1) Pretending to faint was merely
artifice.
假装晕倒只不过是个诡计。
2）rank
the
front/rear rank 前/后排
people
of all ranks 社会各个阶层的人
the
rank and file 普通士兵，普通成员
3）Attand to what he says.
Pay
attention to what he says.
Be
attentive to what he says.
注意听讲。
4) Inaugurate :
为举行就职典礼，使正式就职；为。。。举行开幕式；开始，开展。
ingaugurate a
president
He was inaugurated as
president.
5) Back
a) Back
in his hometown he began to see the situation more clearly.
b) back
and forth 来回，往返，来来往往地= backward(s) and forward(s)
c) back
down/off 放弃，让步 退却
d) back
up 支持 倒退 后退
6）from bad to worse 每况愈下
We are hoping for an
improvement but things have gone from bad to worse.
7) have a ball=have a good time
8) a bankrupt of 完全丧失
9）an opinion based on the facts 基于事实的意见
10）A man who betrays a friend abases himself.
叛友者实为自贬身份。
11) He is a born leader.他是一个天生的领导人物。
My aunt
gave birth to a lovely boy last week.
12）He couldn't forbear smiling.他忍不住要笑。
I
completely lost my bearings in the
dark.我在黑暗中迷失了方向。
13) Excuse
a)
excuse onself for 为自己辩解。。。
b)
excuse sb. for 原谅某人（做某事）
c)
excuse sb. from 使。。免除；允许。。。不
14) Embed
a) The arrow embedded
itself in the wall.
c) The idea bacame
embedded in his mind. 这想法在他头脑中根深蒂固。
15) Wheather more money will be
forthcoming is an open question.
是否会有更多经费尚未确定。
１6) first and formost 首要的是，首先：
He's written many
different kinds of books but he's first and formost a poet.
17) He likes to read novels with happy endings.
他喜欢阅读以快乐结局的小说。
Their long struggle endied in failure.
The movie ends with the wedding of the boy
and girl.
He tried many times to pass the exam and in the end he
succeeded.
18) Make believe假装
He made believe not to hear me.
19) hindrance 障碍
He is more of a hindrance than a
help.
20) Under that circumstance, I'd better stay at home.
At no
time and under no circumstance will China be the first to use
nuclear weapons.
在任何时候及任何情况下，中国都不会首先使用核武器。
21) sting bite gnaw nip chew
He was bitten by
mosquitoes.
A bee stung her on the
cheek.
A rat
was gnawing at the wooden box.
The puddy nipped the
cuffs of my trousers.
I can't chew tough
meat.
22) bitter
feel
bitter/sad 感到痛苦
bitter/biting winter wind
刺骨的寒风
23) Within a week, I found myself on board an aeroplane.
24) board and lodging
食宿（费
）
go
blank （头脑）变成一片空白
look blank 发愣
An airpot borders the
city on the south. 城市的南端有个飞机场。
25）a block in traffic=traffic block 交通堵塞
commit a blunder
犯大错
He is a terror when his
blood is up.他发脾气的时候真可怕。
The cut on his finger was
bleeding.他手上的刀口在流血。
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