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Unit 6Foster: 促進(jìn)，培養(yǎng)，鼓勵A(yù) cofounder of : 創(chuàng)始人之一Disney Animation Studios: 迪士尼動畫公司A string of hit movies: 一系列的熱門電影A major motion picture studio: 一家大的電影制片廠Astound sb.: make sb surprised Track record: 歷史記錄Culminate: reach the highest point 達(dá)到頂峰Release: 發(fā)行，推出Blockbuster: 轟動一時(shí)的電影，熱賣的暢銷書Secure dozens of patents: 獲得了許多的專利Flop: complete failure 慘敗 Adherence: 堅(jiān)持，遵守，Merger: joining together 合并Transferable: 可推廣的Sustainable: 可持續(xù)的 Solo act: 個(gè)人行為Arduous: 困難的，艱巨的，費(fèi)力的Sort through：分類，整理Downright: 完全地，毫不含糊地Brandnew: completely newAssert: 聲稱，斷言Mandate: 命令，要求Unleash everyones creativity: 釋放每一個(gè)人的創(chuàng)造力Conviction: 堅(jiān)定的信念或主張Give sb free rein: 給某人完全的行動自由Exhilarating: excitingLast but not least 最后還有重要的一點(diǎn)Stick together: stay with each other and support each other 團(tuán)結(jié)一致，相互支持 Crystallize: 成形，形成Iterate: do it repeatedly 重復(fù)Pull together: 齊心協(xié)力Pull sth off: succeed in doing it 成功完成Screw sth up: cause it to fail 搞砸Mediocre: common, of average quality 平庸的Ingrained: steeped 根深蒂固的Leeway: freedom barness: utilize Pay lip service to sth.: 口頭上支持，口惠而實(shí)不至Solicit help from sb: ask help form sbUnit 7Demise: end or death 消亡，死亡 The deceaseds remains 死者的遺體Autopsy: postmortem 驗(yàn)尸Be consigned to ：be put in 被放置在Resound: 回蕩Be disquieted: be anxious 不安的，憂慮的A spell of 一段時(shí)間Fall suddenly and ferociously ill 突然得了重病 fierce and violentSuccumb to: 屈從于；感染；死于Bedridden: 臥床不起的Delirious: 神智昏迷的Lapse into a coma: 陷入昏迷Succor: assistance，aidAmount to : 意味著Sinister: evil, harmfulTop off: 完成，結(jié)束Jeopardy: dangerTake on 承擔(dān)Deductive reasoning: 演繹推理Discount: 打折扣；排除Malformed: 畸形的Pump blood 輸送血液Epidemic: 流行病Besiege ：assail包圍Elicit : causeImmaterial 不重要的Coincidental 巧合的Formalize 確定Eulogy 悼詞Prematurely : earlier than the proper timeInfectious: epidemic 流行性的Swollen 腫脹的Febrile 發(fā)熱的Rashy 出疹子的Unit 8Excite his contempt and indignation 激起他的蔑視和憤慨Disgust 反感，厭惡Be so violently provoked 被如此猛烈地激怒Be excluded 被拒絕Go away in a passion 盛怒之下走開了Be very intimate with sb 與某人十分親密Be so long and so widely current 如此長久廣泛的流傳著Implicitly 無疑問地，無保留地；含蓄地Sanction 認(rèn)可，批準(zhǔn)Resolve to do 決意做Flatter oneself 自以為是Dedicate sth to sb 將某物獻(xiàn)給某人Courtly ：very politeSoothe: comfort 安慰Insinuate 暗示Conciliate 安撫，取悅Be peculiarly gratified 尤其地感到滿足Be greatly obliged to sb 十分感激某人Undertake 承擔(dān)Perusal 閱讀In a state of anarchy (disorder)Hitherto 到目前為止Have recourse to sb 求助某人Expedient 權(quán)宜之計(jì)Nay more 不但如此，不僅如此Infallible 絕對正確的In the chair 在位期間Be wanting 不足的Importunately ：demandingly不斷要求的 Resort to 采取，動用，訴諸于Despise the honeyed words 鄙視這種甜言蜜語Be indignant 憤怒的Be the dupe of such an artifice 成為如此詭計(jì)的上當(dāng)者Fall a scribbling 亂寫，舞文弄墨Posterity 子孫后代Proprietor 所有者Enchantment 魅力Forbear 克制Contend 競爭Push on my work 堅(jiān)決將工作進(jìn)行下去Repulse 擊退；駁斥；拒絕A patron 贊助人，資助人，恩人；老主顧Encumber 妨礙，拖累Solitary 孤獨(dú)的Impart :pass on 傳授Providence ：god 上天Carry ones compliments to sb.向某人致意Manly behavior 大丈夫行為Assail: assaultAsperity: roughness Unit 9Preeminent: excellentCataclysmic: disastrousRevelation 意外的發(fā)現(xiàn)Wanax: king, ruler Precursor: forerunner Excavation: the act of diggingConsortium: group, an association 組合，聯(lián)盟In archaeological parlance 用考古的話說 （jargon）Weather out of the soil：reveal form soilHeresy: 異端邪說Wed it to: combine it with與.相結(jié)合Bear on : solveSubversive: revolutionary 顛覆性的，革命性的Conventional: traditionalForeword: preface 序言 Retrace:折返；追溯Stagger off the bus: get off the bus unsteadilyPreside: hostA tortured plot of sth 面目全非 Screen ：篩選Fan out 以扇形散開Rugged : uneven 崎嶇的Press on/ahead: push on 堅(jiān)決地進(jìn)行下去Luxuriantly 茂盛地Loot : take illegally 掠奪Scavenge: hunt 尋覓Catastrophe-proof 不受災(zāi)難影響的Log: record