综合英语4-Unit 9 Vocabulary.doc

Unit 9 How I found My Voice Paragraph 1-2 trilogy 三部曲 n. (pl. trilogies) a group of three related literary or operatic works; a group of three books, films/movies, etc. that have the same subject or characters stutter 口吃 [SYN] stammer verb vt. vi. to have difficulty speaking because you cannot stop yourself from repeating the first sound of some words several times Collocation: stutter + speech e.g. ‘W-w-what?’ he stuttered. stutter sth. e.g. I managed to stutter a reply. vi. ( of a vehicle or an engine ) to move or start with difficulty, making short sharp noises or movements e.g. The car stuttered along in first gear. noun [ singular ] a speech problem in which a person finds it difficult to say the first sound of a word and repeats it several times e.g. He had a terrible stutter. the voice-over announcer 画外音播音员 the unseen announcer who makes a commentary or gives an explanation which is heard as part of a film or television program Comparison: newscaster, host/hostess Paragraphs 3-22 snicker 窃笑 verb [ intransitive ] Collocation: snicker at … 嘲笑某人/事 to laugh in a quiet unpleasant way, especially at sth rude or at sbs problems or mistakes e.g. Although his friends snickered, they were till impressed. [SYN] titter 偷笑 noun in public：If you do sth. in public, people in general will hear about it or see it. e.g. She was too proud to show her grief in public. On this occasion, we departed from our normal practice of holding the meetings in public. Antonym: in private e.g. Cecil can be very rude in private, though in public he is usually polite. traumatic: a. 不顺心的,受创伤的,外伤的AmE / trae’m?tik / adjective (1) extremely unpleasant and causing you to feel upset and/or anxious; distressing; emotionally disturbing e.g. a traumatic experience Divorce can be traumatic for everyone involved. (2) [ only before noun ] ( psychology or medical ) connected with or caused by trauma traumatic amnesia (外伤性健忘症) e.g. The onset