本书是张汉熙《高级英语（1）》（第3版重排版）的学习辅导用书，按照原教材的课次进行编写，每单元涉及词汇短语、课文精解、单元语法、全文翻译以及练习答案等内容。本书旨在帮助学生更好、更高效地学习和掌握教材中的重点及难点知识，具有很强的针对性和实用性。

在编写过程中，该书力求突出重点，答疑难点，语言言简意赅，讲解深入浅出，希望它能得到广大英语学习者的喜爱和认可。

一、词汇短语

1. hurricane [5hQrikEn] n. a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving a 73-136 knots飓风

2. lash [lAF] vt. strike against with force or violence猛烈打击：The sleet is lashing the roof.雨夹雪击打着屋顶。

3. pummel [5pQm(E)l] v. （用拳头连续）击打：The child pummeled his mother angrily as she carried him home.那孩子因其母带他回家而生气地捶打着母亲。

4. reluctant [ri5lQktEnt] adj. unwilling; disinclined不愿意的，勉强的：He was very reluctant to go away.他很不愿意离去。其名词形式为reluctance。

5. abandon [E5bAndEn] vt. a). leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch放弃，抛弃：abandon a friend in trouble抛弃处于危难中的朋友；b). to give up by leaving or ceasing to operate or inhabit, especially as a result of danger or other impending threat离弃，丢弃：abandon the ship弃船

6. course [kC:s] n. a mode of action or behavior品行，行为

7. demolish [di5mCliF] vt. to do away with completely; put an end to毁坏，破坏：The fire demolished the town.大火烧毁了这座城镇。

8. motel [mEu5tel] n. a hotel for people who are traveling by car, where you can park your car outside your room汽车旅馆

9. gruff [^rQf] adj. hoarse; harsh粗糙的，粗哑的：a gruff voice粗哑的嗓音

10. batten [5bAtn] vt. to furnish, fasten, or secure with battens用压条固定

11. methodically [mI5WRdIk(E)li] adv. orderly and systematically有条理地，有秩序地：He methodically and placidly devoured a loaf of bread.他有条不紊，不动声色地把一整只面包都吃光了。

12. main [mein] n. the principal pipe in a system for conveying water, gas, oil, or other utility（自来水、煤气、石油等的）总管道，干线：gas main煤气总管

13. bathtub [`bB:WtQb] n. a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body浴缸，澡盆

14. generator [5dVenEreitE] n. a machine that produces electricity发电机，发动机

15. scud [skQd] vi. to run or skim along swiftly and easily飞奔，疾行，掠过：Dark clouds are scudding by.乌云滚滚而来。

16. mattress [5mAtris] n. a usually rectangular pad of heavy cloth filled with soft material床垫，褥子

17. pane [pein] n. one of the glass-filled divisions of a window or door窗格玻璃

18. French door [frentFdC:] n. two adjoining doors that have glass panes from top to bottom and are hinged at opposite sides of a doorway so that it opens in the middle法式落地双开门

19. disintegrate [dis5inti^reit] vt. to become reduced to components, fragments, or particles分解，分裂，碎裂：disintegrate the enemy troops瓦解敌军

20. blast [blB:st] n. a sudden strong movement of wind or air强风，阵风：A blast of hot air came from the furnace.一股热风从火炉里吹出来。

21. douse [daus] vt. to plunge into liquid; immerse浸泡，使浸透：As a joke, they douse him with a bucket of water.他们开玩笑，把一桶水泼到他身上了。

22. brigade [bri5^eid] n. a group of persons organized for a specific purpose执行特定任务的队伍

23. fire brigade [5faiE bri5^eid] n. or fire company, a body of men organized to fight fires, esp. one of a number of such groups constituting a fire department消防队

24. scramble [5skrAmbl] vi. to move or climb hurriedly, especially on the hands and knees攀爬，爬：scramble up a steep hillside爬上陡峭的山坡

25. litter [5litE] n. the offspring produced at one birth by a multifarious mammal幼仔，一胎生下的小动物

26. shudder [5FQdE] vi. to shiver convulsively, as from fear or revulsion战栗，颤抖：I shudder to think what might happen.我想到可能发生的事而战栗。

