[ti:] [ar:] [al:] [by:] Lesson 22 ; accelerate Does your heartbeat accelerate when you see the person you like? ;见到心上人的时候, 你的心跳是否加快? accident No one can forecast traffic accidents, ;没人能预见车祸的发生, but at least being cautious can reduce them. ;但至少小心谨慎能减少 意外. Their accidental meeting led to a renewal of their acquaintance. ;偶然的相遇使他们重续 前缘. advanced It takes time for advanced ideas to get generally accepted ;先进的思想要被人们普遍 接受需要时间. I recommend you ;我推荐你 the Oxford Advanced Learner's English- Chinese Dictionary (4th edition). ;用《牛津高阶英汉双解 词典》(第四版) challenge The college entrance exam is a real challenge to students, ;高考对学生来讲是真正 的挑战, because it can change students' fate. ;因为它会改变学生一生 的命运. I think it is an honor ;我想那将会是件很荣幸的 事情， to have a chance to challenge Deng Yaping to play a game of table tennis. ;有机会挑战邓亚萍打 一场乒乓球的话. behaviour Maggie Chan has an elegant behaviour in the movie In the Mood for Love. ;张曼玉在电影《花样 年华》中举止非常优雅. chip "Fish and chips" is a typical English dish. ;“炸鱼土豆条”是典型的 英国食品. circuit When facing the messy TV circuit,many girls would be totally out of their wits. ;面对着杂乱的电视线路, 许多女孩都会完全不知 所措. clap Those who don't understand the symphony ;那些不懂交响乐的人 don't know when to clap (their hands) to a concert. ;在音乐会上不知何时鼓掌 为好. A clap of thunder woke me up. ;一声雷响把我吵醒了. deceive Sincerity is the base of friendship.Good friends shouldn't deceive one another. ;真诚是友谊的基础.好 朋友之间不应互相欺骗. decent Wearing ragged jeans is not very decent for the ball. ;穿着破旧的牛仔裤在舞会 上显得不太得体. derive We derive great pleasure from reading. ;从阅读中我们得到极大的 乐趣. Thousands of English words are derived from Latin. ;英语中有成千上万的词源 于拉丁文. discipline The soldiers showed perfect discipline under fire. ;在炮火下, 士兵们纪律严明. Parents have to discipline their children. ;父母得管教孩子. fantastic Li Yundi's piano performance is really fantastic. ;李云迪的钢琴表演实在 是太出色了. Every one of us has fantastic dreams,but not everyone can turn them into reality. ;我们每个人都会做奇异的 梦,但不是每个人都能将 梦想变现实. fantasy Most of the fairy tales are fantasies. ;大部分的神话故事都是 幻想的产物. harness The farmer harnessed the horse to the cart. ;农夫把马套到马车上. Some scientists are working hard at how tides can be harnessed to produce electricity ;科学家正在努力研究怎样 利用潮汐发电. identify Do you identify beauty with wisdom? ;你认为美貌与智慧能相等 同吗? Having read The Tales of Two Cities,we identify with the main characters' struggle. ;读过《双城记》,我们会 对主人翁的斗争寄予同情 illegal Except the Netherlands all the European nations consider euthanasia illegal. ;除了荷兰,所有的欧洲 国家都认定安乐死是不 合法的. incident The Xi'an Incident was a very important turning point in China's modern history ;西安事变是中国近代史上 的一个很重要的转折点. landscape The amazing landscape in Tibet attracts countless tourists every year. ;西藏那令人惊叹的美景 每年都吸引了无数的游 客. I'm interested in landscape gardening. ;我对园林艺术很感兴趣. mechanism The watch made in Switzerland works well The mechanisms must be very special. ;这块瑞士产的表走得很好 它的装置一定很特别. objective Now,my sole objective is to memorize English words ;现在的惟一目标就是牢记 英语单词 and to get good marks in the College English Test Band 4. ;并在大学英语四级考试中 取得好成绩. If we could have objective judgement on people, ;如果我们能对人作客观的 评价, there would be less misunderstanding among people. ;彼此之间就会少些误会. partner Many partners attended P&G's annual dinner. ;许多生意合伙人都参加了 宝洁公司的周年晚宴. If only some handsome boy invited me to be his partner at the ball. ;要是有个英俊的小伙子 邀请我做他的舞会搭档 就好了. pattern It seems that white and black square patterns are always the fashion. ;黑白格子的花纹图案好像 永远不会过时. Paper patterns for dresses are now available ;裁衣服的纸型已有出售, and you can pattern dresses on different models. ;你可以按照不同的样式 裁制衣服. receipt The cases were in good order when they loaded on board the ship ;货物在装上船时表面状况 良好, and in support of this we hold the carrier's receipt. ;我们有承运人签发的 收据为证. The pop singer got huge cash receipts from his concert. ;那个流行歌星从演唱会中 获得了巨额的现金收入. receive Teenage writer Hanhan's novels received great acclaim. ;少年作家韩寒的小说 备受好评. reception The Chinese government gave a warm reception to welcome President Nixon in 1972. ;1972年,中国政府热情 地迎接了尼克松总统的 来访. satisfy I just couldn't understand why I could never satisfy my parents. ;我真不明白,为什么我总 不能使我的父母满意. Satisfying ISO90002 is a common slogan in many advertisements. ;“符合ISO90002标准” 是常见的广告口号. satisfactory The result of the experiment was satisfactory. ;实验结果令人满意. scale Scientists measure wind forces on a standard scale. ;科学家根据标准等级测定 风力. We are going to scale down the number of trees being felled. ;我们要减少砍伐树的 数量. tackle The police spent a long time tackling the hacker who ruined the network. ;警方花了很长时间对付 那个毁坏了电脑网络的 黑客. threaten When your love for someone is rejected, ;当爱被拒绝的时候, in no case should you threaten him/her with death. ;千万不要以死相威胁. The dark clouds threaten rain. ;乌云预示着将要下雨. underline In class, ;在课堂上, many English teachers like to ask students to underline important words in the text ;许多英语老师喜欢让学生 在课文的重要词下划线 and explain them in detail. ;并详细地解释它们. Do you think it a good way to learn English? ;你觉得这是学英语的好 方法吗? Lesson 23 ; accommodation The high cost of