Lesson_30

agreeable a.令人愉快的,愜意的; (欣然)同意的,樂意的
Finding her a very agreeable woman, ;我發(fā)現(xiàn)她是個和藹可親的 女人,
I couldn't understand why people talked evil of her. ;真不明白為什么別人說她 的不是.
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basement n.地下室
In Canada,many houses have basements. ;在加拿大,很多房子都有 地下室.

cherish vt.珍愛,珍視;愛護(hù), 撫育;抱有, 懷有(想法,希望)
We never cherish any unrealistic fancies about those desperate criminals. ;我們對那些亡命的罪犯從 來不抱任何不切實(shí)際的幻 想.

circus n.馬戲,馬戲團(tuán)
Watching circus animals play tricks of all types ;觀看馬戲團(tuán)的動物表演
is among the children's favorite programs. ;是孩子們最熱愛的節(jié)目 之一.

commemorate vt.紀(jì)念,慶祝
Every year millions of people visit the monument ;每年有數(shù)百萬人參觀這座 紀(jì)念碑
that commemorates those who died in the war. ;紀(jì)念戰(zhàn)爭死難者的紀(jì)念碑

courtesy n.謙恭有禮; 有禮貌的舉止(言詞)
It is an indication of courtesy to greet others we know when we meet them. ;見到認(rèn)識的人時向他們打 招呼是一種禮貌的表現(xiàn).

dismay n.失望,氣餒 vt.使失望,使氣餒
Philadelphia 76 felt dismayed at being defeated for the third time in one mouth. ;費(fèi)城76 人隊(duì)對于本隊(duì)一 月之內(nèi)第三次被擊敗沮喪 不已.

enlighten vt.啟發(fā),開導(dǎo)
TV programs should enlighten the audience as well as entertainment. ;電視節(jié)目既要使觀眾得 到娛樂也要使他們得到 啟發(fā).

fellowship n.伙伴關(guān)系,交情; 團(tuán)體,協(xié)會; (研究生的)獎學(xué)金
I enjoy cordial fellowship with people. ;我喜歡與人真誠交往.

fraud n.欺詐,詐騙;騙子
People who tell your future by means of a pack of cards are frauds. ;用一疊紙牌為你占卜未來 的人都是騙子.

graze vi(牛羊等)吃青草 vt.放牧
The sun was shining brightly and cattle were grazing in the field. ;陽光在明晃晃地照耀著, 牛在地里吃著草.

haunt vt.(鬼魂)常出沒于; (思想,回憶等) 縈繞在心頭,纏繞 n.常去的地方
Mr.Thompson is going to sell the old castle because it is haunted. ;湯普森先生打算賣掉那座 古堡,因?yàn)樗[鬼.
This pub used to be one of my uncle's favorite haunts. ;這家小酒店是我叔叔常 去的地方之一.

innumerable a.無數(shù)的,數(shù)不清的
In the universe,there are innumerable stars and other cosmic substances. ;在宇宙中,有數(shù)不清的 星星與其他宇宙物質(zhì).

legitimate a.合法的,法律認(rèn)可的; vt.使合法
Legitimate business transactions are under the protection of the law. ;合法的商業(yè)交易受法律 的保護(hù).?

lounge n.休息廳,休息室 vi.(懶洋洋地)倚,躺; 閑逛,閑蕩
Ronaldo had to lounge his days off in agony ;羅納爾多只好痛苦而懶 散地打發(fā)日子,
when he was wounded in a bloody football match with Juventus. ;在一場與尤文圖斯之間的 火暴球賽中受傷以后.

majesty n.(M-)陛下; 雄偉,壯麗
Every citizen should acknowlede the majesty of the law. ;每個公民都認(rèn)可法律至高 無上的權(quán)威.

nourish vt.養(yǎng)育,喂養(yǎng); 懷有(希望)
No matter how bad things are,we should always nourish a hope in our mind. ;無論事情多么糟糕,我們 心里都要滿懷希望.

pasture n.牧場 vt.放牧
This pasture can no longer carry such a large number of cattle and sheep. ;這塊草地再也不能供養(yǎng)那 么多牛羊了.

petition n.請?jiān)笗?申訴書 v.(向…)請?jiān)? 正式請求
The villagers all signed a petition asking for a hospital to be built. ;村民們都在請?jiān)笗鴷虾?名要求建一所醫(yī)院.

plaster n.灰漿,灰泥;石膏;膏藥 vt.在…上抹灰泥
When we went to see him,Malcolm's right leg was in plaster from a collision. ;我們?nèi)ヌ酵R爾科姆的 時候,他的右腿還包著 石膏,那是撞車造成的.

plateau n.高原;(上升后的) 穩(wěn)定時期(或狀態(tài))
As a rule,one makes rapid progress at the beginning and then it reaches a plateau. ;通常,一個人開始的時候 進(jìn)步神速,以后就進(jìn)入平 穩(wěn)時期.

racket n.喧嚷,吵鬧; 敲詐,勒索; (網(wǎng)球等的)球拍
The boys are making a hell of a racket downstairs.Tell them to be quiet. ;樓下的男孩子太吵了. 要他們安靜點(diǎn).

rectify vt.糾正,修復(fù)
Bill Clinton did all his best to rectify the situation, ;克林頓盡力修復(fù)他 的處境,
but Hillary was in no mood to reconcile. ;而希拉里卻不愿和解.

slogan n.標(biāo)語,口號,廣告語
Shouting slogans alone will never get things done.What we need is down-to-earth efforts. ;光喊喊口號本身做不成 任何事情.我們需要的是 腳踏實(shí)地的努力.

savage a.殘暴的;未開化的 n.野蠻人,粗魯人 vt.(狗等)亂咬;激烈抨擊
Is a civilized man who kills his fellows with guns ;現(xiàn)代人用槍射殺同類
less savage than a primitive man killing animals with bows and arrows? ;比原始人用弓箭捕殺動物 文明嗎?

straightforward a.正直的,坦率的; 易懂的,簡單的
They took a straight forward route to the beach and you didn't avoid detours. ;別人去海邊取直道, 而你卻走了彎路.

terrific a.極妙的;極大的
In the newly-completed movie theater we saw a terrific film by Sharon Stone. ;在新落成的電影院我們看 了一部有莎朗.斯通演的 極妙的電影.
You are every inch as timid as a mouse.Just speak up! ;你真是十足地膽小如鼠. 大聲說出來吧！

timid a.羞怯的,膽小的
unemployment n.失業(yè),失業(yè)人數(shù)
Unemployment hurts every person in the country, ;失業(yè)對國內(nèi)的每一個人 都有害,
not just those who have lost their jobs. ;而不僅是那些丟掉飯碗 的人.

vein n.經(jīng)脈,血管;葉脈; 紋理,紋路
Along the edge of the mountain there is a rich vein of silver. ;沿著山脈的邊上,有豐富 的銀礦脈.

warfare n.戰(zhàn)爭(狀態(tài)); 斗爭,沖突
Under certain conditions, ;在某些條件下,
guerrilla warfare works better to the overall victory than trench warfare. ;對于戰(zhàn)爭全局的勝利 來說,游擊戰(zhàn)比陣地戰(zhàn) 更有效.
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