Lesson Twelve
Pre-class Work
Read the text a third time. Learn the new words and expressions listed below.
Glossary
altitude
n. the height of a place above sea level
anticipate
v. to expect that sth. will happen and be ready for it
artery
n. a tube that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body 动脉
ashen
adj. pale grey like ash
brace
n. sth. used for supporting
cleanse
v. to get rid of any dirt from your wound
clench
v. to hold (fists, teeth, etc.) together tightly
cliff
n. a high steep face of a rock esp. near the sea 峭壁
Colorado
n. 科罗拉多州（U.S.）
cross-legged
adj. having one leg placed over the other
cuff
n. 这里指可充气扎紧在手上或脚上的包扎带
detailed
adj. with a lot of information given 详细的
discipline
v. to teach sb. to obey rules and control their own behaviour
disciplined
adj. behaving in a controlled way according to strict rules
distract
v. to make it impossible for sb. to continue what they are doing by making them look at or listen to sth. else
ease
v. to move sb. slowly, carefully and gently (to a place)
emergency
n. an unexpected and dangerous situation that must be dealt with immediately; ～ room: 急诊室
endurance
n. the power of bearing pain, suffering, etc. with strength and patience
exhaustion
n. the state of being tired out
frame
n. 框架
granite
n. a hard grey rock used in building 花岗岩
gruesome
adj. very unpleasant and shocking, and usually connected with death or injury
guarantee
n. a formal and firm promise that sth. will happen or will be done 保证
handhold
n. a thing or place which a climber can hold on to with his hand
I.V.
n. abbr. for intra-venous injection 静脉注射
inestimable
adj. too great, precious, etc. to be estimated
initial
adj. of or at the beginning
jerk
v. to cause sb. to move with a sudden action
jut (out)
v. to stand (out) from sth.
millimeter
n. 毫米
nausea
n. a feeling of sickness in the stomach 恶心
notorious
adj. widely and unfavorably known for some bad quality
protrude
v. to stick out or jut out from a surface
reparable
adj. able to be mended 可修补的
rescue
n. the act of saving sb. from danger
resemble
v. to be or look like
salesman
n. a man whose job is to persuade people to buy his company's goods
scramble
v. to climb up or over sth. with difficulty, using your hands to help you
sensation
n. feeling
sever
v. to cut through sth., separating it into two parts
slope
n. 山坡；斜坡
stabilize
v. to make sth. steady
staff
n. a group of people who do sth. for an organization
stagger
v. to move unsteadily, almost falling over
