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新世纪大学英语系列教材综合教程第四册Zooming in: An Integrated English Course Book 4Unit Eight Literary AppreciationText A The Story of an HourKey Words and Expressions1 conceal vt. (L6)keep sb / sth from being seen or known about; hide sb / sth 隐藏，隐瞒，掩盖e.g. You may conceal the truth some time, but you can’t conceal it forever. 真相也许能隐瞒一时，但无法隐瞒一世He tried to conceal his heavy drinking from his family. 他极力对家人隐瞒自己酗酒的事Collocation:concealment n. 隐藏，掩盖conceal from sb 对某人隐瞒conceal oneself 埋伏，潜伏2 hasten (L12)1. vi. hurry; move or act with speed 急忙，赶快e.g. The gentleman hastened to open the door for the lady. 这位先生急忙去给女士开门。

When the bell rang, he hastened to the telephone. 铃响起，他匆忙奔向话机2. vt. cause sth to be done or to happen earlier 催促，促进, 加快e.g. This newly-developed software will hasten our work greatly. 这个新开发的软件将大大加快我们的工作进程 As the time for the guest’s arrival approached, the housewife hastened her dinner preparations. 客人们就快到了，女主人抓紧赶快把晚餐准备好haste familyhaste n. 急忙，匆忙hasty a. 匆忙的，仓促的hastily adv. 匆忙地e.g. More haste, less speed. 欲速则不达3 abandonment n. (L16)1. [U] the fullest extent; the way as much as one likes 尽情；任意；放纵e.g. Last week seemed to have been spent in reckless abandonment. 上星期像是在不顾后果的放任中度过的。

Abandonment and abuse are not acts of God, they are failures of love. 放纵与滥用都为上帝所不容这些都是缺乏爱的结果2. the act of giving sth up; withdrawing support or help despite responsibility 放弃；遗弃e.g. Her abandonment of the idea upset him. 她放弃了这一意见，这令他很不高兴 Chinese law prohibits ill-treatment and abandonment of the disabled by family members. 中国法律规定，禁止家庭成员间的虐待和遗弃Collocation:abandon vt. & n. 放弃；遗弃；放任abandon oneself to 听任（感情泛滥）；沉溺于with abandon 尽情地，任意地4 haunt vt. (L22)1. return repeatedly to the mind of sb 萦绕在…心头，缠绕e.g. I was haunted by his last words to me. 他最后对我说的话一直在我心头萦绕。

Memories of her childhood haunted her.孩提时代的回忆经常出现在她的脑海中2. be in a place very often 常到某处e.g. As a girl, she used to haunt the local cinema. 还是做姑娘的时候，她经常去当地的电影院看电影 This is one of the cafes I haunted when I was a university student. 这是我读大学时常去的一家咖啡馆3. (of ghosts) visit a place regularly （鬼魂）常出没e.g. People say ghosts haunt that old house. 人们传闻那老房子闹鬼 The old castle is said to be haunted. 据说那老城堡闹鬼5 betray vt. (L36)1. show sth unintentionally; be a sign of 无意中显示出（某事）；显露出；表现出e.g. She said she was sorry, but her eyes betrayed her secret delight. 她说她很难过，但从她的眼神里却流露出她内心的喜悦。

His accent betrayed the fact that he was foreign. 他的口音显露出他是外国人2. hand over or show sb / sth disloyally 出卖某人；泄露某事; 背叛e.g. That man is capable of betraying his friends. 那家伙会出卖朋友 He would suffer death rather than betray the secret to the enemy. 他宁死也不向敌人泄露机密Collocation:betray one’s country 叛国betray a secret 泄露机密betray one’s trust 辜负了某人的信任6 subtle a. (L44)1. not easy to detect or describe; fine; delicate 难以觉察或描述的；细微的；精细的e.g. Bob doesn’t see the joke; it’s too subtle for him. 这个玩笑太微妙了，鲍勃没能听懂。

The message of this film is subtle and indirect. 这部电影的主题有点隐晦和间接2. organized in a clever and complex way; cunning 巧妙的；狡诈的e.g. a subtle design 巧妙的设计 a subtle analysis of the problem 对问题精辟的分析 This mobile telecom company is cheating its subscribers with a subtle message plan. 这家移动通讯公司用一种狡诈的短信方式欺骗用户3. able to see and describe delicate differences; sensitive 敏锐的；灵敏的e.g. She is a subtle observer of slight differences in things. 她是个敏锐的观察家，能觉察出事物的细小差别 It is important for an individual to keep a subtle mind. 对每个人来说，至关重要的是保持敏锐的头脑。

7 possession n. (L74)1 [C] thing that is possessed; property 所有物；财产e.g. He lost all his possessions in the fire. 这场火灾夺走了他所有的财产 He came here without friends or possessions and made his fortune. 他来时举目无亲、身无分文，全凭白手起家2 [U] state of possessing; ownership 领有；持有；具有e.g. The possession of a passport is essential for foreign travel. 去国外旅行需持有护照 On her father’s death, she came into possession of a vast fortune. 她在父亲去世后继承了大量的财产相关单词possess vt. 持有，具有；控制，支配e.g. Does he possess the necessary patience and tact to do the job well? 他有做好这项工作必备的耐性和应变能力吗？He is possessed with the idea that he is being followed. 他老是觉得有人跟踪他。

8 admission n. (L78)1. [U] entering or being allowed to enter 进入；获准进入e.g. Admission to British universities depends on examination results. 英国大学入学以考试成绩为凭 How does one gain admission to the Buckingham Palace? 怎样才能获准进入白金汉宫？2. [C] statement of acknowledging the truth of sth; confession 承认；供认；坦白e.g. The accused man refused to make an admission of his guilt. 被告人拒不承认罪行 His resignation amounts to an admission of failure. 他的辞职等于承认失败Collocation:。