Word List
washwoman n. (美)洗衣妇（英washerwoman）
laundry n. 待洗的衣服
sickly adj. 多病的，不健康的
ancestor n. 祖先，先辈
accumulate v. 积累
polished adj. 打磨亮的
neatly adv. 整洁地
iron vt. 熨烫
find n. 发现物（尤指有价值和贵重之物）
bedclothes n. （复）被褥，寝具（床单、毯子等）
scrub vt. 用力擦洗
washtub n. 洗衣盆，洗濯盆
rinse vt. 以清水冲洗
washing adj. 洗衣服用的，清洗用的
soda n. 苏打
soak vt. 浸湿，泡
drying n. 凉干
aged adj. 年老的
bless v. 为……祝福，使幸福
burden n. 负担
bear vt. 负担，承担
bitterness n. 痛苦，悲伤
altar n. 圣坛
faithless adj. 背信弃义的，不忠实的
insult n. 侮辱
sacrifice n. 牺牲
harsh adj. 艰苦的，恶劣的
icy adj. 结冰的
heat vt. 加热
dear adj. 昂贵的
severe adj. 严酷的
teapot n. 茶盖
arthritis n. 关节炎
strangely adv. 奇怪地，异常地
stubbornness n. 坚定，坚强
donkey n. 驴子
creation n. 创作，创作物
puff n. （空气、烟雾等的）一般
gigantic adj. 巨大的
unload vt. 卸下，放下
utter vt. 说，讲
priest n. 教师，神父
Himself n. 上帝
wash n. 洗濯物
blessing n. 祝福
good n. 利益，好处
cross vt. 用右手在胸前划十字
indomitable adj. 不可征服的，不屈的
property n. 财产
rightful adj. 合法的
fulfill vt. 完成
undertake vt. 承揽，接受
sphere n. 范围，领域
holy adj. 神圣的
tongue n. 语言
paradise n. 乐园
Proper Names
I.B. Singer I·B·辛格
Gentile 非犹太人
Useful Expressions
have contact with 与……联系
count out 数出
be blessed with 具有
use up 用完
beyond the limits 越出，超出（范围、限度）
live to be 活至……
from side to side 左右（摇摆）
as though 似乎
send for 请来
speak of 表达
regardless of 不顾
Word Study
cover vt.
1.(用东西等)遮盖，覆盖
V+N(+with+N)
No matter how much we heated our stove, the window were covered with frost.
2.掩盖，隐瞒
V+N
He spoke loudly to cover his nervousness.
3.涉及，包括；处理
V+N
You don’t have enough time to cover all your duties, so you get worried.
The task of writing a dictionary begins with reading huge amounts of the literature of the period or subject that the dictionary is to cover.
4.走完（一段路程）；看完（若干页书）；够付费用
V+N
They expected to cover 30 miles more by sunset.
The novel was so interesting that he covered more than 100 pages at one sitting(一口气) .
5.Phrases:
cover sth. up整个蒙上或包上；隐瞒；包庇
cover for sb. 代替某人工作或履行职责等
fall vi.
1.落下，跌落；（树叶等）降落；（雨、雪等）落下
V
The radio fell off the desk and broke.
When a strong wind blew the leaves fell from the tree like raindrops.
The snow kept falling all night.
2.(头发、幕等)垂下，垂落
V
The girl’s hair fell around her shoulders in golden curls.
Suddenly the baby’s hand reached out and grasped one of the dark curls that fell about his mother’s neck.
When the curtain fell, the audience burst into loud applause.
3.倒下，掉下，跌倒
V
A dondey may permit himself to fall under his burden, but not a human being, the best of creation.
When Tracy jumped up on the hood of a friend’s car, he lost his balance and fell.
He held the wolf with his teeth and killed it, then he fell on his back and slept.
4.(温度或价格等)下降，跌落；（风）减弱
V
The temperature will fall at night.
China’s birth rate has been falling steadily since 1978.
5.变成，进入……状态
V+adj.
When Colin finished, the group fell silent.
In the middle of the movie, my younger son Sean fell asleep.
6.(夜幕等)降临
V
The man walked on and on until darkness fell.
7.Phrases:
fall behind sb. 落后于，输给别人
fall on sb./sth. （任务等）落到；（目光）落到
fall behind with sth. 拖欠（房租或付款等）
fall into sth. （突然）掉入；变成某种状态；养成（坏习惯等）；属于（某种类别）（注意不可说“fall off from”或“fall off of ”
fall n. (美)秋天；落下；降落；跌倒；（物价或价格的）下降；降雨量；降雪量
pass vt. &vi.
1.通过，穿过；经过
V;V+prep.phrase;V+N
The crowd moved back to let the firefighters pass.
Previously, men like Gould and Harriman, whose names everyone knew, could easily have passed through a crowd without being recognized.
2.(时间等)流逝；度过（时光）
V;V+N
Eleven days passed, days of cold and rain.
More than two months passed, and we heard no news about the woman.
Once more the bow danced across the strings; and so another hour passed quickly.
We will never forget the day we passed with Tracy’s parents Cory and Bill.
3.（考试等）合格；通过（考试等）；让……通过（考试等）
V;V+N
I hear the exam will be very hard. I don’t think I will be able to pass.
Of fifty students, only half passed in the chemistry examination.
The teacher decided to pass him on account of his progress.
4.(法案或建议等)通过，通过（法案或建议等）
V;V+N
The bill finally passed after a long discussion.
The government will soon pass new laws concerning environment protection.
5.把……递给，传递
V(+N)+N;V+N+to+N
Would you pass the pepper, please?
Pass me today’s People’s Daily, would you?
Xiao Gao passed the ball to Xiao Han, who kicked it into the goal.
6.Phrases:
pass by (时间)流逝
pass by sb. /sth. 通过，经过
pass sth. down 把……传给后代，当作遗产给予
pass sth. on to sb. 传递（物品）；传授（知识等）；传染（疾病）
pass sth. out 分发
