淘金式大学英语四六级词汇听力mp3下载附文本 Unit2B
[00:00.00]Lesson 20 ;
[00:02.06]adhere[d\'hi] ;vi.(~to)黏附,附着; 遵守,坚持;追随,支持
[00:03.14]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.
[00:07.49]The Government of Iraq adhered to its original plan, ;伊拉克政府我行我素,
[00:10.18]which was resented by many western countries. ;让许多西方国家憎恨不 已.
[00:12.92]articulate [a:\'tikjuleit] ;a.善于表达的,表达得清 楚有力的 vt.明确有力地表达; 清晰地发音
[00:14.16]Wu Jinglian,a well- known economist in China, ;中国著名经济学家吴敬琏
[00:17.35]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.
[00:20.87]At the Press Conference ;在记者招待会上,
[00:22.31]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.
[00:27.20]chronic[\'krnik] ;a.(疾病)慢性的, (人)久病的;长久的, 不断地;积习难改的
[00:28.32]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.
[00:32.38]A chronic state of civil war has been preventing Afghanistan ;长期的战乱让阿富汗根本 无法
[00:35.94]from developing its economy. ;发展自己的经济.
[00:38.22]compatible [km\'ptbl] ;a.兼容的;能和睦相处的 合得来的
[00:39.88]Are your family members compatible with each other? ;你的家庭成员间能和 睦相处吗?
[00:43.11]Accuracy is not always compatible with haste. ;忙中难免出错.
[00:46.30]confomp3[kn\'f:m] ;vi.(~to,~with)遵守, 适应,顺从;相似, 一致,符合
[00:47.37]A coat must confomp3 to the figure of the wearer. ;衣服必须与身材相配.
[00:50.31]On the first day when a pupil enters school, he is asked to confomp3 to the school rules. ;从进校的第一天起,学校 就要求学生遵守校规.
[00:55.37]converge[kn\'v:d] ;vi.(在一点上)会合, 互相靠拢;聚集,集中; (思想,观点等)趋近
[00:56.82]Raiway lines seem to converge when one looks at them from a distance. ;铁轨远看好像集中在 一点.
[01:01.17]Parallel lines converge at infinity. ;平行线永不相交.
[01:04.44]deprive[di\'praiv] ;vt.(~of) 剥夺;使丧失
[01:06.05]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.
[01:09.61]disperse[dis\'p:s] ;vi.(使)分散,散开; 使消散,消失 vt.分散,赶散;消散,驱散
[01:10.98]Tear gas can be used to disperse a crowd. ;催泪瓦斯可用来驱散人群
[01:13.72]The crowd dispersed in all directions. ;人群向各个方向散开了.
[01:16.16]distribute [di\'stribju:t] [\'distribju:t] ;vt.使分散,散布; 分发,分送,分配
[01:17.36]Some students are distributing ad leaflets on the street ;有些学生在街头派发 广告传单.
[01:20.88]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.
[01:25.48]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.
[01:29.95]eligible[\'elidbl] ;a.有条件被选中的,有 恰当资格的;(尤指婚 姻等)合适的,合意的
[01:31.40]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.
[01:36.04]evoke[i\'vuk] ;vt.唤起,引起, 使人想起
[01:37.24]Tian Zhen\'s singing evoked wamp3 acclamations. ;田震的歌声博得了热烈 的喝彩.
[01:40.30]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
[01:43.75]has evoked much controversy. ;引起了很多争论.
[01:46.31]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.
[01:50.74]fake[feik] ;n.假货,赝品;骗子,冒充 者a.假的,伪造的,冒充的 vt.伪造,捏造,伪装
[01:51.65]Many paintings looked old,but are fakes. ;很多画看上去年代久远, 实际是赝品.
[01:54.39]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,
[01:58.40]to make profits. ;赚取利益.
[01:59.69]gloomy[\'glu:mi] ;a.忧郁的,沮丧的;令人 沮丧的,令人失望的; 昏暗的,阴沉的
[02:00.56]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.
[02:04.28]humanity[hju:\'mniti] ;n.人类,(总称)人; 人性;人道,博爱,慈爱 [pl.]人文学科
[02:05.36]AIDS and cancer are maladies that afflict humanity. ;爱滋病和癌症是折磨人 类的疾病.
[02:08.43]Humanity is a mixture of good and bad qualities. ;人性是善与恶的混合体.
[02:11.66]incentive[in\'sentiv] ;n.刺激,鼓励
[02:12.90]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.
[02:16.59]initiate[i\'niit] ;n.新加入组织的人 vt.开始,创始;使初步了 解;接纳(新成员), 让...加入
[02:17.99]China initiated her refomp3s 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.
[02:24.00]intricate[\'intrikit] ;a.错综复杂的, 复杂精细的
[02:25.07]A detective novel usually has an intricate plot. ;侦探小说通常有错综复 杂的情节.
[02:28.14]Modern electrical facilities have intricate directions. ;现代电器设备的用法说明 都复杂难懂.
[02:31.83]leaflet[\'li:flit] ;n.传单,散页印刷品, 小册子 v.(向...)散发传单 (或小册子)
[02:32.90]Many salesmen stood by the roadside ;很多销售人员站在路边
[02:35.10]to hand out the leaflets for their products to passers-bys. ;向路人散发产品广告传 单.
[02:38.45]migrate[mai\'greit] ;vi.(候鸟等)迁徙,移栖; 移居(尤指移居国外), 迁移
[02:39.49]Some birds migrate to find wamp3er weather. ;有些鸟迁徙以寻找更温暖 的气候.
[02:41.89]notorious [nu\'t:ris] ;a.臭名昭著的; 声名狼籍的
[02:43.01]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.
[02:47.23]overlap[婠_uv\'lp] ;vt.与...部分重叠, (与...)的部分相同 n.重叠,重叠的部分
[02:48.31]Tiles are laid to overlap each other. ;屋瓦是一个压一个地重 叠放置的.
[02:50.67]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.
[02:54.15]perpetual [p\'petjul] ;a.永久的,永恒的,长期 的;无休止的,没完没 了的
[02:55.23]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?
[02:58.25]The two sides signed a treaty of perpetual friendship. ;双方签定了永久友好 条约.
