CET6淘金式英语词汇（六级）第4课

[ti:] [ar:] [al:] [by:] [00:10.00]Lesson 20 ; [00:12.06]adhere [00:13.14]Don't spit out your gum on the ground.It may adhere to the sole of someone's shoe. ;不要随地乱吐香口胶,那 会粘到别人鞋底上的. [00:17.49]The Government of Iraq adhered to its original plan, ;伊拉克政府我行我素, [00:20.18]which was resented by many western countries. ;让许多西方国家憎恨不 已. [00:22.92]articulate [00:24.16]Wu Jinglian,a well- known economist in China, ;中国著名经济学家吴敬琏 [00:27.35]is articulate about the trend of the so-called "New Economy". ;对于”新经济“的走向 讲得头头是道. [00:30.87]At the Press Conference ;在记者招待会上, [00:32.31]the spokesman articulated China's strong opposition to the U.S. NMD. ;新闻发言人阐明了中国坚 决反对美国的导弹防御计 划的立场. [00:37.20]chronic [00:38.32]Patients suffering from chronic indigestion cannot eat more than enough. ;患有慢性消化不良症的 病人不能多吃. [00:42.38]A chronic state of civil war has been preventing Afghanistan ;长期的战乱让阿富汗根本 无法 [00:45.94]from developing its economy. ;发展自己的经济. [00:48.22]compatible [00:49.88]Are your family members compatible with each other? ;你的家庭成员间能和 睦相处吗? [00:53.11]Accuracy is not always compatible with haste. ;忙中难免出错. [00:56.30]conform [00:57.37]A coat must conform to the figure of the wearer. ;衣服必须与身材相配. [01:00.31]On the first day when a pupil enters school, he is asked to conform to the school rules. ;从进校的第一天起,学校 就要求学生遵守校规. [01:05.37]converge [01:06.82]Raiway lines seem to converge when one looks at them from a distance. ;铁轨远看好像集中在 一点. [01:11.17]Parallel lines converge at infinity. ;平行线永不相交. [01:14.44]deprive [01:16.05]Women in old China were deprived of the right to education. ;在旧中国,妇女被剥夺了 受教育的权利. [01:19.61]disperse [01:20.98]Tear gas can be used to disperse a crowd. ;催泪瓦斯可用来驱散人群 [01:23.72]The crowd dispersed in all directions. ;人群向各个方向散开了. [01:26.16]distribute [01:27.36]Some students are distributing ad leaflets on the street ;有些学生在街头派发 广告传单. [01:30.88]Whenever spring comes, the gardener will distribute grass seed over the lawn. ;当春天来临的时候,园丁 就把草种播撒在草坪里. [01:35.48]180 pounds of muscle were well distributed over his 6-foot frame. ;180磅的肌肉均匀地长在 他6英尺高的身躯上. [01:39.95]eligible [01:41.40]In the US,only native-born citizens are eligible to the office of president. ;在美国,只有在美国本 土出生的公民才有资格 当选总统. [01:46.04]evoke [01:47.24]Tian Zhen's singing evoked warm acclamations. ;田震的歌声博得了热烈 的喝彩. [01:50.30]Wang Shuo's newly published review on Jin Yong's novels ;王朔新发表的关于金庸 小说的书评 [01:53.75]has evoked much controversy. ;引起了很多争论. [01:56.31]The Grape of Wrath is a novel that evokes the Depression in accurate detail. ;《愤怒的葡萄》是一部以 精确的细节再现大萧条的 小说. [02:00.74]fake [02:01.65]Many paintings looked old,but are fakes. ;很多画看上去年代久远, 实际是赝品. [02:04.39]Many evil merchants swindle the customers by imposing fake goods on them ;许多无良商人用假冒伪劣 商品坑害消费者, [02:08.40]to make profits. ;赚取利益. [02:09.69]gloomy [02:10.56]The gloomy damp weather and her gloomy face took away my appetite. ;阴沉,潮湿的天气以及 她哭丧着的脸让我食欲 全无. [02:14.28]humanity [02:15.36]AIDS and cancer are maladies that afflict humanity. ;爱滋病和癌症是折磨人 类的疾病. [02:18.43]Humanity is a mixture of good and bad qualities. ;人性是善与恶的混合体. [02:21.66]incentive [02:22.90]Money is still a major incentive in most occupations. ;在许多职业中,钱仍是 主要的鼓励因素. [02:26.59]initiate [02:27.99]China initiated her reforms in every field in 1978 based on Deng Xiaoping's conceptions ;中国从1978年开始根据 邓小平的构思启动各个领 