civilize

vt.

civilization

n.

fortune

n. luck

bewilder

vt. confuse; puzzle 把...弄糊涂;使迷惑

statesman

n. political or government leader, esp. one who is wise and fair-minded 政治家

housewife

n. married woman who manages a household

PHRASES & EXPRESSIONS

at ease

free from worry or nervousness; comfortable

off balance

not in balance; unsteady 失去平衡的

come to terms with

accept (sth. one does not want to accept) and deal with it in the best way one can 与...达成协议;与...妥协

as far as

to the degree that 到...程度

mean nothing to

be of no importance to

believe in

have confidence in the value of

so much so that

to such an extent that

a series of

a number of (thing or events) of the same kind that follow each other 一系列,一连串

take apart

separate (a small machine, clock, etc.) into pieces 拆开

work out

solve, find the answer to 解决;算出;想出

capable of

having the ability, power or inclination (to do)

single out

choose from a group for special treatment 选出,挑出

PROPER NAMES

Thomas Lee Bucky

托马斯.李.巴基

Joseph Blank

约瑟夫.布兰克

Albert Einstein

阿伯特.爱因斯坦

Woolworth

伍尔沃叫(姓氏)

Nobel Prize

诺贝尔奖金

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