Unit 03 The Land of the Lock

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1、THELANDOFTHELOCKUNITTHREEWordStudyonthelatch:ofadoorclosedbutnotlockedShewentout,leavingthedooronthelatch.她出去时闩上了门，但没上锁。offthelatch:(门等）虚掩着Youcangoin.Thedoorisoffthelatch.你可以进去，门只是虚掩着的。vulnerable:abletobeeasilyphysically,emotionally,ormentallyhurt,influencedorattacked易受影响、感动、攻击、伤害的…Tourists

2、aremorevulnerabletoattack,becausetheydonotknowwhichareasofthecitytoavoid.缺乏适当安全措施的房屋容易被窃。Houseswithoutpropersecuritydevicesarevulnerabletothefts.Hisparentsdivorcedwhenhewasatthevulnerableageof13.tranquil:calm,quietandundisturbed静谧的，宁静的，平静的Itseemsthatnowadaysmorecitydwellerspreferatranquilli

3、feinthecountry.Nomatterwhereyouchoosetolive,topreserveatranquilmindisallthatcounts.不管你住在哪儿，最重要的是保持平静的心态。hookupto:connectorattachtosth.withahook连接到Thealarmsystemsinthebanksarehookeduptothelocalpolicestation.MysonbeggedmetohookupanelectronicvideogametothetelevisionbutIrefused.(把电子游戏连接到电视机上）bu

4、ildin/into:makeaspartofthestructure使成为建筑物的一部分Thecupboardsinthekitchenareallbuiltin.这些柜子是嵌在墙内的。Wearehavingshelvesbuiltintothewalloverthebed.pry:tomoveorliftsomethingbypressingatoolagainstafixedpoint.撬开Thecartrunkhadbeenpriedopenandallherequipmentwasgone.totrytoobtainprivatefactsaboutaperson:

5、打听，窥探Asareporter,Iwaspaidtopryintootherpeople'slives.Ihopeyoudon'tthinkI'mprying,buthowmuchdoyouknowabouthim?feature:includesomeoneorsomethingasanimportantpart突出，给…以显著地位ThefilmfeaturesTomCruiseasasinglefather.Thisweek'sbroadcastfeaturesareportonvictimsofdomesticviolence.barrier:anythingthat

6、preventspeoplefrombeingtogetherorunderstandingeachother尽管有语言障碍，他们很快成了好朋友。Despitethelanguagebarrier,theysoonbecamegoodfriends.Shynessisoneofthebiggestbarrierstomakingfriends.alongpole,fence,wallornaturalfeature,suchasamountainorsea,thatstopspeoplefromgoingsomewhereThemountainsactedasanatural

7、barriertothespreadofthedisease.Passengersarerequestedtoshowtheirticketsatthebarrier.hold/keepsb.atbay:preventanenemyorpursuerfromcomingnear不让…逼近Heheldmeatbaywithapistol.他用手枪迫使我不得近身。Thegovernmentisdoingeverythingpossibletokeepthefinancialcrisisatbay.政府想尽办