域的改革. [02:34.00]intricate [02:35.07]A detective novel usually has an intricate plot. ;侦探小说通常有错综复 杂的情节. [02:38.14]Modern electrical facilities have intricate directions. ;现代电器设备的用法说明 都复杂难懂. [02:41.83]leaflet [02:42.90]Many salesmen stood by the roadside ;很多销售人员站在路边 [02:45.10]to hand out the leaflets for their products to passers-bys. ;向路人散发产品广告传 单. [02:48.45]migrate [02:49.49]Some birds migrate to find warmer weather. ;有些鸟迁徙以寻找更温暖 的气候. [02:51.89]notorious [02:53.01]English soccer fans are notorious for their craziness and barbarism. ;英国球迷因他们的疯狂 和野蛮而臭名昭著. [02:57.23]overlap [02:58.31]Tiles are laid to overlap each other. ;屋瓦是一个压一个地重 叠放置的. [03:00.67]History and politics overlap and should be studied together. ;历史和政治有部分重叠, 应该结合起来研究. [03:04.15]perpetual [03:05.23]Do you believe in perpetual love in this secular world? ;在这个世俗的世界你还 相信有天长地久的爱情 吗? [03:08.25]The two sides signed a treaty of perpetual friendship. ;双方签定了永久友好 条约. [03:11.60]prescription [03:12.76]I can never read doctor's prescriptions ;我从来看不懂医生写的 处方. [03:15.33]profitable [03:16.41]Investigations revealed that selling genuine goods at a fair price ;调查显示,长此以往, 货真价实的经营 [03:20.34]can be more profitable in the long run. ;能赚取更多的利润. [03:22.79]recipe [03:23.95]I am not good at cooking.I can only follow a recipe. ;我不善长烹饪,只能照 着食谱做. [03:27.47]What's your recipe for a happy marriage? ;你认为幸福的婚姻是 什么秘方? [03:29.87]revelation [03:31.28]What a revelation! ;这真是一个意外！ [03:32.64]The revelation that the world is round once surprised people. ;揭示出地球是圆的事实曾 使人们大为惊讶. [03:35.92]Have you ever read the Revelations in the Bible? ;你读过《圣经》中的 《启示录》吗? [03:38.48]shrewd [03:39.35]However shrewd a businessman is,it is impossible that he has never lost money. ;再精明的生意人也不可能 从不亏钱. [03:44.24]subjective [03:45.56]Our perception of things is often influenced by subjective factors, ;我们对事物的感知能力受 到主观因素的影响, [03:49.11]such as tiredness. ;如疲劳. [03:50.66]Lyric poetry is subjective. ;抒情诗是抒发个人感情 的. [03:53.60]symposium [03:55.30]A symposium is a meeting or conference for discussion of a topic, ;讨论会即讨论某一论题的 聚会或会议, [03:59.23]especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations. ;尤指参与者既为听众、 又作演讲聚会或会议. [04:03.75]toss [04:04.29]toss [04:04.66]The ship tossed about on the stormy sea. ;船在波涛汹涌的海浪中 颠簸着. [04:07.31]Toss the vegetables in butter. ;在菜里拌点黄油. [04:09.34]Let's toss to see who pays the bill. ;让我们掷钱币决定谁 付帐. [04:11.82]verdict [04:12.86]The verdict was that the prisoner was guilty. ;最后的判决是犯人有罪. [04:16.25]Lesson 21 ; [04:18.74]administer [04:20.06]In many Japanese homes,as in many Chinese ones, ;日本的很多家庭和许多中 国家庭一样, [04:23.17]the funds are administered by the wife. ;也是由妻子掌握财政 大权的. [04:25.37]In the United States the Supreme Court is the very institution that administers law. ;在美国,最高法院是实 施法律的机构. [04:30.63]ascend [04:31.91]The rocket ascend into the sky until it disappeared altogether ;火箭高高地飞向天空直至 完全消失. [04:35.72]Wu Zetian ascended the throne and became the only empress in China. ;武则天登上了皇帝的宝 座,成为中国历史上唯一 的女皇. [04:40.32]circulation [04:41.97]Internet,it seems,has increased the free circulation of ideas. ;互联网的出现似乎加速了 思想的自由交流. [04:46.03]The Chinese People's Bank put the twenty- yuan note into circul- ation not long ago. ;不久前,中国人民银行 发行了20元纸币流通于 市面. [04:51.21]compensate [04:52.78]Nothing can compensate the young mother for the loss of her dear child. ;年轻的妈妈丧失了自己心 