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Unit Three
American Affairs (III)
Lesson Nine Is Harvard Worth It?
词汇与短语
（一）词汇
affluent
adj. prosperous or rich丰富的, 富裕的
assume
vt. To take as a fact or as true without proof;
suppose假定, 设想, 采取, 呈现
counterpart
n. a person or thing that serves the same purpose or has
the same position as another副本, 极相似的人或物, 配对物
disproportionate
adj. unequal; too much or too little 不成比例
elite
n. the most powerful or most intelligent people in a
group<法>[集合名词]精华, 精锐, 中坚分子
equivalent
adj. ( of time ,amount, number, etc)same; equal 相等的,
相当的, 同意义的
n.等价物, 相等物
intriguing
adj. interesting迷人的, 有迷惑力的, 引起兴趣(或好奇心)的
longitudinal
adj. Vertical 经度的, 纵向的
mediocre
adj. Of not very good or bad quality or ability普普通通的
murky
adj. dark and unpleasant 黑暗的
neurotic
adj. related to or suffering from neurosis神经质的, 神经病的
percentile
n.百分点 prep.
n. 预备(=preparation)
presumably
adv. Probably; it may reasonably be supposed that推测起来,
大概
prestigious
adj. Having or bringing prestige享有声望的, 声望很高的
rung
n. one of the cross-bars that form the steps of a
ladder地位, 横档
v. ring的过去式和过去分词
slacker
n. a lazy person懒鬼
spurn
v. to refuse with angry pride 弃绝
steroid
n. [生化]类固醇
stunning
adj. very attractive ; beautiful足以使人晕倒的, 极好的
surpass
v. to go beyond, in amount or degree超越, 胜过
unobserved
adj. can’t be observed 没有观察到的, 无人遵守的
yardstick
n. a standard of measurement or comparison <美> 码尺, 准绳
（二）短语
be attributable to
v. probably caused by the thing mentioned可归因于
drop out of :
to leave school, college, etc. without finishing your
study 辍学，退学
pass for:
to be accepted as sb/sth 被认为是，被当作是
start with:
at the beginning , 起初，开始时
turn down:
to reject or refuse to consider an offer, a proposal,
etc. or the person who makes it 拒绝，顶回（建议、提议或提议人）
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