1、Lesson 2,vocabulary,1,prodigy (prdidi): a young person who is extremely clever or good at doing something, e.g. Mozart was a prodigy. 神童 a beauty training school: 美容培訓班 crinkle: full of wrinkles, twists and ripples fuzz: thin, soft hair 細毛, 絨毛,2,lament (lment for): feel or express great sorrow or re

2、gret for sth/sb 感到悲痛；痛惜 lop off: to cut a part of something off, especially a branch of a tree 修剪, 砍伐, 斬 soggy: unpleasantly wet and soft 濕透的 e. g. The ground is soggy from the rain.,3,clump: a group of trees, bushes or other plants growing very close together. 樹叢，灌木叢 ballerina（,blri:n）: a woman who

3、 dances in ballets,4,beyond reproach:無可指摘,完美無缺 reproach: blame, shame, disgrace, or a source, cause, or occasion of this 責備 willful: continuing to do what you want, even after you have been told to stop 任性的, 故意的 bellow (belu): a deep hollow sound 怒吼, 咆哮,5,foghorn: a horn on a ship or a lighthouse so

4、unded as a warning during a fog 霧號 drill: to teach someone by making them repeat something many times, e g. She was drilling the class in the forms of the past tense.,6,give up on sb: to stop hoping that someone will change, do something, etc. e. g. She has been in a coma for six weeks, but doctors

5、have not given up on her. entranced (entr:nst): very interested in and pleased with something so that you pay a lot of attention to it. 狂喜的;著迷的 e.g. He was entranced by the sweetness of her voice.,7,mesmerize (mesmraiz):,to make someone feel that they must watch or listen to something or someone, be

6、cause they are so interested in it or attracted by it 對.施催眠術; 迷住;迷惑 e.g. He was mesmerized by her charm and beauty.,8,lilt: To say, sing, or play (something) in a cheerful, rhythmic manner.輕快的有節奏的說、唱或演奏 saucy: impertinent or disrespectful; impertinent in an entertaining way; impossible to repress or

7、 control.無禮的; 調皮的, 頑皮的,9,ream: A quantity of paper, formerly 480 sheets, now 500 sheets or, in a printers ream, 516 sheets 令 e. g. He showed me reams of notes he had taken. bad-mouth: (informal, especially in: American English) to find fault with, to criticize or disparage, e g. His former colleague

8、s accused him of bad-mouthing them in public.,10,pick on someone: to blame someone for something, especially unfairly找.的岔,對.嘮叨指責 e. g. Why does the boss always pick on me? whine: complain in a sad, annoying voice (狗等)發哀鳴聲; 抱怨, 牢騷,11,keep time: to play a piece of music using the right rhythm and spee

9、d使合拍子,E.g.: Waltzes are usually in three-four time He went through the motions in half-time. She began moving her body in time to the music. While his friends were singing, he beat time for them. The girl was playing the piano for him, but he was always out of time with her.,12,conspire (knspai; (+w

10、ith/against)+to-v): to plan something harmful or illegal together secretly. e. g. He had conspired with an accomplice to rob the bank. People always conspire to keep the truth from me. A group of men were charged with conspiring against the government.,13,a talent show: A talent show/contest is a co

11、mpetition in which people show how well they can sing, dance, tell jokes, etc.才藝表演 curtsy (k:tsi): a gesture of greeting, respect, etc formerly made by girls and women and characterized by a bending of the knees and a slight lowering of the body(女子的)屈膝禮 e.g.: make a curtsy to the queen,14,debut (dib

12、ju:): a first appearance in public as of an actor e.g. The actress made her debut in the new comedy. squawk (skw:k): to utter a loud, harsh cry, as a parrot or chicken (鳥類的)嘎嘎叫聲; 大聲抱怨;抗議,15,prance (pr:ns): to rise up on the hind legs in a lively way, while moving along, said of a horse; to move abou

13、t in a way suggestive of a prancing horse (馬)騰躍 sulky: showing annoyance, resentment, dissatisfaction陰沉的; 生氣的 envision (invin): to imagine something not yet in existence; to picture in the mind想象, 預想,16,bewitch (biwit): to get control over someone by putting a magic spell on them施魔術于,蠱惑 e.g. The wic

14、ked fairy bewitched the princess and made her fall into a long sleep. jumble: an untidy mixture of things混亂 e.g.: These notes recorded a jumble of thoughts and feeling.,17,stricken: (formal) afflicted or affected by something painful or distressing; very badly affected by trouble, illness, etc被打中的,

15、遭殃的, 患病的 e.g.: He had to live with a stricken conscience for the rest of his life. Pain-stricken crowds swarmed into the square. A grief-stricken mother wrote this letter to the editor of the newspaper about the tragedy. .,18,intermission (,intmin): an interval of time between periods of activity; p

16、ause, as between acts of play間歇;暫停;中斷 juggle: to keep three or more objects moving through the air by throwing and catching them very quickly玩雜耍 tricky: requiring great skill or care棘手的，復雜的 tuner: a person who tunes musical instrument (a piano tune)調音師,19,recondition: to put back in good condition by cleaning, or repairing修理, 使復原, 使正常 moth-proof: treated ch