Unit 4  

humorous/'hju:mrs/adj.有幽默感的；滑稽有趣的 

silent/'salnt/adj.不说话的；沉默的 

helpful/'helpfl/adj.有用的；有帮助的 

from time to time 时常；有时 

score/sk:(r)/n.& v.得分；进球 

background/'bækgrand/n.背景 

interview/'nt(r)vju:/v.采访；面试 n.访谈 

Asian/'en, 'en /adj.亚洲（人）的； n.亚洲人 

deal/di:l/v.对付；对待 

deal with 应对；处理 

shyness/'ans/n.害羞；腼腆 

dare/de/, /der/v.敢于；胆敢 

crowd/krad/n.人群；观众 

ton/tn/n.吨；（pl.）大量；许多 

private/'pravt/adj.私人的；私密的 

guard/ga:(r)d/n.警卫；看守 v.守卫；保卫 

require/r'kwa(r)/v.需要；要求 

European/,j()r'pi:n/adj.欧洲（人）的 n.欧洲人 

African/'æfrkn/adj.非洲（人）的 n.非洲人 

British/'brt/adj.英国（人）的 

speech/spi:t/n.讲话；发言 

public/'pblk/n.民众 adj.公开的；公众的 

in public 公开地；在别人（尤指生人）面前

ant/ænt/n.蚂蚁 

insect/'nsekt/n.昆虫 

seldom/'seldm/adv.不常；很少 

influence/'nfluns/v.& n.影响 

absent/'æbsnt/adj.缺席；不在 

fail/fel/v.不及格；失败；未能（做到） 

examination/g,zæm'nen/ n.考试；审查 

boarding school/'b:(r)d/寄宿学校 

in person 亲身；亲自 

exactly/g'zæktli/adv.确切地；精确地 

pride/prad/n.自豪；骄傲 

take pride in 为……感到自豪 

proud/praud/adj.自豪的；骄傲的 

be proud of 为……骄傲；感到自豪 

general  /'denrl/adj.总的；普遍的；常规的   n.将军 

introduction/'ntr'dkn/n.介绍