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Unit three Section A A Good Heart To Lean On New words 1.balance n. 1) [U] mental or emotional calm情感和精神上的平静 Try psychotherapy if you feel you are lacking balance in your life. 可以试试心理治疗。 朋友的离世打乱了她内心的平静。 Her friend’s death disturbed the balance of her mind. 2)[u]a state in which all weights and forces are evenly spread Keep one’s ~ A sense of ~ V. (cause to) be and keep in balance He is ~ing a cup on his head. 要学骑自行车，你必须学会保持身体平衡。 You must learn to balance when you learn to ride a bicycle. 2.cripple: vt. Make someone unable to walk or move properly because of damage to the back or legs A crippling blow致残的一击 The car crash ~ed him for life.那次车祸使他终生残废。 N.[C] someone who is physically disabled跛子，腿瘸的人 Note nowadays we use the terms” handic apped person ”or “disabled person” instead of “cripple”. 3.coordinate: vt cause (different parts,body parts,etc) to work together very well The plan was not very well coordinated, so it failed. 那项计划各部分协调的不好，所以失败了。 We must ~ our efforts to help people affected by the flood. 齐心协力去帮助遭受水灾的灾民。 4.halt: stop e.G The train ~ed and had to wait for hours while people worked to repair the line. 因铁路线上施工，火车停了下来，等了几个小时； n. A stop or pause停顿 Production was brought to a halt by the strike. 生产因罢工而停顿下来。 5. pace: 1)[singular] Speed of walking or running He proceeded at a leisurely pace. 他悠闲地往前走。 2) the speed at which sth happens 许多人抱怨现代生活的快节奏。 Many people were complaining about the fast ~ of modern life. Vi. walk with slow, regular, even steps He paced back and forth as he was thinking how to solve the problem. 6.subject: vt cause to experience sth uner pleasant (subject to sth ) E,g He was ~ to severe torture. 他受到了严刑拷打。 The scientists ~ed the product to a number of severe tests. 7.unaided: without help He managed to fulfill the difficult task completely unaided. 他孤军奋战，完成了那项…. 8.unworthy: not honest or morally wrong 不诚实，卑鄙的 E.g I am ~ of this great honor. 这荣誉太大，我可承受不起。 I felt I was ~ of her love. 我觉得自己不值得她爱。 Phrases and expressions 1.let on: mak