lesson four
1. dodge：**oid，evade or elude逃避。如；
he was accused of dodging his taxes .他被指控逃税。
you shouldn‘t dodge your responsibilities. 你不能回避责认。move aside suddenly突然闪开。如：
i dodged out of the way when he threw a chair at me .他将椅子向我扔来的时候，我急忙闪开。
2. condemn：express an unf**orable judgement or opinion of谴责。如：
we condemned empty talk instead of hard work.我们谴责只说空话不务实的行为。3.
to come to light：to be discovered or revealed暴露。如；
on investigation some new facts came to light .一经调查，一些新的事实就被暴露了。it has now come to light that he was financially backed by some interest group.
人们刚刚得知，他受到了某个利益集团的经济支持。凋萎，有气无力。如；
languish from the heat /in prison/ in his dull job由于天气炎热/坐牢/工作乏味而萎靡不振。
2）suffer from a feeling of longing苦思。如；
languish for some kind words/her love苦苦期盼一些安慰的话语/她的爱。
5. moral：the moral teaching or practical lesson continued in a fable，tale，experience，etc.
寓意。如；
there is a moral to the story .这个故事有个寓意。
6. bizarre：unusual in appearance，style，or characters外貌，风格或性格怪异。如；
a bizarre coincidence一次奇怪的巧合；his bizrre beh**ior他怪异的行为。7. at her own request根据她本人的要求。另如：
he wrote this bookat the request of his…… 他根据……的要求写了那本书。8. vote on：就……进行表决。如：
let‘s vote on this issue ，since we can’t agree . 既然我们不能达成一致意见，就来投票表决吧。
9. inprivate：not publicly，secretly私下。如：
such a thing is best discussed in private .这种事情最好私下讨论。
he can be very rube in private，though he is usually polite in public .他私下可能很粗鲁，但在大众面前通常彬彬有礼。
10. taboo adj.忌讳的，禁止的。如：
this topic is taboo on the campus .校园里忌讳讨论这个话题。11.
a. prolong：cause sth.
to continue longer延长。如：
i h**e to prolong my stay here for another three days .我必须继续在这里呆三天时间。
you should not h**e prolonged the ceremony .你本不该延长仪式的时间。b. throes：agony痛苦。如；
in death throes处于临终痛苦。
12. hold out：continue to last坚持，挺住。如：
can you hold out much longer？你能再坚持一段时间吗？13. administer to apple as a remedy施用。如：
administer laws执行法律。
the doctor administered some me medicine to the girl .医生给女孩施用了一些药。14.
comply with：act in accordance with wishes，requirements or conditions遵守（意愿，要求或条件等）。如；
you ought to comply with the rules /the demands/ the law/ the requests.你应该遵守规章/命令/法律/要求。15.
pose danger造成危险。
pose：cause sth. to exist导致产生。另如：
pose problems引起问题。16. by contrast相比之下。
by contrast，his brother is quite easygoing .相比之下，他的兄弟比较好相处。17.
usher in：herald预报，宣告。如；
usher in a new age of prosperity宣告新的繁荣时期的到来。
the rising sun ushered in a new day .太阳的升起宣告新的一天开始了。the cuckoo ushered in spring.
布谷鸟宣布春天到来。
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