赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit141

 　　reluctance¹

　　n.勉强

　　With reluctance, Little Johnny agreed to share his French fries with his brother.

　　小强尼很勉强地同意与弟弟分享薯条。

　　fame

　　n.名气，名声

　　Patrick achieved great fame as a photographer.

　　派翠克成了声名大噪的摄影家。

　　All his life David pursued nothing but fame and wealth.

　　大卫一辈子追求的只是名利。

　　frown

　　vi. n.皱眉头

　　Mr. Roberts frowned at me for turning down his request.

　　罗勃兹先生因我拒绝他的请求而对我表示不悦。

　　Mary wanted to be a singer, but her parents frowned upon the idea.

　　玛丽想要当歌手，不过她爸妈却反对这样的想法。

　　Edward read his brother's letter with a frown.

　　爱德华看着他弟弟的信，面有不悦之色。

　　margin²

　　n.边缘

　　Please write your contact information in the margin.

　　请把你的联络资料写在纸边的空白处。

　　The lucky boy escaped the car accident by a narrow margin.

　　这个幸运的男孩有惊无险地逃过了车祸。

　　readiness

　　n.准备好的状态；意愿

　　We've put up balloons in readiness for the party.

　　我们已把派对的气球布置好了。

　　I was upset when Jane showed no readiness to cooperate with us.

　　阿珍表示不愿与我们合作时，我很难过。

　　mild

　　a.温和的（天气/个性）

　　The climate was rather mild when we visited Alaska.

　　我们在阿拉斯加时天气特别温暖。

　　Our English teacher is a man of mild temper.

　　我们的英文老师是个脾气很好的人。

　　dynamic

　　a.充满活力的

　　Stacey is so dynamic that she is able to work during the day and moonlight at night.

　　史黛西精力充沛，因此能白天工作晚上兼差。

　　popularity

　　n.声望，名气

　　The actor enjoyed great popularity for over twenty years.

　　这位演员享有很高的声望达20多年之久。

　　accent

　　n.口音

　　Mr. Sato speaks English with a heavy Japanese accent.

　　佐藤先生讲英语带有浓厚的日本腔。

　　pronunciation

　　n.发音

　　How do you pronounce this word?

　　这个字怎么念？

　　John doesn't like to speak English; he thinks his pronunciation is poor.

　　约翰不喜欢说英语；他认为他的发音很破。

1 reluctance   

n.厌恶，讨厌，勉强，不情愿

参考例句：

• The police released Andrew with reluctance.警方勉强把安德鲁放走了。
• He showed the greatest reluctance to make a reply.他表示很不愿意答复。

2 margin   

n.页边空白；差额；余地，余裕；边，边缘

参考例句：

• We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
• The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。