[辨析] occupation；business ；profession；t rade ；employment ；vocation ；c raft ；ca reer occupation 指人经过选择并受到一定训练的职业，往往是相当熟练的；business 指以赢利为目的的职业；profes sion 指需要经过特殊训练的脑力劳动者的职业，但有时也可以指一般的职业；t rade 指匠人行业，如工匠、铁匠、石匠等，以手工艺为手段取得赢利；employment 指被雇佣的职业；vocation 指需要特殊才能方可胜任的职业；c raft 指比t rade 所需技艺更高的职业；ca reer 指人的一生所从事的职业，有“ 生涯”的意思。
[例句] What made you chose teacher as your profession ?
reuse [..ri....ju..z] v.再使用
[例句] If we r euse the bottles and cans ，the re will be less garbage each week.
rinse [rins] v.冲洗
salvage [..s .. lvid..] v.挽救，抢救
sloppiness [..sl..pinis] n.凌乱，马虎
unvarying* [..n..v....r ii..] adj.经久不变的，从无变化的
[考点] an unvarying breakfast menu 老一套的早餐菜单
[例句] Be of unva rying validity.一直有效。
wad [w..d] v.使.成一团
wardrobe6 [..w....dr..ub] n.衣橱
[例句] We need a large wardrobe.
at heart 本质上，实际上
[例句] Our teacher seems very st rict but he is a ve ry kind man at hear t.
clear off 清理，清除
[例句] Let’s clear off the table now tha t dinner is over.
cut down (on) 减少
[例句] I am t rying to cut down on the amount of money we spend everyday.
finish with (something) 完成，结束，用好
[例句] I hope you will finish with your homework in ten minutes and then we could do to see the film.
in one’s mind’s eye 在想像中，在记忆中
[例句] He can still see in his mind’s eye the school wher e he studied as a child.
in one’s way 挡道的，妨碍人的
[例句] The men stood in the way and wound not let us enter the building.
part with 放弃，舍弃
[例句] It is very difficult to par t with one ’ s favorite pos sessions.
pass something on ( to someone) 传给(另外的人)
[例句] Could you pass the book to Tom ?
pile up 堆积，积聚
[例句] Her debts ar e piling up and she has no money to pay them.
toy with the idea (of doing something) 随随便便地对待，不很认真地考虑
[例句] He has been toying with the idea of moving abroad for some time.
Passage Ⅲ Turning Boys into Girls
词汇精解
affordable* [....f....d..bl ] ad j.支付得起的，不太昂贵的
[例句] A car will be affordable to a teacher in next ten years.
alienate6 [..eili..neit ] v.使疏远，使不友好
aspiring [....spai..ri..] adj.积极追求的，有抱负的
biceps [..baiseps] n.二头肌
bittersweet* [..bit..swi..t ] ad j.又苦又甜的，苦乐参半的
blazer [..bleiz..] n.(与裤子不配套的) 男式便装
bombard [b..m..b....d] v.① 不断给予，连珠炮似地发问② 炮击，轰炸
bulge [b..ld..] v.膨胀，鼓起
cosmetic [k..z..metik] adj.美容用的，整容的
crippling* [..kr ipli..] adj.造成严重后果的
[例句] Af ter the accident ，he got cr ippling debts of 100 ，000 yuan.
dividend6 [..dividend] n.①回报，效益②红利，股息
elevate6 [..eliveit ] v.提高，使上升
equity [..ekw..ti ] n.公平，公正
financially* [f( a) i..n .. n....li] a dv.经济上，财政上
[例句] I don’t worry financially because I can get a large
sum of money from my fr iend abroad.
gel [d..el ] n.凝胶体
girly* [........li ] ad j.像少女的，女人气的
greed [..ri..d] n.贪婪，贪心
hairline* [..h....lain] n.头发轮廓线，发际线
[例句] His hairline r ecedes ( 向后) as he grows bold.
handful4 [..h .. ndful ] n.①少量，少数，一小撮②一把
[考点] a handful of sth./ sb.少量的人
pick up a handful of sand 抓起一把沙子
[例句] A handful of fans were al ready waiting for the famous singer’s coming.
