1 particular 特别的，挑剔的adj eg. Ted was very particular about the color he used.特德在用色上非常讲究
2 freelance 自由作家n 自由的adj 当自由职业者vi
eg. Michael Cross is a freelance journalist.迈克尔·克罗斯是一名自由新闻记者。
eg. She has freelanced as a writer and researcher.她从事自由职业(vi)，一边写作，一边搞研究。
3 for a long time很长时间 homemaker家庭主妇
4 frame 框架，体型n eg. Their belts are pulled tight against their bony frames.他们的腰带紧紧裹着瘦骨嶙峋的身体。
给...镶边，组织，表达，诬陷v eg. The story is framed in a format that is part thriller,part love story.情节的展开模式既像惊险小说，又像爱情故事
5 for a living谋生 eg. In those years they were forced to beg for a living.那些年他们被迫乞讨维生.
6 unnatural 不自然的，反常的adj eg. She gave him a bright,detemined smile which seemed unnatural.她对他开朗、坚定地一笑，但笑得有点不自然
7 help out 帮忙...做事，借钱给... eg. I help out with the secretarial work.我帮着做些秘书工作。
eg. All these presents came to more money than I had, and my mother had to help me out.我的钱不够买所有这些礼物，我母亲只好借了我一些钱
8 day in,day out日复一日地 eg. You get fit by playing the game,day in,day out,morning,noon and night.从早到晚都坚持做这项运动，日复一日，你就能强壮起来。
9 promising 很有前途的 eg. A school has honoured one of its brightest and most promising former pupils. eg.一所学校给曾在这里就读的最聪明、最有前途的一位学生授予了荣誉头衔
10 go off 离开，失去兴趣，爆炸，突然大作，停止运转，进行，变质
11 demerit 缺点，过失n eg. Articles debating the merits and demerits of the three candidates.就 3 位候选人的优缺点进行辩论的文章
12 husbandry 畜牧业n eg. They depended on animal husbandry for their livelihood.他们以畜牧业为生。
13 take over 接管，占领,取代v eg. The Belgians took over Rwanda under a League of Nations Mandate.比利时人依照国际联盟的授权接管了卢旺达
14 sympathetic 同情的,支持的adj eg. She met people in London who were sympathtic to the Indian freedom struggle.她在伦敦结识了一些支持印度独立运动的人
15 reverse交换，倒车v eg. In this squares place a penny,nickel,dime and quarter in that order. The object is to reverse the order of these coins.在这些方块中按顺序放置1分、5分、10分和25分的硬币各一枚。目标是颠倒这些硬币的顺序。
16 stereotype 固定模式，刻板印象n live up to 符合，遵守，不辜负,达到
eg. Many men feel their body shape doesn’t live up to the stereotype of the ideal man.很多男人都觉得自己的体形不符合人们心目中惯有的理想男性形象。
使定型，使模式化 eg. He was stereotyped by some as a rebel.他被一些人认定为叛逆者。
17 plain 朴素的，单色的，明显的adj,平原n eg.a shy,rather plain girl with a pale complexion.肤色苍白、相貌平平的害羞女孩
18 obliterate 毁灭，忘却v eg. There was time enough to obliterate memories of how things once were for him.时间足以抹去他对过去经历的记忆
19 ennoble 使高尚，封为...贵族v ennobling高尚的
eg. the enduring fundermantal principles of life that ennoble mankind.使人类彰显高尚的经久不衰的人生基本准则
20 debase 使贬值,降低质量v eg. If this goes on, it will debase Our Thought.这样搞下去，要损害我们的思想。
21 adjective （注意发音）fountain喷泉，源泉n
22 suit 西服n 适合，令..满意v eg. They will only release information if it suits them.他们只会发布对他们有利的信息。
23 qualify 取得资格，符合v eg. 13 percents of American households qualify as poor,says Mr. Mishel.米歇尔先生说，13%的美国家庭符合贫困家庭的标准。
24 reluctant不愿意的 sole单独的 mechanize使机械化
25 bear （bore过去式）生孩子，开花v eg. Emma bore a son called Karl.
26 predispose 使倾向于,易患v eg. They take pains to hire people whose personalities predispose them to serve customers well.他们千方百计雇用那些性格上天生适合服务顾客的人。
27 go nuts 发疯 eg. My father would go nuts if he saw bruises on me.如果我爸爸看到我脸上有伤痕，他会气疯的。
28 perk 补贴，额外待遇n perk up 使活跃，使上涨v eg. One of the perks of being a student is cheap travel 当学生的好处之一是旅行购票可以优惠
29 look down on 看不起 cut out是...的材料adj 剪开，劈开v eg. He doesn't feel he is cut out to be a leader.他认为自己没有做领导的才能。
30 welder 焊接工 restless 焦虑不安的，难以入睡的 By 1982,she was restless and needed a new impetus for her talent.到了1982年，她感到厌倦了，需要新的动力来激发她的才能。
31 it follows 它符合，遵守 eg. It follows that the longer you work,the more tired you will be.你工作得愈久,你愈会疲倦, 那必然是真的.
32 effeminate 柔弱的，娘娘腔的adj eg. He spoke in an effeminate voice.他讲起话来一副娘娘腔.
33 stigma 耻辱n eg. There is a strong argument for remaining an unmarried mother. There is no stigma attached any more.有强有力的理由来支持未婚妈妈。这再也不是什么丢脸的事了。
34 spotless 一尘不染的,无瑕疵的 tie down 束缚v eg. We have agreed from the beginning not to tie each other down.我们一开始就说好了不会互相束缚.