accommodations ;住宿费昂贵 makes life difficult for many Chinese students in London. ;使很多在伦敦的中国留学 生感到生活困难. blame Don't always blame your own failure on others.Sometimes you yourself are to blame. ;不要总把失败归咎于他人 有时该怪你自己. clash I failed to watch the World Cup final because it clashed with my examination. ;我没能看成世界杯 (足球)总决赛,因为和 我的考试日期冲突了. coarse Ultraviolet rays, dust,air-conditioning can make your skin coarse. ;紫外线、灰尘、空调等 都会使皮肤粗糙. collapse Numerous houses collapsed in the Tangshan earthquake in 1976. ;在1976年,无数的房屋 在唐山地震中倒塌. The economy of many Asian countries collap -sed immediately in the financial crisis. ;许多亚洲国家的经济在 金融危机当中迅速崩溃.? collision In Britain,a collision with the Parliament could ruin the government's plans. ;在英国,政府与议会的 冲突可能使政府的计划 破产. decline Babylon was an empire that had declined. ;巴比伦是业已衰落的 帝国. Cinderella had to decline the prince and returned home before 12 o'clock at night. ;灰姑娘不得不谢绝王子, 在晚上12点之前赶回家. defeat Some countries may be defeated but can never be conquered. ;有的国家可能被打败, 但决不能被征服. defend A lawyer defends his clients in court. ;律师在法庭上为自己的 当事人辩护. Every student will get nervous when they defend their thesis. ;每个学生论文答辩之时 都会紧张. efficiency One of the aims of economic reform is to improve efficiency. ;经济改革的目标之一是 提高效率. fatal The city of Tangshan takes on (such) a new look that it hardly reminds people of ;唐山市如今面貌一新, 几乎让人想不起 the fatal earthquake that occurred over 30 years ago. ;那30多年前的毁灭性的 地震. "To be or not to be " was the fatal decision for Hamlet. ;对于哈姆雷特来说," 是活下去,还是选择死 亡"是一个重大的决定. factor Scientists recognize ;科学家认为 that many other factors besides genetic factors can affect height. ;除了遗传因子,还有许多 因素会影响身高. fulfill The world's first space tourist Dennis Tito had his dream fulfilled ;世界第一位太空游客客丹 尼斯.蒂托实现了他的梦 想. when the Russian Soyuz-TM spaceship carrying him and two Russian cosmonauts ;当联盟-TM宇宙飞船承载 着蒂托和两名俄罗斯宇航 员 safely returned to earth after an 8-day visit to the Internat- ional Space Station. ;在国际太空站为期8天的 旅程后安全着陆时. gear "The car isn't moving! "That's because you are not in gear." ;“车开不动!”“那是 因为你没推挡.” Education should be geared to society's needs. ;教育应适应社会的需要. image In Europe,many royal members still try to protect their image. ;在欧洲,许多皇室成员仍 竭尽全力维护自己的形象 The Tian Chi Lake is so clean that you can see your image in it. ;天池的水很清,你可以从 中看见自己的倒影. imagination Someone believes that UFOs are just people's imagination. ;有人认为不明飞行物只是 人们的幻觉. imagine You can't imagine the life of the refugees in Somali. ;你不可能想像得出索马里 的难民是如何生活的. imaginary The main characters in the novel are very true to life,but most of them are imaginary. ;小说里的人物写得栩栩 如生,但大都是虚构的. imaginative Some people believe that imaginative kids are relatively clever. ;有人想像力丰富的孩子 比较聪明. launch Early Bird,the world's first commercial communication satellite, ;世界上第一个商用通信 卫星——晨鸟卫星 was launched from Cape Kennedy in Florida in 1965. ;于1965年在(美国)佛 罗里达州的肯尼迪角发 射. Full market research is needed before the launch of new products ;新产品投产之前需要充分 的市场调查. obligation Supporting elderly parents is every adult's obligation. ;赡养上年纪的父母是每个 成年人的义务. pay It will pay in the long run ;长远来看, if the setting off of firecrackers is banned in the cities. ;在城市里禁放鞭炮是值 得的. Many social volunteers regularly pay visits to the almshouses. ;许多社工会定期去养 老院看望老人. He gambled away all his pay. ;他把工资都给赌光了. payment Payment may be made in any of the following ways,in cash,by check, or by credit card. ;付款可用下列任何一种 方式:现金、支票或用 信用卡. peculiar Language is peculiar to mankind. ;语言是人类所特有的. The fish has a peculiar taste.You really think it is all right? ;这鱼有股怪味,你真的 认为它能吃吗? peer To lessen peer(group) pressure,many schools require their students to wear uniforms. ;为减少来自同龄群体的压 力,许多学校要求学生们 穿校服. penalty A football player may be given a yellow card or a red card penalty ;足球队员受到黄牌或红牌 处罚. for his unnecessary roughness during the match. ;在比赛中会因不必要的 粗暴行为. reckon Don't reckon the gain and loss that clearly; just let it be. ;别把得失算得那么清楚, 一切顺其自然吧. recognize Many colorblind people can't recognize different shades of red and green. ;很多色盲者都不能辨认红 与绿的不同色调. scan Many people like to scan the newspaper while having breakfast ;许多人喜欢在吃早饭的 时候浏览一下报纸. scarce Fresh vegetables are no longer scarce in Beijing. ;现在北京的新鲜蔬菜不 再匮乏. talk I hate all talk and no action. ;我讨厌光有一大堆空话而 无实际行动. variation Variations in the color of sea water from blue to green ;海水颜色从蓝到绿的变化 is caused by high or low concentrations of salt. ;是由盐分含量的高低引 起的. Lesson 24 ; accord accord Israel and Palestine have not yet ;以色列与巴勒斯坦至今 仍未 been in accord on the problem of Jerusalem's ascription. ;能就耶路撒冷的归属问题 达成一致. accordance The skill of commercial negotiations ;商务谈判的技巧 is not always in accordance with textbooks. ;不总是和书上教的一样. combat The ships combatted with the wind and waves. ;船与风浪博斗. combine Wuhan University and 3 other colleges combined to make a new university, ;武汉大学和另外3间大学 合并成一间新的学校, which has become the most famous university in Hubei Province. ;成为湖北省首屈一指的 名校. commission Today,insurance salesmen can get