Lesson_34

assert v.肯定地說,斷言; 維護,堅持
Copernicus asserted before the church that there was nothing wrong with his theory. ;在教會面前,哥白尼堅持 聲稱他的理論沒錯.

astronomy n.天文家
As a scientific discipline,astronomy developed earlier than most other subjects. ;作為一門學(xué)科,天文學(xué) 比其他學(xué)科發(fā)展得都早 一些.

boycott vt./n.拒絕參加, (聯(lián)合)抵制
For a few days every year,people in South Korea will boycott everything Japanese. ;每年都有幾天韓國人會 抵制一切來自日本的東 西.

bud n.葉芽,花蕾 vi.發(fā)芽,萌芽
When trees are budding everything seems to be full of vitality. ;當(dāng)樹發(fā)芽的時候,一切都 顯得生機勃勃.

bulletin n.(報紙、之聲等)簡明 新聞,最新消息;公布, 布告,公報;學(xué)報,期刊
After Ronald Reagan was shot, ;里根總統(tǒng)被刺以后,
a lot of people read the latest bulletin about the President's health. ;很多人閱讀關(guān)于總統(tǒng)健康 狀況的最新公報.

coincidence n.巧合,巧事; (意見、愛好的) 一致,符合
By a strange coincide- nce we happened to be travelling on the same train. ;巧得出奇,我們正好坐 同一列火車.
There is a coincidence of interests between our two countries. ;我們兩國之間有著共同 的利益.

contradict vt.反駁,否認(rèn)…的真實 性;與…矛盾/抵觸
His actions contradict his declared moral principles.What a hypocrite! ;他的行為違背了他所宣 稱的道德準(zhǔn)則.真是個 偽君子！

descendant n.后代,后裔
Today's bicycles are descendants of the earlier velocipede. ;今天的自行車是從早期的 腳踏車發(fā)展而來的.

dispise vt.鄙視,看不起
No one will despise you so long as you respect yourself. ;主要你尊重自己,沒有人 會鄙視你.

dispatch vt.派遣,發(fā)送,調(diào)遣 n.急件,快信;(記者發(fā)回 的)新聞報道;調(diào)遣,派遣
We have arranged for the goods to be dispatched to you at once. ;我們已為立即向你方發(fā)運 商品做好了準(zhǔn)備.
As the items he has ordered are in urgent need,they have to be sent by dispatch. ;由于他所需的產(chǎn)品為其所 急需,這些產(chǎn)品須由快遞 發(fā)貨.

dreadful a.可怕的;糟透了的, 極不合意的
I've had a dreadful day-everything seems to have gone wrong. ;我度過了很糟糕的一天, 每件事好像都出了差錯.

ensue vi.接著發(fā)生,接踵而來, 因而產(chǎn)生
Serious problems will ensue if something is not done about gang rivalry now. ;如果目前對于黑幫團伙坐 視不理,將來會產(chǎn)生嚴(yán)重 的后果.

furious a.狂怒的,暴怒的,激烈的
Davis will be furious and violent if his ball was intercepted. ;如果有人中途截獲了戴 維斯的球,他會暴怒, 從而變得兇猛.

fuse n.保險絲,熔絲;導(dǎo)火線, 導(dǎo)火素 v.熔合,合并
You'll blow a fuse if you put the electric heater and the cooker on at the same time. ;如果你同時把電暖爐和電 熱鍋都開者著,保險絲會 燒斷的.

gigantic a.巨大的,龐大的
Flying very high,the new ariplane looked like a gigantic bird. ;因為飛得很高,這架新 飛機看起來像一只巨大 的鳥.

grin vi./n.咧嘴笑
Seeing his stocks on the rise,he was grinning from ear to ear. ;眼見自己的股票一個勁 地往上漲,他笑得合不 攏嘴.

intact a.完整無缺的,未經(jīng)觸 動的,未受損傷的
Despite his misfortunes,his faith and optimism remained intact. ;雖然他遭到一連串的不 幸,他的信心和樂觀絲 毫未減.

intellect n.智力,理解力; 才智非凡的人
Those scientists who won Nobel prizes in various sciences ;那些獲得諾貝爾科學(xué)獎的 人
are the intellect(s) of the age. ;無一不是當(dāng)代有才智的 人士.

litter n.廢棄物,被胡亂仍掉 的東西;一窩(仔崽); (一堆)雜亂的東西
litter vt.亂扔?xùn)|西于 vi.亂扔廢棄物
The litter in some holiday resorts really makes people feel disgusted. ;在度假勝地,仍得到處都 是的廢棄物令人討厭.

multitude n.大量,許多 (the m~)大眾,群眾
Do you mean to say "Fair skin covers the multitude of sins". ;你的意思是說, 一俊遮百丑?
And that he may be pardoned for his past achievements? ;因為他過去的成績,我們 就該原諒他?

muscular a.肌肉發(fā)達(dá)的,健壯的; 肌肉的
When watching a sports game,we can't help admiring the athlete's muscular bodies. ;觀看比賽的時候,我們禁 不住會羨慕運動員們肌肉 發(fā)達(dá)的身體.

promising a.有希望的,有前途的
Though he is not yet a first-rate actor,he is a promising youth. ;雖然他還不是一流演員, 他確實是個有前途的小 伙子.

pursuit n.追求,尋求; 追趕,追逐; [常p嗜好,消遣
In the pursuit of profit,businesses make people's lives conven- ient and colorful. ;在追求利益的同時,商業(yè) 公司也使得人們的生活更 方便、更多彩.

slum n.貧民窟
Poverty and illness are common in the slums,but things are bound to improve. ;在貧民窟,貧窮和疾病 盛行,但是情況一定會改 善的.

snack n.快餐,小吃,點心
Snack bars have become a familiar sight in most big cities ;快餐店在大城市里隨處 可見,
and they are young people's favorites. ;成為年輕人的至愛.

splash vi.濺,潑 n.濺出的水, (光、色等)斑點
Don't splash me;I don't want to get wet with all these clothes. ;不要往我身上潑水,我不 想弄濕身上的衣服.

staircase n.樓梯
This is just a flight of staircase.There is still a long way to go. ;這只是一段樓梯,還有好 長一段呢.

stitch v.縫,繡 n.(縫、繡、編織的) 一針,線跡;縫法,針法, 編織法;突然劇痛
A stitch in time saves nine. ;及時的一針頂日后的 九針.

Thanksgiving n.(基督教)感恩節(jié)
Thanksgiving Day is on the 4th Thursday in November, ;感恩節(jié)即每年11月第4個 星期四,
kept in the U.S. as a holiday ;是美國的一個假日,
on which God is thanked for the crops which have been safely gathered in. ;原為莊稼收成后感謝 上帝恩典.

tolerant a.寬容的,容忍的
As friends,we should be tolerant and understanding with each other. ;朋友必須要互相寬容并 互相諒解.

trait n.特征,特點,特性
Thousands of years later people are still arguing vehemently ;數(shù)千年后,任命依然在熱 烈爭論,
against each other over whether personality traits are born or learned. ;究竟個性是先天就有的 還是后天習(xí)得的.

trifle n.瑣事,小事,無價值 的東西 vi.(~with)嘲笑,輕視
He is always worrying about trifles losing sight of his main objectives. ;他總是擔(dān)心瑣事,失去了 人生的主要目標(biāo).
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