hysterical6 [hi..sterik..l ] ad j.歇斯底里的，情绪非常激动的
insane6 [in..sein] ad j.①蠢极的，荒唐的② 神经错乱的，疯狂的
insanity* [in..s .. n..ti] n.① 极端的愚蠢，荒唐② 精神错乱，疯狂
jaw4 [d......] n.下巴，口部，上、下颌
[例句] He could not eat with a broken jaw.
journalistic * [..d......n....listik ] adj.新闻业的
[例句] It is very easy for him to find a job in the TV sta-tion because he has some journalistic experience on the student newspaper.
liability6 [..lai....bil..ti] n.不利条件
lotion [..l..u....n] n.护肤液，洗液，洗剂
manicure [..m .. ni..kju..( r) ] n.修指甲
manufacturer4 [..m .. nju..f .. kt....r..( r ) ] n.制造商，制造公司
[同义] producer ，builder ，maker
[例句] Send these faulty goods back to the manufactur er.
moisture4 [..m..ist....( r) ] n.潮湿，湿气
[例句] Plants use their roots to absorb moisture from the soil.
moisturizer* [..m..ist....raiz..] n.润肤霜
mud [m..d] n.泥，泥浆
[考点] in the mud 在泥里
one’s name is mud 某人声名狼藉
[例句] He r feet were stuck in the mud.
nat ionwide* [..nei....n..waid] adv.在全国范围内
ad j.全国性的
[考点] a nationwide s urvey/ campaign 全国性的调查/ 活动
[例句] The police ca rried out a nationwide sea rch for the c riminals.
pedicure [..pedi..kju..( r ) ] n.修脚趾甲，足部治疗
perpetuate [p....petjueit ] v.使永久存在
potbelly [..p..t..beli] n.大肚皮
radius6 [..reidi..s ] n.①半径范围②半径
readership* [..ri..d....ip] n.(某一报刊杂志等的) 读者们
[例句] The local news paper has a lot of r eade rship.
saturated [..s .. t....r eitid] ad j.饱和的，充满的
[考点] be saturated with 充满.
[例句] That book is sa turated with incorr ect facts.
shortcoming4 [........tk..mi..] n.缺点，短处
[同义] defect ，flaw，faul t ，failing ，weaknes s
[考点] 此词经常以复数形式出现
[例句] We all have shor tcomings.
[辨析] fault ；defect ；flaw；failing；weaknes s
fault 指不十分严重的缺点，用于人时，多指道德上或行为举止、习惯方面的缺点；用于物时，多指功能上的缺陷；defect 指易于觉察的缺陷，如人体器官上的缺陷，也可以指美中不足之处；flaw 原意是“裂缝”，意味着破裂或不能衔接，常用于文章、论证，暗示使批评有隙可乘；failing 指人在性格或行为方式上具有较大的“缺点、弱点”，这种缺点会引起严重的后果；shor tcoming 指不足，此词很难达到完美、优良的标准；weakness 指人性格中的弱点或人的嗜好、癖好等。
silken* [..silk..n] adj.柔软光滑的
[考点] silken hai r 柔软光滑的头发
a silken voice 柔和的嗓音
softener * [..s..fn..( r ) ；(US) ..s....-] n.起软化作用的东西，软化剂，柔软剂
suitor [..sju..t..( r) ] n.求婚的
toiletries [..t..ilit riz] n.梳妆用品，化妆品
underdeveloped4 [....nd..di..vel..pt ] adj.不发达的，落后的，发育不全的
[反义] developed
[例句] Ther e are many underdeveloped counties in Africa.
underlying6 [....nd....laii..] ad j.含蓄的，内在的，潜在的
underwear * [....nd..w....] n.内衣裤
vanity [..v .. n..ti] n.虚荣心
whitener* [..waitn..] vi.变白
n.增白剂
even out 使相等，(使) 平均
[例句] The manager t ried to even out the dist ribution of work among his employees.
fall short of 未达到目标、令人满意的标准等
[例句] The movie fell shor t of our expectations.
have a thing about 对.有某种强烈的感情，对. 讨厌、关注
[例句] He has a thing about noise for he can not stand it.
on one’s way 正在( 做. ) ，正在(变成. )
[例句] He is on his way to becoming a teacher.
put on 搽，抹
[例句] She puts on some cr eam to soothe her sunburn.
thumb through 浏览
[例句] She was thumbing through the newspaper in order to find some impor tant news.