爱的孩子是任何东西也弥 补不了的. [04:56.80]Nothing can compensate for the loss of time. ;虚度光阴是无法补偿的 (光阴一去不复返). [04:59.82]conscientious [05:01.48]Be conscientious and make a good job in publishing. ;要认真做好出版工作. [05:04.71]culminate [05:05.87]Years of waiting culminated in a tearful reunion. ;多年的等待最终以含泪团 聚而结局. [05:09.60]dissipate [05:11.13]The wind finally dissipated the smoke. ;风最终驱散了烟雾. [05:13.66]In a few years Francis dissipated his large fortune inherited from his grandfather. ;弗朗西斯在几年里就把从 他祖父那里继承下来的一 大笔财产挥霍光了. [05:19.25]embark [05:20.53]We embarked at Liverpool for New York. ;我们在利物浦上船前 往纽约. [05:23.22]We embarked at Southampton,and disembarked in New York a week later. ;我们在南安普顿上船, 一星期后到达纽约下船. [05:27.70]exemplify [05:29.31]The recent oil price rises ;最近的石油涨价 [05:30.95]exemplify the difficulties which the motor industry is now facing. ;是汽车工业正面临困难 的例子. [05:35.19]feeble [05:36.52]I felt feeble when I was ill. ;我生病的时候感到虚弱. [05:38.76]Grandmother has been getting feeble lately. ;近来祖母愈益衰弱了. [05:41.65]grief [05:42.73]Friendships multiply joys and divide griefs. ;友谊增进欢乐,分担忧愁. [05:45.92]hurl [05:46.91]The naughty boy hurled a stone at my window and I hurled curses at him. ;那个顽皮的小男孩向我的 窗户扔石子,我狠很地对 他大声叫骂. [05:51.10]incidentally [05:52.71]I must go now. Incidentally,if you want that book I'll bring it next time. ;我现在该走了,如果你要 那本书,我下次带来. [05:57.72]Incidentally,your proposal will be open to the discussion at the meeting. ;顺便提一句,你的建议 将在会议上进行讨论. [06:01.99]inspiration [06:03.60]Poets and artists often draw their inspiration from nature. ;诗人与艺术家往往由自 然得到灵感. [06:07.13]intrinsic [06:08.29]The intrinsic value of a coin is the value of the metal it is made of. ;一枚钱币的内在价值是 造这枚纸币的金属的价 值. [06:12.68]liability [06:14.25]The business failed because its assets were not as great as its liabilities. ;这家商行因资不低债而 倒闭. [06:19.01]mingle [06:20.17]It was said that Emperor Kang Xi of the Qing Dynasty ;据说清朝的康熙皇帝 [06:23.19]often left the palace and mingled unknown with common people. ;经常离开皇宫与老百姓 混在一起而不被人发觉. [06:26.76]nutrition [06:28.00]A balanced diet provides nutrition for your body. ;均衡的食物使你的身 体获得营养. [06:31.19]overwhelming [06:32.51]Beijing took an overwhelming majority of votes and won the Olympic bid. ;北京得到压倒多数的选 票,申奥获胜. [06:36.45]perplex [06:37.65]Modern men are often perplexed by what to do. ;现代人常常感到非常 困惑,不知任何是好. [06:40.51]preside [06:41.75]Whoever presides at the meeting will need patience and tact. ;无论谁主持会议,都既要 有耐性,又要机敏老练. [06:45.39]The city council is presided over by the mayor. ;市政委员会由市长领导. [06:48.17]profound [06:49.37]We had a profound lesson in ideological education yesterday. ;昨天我们上了一堂深刻的 思想教育课. [06:52.77]reconcile [06:53.97]The estranged couple reconciled after a year. ;翻脸的那对夫妻一年以 后又和好了. [06:56.82]How do you reconcile your principles with your behavior? ;你如何使你的原则和行 为一致? [07:00.30]revenge [07:01.59]Hamlet revenged his father's death. ;哈姆雷特为他死去的父 亲报了仇. [07:03.99]signify [07:05.23]A fever usually signifies that there is something wrong with the body. ;发烧预示着身体有毛病. [07:08.71]Will those in favor of the suggestion please ;赞成这项建议的人请 [07:10.95]signify their agreement by raising their hands? ;举手表示好吗? [07:13.64]subordinate [07:14.92]One of the traditional notions in China is that ;中国的传统观念之一是 [07:17.01]a wife should be subordinate to her husband in every way. ;妻子必须在各个方面完全 听命于丈夫. [07:20.10]The