[ti:] [ar:] [al:] [by:] Lesson 9 ; reveal A study revealed that the average person ;一项研究显示,一般人 had a 20 percent higher chance of having a heart attack ;心脏病发作的可能性高 20%, on a Monday than on any other day. ;在星期一比在一周中的 其他时候. revise Before the WTO entry China was willing to revise trade-related laws. ;中国在加入世贸前愿意 修订有关贸易的法律条 例. Students who don't take notes in class ;平时在课堂上不做笔记 的学生 often revise the notes photocopied from others' for the exam. ;通常会复习从别人那里 复印来的笔记以应付考 试. reverse reverse Children's clothes aren't cheap -- just the reverse. ;小孩的衣服并不便宜 ——恰恰相反(更贵). We suffered some serious financial reverses last year. ;去年我们在财务上受 到一些严重的挫折. Writing is reversed in a mirror. ;写出来的字在镜子里 是倒着的. suppose Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps. ;科学家们猜想大型 恐龙栖居于沼泽地中. Suppose we go for a walk? ;想去散步吗？ If you are studying when you're supposed to sleep ;如果你在该睡觉的时候 学习, and sleeping when you're supposed to work, ;该学习的时候睡觉的话, it will be difficult for you to get along well with other roommates. ;你很难和别的室友相处 得好. consider The Saudi interior minister said ;沙特阿拉伯内政大臣说 his government was not considerring allowing women to drive. ;该国不会考虑允许 妇女开车的可能性. In Britain,they emphasize being independent so much ;在英国,人们非常看重 独立 that they consider it a shame to ask for help ;以至他们会认为叫 别人帮忙是一种羞辱, if they could manage it by themselves. ;假如他们自己能 把事情办妥的话. We must consider the feelings of other people. ;我们必须顾及 他人的感情. bring What brings you here today? ;今天是什么风 把你吹来了？ What brought about the war between Iran and Iraq? ;是什么引起了两伊战争？ adopt Some foreigners are now adopting orphan Chinese babies. ;一些外国人在收养中国 的孤儿. New York was the first United States city to adopt zoning laws. ;纽约是美国第一个 制定分区法律的都市. raise Educational reforms should focus on raising the quality of education. ;教育改革的重点应放 在提高教育质量方面. Children raised in the countryside can stand up to hard work. ;农村长大的孩子 能吃苦. promote A sound forest economy ;健全的林业经济 promotes the prosperity of agriculture and rural life. ;能促进农业和 农村生活的繁荣. We look down upon those ;我们看不起那些 who are promoted by virtue of flattering their superiors. ;靠奉承上级而 被提升的人. Valentine's Day now ;情人节现在 has become a good chance for stores to promote the sales of their goods. ;成了商店推销 商品的好时机. increase The population of china ;中国人口 has increased from 1 billion a few years ago to 1.2 billion now. ;从几年前的10亿 增加到现在的12亿. An increase in the population makes birth control necessary. ;人口的增长使节制 生育成为必要. level Mount Everest,the highest peak in the world, ;珠穆朗玛峰是 世界第一高峰, is 8,848 meters above sea level. ;海拔8848米. The goal of education ;教育的目标 is to raise the cultural and scientific level of the whole nation. ;是要提高全民的 文化科学水平. We should learn to keep a level head in an emergency. ;在紧急情况, 我们应学会保持 头脑冷静. quantity Quantity is more important than quantity. ;质量比数量重要. scold Don't scold so much. ;别老是骂人. Students are often scolded for being lazy. ;学生经常因懒惰而 受斥责. accuse Zhang Jun,the man know as "Public Enemy No.1" was sentenced to death. ;有“公众头号敌人”之 称的张君被判处死刑, His gang had been accused of killing 28 people. ;其犯罪团伙因杀害28 人而受到指控. punish Perpetrators will eventually be severely punished by law. ;犯罪分子终归会受 到法律的严惩. view The first fossil dinosaur to be found by scientists ;科学家发现第一具 with an intact body covering has feathers from head to tail, ;外部完好无缺的恐龙化 石的躯体从头到尾都有 羽毛, strengthening the view that modern birds evolved from dinosaurs. ;这巩固了现代鸟类是由 恐龙进化验室而来的观 点. In view of the high cost of his appearance ;鉴于汤姆.克鲁斯 高昂的出场费, the organizers struck ;组织者 Tom Cruise off the guest list for a film awarding ceremony in Hong Kong. ;把他的名字从香港一个 电影颁奖礼嘉宾的名单 上删掉了. What are your views on globalization? (How do you view globalization?) ;你对全球化有何高见？ strike How did the Horticulture Expo in Kunming strike you? ;你觉得昆明的世博会 搞得怎样(你的印象 如何)？ Men of letters like to strike at each other. ;文人喜欢互相攻击. stand Tall poplar trees stand on both sides of many roads in Beijing. ;在北京,很多马路的两旁 都种着高大的杨树. Even our merciful God can't stand him striking in all the time. ;他不断地插嘴,简直令 我们仁慈的上帝也难以 容忍. gap By generation gap we mean that young people and old people ;我们所说的代沟是指 年轻人和老人 have misunderstandings of each other and that both generations have diffrent ;相互之间的误解及两代 人各自所持的不同的 or even clashing values. ;甚至是互相冲突的 价值观. rate The rise in divorce rate and the fall in birth rate ;离婚率的上升和人口 出生率的下降 reflect changing social values in Europe. ;反映了欧洲社会 价值观的变化. Madonna is highly rated as a performing artist but not as a person. ;作为一位艺人,人们对 麦当娜的评价很高, 但对其为人则不然. interval In between parts of a play,there is often an interval. ;在一出剧的两部分中间, 常有幕间休息. Trains leave the station at short intervals. ;一列列火车不时地 驶出车站. equivalent What is one French franc equivalent to in RMB? ;1 法郎相当于多少 人民币？ Is there an English word that is the exact equivalent of the Chinese word "刮痧"？ ;在英语中有和汉语 “刮痧”完全对等 的词吗？ uniform I have seen few fashionable uniforms. ;我几乎没有看见过 时髦的制服. The onstage ballerinas are seemingly of the uniform height. ;台上演出的芭蕾舞演员 似乎都一样高. Lesson 10 ; tedious Cleaning the house can be quite a tedious task. ;打扫房子会是挺 单调乏味的事情. flat A flat roof has poor drainage. ;平的屋顶排水差. It's more expensive to buy or rent a downtown flat. ;市中心的公寓不管是买 还是租都是最贵的 harsh "All hard rock music is harsh to the ear and all rock singers are harsh to the eye!" ;“所有硬摇滚音乐都是 刺耳的噪音!所有摇滚 歌手都是些刺眼的家伙! said grandpa in a harsh voice. ;爷爷用刺耳的声音说： hang Hang on to your present job until you can get a better one. ;在你没有找到更好的 工作之前不要放弃目 前的工作. We used to see many unemployed migrant workers ;过去,我们经常看见 很多无业民工 hanging about at the railway stations in some southern cities. ;在南方一些城市的 火车站附近徘徊. arouse Actually,in a bullfight, ;事实上,在斗牛中, it is the movement,not the color,of object that arouses the bull. ;刺激公牛的是物体的 运动,而不是颜色. arise A new conflict has arisen before the old one is resolved. ;旧的冲突还没解决, 新的冲突又出现了. Accidents usually arise from carelessness. ;事故的发生往往由 疏忽大意而引起. rise The unemployment rate in the US rose to 4.5% in April from 4.3% in March ;四月份,美国 的失业率 由3月份的4.3%上升至 4.5% due to its economic slowdown. ;由于经济减速. The fake and shoddy goods gave rise to the consumers' complaints. ;假冒伪劣商品引起了 消费者的投诉. wreck wreck The large ocean liner, Titanic,was wrecked by its collision with an iceberg ;泰坦尼克号巨轮因撞 上冰山而失事 on its virgin journey from Southampton to New York. ;在它从南安普顿到纽约 的首次航行中. Those who survived the ship wreck of the Titanic were certainly lucky. ;那些经历泰坦尼克号海 难仍生还的人无疑是幸 运的. spoil A quarrel during the dinner will spoil everyone's appetite. ;吃饭时争吵会破坏 每个人的胃口. Ice can be used to keep food from spoiling. ;冰可用来保持食物 不致变坏. Some parents spoil their children by giving them too much money. ;一些父母给孩子太多的 钱,就这样把孩子给宠 坏了. tear Yugoslavia is torn apart by civil war. ;南斯拉夫被内战弄得 四分五裂. Nylon stockings tear easily when they are caught on a nail. ;尼龙袜被钉子钩住时很 容易被撕破. injure Two simultaneous ;同时发生的两起 explosions have injure -d at least 37 people in a Manila mall in the Philippines. ;爆炸事件在菲律宾首都马 尼拉的一家商场已造成至 少37人受伤. temper Losing your temper often will add lines to your face. ;经常发脾气会给你的 脸增添皱纹的. mind Do you have a clear mind about what you are doing right now? ;你心里很清楚自己正 在干什么吗？ Wide-ranging reading broadens our mind. ;博览群书扩大我们的 知识面. He who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find his stick. ; Mind your head! ;当心(别碰着)你的头! Do you mind my/me smoking here?(Do you mind if I smoke here? /Mind if I smoke here? ;我在这吸烟你介意吗？ Would you mind not smoking? ;请不要吸烟好吗？ passion Celine Dion's singing is always filled with passion, ;席琳.迪翁的演唱总是 充满激情 and her song "My Heart Will Go On" is a good example. ;她那首《我心永恒》 就是典型的例子. crash It's very unlikely that an asteroid will crash into Earth but the danger exists. ;小行星撞地球的可能性 很小,但依然存在这样的 危险. pollute I'm amazed that the fish can still live in such polluted water, ;我很惊讶,在污染到这 和程度的水里鱼竟然还 能活, but I wonder if the fish is edible. ;但不知道,这样的鱼 能给人吃吗? stain The ink staid my shirt black.How can I get the ink stain out of my white shirt? ;墨水把我的衬衫染上了 黑色污迹,如何能弄掉 白衬衣上的墨水污迹呢？ ready Ready,set,go! ;各就位,预备,跑! Don't be so ready to lose your temper.You are prettier when you smile. ;不要动辄发脾气. 你笑起来来会更漂亮. approach Few writers can approach Shakespeare in talent. ;很少作家在才华方面可 与莎士比亚媲美. As the CET Band-4 approaches, I become nervous. ;随着大学英语四级 考试的来临, 我变得紧张起来. (The approach of the CET Band-4 makes me nervous.) ;(大学英语四级考试的 来临使我紧张起来.) probable The weather is changeable in London and rain is probable at any moment. ;伦敦的天气多变, 随时都有可能下雨. resist It is not wise to resist the introduction of advanced technology. ;抵制先进技术的 引进是不明智的. I couldn't resist chatting online for over 8 hours a day once my vacation began ;假期一开始,我就忍不 住每天上网聊天八小时 以上, but then,I got tired of it 3 days later. ;但是三天之后就厌倦了. sustain It is said that Pavarotti,the famous Italian tenor, ;据说意大利著名的 男高音歌唱家帕瓦罗蒂 has to charter a plane whenever he is on a performing tour, ;每次巡回演出都得包机, because no common seat can sustain his weight ;因为没有一张普通的 座椅能承受他的体重. A friend of mine refuses to go to a vapor bath, ;我有个朋友始终不肯 去洗蒸汽浴, for she believes there's not enough oxygen to sustain life there. ;因为她认为蒸汽浴室里 的氧气不足以维持生命. tolerate The school cannot tolerate students cheating on their exams. ;学校不容许考试作弊. We should tolerate opinions different from our own. ;我们应当能容忍与 自己不同的观点. undergo Mother's weather- beaten face shows ;母亲饱经风霜的脸上 写着 the great hardship that she had undergone in both her childhood and youth. ;她在童年和青年时代 所遭受的巨大艰难和 困苦. person Candidates for the position ;申请该职位者 have to go in person to the company for their job interview. ;必须到公司面试. tie Both leaders attached importance to the bilateral ties between the two countries. ;两国的双边关系得到 两国领导人的重视. European countries are tied together by common interests. ;欧洲各国因共同利益结 合在一起. Taking care of a child does tie a wonman down ;照顾孩子确实会使 妇女受到约束. The home team and the visitors tied in the game. ;主队与客队在比赛中 打成平局. It is quite usual that a soccer game ends in a scoreless tie. ;足球赛以零比零终局 是常事. bound Marriage based on money is bound to