1. pounce /paʊns/ v. 猛扑,突袭
bounce 跟 pounce 很像,bounce /baʊns/ v. 弹起,弹跳
两个单词记忆:弹起来(bounce)然后扑过来(pounce)
pounce on/upon 扑向,突然袭击;揪出,抓住(错误)等
eg:The teatherloves to pounce on pupil’s careless mistake.
老师喜欢抓学生们因粗心大意而犯的错误。
2.over/in thecourse of 在…期间,在…过程中
Also, small prey tend to hide in tiny spaces in their natural environments,
而且在野外,小猎物往往隐藏在狭小的空间里,
3.tend to 往往,倾向于
eg.We tend to make mistakes when we do things in a hurry.
忙中不免出错。
tendency /ˈtendənsi/ n.趋势,趋向
have a tendencyto do 倾向做某事
eg.Historytells us that mankind has a tendency to repeat past mistakes.
历史告诉我们人类有重蹈覆辙的倾向。
4. propensity /prəˈpensəti/ n.(行为方面的)倾向;习性
propensity forsth/propensity for doing sth/propensity to do sth 做某事的习惯、倾向
5.openings /ˈəʊpənɪŋ $ ˈoʊ-/ n.孔,洞,缺口
6. compel /kəmˈpel/ v.迫使,驱使,激励
eg.What is itthat compels us?What is it that gives us the courage to step out of the box?是什么激励着我们?是什么给我们勇气,跳出固有思维模式?
Compelling a.引人入胜的,扣人心弦的,令人信服的
eg.Those aresome of my favorite books,I hope you find them as compelling as I did.这些是我最喜欢的书,希望你跟我一样被这些书所吸引。
7. continuation /kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃən/ n.持续,延续
8. ottoman /ˈɒtəmən $ ˈɑː-/ n.箱式凳(箱子式的坐凳,有软垫)
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