预习章节1.4本课新词,听音频跟读单词。反复练习并录音,答题时提交录音作品。建议早一点提交,老师今晚可以及时评分。 NEW WORDS heated /ˈhiːtɪd/ a. with strong, excited, and often angry feelings 热烈的;激烈的 unexpected /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪd/ a. not expected 意外的 naturalist /ˈnætʃrəlɪst/ n. one who makes a special study of plants or animals outdoors 博物学家(尤指直接观察动植物者) shortly /ˈʃɔːtli/ ad. Soon; (in) a little time 不久,马上 colonial /kəˈləʊniəl/ a. of or related to a colony or colonies 殖民地的 spacious /ˈspeɪʃəs/ a. big; having much space 广阔的;宽阔的 dining /daɪnɪŋ/ n. 进餐、餐厅 bare /beə(r)/ a. not covered (with a carpet); empty 不铺地毯的;赤裸的;光秃的 marble /ˈmɑːbl/ n. 大理石 rafter /ˈrɑːftə(r)/ n. one of the sloping beams that support 椽 onto /ˈɒntə; ˈɒntu/ prep. to a position or point on 到...之上; 向...之上 veranda /vəˈrændə/ n. 阳台 spirited /ˈspɪrɪtɪd/ a. full of spirit; lively outgrow /ˌaʊtˈɡrəʊ/ vt. leave behind, as one grows older or more mature 长大得使...不再适用; 不再要 mouse /maʊs/ n. 鼠 era [ˈɪərə] n. 时代,年代 major /ˈmeɪdʒə(r)/ n. 少校 crisis /ˈkraɪsɪs/ n. time of difficulty, danger, etc. 危机 ounce /aʊns/ n. 盎司;少量 argument /ˈɑːɡjumənt/ n. discussion by persons who disagree; dispute 争论;辩论 hostess /ˈhəʊstəs; həʊˈstes/ n. 女主人 muscle /ˈmʌsl/ n. 肌肉 contract /ˈkɒntrækt/ vi. become shorter or smaller 收缩 contraction n. 收缩,缩小,压缩, slightly /ˈslaɪtli/ ad. a little 稍微地、纤细地,瘦小的 slight a. motion /ˈməʊʃn/ vi. give a signal by moving the hand or head 打手势;点(或摇)头示意 widen /ˈwaɪdn/ v. make or become wider 加宽 bait /beɪt/ n. food used to attract fish, animals, or birds so that they may be caught 诱饵 cobra [ˈkəʊbrə] n. poisonous snake found in India and Africa 眼镜蛇 likely /ˈlaɪkli/ a. probable 可能的 impulse /ˈɪmpʌls/ n. sudden wish to do sth. 冲动 commotion /kəˈməʊʃn/ n. noisy confusion or excitement 混乱;骚动 tone /təʊn/ n. quality of voice or music 语气;音调 commanding /kəˈmɑːndɪŋ/ a. authoritative 威严的 forfeit /ˈfɔːfɪt/ vt. suffer the loss of (sth.) as a punishment (作为惩罚而)失去 rupee /ruːˈpiː/ n. monetary unit of India, Pakistan, etc. 卢比 image /ˈɪmɪdʒ/ n. statue 雕像 emerge /ɪˈmɜːdʒ/ vi. come or appear (from somewhere) emergence n. /ɪˈmɜːdʒəns/ slam /slæm/ vt. shut loudly and with force 砰地关上 host /həʊst/ n. man who receives guests 男主人 faint /feɪnt/ a. weak, indistinct 微弱的;不明显的;模糊的 crawl /krɔːl/ vi move slowly by pulling the body along the ground 爬行 Phrases, Expressions and Proper Names track down 追捕到;追查到 be seated 坐下;坐落于 spring up 突然开始;迅速生长 at the sight of 一看见 feel like 想做某事 come to 苏醒 make for 走向 ring out 突然响起 light up 照亮、变亮 Mona Gardner 莫纳·加德纳 India 印度 Wynnes