英语综合教程第二册Unit 2 Friendship.pptVIP

* Joelle and her little brother would gleefully ring our doorbell until the battery died or the circuit shorted – whichever happened first. gleeful (adj.): full of high-spirited delight; joyful South Africa, the host country of 2010 FIFA World Cup, was enveloped in a gleeful atmosphere and penetrating sound of vuvuzela. glee (n.): great delight or merry When he received an invitation for the inauguration ceremony, his face lit up with glee. * Some evenings after dark, when we were assumed to be taking baths or doing homework in our own homes, I would sneak over to her house and enter through the garage door that led to the basement – just so we could talk a while longer. assume (v.): to suppose to be the case without proof Obtaining a master’s degree is often assumed to be a career-enhancing option for young people, so there is a nation-wide craze for graduate study. * assume (v.): to take on or adopt (a manner or identity), sometimes falsely e.g. 1) He assumed indifference after being informed of his failure in the election. 2) Though all his possessions were confiscated, he still assumed a ridiculous air of superiority. * sneak (v.): to move or go in a furtive or stealthy way He was so bored with the lengthy and dry speech that he sneaked out of the conference hall through the back exit. sneak (v.): to do or obtain (sth.) in a stealthy or furtive way John sneaked a glance at his electronic dictionary in the exam. * I now know that there is something ferocious and innocent in that time when young girls will steal away into the night just to spend time with a best friend, something that – when later replaced with late-night phone calls to boys – can never be reclaimed. * reclaim (v.): to retrieve or recover (sth. previously lost, given, or paid); to obtain the return of The commander wanted to reclaim the bridgehead he had lost in the previous battle. reclaim (v.): to bring (waste land or land formerly under water) under