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Lesson 1 ;
alert
alert
Sirens sounded the alert for an air raid. ;空袭报警的警笛响起来.
Nuclear-armed bombers1 were put on the alert during the crisis. ;核武装轰炸机在危机期间 进入高度警备
状态.
arbitrary
The diet imposes overall calorie limits,but daily menus are arbitrary. ;食谱规定了总的热量限 制,但
每天的菜单可据喜 好自定.
behalf
Mother Teresa's efforts on behalf of Calutta's poor ;德兰修女为加尔各答 穷人所做的一切努力
eventually brought her the Nobel Peace Prize. ;最终为她赢得了诺贝尔和 平奖.
bulk
The great bulk of necessary work can never be anything but painful. ;大量必须做的工作真令人 痛苦.
Safety considerations bulked large during the development of the new spacecraft. ;在建造新的宇宙飞
船时, 安全考虑占了很大比重.
chip
chip
"Fish and chips"is a typical English food. ;“炸鱼土豆条”是典型的 英国食品.
The paint has chipped off where the table touches the wall. ;桌子接触墙壁的地方漆皮 已剥落.
collapse2
The enterprose collapsed3 through lack of support. ;该企业因无力支持而 倒闭.
competition
Because there is so much unemployment,the competition for jobs is very fierce. ;由于失业人员众多,求
职 的竞争十分激烈.
Five candidate cities including Beijing ;共有包括北京在内的五个 城市
participated in the competition to host the 28th Olympic Games. ;参加了争夺第28届奥 运会主办权的角
逐.
decline
The arts of China have not declined in spit of the Western influence. ;虽有西方影响,中国的艺 术并未
因此而衰落.
The price of mobile telephones has declined sharply. ;手机的价格下降得非常 厉害.
The United Kingdom is now no more than an empire that has declined. ;大英帝国如今只是一个业 已衰落
的帝国.
develop
develop
A good teacher is surely an instructor4 ;一个好老师一定
who can develop the capabilities5 of each student. ;是一个能激发每个学生 潜能的导师.
Juliet Wu's ambition ;吴士宏的抱负
is to develop a national corporation into a worldwide business. ;是要把一个国内企业扩 展成世界性的
企业.
elaborate
I just want the facts in brief;you don't need to elaborate. ;我只想简单了解事实, 你不必作详细说明.
I don't want elaborate lace pattern on my dress,just make it simple. ;我不想裙子上有复杂精美 的花边
图案,简简单单 就行.
excite
Strong coffee excites your nerves. ;浓咖啡刺激神经, 使人兴奋.
Emperor Qinshihuang's cruelty excited a rising of the people. ;秦始皇的残暴引起了人民 的反抗.
fatal
The city of Tangshan has such a new look that it hardly reminds ;唐山市如今面貌一新, 几乎让人想不起
people of the fatal earthquake that eccured over 30 years ago. ;30多年前的毁灭性的 地震.
formal
Business letters are usually formal, ;商业信件通常都是讲究格 式的,
but we write in a informal way to family members or friends. ;但我们给家人或朋友写 信就比较随便了.
gaze
In those boring letures,many students just sat gazing into the classroom window. ;在那些沉闷的课堂
教学 中,许多学生知识呆呆地 望着窗外.
guard
guard
Be on your guard against pickpockets6. ;谨防扒手.
Tooth paste with fluorine can effectively guard against tooth decay. ;含氟牙膏能有效防止 蛀牙.
hostile
It was very strange ;很奇怪,
how hostile she was to all the beautiful girls approaching her husband. ;她对所有接近丈夫的漂亮 女
孩都心存敌意.
indentical
My opinion are not always identical with my parents's. ;我的意见并不总是和父母 的意见相同.
All eggs look similar, but no two eggs are identical, ;所有鸡蛋看上去相似, 但没有两只鸡蛋是完全 相
同的
Leonardo da Vinci's teacher once said to him. ;达芬奇的老师曾经告诉 他说,
inferior
No inferior products should be allowed to pass. ;决不能让任何次品漏网.
In the past,women were regarded as inferior to men. ;过去,人们认为女人不如 男人.
launch
launch
The first artifical satellite was launched by the former Soviet7 Union, ;前苏联发射了第一颗人 造卫星
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which shocked the United States. ;让美国人大惊失色.
mechanism8
The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body. ;骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成 机体.
The shell of my watch is transparent9 and the mechanisms10 inside can be seen. ;我的手表外壳是透明的,
可以看见里面的机械 装置.
match
match
The prince and princess in the fairy tales ;童话中的王子与公主
are always perfectly11 matched(=were always a perfect match). ;永远都是天造地设的 一对.
The White Swan Hotel in Guangzhou can't be matched for friendliness12. ;广州白天鹅宾馆良好的 服务态度
是无与伦比的.
These shoes do not match;one is large and the other is small. ;这双鞋不相配,一只大, 一只小.
negative
negative
He was suspicious of having taken dopes,but his urine test was negative. ;他被怀疑服用了兴奋剂, 但
他的尿样检测却是呈阴 性的.
Two negative makes a positive. ;负负得正.
obligation
To pay taxes is an obligation of every citizen. ;纳税是每一个公民的 义务.
panic
The Asian Financial crisis caused panic selling of securities. ;亚洲金融危机引起了债券 的恐慌抛售.
peer
To lessen13 peer(group) pressure,many schools require their students to wear uniforms. ;为减少来自同
龄群体的压 力,许多学校要求学生们 穿校服.
He peered at the comp- uter screen,wondering what his programming mistake was. ;他仔细地看着计算机
的显 示屏,想知道他的程序出 了什么错.
press
press
In the press conference, ;在新闻发布会上,
the White House spokesman always avoids directly answering questions. ;白宫发言人总是避免直 接回答
问题.
