[例句] Although they are prepa red to be reconciled with one another ，neithe r is prepa red to make the first step.
relinquish [ri..li..kwi..] v.放弃
rim6 [rim] n.( 圆形物体的) 边缘，篮框
v.环绕(圆形或环形物的) 边缘
[例句] We climbed up to the rim of the volcano and looked down into it.
shooter * [....u..t..( r) ] n.(篮球) 投篮手
sideline [..saidlain] n.(球场) 边线
socket [..s..kit ] n.( 天然或人造的、承托其他物体的凹形)
托座，窝，插座
swish [swi..] v.发出嗖嗖声
tendon [..tend..n] n.腱
unofficial [....n....fi....l] adj.非官方的，非正式的
brush by 接近( 某人/ 某物时) 轻轻相碰
[例句] The gi rl’s hair brushed by his cheek.
get away with 不受惩罚
[例句] He bribed her—and got away with it mor e or less.
more or less 多多少少，有点儿
[例句] Brian more or less impelled that we were lying.
Passage Ⅱ Romantic Ambit ion
词汇精解
biblical * [..biblik..l ] ad j.圣经的
eternity* [i..t....n..ti] n.永恒
falcon [..f....lk..n ，..f....k..n] n.猎鹰
furnish4 [..f....ni..] v.①供应，提供，装备② 布置，为. 配备家具
[同义] ①provide ，supply
[反义] ①divest
[考点] furnish sb.with sth.为某人提供某物
[辨析] provide ；supply；furnish provide 使某人得到他想要或需要的东西；supply 提供人们需要或想要的东西，尤其是在很长时间内经常这么做；furnis h 正式用语，指向某人提供做工作、做决定所需要的信息。
[例句] She was asked to furnish the commit tee with details of her complaint.
[同义] ②decorate
[考点] furnish sth.with sth.用.装饰.
[例句] His house is furnished with thing he’s collected on his tr avels around the world.
hum6 [h..m] v.哼( 曲子) ；发出嗡嗡声；活跃；忙碌
[例句] She was humming to herself.
industrialist* [in..d..st ri..list ] n.工业家，实业家
intent6 [in..tent ] ad j.急切的，专心的，专注的
n.意图，意向，目的
[考点] intent to do sth.打算做. ，有做.的意图
[例句] It ’s not my intent to deny the value of univer sity educa tion.
interfere4 [..int....fi..( r) ] v.妨碍，干扰；干涉，介入
[同义] meddle
[反义] assist
[考点] interfere in sth.干涉、妨碍某事
interfere with sth./ sb.干涉、妨碍某人/ 某事
[辨析] interfere ；plemeddle interfere 参与和自己无关的事情，试图改变、影响将发生的事情，让他人感到厌烦；plemeddle 积极参与和自己无关的事情，尤其是给他人造成不必要的麻烦。
[例句] 1 ) He’s made up mind not to interfe re with the way she was raising her childr en.
2 ) Local journalists have been wa rned not to interfer e in the peace negotiation.
landscape4 [..l .. ndskeip] n.风景，景色；风景画；全景
v.对.作景观美化
[例句] Constable is probably England’s most famous landscape ar tist.
mess4 [mes ] n.凌乱状态，脏乱状态；混乱的局面，困境
v.弄糟，弄脏，搞乱
[同义] clutter
[考点] be in a mess 处于凌乱状态
make a mes s of 弄脏，搞乱
[辨析] mess ；clutter mess 凌乱地铺了一地的东西，例如是因为某人刚刚工作过或玩耍过；clutter 放在某一地方的一堆东西，尤其是不需要的东西，它使你移动不便，显得凌乱。
[例句] 1 ) This’s another fine mes s you’ve got us into.
2 ) Who’s messed up the bookshelf ?
muse [..mju..z] v.沉思自语
romant ic4 [r..u..m .. ntik ] adj.① 浪漫的，多情的；有浪漫色彩的，传奇性的②不切实际的，空想的
n.浪漫的人
[例句] 1 ) He took me for a romantic meal in a candlelit restaurant.
2 ) The old abbey looks very romantic in the moonlight.
3 ) That he has romantic doesn’t mean he is not practical.
surroundings4 [s....raundi..z ] n.环境
[例句] The house is set in beautiful surroundings nea r lake concision.
at the expanse of sth.以损失( 坏) 某事物为代价
[例句] They incr ease thei r income at the expense of the rural mes ses.
interfere with 阻碍，妨碍
[例句] Child bea ring will not inte rfer e with a ca reer.
take on 开始具有( 某种品质、面貌等)
[例句] His voice took on a new note of uncer tainty.
to one’s taste 符合某人的口味
[例句] I’ve neve r ca red much for flash new ca rs—old ca rs a re more to my taste.
