Section Ⅰ Reading and Thinking 1.a ￡100 bonus 100英镑的奖金 2.It was ridiculous. 那是荒谬的。 3.behave with integrity 行为表现诚实正直 4.an absurd idea 一个荒唐的主意 5.A lamp was suspended from the ceiling. 一盏吊灯悬在天花板上。 1.dignity n.庄重；庄严；尊严 Old people need to retain their dignity and independence. 老年人需要保持他们的尊严和独立。 2.absurd adj.荒谬的；荒唐的 It was absurd of you to suggest such a thing. 你竟提出这种事，真荒唐。 3.appointment n.预约；约会；委任 I was far too happy that we made an appointment to visit Hangzhou next week. 我太高兴了，我们约好了下周去杭州游玩。 4.guilty adj.内疚的；有罪的；有过失的 A mixture of guilt and delight came from the bottom of my heart. （读后续写之情绪描写） 一种既内疚又高兴的情绪从我心底涌起。 5.dismiss vt.让（某人）离开；解散；解雇；消除 The board has decided to dismiss the sales manager for his bad performance. 由于销售经理表现不佳，董事会已决定解雇他。 6.declare vt.表明；宣称；公布 When the teacher declared me to be the winner of the writing contest， I was surprised and pleased. （读后续写之心理描写） 当老师宣布我是这次写作比赛的获胜者时，我又惊又喜。 1.appointment n.预约；约会；委任→appoint v.任命；委任；安排 2.declare vt.表明；宣称；公布→declaration n.公告；宣言；声明 掌握规律 巧记单词 guilt n.内疚；罪行；有罪→guilty adj.内疚的；有罪的；有过失的。 名词＋-y构成形容词，类似的还有： rain→rainy 下雨的；多雨的 sun→sunny阳光明媚的 cloud→cloudy阴天的，多云的 luck→lucky 幸运的 greed→greedy 贪婪的 wealth→wealthy 富有的 dust→dusty布满灰尘的 health→healthy 健康的 sleep→sleepy 困倦的 dirt→dirty脏的 1.make robots 制造机器人 2.a household robot 一个家用机器人 3.test out 检验；测试 4.more like 更像是；更接近 5.on a business trip 出差 6.feel alarmed 感到惊慌 7.a deep voice 低沉的嗓音 8.facial expression 面部表情 9.feel embarrassed 感到尴尬 10.treat sb with dignity 有尊严地对待某人 11.social position 社会地位 12.a bigger salary 一份更高的工资 13.as a favour 作为一项恩惠 14.or rather 更确切地说 15.a new hairstyle 一个新发型 16.improve one’s makeup 改善某人的妆容 17.have an appointment 有一个约会 18.turn around 转过身来 19.be rude to sb 对某人粗鲁无礼 20.fall off the ladder 从梯子上摔下来 21.feel the warmth of one’s body 感受到某人身体的热度 22.take sb in one’s arms 将某人揽入怀中 1.句型公式：more ...than ...比……更……，与其说……不如说…… 教材原句：He seemed more like a human than a machine. 他看着不太像机器，而更像一个真人。 2.句型公式：make＋宾语＋宾语补足语 教材原句：As a favour，Tony promised to help Claire make herself more beautiful and her home more elegant. 作为一项恩惠，托尼答应帮助克莱尔，把她变得更漂亮些，也把她的家变得更雅致些。 3.句型公式：完全倒装 教材原句：As she turned around， there stood Gladys Claffern. 当她转过身来，却看到格拉迪丝·克拉芬正站在那里。 4.句型公式：although引导让步状语从句 教材原句：①He was tall and handsome with smooth hair and a deep ... ...
