an ineffective mayor 无能的市长
an ineffective design 效果不佳的设计
[例句] He is totally ineffective as a teache r.
intrinsic6 [in..t rinsik] ad j.固有的，内在的，本质的
intuitively [in..tju..itivli] adv.直觉地
neighborhood4 [..neib..hud ] n.① 邻近地区，附近② 四邻，街坊
[考点] in the neighborhood (of) 在.附近；大约
[例句] 1 ) You will find several shops in the neighborhood.
2) He paid in the neighborhood of ＄5 ，000 for the car.
nondescript [..n..ndi..skript ] ad j.平凡无奇的，无明显特征
perk [p....k ] v.振作，活跃起来
precondition* [..pri..k..n..di..n ] v.预先影响或处理，使先有准备
[例句] Economic growth is a precondition of human advance.
predominance* [pri..d..min..ns ] n.(力量、数量等的) 优势
[例句] The re is a predominance of apple tr ees in this ar ea.
preliminary4 [pr i..limin..ri ] adj.初步的，准备的
[考点] preliminary to 在.之前；
a preliminary test 初试
[例句] The chairman made a pr elimina ry statement befor e beginning the main business of the meeting.
receptionist* [r i..sep....nist ] n.接待员
[例句] Make anothe r appointment with the receptionist.
shabby6 [...... bi] adj.①不体面的，衣衫褴褛的②破旧的
splurge [spl....d..] v.挥霍，乱花
stat ist ic4 [st....tistik] n.统计数字，统计资料
[例句] Ther e is a alarming sta tistic : A car is stolen eve ry two minutes.
stat ist ics* [st....tistiks ] n.统计学
[例句] Politicians like to use sta tistics to support their argument.
stat ist ical * [st....tistik..l ] adj.统计(上) 的，统计学(上)的
[考点] statistical evidence 以统计数据表明的证据
[例句] These days it is hard to find indust ries，government depa rtments or services which do not use mathematical and statistical methods.
subconsciously * [..s..b..k..n....sli] adv.下意识地，潜意识地
[例句] I suppose that ，subconsciously ，I was r eacting against my unhappy childhood.
suburban* [s....b....b..n] ad j.城郊的，在郊区的
[同义] outskir ts
[反义] downtown
[例句] Nowadays more and more people would rather like in the suburban garden.
versus6 [..v....s..s] p rep.①与.相比之下，与.相对② (比赛等中) 以.为对手，对.
at random 随意地，任意地
[例句] The competitors wer e chosen at random from the students.
average out (at/ to/ into) 平均(为. )
[例句] Sometimes I pay ，sometimes he pays ，it seems to aver age out in the end.
cater to 迎合，投合
[例句] Those hotels cater especially to for eign tourists.
clear cut 清楚的，明显的，不含糊的
[例句] Nearly 20 students took par t in the t raining course and the r esults we re clea r cut.
early on 在初期，在早期
[例句] He r ealized ear ly on that he would never pas s the test because he never listen carefully in the class.
hold up 证明属实，经受考验
[例句] The police were doubtful at first ，but Tom’s story held up.
in all probability 很可能，十之八九
[例句] In all probability Tom will simply get a st rong wa rning not to do it again.
in charge 主管，掌管
[例句] He was in charge of the project.
in the long run 从长远看，终究
[例句] In the long run his ideal is every good.
set something in motion 开动，使某物开始运转或工作
[例句] I don’t know how to set the machine ry in motion.
straight out 坦率地，直言地
[例句] She told him st raight out that she would not ma rry him.
Passage Ⅱ Neat People versus Sloppy People
词汇精解
alphabet ize* [.... lf..b..taiz ] v.依字母顺序排列的
band4 [b .. nd] n.①带，带形物②乐队
v.①用带捆扎②团结，联合
[考点] band togethe r 联合起来( 支持或反对)
to beat the band ( 做状语) 又快又猛
rubbe r band 橡皮带
a milita ry band 军乐队
[例句] We must band ourselves against natural calamities despite the disputes on the working plan.
boarding school [..b....di.. sku..l] n.寄宿学校
bulletin6 [..bulitin] n.①小报，会刊②简明新闻，新闻快报
catalog4 [..k .. t..l....] n.目录(册) ，一览表
v.编目录，按目录分类
[同义] contents，list ，roll
[考点] a catalog of all the books in the libra ry 图书馆里所
有书籍的目录
[辨析] catalog；contents ；list catalog 目录( 册) ，指一页或一本目录，如书目、产品的目录等；contents“目录”，指书前的目录；roll“名册，名薄”，指单位全体人员的名册；list “名单，目录”，指用以登记人或物的单子或册子。
[例句] Can you catalogue the VCD sets you sell and send
me a copy ?
cavalier [..k .. v....li..( r ) ] ad j.满不在乎的，轻蔑的
charitable* [..t.... r..t..bl ] ad j.仁慈的，慷慨的，慈悲为怀的
[同义] humane
[反义] c ruel
[考点] charitable to/ towa rds sb.给穷人钱、食物等慷慨的，慈善的
[例句] The money was r aised by a numbe r of cha ritable institutions.
clipping [..klipi..] n.剪报
[例句] He likes clipping very much.
closet6 [..kl..zit ] n.壁橱，橱柜
corsage [k......s......] n.佩带的装饰花束
coupon6 [..ku..p..n] n.优惠券，礼券
den [den] n.舒适的房间、私室或书斋
drainer * [..dr ein..( r) ] n.滴水用具，滤干器
excavat ion [..eksk....vei....n] n.挖掘或发掘现场
flea [fl..i ] n.跳蚤
foil6 [f..il] n.①箔，金属薄片②猎兽的足迹
v.挫败；打破( 对方策略)
[考点] be foiled in 失败
break one’s foil (猎物) 循原路返回又从另一条路逃走
the foil wrappe r of a bar of chocolate 包装巧克力的箔纸
geranium [d..i..r eini..m] n.天竺葵
hardwood* [h....dwud] n.& ad j.硬木(的)
heading4 [..hedi..] n.标题
[同义] headline
[辨析] heading ；headline
heading 和headline 都有“标题”的意思。heading 指文章定的标题题目，也指谈话讨论的“论题”、“话题”；headline 指报刊的大字标题、页头标题。
[例句] What heading does the subject on the common
share of information resources come unde r ?
heirloom [......lu..m] n.传家宝
memento [mi..ment..u] n.纪念品
messy4 [..mesi ] ad j.零乱的，杂乱的，肮脏的
[反义] tidines s，order
[考点] a messy room 凌乱的房间
a messy kitchen 脏乱的厨房
a messy job 把环境弄脏乱的工作
[例句] It’s a messy busines s having a tooth taken out.
plea6 [pli..] n.恳求，请求
profession4 [pr..u..fe....n] n.职业，专业化
[同义] occupation ，voca tion ，tr ade ，car ee r ，busines s employment ，craf t