minority is subordinate to the majority. ;少数服从多数. [07:23.04]tangle [07:24.16]My mind was in tangle. ;我的思想陷入困惑之中. [07:25.98]The power failure had traffic tangled in the city. ;电力的中断使城市内的 交通陷入混乱状态. [07:29.09]tragic [07:30.12]In reading a tragic poet's works, ;在阅读悲剧诗人的作品 时, [07:32.03]the most important thing is to realize the tragic significan- ce of the story. ;最为关键的是要领悟故 事的悲剧性意义. [07:35.92]versatile [07:37.12]Nylon is a versatile material. ;尼龙是一种有多方面用 途的材料. [07:39.32]The most versatile of vegetables is the tomato. ;蔬菜中用途最广的是 西红柿. [07:43.54]Lesson 22 ; [07:46.52]allege [07:47.68]Students occasionally allege illness as the reason for absence. ;学生时不时会称病缺课. [07:51.29]ascribe [07:52.53]After Brazilian's being defeated by the Bolivian, ;巴西足球队被玻利维亚队 击败后, [07:56.17]the helpless chief coach of the Brazilian Football Team ;无奈的巴西队主教练 [07:57.96]ascribed their failure to bad luck. ;将失败归结于运气不佳. [08:00.15]cling [08:01.02]The pretty model wore a silk dress ;漂亮的模特儿穿着一身紧 身绸缎装, [08:02.80]that clung to her figure and walked gracefully on the stage. ;仪态万方地出现在舞 台上. [08:05.82]The old gerneration tend to cling to their traditional values. ;老一辈人往往恪守着他们 传统的价值观. [08:09.63]complement [08:10.88]Love is the complement of the law. ;爱的精神是法律的补 充物. [08:12.82]Roses in a silver bowl complement the handsome cherry table. ;银碗中玫瑰更为这张漂亮 的樱桃色桌子添彩. [08:16.84]conserve [08:18.12]We must conserve our forests if we are to make sure of a future supply of wood. ;为保证未来木材的供应, 我们必须保护森林. [08:22.18]We now have a global shortage of water, ;现在是全球化的缺水, [08:24.48]therefore we have to learn to conserve water. ;所以大家必须学会节约 用水. [08:27.19]cumulative [08:28.31]The cumulative effects of many illnesses made grandpa a weak man. ;多种疾病长期的折磨使祖 父虚弱不堪. [08:32.25]destiny [08:33.24]Do you believe marriage is the result of destiny? ;你认为婚姻是命中注定 的吗? [08:35.56]Destiny brought us together. ;命运把我们连在一起. [08:37.34]distort [08:38.34]Metal distorts under stress. ;金属在压力作用下变形. [08:40.28]Stop distorting what I said. ;不要曲解我的话. [08:42.23]empirical [08:43.55]Many empirical results supported the hypothesis. ;很多经验性结论都可证 明假设成立. [08:46.66]expedition [08:47.90]The Eight-Power Allied Expedition captured Beijing ;八国联军攻占了北京, [08:50.59]and set fire on the Imperial Garden Yuanmingyuan. ;把圆明园付之一炬. [08:53.87]flap [08:54.74]The bird flapped its wings and flew away. ;鸟振翅飞去. [08:57.26]The sails were flapping gently in the wind. ;船帆随风摆去. [08:59.62]Everything was going on smoothly;there was no flap. ;一切都很顺利,没有慌 乱现象. [09:03.02]hamper [09:04.14]Many modernists think that rhyme and metre hamper the poet's free expression. ;很多现代派诗人认为韵 律妨碍了诗人的自由发 挥. [09:08.65]hypothesis [09:10.23]This is only a sort of scientific hypothesis which has not been proved by experiments. ;这仅仅是一个尚未被实验 证明的科学假说. [09:15.73]indefinite [09:17.06]He gave me an indefinite answer. ;他含糊其词地回答了我. [09:19.13]installment [09:20.46]Many white-collar workers buy houses in installments. ;许多白领人士用分期付款 的方式买房子. [09:24.22]intuition [09:25.88]Intuition is the act or faculty of knowing or sensing ;直觉即是能知道或感觉的 行为或能力 [09:28.88]without the use of rational processes. ;未经理性的论证过程 [09:31.14]linear [09:32.34]The pupil made great efforts to work out the linear equation. ;那个小学生费了九牛二虎 之力去解决这个一次方程 式. [09:36.03]miniature [09:37.19]Games are real life in miniature. ;游戏比赛是现实生活的 缩影. [09:39.34]obedient [09:40.46]Do