Lesson 1 Part 1 Words
barren贫瘠<同sterile>
Meaning：unable to produce young;unproductive
Typical Use：The barren land could produce little food.这块贫瘠的土地几乎产不出食物。
bump碰撞<同collide>
Meaning：come with a blow or knock
Typical Use：The room was dark and I bumped my head against the door.房间里很暗，所以我的头才撞上门。
devise设计；发明<同invent>
Meaning：think out；plan or contrive
Typical Use：He devised a new method for teaching the blind.他设计出一种教导盲人的新方法。
exert使用<同use>
Meaning：put into use；exercise
Typical Use：My wife's been exerting a lot of pressure on me to change my job.我太太一直对我施加很多压力，要我换工作。
intrigue、n.阴谋<同conspiracy>
Meaning：a secret plan or activity；plot；scheme
Typical Use：The king's younger brother took part in the intrigue to make himeself king.
2、v.引起...的兴趣
Meaning：excite the interest and curiosity of
Typical Use：The book's unusual title intrigued me into reading it.这本书奇特的书名引起我阅读的兴趣。
oath宣誓；誓言<同pledge>
Meaning：a solemn promise,often calling upon God
Typical Use：He placed his right hand on the Bible as he spoke the oath of office.当他宣读就任宣誓时，把他的右手放在圣经上。
postpone延期<同adjourn>
Meaning：delay action until a later time；defer；delay
Typical Use：They had to postpone their trip because of rain.他们因下雨必须将旅行延期。
refuge避难所；避难<同shelter>
Meaning：a protected,safe place；protection from danger
Typical Use：The cat took refuge from the dog behind a tree.那只猫躲在一棵树后
以逃避那只狗。
regain恢复<同recover>
Meaning：get possession of again
Typical Use：It took her a long time to regain her health.他花了很长时间才恢复健康。
shatter破灭；粉碎<同smash>
Meaning：destroy completely；break suddenly into small pieces
Typical Use：Their hope of finding him alive was shattered when his dead body was found.他的尸体被发现时，他们对他还活着所抱的希望破灭了。
tease嘲弄<同vex>
Meaning：make fun of a person playfully or unkindly；harass
Typical Use：At school,the other children always teased me because I was fat.在学校里，其他小孩老是因为我胖而嘲弄我。
tilt倾斜<同incline>
Meaning：（cause to）slope or slant；lean
Typical Use：He tilted his chair back too far and fell on the floor.他把椅子向后倾斜的太厉害，因为而摔倒在地板上。
version、n.翻译<同translation>
Meaning：translation
Typical Use：Do you have the English version of this book?你有这本书的英文译本吗？
2、n.叙述
Meaning：one of several accounts or descriptions
Typical Use：Your version of the accident differs from that of the other witness.
