Lesson Five 1. I‘d rather …… than ： prefer …… to …… .如：I’d rather deal with a simple man than a sophisticated man . 我宁愿与纯朴的人打交道，不愿与世故的人交往。
I had rather never have been born than see this day of humiliation. 我宁愿自己未曾出生，也不愿遭受今天的耻辱。
I would （had ） rather ……但愿（+that 从句中用过去式）。
如：I would rather he didn‘t tell her about it .我真希望他不告诉她这件事。
I had rather you did it alone . 但愿你一人做。
2. handicap ： 1） any disadvantage that makes success more difficult . 不利的因素。
如：Bad health is a handicap. 身体不好是不利因素。
His lack of English is a great handicap to him .他不懂英语对他是一大缺陷。
2 ） a physical or mental disability残疾。
如：Blindness is a great handicap.眼瞎是一大残疾。
3. at once at the same time ； simultaneously 同时。
如：It‘s hard for one to do two things at once .人很难同时做两件事。
4. eliminate： get rid of ； remove 消除。
如：to eliminate poverty根除贫穷； eliminate the prejudice消除偏见。
5. brainwash洗脑。
如：Don‘t let television commercials brainwash you into buying anything you actually don’t need .别让电视广告引诱你购买自己实际不需要的东西。
6. invariably ： always 常常，总是。
如：It‘s invariably wet when they take their holidays . 他们度假时总是下雨。
His intuition is invariably correct . 他的直觉总是对的。
7. campaign ： a connect set of actions to obtain a particular result in politics or business （社会，政治，选举）运动；游说，宣传活动。
如：an election campaign选举活动；an advertising campaign 广告宣传；a compaign to combat crime防止犯罪运动。
8. stereotype ： a conventional ， oversimplified conception陈腔滥调；陈规，老套，固定的现象。
如：He fits the stereotype of a ‘scholar’ . 他是典型的‘’学者‘’。 The idea is an old-fashioned stereotype .这观点是老一套了。
9. predominate： be superior in numbers ， etc. 占多数的。
如：Greens predominated in the picture .绿色植物是画中最醒目的。
presominate over胜过。
10. mold： work into a requied shape or from塑造。
如：Statues are molded out of bronze .雕像是用青铜铸成的。
He molded his style on the best writers . 他以第一流作者为榜样塑造了自己的文体。
Lesson Six 1. keep in touch with： contact保持联系。
如；Let‘s keep in touch . 让我们保持联系吧。
Keep in close touch with me . 与我保持密切联系。
2.（be） in for ： certain to undergo 不能避免。
如：The naughty boy is in for a beating . 淘气的男孩免不了要挨打。
We are in for a rainy season .我们不可避免要遭遇雨季。
It looks as if we‘re in for stormy weather .看那样子，似乎我们一定会遇到暴风雨。
3. reference： a mention， allusion 提及。
如：The court made numerous references to him as a witness. 法院经常传他去做证人。
4. in good spirits：情绪很好。
spirits ： [plural] mood with regard to great happiness or great sadness情绪。
如：I hope you will be in better spirits when we meet again.我希望我们下次见面时你情绪会好些。
He is so depressed that I wonder who could lift his spirits.他非常沮丧，我不知他能否振作起来。
5. embitter ： make bitter and angry使……怨恨。
如；being scolded without good reasons embittered him . 让人无端指责，他感到一腔怨气。
en- ， em （在b ，p 前）加在名词或形容词上转成动词。
另如：enable（使能够）； enamor 引起……的爱；encase将……装入箱中；enchant 施以魔法，使着迷。
embody具体体现； empower授权； emotionally使成紫色。
6. agitate： to disturb or excite emotionally 使不安，使兴奋。
如：His fiery speech agitated the crowd . 他的激情演讲让听众大为兴奋。
He was explaining the situation in an agitated manner . 他兴奋地说明着当时的情形。
agitate oneself over……为……独自焦虑。
如：Don‘t agitate yourself over such a thing .不要为这种事焦虑。
7. know of his whereabouts知道他的下落。
a ） know of： have heard about 听说过，知道（有……）。
如：Do you know of any cinema in this neighborhood？
你知道这小区里有电影院吗？
I know of a shop where you can get things like this . 我知道有一家商店，你可以买到这样的东西。
I don‘t know him， but I know of him .我不认识他，但知道有这个人。
b ） whereabouts： the place where a person or thing is 下落，去向。
如：I‘m still in the dark about his whereabouts.我仍然不知道他的下落。
8. inch ： move by small degrees缓慢行进。
如：The children inched through the traffic . 孩子们在拥挤的交通中缓慢前进。
I inched my way through the narrow space beeen the trucks . 9. tentative： a） of the nature of an experiment 试验性的；b ） unsure ， not definite ， hesitant 犹豫。
a tentative arrangrment 临时安排/a tentative offer试验性建议10. scoff at： mock at； jeer at：嘲笑，嘲弄。
如：You should not scoff at others‘ belief. 你不能嘲笑别人的信仰。
11. end up： reach a final state or condition 最后（有了某种结局），最后。
如：If you drive so rashly， you will end up in hospital .如果你这么鲁莽开车，最终会住进医院的。
He ended up tired and broke . 他最后累垮了，破产了。
12. associate with： keep company with与……陪伴。
如：He didn‘t allow his daughter to associate with anyone who smoked or drank.他不让他女儿与任何抽烟或喝酒的人为伍。
Whitman always assoisated with the working masses.惠特曼总是和工人阶级在一起。