[03:01.60]prescription [pris\'kripn] ;n.处方,药方, (医生开的)药; 开药方,开处方
[03:02.76]I can never read doctor\'s prescriptions ;我从来看不懂医生写的 处方.
[03:05.33]profitable [\'prfitbl] ;a.有利可图的,有益的
[03:06.41]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
[03:10.34]can be more profitable in the long run. ;能赚取更多的利润.
[03:12.79]recipe[\'resipi] ;n.烹饪法,食谱; 方法,秘诀,诀窍
[03:13.95]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.
[03:17.47]What\'s your recipe for a happy marriage? ;你认为幸福的婚姻是 什么秘方?
[03:19.87]revelation [妑ev\'lein] ;n.被揭示的真相, (惊人的)新发现; 揭示,透露,显示
[03:21.28]What a revelation! ;这真是一个意外！
[03:22.64]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.
[03:25.92]Have you ever read the Revelations in the Bible? ;你读过《圣经》中的 《启示录》吗?
[03:28.48]shrewd[ru:d] ;a.机灵的,敏锐的,精明的
[03:29.35]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.
[03:34.24]subjective [sb\'dktiv] ;a.主观上的,个人的
[03:35.56]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,
[03:39.11]such as tiredness. ;如疲劳.
[03:40.66]Lyric poetry is subjective. ;抒情诗是抒发个人感情 的.
[03:43.60]symposium [sim\'puzim] ;n.讨论会,专题报告会; 专题论文集
[03:45.30]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,
[03:49.23]especially one in which the participants fomp3 an audience and make presentations. ;尤指参与者既为听众、 又作演讲聚会或会议.
[03:53.75]toss[ts] ;vi.(打赌等时)掷(钱币) 翻来覆去
[03:54.29]toss[ts] ;n.掷钱币来决定;猛抬头 vt.扔,抛,掷;猛抬(头), 拌(食品); 使颠簸
[03:54.66]The ship tossed about on the stomp3y sea. ;船在波涛汹涌的海浪中 颠簸着.
[03:57.31]Toss the vegetables in butter. ;在菜里拌点黄油.
[03:59.34]Let\'s toss to see who pays the bill. ;让我们掷钱币决定谁 付帐.
[04:01.82]verdict[\'v:dikt] ;n.裁定;定论,判断性意见
[04:02.86]The verdict was that the prisoner was guilty. ;最后的判决是犯人有罪.
[04:06.25]Lesson 21 ;
[04:08.74]administer [d\'minist] ;vt.掌管,料理…的事务; 实施,实行;给予, 派给,投(药)
[04:10.06]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,
[04:13.17]the funds are administered by the wife. ;也是由妻子掌握财政 大权的.
[04:15.37]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.
[04:20.63]ascend[\'send] ;vi.渐渐上升,升高 vt.攀登,登上
[04:21.91]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.
[04:25.72]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.
[04:30.32]circulation [妔:kju\'lei] ;n.(体液的)循环,(水,空 气等的)流通;(使)流传; 传播;发行(货币等)流通
[04:31.97]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.
[04:36.03]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.
[04:41.21]compensate [\'kmpenseit] ;v.偿还,补偿,抵消
[04:42.78]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.
[04:46.80]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).
[04:49.82]conscientious [妅ni\'ens] ;a.认真的,勤勤恳恳的
[04:51.48]Be conscientious and make a good job in publishing. ;要认真做好出版工作.
[04:54.71]culminate[\'klmineit] ;v.(以...)告终
[04:55.87]Years of waiting culminated in a tearful reunion. ;多年的等待最终以含泪团 聚而结局.
[04:59.60]dissipate[\'disipeit] ;vi.消散,消失 vt.使消散,使消失; 浪费,挥霍
[05:01.13]The wind finally dissipated the smoke. ;风最终驱散了烟雾.
[05:03.66]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.
[05:09.25]embark [im\'ba:k] ;vi.上船(或飞机,汽车等) (~on,~in)着手,开始
[05:10.53]We embarked at Liverpool for New York. ;我们在利物浦上船前 往纽约.
[05:13.22]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.
[05:17.70]exemplify [ig\'zemplifai] ;vt.是(或作为)…的典型 (或榜样); 示例,举例证明
[05:19.31]The recent oil price rises ;最近的石油涨价
[05:20.95]exemplify the difficulties which the motor industry is now facing. ;是汽车工业正面临困难 的例子.
[05:25.19]feeble[\'fi:bl] ;a.虚弱的,衰弱的,无 力的,无效的,无益的
[05:26.52]I felt feeble when I was ill. ;我生病的时候感到虚弱.
[05:28.76]Grandmother has been getting feeble lately. ;近来祖母愈益衰弱了.
[05:31.65]grief[gri:f] ;n.悲伤,悲痛;悲伤的事, 悲痛的缘由
[05:32.73]Friendships multiply joys and divide griefs. ;友谊增进欢乐,分担忧愁.
[05:35.92]hurl[h:l] ;vt.猛投,力掷;大声叫骂
[05:36.91]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.
[05:41.10]incidentally [奿nsi\'dentli] ;ad.顺便说及地,顺便 提一句
[05:42.71]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.
[05:47.72]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.
[05:51.99]inspiration [奿nsp\'rein] ;n.灵感,鼓舞人心的人 (或事物)
[05:53.60]Poets and artists often draw their inspiration from nature. ;诗人与艺术家往往由自 然得到灵感.
[05:57.13]intrinsic[in\'trinsik] ;a.固有的,本质的,灵感的
[05:58.29]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.
[06:02.68]liability [妉ai\'biliti] ;n.责任;[pl.]负责, 债务;不利条件, 起妨碍作用的人(或物)
[06:04.25]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.
[06:09.01]mingle[\'migl] ;vt.使混合;使相混 vi.混合起来,相混合; 相交往,相往来
[06:10.17]It was said that Emperor Kang Xi of the Qing Dynasty ;据说清朝的康熙皇帝
[06:13.19]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.
[06:16.76]nutrition [nju:\'trin] ;n.营养
[06:18.00]A balanced diet provides nutrition for your body. ;均衡的食物使你的身 体获得营养.
[06:21.19]overwhelming [婠_uv\'welmi] ;a.势不可挡的,压倒的; 巨大的
[06:22.51]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.
