Face to Face with Hurrican Camille

3. The village was evacuated because of the danger of a flood.
evacuate: remove sb. from a place of danger to a safe place
英英解释
Persist Insist
Persist: to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition or warning Insist : to be firm, or resolute about something intended, demanded, or required 我不想去，但她坚持要我去。 I didn’t want to go, but she insisted.
In-class exercises
用英语解释下列句中的单词或词组。 1. Commercial advertisements tend to exaggerate virtues of the advertised product.

exaggerate: to say or believe more than the truth about something; make something seem larger, better, worse 2. They conspired with the terrorists to overthrow the government. conspire: to make secret plans, to plot

3. 学生们满怀敬佩，安静地等待这个诺贝尔奖获得 者发表演讲。 (in respectful silence)

The students waited in respectful silence for the Nobel Prize winner to make his speech.


elevation—sea level—altitude 海拔
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A good 充分的, 彻底的；相当大的 他们队把我们彻底打败了。
Their team gave us a good beating.
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书面分析下面的段落（语法点，“漂亮的”用词，注意细节）
IT is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. However little known the feelings or views of such a man nay be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, that he is considered as the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters. "My dear Mr. Bennet," said his lady to him one day, "have you heard that Netherfield Park is let at last?" Mr. Bennet replied that he had not. "But it is," returned she; "for Mrs. Long has just been here, and she told me all about it." Mr. Bennet made no answer. "Do not you want to know who has taken it?" cried his wife impatiently. " You want to tell me, and I have no objection to hearing it.“ This was invitation enough.

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Demolish pull down
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…miles west of … 图书馆在教学大楼的西侧。

The library is (stands) in the west of the teaching building. 江西财大在南昌商学院以西0.5公里处。 Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics is 0.5 kilometer west of Nanchang Business College.

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背诵下面段落



IT is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. However little known the feelings or views of such a man nay be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so ell fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, that he is considered as the rightful property of some one or other of heir daughters. "My dear Mr. Bennet," said his lady to him one day, "have you heard that Netherfield Park is let at last?" Mr. Bennet replied that he had not. "But it is," returned she; "for Mrs. Long has just been here, and she told me all about it." Mr. Bennet made no answer. "Do not you want to know who has taken it?" cried his wife impatiently. " You want to tell me, and I have no objection to hearing it.“ This was invitation enough.

善用关系代词或副词引导的非限定性定语从句
我们的向导，他的妻子是法国人，擅长于烹调法国菜。 Our guide，whose wife is a French，was very good at cooking French food. 毕业后,我决定留在南昌，在那里我曾度过了我 的四年大学生活。 After graduation, I decided to stay in Nanchang, where I spent my four years of university life.
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用英语解释下列句中的单词或词组。
1. She skillfully dodged the questions about her private life. dodge: an artful device to evade, deceive, or trick 2. I am sure he’ll have a good gloat over this. gloat: to look at something or think about something with satisfaction, often in an unpleasant way. 3. He lives in a quiet retreat. retreat: a quiet or private place that one goes to in order to rest or concentrate on a particular problem or task 4. I found it easy to vent my feelings to Fanny, the horse whose big brown eyes seemed to express interest in all I said. vent: give free expression to
尽管我叫她别唱歌, 她还是坚持要唱。 She persisted in singing though I asked her not to.
英英解释
Avoid, evade, shun
Avoid: to keep away from Evade: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) with cleverness

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Elevate: to lift up or make higher
他拉起了百叶窗。 He elevated the blinds. 这个好消息鼓舞了每个人的情绪。 The good news elevated everyone's spirits.
翻译下面的句子

1. 这孩子长得太快以至于穿不下他所有的衣服。 2. 这个问题整天萦绕在我的心头。 3. 学生们满怀敬佩，安静地等待这个诺贝尔奖获 得者发表演讲。 4. 我怀疑这次减税是否真的会给经济带来好处。
翻译下面的句子

1. 这孩子长得太快以至于穿不下他所有的衣服。 （outgrow 长得太大或太高而不适于原有的衣服）
4. 我怀疑这次减税是否真的会给经济带来好处。 (Be dubious about)

I am dubious about the benefit the tax cut would have on the economy.
Unit 1 Face to Face with Hurstay away deliberately with determination
如果你试图逃税, 你就有坐牢的危险了。 If you try to evade paying your taxes you risk going to prison. 他从桥上开车回家以避开交通堵塞。 He drove home over the bridge to avoid the traffic congestion. 他是个怕羞的人, 总是避开一切引人注目的活动。 He was a shy man who shunned all publicity.

The child outgrew all his clothes.

2. 这个问题整天萦绕在我的心头。 （prey: of unhappiness trouble greatly）

This matter has been preying on my mind all day.
翻译下面的句子