all parents like obedient and well- behaved children? ;所有父母都喜欢顺从和 循规蹈矩的孩子吗? [09:43.61]paradox [09:44.81]Your answer to the question is a paradox. ;你对这个问题的回答矛 盾百出. [09:47.00]"More haste,less speed" is a paradox. ;“欲速则不达”是个似是 而非的隽语. [09:50.11]persistent [09:51.10]The persistent suitor made persistent efforts and succeeded eventually. ;这个百折不挠的求婚者经 过执着的努力,终于如愿 以偿. [09:55.16]prestige [09:56.36]The old universities of Oxford and Cambridge still have a lot of prestige. ;历史悠久的牛津大学和剑 桥大学仍然享有很高的声 望. [10:00.42]prolong [10:01.58]The Congress agreed to prolong the MFN ;美国国会决定将对于越南 的最惠国 [10:04.52](most-favored-nation) treatment to Vietnam by one year. ;(最惠国)待遇延长一年. [10:07.71]restrain [10:08.87]She retrained herself from scolding her child until the guests left. ;她强忍住不责骂孩子,直 到客人都走了. [10:12.43]revision [10:13.47]To keep pace with times,the law is in need of frequent revision. ;为了跟上时代的发展, 法律需要不断地修订. [10:17.07]skeptical [10:18.19]I am always skeptical of/about the Chinese Football Team's chance of winning. ;我对中国足球队的获胜机 会总是表示怀疑. [10:22.46]subscribe [10:23.61]What newspapers have you subscribed for? ;你订阅了哪些报纸? [10:25.93]How much did you subscribe to the Hope Project? ;你为希望工程捐助了多 少钱? [10:28.63]temperament [10:29.79]The poet is highly nervous and volatile in temperament. ;诗人生性神经过敏, 喜怒无常. [10:33.06]transaction [10:34.18]All transactions,from banking to shopping, will be performed electronically. ;所有的交易活动,从跑银 行到买东西,都可通过电 脑来完成. [10:38.23]veto [10:39.23]The President exercised his veto against the Congressional bill. ;总统对国会的法案行使了 否决权. [10:42.46]vulgar [10:43.37]The houses and cars of the newly rich are huge but vulgar. ;那位爆发户的房子和车子 都硕大无比,却也俗不可 耐. [10:46.89]Putting food into one's mouth with a knife is considered a vulgar act in England. ;按英国规矩,用餐刀将 食物送入口中算是失仪. [10:52.19]Lesson 23 ; [10:55.01]alternate [10:56.17]The fashionable style designed by the famous designer ;由这位著名服装设计师设 计的新潮时装上 [10:58.74]has some alternate stripes of blue and white which made the fashion quite special. ;有蓝白相间的条纹,这正 是其与众不同的独特之 处. [11:03.46]The two candidates for the presidency ;两位总统候选人 [11:05.54]will alternate in giving their respective election speeches on TV. ;将会在电视上轮番进行 竞选演说. [11:09.30]assurance [11:10.54]During the interview, ;在面试的过程中, [11:11.62]I answered all the questions raised by the interviewer with assurance. ;我信心十足地回答了面 试人提出的所有问题. [11:14.93]Despite my friends' repeated assurance before the interview, ;面试之前,虽然我的朋友 说了很多鼓励的话, [11:18.08]I was still very nervous. ;但我仍然十分紧张. [11:19.65]coincide [11:21.18]We can say that one is lucky if his vocation coincide with his avocation. ;如果一个人的职业刚好与 他的爱好一致,那么我们 就可以说他是非常幸运的 [11:25.94]comply [11:27.11]All the citizens must comply with the law. ;所有公民都必须遵守 法律. [11:29.67]consolidate [11:30.92]The two banks will consolidate in July next year. ;这两家银行明年7月将 合并. [11:33.81]Several small businesses consolidated to form a large powerful company ;几家小企业合并成一家势 力雄厚的大型公司. [11:38.16]dazzle [11:39.12]He was dazzled by his sudden success. ;突然的成功冲昏了他的 头脑. [11:41.39]The diamond ring dazzled with brilliancy. ;这只钻石戒指闪耀夺目. [11:43.92]destructive [11:45.12]Policies that are destructive to economic development should be abandoned. ;有碍经济发展的政策应该 摈弃掉. [11:49.01]distract [11:50.26]The noise in the street distracted me from my reading. ;街上嘈杂声使我无法专 心读书. [11:53.24]The school students