新概念英语第四册58-03

13. avenge vt.替…报复

eg. avenge my comrade in arms 为我的战友报仇

avenge myself on the enemy 我向敌人报复

sustenance n. 生计 keep sustenance 维持生计

14. appetiten.欲望

[近义词] lust / thirst / hunger 渴望

[用法] appetite/ lust / thirst / hunger for sth.对…有强烈欲望

eg. He has strong appetite for fame. 他对名声充满了渴望。

15. favoured adj. 受到偏爱的

[用法]play favourites with sb. 对某人很偏爱

eg. The mother plays favourites with her elder son.妈妈对大儿子比较偏爱。

16. absorbing adj. 引人入胜的

[联想]gripping adj. 扣人心弦的 fascinating adj. 迷人的

captivating adj. 迷人的 spell binding （念了咒语般）使人入迷的

entertaining adj. 令人愉快的

17.banish vt. 排除，放弃

[区别] banish 抽象的思想上的除去，后面一般接 horror,worry 等。

eg.

discard v. 丢弃，放弃 ，后接具体事物，如 furniture 等。

Notes on the text 课文注释

Worry is a spasm of the emotion 忧虑是情绪的突然发作。

It is useless to argue with the mind in this condition.

1） agrue with 争论

2） the mind 指人，而不是人脑.

eg.Great minds think alike.英雄所见略同。

Let him rot. 任其自生自灭.

3. One can only gently insinuate something else into its convulsive grasp.

A gifted American psychologist has said, 'Worry is a spasm of the emotion; the mind catches hold of something and will not let it go.' It is useless to argue with the mind in this condition. The stronger the will, the more futile the task. One can only gently insinuate something else into its convulsive grasp.