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Unit 3 Rats and Men“Insoluble” Problems New Words neurosis: (pl. Neuroses) n.神经症, 神经衰弱症 acidosis n. bacteriosis n. induce （1） vt. to lead or move, as to a course of action, by influence or persuasion; induce sb. to do sth/into doing sth. We couldn’t induce the old lady to travel by air. induce (2) (2)to bring about or stimulate the occurrence of; cause This medicine will ~ sleep. inducement n. 诱导, 诱因, 动机, 刺激物 He hasn’t much inducement to study English. deduce introduce produce reduce seduce Blast (1) blast n.: a very strong gust of wind or air A blast of hot air came from the furnace. When the window was opened, an icy blast came into the room. Blast (2) v. (1) blow up with explosives 炸毁,炸开 Danger! Blasting in progress! (2) shrivel, injure (使)枯萎；毁灭 All his hopes were blasted by the war. The blossom is blasted by frost. insoluble soluble ( solve, solution) 可以解决的，可溶的 insoluble: (1)difficult or impossible to solve or explain insoluble problems (2) that cannot be dissolved insoluble matter不溶物质 execute execute v: (1) carry out, implement execute a plan /a piece of work (2) give effect to（使生效；实施） execute a legal document (3) carry out punishment by death on(处死) execute a murderer executive a. ~ ability the ~ branch of the government 政府行政部门 n. 行政人员 suspend suspend: (1)hang up from… ~ the picture from the ceiling. suspend (2) v. If you suspend something, you delay it or stop it from happening for a while or until a decision is made about it. A UN official said aid programs will be suspended. (3)V. If someone is suspended, they are prevented from holding a particular job or position for a fixed length of time or until a decision is made about them. Julie was suspended from her job shortly after the incident. compulsion compel v. (obligate) compulsive a. --He was a compulsive gambler and often heavily in debt. compulsory a.必修的 -- a compulsory subject opti