break up. ;建立在金钱基础上的 婚姻是肯定要破裂的. My heart bounded with nervousness during my first job interview. ;第一次求职面试时我 紧张得心头砰砰直跳. The U.S. is bounded on the north by Canada and on the south by Mexico. ;美国北面与加拿大相邻, 南面与墨西哥毗连. associate People often associate the underground with the dead,ghosts or evils. ;人们经常把地下跟死人、 鬼或邪恶的东西联系在 一起. One is not alays able to choose one's associates. ;一个人并非总能够选择 自己的同事. We have to associate with different kinds of people. ;我们不得不和各种各 样的人交往. association According to the American Automobile Association, ;根据美国汽车协会 的资料 since 1964 ;自从1964年以来 all cars sold in the United States have been equipped with seat belts. ;在美国出售的所有汽车 都装有安全带. Having an association with English native speakers ;与说英语为本族的人交往 is one way to improve oral English. ;是提高英语口语的一种途 径. Lesson 11 ; build If a city is not well planned, ;如果一个城市规划得不好 the entire city will just look like a construction site ;整个城市就会像 工地一样, where the old buildings are being demolished and the new ones are being built. ;旧房子在拆, 新房子在建. The professor suggests building up our vocabulary by reading. ;教授建议我们通过 阅读来增加词汇量. convert At what rate does the dollar convert into pounds? ;美元以什么汇率 兑换成英镑？ Coal can be converted into gas by burning. ;煤炭燃烧可变成煤气. call New Zealand's Green Party ;新西兰的绿色环保团体 has called for the slaughter of 60 cows pregnant with calves carrying human genes ;要求屠杀60头怀有携带 人类基因的小牛的母牛 after a court withdrew approval for an experi -ment to develop milk with a human protein. ;在法庭撤回对开发携带 人类蛋白的牛奶进行试 验的批准后. The Confederation of Trade Unions called for the government ;由于失业人数猛增, 工会呼吁政府 to restrict foreign labor imports in light of soaring unemployment. ;限制对外国劳工的输入. employ Every year many university students who major in foreign languages ;每年都有许多外语专业 的大学生 are employed to be part-time interpreters in the Export Commodities Trade Fair ;被雇用在出口商品交易 会上做兼职译员. abuse Milosevic was arrested on April 1st in Yugoslavia ;米洛舍维奇于四月一日 在南斯拉夫被捕 on charges of corruption and abuse of power. ;因被指挥犯有贪污罪 和滥用职权罪. Abused wives and children need social help. ;受虐妇女和儿童都需要 得到社会的帮助. overlook Students sometimes overlook ;学生时会漏了 the key word "not" in multiple-choice questi -ons of listening or reading comprehension ;听力或阅读理解多项选 择题中的关键词“not”, and get the answers wrong. ;因而选错了答案. The Eiffel Tower (La Tour Eiffel) in Paris overlooks the Seine River. ;巴黎的埃菲尔铁塔俯瞰 塞纳河. intention I have no intention of marrying yet. ;我还没有要结婚的打算. One typical question in reading tests is: ;阅读测试一个典型的 问题是： what is the author's intention in this passage? ;这篇文章所体现的作者 的意图是什么？ attempt IBM researchers are attempting to warm up human-computer relationships ;IBM 的科研人员在尝试 要使人机关系变得友好 些, by working on getting computers to recognize human gestures and emotions. ;他们一直在研发如何让 电脑明白人的手势和识 别人的表情. The Americans in Vertical Limit failed in all their attempts to climb the Himalayas ;(电影)《垂直极限》中的 美国人攀登喜马拉雅山的 一切努力都付诸东流. purpose Some girls from Shanghai like to date foreigners, ;一些上海女孩喜欢与 老外谈恋爱, but it is said that their real purpose is to go abroad. ;可据说她们真正的目 的是出国. I came here on purpose to see you. ;我特地来这里看你. desire We all desire happiness and health. ;我们都渴望得到幸福 和健康. (We all have a desire for happiness and health.) ;我们都渴望得到幸福 和健康. (We all have a desire to be happy and healthy.) ;我们都渴望得到幸福 和健康. considerable There's a considerable distance ;距离相当远 between the East and the West Coast of the United States. ;从美国东岸到西岸. lay The Taiwanese are not used to the pain of being laid off ;台湾人不习惯被解雇和 and not being able to find new jobs following years of robust economic growth ;找不到新工作带来的 痛苦,经历过多年的强 势经济增长之后. Most Chinese people will lay aside money for a rainy day. ;大多数中国人都会存钱 以备不时之需. Dalian is a well laid out seaside city. ;大连是一个规划良好的 海滨城市. enormous When the first all-purpose computer was completed in 1946, ;当第一台多功能电子计 算机在1946年安装完备 的时候, no one could have foreseen the enormous impact it would have in the years ahead. ;没有人能预见它在未来 岁月里的巨大影响力. numerous New York City's numerous skyscrapers give the city its special character. ;纽约市众多的摩天大楼 赋予了这个城市独有的 特征. rush You'll regret if you rush into marriage. ;如果草率结婚, 日后你会后悔的. Don't rush me! ;别催我了! Do you like the rush of city life? ;你喜欢快节奏的城市 生活吗？ rainbow My four-year-old niece insisted that ;我四岁的外甥女坚持说 rainbow in the sky should be the bridge for the fairies. ;天上的彩虹是给仙女 过的桥. ribbon Girls sometimes use ribbons to tie their hair in a ponytail. ;女孩子有时候喜欢用 丝带扎马尾辫. rank At the age of 77,Grace Hopper,mother of the computer, ;计算机之母格雷丝. 