[06:26.45]perplex[p\'pleks] ;vt.使困惑;使费解, 使复杂化
[06:27.65]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.
[06:30.51]preside[pri\'zaid] ;vi.(~at,~over)主持, 主管
[06:31.75]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.
[06:35.39]The city council is presided over by the mayor. ;市政委员会由市长领导.
[06:38.17]profound[pr\'faund] ;a.深度的,深切的, 深远的;知识渊博的, 见解深刻的;深奥的
[06:39.37]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.
[06:42.77]reconcile[\'reknsail] ;vt.使协调;使和解; (~to)使顺从(于), 使甘心(于)
[06:43.97]The estranged couple reconciled after a year. ;翻脸的那对夫妻一年以 后又和好了.
[06:46.82]How do you reconcile your principles with your behavior? ;你如何使你的原则和行 为一致?
[06:50.30]revenge[ri\'vend] ;n.报仇,复仇 vt.为…报仇,报…之仇
[06:51.59]Hamlet revenged his father\'s death. ;哈姆雷特为他死去的父 亲报了仇.
[06:53.99]signify[\'signifai] ;vt.表示…的意思, 意味,预示
[06:55.23]A fever usually signifies that there is something wrong with the body. ;发烧预示着身体有毛病.
[06:58.71]Will those in favor of the suggestion please ;赞成这项建议的人请
[07:00.95]signify their agreement by raising their hands? ;举手表示好吗?
[07:03.64]subordinate [s\'b:dinit] ;a.下级的,级别低的 (~to)次要的,从属的 n.部属,下属 vt.使处于次要地位
[07:04.92]One of the traditional notions in China is that ;中国的传统观念之一是
[07:07.01]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.
[07:10.10]The minority is subordinate to the majority. ;少数服从多数.
[07:13.04]tangle[\'tgl] ;v.(使)缠结,(使)乱作一 团n.乱糟糟的一堆,混乱 复杂的问题(或形式)困惑
[07:14.16]My mind was in tangle. ;我的思想陷入困惑之中.
[07:15.98]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.
[07:19.09]tragic[\'trdik] ;a.悲惨的,可悲的; 悲剧性的
[07:20.12]In reading a tragic poet\'s works, ;在阅读悲剧诗人的作品 时,
[07:22.03]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.
[07:25.92]versatile [\'v:stail] [\'v:stil] ;a.多才多艺的,有多种 技能的;有多种用途的, 多功能的,万用的
[07:27.12]Nylon is a versatile material. ;尼龙是一种有多方面用 途的材料.
[07:29.32]The most versatile of vegetables is the tomato. ;蔬菜中用途最广的是 西红柿.
[07:33.54]Lesson 22 ;
[07:36.52]allege[\'led] ;vt.断言,宣称,硬说
[07:37.68]Students occasionally allege illness as the reason for absence. ;学生时不时会称病缺课.
[07:41.29]ascribe[s\'kraib] ;vt.(~to)把…归因于, 把…归属于
[07:42.53]After Brazilian\'s being defeated by the Bolivian, ;巴西足球队被玻利维亚队 击败后,
[07:46.17]the helpless chief coach of the Brazilian Football Team ;无奈的巴西队主教练
[07:47.96]ascribed their failure to bad luck. ;将失败归结于运气不佳.
[07:50.15]cling[kli] ;vi.(~to)紧紧抓住 (或抱住)黏住,挨近; 依附,依恋;坚持,墨守, 忠实于
[07:51.02]The pretty model wore a silk dress ;漂亮的模特儿穿着一身紧 身绸缎装,
[07:52.80]that clung to her figure and walked gracefully on the stage. ;仪态万方地出现在舞 台上.
[07:55.82]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.
[07:59.63]complement [\'kmplimnt] ;vt.补充,与…相配 n.补充,互为补充的东西; 编制的名额,装备定额
[08:00.88]Love is the complement of the law. ;爱的精神是法律的补 充物.
[08:02.82]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.
[08:06.84]conserve[kn\'s:v] ;vt.保藏,保存;节约
[08:08.12]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.
[08:12.18]We now have a global shortage of water, ;现在是全球化的缺水,
[08:14.48]therefore we have to learn to conserve water. ;所以大家必须学会节约 用水.
[08:17.19]cumulative [\'kju:mjultiv] ;a.累积的;渐增的
[08:18.31]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.
[08:22.25]destiny[\'destini] ;n.命运;定数,天命
[08:23.24]Do you believe marriage is the result of destiny? ;你认为婚姻是命中注定 的吗?
[08:25.56]Destiny brought us together. ;命运把我们连在一起.
[08:27.34]distort[di\'st:t] ;vt.歪曲,曲解; 扭曲,使变形 vi.变形
[08:28.34]Metal distorts under stress. ;金属在压力作用下变形.
[08:30.28]Stop distorting what I said. ;不要曲解我的话.
[08:32.23]empirical[em\'pirikl] ;a.以经验(或观察)为 依据的,经验主义的, 经验的
[08:33.55]Many empirical results supported the hypothesis. ;很多经验性结论都可证 明假设成立.
[08:36.66]expedition [奺kspi\'din] ;n.(为特定目的组织的) 旅行,出行,远征;远征队 探险队,考察队,迅速
[08:37.90]The Eight-Power Allied Expedition captured Beijing ;八国联军攻占了北京,
[08:40.59]and set fire on the Imperial Garden Yuanmingyuan. ;把圆明园付之一炬.
[08:43.87]flap[flp] ;n.片状垂悬物(信封的口 盖,衣服的袋盖等);飘动 摆动(翅的)振动;激动,
[08:44.74]The bird flapped its wings and flew away. ;鸟振翅飞去.
[08:47.26]The sails were flapping gently in the wind. ;船帆随风摆去.
[08:49.62]Everything was going on smoothly;there was no flap. ;一切都很顺利,没有慌 乱现象.
[08:53.02]hamper[\'hmp] ;v.妨碍,束缚,限制
[08:54.14]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.
[08:58.65]hypothesis [hai\'pisis] ;n.假设,假说,前提
[09:00.23]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.
[09:05.73]indefinite[in\'definit] ;a.无限期的;不确定的, 含糊的
[09:07.06]He gave me an indefinite answer. ;他含糊其词地回答了我.
