1、on the rocks【原句背诵】Friendship on the rocks:please advise!eg.The company has been on the rocks since the internet bubble was exploded.自从互联网泡沫爆破了以后，这公司就一直困难重重。awkward/kwd/adj.【原句背诵】When I was an awkward primary school student,she was the popular girl who was willing to make friends with me.【拓展】an awkwa
2、rd silence 令人尴尬的沉默awkwardly adv.笨拙地；尴尬地；无技巧地awkwardness n.尴尬；笨拙（2021全国乙卷）And what about that other dinner-party killer:awkward silence?If youre faced with an awkward silence at a dinner party,the only thing that always gets everyone talking again is to give the host a compliment（赞扬）.【链接高考】那另一个宴会杀手呢：
3、尴尬的沉默?如果你在晚宴上遇到尴尬的沉默，唯一能让大家再次交谈的方法就是赞美主人。（2017天津卷）In this instance,the best solution is to send a quick,light-hearted apology to explain your awkwardness.在这种情况下，最好的解决办法是发送一个快速、轻松的道歉来解释你的尴尬。sight/sat/out of ones sight【原句背诵】Whether were walking to school,doing homework or just hanging out at the weeke
4、nd,were hardly out of each others sight.eg.1.He has very little sight in his right eye.2.Leave any valuables in your car out of sight.他右眼视力极弱。把贵重物品留在车里看不见的地方。【拓展】at first sight 乍一看；初看之下 in sight adv.在即，在望；看得见；被看到in the sight of 在看来；从观点来看lose ones sight 失明；失去视力lose sight of 忽略；不再看见at the sight of 一看见
5、就original/rdnl/adj.【原句背诵】Our original plan was to see a film at the cinema that afternoon.【拓展】an original idea 独到的见解an original thinker 有创意的人originally adv.最初，起初；本来origin n.起源；原点；出身【误区】original可以用作名词，意思是“原件，原版；正本”。This painting is a copy;the original is in Madrid.这幅画是复制品，原画在马德里。【链接高考】（2020江苏卷）The or
6、iginal iron boxes with the round roofs first appeared in 1926.最初的圆顶铁制电话亭出现在1926年。（2015陕西卷）Your story must be true,unpublished,original and 800-1000 words.你的故事必须是真实的、未发表的、原创的，800-1000字。medium/midim/n.(pl.media)social media【原句背诵】But in the morning,my friend posted a message on social media saying she
7、had a cold.【误区】medium意思是“媒体，媒介”时，其复数形式为media。其作主语时，谓语动词可以用单数，也可以用复数。eg.The media was/were accused of influencing the final decision.人们指责媒体左右了终审判决。There are three sizessmall,medium and large.Television is the modern medium of communication.Video is a good medium for learning a foreign language.中号的传媒方
8、法、手段horrible/hrbl/【原句背诵】Today,however,I received a horrible surprise.recover/rkv(r)/【拓展】recover from恢复健康；康复；痊愈recover sthg.from sb./sthg.全额收回；追回recovery/rkvri/恢复；痊愈n.a recovery in consumer spending 消费支出的回升【链接高考】（2021全国乙卷）On her day of discharge,we shared in her 50(delight)at her recovery.出院那天，我们分享她康
9、复的快乐。【原句背诵】Instead of recovering at home,she was out having fun with someone else.respond/rspnd/vi.&vt.【原句背诵】I was so angry that I avoided her during school all day,and I still dont feel like responding to any of her online messages.【拓展】respond(to sb/sth)(with sth)（口头或书面）回答，回应respond(to sth.)(with s
10、th./by doing sth.)作出反应；响应respond to sth.有改进；起色；显出效果response n.响应；反应；回答【误区】respond用作不及物动词时，常和介词to搭配。eg.You can rely on him to respond to a challenge.你可以信赖他，他懂得应付挑战。The product was developed in response to customer demand.这种产品是为了满足顾客的需要而开发的。loss/ls/n.at a loss：不知所措，困惑【原句背诵】The stress of this situation
