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1、UnitSeven:TheVirtuesofAmbitionJosephEpsteinExplanationoftheText1.defineitandyouinstantlyrevealagreatdealaboutyourself:thewayyoupersonallydefineambitionwilltellalotaboutyou,yourdreams,yourdesire,yourvalues,yourphilosophy,etc.revealv.:makeknownsomethingthatwaspreviouslysecretorhiddene
2、.g.Herevealedthathehadbeeninprisontwicebefore.Hisbiographyrevealedthatshewasnotasrichaseveryonethought.Theselettersrevealedhimasanhonestman.2.giveitselfaway:revealitselfgiveoneself/someoneaway:revealoneself/someone;showone'srealselfsecrete.g.Theswindlergavehimselfawaywhenhewasaskedt
3、oestablishhisidentity.Shereallylikeshimandthinksnooneknows,butthelookonherfacewhenImentionedhisnamegaveheraway.3.assumesaheatincommensuratewithgoodsenseandstability:takesonadesiredisproportionatetogoodsenseandstabilitybecommensuratewith/to:matchsomethinginsize,quality,orlengthoftime
4、;suitable相称的,相当的e.g.Thesalarywillbecommensuratewithage,experienceandposition.Hewasgivenajobcommensuratewithhisabilities.becommensurableto/with:canbemeasuredbythesamestandardas相应的，匀称的e.g.Theirachievementsarenotcommensurabletotheirhardwork.4.beambitiousforthepublicgood,forthealleviati
5、onofsuffering,fortheenlightenmentofmankind:strivetobesuccessful,rich,powerful,etc.,inordertohelpthepublic,toeasehumansuffering,toenlightenmankind5.Surelyambitionisbehinddreamsofglory:Ambitionmakespossibledreamsofglory.Payattentiontothemeaningof"behind"inthefollowingsentences:e.g.:Ik
6、newthatbehind(=hiddenby)hersmilewassadness.MarieCuriewasthewomanbehind(=responsiblefor)enormouschangesinthescienceofchemistry.Hewonderedwhatwasbehind(=thetruereasonfor)hisneighbor'ssuddenfriendliness.We'reallbehind(=insupportofyouinthisdecision.6.distinctionn.:1)classificationoftwoo
7、rmore;acleardifferencebetweentwosimilarthings区分，区别e.g.Doothercountrieshavethesamedistinctionbetweenamateurandprofessional?Lookatthemcloselywhentheyoccurseparatelyandthedistinctionbetweenthemisthenclear.2)qualityofexcellence;honor,markofrespect非凡，卓越e.g.Heisamanofdistinctioninhisownco
8、untry.Ihadthegreatd
