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独自，单独
e.g. The house stands alone in an acre of land. 房子孤零零地坐落在一大片田野间。
The man walking alone in the street is my teacher. 那个独自走在街道上的人是我的老师。

2. comparably aged youths: young people of similar ages

3. for fear of: in case of; because of anxiety about 以免，生怕
e.g. He got up very early for fear of being late. 他起得很早以免迟到。
He did not go to school for fear of being punished. 他因害怕被惩罚而没有去学校。

4. authority figures: officials and experts 权威人物
e.g. The safest method of reporting news is to reproduce the words of authority figures. 报道新闻最安全的方法是重复权威人物的言辞。
5. summit meetings: meetings between top leaders 峰会
e.g. The summit meetings about the environment will be held next month. 有关于环境的峰会将在下个月举行。
The summit meetings held in China ended in a great success. 在中国举行的峰会圆满结束。

II.
1. warrant; 2. legitimate; 3. survey; 4. called for; 5. juvenile; 6. self-esteem; 7. revolutionizing; 8. crisis.

III. Word derivation
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.
1. The accident at the nuclear power station at Chernobyl proved tragic (tragedy) for the people in the surrounding territory.
2. My work involves a lot of statistical (statistics) analysis of data.
3. Ski instructors should warn beginners to keep off potentially (potential) dangerous slopes.
4. It was distressing (distress) to see such bloody battle scenes being shown on TV.
5. The boy’s behaviour is probably a reaction (react) against continual pressure from his parents.
6. Failure to pay the community tax may result in prosecution (prosecute) and imprisonment.
7. Unsuccessful implementation (implement) of the proposals could have disastrous financial consequences.
8. Pressure groups are demanding Egypt’s immediate transformation (transform) into a strict Islamic state.

1. tragedy n. 悲剧，灾难
tragic a. 悲剧的，悲惨的
e.g. 没多久，灾难又再次降临。
It was not long before tragedy struck again.

2. statistics n. 统计，统计数字；统计学
statistical a. 统计的；统计学的
e.g. 那位官员在统计表前加了一段说明文字。
The official prefixed an explanatory note to the list of statistics.

3. potential a. 可能的，潜在的
potentiality n. 可能性，潜力
potentially ad. 潜在地
e.g. 教育能开发人的潜能。
Education develops potential abilities.
它是一个有畅销潜力的新发明。
It is a new invention with a big sales potentiality.

4. distress n. 痛苦，苦恼，不幸
distressed a. 苦恼的
distressing a. 使人痛苦的，令人烦恼的
e.g. 他的放荡行为使他的父母极为苦恼。
His wild behavior was a great distress to his parents.
是什么事情使你看起来如此烦恼？
What are you looking so distressed for?

5. react v. 作出反应
reaction n. 反应，
e.g. 他们对你的建议有什么反应？
How did they react to your suggestion?

6. prosecute v. 对……提起公诉
prosecution n. 起诉
prosecutor n. 检察官，公诉人
e.g. 他被起诉超速行驶。
He was prosecuted for exceeding the speed limit.

7. implement v. 实施，执行
implementation n. 落实，履行
e.g. 他说他的计划的优点是最简单易行。
He said his plan had the virtue of being the easiest to implement.

8. transform v. 转换，变形
transformation a. 转换，变形
transformer n. 变压器；变革者
e.g. 魔术师把公主变成了青蛙。
The magician transformed the princess into a frog.

IV.
1. C; 2. C; 3. D; 4. B; 5. C; 6. D; 7. C; 8. D.

V. Synonym / Antonym
Give a synonym or an antonym of the word underlined in each sentence in the sense it is used.
1. There is a clear and pressing crisis in today’s society, one that involves our most cherished possession: our children.
Synonym: urgent

1. There is a clear and pressing crisis in today’s society, one that involves our most cherished possession: our children.
Synonym: treasured, valued

2. Each day’s news adds a growing litany of shocking tragedies and

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