cons- iderable commission on their successful sales ;现在,保险推销员从成功 销售中获得可观的佣金. You can commission Bank of China to pay your income taxes- ;你可以授权中国银行代 交所得税, that's very convenient. ;那很方便. commitment Many people don't 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. communicate Bees communicate newly found flowers with nectar by means of dance and smell. ;当蜜蜂发现带花蜜的花时 它们用飞舞和散发气味的 方式进行信息传递. delete For most people,their first loves can't be easily deleted from their memory. ;对大多数人来说,初恋总 是不能轻易地从记忆中 抹去. deliberate I won't forgive you because of your deliberate lies. ;我不会原谅你, 因为你存心说谎. He deliberated the question before he made an answer. ;在答复前他仔细地考虑了 这个问题. The U.S. Supreme Court deliberated on whether the ballots of Florida should be re-counted. ;美国最高法院研究是否 重新统计佛罗里达州的 选票. delicate The delicate orchid should be protected from cold,wind and frost. ;娇弱的兰花应被妥善照顾 以防风霜的侵袭. In the international community,the relationships between countries are delicate ;在国际社会中,国与国之 间的关系是微妙的. elaborate I don't want elaborate lace patterns on my dress;just make it simple. ;我不想裙子上有复杂精美 的花边图案,简简单单就 行. Just tell me the plain facts.No need to elaborate. ;告诉我简单的事实就行, 不要详细说明. elegant Princess Diana's elegant manners are always within the memory of people. ;戴安娜王妃优雅的举止总 是留在人们的记忆中. eliminate You really believe that getting drunk can eliminate pain? ;你真的认为醉酒能消除 痛苦吗? We all hoped that China could eliminate the rivals to host the 2008 Olympic Games. ;我们都曾希望中国能淘汰 其他对手,主办2008年 的奥运会. embarrass He was embarrassed ;觉得很尴尬 when he found he didn't have enough money to invite his girl friend to dinner. ;当他发现自己不够钱请 女友吃晚饭时. fault "It's All the Moon's Fault" is a quite popular song familiar to young people. ;《月亮惹的祸》是年轻人 很熟悉的一首流行歌. It's hard to find fault with Yoyo Ma's cello performance. ;马友友的大提琴表演是 难以挑剔的. instruct Effective communication is very important ;有效沟通是十分重要的 when a boss instructs people under his leadership to do what he wants them to do. ;当上司指令下属去做 他们做的事情时. instruction Many primary schools today have courses for their pupils ;如今很多小学有课程让 小学生 to receive instructions in the basic use of computers. ;学到电脑使用的基本 知识. Read the instructions carefully before taking the medicine. ;服药前要仔细阅读说明. investigate Sherlock Holmes investigated many cases ;福尔摩斯调查过多宗案件 by following the footprints left at the scene of the crime. ;是根据犯罪现场留下的 脚印. manage A good housewife should be able to manage money very well. ;好的家庭主妇应善于理财 This hacker designed a computer virus that was hard to manage. ;这个电脑黑客设计了一种 难以对付的病毒. magnificent The magnificent scene of the waterfull is perfect delight to the eye. ;瀑布的宏伟景象真是好 看极了. odd Scientists are trying to crack the odd signs in the great pyramid. ;科学家们尝试破译大金 字塔内的奇特符号. The odds are 10 to 1 that Ang Lee's movies would be a box office success. ;李安的电影十之入九有 好的票房收入. penetrate The arrow penetrated through the target just in the centre. ;箭射穿了靶子的中心. The insistent rhythm of piano penetrated the house. ;钢琴持续的韵律在房子 里回荡. pension In the days of inflation ;在通货膨胀的日子里, people on retirement pensions find it difficult to live. ;靠退休金生活的人发现 很难过活. perfect This wonderful scenery of Hawaii is perfect for daydreaming. ;夏威夷绝佳的风景很能 给人以无尽的遐想. recover Bone marrow transplants ;做骨髓移植 are the most effective way for the leukaemia patients to recover. ;对于白血病人得以痊愈是 最有效的方法. Sometimes things lost can't be recovered again. ;有些东西失去了就再也 找不回来了. recreation Many young people's favorite form of recreation is to go to karaoke. ;唱卡拉OK是许多年轻人 喜欢的娱乐活动. scandal Clinton's scandal with Luwinsky caused Americans to doubt his honesty. ;克林顿与莱温斯基的丑闻 引起美国人民对他的诚实 表示怀疑. segment Community college ;社区大学 is the most rapidly growing segment of higher education in the United States. ;是美国高等教育方面发展 最迅速的部分. sequence New employees had to attend a sequence of orientation meetings. ;新职员得参加一系列的 情况介绍会议. settle Please settle your account immediately, or we would have to take some legal action ;请立即结清你所欠的账, 否则我们得采取法律行动 Some people like to travel around the world ;有些人喜欢在年轻的时候 环游世界, rather than settling down when they are young. ;而不喜欢过安定的生活. shame It is a shame to be so wasteful. ;这样浪费太可耻了. Will students feel great shame at having failed the final exam? ;学生们会为期末考试不及 格而感到羞耻吗? theme Boys are the usual theme in girls' conversations. ;男孩总是女孩闲聊的 主题. undertake Who should undertake the responsibility for white pollution? ;谁该为白色污染负责? The producer or the consumer? ;是生产者还是消费者? Lesson 25 ; achieve We worked hard to cut spending and achieve a balanced budget. ;我们努力消减开销, 实现了预算平衡. acknowledge Michael Jordan was acknowledged as the best basketball player in the NBA. ;迈克尔.