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rough [rʌf] a.崎岖不平的

boulder ['bәuldә] n.大石块

pit [pit] v.使得坑坑洼洼

perturb [pә'tә:b] v.使不安

underestimate ['ʌndәr'estimeit] v.低估swerve [swә:v] v.急转弯

scoop [sku:p] v.挖出

hammer ['hæmә] v.(用锤)击打，锤打ominously ad.有预兆的，不祥的rip [rip] v.划破，撕，扯

zigzag ['zigzæg] n."之"字形

shallow ['ʃælәu] a.浅的

grind [graind] v.磨擦，磨

petrol ['petrәl] n.汽油

stretch [stretʃ] n.一大片(平地或水) obstacle ['ɔbstәkl] n.障碍

clump [klʌmp] n.丛，簇

fissure ['fiʃә] n.(石，地的)深缝

renew [ri'nju:] v.重复；更新

pleading ['pli:diŋ] n.恳求

gear [giә] n.(汽车)排档

astride [ә'straid] prep.骑，跨

crack [kræk] n.缝隙

halt [hɔ:lt] n.停

dashboard ['dæʃbɔ:d] n.(汽车上的)仪表盘

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hoax [hәuks] n.骗局，戏弄

deception [di'sepʃәn] n.欺骗，骗局

self-respecting a.自重的，自尊的indulge [in'dʌldʒ] v.使沉迷；享受pneumatic [nju:'mætik] a.气动的

drill [dril] n.钻

silly ['sili] a.无意义的，无聊的

advance [әd'va:ns] a.预先的，事先获得的archway ['a:tʃwei] n.拱形门楼

remonstrate [ri'mɔnstreit] v.规劝，告诫

ironically [ai'rɔnikәli] ad.讽刺地

permission [pә(:)'miʃәn] n.许可

grant [gra:nt] v.同意，准予

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illusion [i'lju:ʒәn] n.幻想，错觉

pastoral ['pa:stәrәl] a.田园的

breed [bri:d] v.培育

rapture ['ræptʃә] n.欣喜

extol [iks'tɔl] v.赞美，颂扬

superior [sju:'piәriә] a.优越的

cockcrow n.鸡叫

twitter ['twitә] v.(鸟)吱吱叫，嘁嘁喳喳叫

glint [glint] v.闪烁

pasture ['pa:stʃә] n.牧场

idyllic [ai'dilik] a.田园诗的

virtually ['vә:tjuәli] ad.几乎，差不多

dubious ['dju:bjәs] a.可疑的，怀疑的

privilege ['privilidʒ] n.好处，特权

misery ['mizәri] n.苦难

acquaintance [ә'kweintәns] n.熟人

treat [tri:t] n.难得的乐事，享受

dweller ['dwelә] n.居住者

stagger ['stægә] v.摇晃，蹒跚

exotic [ig'zɔutik] a.异乎寻常的，外来的

glow [glәu] n.白炽光

descend [di'send] v.下落，降临

tuck [tʌk] v.缩进，隐藏

obstinately ad.固执地，顽固地

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caveman n.(远古)洞穴人

pot-holing n.洞穴探险，洞穴探险运动solitude ['sɔlitju:d] n.孤独，寂寞

lure [ljuә] v.引诱，诱惑

pot-holer n.洞穴探险者

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