[09:09.13]installment [in\'st:lmnt] ;n.分期付款,分期交付; (分期连载)的部分
[09:10.46]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.
[09:14.22]intuition [奿ntju:\'in] ;n.直觉
[09:15.88]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
[09:18.88]without the use of rational processes. ;未经理性的论证过程
[09:21.14]linear[\'lini] ;a.线的,直线的,线状的; 长度的;线性的
[09:22.34]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.
[09:26.03]miniature[\'minjt] ;n.缩小的模型,缩影; 微型画;微型人物像 a.微小的,缩小的
[09:27.19]Games are real life in miniature. ;游戏比赛是现实生活的 缩影.
[09:29.34]obedient[u\'bi:dint] ;a.服从的,顺从的
[09:30.46]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?
[09:33.61]paradox[\'prdks] ;n.似乎矛盾而(可能)正 确的说法;自相矛盾的 人(或事物)
[09:34.81]Your answer to the question is a paradox. ;你对这个问题的回答矛 盾百出.
[09:37.00]"More haste,less speed" is a paradox. ;“欲速则不达”是个似是 而非的隽语.
[09:40.11]persistent [p\'sistnt] ;a.坚持不懈的,执意的; 持续的
[09:41.10]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.
[09:45.16]prestige[pre\'sti:] ;n.声望,威望
[09:46.36]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.
[09:50.42]prolong[pr\'l] ;vt.延长,拖延,拉长
[09:51.58]The Congress agreed to prolong the MFN ;美国国会决定将对于越南 的最惠国
[09:54.52](most-favored-nation) treatment to Vietnam by one year. ;(最惠国)待遇延长一年.
[09:57.71]restrain[ri\'frein] ;vi.(~from)抑制, 克制,戒除 n.(诗歌的)叠句,副歌
[09:58.87]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.
[10:02.43]revision[ri\'vin] ;n.修改,修改,修正; 修订本,修订版;温习, 复习
[10:03.47]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.
[10:07.07]skeptical[\'skeptikl] ;a.表示怀疑的
[10:08.19]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.
[10:12.46]subscribe[sb\'skraib] ;vi.订阅,订购(书籍等); 同意,赞成 vt.捐助,赞助
[10:13.61]What newspapers have you subscribed for? ;你订阅了哪些报纸?
[10:15.93]How much did you subscribe to the Hope Project? ;你为希望工程捐助了多 少钱?
[10:18.63]temperament [\'temprmnt] ;n.气质,性格
[10:19.79]The poet is highly nervous and volatile in temperament. ;诗人生性神经过敏, 喜怒无常.
[10:23.06]transaction [trn\'znkn] ;n.交易,业务
[10:24.18]All transactions,from banking to shopping, will be perfomp3ed 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.
[10:28.23]veto[\'vi:tu] ;vt./n.否决
[10:29.23]The President exercised his veto against the Congressional bill. ;总统对国会的法案行使了 否决权.
[10:32.46]vulgar[\'vlg] ;a.粗野的,下流的, 庸俗的,粗俗的
[10:33.37]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.
[10:36.89]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.
[10:42.19]Lesson 23 ;
[10:45.01]alternate [\':lt:neit] ;a.交换的,轮流的;间隔的 vt./vi.(使)交换, (使)轮流
[10:46.17]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
[10:48.74]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.
[10:53.46]The two candidates for the presidency ;两位总统候选人
[10:55.54]will alternate in giving their respective election speeches on TV. ;将会在电视上轮番进行 竞选演说.
[10:59.30]assurance [\'urns] ;n.把握,信心;保证, 表示保证(鼓励,安慰) 的话;(人寿)保险
[11:00.54]During the interview, ;在面试的过程中,
[11:01.62]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.
[11:04.93]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,
[11:08.08]I was still very nervous. ;但我仍然十分紧张.
[11:09.65]coincide[妅uin\'said] ;vi.同时发生; 相符,相一致; 位置重合,重叠
[11:11.18]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
[11:15.94]comply[km\'plai] ;vt.(~with)遵从, 依从,服从
[11:17.11]All the citizens must comply with the law. ;所有公民都必须遵守 法律.
[11:19.67]consolidate [kn\'slideit] ;v.巩固,加强;(把…) 联为一体,合并
[11:20.92]The two banks will consolidate in July next year. ;这两家银行明年7月将 合并.
[11:23.81]Several small businesses consolidated to fomp3 a large powerful company ;几家小企业合并成一家势 力雄厚的大型公司.
[11:28.16]dazzle[\'dzl] ;v.(使)眩目,(耀)眼; 使赞叹不已,使倾倒 n.耀眼的光; 令人赞叹的东西
[11:29.12]He was dazzled by his sudden success. ;突然的成功冲昏了他的 头脑.
[11:31.39]The diamond ring dazzled with brilliancy. ;这只钻石戒指闪耀夺目.
[11:33.92]destructive [di\'strktiv] ;a.破坏(性)的,毁灭性的
[11:35.12]Policies that are destructive to economic development should be abandoned. ;有碍经济发展的政策应该 摈弃掉.
[11:39.01]distract[di\'strkt] ;vt.转移(注意力); 使分心
[11:40.26]The noise in the street distracted me from my reading. ;街上嘈杂声使我无法专 心读书.
[11:43.24]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.
[11:47.59]expenditure [ik\'spendit] ;n.经费,费用,支出额; (时间,金钱等的)花费, 支出,消耗
[11:49.41]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.
[11:53.43]flaw[fl:] ;n.缺点,瑕疵,缺陷
[11:54.54]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.
[11:57.78]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.
[12:00.43]hatch[ht] ;vt.孵出,孵;策划,图谋 vi.(~out)(小鸡等)孵出 n.(飞机等的)舱门 (门等的)开口;孵化
[12:01.67]Don\'t count the chickens before they are hatched. ;[谚]鸡蛋还未孵,别忙 数鸡雏.
[12:04.03]What mischief are you hatching (up)? ;你们在搞什么鬼花样?
[12:06.27]ignite[ig\'nait] ;vt.点燃,引发 vi.着火
[12:07.42]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.
[12:10.37]His enthusiastic speech ignited the audience. ;他热情洋溢的演说让听 众热血沸腾.
