1、Unit9FacingLife’sChallengesI.NewwordsandexpressionsNewwords1.hurdlen.hurdles[pl.]跨栏赛;栏架,跨栏;难关,障碍2.negativen.否定词;否定;拒绝adj.坏的;有害的3.despairv.绝望;失去希望;丧失信心4.pettyadj.小的:琐碎的;次要的5.individualadj.一个人的;供一个人用的6.lanen.(比赛的)跑道,泳道7.spotn.地点;场所;处所8.symbolizev.象征;是…的象征;代表 symbol -ize
2、常用的动词后缀:modernize,globalize,economize9.incrediblyadv.极端地;极其 credible可靠的,可信的 credibly 变副词时需省略-e的形容词有simple,true,credible,believable simply,truly,(in)credibly,(un)believably10.positiveadj.良好的;正面的11.toughadj.艰苦的;艰难的;棘手的12.arisev.发生;产生;出现 arisefromsth. 区分:arouse/arise aro