Unit 1 词汇

anguish: n. Derivations:
anguish: vt. anguished: adj. (WRITTEN)
anguish: n.
very great pain and suffering, esp. of the mind
e.g. Lear, a broken, confused old man, died in anguish. 李尔王，这位身心交瘁、精神恍惚的老人在痛苦中 死去。 The anguish over her missing child wrung her heart. 丢失孩子的痛苦撕扯着她的心。
Words and Expressions
1. When I was ten I was suddenly confronted with the anguish of moving from the only home I had ever known.
confront : vt. Collocations:
graceful: adj. grace n.
gracefully: adv.
1) in an attractively and effortlessly fine and smooth manner e.g. Already in her fifties, she danced gracefully on the stage last night, attracting a large audience. The figure skater glided gracefully on the ice. 花样滑冰者在冰上优雅地滑行。 2) in a way that shows willingness to behave fairly and honorably e.g. The request was gracefully refused. 这个请求被有礼貌地回绝了。
Collocations
shudder at/with e.g. She shuddered at (the sight of) the dead body. Elaine shuddered with cold.
Comparison:
shudder, shake shudder: vi. It suggests a more intense shaking, which is less noticeable to an onlooker. shake: vt.& vi. (cause sb/sth to) move quickly with a lot of force; (cause sb to) feel upset and troubled People still _______ at the thought of that terrible earthquake. The tree branches were __ wind.
Collocation: be touched with e.g. Her hair is touched with grey.
她的头发有些灰白了。 Derivations:
touched: adj.
touching: adj. We were all greatly ________. That was a ________ scene.
你昨天缺席，引起了别人注意。
Derivation:
conspicuously ad. e.g. John’s name was conspicuously absent from the list.
约翰的名字很显然没有出现在名单上。
9. Kneeling, he pulled me close. kneel v. go down onto one’s knees Comparison:
touch vt.& vi.
1) put one’s hand onto sth. or sb. else
e.g. Visitors are requested not to touch the paintings. 2) have an effect on one’s feelings; cause one to feel pity, sympathy, etc. e.g. Her plight has touched the hearts of people around the world. The environmental problems touch us all.
2. My whole life, brief as it was, had been spent in that big old house, gracefully touched with the laughter and tears of four generations.
gracefully: adv. Derivations:
3. When the final day came, I ran to the haven of the small back porch and sat alone, shuddering, as tears welled up from my heart.
haven n.
place of safety or rest; refuge e.g. Terrorists will not find a safe haven here. 恐怖分子在这里将找不到安身之处。 a haven for wildlife 野生动物的庇护所
Comparison:
gracious, graceful graceful: moving in a smooth and attractive way, or having an attractive shape or form gracious: behaving in a polite, kind, and generous way, especially to people of a lower rank. Thank you for your _______ hospitality. The lady of small waist is elegant and _______.
be confronted with/ by confront sb. with sth.
confront: vt. be faced with and have to deal with e.g. We must confront the future with optimism. The actress was confronted by a large group of reporters as she left the stage door. The country is confronted with severe economic crisis. 那个国家面临着严重的经济危机。 Numerous difficulties confront the newly set-up government. 刚成立的政府面临着许多困难。
4. We seem to have so many ways of saying goodbye and they all have one thing in common: sadness. have sth. in common e.g. John and I have nothing in common. She has very little in common with her younger sister. They two have much in common in character. Do cats and tigers have many features in common? In common with most young people he hates getting up early in the morning. 跟大多数年轻人一样，他讨厌在早晨很早起床。
well: vi.
flow or start to flow (outflow)
Collocations:
well up/out/forth e.g. She was so moved that her tears welled out(up/forth) from her eyes. Blood welled out from the cut. Strong emotions welled up. Sympathy welled up in/within her for him. 她的心中充满了对他的同情。
6. I saw my grandfather’s tears. I had never seen him cry before. His voice became hoarse.
hoarse adj.
(of a voice) rough-sounding e.g. You’ll make yourself hoarse if you keep shouting like that!
conspicuous: adj. easily seen or noticed e.g. She’s always conspicuous because of her bright clothes and queer hairstyle.
她因为衣着鲜艳，发型古怪，而总是惹人注目。
You were conspicuous yesterday by your absence.
5. We walked, hand in hand, to his favorite place in the front yard, where a huge red rosebush sat conspicuously alone. hand in hand 1) holding each other’s hands The students stood hand in hand in a row. The elderly couple are walking homeward hand in hand. 2) happening together and closely connected Theory and practice must go hand in hand. Dirt and disease go hand in hand. （Dirt/disease goes hand in hand with disease/dirt.） 污垢和疾病通常伴随而至。