自考高级英语Lesson 16 Through the tunnel.ppt

Lesson 16 Through the tunnel frown frown: the expression on your face when you move your eyebrows together because you are angry, unhappy, or confused with a frown He looked at her with a puzzled frown. Conscientious Conscientious: careful to do everything that it is your job or duty to do A conscientious teacher may feel inclined to take work home. Contrite Contrite: feeling guilty and sorry for something bad that you have done悔悟了的；后悔的；痛悔的 a contrite apology Out of: because of that unfailing impulse of contrition: 那无时不在的懊悔之情 Unfailing Lasting unfailing: always there, even in times of difficulty or trouble unfailing help/support etc I’d like to thank you all for your unfailing support. Lasting: strong enough, well enough planned etc to continue for a very long time SYN long-lasting The reforms will bring lasting benefits. blurt something ? out blurt something ? out: to say something suddenly and without thinking, usually because you are nervous or excited Peter blurted the news out before we could stop him. Determined Determined: having a strong desire to do something, so that you will not let anyone stop you Gwen is a very determined woman. Be determined to do something She was determined to win. Go off Go off: to leave a place, especially in order to do something go off to He went off to work as usual. Relieved Contented Relieved：feeling happy because you are no longer worried about something → relief relieved to see/hear/know something His mother was relieved to see him happy again. Contented：happy and satisfied because your life is good OPP discontented I felt warm, cozy, and contented. Scatter if someone scatters a lot of things, or if they scatter, they are thrown or dropped over a wide area in an irregular wayscatter (something) over/around/across etc something The flowers fell and scattered on the ground. if a group of people or animals scatter, or if something scatters them, they move quickly in different directions The sound of gunfire made the cr