lesson six
1. keep in touch with：contact保持联系。如；
let‘s keep in touch .让我们保持联系吧。
keep in close touch with me .与我保持密切联系。2.（be）in for：certain to undergo不能避免。如：
the naughty boy is in for a beating .淘气的男孩免不了要挨打。we are in for a rainy season .
我们不可避免要遭遇雨季。
it looks as if we‘re in for stormy weather . 看那样子，似乎我们一定会遇到暴风雨。3.
reference：a mention，allusion提及。如：
the court made numerous references to him as a witness.法院经常传他去做证人。4.
in good spirits：情绪很好。
spirits：[plural] mood with regard to great happiness or great sadness情绪。如：
i hope you will be in better spirits when we meet again.我希望我们下次见面时你情绪会好些。
he is so depressed that i wonder who could lift his spirits.他非常沮丧，我不知他能否振作起来。
5. embitter：make bitter and angry使……怨恨。如；
being scolded without good reasons embittered him .让人无端指责，他感到一腔怨气。
en-，em（在b，p前）加在名词或形容词上转成动词。另如：
enable（使能够）；enamor引起……的爱；
encase将……装入箱中；enchant施以魔法，使着迷。
embody具体体现；empower授权；emotionally使成紫色。
6. agitate：to disturb or excite emotionally使不安，使兴奋。如：
his fiery speech agitated the crowd .他的激情演讲让听众大为兴奋。
he was explaining the situation in an agitated manner .他兴奋地说明着当时的情形。agitate oneself over ……为……独自焦虑。
如：don‘t agitate yourself over such a thing .不要为这种事焦虑。7. know of his whereabouts知道他的下落。
a）know of：h**e heard about听说过，知道（有……）如：
do you know of any cinema in this neighborhood？你知道这小区里有电影院吗？
i know of a shop where you can get things like this .我知道有一家商店，你可以买到这样的东西。i don‘t know him ，but i know of him .
我不认识他，但知道有这个人。
b）whereabouts：the place where a person or thing is下落，去向。如：
i‘m still in the dark about his whereabouts.我仍然不知道他的下落。
8. inch：move by small degrees缓慢行进。如：
the children inched through the traffic .孩子们在拥挤的交通中缓慢前进。
i inched my way through the narrow space beeen the trucks .9. tentative：
a）of the nature of an experiment试验性的；b）unsure，not definite，hesitant犹豫。
a tentative arrangrment临时安排/a tentative offer试验性建议10. scoff at：mock at；jeer at：
嘲笑，嘲弄。如：
you should not scoff at others‘ belief. 你不能嘲笑别人的信仰。
11. end up：reach a final state or condition最后（有了某种结局），最后。如：
if you drive so rashly，you will end up in hospital .如果你这么鲁莽开车，最终会住进医院的。
he ended up tired and broke .他最后累垮了，破产了。12.
associate with：keep company with与……陪伴。如：
he didn‘t allow his daughter to associate with anyone who smoked or drank.他不让他女儿与任何抽烟或喝酒的人为伍。
whitman always assoisated with the working masses.惠特曼总是和工人阶级在一起。
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