高级英语》6单元课文解析及课后答案.doc

Lesson Six Blackmail 词汇注释： blackmail n. extortion of money or something else of value from a person by the threat of exposing a criminal act or discreditable information 勒索，敲诈 v. force sb. to do sth. by blackmail勒索，敲诈 例：The strange man tried to blackmail the clerk into helping him draw the money, but he failed. 陌生人想讹诈职员迫使他帮他取出钱,但未能得逞。 suite n. a series of connected rooms used as a living unit（旅馆中的）一套房间 例：the honeymoon suite 蜜月套间 cryptic adj. having hidden meaning; secret，mysterious隐藏的，秘密的 例：a cryptic remark/message/smile 令人困惑的言语、信息、微笑 excessively adv. too much, too great, extremely 过多地，过度地 例：A company which makes high profits must pay profits duty to the government excessively. 赢利高的公司必须向政府额外地交纳利得税。 fray v. (cause sb./ sth. to) become strained and irritated使紧张，使烦躁 例：Relations between us have become frayed through a series of misunderstandings. 我们之间产生了一连串的误解，因而关系变紧张了。 errand n. a short trip taken to perform a specified task, usually for someone else差事，差使（一般是为他人跑腿） 例：He was tired of running errands for his sister. 他已经厌烦给姐姐当跑腿了。 sardonic adj. scornfully or cynically mocking讥讽的，嘲笑的 例：a sardonic smile/expression 嘲弄的微笑，表情 同义词：ironic, sarcastic, satirical 这三个词都含有“讽刺，嘲讽”的意味，其细微的区别在于ironic意味着一种微妙的间接表达出来的讽刺，如：Madness is an ironic fate for such a clear thinker.（对这样一个思维清晰的人来说，发疯莫过于一种带有嘲弄意味的命运。）sarcastic以使用讥讽的语言为特征，其目的在于挖苦或嘲笑他人，如：His colleagues are disgusted at his sarcastic tone.（他的同事都很反感他这种讽刺的语调。）satirical含有暴露某种东西，尤其是邪恶或愚蠢的讽刺之意，如：This article casts a satirical look at commercial radio.（这篇文章对商业广播进行了一番讥刺。）sardonic则侧重蔑视、讽刺的意味，也经常暗含着愤世嫉俗的意思，如：He was proud, sardonic, and harsh to inferiority of every description (Charlotte Bronte).（他对各种描写的低劣性都抱以傲慢、讽刺和毫不保留爱encompasses a wide range of subjects. 大学文科包括的科目范围很广。 flip v. to throw or toss with a light, brisk motion （有手指）轻弹，轻抛 例：He flipped a coin in the air. 他把一枚硬币投向空中。 décor n. (French)（singular form）furnishing and decoration of a room, stage, etc.（房间、舞台等的）布置、装饰 obese adj. (fml or medical) (of