Time presses.Let's press on with our work. ;时间紧迫.我们加紧工作 吧.
Just press this button,and you'll start the engine. ;只要按一下这个按钮便可 启动这台发动机了.
The problem of fuel presses for solution. ;这个燃料的问题急待 解决.
rarely
Big Ben in London has rarely gone wrong. ;在伦敦“大本钟”很少出 差错.
Only rarely do I eat in restaurants. ;我极少到饭馆吃饭.
scandal
The former president of the Philipines took tax money for his own use, ;菲律宾前总统贪污税款,
it was such a scandal. ;可谓一大丑闻.
thread
You lose the thread of your argument. ;你们的论点有失条理.
You need a needle threader if you can't see clearly to thread a needle. ;如果看不清楚无法穿线, 你需
要一枚穿针器.
Lesson 2 ;
abandon
The heartless man abandoned his disabled wife and ran away with all their money. ;那个没良心的男人
抛弃了 残疾的妻子,还带走了两 人所有的钱.
Since there was no way to save the ship and its cargo14, ;眼见拯救船只和船上货 物无望,
the captain issued the order to abandon ship. ;船长发出了弃船令.
acknowledge
Michael Jordan was acknowledged as the best basketball player in the NBA. ;迈克尔.乔丹是公认的前
NBA最佳篮球选手.
We acknowledge receipt of your cable No.123 sent this morning concerning the sample. ;兹确认,我方已
收到你方 关于样品的123号电传.
bump
In the dim light I couldn't see clearly and bumped into a tree. ;昏暗中我看不清,一头撞 在一棵树上.
circuit
I run two circuits of the track every morning ;我每天早晨沿跑道跑两圈
in order to pass the 800-meter running test. ;以通过800米考试。
In Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, ;你要是查阅《朗文当代英 语词典》
you will see CCTV is the abbreviation of "Closed Circuit Television". ;就会发现CCTV是“闭路 电视”
的缩写.
complain
Those who are always complaining should turn their attention ;那些天成天牢骚满腹的 人,应该想想
to figuring out how to make it better. ;如何改变现状.
You are always complaining about something. ;你总是满腹牢骚.
conventional
The Russian Defense15 Minister maintained ;俄罗斯的国防部长坚持 认为
that his country should reduce expenditure16 on conventional weapons ;俄应削减花在常规武器上 的开支,
and spend more on strategic weapons. ;而更多地在战略武器上 投入.
Mother is so conventional in her views. ;妈妈的观点太保守.
destruction
The hot ash and the lava17 from the volcano Etna ;来自埃及特纳火山的滚烫 的火山灰和熔岩
brought total destruction to the village. ;给那个小村庄带来彻底 的毁灭.
emergency
Wahid threatened to proclaim a state of emergency if Congress decided18 to impeach19 him ;瓦希德威胁说
如果国会 弹劾他,他就宣布紧急 状态.
The patient was asked to ring the bell in an emergency ;病人在有紧急情况时可以 按铃,
and the nurses on duty would come straight away. ;然后当班的护士就会立 即前来.
fantasy
Young people often live in a world of fantasy, ;年青人常生活在幻想的 世界里,
and parents always tell them to face the reality. ;而父母亲总会告诉他们 要面对现实.
Stop looking for a perfect job--it's just a fantasy. ;别想找到十全十美的工 作了,那简直是幻想.
function
The function of a chairman at a meeting is to lead and control meetings. ;在会上,主席的职责是引 导
并控制会议.
An old machine won't function properly if you don't oil it regularly. ;旧机器如果不经常加油是 不能
正常运转的.
heave
heave
The naughty children have just heaved a stone through my window. ;淘气的孩子们刚刚把一块 石头扔进我
的窗户.
identify
Do you identify beauty with wisdom? ;你认为美貌与智慧能相等 同吗?
The characters on the rubbings are so blurred20 that it is difficult to identify. ;拓片上的文字模糊不
清, 难以识别.
jail
Romeo was sentenced to jail for 15 days for starting a fight with his rival. ;因为与情敌发生冲突,罗
密欧被判15日监禁.
Has it ever occurred to you that jails were first invented for debtors21? ;你有没有想过,监狱最初 是为
了关押欠债人而发 明的?
line
line
People lined the streets to see the famous man go past. ;人们站在街道两旁看那位 著名人士走过.
Line and color are both important in portrait painting. ;线条和色彩在肖像绘画中 都很重要.
master
master
Who is the master mind behind this plan? ;谁是这个计划的幕后 决策人?
I do
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n.轰炸机( bomber的名词复数 );投弹手;安非他明胶囊;大麻叶香烟 | |
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2 collapse | |
vi.累倒;昏倒;倒塌;塌陷 | |
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adj.倒塌的 | |
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4 instructor | |
n.指导者,教员,教练 | |
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5 capabilities | |
n.能力( capability的名词复数 );可能;容量;[复数]潜在能力 | |
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6 pickpockets | |
n.扒手( pickpocket的名词复数 ) | |
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7 Soviet | |
adj.苏联的,苏维埃的;n.苏维埃 | |
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8 mechanism | |
n.机械装置;机构,结构 | |
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n.机械( mechanism的名词复数 );机械装置;[生物学] 机制;机械作用 | |
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11 perfectly | |
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12 friendliness | |
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14 cargo | |
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15 defense | |
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18 decided | |
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19 impeach | |
v.弹劾;检举 | |
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20 blurred | |
v.(使)变模糊( blur的过去式和过去分词 );(使)难以区分;模模糊糊;迷离 | |
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