新視野大學(xué)英語讀寫教程第四冊單詞聽力 Unit 10b

<1>upbeat a. positive and making you feel that good things will happen 愉快的;積極向上的

<2>bless vt. ask God to protect sb. or sth. 祈求上帝保佑

<3>hold out for sth. not accept anything less than you have asked for 堅(jiān)持要求

<4>shy away fromavoid (doing) sth. because of dislike, fear, or lack of conidence 回避;避開

<5>show up 1. be easy to see or notice 顯露;顯現(xiàn)2. appear; arrive, often after a delay 出現(xiàn);露面

<6>on sight as soon as you see sb. or sth. 一看見...

<7>be about to do sth. be on the point of doing sth. 將要做某事

<8>thanks to because of 幸虧;

<9>at irst glance when irst looking at sth. 乍一看

<10>be blessed with have a special ability, quality, etc. 具有;享有

<11>Jerome Kagan 杰羅姆·凱根(人名)