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1、PsychologicallySpeakingI.WordStudyWordlist:confessclaimconventioncrusadefusspompous7.reprimand8.snoop9.speculative10.stifle11.wickedI.WordStudy1.confessn.confessionWordformationv.toadmitExamples:Afterthreehoursofinterrogation,heconfessedeverything.Simpso

2、nhasconfessedtotakingthemoney.YearslaterLukeconfessedtofriendsthathereallyfanciedme.I.WordStudy2.claimExamples:Heclaimedtobetheowneroftheland.Heclaimedtobethebesttennisplayerintheschool.Moreexamplesv.a.todemandrecognitionthatonehastherighttosth.b.toasser

3、t,saysth.isafactI.WordStudyn.a.astatementthatyouhavethelegalrighttosth.b.anofficialrequestformoneythatyoubelieveyouhavearighttoc.arighttosomeone’sattention,loveetc.Examples:Didanyonemakeaclaimtothisbike?aclaimforSocialSecuritybenefitsYou’venoclaimonmysym

4、pathies.I.WordStudy3.conventionExamples:Thehandshakeisasocialconvention.theEuropeanconventiononhumanrightsateacher’sconventiona.conventionalWordformationn.a.generallyacceptedpractice,esp.withregardtosocialbehaviorandattitudesb.aformalagreementbetweengove

5、rnmentsofdifferentcountriesc.ameetingforpeoplewhobelongtothesameprofessionororganizationI.WordStudy4.crusaden.astrugglefortheadvancementofanidea,aprinciple,etc.v.toworkhardforalongtimetoachievesth.thatyoustronglybelieveismorallyrightExamples:acrusadefore

6、qualrightsacrusadeagainstgovernmentcorruptionThey’recrusadingagainstchildabuse.Crusade宗教战争；（十一至十三世纪的）十字军东征I.WordStudy5.fussn.needlesslynervousoruselessactivityv.togivetoomuchattentiontosmall,unimportantmattersExamples:Whatisallthefussabout?Ispentdaysfuss

7、ingaboutthetravelarrangements.MoreexamplesI.WordStudy[美俚]起哄，骚乱对某人过分关心，大肆吹捧某人小题大做瞎忙得团团转Translationmake/kickupafussmakeafussof/oversomeonemakeagreatfussaboutnothingfussupanddownI.WordStudy6.pompousExample:Theprincipalgaveaverypompousspeechabout“theportalso

8、flearning”.adv.pompouslyWordformationadj.tryingtomakepeoplethinkyouareimportant,especiallybyspeakingorbehavinginaveryseriousandformalwayI.WordStudy7.reprimandv.totellsomeoneofficiallythatsth.theyhavedoneisverywrongExamples