27. ferocity [fE5rCsiti] n. the state or quality of being ferocious; fierceness凶恶，残忍，暴行：The rebellion was put down with utmost ferocity.起义遭到了残酷镇压。

28. swipe [swaip] n. a sweeping blow or stroke猛击，重击：She made a swipe at the mosquito.她挥臂打蚊子。

29. maroon [mE5ru:n] vt. to put ashore on a deserted island or coast and intentionally abandon把……放逐到孤岛，（因洪水等）使孤立：During the storm we were marooned in a cabin miles from town.在风暴中我们被围困在离城数英里的小屋内。

30. devastate [5devEsteit] vt. to lay waste; destroy使荒芜，破坏：A long war devastated Europe.长期的战争破坏了欧洲。[扩展]devastation n. 毁坏，破坏/ devastating adj. 破坏性的，毁灭性的/ devastator n. 蹂躏者，劫掠者

31. swath [swC:W] n. the width of a scythe stroke or a mowing-machine blade刈幅（挥动镰刀所及的面积）：The storm cut a wide swath through the town.暴风雨席卷全城，造成很大的破坏。

32. moorings [5muEriNs] n. (of ten pl.) lines, cables, etc. by which a ship is fastened to the land or the bottom of the sea停泊处

33. crack [krAk] v. a). to break or snap apart断裂，折断：The mirror cracked.镜子破裂了。b). to cause to break without complete separation of parts使裂开：crack the glass敲碎玻璃

34. snap [snAp] vi. to break suddenly with a brisk, sharp, cracking sound突然折断，啪的一声折断：A branch snapped off the tree in the wind.大风中一条树枝啪地从树上断落。

35. vacationer [vE5keIF[nE(r)] n. a person taking a vacation, esp. one who is traveling or at a resort度假者，休假者

36. vantage point [5vB:ntidV pCInt] n. a position that allows a clear and broad view有利地势，绝佳的位置

37. gigantic [dVai5^Antik] adj. very large or extensive巨大的，庞大的：He made a last gigantic effort.他做了最后一次巨大的努力。

38. huddle [5hQdl] vi. to crowd together, as from cold or fear挤在一起：They huddled together for warmth.他们挤成一团取暖。

39. slashing [5slAFiN] adj. severe; merciless, violent严厉的，猛烈的：a slashing criticism严厉的批评

40. implore [im5plC:] vt. to appeal to in supplication; beseech恳求，哀求：implore sb. for mercy恳求某人怜悯

41. bar [bB:(r)] n. a vertical line dividing a staff into equal measures; a measure小节线（把五线谱分成相等节拍的竖线）；小节

42. trail [treil] vi. to become gradually fainter; dwindle减弱，减小：His voice trailed off in confusion.困惑中他的声音逐渐变小。

43. debris [5debri:] n. a rough, broken bit and piece of a stone, wood, glass, etc. as after destruction; rubble碎片，瓦砾：After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸过后到处是一片残骸。

44. sanctuary [5sANktjuEri] n. a place of refuge or asylum避难所，躲避处：The fleeing rebels found a sanctuary in the nearby church.正在逃窜的反叛分子在附近的教堂里避难。

45. cedar [5si:dE] n. any of several Old World evergreen coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having stiff needles on short shoots and large, erect seed cones with broad deciduous scales雪松

46. extinguish [iks5tiN^wiF] vt. to put out (a fire, for example); quench熄灭，扑灭：extinguish a fire灭火

47. waver [5weivE] vi. a). to move unsteadily back and forth摇晃，摇曳；b). to become unsteady or unsure; falter动摇：His resolve began to waver.他的决心开始动摇了。

48. topple [5tCpl] vi. to lean over as if about to fall倾倒，摇摇欲坠：The house threatened to topple over.房子有倒塌的危险。

49. lean-to [5li:ntu:] n. a roof with a single slope, its upper edge abutting a wall or building; a shed with a one-slope roof单披屋顶

50. prop [prCp] vt. to support by placing something beneath or against; shore up支撑，维持：We should prop up the fence.我们应该用东西支撑住这栅栏。