Unit 5 Overcoming
Obstacles
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Language Study
1) bear out: prove that (sth.) is true
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The evidence that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency has obtained
bears out their claims that Bin Laden is closely related to the
September 11 terrorist attacks in the U.S.A.
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The witnesses will bear you out in court.
2) sweat:
n. drops of a liquid similar to water that come
through the skin when one is hot, ill, afraid, etc.
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After the 1000-meter race sweat was running off the athletes.
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Sweat was dripping from hi forehead.
v. produce sweat
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The long climb made us sweat.
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Already they were sweating as the sun beat down upon them.
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He was sweating heavily when he returned from his run.
3) grace
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Classically trained dancers have an extraordinary grace of
movement.
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The dancers moved with an elegance and grace on the stage that
fascinated all the audience.
4) mere
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It’s a mere 200 meters from my house to the college.
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How can you expect her to work out such a complicated math problem?
She is a mere child.
5) fantasy
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I still have the fantasy that one day I will win the National
Lottery.
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Having watched so many animated cartoons, some children can’t tell
fantasy from reality.
6) numerous: very many
(antonym: few)
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During the Depression, numerous people wandered from town to town
looking for work.
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Numerous scholars before Copernicus had suggested that the earth
went round the run, but he was the first person to bear it our
mathematically.
7) excitement
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The whole nation is filled with excitement about its first
astronaut.
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I can’t say I slept well, for the excitement of the previous day
made me very wakeful.
8) passion
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He loved her still, with the same passion as he always had.
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She had never before loved anyone with such passion.
(phrase: have a passion for: have a strong interest in sth.
and like it very much)
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She had a passion for dancing which interfered with her
schoolwork.
9) recur
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The theme of love recurred in many of his books.
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The school authorities warned the student that he will be expelled
if this cheating recurs.
10) soar
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The girl watched the gliders soaring effortlessly above her.
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Under President Bill Clinton the stock market soared, a lot of
money was made, and times were good.
11) coincide
① happen at the same time
(followed by with)
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His arrival in Tokyo coincides with the beginning of the war.
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The art exhibition coincides with the 50th anniversary
of his death.
② be in agreement
(with)
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He gave great encouragement to his students, especially if their
passions happened to coincide with his own.
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100 degrees centigrade coincides with 212 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Our interests coincide.
12) alternate
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He experienced alternate bouts of depression and cheerfulness
within the course of the day.
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We spend alternate Sundays with my husband’s parents.
13) dedication
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The director thanked his staff for their dedication and
passion.
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Dr. Johnson’s great dedication to the project is an inspiration to
us all, and will never be forgotten.
14) on one / two / several occasion(s):
once / twice / several times in the past
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On several occasions, I attempted to talk with my parents about my
taking a part-time job, but my mother would interrupt me by asking
me questions about my studies.
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He drinks far too much. On occasion I saw him drink a whole bottle
of vodka.
15) vain: too pleased with one’s own
abilities or looks
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Too much praise can make a person vain.
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She was vain of / about her appearance.
16) competitor: a person, team or company
that is competing against others
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Mike is a tough competitor and will probably do well in
business.
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More than 100 competitors took part in the race.
17) emotion
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Love, joy, hate, fear and jealousy are all emotions.
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Jack is a man of great emotion, easily given to tears.
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His voice was full of emotion as he told us the story of his
cherished mother.
18) groan
v.
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The students groaned when the professor got out the exam
booklets.
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She is always groaning about how much work she has to do.
n.
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With the creaking sound of burning, we seem to hear the groans of
the trees.
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Alice let out a groan when she saw the bill.
19) be ashamed of
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She was so ashamed of cheating on / in the test that she went and
told the teacher all about it.
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You should be ashamed of yourself, telling lies at your age.
20) startle
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You startled me – I didn’t hear you come in.
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Goodness, how you startled me appearing out of nowhere like
that!
21) intensity
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In order to finish the job in time, we have to work with greater
intensity.
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Looking at her with intensity, the man said, “Will you marry
me?”
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The mayor didn’t realize the intensity of people’s feelings on the
housing issue.
22) anxiety
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The increase in the tax on heating fuel is causing a lot of anxiety
among elderly people.
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Many people expressed their anxieties about the economic chaos in
the country.
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A good cry can be a healthy way to relieve your anxiety.
23) tension
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Tensions between the two countries have risen since the border
clash last week.
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Smiling and laughing has been shown to relieve tension and
stress.
24) tense
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Facing so many teachers, John got very tense and made several
mistakes in his recitation.
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The flight had been postponed five hours and all of the passengers
were getting tense.
25) along with
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Along with hundreds of others he had invested money in stocks and
bonds.
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I keep my checks in the top drawer, along with my other important
documents.
26) stretch out: hold a part of your body
straight out in front of you
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She stretched out a hand and lifted the glass to her lips.
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There were beggars everywhere, pathetically stretching their hands
out to passers-by.
27) upper
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This exercise can strengthen your back and other upper body
muscles.
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Yesterday morning a fierce fire swept through the three upper
floors of the building.
28) motion
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The police were trying to control the motion of the crowd.
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The rocking motion of the ship upset my stomach.
29) bring (sb.) back to earth: cause (sb.)
to stop daydreaming; cause (sb.) to return to reality
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Emily’s voice brought him back to earth.
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Jack had been spending all his time chatting on line with his
key-pals until his parents had a word with him and brought him back
to earth.
30) in one’s mind’s eye: in one’s
imagination; in one’s memory
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In his mind’s eye, she is still a shy girl.
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In my mind’s eye, I can still see the house where I was born.
31) hug
v. hold tightly in the arms, esp. as a sign of
love
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Have you hugged your child today?
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Amy hugged her teddy bear tightly to her chest.
n.
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Come here and give me a big hug.
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My little boy always gets a kiss and a hug before he goes to
bed.
32) congratulate: tell (sb.) that one is
pleased about his good fortune or achievements (followed by
on)
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His teachers congratulated him on winning the first prize in the
speech contest.
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My son has been promoted to CEO. We must write to congratulate
him.
33) media: (collective noun) means
of mass communication, e.g. TV, radio, newspaper
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They are wondering whether bias in the news media contributed to
the candidate’s defeat.
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Much of what children learn comes directly from the mass
media.
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