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Useful words and phrases in U9 B3 gear: n.传动装置, 齿轮,工具, 设备 v.使适应于, 以齿轮连起, 配搭活动,调整 The party organization is moving into top gear as the election approaches. 随着选举临近，党组织的活动也如火如荼。 Most cars have four forward gears. 大多数汽车有四个前进挡。 Education should be geared to the childrens needs and abilities. 教育应适应儿童的需要和能力。 soothe (v.) (Line1, Para1) 1) make less angry or anxious; comfort or calm 使平静；使镇 静；安慰 2) ( + with) make less painful 缓和（疼痛）；减轻（痛苦） soothing (adj.) (Line7, Para2) Some people _soothe_ their nerves with music (用音乐舒缓神经). But __soothing__ words (安慰的话) work best to me. This __soothing medicine (止痛药) will efficiently _ soothe your sour throat (减轻喉咙痛苦). blast: n.爆炸, 巨响, 一阵(强风), 严厉的批评, 愉快的经历 v.爆破, 摧毁, 发出巨响, 用力撞击, 批评 The bomb blast killed several harmless passers-by. 炸弹爆炸使几个无辜行人受伤。 Rock music blasted full from the parlor. 震耳欲聋的摇滚乐从客厅传来。 Frost blasted the blossoms. 霜使花凋谢了。 aggressive: adj.侵略的, 进攻性的, 好斗的, 有进取心的He has an aggressive manner. 他的态度咄咄逼人。 His style of argument in meetings is not so much aggressive as pertinacious. 他在会议上的辩论态度并非锋芒逼人而是坚持己见。 A successful businessman must be aggressive. 一个成功的商人必须有进取心。 spectrum: n.范围, 系列,光谱In the spectrum, distinct colours shade into each other. 在光谱中，截然不同的颜色相互融合起来。 Red and violet are at opposite ends of the spectrum. 红色和紫色位于光谱相对的两端。 Theres a wide spectrum of opinions on this problem. 对这个问题的说法众说纷纭，莫衷一是。 haze: n. 薄雾,阴霾,疑惑 vt. 使变朦胧,使变糊涂,使劳累 vi. 变朦胧,变糊涂 The haze has burnt away. 烟雾消散了。 commission (Line 10, Para. 3) (v.) formally ask someone to do a piece of work 委托 (n.) 1) 委员会，调查团，考察团 2) 佣金，回扣 3) 授权，委托；所授之权， 所托之事 Rowan was commissioned to send the message to Garcia. 罗文受托将这封信交给加西亚 The commission for painting a picture of the President was given to a well-known artist. 给总统画像的事项已经委托给了一位著名画家。 He receives a commission of 10 percent on sales, as well as a salary. 他按销售数量收取百分之十的佣金，另外还有一份薪水。 Recently, a commission on education was sent to America. 最近，一支教育考察团被派往美国考察。 prone: adj.易于 ... 的, 有 ... 倾向的, 俯卧的