霍普在77岁时 was awarded the military rank of commodore by President Ronald Reagan. ;被里根总统授予海军 准将的军衔. Brazil was still ranked top in the FIFA's world ranking in 2000. ;2000年,巴西在国际足 联排名表上仍被列为首 位. occupy German troops once occupied Paris during World War II. ;二战期间德国军队曾经 占领了巴黎. Chanel occupied herself with fashion design and remained single all her life. ;夏奈尔一生忙于时装 设计,终生独身. classify Killer whales aren't classified as true whales ;逆戟鲸不被归为鲸类, but as the largest of the forty kinds of dolphins. ;而被归入四十种海豚中 最大的那一类. glimpse I always have a glimpse at the headlines ;我总是先迅速浏览一 下标题 before I decide what to read in the newspaper. ;在决定看报纸上哪些 内容之前. vision A pilot must have very good vision. ;飞行员必须有非常好 的视力. My long term vision is to get my Ph.D. ;拿博士学位是我长期的 梦想. scene The setting sun above the horizon and the rosy clouds make a beautiful scene. ;地平线上的落日和彩霞 构成美丽的景色. The scenes are changed during the interval. ;剧间休息时更换布景. The trial scene in The Merchant of Venice is the most exciting one. ;《威尼斯商人》中审判的 那场戏最精彩. Lesson 12 ; give The sun gives us light and heat. ;太阳给我们提供光和热. Animals can give sickness to human beings. ;动物能把疾病传染给 人类. It is more blessed to give than to receive. ;(能够)施舍比收受更 为幸福. entitle This ticket entitles you to get a free French fries in the McDonald's. ;凭此券你可在麦当劳 免费得到一份炸薯条. Do you still remember the book entitled The Learning Revolution? ;你还记得名为 《学习的革命》一书吗？ credit Do not place too much credit in hearsay. ;不可过于相信道听途说. absorb Put some orange peels in the refrigerator and they can absorb odd smell. ;把桔子皮放进冰箱里 可以把怪味吸掉. Newton was so absorbed in his work that ;牛顿如此专心于他的 工作, he boiled his watch when he wanted to boil an egg to eat. ;以至想煮个鸡蛋吃的 时候把手表给煮了. draw The days are drawing in as winter approaches. ;冬天要来临, 白天越来越短了. concentrate Can you still concentrate on your reading with the TV on? ;开着电视你还能集中 精神看书吗？ commit The National Negro Business League started by Booker Washington ;由布克.华盛顿创办的 “全国(美国)黑人商 业会社” was committed to the goal of Black economic independence. ;致力于黑人经济独立 的目标. switch Let's switch the conversation to a lighter subject. ;我们把谈话转移到一个 更轻松的话题吧. favor We are in favor of fighting against piracy. ;我们支持打击盗版. count Chinese people feel the need to take care of their parents, ;中国人认为有必要 照顾父母; while American people think parents need to self-sufficient ;美国人则觉得其父母 要自己靠自己, instead of counting on their children. ;而不应该依赖他们 的孩子. valid Illness is a valid excuse for being absent from school. ;生病是不去上学的正当 理由. fruitful The reform and open-up policy in China has been fruitful. ;改革开放政策在中国是 富有成效的. effective We hope the government will take effective measures to reduce pollution. ;希望政府采取有效 措施减少污染. pour People pour into big department stores when they have sales. ;大百货商店大减价的 时候人们蜂拥而至. It is pouring.(The rain is pouring down.) ;正下着倾盆大雨. expand It is theorized that ;据推理 the universe is expan- ding at a rate of 50 miles per second per million light years. ;宇宙每1百万光年就以每 秒50英里的速度在扩大 expansive Don't let out your secret to those who easily become expansi- ve after a few drinks. ;不要向那些几杯酒话就 滔滔不绝的人泄露你的 秘密. expansion We are recruiting talents for the following positions ;我公司现在招纳以下 职位的人才 due to the expansion of business. ;由于业务扩展. expensive An Audi is more expensive than a Citroen. ;奥迪车比雪铁龙车要贵. exact You have to be very exact in design, ;在设计工作中必须 十分严谨, because a small mistake can make a big difference. ;因为一点小失误就能 造成很大的差异. define How do you define happiness? ;你怎样定义“幸福"? When boundaries between countries are not clearly defined, ;国与国之间的边界尚 未明确划定时, there's usually trouble. ;通常会发生纠纷. definite I want a definite answer,"yes" or "no". ;我要一个明确的答案： “是”还是“否”. put Can you put the case clearly in English? ;你能把情况用英语清楚 地表述出来吗？ I can't put up with noise when I am working. ;我在工作的时候不 能忍受喧闹声. arrive The band didn't arrive at a decision to give a concert until they arrived in London. ;乐队来到伦敦才做出 开演唱会的决定. submit When you apply for an E-mailbox, ;在申请电子邮箱时, you are expected to fill out your necessary personal information ;要填妥必要的个人资料 before you submit the form. ;在提交申请表前. work We had better work out the cost for the holiday before we start. ;我们最好在出发前算 出度假的费用. Lesson 13 ; reach Children are restless, so we had better put the glasses out of their reach. ;小孩子好动,所以我们 最好把玻璃杯放在他够 不着的地方. hand Big Ben once failed to give the correct time ;(英国的)大本钟曾经 有一次未能准确报时, because a painter who had been working on the clock tower ;因为一个钟楼上工作 的油漆工 hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and slowed it down! ;把一罐漆挂在其中一根 指针上,使它慢了下来. hold No one can hold back the hands of time. ;谁也无法阻止时间的 前进. sight Some girls don't look pretty at first sight, ;有些女孩子乍一看 不漂亮, but the more you get along with them,the more beautiful you find them. ;但你与她们交往越多, 就越会发现她们的美 丽所在. Out of sight, out of mind. ; normal The normal temperature of the human body is 37 degrees Celsius. ;人体的正常体温是37 摄氏度. regular Are you regular in your habits? ;你的作息时间有规律吗？ average China has 16.9 million Internet users ;中国有1690万因特网使 用者 who spend an average of 16.5 hours per week online,and more than 27,000 websites. ;平均每周上网16.5小时, 网站超过2.7万个. A student of average intelligence can become a top student through hard work. ;智力平常的学生如果肯 下苦功,也可以成为尖 子生. ordinary An ordinary snail moves at the rate of about two inches every minute. ;普通的蜗牛以每分钟 两英寸左右的速度移动. claim You should claim your luggage at carousel #2 ;你应该到2号行李传送 带领取你的行李. Do you believe the charlatans' claim that the panaceas they sell can cure all diseases? ;那些江湖郎中声称他们 卖的万灵药能治百病, 你相信他们吗？ demand South Korea formally demanded that Japan revise their history textbooks ;韩国正式要求日本修正 历史教科书 which critics say whitewash Japan's colonial and wartime atrocities. ;据评论家说是粉饰 日本战时殖民暴行的. price The Pentium IV processor is priced at about 800 pounds in Britain. ;奔腾IV处理器在英国 现标价约为800英镑. amount Compiling a dictionary involves a large amount of work. ;编撰词典需要做大量 的工作. Claims settled in 1999-2000 amounted to 386 million pounds. ;1999年到2000年已偿付 的索赔款项总共是3.86 亿英镑. turn In the spring,a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love. ;春天,年轻人的想像力 很容易转移到关于爱情 的遐想上去了. add Fireworks added to the attraction of the festival night. ;焰为使节日夜晚更生色. The political and business leaders ;自政界和商界的领导人 attending the 2001 Fortune Global Forum added up to 700. ;共有700位来出席了2001 年的全球《财富》论坛. breed Rural life produces a strong and tough breed of people. ;农村生活造就了一种身 体强壮且性格坚韧的人. Breeding laboratory animals is a multimillion-dollar industry. ;饲养实验用的动物是 一个耗资数百万美元 的行业. tame Pigeons are easy to tame. ;鸽子很容易驯养. large By and large,people have a large appetite when they stop going on a diet. ;一般来说,节食过后的 人胃口很大. largely The old tea clippers were largely replaced by steamships during the 19th century. ;旧式的快速运茶帆船大 体上都在19世纪时被汽 船代替了. strong I don't like durians especially their strong odd smell. ;我不喜欢榴莲,特别是 那股浓烈的怪味. hard Have you ever lived the hard life of a peasant? ;你尝试过农民的艰苦 生活吗？ They work hard in the fields even when it rains. ;下大雨的时候他们还要 在地里拼命地干活呢？ Old conventions die hard. ;旧的习惯势力是不会 轻易消亡的. high Women don't all like high-heeled shoes. ;并不是所有的女人都 喜欢穿高跟鞋. guilty If a person aids a criminal,he is also considered guilty. ;如果一个人协助罪犯, 那么他也被认为是罪的. live A vegetarian lives on fruit and vegetables. ;素食者以吃水果和 蔬菜为生. Stay tuned to us for the live coverage of the World Cup. ;请继续收据看(或收听) 世界杯赛的现场报道. oblige The law obliges parents to send their children to school. ;法律要求父母送 子女入学. I'm obliged to you for your help. ;非常感激你的帮助. question There is no question about it. ;这是毫无疑问的. Have you ever questioned your teacher's words? ;你有否怀疑过老师所 讲的话？ stuff Real life is the stuff of all good novels. ;真实生活是所有优秀 小说的创作题材. Don't stuff him with those silly ideas. ;别向他灌输那些馊主意. matter "This is a matter of life and death." ;"这是件生死攸关的事." "What's the matter?" ;“(出)什么事(了)？” issue Many cities have begun setting up special units to police Internet use, ;许多城市已经开始设立 专门机构对互联网的使 用进行管辖, and courts have already handled internet-related issues ;法庭也处理过 including copyright violations and pornography. ;如侵犯版权及网上色情 等与因特网有关的问题. Lesson 14 ; serious The mad cow disease ;疯牛病 has become a serious problem threatening the world as well as Europe. ;已成为一个不仅威胁 欧洲且威胁全世界的 严重问题. heavy My head was heavy after a whole day's exams. ;考试考了一整天, 我的头脑都变迟钝了. severe Don't be too severe with your children nor should you spoil them. ;不要对孩子要求过于严厉 也不要宠坏他们. expose Don't expose your skin to the sun for too long at high noon, ;正午的时候不要让皮肤 在阳光下暴晒过久, or it will easily get burnt. ;否则很容易晒伤. A teacher should expose his students to real life situations. ;教师应当使学生接触到 真实的生活环境. exhibition To hold art exhibitions is something every painter dreams of. ;举办画展是每个画家 的梦想. acquire To acquire great success,you must work hard. ;要获得成功,必须努力. inquire It's the secretary's job to inquire about the flights for the manager. ;为经理查询有关航班的 情况是秘书的职责. request You are requested not to smoke. ;请不要吸烟. We shall give your request our careful consideration. ;我们将仔细考虑你的 要求. require The room requires cleaning (=to be cleaned). ;房间该打扫了. furnish The new house is not furnished yet. ;新房子还没有配置家具. Many university career offices furnish students with resource materials ;许多大学职业介绍机构 向学生提代资料, to help them in their searches. ;帮助他们找工作. propose Has anyone proposed Hilary as a candidate for the presidency? ;有人提名希拉里作为 总统候选人吗？ Must a man give a girl roses and a diamond ring when he proposes marriage to her? ;一个男人向一个姑娘求 婚时一定要给她玫瑰花 和钻戒吗？ pull Most dentists suggest that wisdom teeth should be pulled out ;大多数牙医都会建议把 牙拔掉 because they often cause inflammation. ;因为它们经常引起发炎. pick Don't pick those colorful mushrooms; they are poisonous. ;不要采那些色彩鲜艳的 蘑菇,它们有毒. dense An area with a dense population (A densely populated area) ;人口密集的地区 is a breeding place for infectious disease. ;是传染病发生的地方. vast Echo found her inspiration from the vast Sahara desert. ;三毛从茫茫的撒哈拉 沙漠中获得了灵感. plan Do you have any plans for you summer vacation? ;暑假有什么安排？ I plan to get a part-time job at the McDonald's. ;我打算到麦当劳做兼职. device The sundial is the oldest known device for the measurement of time. ;日晷是已知的最古老的 一种测算时间的装置. Silence is a device to avoid disputes. ;沉默是避免争吵的 一个策略. trap We can trap the mice by putting candies in the rat-bane. ;我们可以把糖果放进 灭鼠药里,以此诱捕 老鼠. limit "Liberty,too,must be limited in order to be possessed." (Edmund Burke) ;“为了维护自由,自由 同样要受到限制." (埃德蒙.