slum[slʌm] room l-r-m-n
an area of a city that is very poor and where the houses are dirty and in bad condition
to spend time in places or conditions that are much worse than those you are used to
vi. （为猎奇或救济等）去贫民窟；过贫穷的生活
n. 贫民窟；陋巷；脏乱的地方

例句
These children came from a slum area.
这些孩子来自贫民窟区。

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Oh, I don't. if you're not with the Humphreys anymore, Obviously things are looking up, which is too bad.
I kind of liked watching you slum it.

其实我并不关心，如果你不再在汉弗瑞家住，事情会好转的，在他家住实在太糟了。
我还真有点喜欢看你这么潦倒。

snack [snæk]
a small amount of food that is eaten between meals, or a very small meal
snack on something to eat snacks between or instead of main meals
n. 小吃，快餐；一份，部分
vi. 吃快餐，吃点心

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snatch [snætʃ]
a short part of something
to take hold of something suddenly and roughly
to take something or someone away by force
to do or get something quickly because you only have a short amount of time
n. 抢夺；抓举；小量
vt. 夺得；抓住机会做；及时救助
vi. 抢走；一下子抓住；很快接受

词组短语
snatch at抓取

例句
When rolling down the hill, he snatched at a rock.
在向山下滚的过程中，他一把抓住了一块岩石。
to snatch someone's money
抢走某人的钱财
He snatched the baby from the fire.
他从大火中抢救出了那个婴孩。
to snatch a meal
抓紧时间吃顿饭

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balm [bɑ:m]
oil with a pleasant smell that is obtained from some types of trees and plants, used in the past to help heal wounds
a liquid, cream, etc. that has a pleasant smell and is used to make wounds less painful or skin softer
something that makes you feel calm or relaxed
n. 香油；镇痛软膏；香峰草，香树膏

词组短语
lip balm润唇膏
tiger balm万金油

balmy ['bɑ:mi]
having the qualities of balm : soothing
warm and pleasant
adj. 芳香的；温和的；止痛的

例句
The air was warm and balmy.
天气温暖宜人

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John said that he didn’t quite ____and asked me to repeatwhat I had said.

A.snatch up
B.summon up
C.catch on
D.watch out

答案C
本题解析：
【句意】约翰说他不大明白,要我再说一遍。
【难点】catch on意为“理解”，用于口语;snatch up意为“抓住某物”;summon up意为“鼓起(勇气等);watch out意为“当心，监视，注意”。

Jane is slow but her brother, on the contrary, is quick at ____the point of an argument.

A.grabbing
B.grasping
C.capturing
D.snatching

本题正确答案：
B.grasping
本题解析：
【句意】简反应慢，可她哥哥却相反，在理解论点方面反应非常快。【难点】grasp 意为“理解，领会”；grab 意为“抓取，攫取”；capture 意为“引起（注意）；逮住”；snatch 意为“夺走，夺得”