11、 is killing me,and Im at a loss what to do next.【链接高考】（2021全国甲卷）Without my beloved beaches and endless bluesky days,I felt at a loss and out of place.没有了我挚爱的海滩和无尽的蓝天，我感到茫然困惑。judge/dd/vt.&vi.评价，（尤指）批评；判断，认为评价，（尤指）批评；判断，认为n.法官；裁判员法官；裁判员【原句背诵】Dont be so quick to judge your friend.judging by/from常用作一个固定
12、结构。eg.Judging by the opinion polls,he seems to be succeeding.根据民意调查判断，他似乎稳操胜券。in the wrong 有错，应承担责任有错，应承担责任 apologize/pldaz/vi.behaviour/bhevj(r)/(AmE behavior)n.【原句背诵】Perhaps she knows shes in the wrong and wants to apologize,or maybe she has a simple explanation for her behaviour.【拓展】apologize to
13、sb.for sth.因某事向某人道歉apology/pldi/n.道歉，致歉；谢罪 to offer/make/demand/accept an apology 主动道歉；致歉；要求接受道歉case/kes/n.in any case 无论如何，不管怎样无论如何，不管怎样frank/frk/adj.【原句背诵】In any case,find an opportunity to have a full and frank talk with her.【链接高考】（2021新高考I卷）Popularization has in some cases changed the original m
14、eaning of emotional(情感的)intellingence.在某些情况下，大众化已经改变了情商的原始含义。definitely/defntli/adv.【原句背诵】I definitely understand how you feel.eg.The date of the move has not been definitely decided yet(=it may change).搬迁日期还未完全确定下来。【链接高考】（2020天津卷）We dont have to live in the past,but we can definitely do better by l
15、earning from it and using the lessons learnt to lead more meaningful lives.我们不必生活在过去，但我们肯定可以做得更好，从过去中吸取教训，过上更有意义的生活。trick/trk/vt.let go of:放弃，摒弃；松手，放开放弃，摒弃；松手，放开【原句背诵】When I found out that I was tricked by him,I was really hurt and let go of our friendship.eg.So learn to let go of these feelings to
16、free up head space and enable you to enjoy life more.所以学会释放这些情绪空出顶部空隙，能让你更好的享受生活。ignore/n(r)/vt.suffer/sf(r)/vi.受苦，受折磨；变差；受苦，受折磨；变差；vt.遭受，蒙受遭受，蒙受【原句背诵】However,if your friend ignores your feelings or makes you suffer,its time to rethink your relationship.【拓展】(1)ignorant adj.无知的be ignorant of/about对不了
17、解ignorance n.忽略，忽视【拓展】(2)suffer from 遭受；忍受；患病suffer loss/pain遭受损失/痛苦suffering n.痛苦，疼痛；苦难；折磨sufferer n.患病者；受苦者【链接高考】（2020全国卷III）Most of us have suffered in the past,but past pain should have nothing to do with how we feel in the present-it is over and done with.我们大多数人过去都遭受过痛苦，但过去的痛苦应该与我们现在的感受无关它已经结束了
18、。（2020天津卷）In aircraft,where every bit of weight counts,this cant just be ignored.在飞机上，每一点重量都很重要，这一点绝不能忽视。misunderstand/msndstnd/vt.&vi.(misunderstood,misunderstood)【原句背诵】Amy misunderstood me.She is really angry and Im at a loss what to do.【拓展】misuse误用；滥用 mistake错误；误会 misfortune 不幸；灾祸 mistrust 不信任；怀疑
19、 mislead误导；错误引导contact/kntkt/vt.&n.【原句背诵】Then I got a call from a friend whom I hadnt contacted for a long time.【链接高考】（2020江苏卷）Taking on this challenge will bring you in contact with someone who shares your interests.接受这个挑战会让你接触到和你有共同兴趣的人。explode/kspld/vi.【原句背诵】When Amy found out,she exploded with anger.【拓展】explode into/with 爆发；迸发 explosion n.爆炸；爆发