乔丹是公认的前 NBA最佳篮球选手. The supplier faxed back to acknowledge the Sales Confirmation ;供应商传真告知已收到我 方的销售确认书. common Light travels faster than sound-it's common sense. ;光速比声速快—— 这是基本的常识. companion I don't want any traveling companion; I'd like to travel alone this time. ;我不需要任何旅伴, 这次我要独自旅行. compel Because he is unable to distinguish colors, ;因为无法分辨色彩, the color-blind boy is compelled to give up the ideal of becoming a fashion designer. ;那个色盲的男孩不得不放 弃成为服装设计师的理想 compete The two TV broadcasting companies TVB and ATV in Hong Kong ;香港的两家电视广播公司 (无线电视和亚洲电视) have always been competing with each other for higher audience rating. ;长期以来为争取更高的 收视率而互相竞争. competition The competition between Coca Cola and Pepsi Cola has been on for a long time. ;可口可乐与百事可乐的 竞争由来已久. competitive Our offer is competitive and we can't lower the price any more. ;我方的报价是有竞争力的 我方不能再降价了. depend "Can I depend on him?" "That depends." ;“我能相信他吗?” 那得视情况而定.” depart I didn't see my parents off last night ;昨晚我未来得及为父母送 行, because the plane had already departed when I arrived. ;因为我到机场的时候飞机 已经起飞了. The new method departs from the old in several respects. ;新的方法在某些方面违背 了旧的方法. deposit The interest of the current account is lower than that of the deposit account. ;活期存款的利息比定期 存款的低. When the River Nile is in flood,it deposits a layer of mud on the fields. ;尼罗河泛滥时在田野上 沉积一层泥. emergency In an emergency,please call 110. ;出现紧急情况,请拨110 报警电话求助. emphasize Our reform and opening policy especially emphasizes ;我们的改革开放政策特别 强调了 the importance of the economic reform. ;经济改革的重要性. encounter The heroine of Alice in Wonderland encountered many adventures. ;《爱丽丝奇遇记》中的 女主人翁有很多奇遇. enforce Don't stand in the way when the police enforce the law. ;别妨碍警察执法. I won't compromise. Don't enforce obedience on me. ;我不会妥协, 不要强迫我服从. feasible Scientists' research plans of Mars sound quite feasible. ;科学家们的火星研究 计划听上去很可行. general The general public would be interested in the things related to their own interests. ;公众会对与他们切身利益 相关的事情感兴趣. Have you got any general idea about origin of species ;你现在对物种起源有些大 体的认识了吗 after reading Darwin's works? ;读过了达尔文的著作? implement The imperial civil examination system was implemented in China ;中国采用科举制度. from the Sui Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty. ;从隋朝到清朝. Rakes,ploughs,hoes and spades are simple farming implements. ;耙、犁、锄、铲是简单 的农具. income We often ask about others' income,but Americans don't. ;我们经常问别人的收入 状况,但是美国人不会这 么做. likely The likely outcome of the contest varies from moment to moment. ;比赛结果可能每分钟都在 变化. (It's likely that the outcome of the contest varies from moment to moment.) ;比赛结果可能每分钟都在 变化. manufacture All those underground plants that manufactur -e piratic CDs must be closed down. ;所有制造盗版CD的地下 工厂都必须查封. To develop manufactures to the utmost, ;中国如要极大地发展制 造业 China must have new markets for their products. ;就必须拥有销售其产品的 新市场. perform You must perform well in order to get a promotion. ;要获得提升你必须 干得出色. You should always perform what you promise. ;你应当永远履行你的诺言 performance Windows 98 has a very satisfactory performance. ;Windows 98 的性能令 人很满意. permanent True love should be permanent. ;真爱应该是永恒的. reference We are now forwarding you a catalog for your reference. ;现寄去我方产品目录以 供参考. I asked for a reference letter from IBM when I resigned. ;我辞职的时候向IBM公司 索取了推荐信. reflect It's said that a person's handwriting can reflect his/her character. ;据说,字迹可以反映一个 人的性格. I need time to reflect on your offer. ;我需要时间来考虑你的 建议. reflection Do you think a person's clothes are a reflection of his personality? ;你认为一个人的衣着可以 反映出其个性吗? sheer Success is not achieved by sheer luck. ;成功不是完全靠运气 取得. "Mentholatum" sheer color lip balm is a new product loved by young girls. ;“曼秀雷敦”薄色润唇膏 是新推出的产品,受到 女孩子们的青睐. sheet Remember to take the bed sheets in if it rains. ;要是下雨的话, 记得收被单. That naughty boy drew a cartoon of his teacher on a sheet of paper. ;那个淘气的男孩在一张 纸上给老师画漫画. shield The spacecraft was fitted with a heat shield. ;太空船装置了防热护罩. Wearing sunglasses can shield the eyes from sunlight. ;配戴太阳镜能使眼睛 免遭阳光照射. shock An electric shock can kill you. ;电击可置人于死地. I was shocked by Emperor Zhou's tyranny when I was reading the historical book. ;读史书时,我对纣王的 暴政感到震惊. variety The secretary complained that her paperwork lacked variety. ;秘书抱怨她的文书工作 缺少变化. Lesson 26 ; acute There is an acute shortage of water in the remote areas in western China. ;中国西部的偏远地区 严重缺水. Sherlock Holmes was a man of acute observation, ;福尔摩斯是个观察力 敏锐的人, and he wouldn't omit any detail. ;他从不会漏掉任何的 细节. address Giving e-mail addresses to each other ;互留电子邮箱地址 is a fashionable way to keep in touch among young people nowadays. ;是现在年轻人保持联络 的一种时髦方式. How shall I address you? ;我应当怎样称呼您呢? admit A child can learn as long as he admits and corrects his mistakes. ;勇于承认并改正错误的 就是好孩子. This ticket admits one person only. ;此票只准一人入场. background A higher educational background is required for many positions nowadays. ;现在很多职位要求 (应聘者)有受高等 教育的背景. Doing some background reading in encyclopedias ;阅读百科全书中一些 背景资料 is one way to improve your reading comprehension in English. ;是提高英语阅读理解能 力的一个方法. bitter We usually learn more from bitter experience than from happy times. ;我们往往从痛苦经历中学 到的东西比从快乐时光中 学到的要多. Bitterness teaches us more than happiness. ;我们往往从痛苦经历中学 到的东西比从快乐时光中 学到的要多. care Cross the road with care. ;过马路时要留神. We all care about our country's future. ;我们都关心祖国的前途. Would you care for a cup of coffee? ;想喝咖啡吗? Good bye,and take care! ;再见,多保重! complain Don't always complain; remember this:no pains no gains. ;别总是抱怨个不停, 记住:一分耕耘,? 