[12:13.56]indignant[in\'dignnt] ;a.愤怒的,愤慨的,义愤的
[12:14.80]All the Chinese people were indignant ;全中国人民都感到无 比愤慨,
[12:16.85]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.
[12:20.97]instantaneous [奿nstn\'teinis] ;a.瞬间的,即刻的
[12:22.62]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.
[12:25.81]invalid[in\'vlid] [\'invlid] ;a.(指法律上)无效的, 无可靠根据的, 站不住脚的
[12:25.77]invalid[in\'vlid] [\'invlid] ;n.(需要有人照顾的) 病弱者,残疾者
[12:26.81]Unless it is signed,a cheque is invalid. ;支票除非签了字,否则 是无效的.
[12:29.42]The invalid is gathering strength. ;这位病弱者体力正在逐 渐恢复.
[12:31.94]minimize[\'minimaiz] ;vt.(使)减少(或缩小) 到最低限度;极力贬低, 对…做出最低估计
[12:33.02]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
[12:36.00]is to teach people to obey all the traffic rules. ;就是教育人们遵守一切 交通规则.
[12:38.40]obscure[b\'skju] ;a.不著名的,不重要的; 费解的,模糊不清的; vt.使变模糊,掩盖
[12:39.61]Jude,the Obscure is a masterpiece written by Thomas Hardy, ;《无名的裘德》 是哈代的代表作,
[12:43.21]one of the most famous English novelists. ;哈代英国最著名的作家 之一.
[12:45.65]One\'s success obscure his failures. ;一个人的成功使他的失败 显得微不足道.
[12:48.39]The moon was obscured by dark clouds. ;月亮被乌云遮住了.
[12:50.75]participant [pa:\'tisipnt] ;n.参与者,参加者
[12:51.86]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,
[12:54.97]was also a participant in the movement to end slavery. ;也是废奴运动的参加者.
[12:58.04]persuasion [p\'swein] ;n.说服(力),劝说; 信念,信仰
[12:59.15]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.
[13:02.59]pretext[\'pri:tekst] ;n.借口,托辞
[13:03.79]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.
[13:07.15]propel[pr\'pel] ;vt.推进,推动; 激励,驱使
[13:08.22]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.
[13:11.70]refreshment [ri\'fremnt] ;n.[常pl.]茶点,点心; (精力的)恢复,精神爽快
[13:12.90]Ice cream is a good refreshment on a hot day. ;冰淇淋在热天是解暑提 神的佳品.
[13:15.56]Refreshments will be served after the meeting. ;会后有点心供应.
[13:17.96]revive[ri\'vaiv] ;vt.(使)复苏 vi.恢复
[13:18.91]The drooping plants revived in the rain. ;萎蔫的植物在雨中有恢复 了生气.
[13:21.23]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.
[13:25.20]snatch[snt] ;vt.夺,夺走;一下子拉 一把抓住;抓住机会做, 抽空做 vi.(at)一把抓住
[13:25.91]snatch[snt] ;n.片段
[13:26.41]The thief snatched my handbag and ran off. ;小偷一把夺走我的手提包 便逃之夭夭.
[13:28.93]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.
[13:32.54]subsidiary [sb\'sidiri] ;a.辅助的,次要的,附设的 n.子公司,附属机构
[13:33.90]The question of finance is subsidiary to the question of ;财务问题是这一项目
[13:36.64]whether the project will be approved. ;是否获准的附带问题.
[13:38.50]tempt[tempt] ;vt.吸引,引起…的兴趣 引诱,诱惑
[13:39.58]The wamp3 weather tempted us into going for a walk. ;暖和的天气吸引我们去 散步.
[13:42.72]transition [trn\'sin] ;n.过渡,转变
[13:44.05]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.
[13:47.45]from high spirits to depression and anger. ;有更年期综合症的女人 常是喜怒无常.
[13:50.18]vicinity[vi\'siniti] ;n.周围地区,邻近地区
[13:51.38]The two restaurants in close vicinity compete violently. ;两家比邻餐厅竞争非常 激烈.
[13:54.98]vulnerable [\'vlnrbl] ;a.易受伤的,脆弱的; 易受攻击的,难防御的
[13:56.10]Young birds are very vulnerable to predators. ;幼小的鸟易受肉食动物 的伤害.
[13:58.63]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.
[14:01.98]warrant[\'wrnt] ;n.授权令;(正当)理由, 根据 vt.证明…是正当的
[14:02.89]The Constitution guarntees ;宪法保证了
[14:04.34]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.
[14:07.03]You had no warrant for doing that. ;你那样做毫无道理.
[14:09.15]warranty[\'wrnti] ;n.担保书,证书,保单
[14:10.14]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.
[14:14.49]Lesson 24 ;
[14:17.31]ambiguous[m\'bigjus] ;a.引起歧义的, 摸棱两可的,含混的
[14:18.71]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.
[14:22.98]authentic[:\'entik] ;a.真的,真正的; 可靠的,可信的
[14:24.22]Can you distinguish between an authentic antique and a fake one? ;你能辨认古董真品和赝 品吗?
[14:28.61]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,
[14:32.92]especially news about the celebrities. ;尤其是对于那些名流 们的报道.
[14:35.24]compulsory [km\'plsri] ;a.必须做的,强制性的, (课程)必修的
[14:36.44]Is English a compulsory course in your school? ;在你们学校,英语是必 修的课程吗?
[14:39.09]A nine year compulsory education is implemented in China. ;中国实行9年义务教育.
[14:43.23]conspicuous [kn\'spikjus] ;a.显眼的;明显的
[14:44.68]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.
[14:48.99]decisive[di\'saisiv] ;a.决定性的;坚定的, 果断的;决断的
[14:50.19]Waterloo was the decisive battle of the whole war. ;滑铁卢一役左右了整个 战局.
[14:53.13]deteriorate [di\'tirireit] ;v.恶化,变坏
[14:54.29]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.
[14:57.81]diversion [dai\'v:n] ;n.转移,转向,消遣,娱乐; (修路时)临时绕行路
[14:59.14]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.
[15:03.24]engagement [in\'geidmnt] ;n.订婚,婚约;约会
[15:04.52]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.
