另如：make a triumpohant entry凯旋进入；have free entry 可以自由进入。

　　2. abrupt ： subben or unexpected 突然。

　　如：an abrupt departure 突然离开。

　　3. sullen ： showing irritation or anger by a gloomy silence愠怒的。

　　4. indifferent： without interest or concern漠不关心，不在乎。

　　如： He seems indifferent to worldly success .他似乎不在乎名利。

　　5. draw or cast lots： to settle a question by the use of lots抽签。

　　6. be bound to do sth. bound： certain， sure 肯定。

　　如：We are bound to secceed . 我们肯定会成功。

　　7. refasten ： re + fasten fasten ： to attach firmly or securely in place or to something else系牢，牢牢固定，绑住。

　　如：Please fasten your seat belt .请系牢你的安全带。

　　fasten a boat to the quay 把船系于码头。

　　8. may as well： used to express an opinion about a reason for doing or not doing the action of the given verb还是做……的好；不妨……

　　如： If that‘s the case ， you may as well have a try . 如果情况果真如此，你不妨试试看。

　　Now that you‘re here， you may as well make yourself useful . 既然你在这里，你还是可以派上用场的。

　　9. mock ： fun of 嘲笑。

　　如：His writings mocked the follies of the age .他的著作嘲笑了那个时代的愚蠢。

　　The naught boy mocked his queer accent .淘汰的男孩嘲笑他奇怪的口音。

　　His irresponsibilty mocked my trust in him .他的不负责任嘲弄了我对他的信任。

　　10. nag at： be a constant source of unease or irritation to使苦恼不己。

　　如：The debt nagged at his conscience . 债务让他的良心痛苦不己。

　　11. narrow： limit， or restrict限制。

　　如：The detectives narrowed the search to just three suspects . 侦探将调查对象限制到三个嫌犯。

　　decrease缩小。

　　如：The gap between the rich and the poor should be narrowed .贫富的差距应该缩小。

　　12. consent ： to permit， approve， or agree 同意，批准。

　　如：My father didn‘t consent to our agreement at first .我父亲最初不同意我们结婚。

　　We consented to a temporany agreement . 我们达成临时协议。

　　by common consent 经一致同意。

　　13. implore ： beg urgently ； beseech恳求。

　　如： I implored your forgiveness .我恳求你宽恕我。

　　She implored him for mercy .她恳求他宽容她。

　　We implored him to stay on .我们恳求他再呆下去。

　　14. sum up：总结。

　　如： We summed up merits and demerits of the scheme . 我们总结了这个计划的优缺点。

　　Could you sum up the main points of the lesson？你能否总结本课的要点？

　　Lesson Twelve Why I Write 1. outrage： v. offend greatly触犯，违反。如：outrage common sense 违反常识。

　　2. sooner or later：迟早。如：Sooner or later ， you will get yourselves deeply involved in trouble. 　你迟早会让自己陷入麻烦之中。He would， sooner or later， realize the importance of…　他迟早会意识到……的重要性。

　　3. somewhat ： in some measure or degree； to some extent.　往往后跟形容词。　如：

　　The result was somewhat surprising. 结果有些让人感到吃惊。　He looked somewhat annoyed. 他显得有些不高兴。

　　4. facility ： ability to perform something easily灵巧，便利，熟练。如： He translated sth with great facility.他翻译时驾轻就熟。He showed facility in painting. 他在画画方面显得很熟练。

　　5. narcissism ：自恋，（精神分析）自我陶醉症。Narcissus （希腊神话）（爱上自己映在水中姿影的美少年，溺死后化为水仙花。）

　　6. filter through ： pass or slip through slowly渗出，（光等）漏出透至。如：The new ideas are filtering into the children‘s minds.孩子们脑中出现了新的思想。Sunlight filtered through the window. 　夕阳从窗户透进房间。Foreign influence began to filter into the country.外国的影响开始渗透进我国。

　　7. meticulous ：taking or showing extreme care about small details. 过分仔细的。如：She is meticulous in her dress. 她对衣服极其在意。He is very meticulous in checking his accounts. 他在查帐方面非常仔细。Our meticulous secretary never forgets anything . 我们仔细的秘书从不会忘记什么。

　　8. arresting： attracting attention ； striking.迷人的。如：a person of arresting good looks有迷人的面貌的人。An arresting sight一个引人注目的景象。

　　9. assess ： evaluate 评估。如； assess the importance of …/the value of …评估…

　　…的重要性/ 价值； assess the situation 　审时度势。assessment n . 10. discipline ： train and control the mind控制。如：You should learn to discipline yourself more. 　你应该学会更好地控制自己。

　　11. vary from …to…随着……而变化。如：Prices of vegetables vary from season to season。 蔬菜价格随季节变化而变化。Opinions vary from inspanidual to inspanidual.　仁者见仁，智者见智。

　　12. strive after， for / against： to struggle hard to get or conquer 为……奋斗。

　　如：strive for freedom / excellence 追求自由/ 卓越。

　　13. outweigh： to be more important than比………更重要，胜过。　如：My love for my parents outweighs everything else.　我对父母的爱重于一切。 Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages ？　有利因素大于不利因素吗？

　　14. guise ： general outside appearance 外观。如： an old idea in a new guise 新瓶装旧酒。 in the guise of……　打扮。　如： a thief in the guise of a salesman 打扮成推销员的小偷。

　　15. reconcile my ingrained likes and dislikes with… a. reconcile ： accept or be resigned to something not desired.使和解，调解；　使能安于，将就接受。如： He had to reconcile himself to his fate . 他必须接受自己的命运。　reconcile work and rest 劳逸结合。　He could not reconcile himself to such a low position .　他不能安于这样低的地位。　reconcile one‘s ideal with reality　使理想与实际一致。　b. ingrained根深蒂固的。如： ingrained morality 根深蒂固的德行。