Unit 1 The Dinner Party
1. shortly before WW1 一战前不久
2. track down 追溯，追查
3. be seated 就座
4. spring up 突然出现，开始
5. outgrow the jumping-on-a-chair-at the sight of a mouse era 不再像过去那样见到老鼠就跳到椅子上
6. That last ounce of self-control is what really counts.
这多出来的一点自制力才是真正起作用的。
7. motion to sb 向某人示意
signal to sb
8. whisper sth to sb 向某人嘀咕，耳语
9. the America comes to with a start.
这个美国博物学家突然醒悟了.
Startle-----startled
10. bait for a snake 蛇的诱饵
11. an empty room 一个空房子
a bare marble floor 没铺地毯的大理石地板
barely any hair====hardly/scarcely any hair
12. serve the next course 上下一道菜
a course of dish 一道菜
13. frighten sb into doing sth 吓得某人去做…
persuade sb into doing sth
talk sb into doing sth
threaten sb into doing sth
14. out of the corner of his eyes 从他的眼角里
15. Stare straight ahead 盯着往前看
16. Not move a muscle 纹丝不动
17. Make for 前往
out
19. Slam the door shut
20. Exclaim
21. at the sight of 一看见
at the thought of 一想起
22. a heated/spirited discussion 一场激烈的争论
22. an example of perfect self-control
一个镇定自若的典范
23. A faint smile lights up the hostess’s face.
Two spots of color brightened her face.
A strange expression came over her face.
24. a colonial official 一个殖民地官员
25. give a large dinner party 办一个盛大的晚宴
26. a visiting American naturalist
美国访问博物学家
27. a spacious dining room 宽敞的餐厅
28. the major 少校 the colonel
29. feel like doing sth 想要/喜欢做某事
30. commotion 混乱，骚动
31. The tone of his voice is so commanding that it silences everyone. 他的语调很威严，让每个人都静下来不出声.
32. count three hundred 数三百下
count up to three hundred 数到第三百下
33. sit like stone images 像石雕一样坐着
Sit rooted
Unit 2 Lessons from Jefferson
be of interest/important 很有趣/很重要
obtain knowledge from many sources
从许多源头获取知识
personal investigation 个人调查
appoint him to a committee 派他去一个委员会
study papers on the subject 研究该课题的文件
make on-the-spot observations 做现场观察
By birth and by education Jefferson belonged to the highest social class.无论是论出身还是论教育，杰弗逊都属于最高的社会阶层.
noble persons 贵族
persons of noble origins 出身高贵的人
persons of humble origins 出身卑微的人
go out of one’s way to do sth 特意/专门去做某事
a cooking pot 做饭的锅
If you will only do this, you may find out why people are dissatisfied. 如果也只有你愿意这样做，你才可能发现为什么人民不满意.
Heaven has given you a mind for judging truth and error. Use it.上帝赋予你一个判断正确和错误的头脑，就运用它吧.
form a correct judgment 形成正确的判断
not hesitate a moment to do sth
毫不犹豫地去做某事