伯克) There is a limit to everything. ;凡事皆有限度. field In the field of cultural study, ;在文化研究领域, some say that Hollywood movies reflect American culture. ;有人说好莱坞电影 反映美国文化. special The developer wanted to ;发展商想为 create a special place called Urban Shangri-la for city-dwellers. ;城里人创造一个名叫 “城中香格里拉”的 特别地方. constant In South China,the constant rain in spring is disgusting. ;春天细雨连绵是华南地区 一件令人讨厌的事. Good friends keep constantly encouraging each other. ;好朋友总是经常互相鼓励 trick The misleading advertisement is a trick to draw customers. ;误导的广告就是诱骗 消费者的花招. reduce When stores have an oversupply of goods, ;当商店供给过多时, they will reduce prices to encourage sales. ;他们会减价以鼓励销售. The great Depression from 1929 to the early 1930's ;1929年到20世纪30年代 初的(世界性经济) 大萧条 reduced many to begging on street corners. ;使许多人沦落到街头 乞讨. Lesson 15 ; efficient Efficient service can be achieved through modern technology. ;高效率的服务可以通过 现代技术得到. affect Does the weather affect your mood? ;天气会影响你的情绪吗？ We were deeply affected by the news of Sang Lan's serious injury. ;桑兰严重受伤的消息 使我们深感难过. incline People are inclined to sleep more in spring. ;春天里人们容易犯困. see See to it that all the windows and doors are closed before you leave the office. ;离开办公室前请注意 关好门窗. purchase Inflation reduces the purchasing power of people living on fixed incomes. ;通货膨胀降低了靠固定 收入的人们的购买力. get It's a common case in a family ;家庭中常有 that the mother-in-law and the daughter-in- law don't get along with each other. ;婆媳不能融洽相处的事情 surprise General Patton once said,"Never tell people how to do things. ;巴顿将军说过,“永远 不要告诉人们怎样去做 事. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity." ;告诉他们去干什么, 他们的足智多谋将 会令您惊讶. The cost of traveling to Japan is surprisingly high. ;到日本的旅游费用高得 惊人. particularly "Everyone has a moment in history which belongs particularly to him."(John Knowles) ;“每个人在历史上都有 只属于他自己的一刻." (约翰.诺里斯) retain As women age,many like to wear make up in order to retain their youthful appearance. ;为了保有年轻的外貌, 许多女人一上年纪就 喜欢化妆. endure Is it true that women's ability to endure pain is better than men's? ;女人忍受痛苦的能力比 男人强,这是真的吗？ survive Some centenarians survived their grandchildren. ;有些百岁老人比他们的 孙子还活得长. Few survived the plane crash. ;幸免于空难的人极少. (飞机失事后生还者 极少) distant The distant flash from the lighthouse gives hope to boats floating on the sea. ;远处来自灯塔的闪光给 飘荡在海上的船带来了 希望. Few young people would plan for their old age because it seems so distant to them. ;极少年轻人会为自己的 晚年作计划,这在他们 看来是很遥远的事情. distance In most Asian countries distance is measured in kilometers not miles. ;在大多数亚洲国家测量 距离以公里为单位, 而不是英里. Boys soon make it up after fistfights, ;男孩子之间打完架很快 就会和好 but there will be a great distance between girls after a quarrel. ;但女孩子争吵以后就 会疏远了. stock He dose not cook and stock up on canned foods. ;他不做饭,贮存了很多 罐头食品. The New York stock exchange crashed in 1929. ;纽约股票交易所于1929 年大崩溃. practice Practice makes perfect. ; Practicing law is challenging. ;从事律师业是充满挑 战性的. Lesson 16 ; destroy Experts think an asteroid big enough to destroy lots of life ;有专家认为足以破坏大 量生命的小行星 might strike Earth once every 500,000 years. ;可能每50万年才与地球 相撞一次. The more attractive a man is,the more chance he gets to destroy his first marriage, ;一个男人的魅力越大, 他毁掉第一次婚姻的 机会就越大-- according to an American researcher. ;据美国的一位研究员说. assume Some people assume that there is life on other planets when they see UFOs. ;看见不明飞行物时, 有些人就设想在其 他行星上有生命. service The telephone service and the bus service in the city leave much to be improved. ;市里的电话设施和公共 汽车交通服务都有很多 需要改进的地方. sentence Mc veigh,who bombed the Federal Building in Oklahoma City, ;炸毁(美国)俄克拉荷马 市联邦政府大楼的迈克维 was sentenced to death and died by lethal injection. ;被判死刑,接受毒针注射 而死. crime Police prevent and detect crime while the courts punish the crime. ;防止及侦察犯罪是警察的 事而惩罚犯罪是法庭的事 Refrain from committing any crime serious or minor, ;不管是重罪还是轻罪, 千万不要犯罪 because crime does not pay. ;因为犯罪没有好下场. crisis The Indian Prime Minister said ;印度总理说 the 1997 Southeast Asian financial crisis ;1997年的南亚金融危机 showed that volatile capital flows could threaten even vibrant economies. ;表明资金流动不稳甚至对 经济活跃的国家都会造成 威胁 decision Marriage is an important personal decision. ;婚姻是由个人作决定的 大事. direction Most drivers have good sense of direction. ;大多数司机有很强的 方向感. See that you follow the directions when taking a test. ;考试时一定要按指令 答题. distinct There has been distinct improvement of people's life in the last twenty years. ;20年来,人们的生活有 了明显的改善. Beer has a very distinctive smell;it is quite distinct from the smell of wine. ;啤酒有种特殊的味道, 与葡萄酒的味道截然 不同. side Lying on the left side when you sleep does harm to your heart. ;睡觉时左侧卧对心脏有 害. The chairman is not allowed to side with neither side in a debating contest. ;主席不许支持辩论赛中 的任一方. sufficient Many people working and living in the city don't have sufficient sleep. ;很多在城市工作和居住 的人没有充足的睡眠. approximate According to an approximate estimate, ;根据大约估计, about 40 percent of Chinese Internet surfers ;有近百分之四十的中国 网民 have experienced Internet love. ;遭遇过网上恋情. proper Do it properly or don't do it at all. ;要干就好好地干, 