Lesson 28 ;
alien
We shouldn't ignore others' opinions just because they are alien to our own ideas. ;我们不是因为别人的想法 与我们的截然不同就忽视 他人的意见.
assault
Lately there have been violent assaults in Jerusalem ;近来在耶路撒冷常常爆发 暴力冲突
between the Israelites and Palestinians. ;在以色列人与巴勒斯坦人 之间.
bandage
The surgeon bandaged up the injured head of the player ;外科医生把那个球员受伤 的头部包扎起来,
and the player dashed back into the field again. ;球员又冲回了球场.
bribe
The French minister was accused of having taken bribes in the arms deal. ;那个法国的部长被指控 在武器交易中接受了 贿赂.
clip
clip
Soon the guard on the train came and clipped our tickets. ;不久列车员走过来给我 们剪了票.
We were relieved that we made it. 我们终于赶上了火车, 大家松了一口气. ;
colonial
The Latin American and African people have successfully fought against colonial rule. ;拉丁美洲和非洲人民成功 地进行了反对殖民统治的 斗争.
decimal
The decimal system is based on the number 10 and is universally adopted. ;十进位制基于数字10, 在全球被广泛地采用.
dignity
Athough she is very poor,she has not lost her dignity. ;她虽然很穷,但没有失 去她的尊严.
A man's dignity depends not upon his wealth or rank but upon his character. ;人的真正价值不在财富 或地位,而在他的品质.
drastic
The members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization ;上海合作组织的成员国
are determined to take drastic measure to combat terrorism. ;决心采取果断措施打击 恐怖主义.
erupt
The volcano in a Philippine island erupted after years of dormancy. ;那座菲律宾岛上的火山 在沉睡多年后剧烈活动 起来.
ferry
The mother has to ferry her children to and from sports, ;那位母亲每天都开车接 送孩子往返于运动场、
parties,schools,etc.in her car. ;晚会和学校等等.
fling
Don't fling your clothes about on the chair;hang them up. ;别把衣服乱扔在椅子上, 把它们挂起来.
grim
The little girl was frightened into crying by his grim smile. ;他的狞笑把小女孩吓得 哭起来.
handicap
It is said that ;有人说,
the level of a society can be seen from one nation's attitude toward the handicap. ;一个社会的文明程度可以 通过其对于残障人士的态 度反映出来.
Being small in a basketball match is a handicap. ;在篮球比赛中,个子 小吃亏.
jerk
Hearing my name mentioned,I instinctively jerked my head back. ;听到有人说我的名字,我 出于本能猛地回过头来.
lofty
The Japanese invasion of Asian countries was carried out ;日本对亚洲国家进行了 侵略,
under the false lofty propaganda of emancipating them from colonialism. ;在把亚洲人民从殖民主义 手中解放出来的虚伪崇高 的宣传之下.
marshal
It is often said ;常言说,
a marshal is made on the white bones of thousands of average soldiers. ;一将功成万骨枯.
mutter
He was muttering on the telephone so I asked him to speak more clearly. ;他打电话声音很低,因此 我让他说得清楚些.
overthrow
To provide enough manpower for ever- growing northern factories ;为了给北方日渐扩大的工 厂提供足够的劳动力,
slavery in the southern states had to be overthrown. ;南方的奴隶制必须推翻.
That was what ignited the American Civil War. ;那是美国南北战争的 原因.
overwhelm
In last week's semi-final,the Manchester United overwhelmed Liz by 4-0 ;在上周的半决赛中,曼 联队以4比0击败利兹队.
pearl
In the early morning, you can see pearls of dew glistening on the grass. ;晨曦初露的时候,可以看 到露珠在草上闪烁.
He who would search for pearls must dive below. ;欲寻珍珠就要潜到水里. (不入虎穴,焉得虎子.)
petty
Our oversight of petty details in the contract caused us considerable. ;由于忽视合同中的细节, 我们亏损不小.
premium
Farmers are offered a premium for organically grown vegetables. ;农民以有机方式种植蔬菜 而获得津贴.
propaganda
There has been a good deal of propaganda about the dangers of drunk driving. ;关于酒后驾驶的危害已 做过大量宣传.
romance
The film Roman Holiday is a romance between a princess and a journalist. ;电影〈罗马假日〉讲的是 一个公主和一个记者的爱 情故事.
sober
A more sober life is advisable to an unrestrained one. ;有节制的生活肯定比 放纵的好.
surpass
Though we thought that we might lose in the first round,the result surpassed our hopes. ;尽管我们认为可能在首轮 即遭淘汰,结果比所期望 的要好.
tariff
There is a very high tariff on jewelry. ;宝石类的税率很高,
That's why imported jewelry is so expensive. ;因此进口宝石很贵.
token
When people meet,they shake hands as a token of friendship. ;人们相逢的时候,握手以 表示友谊.
tribute
The government paid tribute to Dr. Sun Yatsen ;为表达对孙中山先生的 敬意,
by naming the city in which he was born after him. ;政府把他出生的城 市命名为中山市.
wrinkle
Many moisturizers claim to be anti- wrinkle. ;很多润肤霜都声称是 抗皱的.
At the mention of the so-called brilliant scheme,she wrinkled her nose in disdain. ;听了那所谓的妙计之后, 她皱鼻子表示不屑.
Lesson 29 ;
agony
When he was told that he scored 59 in the CET Band 6,he was in an agony of remorse. ;当被告知大学英语6级考 试得了59分的时候,他 处于极端悔恨之中.
bleak
The future of a firm will be very bleak indeed if it can't devise new products. ;一个公司如果不能设计 出新产品,那它的前景 就非常暗淡.
bog
Cathathy Pacific's talks with the pilots ; |