[15:07.83]Their engagement was announced in the local paper. ;他们订婚的消息已登在 当地报纸上.
[15:11.02]expire[iks\'pai] ;v.期满,(期限)终止, 断气,死亡
[15:12.18]My passport expires in a month. ;我的护照再过一个月就 到期了.
[15:14.46]fluctuate [\'flktjueit] ;vi.波动,涨落,起伏
[15:15.54]The prices of vegetables and fruits fluctuate with the seasons. ;蔬菜和水果的价格随季 节而波动.
[15:18.93]haul[h:l] ;vt.(用力)拖,拉; (用车等)拖运,运送
[15:19.60]haul[h:l] ;n.拖,拉,拖运;一次获得 (或偷得等)的数量
[15:20.09]When dusk came,the fishemp3en hauled the boat up onto the shore. ;黄昏降临,渔夫们用力 把船拖上岸.
[15:24.23]Raised for its milk, meat,and hide, ;饲养驯鹿除了要获取奶、 肉和皮革之外,
[15:26.68]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.
[15:29.87]illuminate [i\'lu:mineit] ;vt.照明,照亮; 阐明,启发
[15:31.15]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.
[15:34.96]indignation [奿ndig\'nein] ;n.愤怒,愤慨,义愤
[15:36.33]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.
[15:41.17]integrity[in\'tegriti] ;n.正直,诚实,完整, 完全,完整性
[15:42.42]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.
[15:45.77]invaluable [in\'vljubl] ;a.非常宝贵的;极为贵 重的,无价的
[15:47.18]Good health,not wealth,is an invaluable blessing. ;健康(不是财富)才是千 金难买的福气.
[15:50.66]literal[\'litrl] ;a.照字面上的,原义的; 逐字的
[15:51.53]The literal meaning of "ponder" is to "weigh". ;"ponder"(权衡)的字 面原意是“你…的分量”
[15:54.22]literally[\'litrli] ;ad.逐字的,照原文、 照字面的;确实地, 真正地;简直
[15:55.21]To translate literally is not always the closest to the original meaning. ;逐字翻译不一定最接近 原义.
[15:58.65]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,
[16:01.92]misfortune [mis\'f:tn] ;n.不幸,厄运,逆境; 不幸事故,灾难,灾祸
[16:03.21]Misfortune never come alone. ;[谚]祸不单行.
[16:05.48]I had the misfortune to break my leg yesterday. ;昨天我不幸折断了腿.
[16:08.72]oppress[\'pres] ;vt.压迫,压制;(使心 情等)沉重,使烦恼
[16:10.04]Poverty oppresses the spirit. ;贫穷折磨着人们的心灵.
[16:11.99]I feel oppressed by the heat. ;我感到闷热难受.
[16:14.10]pastime[\'p?staim] ;n.消遣,娱乐
[16:15.51]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.
[16:19.11]ponder[\'pnd] ;v.思索,考虑,沉思
[16:20.23]I want to quietly ponder what we to do next. ;我想静静想一想下一步 怎么办.
[16:22.84]Many people are pondering (upon) the meaning of life. ;许多人都在苦苦思索生活 的意义.
[16:25.57]provocative [pr\'vktiv] ;a.挑衅的,煽动的, 刺激的;挑逗的
[16:26.81]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.
[16:31.49]prevalent [\'prevlnt] ;a.流行的,普通的
[16:32.45]Smog is more prevalent in urban centers. ;烟雾在市中心更为普遍.
[16:35.06]refute[ri\'fju:t] ;vt.驳斥,驳倒
[16:36.17]The lawyer made good use of the favorable evidence ;律师充分利用大量的有 利证据
[16:38.51]to refute his counterpart\'s testimony. ;驳倒了对手的证词.
[16:40.81]rip[rip] ;vt./vi.扯破;撕坏 n.裂口,裂缝
[16:41.68]Lightening ripped the cloudy night sky. ;闪电划破乌云的夜空.
[16:43.88]There\'s a big rip in my sleeve. ;我的袖子有一道裂口.
[16:45.95]specification [妔pesifi\'kein] ;n.[常pl.]规格,规范; 明确说明;(产品) 说明书
[16:47.48]The First Amendment to the American constitution is the specification ;美国宪法的第一条修正案
[16:50.96]that each citizen enjoys freedom of religion. ;是关于公民享有宗教信仰 自由的规定.
[16:53.90]subsidy[\'sbsidi] ;n.补助金,津贴
[16:55.10]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?
[16:58.29]tentative[\'tenttiv] ;n.试探性的,实验性的
[16:59.33]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.
[17:02.47]transplant [trns\'pl?nt] [trns\'plnt] ;vt.移栽,移种(植物等); 移植(器官);使迁移, 使移居 n.(器官)移植
[17:03.51]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.
[17:06.78]Not every transplant operation can be successful, ;并不是每一个器官移植都 能成功,
[17:09.60]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.
[17:12.91]virgin[\'v:din] ;n.处女,未婚女子 a.未经开发的,未经使用 的,未经触动的;处女的
[17:13.90]The blessed Virgin Mary refers to Jesus\' mother. ;圣母玛利亚是耶苏基督 的母亲.
[17:16.93]Lesson 25 ;
[17:19.08]abrupt[\'brpt] ;a.突然的;唐突的,鲁莽的
[17:20.32]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,
[17:22.93]I put the receiver down at once. ;我就立即把电话放下了.
[17:24.96]There are abrupt weather changes. ;天有不测风云.
[17:27.20]abundance [\'bndns] ;n.大量,丰富,充足
[17:28.48]Nowadays in any city in China ;现在中国的任何一个城市
[17:30.43]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.
[17:33.66]bachelor[\'btl] ;n.单身男子; 学士,学士学位
[17:34.78]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.
[17:39.46]compile[km\'pail] ;vt.汇编,编撰
[17:40.66]Each year the State Statistical Bureau ;每年国家统计局
[17:42.78]will compile a yearbook by fields and by regions. ;都会按照行业和地区编 撰年报.
[17:45.92]compliment [\'kmplimnt] ;n.赞美(话),恭维(话); [pl.]致意,问候
[17:47.08]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.
[17:51.30]Extend my compliments to your mother!(My compliments to your mother!) ;向你母亲代为致意.
