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1、Unit2EducationSectionAWordPretest1.Ahillofbeans:anything;valuelessthings2.Ihaven’tabean.Ihavenomoney.3.Flaunt[flo:nt]:Ifyouflauntyourpossessions,abilities,orqualities,youdisplaytheminaobviouswayinordertotrytoobtainotherpeople’sattentionortoshockthem.Showoff4.Addled:ifsomethingaddlessomeone’smin
2、dorbrain,orifsomeoneisaddled,theyareconfusedandunabletothinkproperly.5.Checkered:chequered;hashadacheckeredcareerorhistory,theyhavehadavariedpastwithperiodsofdifficultyorfailureaswellastimeswhentheyhavebeensuccessfulorpopular.TextIIt’sNevertooLateforSuccess1.Befarfrom:longwaytogotobe2.Abeatnikw
3、asatypeofyoungpersoninthelate1950’swhoworestrangeclothesandhadunconventionalbeliefsratherthantraditionalones,sometimesusedtoshowdisapproval1.Begiventosth:haveaparticularhabitortendency;addictedto2.Indecision:isuncertaintyaboutwhatyoushoulddo,whereyoushouldgo,howyoushouldbehave,etc.3.Promise:isa
4、signorindicationofsomething,forexamplesuccess,thatwillormayhappeninthefuture.4.Shownopromiseof:shownoindicationorsignof5.Holdlittlepromise6.Showconsiderablepromise7.Neveramounttoahillofbeans:neverbecomeaveryimportantperson.becomesomebody;8.Cite:mention;quoteAmantheydon’ttellyouabout9.Ruffle:mak
5、esomethinguneven1.Ruffled:somethingnolongersmoothorneat;crumpled2.Ifsomeoneisruffled,theyaresurprised,confusedorannoyed3.Justly:reasonably;justifiably4.Formative:aformativeperiodoftimeorinfluenceisonewhichhasimportantandlastinginfluenceonaperson’scharacterandattitudesE.g.Thispersonmaywellbecome
6、themostformativeinfluenceontheyoungchild’sdevelopingpersonality.16.becomefiredwithagreatpassionfor:becomecrazyforsthwithgreatzealPyotrIlyichTchaikovsky/tʃaɪˈkɒfski/(Russian:ПётръИльичъЧайковскій[a1])(May7,1840–November6,1893[a2])wasaRussiancomposeroftheRomanticera.Hiswide-rangingoutputincludess
7、ymphonies,operas,ballets,instrumental,chambermusicandsongs.Hewrotesomeofthemostpopularconcertandtheatricalmusicintheclassicalrepertoire,includingtheballetsSwanLake,TheSleepingBeautyandTheNutcracker,the1812Overture,hismayFirstPiano
