英语阅读与欣赏

Addiction上瘾：habit
Devastating毁灭性的: destructive, ruining
Curtail缩减：curb, reduce
Insidious阴险的: harmful, sneaky
Disaster灾难: calamity
Unsettling使人不安的: disturbing, confusing
Endorse赞同: support
Attribute特质: talent, quality, ability
Aloof冷淡的：above , apart from
Refrain克制: hold back, control oneself
Drab单调的: cheerless, dull
Autobiography自传: account of your life written by you
Megalopolis特大城市: an extremely large city
Triplets三胞胎: three babies born at a single birth
Sophisticated高度文明的：worldly-wise, knowing, finely experienced Bilateral双边的: affecting two sides or parties
Trilogy三部曲: a serious of group of three related dramas, operas, novels, etc.
Fiscal财政的: financial, economic
Ethical道德的: moral, having to do with right and wrong
Obstacle障碍: barrier, hindrance
Diminishing缩小: decreasing, shrinking
Exceed超越: surpass, go above
Crucial重要的: critical, main
Avert避免: avoid, miss
Inhibit抑制: suppress, hide
Dowdy邋遢的: shabby
Release=discharge 免除resent 讨厌
Paraphernalia设备: equipment
Noisy and excited喧闹的: boisterous
Endlessly无尽地: interminably
Verify核实: confirm
Dermatologist皮肤病大夫：a doctor who treats skin diseases Hyperbole夸张手法: an exaggeration, a description that is far beyond
the truth
Epigraph碑文: a quotation printed at the beginning of a book or chapter to suggest its theme
Orthography正确拼字: correct spelling, writing words with the proper, accepted letters
Decapitate砍头: to cut off the head of
hydrophobia狂犬病: fear of water
pedestrian行人：of or related to walking, a person who walks corporeal 肉体的: bodily, of the nature of the physical body, not
spiritual
diaphanous 透明度: characterized by such fineness of texture that one
can see through it
verisimilitude 逼真: the quality of appearing to be true
precariously不安全地: dangerously, uncertainly
turmoil混乱: confusion。