否则就别干. sense A dog has a good sense of smell. ;狗的嗅觉很灵敏. Don't waste time with nonsense.Please make sense. ;别浪费时间尽说废话, 讲点有意义的东西. I can sense the tension before the exam. ;我可以感觉到考试前 紧张的气氛. idea Just ten years ago, ;仅在10年前, the idea of having computer and getting on the Internet at home seemed ;在家里有一台电脑并上 因特网的想法 far-fetched for most Chinese. ;对大多数中国人来说, 似乎还是不在现实的. display The world-famous Debeers diamonds ;世界闻名的戴比尔斯钻石 displayed in the jeweler's shop window attract many ladies. ;陈列在珠宝店橱窗里, 吸引了不少女士. The peacock will display its beautiful tail feathers ;孔雀会开屏(展示漂亮的 尾部羽毛) when it notices any gay colours. ;看到鲜艳的颜色. reaction Cloning technology produced a great reaction ;克隆技术在全世界引起了 强烈的反应 from the whole world in the late 1990s. ;20世纪90年代末. What's your reaction to the rumors about you? ;你对有关你的谣言有何 反应？ comment When the love scandal between Clinton and Luwinsky was revealed, ;当克林顿和莱温斯基的 性丑闻曝光时, not many Americans liked to comment on it. ;并不是很多美国人喜欢 评论此事. opinion In Elizabeth Drew's view,"the world is not run by thought, nor by imagination, ;在伊丽莎白.德鲁 (美国 作家)看来,“世界不是 依思想和想像而转移, but by opinion." ;而是因信念而生生不 息”. artificial Jack insisted that Jill accept his bunch of artificial flowers ;杰克坚持要吉儿收下他那 束人造花, by saying they meant their love would last long, ;说代表他们爱情的长久, while Jill rejected them by saying they stood for nothing but untrue love. ;而吉儿却说假花只能代表 假的爱,所以坚持不接受. false Fish live in water because cats can't swim.True or false? ;鱼在水里生活是因为猫 不会游泳.对还是错？ Can you distinguish between false diamonds and genuine ones? ;你能辨别假钻石和 真钻石吗？ contrast The contrast of light and shade is important in photography. ;明暗对比在摄影术上很 重要. Writers like to contrast good with evil. ;作家喜欢把美好与 邪恶形成对比. word Good stuff is not cheap,and cheap stuff is not good. ;好货不便宜, 便宜没好货. In a word,when you go after small gains you may suffer big loss. ;总之,当你贪小便宜的 时候,可能会吃大亏的. contribute Plenty of fresh air contributes to good health. ;多呼吸新鲜空气对健康 有益. Einstein's Relativity Theory contributed a lot to scientific research. ;爱因斯坦的相对论对科学 研究贡献良多. sole I never like to follow any tourist guide when I travel, ;我旅游从来就不喜欢跟 着导游走, because the sole concern of a tourist guide ;因为导游惟一考虑的 is to cover all spots according to a strict schedule. ;就是按照一成不变的时间 表走过所有风景点. The soles of my boots needed repairing. ;我那双靴子的底该补了. alone I hate to be alone in the house,but I dare not go out alone after dark. ;我讨厌独个儿呆在家, 但天黑后我又不敢一个 人出去. So I want you to come over to watch TV together. ;所以我想你过来一起看 电视. single single The Food and Drug Administration classifies any product ;食品及药物管理局 whose single purpose is to improve a person's appearance as a cosmetic. ;把任何其单一目的为改 善人的外表的产品归为 化妆品. lonely Being a writer can be very lonely. ;当作家会是一种很寂寞的 生涯. attain We have to make sustaining efforts to attain our goal. ;为了达到目标,我们必须 做出不懈的努力. cut The village was cut off from the outside world by heavy snow for a month. ;村庄因大雪与外界已经 隔绝一个月了. Many fashion models have to cut out sweets in order to lose weight ;不少时装模特为了减肥, 她们不得不戒糖 although they have a sweet tooth. ;虽然很爱吃甜的东西. Lesson 17 ; heart The cuttlefish has three hearts. ;乌贼有三个心脏. Some people seem to have quite a lot of friends, ;有些人看来有不少朋友, but at heart,they may be very lonely. ;可是他们内心也许是很 孤独的. nature Do you think that women are crybabies by nature? ;你认为爱哭是女人的 天性吗？ observe All animals have to observe the jungle law. ;所有动物都必须遵守弱 肉强食的原则. observation Recent observations on bird's behavior show that some birds,like magpies, ;最近对鸟类行为的观察 报告显示,有些鸟类 (比如鹊) are extremely clever- they can locate hidden objects, ;非常聪明.他们能找到 藏起来的东西, recognize themselves in the mirror and have a good memory. ;在镜子里认出自己, 还有很强的记忆力. speed The speed of light travels faster than the speed of sound. ;光的速度比声音的速度 快. growth Some experts have predicted ;有专家预测到 a recovery of the U.S. economy by 2002 ;美国经济将会在2002年 年底复苏 with about a one percent growth expected in the first half of 2001. ;比2001年上半年大约 增长百分之一. neglect It's quite common that career women neglect their families and their children. ;职业女性忽略家庭和孩子 的现象很常见. Don't neglect calling me back. ;别忘了回我电话. deny Florida's Republican Governor Jeb Bush- ;佛罗里达州州长, 共和党人爵.布什 younger brother of US President George W.Bush- ;即现任美国总统小布什 的弟弟 has resolutely denied rumors of an extramarital affair with a state employee. ;坚决否认他与某州政府 职员有婚外恋的传闻. Many girls in the poor areas are denied the right to be educated. ;贫困地区的很多女孩子 都得不到接受教育的权 利. sorry I am sorry for giving you so much trouble.(I am sorry to have given you so much trouble.) ;很抱歉,我给您添了这么 多麻烦. ashamed I was ashamed of myse- lf for my bad temper after quarreling with my parents. ;和父母吵架后,我为自己 的坏脾气感到惭愧. miserable It's raining nonstop- what miserable weather! ;雨下个不停, 多烦人的天气! The novel entitled The Miserable was written by an eminent French writer,Victor Hugo. ;小说《悲惨世界》是法国 文豪维克多.