张汉熙《 高级英语 》重点词汇表整理第一册2

张汉熙《 高级英语 》重点词汇表整理第一册

Lesson Two Hiroshima – the Liveliest City in the World

Words and Expressions to Learn

1. Nouns

Hiroshima, uniform, preoccupations, façade, twist, usher, embankment, intermezzo, kimono, renown, oyster, assent, porcelain, reverie, cataclysm, impact, formaldehyde, ether, ritual, usher, tatami, twinge, agony

2. Verbs

lurch, bob, pop, sketch, heave, moor, tread, crush, linger, erect, demolish, encounter, slay, moor, inhibit, humiliate, screech,

3. Adjectives and Adverbs

oblivious of, incessant, arresting, stunning, beige, cautiously, agitated, flexible, heinous, lively, adrift, gigantic,

4. Noun Phrases

a lump in the throat, reportorial assignment, scene of crime, ritual formula, porcelain-faced woman, rear-view mirror, point of impact, genetic damage from radiation, martyred city, spinal column, atomic bombardment, nickel-plated instrument, missing friend, school of thought, a twinge of embarrassment, earthly cares

5. Verb Phrases

slip to a stop, rub shoulders with, lurch from side to side, screech to a halt, find oneself…, heave a sigh, sink in, smell of, send shivers down the spine

6. Other phrases

oblivious of, at the very sight of, in agony, in response to, without concern for, by trade, free…from…, at the prospect of, in advance

7. Cultural Background

Hiroshima, kimono, tatami, atomic bombardment in 1945, atomic damage, Japanese Custom,