研究生精读UnitFour资料.pptVIP

Unit Four Einstein’s Painful Romance New words anguish: n. severe suffering (esp of mind) ---She was in great anguish until she knew that her husband’s life had been saved. anguished adj. expressing anguish ~ looks vehement a. (1) ( of feelings) strong, eager: --- ~ desire/passion --- a man of vehement character热情的人 (2) violent --- a vehement storm intertwine twine: To twist together (threads, for example); intertwine 使（如线）缠绕在一起 --- She twined her arms round my neck. intertwine: vt./vi. to join or become joined by twining together; --- a lattice intertwined with vines 攀附着藤蔓的格子窗 confide (1) vt. to tell (something) in confidence；to put into anothers keeping； ---confide the secret to sb向某人泄密 ---He confided his trouble to his friends. ---The children were confided to the care of the relatives. confide (2) vi. have trust or fain in; To disclose private matters in confidence --- confide in sbs honesty相信某人的诚实 ---There is no one here I can confide in. 这里没有一个我可以相信的人。 propagate (formal) (1) transmit ---vibrations propagated through rocks (2) spread more widely --- propagate news / knowledge propagation n. 传播 propaganda: 宣传 desperate (1) filled with despair and ready to do anyting ---The prisoners became desperate in their attempts to escape. (2) lawless; violent --- desperate criminals铤而走险的罪犯 (3) having lost all hope; despairing --- the desperate look --- a desperate cry for help desperation n. —You’ll drive me to desperation. meager meager: (1) having little flesh; very lean ---a meager face(清瘦的) (2) deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; deficient in richness, fertility… --- the meager soil --- meager income intersperse (1)To distribute among other things at intervals:散置，点缀 interspersed red and blue tiles on the walls在墙上点缀红色和蓝色的瓷砖 (2)To supply or diversify with things distributed at intervals 配置 a newspaper section that was interspersed with advertisements夹杂着广告的报纸栏目 a speech interspersed with witty remarks穿插着妙语的一篇演说. transparent easily seen throu