Slap vt.掴,掌击,拍,啪的一声,放 a.掴,掌击,拍
The girl slapped the boy in the face because he kissed her without permission.女孩给了男孩一记耳光因为男孩未经同意吻了她
Stroke n.中风;一次努力;击,敲报时的钟声;笔画;抚摸 vt.抚摸
With one stroke of his ax, little George Washington had cut the cherry tree down. 用斧子一砍,小乔治.华盛顿就砍倒了这棵樱桃树.
The first stroke is half the battle. 良好的开端是成功的一半.
He stroked her hair affectionately.他深情地抚摸着她的头发.
Tradition n.传统,惯例
Making and having dum- plings on Chinese New Years Eve is a tradition in Northern China .在农历大年夜做饺子,吃饺子是中国北方的传统.
Wire n.金属丝,电线;电报,电信 vt.给...安装电线电汇,给...电报
Wire vi.打电报
The house is not wired for electricity yet. 这所房子还没有铺设好电线.
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Achieve vt.完成,实现,达到 vi.成功
The US. achieved its predominance after World War Two because the war had destroyed the economies of most potential competitors.美国在第二次世界大战后获得了显著的优势,因为大战破坏了它绝大多数竞争对手的经济.
After the long and persistent efforts, China has achieved a low birth rate.经过长期不懈的努力,中国人口已实现了低出生率
Allowance n.津贴,补贴,零用钱
IBM offers quite a high traveling allowance to its employees. ;美国国际商用机器公司给 员工比较高的出差津贴.
commitment n.承诺,许诺,保证;信奉,献身;承担的义务
Many people dont want to get married because they are afraid of commitments.许多人不愿结婚是因为他们害怕承担责任.
Were looking for someone with a real sense of commitment to the job.我们在寻求对此工作真正能尽职尽责的人.
Condense v.冷凝,凝结;浓缩,压缩,简缩
When the glass bottle containing water and water vapor is placed in a mixture of dry ice and alcohol, the sudden cold will make the water vapor condense into ice crystals.当装有水和水蒸气的玻璃瓶放进干冰和酒精的混合物中的时候,猝冷就会使得水蒸气凝结成冰晶体.
A long stroy may be condensed into a few sentences.一个长篇故事可缩写成几句话.
contemporary a.当代的,同时代的; n.同时代的人
Most contemporary physicists have the notion that man can never discove what such mysterious force as eclctricity, magnetism,and gravita- tion really are.绝大多数的当代物理学者都认为,人类永远无法弄清像电力,磁力和重力之类的神秘力量究竟是什 么东西.