一分收获. comprehension A large vocabulary will help much when doing the reading comprehension. ;在做阅读理解的时候丰富 的单词量很有用. comprehensive Although the professor gave a very comprehen- sive explanation ;虽然教授很详尽的解释了 on how the black holes come into being,I still got confused. ;黑洞的形成,但我还是 弄不清它是怎么一回事. compromise Male chauvinists will never compromise with women. ;大男子主义者从不肯与 女人妥协. Don't you know that spitting everywhere would compromise your image? ;难道你不知道随地吐痰有 损形象吗? conceal Concealing feelings and being meek ;掩饰感情、逆来顺受 were considered as the traditional virtues of Chinese women. ;曾被看作中国妇女的传统 美德. concede Don't concede without a contest! ;别没经过比赛就认输! After world War I, Germany conceded its neighbours much valuable land. ;第一次世界大战后, 德国让予其邻国许多 宝贵的领土. depress I was depressed because someone had stolen my wallet on the bus. ;我很沮丧,因为在公共 汽车上我的钱包被人偷了 descend The sun descended behind the hills. ;太阳下了山. Buddhism descends from ancient India. ;佛教起源于古印度. deserve Nature deserves our protection because we ourselves are part of it. ;大自然应受我们的?? 因为我们自己也是它的 一分子. engage Beckham's smile engages every young girl. ;贝克汉姆的微笑吸引了 每一个年轻女孩. Being engaged to someone from a rich and powerful family is many actresses' dream. ;嫁入豪门是很多女明星 的梦想. Are you engaged in politics or business? ;你是从政还是在从商? environment The government has banned logging to protect the environment. ;为了保护环境,3政府已 禁止砍伐木材. An unhappy home environment can affect a child's behavior. ;不幸的家庭环境会影响孩 子的行为. fiction Do you like science fiction? ;你喜欢科幻小说吗? incredible It was incredible that Robinson could survive in that kind of deserted island. ;罗宾逊能在那样的荒岛上 生存真令人难以置信. indispensable Air and water are indispensable to life. ;空气和水是生命所必需 的东西. inferior Some men believe that women are inferior to men. ;有些男人认为女人不如 男人. No inferior products should be allowed to pass. ;决不允许放过任何次品. legislation In the U.S. the right of legislation belongs to the Congress. ;美国的立法权属于国会. persists You can never keep a heart that persists in leaving. ;你永远征服不了执意要 离开的心. The weather forecast says that ;天气预报说 the cold weather will persist for the rest of the week. ;寒冷的天气会持续到本 周末. personality Many talk shows would invite movie personalities to their programs. ;许多清谈节目都会邀请 电影界名人. No personality, no charm. ;没有个性就没有魅力 可言. pessimistic The earth won't stop because of your pessimistic thoughts. So,cheer up! ;地球不会因为你的悲观 想法而停止转动.所以, 打起精神来! refresh The sauna and massage refreshed me after a long walk. ;走了很长的路之后, 桑拿按摩使我恢复了 精神. relevant It's said that a person's fate is relevant to his character. ;据说人的命运与性格有关 short The horse stopped short after being frightened, ;马受惊后突然停了下来, and the jockey fell onto the ground. ;骑师从马上摔了下来. sincere Being sincere to others or to yourself -which one is more difficult? ;对人真诚,对己真诚— 哪个更难? thoughtful Father always has a thoughtful look. ;父亲总是带着沉思的 表情. You are lucky to have a thoughtful wife. ;有个这么体贴的妻子, 你真幸运. It's very thoughtful of you. ;你真够细心体贴的. thread You lose the thread of your argument. ;你们的论点有失条理. You need a needle threader if you can't see clearly to thread a needle. ;你需要一枚穿针器如果看 不清楚无法穿线 Lesson 27 ; advise You want to go on a diet to lose weight? ;你想节食减肥? I advise you to take more physical exercises. ;我劝你还是多加锻炼. advocate We advocate higher salaries for teachers. ;我们主张提高教师的 工资. The mathematician Bruno was burned by the Church ;数学家布鲁诺被教会 烧死, because he was a Copernican advocate. ;因为他是哥白尼学说的 拥护者. beat The Piladelphia 76ers beat the New York Knicks 101-72 on Halloween night. ;万圣节之夜,美国NBA篮 球队费城76人队以 101:72 击败纽约尼克 斯队. Carl said,"Every time I see you,my heart beats faster.And you know the reason?" ;卡尔说:“每次见到你我 的心跳就加快,你知道其 中的原因吗?” "Yes.You have a heart disease,"said Ruth. ;露思说:“我知道, 你的心脏有毛病.” concern Don't take a mother's concern for granted. ;别不懂得珍惜母亲的 关怀. Don't poke you nose into what doesn't concern you.Attend to what concerns you. ;别管与你无关的闲事. 注意与你有关的事物. conclusion Can human beings live on the moon?It's too early to draw a conclusion. ;将来人类是否能月球上 生存?现在下结论还为 时过早. condemn Adding erotic contents in children's web sites should be seriously condemned. ;在儿童网站加载色情内容 应受到严厉的谴责. condense Every time at the end of "Elite Forum" (Phoenix TV program), ;每次在“世纪大讲堂” (凤凰卫视节目)尾声 的时候, the lecturer is asked to condense his/her speech into only one sentence. ;演讲都被要求把演讲简述 成一句话. conduct Li Jiacheng conducts his business very successfully. ;李嘉诚把企业经营得 很成功. Copper conducts electricity better than other materials. ;铜导电比其他材料好. Prisoners can be released earlier because of good conduct. ;囚犯可以因表现良好 提前获释. confine You should be confined to the house if you haven't finished the homework! ;不做完功课不准出门! Many places are worth visiting within the confines of China, ;中国境内就有很多地方 值得游览, so why bother to rush to foreign countries? ;为什么急着出国旅游呢? connect "Watergate Scandal", which was connected with the US President Nixon's resignation, ;与美国总统尼克松辞职有 