生词学习
1. impressive
英 /ɪmˈpresɪv/ 美 /ɪmˈpresɪv/
adj. 感人的；令人钦佩的；给人以深刻印象的
• an impressive building with a huge tower 有高塔的壮观建筑
• an impressive performance 令人难忘的演出
• one of the most impressive novels of recent years 近年来给人印象最深的小说之一
• She was very impressive in the interview. 她在面试中表现得十分出色。
2. era
英 /ˈɪərə/ 美 /ˈɪrə; ˈerə/
n. 时代；年代；纪元
n. (Era)人名；(意、芬、印)埃拉
•the Victorian/modern/post-war era 维多利亚╱当今╱战后时代
•When she left the firm, it was the end of an era (= things were different after that) . 她离开公司后，一个时代结束了（后来的情况就大不一样了）。
3. stick
英 /stɪk/ 美 /stɪk/
vt. 刺，戳；伸出；粘贴
vi. 坚持；伸出；粘住
n. 棍；手杖；呆头呆脑的人
n. （Stick）（芬）斯蒂克（人名）
•The nurse stuck the needle into my arm. 护士把针扎进我的胳膊。
•Don't stick your fingers through the bars of the cage. 不要把指头伸进笼子里。
•I found a nail sticking in the tyre. 我发现轮胎上扎了一根钉子。
•He stuck a stamp on the envelope. 他把一张邮票贴到信封上。
•We used glue to stick the broken pieces together. 我们用胶把碎片粘到一起。
•I stuck the photos into an album. 我把照片贴到相册上。
•Her wet clothes were sticking to her body. 湿衣服贴在她身上。
•The glue's useless—the pieces just won't stick. 这种胶不行—这几片东西根本粘不住。
•Stick your bags down there. 把你们的包搁到那儿吧。
•He stuck his hands in his pockets and strolled off. 他把两手揣在口袋里溜达着走了。
•Can you stick this on the noticeboard? 你能不能把这个贴到布告牌上？
•Peter stuck his head around the door and said, ‘Coffee, anyone?’ 彼得从门后伸进头来问：“咖啡，哪位要？”
•Stick 'em up! (= put your hands above your head—I have a gun) 举起手来！
I got sick of my boss's moaning and told him he could stick the job. 我烦透了老板的牢骚，便跟他说那活儿他自己干吧，我才不稀罕。
•The key has stuck in the lock. 钥匙卡在锁里了。
•This drawer keeps sticking. 这个抽屉老卡住。
•I don't know how you stick that job. 我不知道那活儿你怎么受得了。
•The problem is, my mother can't stick my boyfriend. 问题是，我母亲不能接受我男朋友。
•John can't stick living with his parents. 约翰受不了和父母住在一起。
•The police couldn't make the charges stick (= show them to be true) . 警方无法证明那些指控成立。
•His friends called him Bart and the name has stuck (= has become the name that everyone calls him) . 朋友们称他巴特，这名字就叫开了。
•We collected dry sticks to start a fire. 我们捡了些枯枝生起火来。
•The boys were throwing sticks and stones at the dog. 男孩子们朝那条狗扔枝条扔石头。
•Her arms and legs were like sticks (= very thin) . 她胳膊和腿瘦得跟柴火棍儿似的。
•The old lady leant on her stick as she talked. 老太太说话时拄着拐棍。
•a hockey stick 曲棍球球棍
•a stick of dynamite 一根炸药棒
•carrot sticks 胡萝卜条
•a stick of butter 一条黄油
•pieces of pineapple on sticks 一串串插在小棍上的菠萝块
•The referee got a lot of stick from the home fans. 裁判饱受主队球迷的指责。
•We live out in the sticks . 我们住在偏远的乡村。
•He's not such a bad old stick . 他老兄人不算坏。
4. rudder
英 /ˈrʌdə(r)/ 美 /ˈrʌdər/
n. 船舵；飞机方向舵
n. (Rudder)人名；(德、西)鲁德尔
5. torn
英 /tɔːn/ 美 /tɔːrn/
vt. 撕开；撕掉；扯破；击破；裂开；拉伤（肌肉、韧带）；（非正式）飞跑；（眼睛）流眼泪（tear 的过去分词）
adj. 难以抉择的，摇摆不定的
n. (Torn) （美、瑞）托恩（人名）
6. roll
英 /rəʊl/ 美 /roʊl/
v. 滚动；翻身；（眼睛）转动；在原地打滚；（马）仰卧蹬脚；左右摇晃；蹒跚；使翻车；掷（骰子）；掷出（骰子数）；（转动）肩膀；行驶；推；摇车窗；（液体）滚落；（时间）流逝；稳定持续的；（产品）从（机器）产出；涌流；延绵起伏；运转；卷，卷起；展开；搓成；辗；发出隆隆声；把（衣服的边）卷起来；压平；覆盖；启动；用颤音发出（辅音，尤其是 r）