[17:53.83]exile[\'eksail] ;n.流放,放逐;被流放者, 背井离乡者 vt.流放,使流亡
[17:55.03]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.
[17:58.68]expel[iks\'pel] ;vt.把…开除;驱逐, 赶走,放逐
[18:00.12]The student from the Department of Physics was expelled last week ;上周那个物理系的同学
[18:03.15]because he cheated on the exams. ;因为考试作弊被开除了.
[18:05.09]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,
[18:08.82]declaring he has done something improper. ;称他干了与自己的身份 不相符合的事情.
[18:11.06]gleam[gli:m] ;vi.闪亮,闪烁; (~with)闪现,流露; n.闪光,闪亮
[18:12.14]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.
[18:16.15]The groom\'s eyes are gleaming with excitement. ;新郎的眼睛流露着激动 的神情.
[18:19.38]grease[gri:s] ;n.(动物)油脂;润滑油 vt.给…加润滑油
[18:20.42]Because the grease was almost gone,the gears suffered from serious wear and tear. ;由于润滑油差不多耗尽 了,齿轮磨损很严重.
[18:24.39]The new lubricating oil from Shell greases the car in a terrific way. ;“壳”牌公司的这种新 的润滑油使得车的部件得 到很好的保护.
[18:28.54]hurricane[\'hrikn] ;n.飓风
[18:29.78]Hurricanes in the Atlantic are known as typhoons in the Pacific. ;大西洋的飓风在太平洋 就被称为台风.
[18:33.30]intrigue[in\'tri:g] ;vt.激起…的好奇心,迷住 vi.耍阴谋,使诡计 n.阴谋,诡计
[18:34.50]That people can talk with people on another continent through a telephone line ;通过一根电话线,人们 就能跟在另一个洲的人 讲话,
[18:38.14]once tremendously intrigued everyone. ;这曾让每个人惊叹不已.
[18:40.55]The royal palace was full of intrigue. ;皇宫中充满了勾心斗角.
[18:43.16]liner[\'lain] ;n.衬里,大客轮
[18:44.40]The liner of this dress is made of silk. ;这条裙子的衬里是丝制 的.
[18:46.72]On the liner bound for New Amsterdam people are always filled with anticipation. ;在驶向新阿姆斯特丹的客 轮上,人们心里都满怀期 待.
[18:51.65]linger[\'lig] ;vi.(因不愿离开) 继续逗留;留恋徘徊 (~on)继续存留,缓慢消失
[18:52.89]The two lovers lingered over coffee and didn\'t realize it was long past midnight ;这对恋人流连于咖啡馆, 一点也没意识到时间早就 过了午夜.
[18:57.28]masculine[\'mskjulin] ;a.男性的,男子的; 男子气概
[18:58.60]It is masculine when one faces life\'s challenges ;如果一个人勇敢面对生活 的挑战,
[19:01.05]very bravery and never yields to them. ;从不退缩,我们就说他 很有男子汉的气概.
[19:03.45]In the modern competitive society, ;在现代这个竞争性的社 会里,
[19:05.60]masculine characteristic will certainly put one at an advantage. ;男性性格显然会使一个 人处于优势地位.
[19:09.12]municipal [mju(:)\'nisipl] ;a.市的,市政的
[19:10.32]The municipal government has decided to open a new canal ;市政府决定新开辟一条 运河,
[19:13.23]to make the transportation more convenient between different districts. ;以使各个区之间运 输更加便利.
[19:16.66]nominate[\'nmineit] ;vt.提名,任命
[19:17.70]The prime minister has nominated the fomp3er defense minister ;首相已任命前国防部长
[19:20.84]as the new foreign minister. ;担任新政府的外长.
[19:22.71]A US physicist and his Gemp3an associate ;两位分别来自美国和德国 的物理学家
[19:25.44]were nominated for this year\'s Nobel Prize in physics. ;获得今年诺贝 尔物理奖提名.
[19:28.59]overflow [婠_uv\'flu] ;vi.溢出,泛滥; n.溢流口,溢流管
[19:29.91]I forgot to turn off the faucet and the toilet overflowed again. ;我忘了关水龙头,结果厕 盆里的水溢出了,搞坏了 家里的木地板.
[19:34.76]The overflow of the fish vat seems to have been blocked.Get a repaimp3an. ;鱼缸的溢流管好像被堵住 了.赶快叫一个修理工.
[19:39.48]overhear[婠_uv\'hi] ;vt.无意中听到,偷听
[19:40.77]The maid overheard the two thieves talking in a low voice in the corner ;女仆听到两个小偷在角落 里低声说话,
[19:44.41]and told it to her mistress. ;于是告诉了女主人.
[19:46.23]pamphlet[\'pmflit] ;n.小册子
[19:47.39]On the streets you can often see students ;在大街上,你会经常看见 学生们
[19:49.64]wearing ribbons handing out pamphlets for all kinds of merchandise. ;戴着彩带向路人发放各种 商品的小册子.
[19:53.15]pest[pest] ;n.害虫;讨厌的人
[19:54.14]Sometimes chemicals to kill pests do more hamp3 to our health than otherwise. ;有时候杀虫剂给我们的健 康带来很大危害,还不如 不用它.
[19:58.28]The little boy,usually behaving himself,is now a thorough pest to all of us. ;那个平时很乖的小孩, 现在简直让我们所有人头 痛不已.
[20:02.55]purify[\'pjurifai] ;vt.使纯净,提纯;使纯洁
[20:04.08]Now the water from the sewage system is pass- ing through special mud to be purified, ;现在这从下水道里流来的 水正通过一种特殊的泥以 便净化,
[20:08.31]do you believe it? ;你相信有这样的事吗?
[20:09.63]rejoice[ri\'dis] ;vi.充满喜悦,感到高兴
[20:10.75]Many philosophers teach us to rejoice in the simplicity of life ;许多哲学家教导我们要陶 然于简单生活
[20:14.52]rather than the physical pleasure. ;而不要追求物质上的 享受.
[20:16.76]shear[i] ;vt.剪(羊毛,头发) n.(剪羊毛、树枝等的) 大剪刀
[20:17.92]I wanted to have a new look and all my curls have been shorn off. ;我想来个新形象,于是满 头的卷发都被剪掉了.