关的“水门事件” took place in Watergate,the headquarters of the Democratic Party. ;发生在民主党总部— 水门. destruction The fire caused great destruction to the Da Xing'an Ling Mountains. ;大火对大兴安岭造成了 极大的破坏. develop The developing countries ;发展中国家 play more and more important roles in the international affairs. ;在国际事务中扮演越来 越重要的角色. The traffic and road should develop with the economy. ;道路交通应随经济的发展 而扩展. devote Juliet Wu says that she devotes all her time to her work and has no time for love. ;吴士宏说她把所有的时 间都用在工作上,没有 时间恋爱. National Geographic is a famous American magazine ;《国家地理》是一本有 名的美国杂志, devoted to pictures and articles on places of cultural interest. ;专门刊载人文景观的照片 和文章. enhance Do you believe that passing the BEC examination ;你认为通过剑桥商务 英语的考试 will enhance your chances of getting a good job? ;会增加找份好工作的 机会吗? enlarge Many new couples like to enlarge their wedding photo and hang it on the wall. ;很多新婚夫妇喜欢把 结婚照放大了挂在墙上. ensure If you want to ensure that you can get the diploma, ;如果你想确保拿到文凭, you'd better not skip too many classes. ;最好别逃太多的课. file The X Files is a very popular TV series in the U.S.A. ;《X档案》是美国的一出 很受欢迎的电视连续剧. Filing the clippings ;把剪报归档 is part of the daily work of the secretary in the marketing Department. ;是市场销售部秘书的 日常工作之一. gentle A gentle wind gets rid of my annoyance. ;和风吹来, 使我烦恼顿失. heave It is no use heaving all the day when the mistake has been made. ;犯了错误后整天长嗟短 叹一点用也没有, Just remember not to do it again. ;记住下次别再这么做 就行了. The sailors all heaved on the rope in the storm. ;暴风雨中,水手们都用 力拽住缆绳. hit Price increases hit everyone's pocket. ;物价上涨冲击每个人的 钱袋. The newly released album Mega Hit 10 includes ;新推出的唱片 《超热门10》里面 收录了 all the present hits from Backstreet Boys' Shape of My Heart to Spice Girls' Holler. ;从后街男孩的《心形》 到辣妹的《叫喊》等时 下的热门流行歌曲. infinite Infinite space surrounds the Earth. ;无限的空间围绕着地球. influence Childhood experience greatly influences one's character. ;童年年的经历会对人的 性格有重要的影响. jail More and more economic criminals go to jail. ;越来越多的经济罪犯 入狱(被关进监狱). limitation I know my limitations, so I won't do things beyond my ability. ;我知道自己能力有限, 所以我不会做能力范 围之外的事. massive A massive wall in the front and an evil cat in the back, ;前面是一堵墙,后面是 一只恶猫, the poor mouse didn't know what to do. ;可怜的小老鼠不知道 如何是好. Doctors discourage massive doses of painkillers. ;医生不赞成大量服用 止痛片. master Qi Bashi was a respectable master in traditional Chinese painting. ;齐白石是一位有名望的 国画大师. You can't expect to master everything. ;你不可能样样精通. Is English a language difficult to master? ;英语是一门难掌握的 语言吗? offense It's an offense to drive a car at night without lights. ;夜晚行车不开灯是 违章的. Genocide is an offense to all civilized human beings. ;种族灭绝是违反文明人 的道德规范的罪行. offensive Don't glare at wild animals' eyes.That will be taken as a offensive gesture. ;别盯着野生动物的眼睛看 那会被子视作攻击性的 姿态. The company has launched a strong marketing offensive to try to increase sales. ;公司已发动争取市场的 强大攻势以期增加销售 量. phenomenon Lightning and thunder are natural phenomena. ;闪电打雷是自然现象. remain The cause of dinosaur's becoming extinct remains a mystery. ;恐龙灭绝的原因仍然是 个谜. The archaeologists are very interested in the remains of the mayan culture. ;考古学家对玛雅文明的 遗?芨行巳? pilot You need good eyesight to be a pilot. ;当飞行员需要很好的 视力. renew Remember to renew the books if you can't finish them on time. ;如果你不能按时读完这 些书,记得要去图书馆 续借. restrain I can't restrain my anger when I hear of people being cruel to animals. ;当听到有人残酷地对待 动物的时候,我就抑制不 住愤怒. restraint Men do not easily shed tears, ;男儿有泪不轻弹, because they want to show that they have great emotional restraint. ;因为他们想显示出他们 在感情上有很强的自制 力. restrict By 1900,some cities ;到1900年,已有城市 had begun to restrict the use of automobiles in order to ensure pedestrian safety. ;为确保行人的安全而开始 限制使用汽车了. slap The girl slapped the boy (=gave the boy a slap) in the face ;女孩给了男孩一记耳光 because he kissed her without her permission. ;因为未经同意他吻了她. Lesson 28 ; alert Keeping alert in the fire is important for people's finding the way out. ;发生火警时,保持机警 对于人们逃生来讲很 重要. The seismogragh invented by Zhang Heng in 132 A.D. ;张衡在公元132年发明 的地动仪 could alert people to the coming of earthquake. ;能向人们发出地震来临 时的警报. alliance China is a nonaligned country which will never enter into other countries' alliances. ;中国是不结盟国家,不会 加入其他国家的联盟. bore You are such a bore at parties because you don't dance,sing or talk. ;你真是个闷东西,聚会 上你不唱不跳也不说话. Don't bore me with this kind of boring jokes! ;别再说这种无聊的笑话 来烦我! confirm The successfully cloned sheep Dolly ;绵羊多利的克隆成功 confirmed the feasibility of clone technology. ;证实了克隆技术的 可行性. After a three-month probationary period, I was confirmed in my post. ;经过3个月试用期,我获 准正式就任该职位. confront The reason why Ruan Lingyu committed suicide ;阮玲玉之所以自杀是 was because she couldn't confront the rumors fabricated by people. ;因为她无法面对人们 捏造出来的谣言. When confronted with evidence of his guilt. Mc vigh confessed. ;面对罪证迈克维供认 不讳. consent What will you do if your parents don't give you their consent to your marriage? ;如果你父母不同意你的 婚事,你会怎么办? conservation There is a need for the