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Unit 7 Text A

Unit 7 Text A. What Makes Olympic Champions?. mold mould a child into disciplined creature. strike A stone struck me on the head. evaporate The sun evaporated the dew. The dew evaporated when the sun came out. He always evaporated by Monday morning. flash

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Unit 7 Text A

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  1. Unit 7 Text A What Makes Olympic Champions?

  2. mold • mould a child into disciplined creature

  3. strike • A stone struck me on the head.

  4. evaporate • The sun evaporated the dew. • The dew evaporated when the sun came out. • He always evaporated by Monday morning.

  5. flash • The girl flashed a sudden smile at me.

  6. dazzling • The bright light of the car dazzled me.

  7. tribute • Memorial Day is a tribute to the dead soldiers.

  8. consultant • settle the dispute through friendly consultation

  9. take shape • A nuclear Iranis taking shapebefore our eyes.

  10. initial • The doctor charged 7 pounds for the initial consultation.

  11. consecutive • The numbers 4,5,6 are consecutive numbers.

  12. embody • The latest locomotives embody many new features.

  13. guess • She guessed that she was 50 yards from shore. • We can only guess at the number of deaths it has caused.

  14. come in • The horse came in fourth.

  15. contend • contend with others for first place (或prize)

  16. contend • The man contend that it was not his fault.

  17. contender • a serious contender for the presidency • the leading contender in sb.’s class

  18. contrast • In this book the writer contrasts good with （或and） evil.

  19. call • He has an awesome reputation for calling stock market turns.

  20. feature • The new type engines feature high speed, small size and economical operation costs.

  21. sprinter • Who has less body fat, a Marathon Runner or aSprinter?

  22. trip • I tripped and fell. • He tripped over a child’s toy.

  23. agonize • All the time they agonized and prayed. • Why do you agonize yourself with the thought of your failure?

  24. hobble • hobble along on one’s crutches

  25. lean on sth. • have a shoulder to lean on

  26. limp • He limped off the football field. • He walks with a limp.

  27. to • The front door opened to his hoot.

  28. podium • The teacher stepped down from the lecture podium.

  29. falter • The business is faltering.

  30. grind (ground, ground) • grind a lot of facts into the students’ mind • the long grind of preparing oneself for college entrance

  31. squeeze • squeeze oneself through a narrow opening • I try tosqueeze in many things.

  32. put in • I put in a pleasant hour with Jane. • There’s still an hour to putin before the pubs open. • You have already putin a lot of work.

  33. head for • We (were) headedfor London. • He is heading (或headed ) for retirement.

  34. work out • He works out with the team three times weekly.

  35. relent • He relented at the sight of her grief.

  36. fill in • “Please fillin / out / up this form. • We'll have to find someone to fillin for Francis tonight as he's ill.

  37. break • A bad, a very bad break for you. • He appeared in about 20 minor movies before he won his big break.

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