Enhancing your skills Language focus Language highlighting Task 3 Detailed learning of key vocabulary 1. await (Title) vt. 1) wait for sth. 等待；等候 2) if sth. awaits you, it will happen to you（某事）将降临到身上 1) The hungry baby birds eagerly await their mother’s return. Translation: 饥饿的小鸟急切地等待母鸟归来。 2) A hearty welcome will await you at home． Translation: 家里将热烈地欢迎你。

Enhancing your skills Language focus Language highlighting await vs. wait 1) await (vt.) 用法比较正式；wait (vi.) 常与for，till，until 等词连用。 2) await 的宾语多为抽象名词，如 decision，reply，arrival，return，announcement 等；wait for 的宾语一般是人或事物。 3) await + 动名词；wait + 动词不定式。

Enhancing your skills Language focus Language highlighting await vs. wait Exercise: Fill in the blanks with “await” or “wait”. 1. They were _________ the birth of their first child. 2. I have been ________ for her for an hour at the bus stop. 3. We shall _______ hearing further from them. or We shall ______ to hear further from them. awaiting waiting await wait

Enhancing your skills Language focus Language highlighting 2. make it (Para. 4) 1) be successful at sth., e.g. in your job 获得成功 He came to the US and not only made it, but made it big. Translation: 他来到美国，不仅成功了，而且还发达了。

Enhancing your skills Language focus Language highlighting 2. make it (Para. 4) 2) succeed in getting somewhere in time for sth. or when this is difficult（尤指在困难情况下）准时到达，赶上 With blood pouring from his leg, he made it to a nearby house. Translation: 他腿上流着血，支撑着走到附近的一所房子。

Enhancing your skills Language focus Language highlighting 2. make it (Para. 4) Can you think of any synonyms? succeed achieve accomplish attain manage

Enhancing your skills Language focus Language highlighting 3. embarrassment (Para. 5) n. 1) [C] sb. or sth. that causes problems or makes you feel ashamed 让人难堪的人；使人为难的事 2) [U] a feeling of being nervous or ashamed because of what people know or think about you 尴尬；难堪；窘迫 To her terrible embarrassment, there were many people around when one of her high heels broke off. Translation: 她一只高跟鞋的鞋跟断了，当时周围有许多人，这让她很尴尬。

Enhancing your skills Language focus Language highlighting 3. embarrassment (Para. 5) Word building: The suffix -ment combines with the verb (embarrass) to form the noun (embarrassment). More examples: improvement, movement, argument, development …

Enhancing your skills Language focus Language highlighting 3. embarrassment (Para. 5) embarrass v. to make sb. feel shy, awkward or ashamed, especially in a social situation（尤指在社交场合）使窘迫，使尴尬 I believe it is polite to decline directly, while my parents seldom say “no” so as not to embarrass others. Translation: 我觉得直接拒绝是一种礼貌，而我父母却很少说“不”，以免使对方难堪。

Enhancing your skills Language focus Language highlighting Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of embarrass and translate the sentences. 1) He is such an __________________ to his family. 2) I felt ______________, going to the wrong classroom on the first day of college. 3) It has always been my intent not to __________ people or do unpleasant things to them. embarrassment 他让他的家人感到非常难堪。 embarrassed 大学的第一天我走错了教室，感到非常尴尬。 embarrass 我一直注意不让别人难堪，不做那些为难别人的事情。

Enhancing your skills Language focus Language highlighting 4. polish (Para. 5) n. [C, U] a chemical substance that you rub onto an object to make it shine 上光剂；擦光剂 vt. 1) make sth. smooth, bright, and shiny by rubbing it 擦亮；擦光 He polished his glasses with a handkerchief in order to see more clearly. Translation: 他用手帕擦了擦眼镜，以便看得更清楚些。

Enhancing your skills Language focus Language highlighting 4. polish (Para. 5) 2) improve a piece of writing, a speech, etc. by making slight changes to it before it is completely finished 修改；润色 Your essay is good; you just need to polish it a bit. Translation: 你的文章不错，只要稍加润色就可以了。

5. strain 1）V. Pull hard at sth. Or push hard against sth. Strain a rope 把绳子拉紧 2）injure a muscle or part of your body by using it too much or making it work too hard I strained a muscle in my back when playing tennis. 我在打网球时拉伤了背上的一块肌肉。

Strain one’s muscle Strain one’s heart Strain one’s eyes eg by reading in a bad light Strain one’s voice ie by speaking or singing too long or too loudly

6. toss Vt.—throw sth esp. light, with a quick gentle movement of your hand The children tossed the ball to each other. toss and turn keep changing your position in bed because you cannot sleep I’ve been tossing and turning all night. 我一整夜在床上翻来覆去睡不着。

Enhancing your skills Language focus Language highlighting 7. reverse (Para. 16) vt. 1) change sth., such as a decision, judgment, or process so that it is the opposite of what it was before 推翻，彻底改变（决定、判决、过程等） The government has failed to reverse the economic decline. Translation: 政府未能扭转经济滑坡的趋势。

Enhancing your skills Language focus Language highlighting 7. reverse (Para. 16) 2) to exchange the positions or functions of two things 交换（位置或功能） It felt as if we had reversed our roles of parent and child. Translation: 感觉就像我们父母和孩子交换了角色。

Enhancing your skills Language focus Language highlighting 7. reverse (Para. 16) reverse oneself: (AmE) change one’s opinion or position in an argument（争论中）改变主意或立场 Suddenly, he reversed himself completely. Translation: 突然，他完全改变了立场。

Enhancing your skills Language focus Language highlighting 7. reverse (Para. 16) n. (the ~) the exact opposite of what has just been mentioned 相反情况；正相反 Of course I don’t dislike you – quite the reverse. Translation: 我当然不是不喜欢你，恰恰相反，我喜欢你。

Enhancing your skills Language focus Language highlighting 7. reverse (Para. 16) a. (only before noun) (~ order / situation / process, etc.) the opposite order, etc. to what is usual or to what has just been stated 相反的（顺序、局势、过程等） The record showed a reverse trend to that in other countries. Translation: 记录显示在其他国家有与之相反的趋势。