Unit 4
△Pygmalion n.（希腊神话）皮格马利翁
adaptation n. 适应（性）
classic adj. 经典的
caption n.说明文字
plot n. 情节
professor n. 教授
△phonetics n. 语音学
△colonel n.（陆军）上校
△fateful adj. 重要的
whistle vi. 吹口哨
garment n. 衣服
woolen adj. 毛纺的
hesitate vi. 犹豫
uncomfortable adj. 不舒服的
uncomfortably adv. 不舒服地
troublesome adj. 带来麻烦的
wallet n. 皮夹；钱包
outcome n. 结果
thief n. 小偷
handkerchief n. 手帕
△disguise vt. 伪装
△in disguise伪装的
mistaken adj.错误的
brilliant adj. 光辉灿烂的
classify vt. 编排
remark n. 谈论；
betray vt. 显露出
upper adj. 较高的
extraordinary adj. 不同寻常的
condemn vt. 谴责
△gutter n. 排水沟
properly adv. 适当地
△duchess n. 公爵夫人
ambassador n. 大使；使节
acquaintance n. 相识
handful n. 一把
△amazement n. 惊讶
△in amazement震惊
fortune n. 机会
authentic adj. 真实的
status n. 身份
superior adj. 优秀的
△disapprove vt.认为不好
rob vt. 抢劫
antique adj. 古时的
musical adj. 音乐的
stocking n. 长袜
△believer n. 信徒
Buddhism n. 佛教
△Buddhist n. 佛教徒
△Buddha n. 佛
△vowel n. 元音
cookie n. 饼干
teapot n. 茶壶
cream n. 奶油
nail n. 指甲
wax n. 蜡
disk n. 磁盘
△wax disk 旧式唱片
shabby adj. 破旧的
△curtsy vi. 行屈膝礼
△shilling n. 先令
referee n. 裁判员；仲裁者
compromise n. 妥协
horrible adj. 可怕的
laundry n. 洗衣店
bathtub n. 浴缸
sob vi. 啜泣
waist n. 腰
vest n. 背心
disgusting adj. 使人反感的
△heartily adv. 心情地
overlook vt. 俯视
alphabet n. 字母表
△effective adj. 有效的
fade vi. & vt.（使）褪色
fade out（声音、画面）逐渐模糊
1.Here was a chance for me to distinguish myself by inventing
something mereciful that would catch snakes but not harm them.
2.The first thing I did was to see if there were any products that
might help me,but there only seemed to be powders designed to kill
snakes.
3.Pressed by my friends and relations,I decided to seize the
opportunity to get recognition for mu successful idea by sending my
invention to the patent office.
4.Only after you have had that recognition can you say that you are
that you trulu an inventor.
5.Nor will you receive a patent until a search has been made to
find out that your product really in different from everyone
else's.
6.He found that by pressing his lips against his mother's
forehead,he could make his mother understand what he was saying.
7.It was this exploring around problems and his dynamic spirit that
led to his most famous invention-the telephone in 1876
8.The day is coming when telegraph wires will be laid on to houses
just like water or gas-and friends will talk to each other without
leaving home.
△Pygmalion n.（希腊神话）皮格马利翁
adaptation n. 适应（性）
classic adj. 经典的
caption n.说明文字
plot n. 情节
professor n. 教授
△phonetics n. 语音学
△colonel n.（陆军）上校
△fateful adj. 重要的
whistle vi. 吹口哨
garment n. 衣服
woolen adj. 毛纺的
hesitate vi. 犹豫
uncomfortable adj. 不舒服的
uncomfortably adv. 不舒服地
troublesome adj. 带来麻烦的
wallet n. 皮夹；钱包
outcome n. 结果
thief n. 小偷
handkerchief n. 手帕
△disguise vt. 伪装
△in disguise伪装的
mistaken adj.错误的
brilliant adj. 光辉灿烂的
classify vt. 编排
remark n. 谈论；
betray vt. 显露出
upper adj. 较高的
extraordinary adj. 不同寻常的
condemn vt. 谴责
△gutter n. 排水沟
properly adv. 适当地
△duchess n. 公爵夫人
ambassador n. 大使；使节
acquaintance n. 相识
handful n. 一把
△amazement n. 惊讶
△in amazement震惊
fortune n. 机会
authentic adj. 真实的
status n. 身份
superior adj. 优秀的
△disapprove vt.认为不好
rob vt. 抢劫
antique adj. 古时的
musical adj. 音乐的
stocking n. 长袜
△believer n. 信徒
Buddhism n. 佛教
△Buddhist n. 佛教徒
△Buddha n. 佛
△vowel n. 元音
cookie n. 饼干
teapot n. 茶壶
cream n. 奶油
nail n. 指甲
wax n. 蜡
disk n. 磁盘
△wax disk 旧式唱片
shabby adj. 破旧的
△curtsy vi. 行屈膝礼
△shilling n. 先令
referee n. 裁判员；仲裁者
compromise n. 妥协
horrible adj. 可怕的
laundry n. 洗衣店
bathtub n. 浴缸
sob vi. 啜泣
waist n. 腰
vest n. 背心
disgusting adj. 使人反感的
△heartily adv. 心情地
overlook vt. 俯视
alphabet n. 字母表
△effective adj. 有效的
fade vi. & vt.（使）褪色
fade out（声音、画面）逐渐模糊
1.Here was a chance for me to distinguish myself by inventing
something mereciful that would catch snakes but not harm them.
2.The first thing I did was to see if there were any products that
might help me,but there only seemed to be powders designed to kill
snakes.
3.Pressed by my friends and relations,I decided to seize the
opportunity to get recognition for mu successful idea by sending my
invention to the patent office.
4.Only after you have had that recognition can you say that you are
that you trulu an inventor.
5.Nor will you receive a patent until a search has been made to
find out that your product really in different from everyone
else's.
6.He found that by pressing his lips against his mother's
forehead,he could make his mother understand what he was saying.
7.It was this exploring around problems and his dynamic spirit that
led to his most famous invention-the telephone in 1876
8.The day is coming when telegraph wires will be laid on to houses
just like water or gas-and friends will talk to each other without
leaving home.