n. 卷；柱形物；卷状食品；滚动；翻筋斗；左右摇晃；隆隆声；小面包；总人数；名单；公文；延绵起伏；辊轧机；一管；掷骰子
n. (Roll) （美、挪、加）罗尔（人名）
•a roll of film 一卷胶卷
•Wallpaper is sold in rolls. 壁纸论卷销售。
•a roll of mints 一管薄荷糖
•Soup and a roll: ￡1.50 汤和一小条面包：1.50英镑
•a chicken/cheese, etc. roll (= filled with chicken/cheese, etc.) 鸡肉卷、奶酪卷等
•The kittens were enjoying a roll in the sunshine. 那些小猫在阳光下嬉戏打滚。
•a forward/backward roll 前╱后滚翻
•Rolls of fat hung over his belt. 一堆肥肉坠在他的腰带上。
•the electoral roll (= a list of all the people who can vote in an election) 选民名册
•The chairman called/took the roll (= called out the names on a list to check that everyone was present) . 主席点了名。
•the distant roll of thunder 远处隆隆的雷声
•a drum roll 咚咚的鼓声
•The order of play is decided by the roll of a dice. 比赛顺序是通过掷骰子决定的。
7. steer
英 /stɪə(r)/ 美 /stɪr/
vt. 控制，引导；驾驶
vi. 驾驶，掌舵；行驶
n. 阉牛
n. (Steer)人名；(英)斯蒂尔；(德、匈)施特尔
•He steered the boat into the harbour. 他把船开进港。
•He took her arm and steered her towards the door. 他抓住她的胳膊，把她带往门口。
•You row and I'll steer. 你划桨，我来掌舵。
•The ship steered a course between the islands. 船在岛屿之间穿行。
•The ship steered into port. 船驶进港口。
•He managed to steer the conversation away from his divorce. 他设法把话题从他离婚一事上引开。
•She steered the team to victory. 她率领全队取得胜利。
•The skill is in steering a middle course between the two extremes. 本领就在于避开这两个极端，走中间路线。
8. temporary
英 /ˈtemprəri/ 美 /ˈtempəreri/
adj. 暂时的，临时的
n. 临时工，临时雇员
• temporary relief from pain 短暂的解痛
• I'm looking for some temporary work . 我在找临时工作。
• They had to move into temporary accommodation . 他们不得不搬进临时住所。
• a temporary measure/solution/arrangement 临时措施╱解决办法╱安排
• More than half the staff are temporary. 半数以上的职员是临时雇员。
9. spare
英 /speə(r)/ 美 /sper/
adj. 额外的，备用的；多余的；瘦高的，瘦长的；简朴的；未装饰的；空闲的；少量的；节约的
v. 饶恕；不伤害；不毁坏；使避免；（尤指在自己困难的情况下）抽出，匀出；剩下；分让；节约；吝惜；删节
n. 备用品；（汽车或其他设备的）备用零件，配件；（十柱保龄球戏中的）二击全倒
n. (Spare)（美、英、瑞典、加、拉脱维亚、印、法）史琶尔（人名）
•We've got a spare bedroom, if you'd like to stay. 要是愿意你就住下，我们空着一间卧室。
•I'm afraid I haven't got any spare cash . 恐怕我手头没有多余的现金。
•Are there any tickets going spare (= are there any available, not being used by sb else) ? 有多余的票吗？
•a spare key/tyre 备用钥匙╱轮胎
•Take some spare clothes in case you get wet. 多带几件衣服，以备身上弄湿了好穿。
•He's studying music in his spare time . 他在空闲时间学音乐。
•I haven't had a spare moment this morning. 我一上午一会儿也没闲着。
10. plank
英 /plæŋk/ 美 /plæŋk/
n. [木]厚木板；支架；政纲条款；平板支撑
vt. 在…上铺板；撂下；立刻付款
n. （Plank）人名；（英、俄、芬、德）普兰克
•a plank of wood 一块木板条
•a wooden plank 一条木板
•The central plank of the bill was rural development. 这一法案的核心是农村发展。
11. equator
英 /ɪˈkweɪtə(r)/ 美 /ɪˈkweɪtər/
n. 赤道
12. tremendous
英 /trəˈmendəs/ 美 /trəˈmendəs/
adj. 极大的，巨大的；惊人的；极好的
•a tremendous explosion 巨大的爆炸声
•A tremendous amount of work has gone into the project. 大量的工作已投入到这项工程。
•It was a tremendous experience. 这是个了不起的经历。
短语学习
1. take the lead 带头；为首
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