雨果的作品. pair Xiong Ni was paired with Tian Liang ;熊倪和田亮配合 and won the gold medal in the Men's 10-meter springboard diving ;赢得了男子十米跳板跳水 比赛金牌 in the 2000 Sydney Olympic games. ;2000年在悉尼举行的奥 运会上. opportunity Hong Kong Chief Secretary Donald Tsang ;香港政务司司长曾荫权 说, denied that China's entry to the WTO would be a challenge to Hong Kong's economy, ;中国加入世界贸易组织给 香港特区的经济带来的 不是挑战 rather it would be an opportunity. ;而是机会. real Real life is sometimes more fantastic than fiction. ;现实生活有时比小说更 离奇. reality It takes time for a dream to become a reality. ;梦想变成现实需要时间. consequently So the story goes:at the first two false alarms the boy gave, ;故事是这样的：那男孩 开始发了两次假警报, people in the village got fooled, ;村里的人都上当受骗了, and consequently no one came when the real wolf was approaching him ;所以当真的有狼来的时 候,谁也不来救他了 however hard he cried for help. ;不管他喊得有多起劲. release In China,no criminals can be released on bail. ;在中国,没有罪犯可以 交保释金而获释. The latest developments have just been released to the media. ;最新的进展情况已向 大众传媒发表. relieve The painkillers can only relieve your pain. ;止痛药只能减轻疼痛. You need other medicine to cure your disease. ;要治好病,还需要其他 药物. relief The use of anaesthesia in operations is to give patients relief from pain. ;手术中麻醉的作用是 减轻病人的痛苦. I felt great relief when I heard I had passed the examination ;听说通过了考试, 我感到轻松多了. contrary Many things in our lives are often contrary to our expectations. ;我们生活中经常事与 愿违. American movie star Juliet Roberts' neighbours said that ;美国影星朱莉亚.罗勃茨 的邻居们说 everybody considers her the "American Sweetheart", ;大家都认为她是 “美国甜心”, but on the contrary, she is really a selfish skunk. ;可恰恰相反,她其实是 个自私的讨厌鬼. part How many lovers can part as friends? ;又有多少情侣能 和和气气地分手呢？ Do you take part in any activity in your spare time? ;你在业余时间里参加 什么活动吗？ pitch As the pitcher in a baseball game,it is important to pitch the ball well. ;棒球赛中投手把球投好 至关重要. insert Please insert coins into the slot. ;请将硬币插入投币孔. impose You can express your opinion,but don't try to impose your ideas on others. ;你可以发表意见,但不要 试图把自己的想法强加给 别人. plunge The country was plunged into civil war after the death of the President. ;总统逝世后那个国家陷入 了内战. Share prices plunged as a result of the gloomy economic forecast. ;由于暗淡的经济前景, 股票价格急剧下降. comfortable I like reading in a comfortable bed. ;我喜欢躺在舒适的床上 看书. convenient A bicycle's often far more convenient than a car in busy cities. ;在繁华的城市里自行车 往往比汽车方便得多. Lesson 18 ; treat We often hear teenagers say,"Don't treat me as a child!" ;我们经常听到10多岁的 青少年说：“别把我当 小孩!” Chinese scientists ;中国科学家 have extracted a substance from cockroaches to treat AIDS. ;已经从蟑螂身上提取出 一种能有效治疗艾滋病 的物质. This time it's my treat,and next time it's yours. ;这次我请客,下次你请. A day in the countryside is a real treat for a city person. ;对一个生活在城市中的 人来说,在乡村呆上一 天真是一件乐事. adjust Classrooms of some schools are now eqipped with seats ;现在有些学校的教室装的 座位 that can be adjusted to the height of a person. ;可根据人体身高调节. Astronauts in flight must adjust themselves to weightlessness. ;宇航员在飞行中必须 适应失重. hurt Eating too many sweets hurts your teeth. ;吃糖太多会伤牙齿. Nothing hurts more than a bad tooth. ;没有比牙痛更痛的了. damage Storms can do a lot of damage to crops. ;暴风雨会使庄稼受到 很大损失. harm Some people say that cars are doing more harm than good. ;有人说汽车带来的危害 比好处还多. keep Are wages keeping up with inflation? ;工资跟得上通货膨胀吗？ Keep off the grass. ;请勿践踏草地. catch Whether a white cat or a black cat,a good cat catches mice. ;不管白猫还是黑猫, 能抓到老鼠的就是 好猫. Sorry?I didn't catch your name. ;什么？你的名字我听不 太清楚. spite In spite of all his efforts Mr.Never Beaten failed, ;尽管尽了最大的努力,但 “永不败”先生还是失败 了, but he said with a smile,"I've got another mother," ;然而他却微笑着说： “我又多了一个母亲”. which means failure is the mother of success. ;意思是失败乃成功之母. dark Dark Ages is the period in European history ;黑暗时期是指欧洲历史上 from about AD 476,the fall of Rome to about 1000, ;约从公元476年罗马帝国 灭亡起至公元1000年止 believed to be lacking in knowledge and art. ;知识和艺术匮乏的时期. dim Reading in dim light does harm to the eyes. ;在昏暗的光线下看书对 眼睛有害. affair We have no right to interfere in any other country's internal affairs. ;我们无权干涉他国的 内部事务. deliver Many stores now deliver goods to your door free of charge. ;现在很多商店免费送货 上门. object More and more young people object to spoon -feeding and learning by rote. ;越来越多年轻人反对 填鸭式教学和死记硬背. inform Keep me informed ofwhat happens. ;有事随时通知我. send Please fill out the application form and send it to the personnel department. ;请填好申请表格并送往 (寄往)人事部门. but that... ;conj. 若非,要不是; (=but)而是,只是 Not that I don't want to travel to Europe, but that I can't afford it. ;我不是不想去游欧洲, 只是我花费不起. I would have traveled to Europe but that I have no money. ;(要不是没钱我早去游 欧洲了.) replace Will the computer replace the human brain one day? ;电脑终会有一天取代 人脑吗？ accomplish Are you content to be a person who will never accomplish anything? ;你甘心做一个将永远一 事无成的人吗？ Lesson 19 ; other I don't like those friends who never come to my house other than to ask for help. ;我不喜欢那些无事不登 三宝殿(除非有事相求, 从来不来找我)的朋友. nothing "Nothing is Gonna Change My Love for You is one of the classic English pop songs. ;《没有什么可以改变我对 你的爱》是英语流行歌曲 的经典之一. Nothing but a miracle can save h