重点词汇解析
1. inspire v.
(1)鼓舞，激励 (2)激发，促成。名词为inspiration
e. g. I was inspired to work harder. 我受到鼓舞更努力工作。
His best music was inspired by the memory of his mother.
他对母亲的怀念促使他谱出了最出色的音乐。
2. mean
adj. (1)小气的，吝啬的 (2)平均的
v. (1)表示(意义) (2)意欲，想要做……(3)决定做……(4)(因能力，命运等)注定
e. g. adj. He is very mean and he never lends anything to us.他非常小气，从不借给我们东西。
The mean yearly rainfall is 20 inches.年平均雨量是二十英寸。
v. What does this French word mean? 这个法语词是什么意思？
I mean to go tomorrow. 我打算明天走。
I mean what I say. 我是言出必行。
注意：meaning n. 意义，含义 means n. 方法，方式(单复数同形)
e. g. The quickest means of travel is by plane. 最快的交通工具是飞机。
3. threaten vt.恐吓；威胁；预示危险 threat n. 威胁，恫吓，有……的危险
e. g. I was threatened with a beating if I didn’t obey.如果我不听话，就会有被打的危险。
The black clouds threatened rain.天上乌云密布怕要下雨了。
e. g. The Chinese don’t take their threat seriously.中国人不把他们的威胁当一回事儿。
There is a threat of rain.有下雨的迹象。
搭配：threaten sb. with sth. 用……威胁某人，threaten to do sth. 威胁要做某事
under the threat of …在……的威胁下
4. regret n. 遗憾；悔恨；抱歉 vt. 遗憾；后悔
e. g. n. They said goodbye with great regret. 他们满怀遗憾地告别。
I left my home with some regret. 我满怀许多遗憾离开了家。
vt. regret to do 遗憾地去说，去告知……regret doing 后悔做过了
e. g. He regretted to say that he couldn’t stay here any more.他遗憾地说不能再呆下去了。
He regretted buying these books.他后悔买了这些书。
5. value n.价值，价格 vt. 估价；珍视，重视
adj. valuable 值钱的 valueless不值钱的
e. g. n. Your ideas have little value. =Your ideas are of little value.你的主意，没有多少价值。
vt. He valued the house at $3 500 他对这所房子估价为三千五百美金。
I’ve always valued your friendship/your advice.我一向珍重你的友谊/重视你的意见。
6．road, street, path与way
road指两地之间能通行人或车辆的大道，意为“公路，马路；道路；途径；”
street指城市乡镇中两边有建筑物的路段，意为“街道”；
path指由行人在田野林间踩成的道，往往较窄小蜿蜒曲折；
way指到达目的地所经过的途径，意为“道路、途径”，含义较抽象。有时还引申为“方法、方式或手段”。
7. through prep.
(1)从……通过，穿过
e. g. The River Thames flows through London. 泰晤士河流经伦敦。
比较：across是从平面或表面穿过，如across the street, 而along 是沿着……走。
(2)在……中，一直到
e. g. She nursed me through my long illness.我病了很长时间，她都一直护理着我。
(3)经历，经受
e. g. He was through too much during the war. 战争中他经历了太多。
(4)通过
e. g. We got the news through our friend. 我们通过朋友得到了这个消息。
He got the job through his uncle. 他通过他叔叔得到了这份工作。
(5)(指原因、理由)由于，因为，相当于because of 和as a result。
e. g. We missed the plane through being held up on the motorway.
由于高速公路上交通堵塞，我们误了班机。
e. g. I lost the job through no fault of mine.我失去了工作并不是由于我自己的原因。
8. affect vt.(1)影响 (2)感染
e. g. Smoking affects health. 吸烟影响健康。
Her heart has become affected. 她的心脏受感染了。
effect n. 影响，效果，作用 v. 实现have an effect on…对……有影响
e. g. Smoking has a bad effect on health. 吸烟对健康有影响。
come into effect 生效, 实行
e. g. The law went into effect yesterday. 法律昨天生效。
take effect 生效，开始发生作用
e. g. The medicine is taking effect. 药开始起作用了。