conservation of trees,or there will soon be no forests. ;有必要保护树木,否则 不久将会没有森林了. dictate For secretary,knowing shorthand is very useful when the boss is dictating letters. ;对于秘书来说,谙熟速 记在向老板口授信件时 很有用. Employees should learn to say "no" to their bosses' unreasonable dictates. ;雇员应学会对上司不合 理的要求说“不”. digest Spoon-feeding the students can't help them digest what they have been taught. ;用填鸭式的教育方式教 学生无助于学生消化 (老师)所传授的知识. The Reader's Digest is a very popular magazine in the United States. ;《读者文摘》是美国的 一本颇流行的杂志. entertainment Some people say that Steven Chow's movies cannot be regarded as mere entertainment ;有人说周星驰的电影不能 简单地看成是供娱乐消遣 的, but in fact they tell the audience much more ;而实际上它给观众展示 更深刻的内容. "Thank you very much for the entertainment! "And you thank you for coming!" ;“谢谢你的款待!” “谢谢光临!” error Irrationally held truths may be more harmful than reasoned errors. ;无理性地推崇真理会比 合理的错误更有害. explode If you turn on the lights when there is a gas leak,the house may explode. ;如果在煤气泄漏的时候 开灯,房子就可能会爆 炸. The exploding world population may lead to an energy crisis. ;世界人口迅速增长可能 会导致能源?? explore Peary Robert explored the North Pole in 1909 ;帕利.罗伯特在1909年 对北极进行了探险. fill Although the room was filled with laughter, Jane Eyre still felt very lonely. ;虽然房间里充满了笑声, 但是简.爱还是觉得很孤 单. Wu Song drank his fill before he climbed the Jing Yang Gang hill. ;武松在过景阳岗之前 喝了个够. gaze In those boring lectures, ;在那些沉闷的课堂教学 中, many students just sat gazing through the classroom window. ;许多学生只是呆呆地 望着窗外. glance It was said that Hua Tuo,the well-known Chinese doctor in ancient times ;据说,中国古时候的 名医华佗 could tell whether a person was ill with only one glance at his face. ;只要朝人脸上看一眼, 就知道他是否有病. historical Pocahontas is a real historical American Indian figure, ;宝嘉康蒂是一个真实的 美洲印第安人的历史人 物, but the Hollywood cartoon movie- ;但是好莱坞动画电影 Pocahontas has twisted the historical facts about her. ;《风中奇缘》歪曲了有 关她的历史事实. historic July 13,2001 has become a historic day for China ;2001年7月13日成为中 国历史上具有重大意义 的日子 -Beijing succeeded in the 2008 Olympic bid. ;——北京申办2008年奥运 会获得成功. influential With the success of the Olympic bid, Beijing will become a world-influential city ;申奥成功,北京将成为 一个有世界影响力的城 市. oppose Many people were firmly opposed to ;很多人强烈反对 Cathay Pacific's hiring British pilots at a high salary. ;国泰航高薪聘用英国 飞行员. pledge My dear,please take this ring as a pledge of my love. ;亲爱的,请接受这个 戒指作为我真爱的信物. You must make a pledge to keep the secret. ;你必须发誓保密. slip Be careful not to slip on the ice. ;小心别在冰上滑倒了. The years slipped by. ;岁月在不知不觉中消逝. Tom slipped the candy into his mouth in class, ;在课堂上,汤姆偷偷地 把糖块放进嘴里, but that still couldn't avoid the teacher's eyes. ;但那还是逃不过老师 的眼睛. slippery Drive carefully:the roads are wet and slippery. ;路上又湿又滑, 开车要小心. I don't like those slippery salesmen. ;我不喜欢那些油嘴滑舌 的推销员. tolerance Turn the volume down, please.I have little tolerance for noise. ;请把音量关小,我对噪音 的忍耐力是有限的. Tolerance between the races of the world is a must. ;世界各民族间的互相 宽容是必须的. Lesson 29 ; allowance IBM offers 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. alternative I didn't have enough money for travelling to Xinjiang, ;不够钱去新疆旅游, so I had no alternative but to stay at home this vacation. ;所以这个假期我只能 呆在家里. Have you got an alternative suggestion? ;你有没有其也的建议 可供选择? brilliant Many impressionistic painters' inspiration stems from the brilliant sunshine. ;许多印象派画家的灵感来 源于明媚的阳光. Freud was a brilliant psychologist. ;弗洛伊德是位杰出的 心理学家. consideration Because of higher social pressure, ;由于社会压力越来越大, people give more consideration to mental health. ;人们越来越重视精神 健康. compose Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen. (Hydrogen and oxygen compose water.) ;水是由氢和氧组成. The famous waltz The Blue Danube ;著名的华尔兹舞曲 “蓝色多瑙河” was composed by the German composer-- Johann Strauss Junior. ;是由德国作曲家 小约翰.施特劳斯创作的. consist The American Congress consists of the House of Representatives and Senate. ;美国国会由众议院与 参议院构成. The basic theory in traditional Chinese medical science ;传统中医学的理论 consists in balancing Yin and Yang. ;在于人体阴阳的平衡. constitute Correct grammar and sentence structure do not in themselves cons -titute good writing. ;正确的语法和句子结构 本身并不能构成好文章. constitution According to the American Constitution, ;根据美国宪法, the presidential elections are held every four years. ;总统大选每四年进行 一次. You never exercise.How can you expect to have a strong constitution? ;你从不锻炼,怎么可能 有强壮的体格? direct United Airlines has direct flights from Hong Kong to India. ;联合航空公司有从香港 直飞印度的航班. "Excuse me,could you please direct me to the station?" ;“打搅了,你能不能 告诉我去火车站怎么 走?” disaster The Black Death in the 14th century was a big disaster for the Europeans. ;14世纪的黑死病对于 欧洲人来说是一场大 灾难. estimate We can measure the value of material goods in terms of money, ;我们可以用金钱来衡量 物质产品的价值, but the true value of the services is services is difficult to estimate. ;但是服务的真正价值是 很难估计的. evaluate How do your friends evaluate you and how would you evaluate yourself? ;你的朋友如何评价你、 你又将怎样评价自己呢? finance Finances can consist of a combination