外交部长们已经达成一个临时协定在下个月的华盛顿首脑会议前举行一个准备会议。（尝试性的，临时的）

6, The rare disease, which only affects young children of both sexes, has continued to perplex doctors and public health workers. (baffle)

这种罕见的病毒，只影响年幼的小孩，已经连续的使医生和公共卫生工作者困惑。（使困难，使困惑）

7, The political analyst has pointed out that the only way they can bring about political change is by putting pressure on the country. (make for)

这些政治分析家指出他们可以致使政治变革唯一的方法是对国家施压。（致使，造成）

8, Sue had never done any decorating before, but she’s made a first-class job of the living room. (crack)

Sue以前从来没有做过任何装饰美化，但是她装饰出了一个一流的起居室。（一流）

9, In his speech, Hugh described abortion as a terrible offence against God and humanity, which made the audience very angry. (raised audience’s hackles)

在他的演说中，Hugh描述人工流产为反对上帝和人类的可怕罪行，——使听众很愤怒。（引起听众触怒）

10, Harriet is thirty-two, he is gorgeous, he has got his own house and, what’s more, he is single. (unattached)

Harriet 32岁，他非常华丽帅气，已经拥有属于自己的住房，更重要的是，他还未婚。（未订婚的，未结婚的）

二，选择题：

1，We looked out across a river valley to the broad snow-white ridge of Mount Ararat, its peak against the blue sky. C. incandescent

我们向对面看，穿过一个河谷通往宽阔雪白的阿勒山脊，它的山峰在蓝天映射下格外明亮。（十分明亮的，耀眼的）

2，Would you care for some tea, or even a light meal, to yourself before setting off for a new adventure? D. fortify

您还需要来点茶吗，乃至便餐，在开始一个新冒险之前增强你自己？（增强）

3，The company she was working for was failing so she decided to and set up her own business with a friend. B. bail out

他曾经工作的这家公司工作失败，所以他决定离职并和朋友一起开始自己的事业。（罢休，保释）

4，Fisher was given a in the marketing section before a decision was made about his future. A. tryout

在关于他的前途的结果出来之前，Fisher在销售部试用。（试验，试用）

5，This is one of the few jobs you can do in this place and being completely drunk. B. get away with

这是在这个地方少数的工作中你可以做的，侥幸的逃脱好喝的处罚（侥幸成功，逃脱处罚）

6，The lieutenant general has got such an enormous — I’ve never known anyone so full of themselves! D. ego

中将拥有如此巨大的自尊——我从没见过任何人像他们那样自信。（自我，自尊，自负）

7，Before becoming a director, Jason had worked as a film critic for a magazine for a number of years. A,full blown

在完全成为一个导演之前，Jason曾经在一个杂志任职电影评论家很多年。（完全成为，形成）

8，According to a survey of 250 high schools, the rate among students is currently one in five. B. dropout

根据对250所高中的调查，目前辍学率1:5。（退学者，辍学者）

9，Please don’t be so depressed; I’m sure things will start to for the motor trade in the coming year. A. look up

请不要如此的精神不振，我确信在来年汽车业情况会开始好转。（改善，好转）

10，After a heated debate, the Parliament voted to impose a two-year on nuclear weapons testing. D. moratorium

在一场激烈的辩论之后，国会投票决定强迫暂停一个为期2年的核武器试验。（正式的延缓，暂停） Unit 8 A: come by zenith obliterate

in the nick of time falsifying

Slips of the tongue perseverence bracket on the watch marking time

1、 In my hometown, jobs were not so easy to obtain in the past as they are now.——come by

在我的家乡，实际上在过去工作并不是如此容易就获得的。（得到，获得） 2、 Once considered the peak of human achievement, climbing Mount Everest now is almost commonplace.——zenith

一考虑人类成就的高峰，攀登珠穆朗玛峰现在几乎是平凡的。（顶点，极点，最高点）

3、 I think there is time enough to erase the poignant memories of how things once went for him in Paris. ——obliterate

我认为这还有充分的时间来抹擦这令人心碎的记忆，事情曾经怎样尽力想求得他在巴黎。（除去，涂去，擦掉）？？