would rather die than see any harm come to Pip.

　　皮普的姐姐经常辱骂他，但乔却是一个淳朴、善良的人，他宁愿死也不愿意看到皮普受到任何伤害。

　　(1)abuse one's power 滥用权力

　　(2)alcohol/tobacco/drug abuse 酗酒/嗜烟/滥用毒品

　　child abuse 虐待儿童

　　①The mayor abused his power and was put into prison.

　　市长滥用职权，被送进了监狱。

　　②The government has set up a working party to look into the problem of drug

(abuse)．

　　政府已成立了工作组调查滥用毒品问题。

　　【答案】　②abuse

　　 desperate adj.铤而走险的，拼命的，绝望的；非常需要，渴望

　　(教材P3)Pip, who is seven years old when the story begins, is in a foggy cemetery when a desperate criminal appears and frightens him.

　　故事开始时，七岁的皮普正在一个浓雾笼罩的墓地中，就在这时一个穷凶极恶的罪犯突然出现了并恐吓他。

　　(1)be desperate for 渴望......，迫切需要......

　　be desperate to do sth. 非常想做某事

　　(2)desperately adv. 绝望地；拼命地

　　(3)desperation n. 拼命；铤而走险

　　①He is desperate (pass) the entrance exam.

　　他非常渴望通过入学考试。

　　②He was desperate work to provide for a large family.

　　他渴望有工作来供养一个大家庭。

【答案】　①to pass　②for