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appendix n.闌尾;附錄
For further information, ;如果想做進(jìn)一步了解,
please refer to the appendixes at the end of the book. ;請(qǐng)參閱書(shū)后的附錄.

bless vt.(~with)使有幸得到, 使具有;為…祈神賜福 (或保佑)
The farmers are blessing propitious winds and rains. ;農(nóng)民們正在祈求 風(fēng)調(diào)雨順.

buzz n.嗡翁聲,嘈雜的談話聲 vi.發(fā)出嗡翁聲,發(fā)出嘈 雜的談話聲;
What's all this buzzing about?Can't you discipline yourselves? ;你們?cè)趪聡挛宋俗鍪裁? 你們安靜點(diǎn)不行嗎?

carve vt.切,把…切碎(或切 成片);雕刻,刻
The talented artist carved an interesting decoration from this piece of tree root. ;天才的藝術(shù)家把這塊樹(shù)根 雕成一件有趣的裝飾品.

commonwealth n.聯(lián)邦,聯(lián)合體
The former USSR republics ;前蘇聯(lián)共和國(guó)
formed by themselves the Commonwealth of Independent States(CIS). ;自發(fā)組成了“獨(dú)立國(guó)家 聯(lián)合體(獨(dú)聯(lián)體)”.

denounce vt.譴責(zé),指責(zé);告發(fā)
The president's speech denounced the killing of hostages by the terrorists. ;總統(tǒng)的講話譴責(zé)了恐怖 分子對(duì)人質(zhì)的殺害行為.

disturbance n.擾亂,打擾;騷亂, 混亂;煩惱,心神不定
The noise of cars passing along the road ;馬路上的車(chē)輛聲
is a continual disturbance to our quiet home. ;不斷擾亂我們家中的 安寧.

ecology n.生態(tài),生態(tài)學(xué)
When the ecology of a region is disturbed,it takes years to return to normal. ;如果一個(gè)地方的生態(tài)被 破壞,往往要多年才能恢 復(fù)正常.

flank n.肋,肋腹;側(cè)翼 vt.位于…的側(cè)面
During the march,we were attacked on our left flank,but they got no advantages. ;行軍途中,敵人向我們的 左翼發(fā)起了進(jìn)攻,但是他 們沒(méi)有占到便宜.

foul a.難聞的,發(fā)臭的; 糟透了的;污濁的, 下流的,(天氣)惡劣的
It's a foul night tonight, ;今夜天氣壞極了,

foul vt.(比賽中)對(duì)…犯規(guī); 弄臟,污染 n.(比賽中的)犯規(guī)
it's pouring with rain,with thundering and lightning. ;大雨傾盆,電閃雷鳴,

generalize vt.概括,歸納,推斷
Knowledge is generalized experience. ;知識(shí)是經(jīng)驗(yàn)的總結(jié).

hinge n.鉸鏈
The lid of the suitcase had a broken hinge,so it doesn't open easily. ;小提箱箱蓋的鉸鏈壞了, 因此不容易打開(kāi).

incorporate vt.包含,加上,吸收; 把…合并,使并入
The three largest Japanese banks incorporated ;日本最大的三家銀行合 并,
into the world's largest banking group. ;組建了全球最大的金 融集團(tuán).

legend n.傳說(shuō),傳奇故事; 傳奇人物
Pele,Maradonna and other footballing legends have become household figures. ;貝利、馬拉多納等足球界 傳奇人物早已成為家喻戶(hù) 曉的名字.

masterpiece n.杰作
The famous French writer Dumas Sr. once wrote that Dumas Jr. was his masterpiece. ;法國(guó)大文豪大仲馬曾經(jīng)寫(xiě) 道,他的兒子小仲馬是他 的杰作.

monopoly n.壟斷,專(zhuān)賣(mài); 壟斷商品,專(zhuān)賣(mài)商品
The influence of mass media has made new technical terms ;大眾傳媒的影響已使新的 技術(shù)術(shù)語(yǔ)
no longer the monopoly of the specialist. ;不再為專(zhuān)家們所壟斷.

nominal a.名義上的,有名無(wú)實(shí)的; (費(fèi)用等)很少的, 象征性的
In constitutional monarchy,the king and the queen are only nominal. ;在君主立憲制中,國(guó)王和 王后只是象征性的,
The country is ruled by the prime minister and the cabinet. ;國(guó)家由首相和內(nèi)閣統(tǒng)治.

opaque a.不透明的,不透光的; 難理解的,晦澀的
Bathroom window panes are usually made of opaque glass. ;洗澡間的窗玻璃通常是用 不透明的毛玻璃做的.

pave vt.鋪(路),鋪筑
This agreement is expected to pave the way for a lasting peace ;人們期待這個(gè)協(xié)議將為 持久和平鋪平道路.
between the two countries. ;兩國(guó)之間的

plague n.瘟疫,鼠疫;災(zāi)難,禍患 vt.使痛苦(難受) 給…造成困難(或麻煩)
The incidence of cholera in the camps has reached plague proportions. ;營(yíng)中霍亂流行已釀成瘟 疫之災(zāi).

preach vt.宣講(教義),布道; 竭力鼓吹,宣傳 vi.布道,說(shuō)教
You have faith in him? He is just a triger preaching benevolence. ;你居然相信他?他就像一 只老虎鼓吹仁道一樣.

recite vt.背誦,朗誦;列舉, 一一說(shuō)出vi.背誦,朗誦
don't encourage him,or he will recite the whole family history. ;你可別鼓勵(lì)他,要不他會(huì) 把他的家族史和盤(pán)托出.

reckless a.魯莽的,不考慮后果的
I never think it's advisable for ordinary people to possess guns, ;我從來(lái)認(rèn)為普通人擁有槍 支是不好的,
they might be reckless under certain conditions. ;因?yàn)樵谀承┣闆r下他們 會(huì)不考慮后果的.

simultaneous a.同時(shí)發(fā)生的,同步的, 同時(shí)存在
There was a simultaneous broadcast of the concert of ;那場(chǎng)音樂(lè)會(huì)由電視和無(wú)線 之聲同時(shí)播送,
the world's three most renowned tenors on TV and radio. ;這場(chǎng)音樂(lè)會(huì)有全球最著名 的三位男高音歌唱家參加

trench n.溝,溝渠
The soldiers are opening trenches to prepare for yet another, ;士兵們正在挖戰(zhàn)壕,準(zhǔn)備 應(yīng)對(duì)敵軍另一次
more violent attack from the enemy troops. ;更猛烈的攻擊.

unify vi.使聯(lián)合,使統(tǒng)一; 使相同,使一致
In my opinion,Abraham Lincoln was honored mostly in the U.S. ;在我看來(lái),美國(guó)人尊重 林肯,
because he unified the country. ;主要是他保持了美國(guó)的 統(tǒng)一.

verge n.邊,邊緣 vi(~to)接近,瀕臨
Don't blame her;she is on the verge of tears. ;別再責(zé)備她了, 她都哭了.

ward n.病房;(城市的)區(qū); 受監(jiān)護(hù)人
Let's try to ward off any potential problems. ;我們還是盡量避免任何 可能出現(xiàn)的問(wèn)題吧.

weary a.疲勞的,疲倦的;使 人疲勞的,令人厭倦的 vi.(~of)厭煩,不耐煩
Weary of his prototyped roles in the motion picture, ;厭倦了在影片中的固定的 角色,
Ricky Martin decided to try something different. ;瑞奇.馬丁決心另辟蹊徑.