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14. figurative：比喻性的。
"A sweet temper" is a figurative expression, but "sweet coffee" is not。
比喻：metaphor;对比：contrast;拟人：personification;引用：quotation;排比：parallel
15. guarded skepticism：谨慎的怀疑。即因为某些条件不知道，所以不能完全否定。
16. histrionic：戏剧化的characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected，melodramatic(his+story，他的故事，戏剧化的)
(1)The patient bore the pain____, nether wincing nor whimpering when the incision was made.
(A) histrionically (B) stoically (C) sardonically (D)poorly (E)marginally
(2)Actors in melodramas often emphasized tense moments by being____, for example, raising their voices and pretending to swoon.
(A) imperious
(B) inscrutable
(C) convivial
(D) histrionic
(E) solicitous
很多同学会选convivial，因为他觉得这是栩栩如生的(convivial)，显然这里raising their voices等都是为了吸引注意力，所以是histrionic
17. implausible：having a quality that provokes disbelief.不像真实的
Their daughter’s story was so entirely implausible that the parents believe it to be___.
(A) an explanation
(B) an intimidation
(C) a fabrication
(D)a rationalization
(E) a confirmation
Fabrication为捏造的意思。
18. informative：full of news资料丰富的。什么样的文章才算得上是informative?越专业的文章越informative，比如基因学，人类学等文章
19. lyrical：beautifully expressed in words, poetry, or music 让人愉悦的
20. melodramatic=histrionic (特点是affected)
21. note a qualification：指出一项限制性的条件，所以只有当文章叙述人或物自身条件是多么符合一项限制(任务，评论)时，才是note a qualification。an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something。
22. open amusement：情景很简单，平常我们看的相声或者小品，都是open amusement
23. oversimplification：过于简单化，注意过于。一般选项中出现它都是错误选项。
24. paradoxically：参见第二讲内容，自相矛盾的
25. pedagogical：教学法的(ped脚+ag做，教学的时候都是脚走来走去的)
Some entertainers, their egos inflated by celebrity, see themselves as ------- figures to whom ordinary moral ------- do not necessarily apply.
(A) penitent . . rules
(B) privileged . . constraints
(C) pedagogical . . enticements
(D) redundant . . conventions
(E) gifted . . benefits
显然说的是陈冠希。。。。。。
26. persuasive：相当有说服力的
Thanks to his eloquence and logic, Liam spoke __ and made it difficult for even his bitterest opponents to___ his opinions.
(A) monotonously---clash with
(B) charmingly---yield to
(C) tediously---contend with
(D) abhorrently--- concede to
(E) persuasively--- disagree with
27. repercussion：反响(re回来+percus震动)，强调重要的事件的影响。
The president's death had unexpected repercussion。总统的逝世引起出乎意料的反响。
