词汇提炼：

1. elevator: 电梯

2. empanada: 肉馅卷饼

3. bunny: 巴尼兔

4. blender: 搅拌机

5. stick: 刺入

6. blender: 搅拌机

7. probably: 也许

8. tough: 艰难的

9. fault: 错误

10. quit: 辞职

11. fire: 解雇

12. fault: 错误

13. business: 事情

14. lowly: 地位低下的

15. assistant: 助理

16. screwup: 弄糟事情的人

17. reflect: 影响

18. badly: 严重地，极度地

19. pain:痛苦

20. embarrassment: 难堪

21. hurt: 伤害

22. cause: 给......带来

23. unretoughed: 未经处理的

重点单词精讲：

归类讲解一：动词

Stick

Usage: ~ (in sth)

Exp. be or become fixed in one place and unable to move 卡在某处不能移动

Eg. This drawer sticks badly.

这个抽屉卡得死死的。

Eg. The key stuck in the lock.

钥匙在锁中卡住了。

Eg. The bus stuck in the mud.

公共汽车陷在泥里了。

Cause

Usage: cause sth for sb /cause sb sth/cause sth

Exp. to make sth happen, especially sth bad or unpleasant 造成（某事物）; 使发生

Eg. Do they know what caused the fire?

你们知道是什么引起火灾的吗？

Eg. Are you causing trouble again?

你又惹麻烦了？

Eg. Doctors say her condition is causing some concern.

医生说她的身体情况要要引起注意了。

Eg. The bad weather is causing problems for many farmers.

恶劣的天气农民带来很多麻烦。

归类讲解二：形容词

Tough

Exp. violent 粗暴的; 凶恶的

Eg. It is one of the toughest areas of the city.

该市治安最坏的一个地区。

Eg. He is a tough criminal.

她是个凶暴的罪犯。

Lowly

Exp. low in status or importance 地位低的; 卑微的

Eg. He was a gentle, lowly, and unassuming man.

他是个温和、谦卑、不摆架子的人。

Eg. He was not ashamed of his lowly origins.

他并不以自己出身低微为耻。

归类讲解三：名词

Business

Exp. matter; affair 事情; 事务

Eg. That plane crash was an awful business.

那架飞机坠毁了, 真是件糟糕的事。

Eg. What's this business I hear about you losing your job?

听说你丢掉了工作, 究竟是怎么回事?

Eg. What a business it is moving house!

搬家这件事真够受的!

Eg. I'm sick of the whole business.

我觉得整件事都很讨厌。

Embarrassment

Usage: ~ (to / for sb)

Exp. a situation which causes problems for sb 困窘, 尴尬, 难堪的处境

Eg. Her resignation will be a severe embarrassment to the party.

他的辞职将会让政党出于困窘的境况。

Eg.His ignorant behaviour at the dinner table caused much embarrassment.

他在餐桌上举止粗鲁，在座的人颇为难堪。

归类讲解四：副词

Badly

Esage: used to emphasize how serious a situation or an event is 非常地

Eg. badly damaged / injured / hurt

Eg. The country has been badly affected by recession.

国家受到经济衰退的严重影响。

Eg. Everything's gone badly wrong!

一切都非常糟糕。