Unit6 A words and expressions
1. firefighter  n. [C] someone whose job is to make fires stop burning and help people to escape from other dangerous situations 消防队员
fireman  n. [C] a man whose job is to stop fires burning 男消防员
firefighter & fireman:  some people think that 'firefighterfireman' is a sexist term, and prefer the politically correct term 'firefighter'.
2. raring  a. very enthusiastic and eager to do sth. 急于做某事的；渴望做某事的
e.g. 1. She’s training hard and raring to run in the marathon.
她正在刻苦训练，渴望参加马拉松比赛。
2. She was raring to get back to her work.她急切希望重新工作。
3. bearing  n. [C] an exact position, usually measured from north（通常从北方算起的）方位，方向
e.g. 1. The first thing is to learn to take a compass bearing第一件事就是学习辨别罗盘方向。
2. Follow the bearing to the next checkpoint.顺着这个方向到下一个检查点。
3. He is out of his bearings.他迷失方向了。
4. dent  n. [C] a hollow area in the surface of sth., usually made by sth. hitting it 凹痕；凹坑
e.g. 1. There was a large dent in the passenger door.乘客座位那边的门上有一大块凹坑。
2. The front of the car has a dent in it. 小汽车的前面有一个凹痕。
3. The impact of the stones made little dents in the metal.
石头的撞击几乎没给金属留下什么凹痕。
5. racket  n. [sing] (infml) a loud noise 吵闹声；喧嚷声
e.g. 1. The old machine used to make an awful racket. 这台旧机器以前噪声大得吓人。
2. The students kicked up no end of a racket in the street.这些学生在大街上大吵大闹。
3. Such a racket made me headache.这样的吵闹使我头痛。
6. tile  n. [C] a flat square piece of baked clay or other material, used for covering walls, floors etc. 瓷砖；墙砖
e.g. 1. I entered the kitchen, with its old tile floor and its cherry wood cabinets.
我走进了厨房，里面是年月久远的瓷砖地面以及樱桃木材质的橱柜。
2. I’m laying ceramic floor tiles in the kitchen. 我正在给厨房的地板铺瓷砖。
7. scenario  n. [C] a situation that could possibly happen 可能发生的事；可能出现的局面
e.g. Imagine a scenario where only 20% of people have a job.
设想一下这种情况，只有20%的人有工作。
possible / likely / plausible scenario：可能的情况
e.g. The most likely scenario is that Brooks will resign.
最可能出现的局面是布鲁克斯即将辞职。
8. berserk  a. out of control with anger or excitement; wild or frenzied 非常激动；发狂
go berserk  1) become very excited 非常激动；发狂
e.g. The home crowd went berserk when their side scored again.
主场的人在他们一方再次得分之后欣喜若狂。
2) become very angry and violent 狂怒，暴跳如雷
e.g. Dad went berserk when he found out.爸爸知道以后勃然大怒。
9. rumble  n. [C] a series of long low sounds 隆隆声；轰隆声
e.g.1. At night you can hear the low rumble of traffic in the distance
深夜时分，你能听到远处车辆低沉的隆隆声。
2. We heard the occasional rumble of a passing truck.我们偶尔听到卡车驶过的隆隆声。
10. runaway  a. a runaway vehicle or animal is out of control（车辆或动物）失控的
e.g. 1. a runaway horse
2. A runaway car rolled down a hill and crashed into ten cars.
一辆失控的车从山上滚下来, 撞了十辆车。
11. herd  n. [C] a group of animals of one kind that live and feed together 兽；牧
e.g. 1. She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛穿过荒野。
2. The animals tend to graze in herd. 这些动物喜欢成地吃草。
12. rockslide  n. [C] a mass of stony material deposited by such an avalanche 岩滑（堆）
13. fleetingly  ad. in a fleeting manner 短暂地；简短地
fleeting  a. lasting for only a short time 短暂的；简短的
e.g. 1. I caught a fleeting glimpse of them as they drove past.我匆匆瞥见他们驱车而过。
2. Carol was paying a fleeting visit to Paris.卡洛儿正在巴黎做短暂停留。
14. bagel  n. [C] a small ring-shaped type of bread 小面包圈
e.g. Cream cheese and tomatoes taste great on a bagel.
面包圈加上奶酪和西红柿尝起来好吃极了。
15. firehouse  n. [C] a small fire station, especially in a small town 消防站
e.g. During his shift, he eats and sleeps at the firehouse.  轮到他值班时，吃住都要在消防站。
16. shorthand  n. [U] a shorter but less clear way of saying sth. 简略（或隐晦）的表达方式
e.g. 1. He's been “relocated”, which is shorthand for “given a worse job a long way away”. 
他已经被“调职”，这是一种隐晦的说法，其实是“到很远的地方做一份较差的工作”。
2. Poetry for him is simply a shorthand for literature that has aesthetic value.
在他看来，诗歌就是具有审美价值的文学作品的简略表达方式。
17. fumble  v. try to hold, move, or find sth. with your hands in an awkward way 笨拙地摸；胡乱摸索；搜寻；乱抓
e.g.1. She fumbled for her keys in her bag.她在包里胡乱地寻钥匙。
2. She reached round to fumble the light on. 她伸手摸着去开灯。
18. flashpoint  n. [C, U] a situation in which serious problems are likely to develop 紧急关头；临界点
e.g. 1. The crisis in that troubled country neared a flashpoint last week.
那个多灾多难的国家所潜伏的危机在上周几乎一触即发。
2. Community unrest is approaching the flashpoint.众的不情绪已接近一触即发之势。