淘金词汇英语四级第二课

　　lesson_2

　　blast vt.炸 n.爆炸,一阵, 一股

　　Over a period of two days in Pakistan ;两日内在巴基斯坦发生的

　　a series of blasts killed 6 people and injured 35. ;一系列爆炸事件造成6人死亡,35人受伤.

　　The moment the Federal Building in the heart of Oklahoma City was blasted by McVeigh, ;俄克拉荷马市中心的联邦政府大楼被迈克维炸毁的那一刻,

　　some peoples American dreams were also blasted. ;一些人的美国梦也被炸碎了.

　　split vi.分裂,被撕裂 vt.使分裂,劈开 n.裂口,分裂

　　Any attempt to split the country is doomed to fail. ;任何分裂祖国的图谋都注定要失败.

　　Tom and Mary split up after they graduated from college. ;汤姆和玛丽大学毕业后便分手了.

　　attack vt. vi.攻击,抨击 n.攻击, 突然发作

　　Guerrillas attacked an army camp in Kashmir on Saturday. ;游击队员周六袭击了喀什米尔的一个军营.

　　burst vt.使爆裂 vi.爆裂,挤满 n.爆裂,爆发

　　Dont be so angry! Youll burst a blood vessel. ;别发这么大火, 你会把血管气裂的!

　　exhaust vt.使筋疲力尽; 用尽,耗尽 n.排气管;排气孔; 废气,废液

　　Some web addicts often exhaust themselves by surfing the Internet for days on end. ;一些网虫经常持续几天网上冲浪,把自己搞得筋疲力尽.

　　It seems that Citizens in seriously polluted cities ;污染严重的城市的居民似乎已经

　　are used to breathing exhaust fumes. ;习惯了呼吸废气了.

　　consume vt.消费,消耗;吃完, 喝完,充满

　　Can you recommend an inexpensive car that doesnt consume much gas? ;你能向我推荐一部既便宜又耗油不多的车吗?

　　Im sure that Chinese people consume the largest amount of rice in the world. ;我敢肯定,世界上中国人吃掉的大米最多.

　　dispose vi.除掉,处理 vt.排列,使倾向于

　　We have to dispose of this pile of old papers and magazines. ;我们得把这堆旧报纸和杂志处理掉.

　　Suspicion disposes kings to tyranny and husbands to jealousy. ;猜疑使国王倾向于, 使丈夫倾向于嫉妒.

　　disposition n.部署,处置 vi. 咽一下口水

　　The disposition of the Peacekeeping Force of the UN was not revealed. ;联合国维和部队的部署情况没有被透露.

　　swallow vt.吞;轻信 n.燕子;吞咽

　　A cobra can swallow a rabbit in one mouthful. ;眼镜蛇可以一口吞下野兔.

　　make vt. vi.做,使,总计

　　Sometimes 1 plus 1 doesnt make 2. ;有时候, 一加一不等于二.

　　account n.描述;账户;说明 vi 作出解释; 占

　　Please give a full account of what happened. ;请详细叙述所发生的事情.

　　Can you account for your absence? ;你能为你的缺席做出解释吗?

　　A report said that men accounted for 52% of the Chinese population. ;一份报告说男性占中国人口52%.

　　light n.光,灯火 a.轻的,颜色)淡的 vt.点燃 照亮

　　As Mrs. Roosevelt put it, ;正如罗斯福太太所说的,

　　Id rather light a candle than complain about the darkness. ;与其抱怨黑暗, 不如点燃蜡烛.

　　How about some light music? ;来点轻音乐好吗?

　　tender a.嫩的,温和的n.投标 vt.提出; vi. 投标

　　Would you like to try the tender beef I cooked? ;想尝一下我做的嫩牛肉吗?

　　Love me tender,love me true... Elvis Presleys words kept ringing in my ears. ;温柔地爱我, 忠诚地爱我...猫王的歌萦绕在我耳际.

　　slight a.不足道的,纤弱的 vt.轻视,藐视

　　Women easily take offence at the slightest things. ;女人容易动不动就 生气.

　　mild a.温和的,不严重的; 味淡的

　　A mild-mannered woman is attractive to most men. ;大多数男人喜欢温柔的女人.

　　Mild punishment can be effective in educating children. ;教育孩子时利用轻微的惩罚也会奏效.

　　fundamental a.根本的,基础的 n. 基本原则,

　　There are fundamental differences between your outlook on life and mine. ;我和你的人生观, 有着本质的不同.

　　comparative a.比较的,相对的

　　In poor rural areas, owning a bicycle is a sign of comparative wealth. ;在贫穷的农村地区, 有辆自行车就是比较富裕的象征.

　　comparison n.比较,比拟

　　Comparison is used as a technique to develop argumentative essays. ;比较是议论文中常用的一种写作手法.

　　Comparisons are odious. ;人比人,气死人.

　　significant a. 有意义的, 重要的,重大的

　　A persons success today may be significant for his future. ;一个人今天的成功对他的未来会有重大的 意义.

　　significance n.意义,重要性;

　　Few teenagers understand the significance of life. ;重大极少数十来岁的孩子懂得生活的意义.

　　Money is of great significance when starting an enterprise. ;资金对创业是十分重要的.

　　certainly ad.一定,当然

　　I certainly dont consider you stupid. ;我当然不认为你笨.

　　trouble n.麻烦, 纠纷,动乱 vt.使烦恼, 麻烦 vi.费神,费力

　　Having learned English for many years, ;学了多年的英语,

　　many students still have trouble speaking to foreigners. ;许多学生和外国人说话仍有困难.

　　Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you. ;麻烦没有来找你, 不要自己找麻烦.