UNIT  4          HEY, I’M THE CUSTOMER

          GLOSSARY

acknowledge  v.  show that one recognizes someone else  对（人）打招呼
appreciation  n.  grateful feelings  感谢
appreciative  a.  thankful, grateful  感谢的，感激的
betray  v.  make sth. known  泄露
casually  ad.  with little attention or responsibility  漫不经心地
cliche  n.  an out-dated idea or expression  陈腐思想；陈词滥调
counter  n.  a table where people are served in a shop,bank, etc.  柜台
demanding  a. requiring  要求高的
effective  a.  having noticeable effect  有效的
focus on     direct one’s attention to   注视
go about     begin to work at   着手
greet  v.  welcome sb. with words or actions  欢迎；问候
identify  v.  see clearly; prove sth. true  看清楚；鉴定
impression  n.  what is left in one’s mind after seeing sb. or sth.  印象
inattentiveness  n.  giving no attention  漫不经心
individual  a.  suitable for each person only  个人的，个体的
inflection  n.  change of voice in level  音变
intuitively  ad. directly  直觉地，本能地
memorable  a. worth remembering  值得纪念的；难忘的
preoccupied  a.  inattentive; with the mind fixed on sth. else  出神的；一心想着别的
product  n.  sth. produced in a factory or on a farm  产品，产物
rapport  n.  friendly relationship  友好关系
receptionist  n.  a person who receives customers, visitors, patients, etc.  接待员
response  n. answer  回答
retail  v.  sell goods to the general public  零售
strengthen  v.  make sth. strong or stronger  加强
subtle  a.  delicate, hardly noticeable  微妙的；难以觉察的
vehicle  n.  a machine that carries people or things from place to place  运输工具；车辆
veiled  a.  hidden; masked  隐藏的；遮掩的
verbally  ad.  in spoken words  口头地
virtually  ad.  almost, very nearly  几乎，简直
dental  a.  牙齿的
mileage  n.  英里数；里程
telemarketing  n.  电讯直销

UNIT 5    LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS? OF COURSE!

GLOSSARY

absorb  v. take in or suck in 吸收
atmosphere  n. the mixed gases that surrounds any heavenly body  大气，大气层
celestial   a. of or belonging to the sky or heaven  天的，天空的
collaborate  v. work together of with someone else  合作，协作
colonize  v. make a group of people from the same country or the same religion live together in another place or country 移(民)于殖民地
communicate  v. share of exchange opinions, news, information (意见等的)交换，交流
conceal  v. hide; keep from being seen or known 隐藏，隐瞒
dim  a. not bright 不明亮的
emission  n. the act of sending out (esp. heat, light, smell, sound) 散发，发射
explore  v. travel into or through (a space for the purpose of discovery) 勘探，探险
homogeneity  n. parts of the same kind 同种；同质
imagine  v. form ( a picture or idea) in the mind 想象；设想
inhabit  v. live in 居住于；栖息于
intelligence  n. mental ability 智力；才智
loft  v. make high into the air 把…向高处发射
observation  n. action of noticing or watching  注意；观察
opinion  n. idea  意见；看法
permit  v. allow 允许；许可
phenomenon  n. a fact or event in nature as it appears or is experienced by the senses, esp. one that is unusual and/or of scientific interest 现象
precise  a. exact in form, detail, measurements, time, etc. 精确的，准确的
probe  n. an apparatus sent into the sky to examine condition in outer space 探测器；探测飞船51099在线学习网 http://www.51099.com