[20:21.73]Believe it or not,but Mrs.Clinton always trims the hedge with a pair of garden shears. ;信不信由你,克林顿夫人 总是亲自手握一把大大的 剪刀修理树枝.
[20:26.90]supersonic [妔ju:p\'snik] ;a.超声的,超音速的
[20:28.14]Nowadays it is hard to find a large civil airliner that is not supersonic. ;现在要找到一架不是超音 速的大型民用客机很难.
[20:32.49]supervise [\'sju:pvaiz] ;vt.监督,管理,指导
[20:33.86]Most of us know how to do our own work properly, ;我们大多数人都知道如何 干好自己的工作,
[20:36.47]but it is quite another story to supervise others. ;但要指导别人又是一 回事了.
[20:39.29]You can\'t see anyone in this workshop that supervises the work flow? ;你看不见这个车间有任何 管理生产流程的人员吗?
[20:42.93]Yes we have computers to do the job. ;是的,我们用电脑来管理.
[20:45.75]terrify[\'terifai] ;vt.使害怕,使惊吓
[20:46.78]The brutal policeman terrified the old man into compliance. ;那个粗暴的警察恐吓老 人,老人只有同意.
[20:49.97]tow[tu] ;vt.拖,拉,牵引
[20:50.92]As its engine and some other vitals had been damaged, ;由于其引擎和其他一些重 要零件出了故障,
[20:53.58]the ship had to be towed into the shipyard for check and repair. ;那艘船只好被拖回船坞 检查维修.
[20:57.38]unfold[n\'fuld] ;vi./vt.展开,打开
[20:58.75]When they reached the top of Mt.Tai, ;他们登上泰山之巅,
[21:00.62]an unparalleled scene of natural beauty unfolded in front of their eyes. ;无与伦比的自然风光 展现在眼前.
[21:04.63]General Patton unfolded the map on the ground ;巴顿将军把地图在地上 摊开,
[21:07.37]and began to study it very carefully with his general staff. ;和他的参谋人员仔 细地谋划起来.
[21:10.43]verse[v:s] ;n.诗,诗句
[21:11.51]I like verse more than prose because it can be sung like music. ;我喜欢诗歌,不喜欢散 文,因为诗歌可以像音乐 一样吟唱.
[21:14.90]Apart from 37 plays, Shakespeare, ;除了37部戏之外,莎士 比亚,
[21:17.68]the greatest playwright human beings have ever had, ;这位人类历史上最伟大 的剧作家,
[21:20.62]wrote 154 verses as well. ;还写了154首诗歌.
[21:23.23]wretched[\'retid] ;a.难受的,可怜的; 令人苦恼的,讨厌的
[21:24.35]The little boy who broke his father\'s antique vase stood there wretched, ;那个打烂了他爸爸古董花 瓶的小男孩,可怜巴巴地 站在那里,
[21:28.16]expecting punishment. ;知道处罚是少不了的.
[21:30.97]Lesson 26 ;
[21:33.91]accommodate [\'kmdeit] ;vt.容纳;向…提供住处; 宽容
[21:35.05]It was said that Michael Jackson\'s new luxurious cottage ;据说迈可尔.杰克逊的新 豪华别墅
[21:38.32]could accommodate over 1,000 people. ;可以容纳上千人.
[21:40.68]adjoin[\'din] ;vt.贴近,与…毗连
[21:41.79]Michael Jordan can aim accurately even though his opponents adjoins him closely. ;迈克尔.乔丹在对手贴身 的情况下依然可以投篮 得分.
[21:46.63]bald[b:ld] ;a.秃头的,秃的
[21:47.79]O\'Conner\'s picture with a bald head ;奥康娜的光头形象
[21:49.78]fascinated a lot of young people across the world. ;迷住了全世界的很多年轻 人.
[21:52.30]ballet[\'blei] [b\'lei] ;n.芭蕾舞(剧), 芭蕾舞团
[21:53.46]A ballet dancer may wear out four pairs of shoes in a single perfomp3ance. ;在一场演出中,一个芭 蕾舞演员也许会磨穿四 双鞋.
[21:57.30]blossom[\'blsm] ;n.(尤指果树的)花 vi.(植物)开花
[21:58.25]When all these peach trees are in blossom, we can see a pink world. ;当所有的桃花盛开的时 候,我们可以看到一个 粉红的世界.
[22:01.94]brood[bru:d] ;n.(雏鸡等)一窝 vi.孵蛋
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[22:03.01]What fun to see a brood of ducks walking on the sand beach! ;看到一窝小鸭在沙滩上行 走的情景,多么有趣呀！
[22:06.57]cluster[\'klst] ;n.(果实,花的)串,簇; (人、物的)群 vt.群集,丛生
[22:07.73]Whenever Beckham appeared,there would be a cluster of fans surrounding him. ;只要贝克汉姆一出现, 总会被大量球迷簇拥.
[22:11.37]clutch[klt] ;vt./vi.抓紧,抓握
[22:12.44]A drowning man will clutch at a floating straw. ;一个即将被淹死的人会连 一根漂浮的稻草也要抓住 的.
[22:15.30]denote[di\'nut] ;vt.意思是;是…的标志 表示
[22:16.37]It is a universal fact in the world that a smile often denotes pleasure. ;在全世界,微笑常意味 着愉快.
[22:20.38]descent[di\'sent] ;n.下降,下倾;血统,世袭
[22:21.42]So far three Americans of Chinese descent have won Nobel Prizes. ;到目前为止,有三位华裔 美国人获得了诺贝尔奖.
[22:25.47]discriminate [di\'skrimineit] ;vt.区别,辨别; 有区别地对待,歧视
[22:26.59]The law discriminate between accidental and intentional killing. ;以外杀人和故意杀人在 法律上是有区别的.
[22:30.10]Nowadays in most countries every nationality is equal, at least in law; ;目前,在大多数国家,至 少在法律上各个民族是平 等的,
[22:35.24]no one is discriminated against. ;没有一个民族被歧视.
[22:37.38]displace[di\'spleis] ;vt.取代,代替
[22:38.46]I don\'t want to be displayed in your heart by that young fool. ;我才不原意那个幼稚的小 傻瓜取代我在你心中的地 位.
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