were distracted by the wonderful world outside the classroom. ;教室外的精彩世界使学生 们不能集中注意力. [11:57.59]expenditure [11:59.41]All the departments are required to limit their expenditure to what's essential. ;每个部门都被要求限制在 必要的开支上. [12:03.43]flaw [12:04.54]Vanity is the great flaw in the character of many women. ;爱慕虚荣是很多女性性格 中的重大缺陷. [12:07.78]It's a pity that the scar flawed her skin. ;很遗憾,这块疤痕在她 皮肤上造成了缺陷. [12:10.43]hatch [12:11.67]Don't count the chickens before they are hatched. ; [12:14.03]What mischief are you hatching (up)? ;你们在搞什么鬼花样? [12:16.27]ignite [12:17.42]A lighted cigarette can ignite a big forest fire. ;一根点燃的香烟就可以 引起森林大火. [12:20.37]His enthusiastic speech ignited the audience. ;他热情洋溢的演说让听 众热血沸腾. [12:23.56]indignant [12:24.80]All the Chinese people were indignant ;全中国人民都感到无 比愤慨, [12:26.85]when learning that the Chinese embassy in Yugoslavia had been bombed by NATO. ;当听说中国驻南联盟大 使馆被北约轰炸时. [12:30.97]instantaneous [12:32.62]I'm looking forward to an instantaneous reply to this letter. ;本人翘首盼望对此信件的 即刻答复. [12:35.77]invalid [12:35.81]invalid [12:36.81]Unless it is signed,a cheque is invalid. ;支票除非签了字,否则 是无效的. [12:39.42]The invalid is gathering strength. ;这位病弱者体力正在逐 渐恢复. [12:41.94]minimize [12:43.02]One of the effective measure to minimize the dangers of driving ;使发生车祸的机会减到 最低的有效措施之一 [12:46.00]is to teach people to obey all the traffic rules. ;就是教育人们遵守一切 交通规则. [12:48.40]obscure [12:49.61]Jude,the Obscure is a masterpiece written by Thomas Hardy, ;《无名的裘德》 是哈代的代表作, [12:53.21]one of the most famous English novelists. ;哈代英国最著名的作家 之一. [12:55.65]One's success obscure his failures. ;一个人的成功使他的失败 显得微不足道. [12:58.39]The moon was obscured by dark clouds. ;月亮被乌云遮住了. [13:00.75]participant [13:01.86]Susan B. Anthony,the American champion of woman's suffrage, ;苏珊.比.安东尼是美国 争取妇女参政的倡导者, [13:04.97]was also a participant in the movement to end slavery. ;也是废奴运动的参加者. [13:08.04]persuasion [13:09.15]Parents are encouraged to rely on persuasion rather than punishment. ;鼓励父母们依靠说服的方 法而不要靠惩罚. [13:12.59]pretext [13:13.79]Don't always use a headache as a pretext for not going to school! ;不要老以头痛为借口不 上学. [13:17.15]propel [13:18.22]The change in China is being propelled by the new economic upsurge. ;新经济的浪潮正把中国 的变革推向前进. [13:21.70]refreshment [13:22.90]Ice cream is a good refreshment on a hot day. ;冰淇淋在热天是解暑提 神的佳品. [13:25.56]Refreshments will be served after the meeting. ;会后有点心供应. [13:27.96]revive [13:28.91]The drooping plants revived in the rain. ;萎蔫的植物在雨中有恢复 了生气. [13:31.23]Hot coffee revived me; I had been cold and tired. ;热咖啡使又冷又累的我恢 复了精力. [13:35.20]snatch [13:35.91]snatch [13:36.41]The thief snatched my handbag and ran off. ;小偷一把夺走我的手提包 便逃之夭夭. [13:38.93]During the exam,I can only sleep in snatchs at night. ;考试期间,夜晚我只能睡 一会儿觉. [13:42.54]subsidiary [13:43.90]The question of finance is subsidiary to the question of ;财务问题是这一项目 [13:46.64]whether the project will be approved. ;是否获准的附带问题. [13:48.50]tempt [13:49.58]The warm weather tempted us into going for a walk. ;暖和的天气吸引我们去 散步. [13:52.72]transition [13:54.05]Women in menopausal disorders are subject to frequent transitions ;有更年期综合症的女人 常是喜怒无常. [13:57.45]from high spirits to depression and anger. ;有更年期综合症的女人 常是喜怒无常. [14:00.18]vicinity [14:01.38]The two restaurants in close vicinity compete violently. ;两家比邻餐厅竞争非常 激烈. [14:04.98]vulnerable [14:06.10]Young birds are very vulnerable to predators. ;幼小的鸟易受肉食动物 的伤害. [14:08.63]Young people are vulnerable to the influences of radio and television. ;年轻人容易受广播和电 视的影响. [14:11.98]warrant [14:12.89]The Constitution guarntees ;宪法保证了 [14:14.34]that private homes will not be searched without a warrant. ;没有搜查证,不得 任意搜查私人家宅. [14:17.03]You had no warrant for doing that. ;你那样做毫无道理. [14:19.15]warranty [14:20.14]You can have a five- year-period warranty for the television you bought. ;你买的电视机有五年的保 用期. [14:24.49]Lesson 24 ; [14:27.31]ambiguous [14:28.71]The President's ambiguous directions confused the staff who didn't know what to do ;总统含糊的指令让他的下 属有些茫然,不知如何是 好. [14:32.98]authentic [14:34.22]Can you distinguish between an authentic antique and a fake one? ;你能辨认古董真品和赝 品吗? [14:38.61]Nowadays it's quite difficult to tell an authentic news report from an invented one, ;现在有的新闻报道可谓是 真假难辨, [14:42.92]especially news about the celebrities. ;尤其是对于那些名流 们的报道. [14:45.24]compulsory [14:46.44]Is English a compulsory course in your school? ;在你们学校,英语是必 修的课程吗? [14:49.09]A nine year compulsory education is implemented in China. ;中国实行9年义务教育. [14:53.23]conspicuous [14:54.68]She's always conspicuous because of her bright clothes and queer hair style. ;因为她衣着鲜艳,发型古 怪,所以总是惹人注目. [14:58.99]decisive [15:00.19]Waterloo was the decisive battle of the whole war. ;滑铁卢一役左右了整个 战局. [15:03.13]deteriorate [15:04.29]He Long's health had deteriorated while he was in prison. ;贺龙在狱中时健康已经 越来越恶化了. [15:07.81]diversion [15:09.14]Some students marred their writings by a diversion into irrelevant material. ;一些学生由于插入无关材 料偏离主题而把作文写糟 了. [15:13.24]engagement [15:14.52]The two lovers had an engagement to meet secretly after dark. ;两个恋人约好在天黑以 后秘密会面. [15:17.83]Their engagement was announced in the local paper. ;他们订婚的消息已登在 当地报纸上. [15:21.02]expire [15:22.18]My passport expires in a month. ;我的护照再过一个月就 到期了. [15:24.46]fluctuate [15:25.54]The prices of vegetables and fruits fluctuate with the seasons. ;蔬菜和水果的价格随季 节而波动. [15:28.93]haul [15:29.60]haul [15:30.09]When dusk came,the fishermen hauled the boat up onto the shore. ;黄昏降临,渔夫们用力 把船拖上岸. [15:34.23]Raised for its milk, meat,and hide, ;饲养驯鹿除了要获取奶、 肉和皮革之外, [15:36.68]the reindeer is also used to haul things from place to place. ;还要用来把东西从一个 地方运送到另一个地方. [15:39.87]illuminate [15:41.15]Tian'anmen Square really looks magnificent at night when it is illuminated ;在晚间灯光的照耀下,天 安门广场看起来确实很 壮观. [15:44.96]indignation [15:46.33]The manager expressed his indignation at being unfairly dismis- sed by the president. ;经理对他被总裁不公平 解雇的一事愤愤不平. [15:51.17]integrity [15:52.42]Some people have a lot of integrity in keeping their principles. ;有的人在遵守原则方面 规规矩矩. [15:55.77]invaluable [15:57.18]Good health,not wealth,is an invaluable blessing. ;健康(不是财富)才是千 金难买的福气. [16:00.66]literal [16:01.53]The literal meaning of "ponder" is to "weigh". ;"ponder"(权衡)的字 面原意是“你…的分量” [16:04.22]literally [16:05.21]To translate literally is not always the closest to the original meaning. ;逐字翻译不一定最接近 原义. [16:08.65]There are people in the world who literally do not know how to boil water. ;世界上确实有不知道怎么 烧水的人, [16:11.92]misfortune [16:13.21]Misfortune never come alone. ; [16:15.48]I had the misfortune to break my leg yesterday. ;昨天我不幸折断了腿. [16:18.72]oppress [16:20.04]Poverty oppresses the spirit. ;贫穷折磨着人们的心灵. [16:21.99]I feel