他犯下了罪行。solidadj.固體的；堅硬的；可靠的Honestlyspeaking，duetoashortageofsolidproofs，theconclusionsarequitedoubtful.說實話，由于缺乏可靠的證據，這些結論是值得懷疑的。polished

adj.擦亮的，磨光的；精湛的；精致的polishv．擦亮，磨光；修飾，潤色

construction

n．建筑物；建造物；建造，建筑constructvt.建造；創建underconstruction(正在)修建中，(正在)建設中reconstructvt.重建；再建reconstructionn．重建；修復

daybreak

n．黎明，破曉Theviolentwindblewhardallnightbutgraduallyfadedawayatdaybreak.整個晚上強風吹得很厲害，但到破曉時風勢逐漸減弱了。

utter

vt.(尤指吃力地)發出(聲音)Whensheheardthefrightfulnews，shechokedupandcouldn’tutteraword.當聽說那個嚇人的消息時，她感到喉嚨里哽住了，一句話也說不出來。stutterv./

n.口吃；結巴重點詞匯&練習n.絕望；拼命，不顧一切desperation?indesperation不顧一切地；絕望地?bedesperateforsth非常需要某物bedesperatetodosth極想做某事indesperateneedof急需……desperate

adj.拼命的；絕望的；渴望的desperately

adv.絕望地；拼命地

(1)MyheartfrozeinmychestasIsawthetractorheadingtowardsthemotorway.Iran

(desperate)butfailedtocatchup.(2)In

(desperate)，Igotholdofsomethinglikeavine，whichpreventedmefromfallingdown.desperatelydesperation(3)隨著戲劇比賽的臨近，我非常渴望得到你的專業指導。①Withthedramacontestapproaching，____________________________________________.②Withthedramacontestapproaching，___________________

.③Withthedramacontestapproaching，___________________

.寫作佳句IamindesperateneedofyourspecializedguidanceIamdesperateforyourspecializedguidanceIamdesperatetogetyourspecializedguidancen.輕易，毫不費勁

vt.減輕(痛苦、憂慮ease?withease＝easily容易地；不費力地feelatease感到舒適自在put/setsbatease使某人放松/自在?easesbof...使某人消除/減輕……easyadj.容易的；舒適的)(1)Ifinishedthe800-meterracebreathlesslywhileTomcoveredthatdistance

ease.(2)ComparedwithtraditionalChinesedress，schooluniformsputus___easeeveryday.withat(3)(讀后續寫之心理描寫)站在舞臺上，有這么多的眼睛盯著我，我感到不自在。Standingonthestage，I

withsomanyeyesstaringatme.(4)(應用文寫作之建議信)我真希望這個建議能減輕你的焦慮。Idohopetheadvice

.didn’tfeelatease寫作佳句caneaseyouofyouranxietyvt.&vi.(struck，struck)打；撞擊；罷工；(災難、疾病等)襲擊；突然想到；打動；擦，劃(火柴)；(鐘)敲，鳴

n.罷工；打擊strike?oone’sheart使……刻骨銘心；使……感到……strikesbon/in＋t