1.sharply[5FB:plI] =in a sharp manner  ad. 尖刻地

    e.g. He answered sharply “no”. 他严厉地回答“不”。

2.dull[dQl] =monotonous, uninteresting   a.乏味的，单调的

    e.g. Actually this is a dull book. 实际上，这是一本枯燥无味的书。

3.committee[kE5mItI] =group of persons appointed to attend to special business  n. 委员会

    e.g. He was invited to attend a committee meeting. 他被邀请参加委员会会议。

4.secretary[5sekrEterI] =employee in an office, who deals with correspondence, keeps records, makes arrangements and appointments for a particular member of the staff  n. 秘书

    e.g. Mr. Davis was not in the office, his secretary answered my phone call. 戴维斯先生不在办公室，他的秘书接了我的电话。

5.excitement[Ik5saItmEnt] =state of being excited  n.兴奋

    e.g. That news caused great excitement. 那个消息令人极为兴奋。

6.passenger[5pAsIndVE] =person being conveyed by bus, taxi, tram, train, ship, aircraft, etc.  n.    旅客，乘客

    e.g. There is only one passenger on the bus. 公共汽车上只有一个乘客。

7.stream[stri:m] =steady flow ( of liquid, persons, things, etc)  n.（人）流；水流

    e.g. Streams of people were coming out of the railway station. 人潮从火车站涌出。

8.possess[pE5zes] =own, have   v. 拥有

    e.g. He lost all that he possesses overnight. 他一夜间失去了拥有的全部东西。

9.backwards[5bAkwEdz] =towards the back   ad.       向后

    e.g. He looked backwards over his shoulder. 他回头向后看。

10.escape[I5skeIp] = get free, get away (from)   vi.   逃脱；逃跑

    e.g. The canary has escaped from its cage. 金丝雀从笼中逃掉了。

11.criminal[5krImInEl] = person who commits a crime or crimes  n.罪犯

    e.g. The criminal was finally caught in New York State after five months. 罪犯最终于五个月后在纽约州被抓到了。

12.entrance[`entrEns] =opening, gate, door, passage, etc by which one enters   n.    入口

    e.g. The entrance to the cave had been blocked up. 那个洞的入口已被阻塞。

13.disbelief[dIsbI5li:f] =refusal to believe   n.       怀疑，不相信

    e.g. He shook his head in disbelief. 他怀疑地摇着头。

14.admiration[AdmI5reIFEn] =feeling of pleasure, satisfaction, respect or, wonder  n.       羡慕

    e.g. She speaks English so well that her friends are filled with admiration. 她英语说得好极了，她的朋友皆羡慕不已。

15.notebook[5nEJtbJk] =book in which to write notes  n.笔记本

    e.g. He wrote down important appointments in his notebook. 他在笔记本上记下重要的约会。

16.robber[5rRbE]  =person who robs  n.       强盗

    e.g. The robber robbed the old lady of her watch. 强盗抢走了老妇人的手表。

17.inform[In5fC:m] =give knowledge to    vt.   通知，告知

    e.g. Keep me informed of fresh developments. 随时告诉我新的发展。

Words to look up in the dictionary

 1. view  (1) n. = field of vision 视野，眼界

e.g. Clouds came down and the hill tops passed from our view. 云层笼罩了下来，我们看不到山顶了。

          Phrases: in view of = considering, taking into account  鉴于，由于

e.g. In view of the facts, it seems useless to continue. 由这些事实看来，继续下去似乎是无效果的。

come into view = become visible 被看见

e.g. As we rounded the bend the lake came into view. 我们转过弯，那湖泊就呈现在我们的眼前。

(2) n. =scenery, landscape, etc 风景

e.g. This house has fine views over valleys and mountains. 这是一所面山临谷风景优美的房子。

(3) vt. =look at, examine, consider 看，检视，考虑

e.g. The subject may be viewed in various ways. 这问题可从各方面考虑。

2.slip (1) n. =act of slipping; false step; slight error caused by carelessness  滑，失误，小疏忽

e.g. It’s completely a slip of pen. 这完全是笔误。

(2) v. =lose one’s balance; fall or almost fall as the result of this 失足，滑倒

e.g. He slipped on the icy road and broke his leg. 他在结冰的路面上滑倒而摔断了腿。

(3) v. =go or move quietly or quickly, esp. without attracting attention  匆匆行动或悄悄移动；潜行

e.g. The years slipped by. 岁月在不知不觉中逝去。

(4) v. =move, get away, escape, fall, by being difficult to hold, or by not being held firmly（由于很难抓住或未抓紧而）滑落，掉

e.g. The fish slipped out of my hand. 鱼从我手中滑落。

(5) v. =move smoothly and effortlessly; go with a gliding motion 滑动，滑行

e.g. The ship slipped through the water. 那条船在水上滑行。