oppressed by the heat. ;我感到闷热难受. [16:24.10]pastime [16:25.51]Playing cards is our favorite pastime when travel by train. ;打牌是我们乘火车旅行时 最喜欢的娱乐消遣. [16:29.11]ponder [16:30.23]I want to quietly ponder what we to do next. ;我想静静想一想下一步 怎么办. [16:32.84]Many people are pondering (upon) the meaning of life. ;许多人都在苦苦思索生活 的意义. [16:35.57]provocative [16:36.81]The pretty model looks very provocative in a transparent miniskirt. ;在时装表演中,漂亮的模 特儿穿着一条透明的迷你 裙,看上去十分撩人. [16:41.49]prevalent [16:42.45]Smog is more prevalent in urban centers. ;烟雾在市中心更为普遍. [16:45.06]refute [16:46.17]The lawyer made good use of the favorable evidence ;律师充分利用大量的有 利证据 [16:48.51]to refute his counterpart's testimony. ;驳倒了对手的证词. [16:50.81]rip [16:51.68]Lightening ripped the cloudy night sky. ;闪电划破乌云的夜空. [16:53.88]There's a big rip in my sleeve. ;我的袖子有一道裂口. [16:55.95]specification [16:57.48]The First Amendment to the American constitution is the specification ;美国宪法的第一条修正案 [17:00.96]that each citizen enjoys freedom of religion. ;是关于公民享有宗教信仰 自由的规定. [17:03.90]subsidy [17:05.10]Can I apply for the unemployment subsidy when I have no job? ;失业了我可以申请失业补 助金吗? [17:08.29]tentative [17:09.33]Kissinger's first visit to China was a tentative one. ;基辛格对中国的第一次访 问是试探性的. [17:12.47]transplant [17:13.51]Tea was transplanted from China to India and Sri Lanka. ;茶树是从中国移植到印度 和斯里兰卡的. [17:16.78]Not every transplant operation can be successful, ;并不是每一个器官移植都 能成功, [17:19.60]because the transplant may be rejected by the surrounding tissues. ;因为移植的器官可能会 受周围细胞的排斥. [17:22.91]virgin [17:23.90]The blessed Virgin Mary refers to Jesus' mother. ;圣母玛利亚是耶苏基督 的母亲. [17:26.93]Lesson 25 ; [17:29.08]abrupt [17:30.32]Because the man on the strange phone call sounded abrupt, ;陌生电话里的那个男子 说话的声音听起来很唐 突, [17:32.93]I put the receiver down at once. ;我就立即把电话放下了. [17:34.96]There are abrupt weather changes. ;天有不测风云. [17:37.20]abundance [17:38.48]Nowadays in any city in China ;现在中国的任何一个城市 [17:40.43]you can find an abundance of goods of all types and prices. ;都能看到各种各样、价位 不一的商品. [17:43.66]bachelor [17:44.78]Richard Lee is a bachelor,but he is one of the best would-be husbands for girls. ;李泽楷是个单身汉,但他 却是女孩子眼里最佳的丈 夫人选之一. [17:49.46]compile [17:50.66]Each year the State Statistical Bureau ;每年国家统计局 [17:52.78]will compile a yearbook by fields and by regions. ;都会按照行业和地区编 撰年报. [17:55.92]compliment [17:57.08]I sincerely appreciate your compliments,but I really feel I am not up to them. ;谢谢你的赞美,我真的觉 得受之有愧. [18:01.30]Extend my compliments to your mother!(My compliments to your mother!) ;向你母亲代为致意. [18:03.83]exile [18:05.03]Napoleon was once exiled(=was once sent into exile) to the island of St.Helena. ;拿破仑曾被放逐到圣赫 勒拿岛. [18:08.68]expel [18:10.12]The student from the Department of Physics was expelled last week ;上周那个物理系的同学 [18:13.15]because he cheated on the exams. ;因为考试作弊被开除了. [18:15.09]Russia has lately decided to expel a US diplomat from its land, ;俄国最近驱逐了一名美 国外交官, [18:18.82]declaring he has done something improper. ;称他干了与自己的身份 不相符合的事情. [18:21.06]gleam [18:22.14]The soft gleam of the signal lamp told us our troops were ready for the attack. ;信号灯发出的微弱闪光 告诉我们,我们的部队做 好了进攻准备. [18:26.15]The groom's eyes are gleaming with excitement. ;新郎的眼睛流露着激动 的神情. [18:29.38]grease [18:30.42]Because the grease was almost gone,the ge

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