赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit114

 　　virtue¹

　　n.美德；优点，长处

　　A man of virtue is a man of principle. He will never do anything against his conscience.

　　有美德的人即是有原则的人。他绝不会做任何违背良心的事。

　　This plan has the virtue of being easy to carry out.

　　这个计划的好处就是它容易实现。

　　permanent

　　a.永恒的；常设的

　　The rich man has permanent residence in several countries.

　　这位有钱人拥有几个国家的永久居留权。

　　Mary is one of the five permanent members of our committee.

　　玛丽是我们委员会的五位常设委员之一。

　　permanently²

　　adv.永久地

　　The accident left the man's brain permanently damaged.

　　这场意外让该男子的脑部永久受损。

　　transfer

　　vt. vi.调离；移转 n.调任

　　Neil was transferred to a Seattle-based law firm.

　　尼尔被调任到总部设于西雅图的律师事务所。

　　Can you transfer $1,000 into my account by Friday?

　　你能否在周五前把1000美元汇到我的帐户？

　　Sophie asked for a transfer to the company's branch office in Europe.

　　苏菲请调至欧洲的分公司。

　　regarding

　　prep.关于，有关（=about)

　　Regarding this issue, I'd like to hear your opinions.

　　针对这件事，我想听听诸位的意见。

　　testify

　　vi. vt.作证

　　I'd like to testify to the boy's good behavior.

　　我愿意为这男孩的良好行为作证。

　　The success of our plan testified to the importance of teamwork.

　　我们计划的成功为团结合作的重要性做了见证。

　　All the witnesses testified against the woman.

　　所有证人都对这名女士作不利的证词。

　　testimony³

　　n.证词；见证

　　The judge decided⁴ that the witness's testimony was not reliable.

　　法官认定这名证人的证词不可靠。

　　The success of our plan was a testimony to the importance of teamwork.

　　我们计划的成功为团结合作的重要性做了见证。

　　merit

　　n.优点；功绩

　　What are the merits and demerits of living in the country?=What are the advantages and disadvantages of living in the country?

　　住在乡下的优缺点是什么？

　　In our company, people get promoted on merit rather than on seniority.

　　在我们公司，大家升迁是凭绩效而不是以年资而论。

　　curve

　　n.曲线 vi.弯曲

　　There are several curves on this road, so drive carefully.

　　这条路上有很多转弯，小心驾驶。

　　A sidewalk curves around the park.

　　沿着公园有人行步道。

　　license⁵

　　n.执照（可数）

　　Without a license, you can't drive.

　　没有驾照不准开车。

1 virtue   

n.德行，美德；贞操；优点；功效，效力

参考例句：

• He was considered to be a paragon of virtue.他被认为是品德尽善尽美的典范。
• You need to decorate your mind with virtue.你应该用德行美化心灵。

2 permanently   

adv.永恒地，永久地，固定不变地

参考例句：

• The accident left him permanently scarred.那次事故给他留下了永久的伤疤。
• The ship is now permanently moored on the Thames in London.该船现在永久地停泊在伦敦泰晤士河边。

3 testimony   

n.证词；见证，证明

参考例句：

• The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
• He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

5 license   

n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许

参考例句：

• The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
• The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。