Lesson Seven

Pre-class Work

Read the text a third time. Learn the new words and expressions listed below.

Glossary

alter
v. to become different

appeal
v. to make a serious and urgent request to sb. for sth.
n. a serious and urgent request to sb. for sth.

artificial
adj. made by people, not made of natural materials

ashore
adv. onto the shore 上岸

aspiration
n. a strong desire to do sth.

blade
n. a long flat leaf of grass

bribe
n. money or sth. valuable given to sb. to persuade him to do sth. dishonest

brood
v. to think for a long time about sth. you are upset or angry about

Caribbean
adj. 加勒比海的；the ～：加勒比海

cavalry
n. (in former times) soldiers who fight on horseback

deadly
adj. likely to cause death

dominate
v. to have power or influence over sb. or sth.

facility
n. a special part of a piece of equipment or a system which makes it possible to do sth.

folly
n. (fml) foolishness

germ
n. a very small living thing which can make you ill

glory
n. great fame, praise and honour that people give sb. or sth. they admire very much

grip
v. to seize one's attention; to affect sb. very strongly; to hold sth. tightly

idle
adj. not working

inspiration
n. a sudden good idea about what you should do 灵感

intelligence
n. (good) ability to learn and understand

laboratory
n. a building or room where a scientist works, with testing materials and equipment

mastery
n. complete control or power over

minister
n. a person who is in charge of a particular government department

ministry
n. a government department that deals with a particular area of administration within a country

plague
n. any disease causing death and spreading quickly to a large number of people 瘟疫

project
n. a task of investigation in scholarship; a major undertaking involving money, personnel and equipment 项目

rival
n. a person with whom one competes

soothingly
adv. in a way to make sb. feel less upset or angry

splendor
n. very impressive magnificence

spread
v. to make sth. cover a large area

spur
v. to urge sb. to try harder

strip
n. a narrow piece

tale
n. a story of imaginary events