Passage Ⅲ The Virtues of Ambition
词汇精解
acquisi tive* [....kwizitiv] ad j.贪得无厌的
attainment* [....teinm..nt ] n.实现
collectivity * [..k..lek..tiv..ti ] n.集体
courageously* [k....reid....sli ] adv.勇敢地，大无畏地
devious [..di..vi..s ] ad j.不直率的，不光明正大的
dishonorably * [dis....n..r..bli ] adv.不光彩地
distrustful* [dis..t r..stful ] adj.不信任的，怀疑的
exaggeration* [i....z .. d......rei....n] n.夸张
extinct6 [ik..sti..kt ] adj.灭绝的，绝种的；( 火山等) 不再活跃的，( 火等) 熄灭了的
[同义] disappea r ，vanish
[辨析] extinct ；disappear ；vanish extinct 如果某种动物绝种了，这种动物便不再存在了；disappear 不再存在，再也看不到，感觉不到了；vanish 完全消失了。
[例句] If nothing is done to save the whales now ，the species will soon become extinct.
fantasize* [..f .. nt..saiz] v.想像，幻想
foremost6 [..f....m..ust ] ad j.最重要的，第一流的
[同义] best ，gr eatest ，top
[辨析] best ；gr eatest ；top；foremost best 与其他任何人、事物相比，质量更高、更成功、更熟练、更合适；greatest 最好的、最重要的；top 最熟练、最成功、最出名；foremost 最成功、最受人尊重的。
[例句] The confe rence was attended by some of the wor ld’s foremost environmental scientists.
grandeur [....r .. nd....( r) ] n.伟大，壮丽，壮观
honorably * [....n..r..bli] adv.应享有荣誉地，值得尊敬地
ignoble [i....n..ubl ] ad j.不光彩的，卑鄙的，可耻的
large heartedness [..l....d....h....tidnis ] n.宽宏大量，仁慈，富有同情心
lest6 [lest ] conj.惟恐，免得
[例句] The driver looked over the engine ca refully lest it would go wrong on the way.
neutral6 [..nju..t r..l ] adj.中立的，公正的，中性的
[同义] objective ，disinterested
[辨析] objective ；disinterested；neut ral objective 尤其是在做判断时，不受个人意见、情感的影响；disinterested 在考虑某个特定局势时，因为不参与其中，不希望从中获得个人好处，所以能公正；neut ral 在争论、争吵中不支持任何一方。
[例句] Civil se rvants a re supposed to be politically neut ral ，se rving governments of any political par ty with equal loyalty.
profess* [pr..u..fes ] v.表明观点、感情、信仰等
realm4 [relm] n.①王国，国度，领域②范围
[同义] a rea ，field ，world ，branch
[辨析] a rea ；world；branch；r ealm a rea (一部分) 科目或研究，尤其是你懂得很多的那一部分；wor ld 指某一活动、工作的领域，尤其是用在谈论所有在此领域工作的人的时候；branch 研究、知识中的一部分；realm 正式用语，指思想、兴趣、知识的一个宽概括的领域。
[例句] In a realm as large as medieval Ge rmany ，the king faced a huge task.
secretive [s..i kr..i tiv] adj.遮遮掩掩的
selfishness* [..selfi..nis] n.自私
sham [.... m] n.虚假的事物
signif icance6 [si....nifik..ns ] n.重要性，重大；意义，含义
[同义] meaning ，sense，
[辨析] meaning；sense；significance meaning 通过口头、书面或手势等其他形式表达你想理解的东西；sense 某一特定词语所拥有的一个意思；significance 某事物所具有的重要意义，尤其是这个意义不是马上可以看得出来的。
[例句] The discovery of the new drug is of great significance to people suffering from hea r t problems.
uncontrollable* [....nk..n..tr..ul..bl] ad j.不可控制的，控制不住的
underground4 [....nd....raund] adv.秘密地，不公开地，在地（面) 下地，往地(面) 下的
[例句] 1 ) The news has been passed on underground ，but hasn’t appear ed on the newspape rs.
2 ) The unclear waste was bur ied deep underground.
ad j.在地( 面) 下；秘密地，不公开地
[例句] 1 ) The re is an unde rground ca r park nearby.
2 ) The IRA is an underground organization operating against the Br itain in Nor thern Ireland.
n.地铁；地下组织( 或运动)
[例句] The role the underground played was to harass the occupying forces with a campaign of bombings and assas sina tions.
unworldly [....n..w....ldli ] ad j.精神的，非物质的
at an end 结束
[例句] Everyone wishes the quarr el would be a t an end.
at all costs 不惜任何代价
[例句] He wanted her at all costs，even if it meant giving up everything he had.
come about 发生
[例句] How did this dangerous situation come about ?
count for 有价值，有重要性
[例句] My opinion doesn’t count for anything a round here.
distinguish. from 使某事物或某人有所不同
[例句] The twins ar e so alike ，you can hardly distinguish one from the other.
first and foremost 首要地
[例句] In spite of her recent election success ，she r emains first and foremost a writer ，not a politician.
hold something together 使某事物不散开
[例句] Individual pa r ts a re held together by glue.
in demand 非常重要的，受欢迎的
[例句] He r books ar e in great demand at the moment.
indifferent to 不感兴趣，冷漠
[例句] I was so excited to see snow that I was indiffer ent to the cold.
make up 构成