of stocks,bonds,and properties. ;资金可以是股票、 债券和财产的结合. The Chinese government is actively financing the development of the Northwest. ;中国政府正为西部大开发 积极筹集资金. former Do you keep in touch with your former classmates? ;你和以前的同学有 联系吗? Between music and sports I much prefer the former. ;在音乐和体育运动中 他更喜欢前者. glow The glow of the setting sun is splendid; ;夕阳无限好, it is a pity that the dusk is fast approaching. ;只是近黄昏. The maple leaves of the Xiang Shan Mountain glowed red in the sunlight. ;香山红叶在阳光中闪耀 着红光. honor Xiong Ni has won honor for China in the Olympic Games several times. ;熊倪多次在奥运会上为 祖国争光. Will you honor me with a visit? ;如蒙光临,荣幸之至. honorable It is honorable to earn a living with your hands. ;靠双手劳动来养活自己 是光荣的. inherit If you could just have one choice, ;如果你只能从父母那儿 选择一样东西来继承, which one would you choose to inherit from your parents: money or wisdom? ;你会选金钱还是智慧? initial We have to admit that man's research into space is still in the initial stage. ;我们不得不承认人类对 宇宙的研究仍然处于初 始阶段. If your family name is Chen, ;如果你姓陈, you had better not choose an English name beginning with the letter W ;你最好不要选一个以字母 W开头的英文名 (for example,Winnie), otherwise your initials will be:W.C.! ;(例如Winnie),否则 你的姓名首字母就是: W.C(厕所)了! line This price is already at our bottom line,and we can't concede any more. ;这个价钱已经是我们的 底线,我们不能再让步了 A sea of people ;成千上万的人 lined in the streets to see the super stars attending the Emmy Ceremony. ;站在街道两边为睹参加 艾美奖(美国电视艺术最 高荣誉奖)颁奖典礼的巨 星风采. match The prince and princess in the fairy tales are always perfectly matched. ;童话中的王子与公主 永远都是天造地设的 一对. operation The new Marriage Laws have already been in operation. ;新《婚姻法》已经生效. option You have the option of going to graduate scho -ol or starting your professional career. ;你有读研究生或开始职业 生涯的两种选择, Which one will you choose? ;你会选择哪一种? You have an option to take it or leave it ;取舍随你的便. plug You haven't plugged the washing machine in.How do you expect it to work? ;你连洗衣机的电源都没 接通,它怎么会动作呢? position I am not in a position to lend you money because I myself also have run out of it. ;我没能力借钱给你, 因为我自己也花光了. What position do you play in football? ;你踢球踢什么位置? prospect What do you think about the prospect of cyber economy? ;你对网络经济有何看法? reproduce Do you know that crocodiles reproduce by laying eggs? ;你知道鳄鱼是产卵繁殖 后代吗? Photos can be reproduced without negatives now. ;现在相片没有底片也 可以复制. reputation Some people regard good reputation more important than life. ;有的人把好名声看得比 性命还重要. smash If you smash an egg on a stone,the egg will definitely smash. ;用鸡蛋去撞石头, 鸡蛋肯定会撞个粉碎. The Beatles had many smash hits in the 1960s. ;甲壳虫乐队在20世纪60 年代有很多轰动的演出. solemn Every day in the Tian anmen Square the hoist of our national flag is a solemn ceremony. ;每天在天安门广场升国旗 是个庄严的仪式. total The UN Security Council ;联合国安理会 has a total of five countries as the permanent members. ;总共有5个常任理事国. unexpected Many unexpected things can happen in one's life. ;人的一生当中会发生很 多意想不到的事. expectation Many things in our life are beyond our expectation. ;我们生活中很多事情都 是意想不到的. There is no expectation of rain today. ;今天预计不会下雨. Have you ever read the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens? ;你看过查尔斯.狄更斯的 小说《远大前程》吗? weakness We all have our weaknesses. ;我们大家都有不足之处. Women have the weakness of going shopping. ;女士都有爱逛街的嗜好. Lesson 30 ; ambition A good soldier should have the ambition of becoming a general. ;一个好的士兵应有想当 将军的抱负. announce The local government closed the lido ;地方政府关闭了海滨 浴场, announcing that some sharks were emerging there. ;宣称海里有鲨鱼出没. The invention of the microchip announced a new generation of computers. ;微晶片的发明预示了新 一代的计算机将出现. anticipate We anticipated growing up fast when we were still kids, ;当还是孩子的时候,我们 期待着快快长大, but how we wish that time could pass slowly ;但现在我们却希望时间 流逝得慢些. We must anticipate our competitors by getting our products onto the market first. ;我们必须赶在竞争对手之 前先把产品推向市场. budget A shrewd housewife should be good at planning the family budget. ;精明的主妇应擅长计 划家庭预算. We start to budget for the project. ;我开始为工程做预算. contradiction Is it a contradiction to love animals and yet wear furs? ;又爱护动物又穿皮毛服 装是矛盾的吗? contribution Mr. He Zhenliang has made an important contribution to the Olympic bid. ;何振梁先生为申奥作出了 重大贡献. convenience Come at your convenience (Come whenever it is to your convenience.) ;你什么时候方便就什么 时候来. Some university dormi- tories are now full of modern conveniences of every sort. ;现在有些大学宿舍 各种现代化设备齐全. convention By convention,north is at the top of most maps. ;按照惯例,在大部分的 地图上北面都在上方. conventional It is said that Englishmen like ;据说英国人喜欢 to make a few convent- ional remarks about the weather when they start a conversation. ;在开始谈话时说几句关于 天气的客套话. Not all old people are conventional in the clothes they wear and in their views. ;不是所有老年人都衣着 保守、观点守旧. convey Air is the medium by which sound waves are conveyed. ;空气是声波传导的媒介. What information the codes in the big Pyramid convey is still unknown. ;大金字塔中的密码到底 传递了什么信息仍然不 为人知. discard Outdated theory should be discarded. ;过时的理论应当抛弃掉. disguis