英语六级(CET6)考试对话词汇冲刺记忆(14)

　　A: I heard that your house is haunted, how scary.

　　B: Im not afraid of ghosts.

　　haunt vt. 1.(鬼魂等)长出没于;2. 使苦恼，使担忧;3. (思想，回忆等)萦绕在心头，缠绕

　　n. 常去的地方

　　A: The countryside offers me a welcome haven from city life.

　　B: Yes, it is necessary to get some clean and fresh air every once and a while.

　　haven n. 安全的地方，避难所，庇护所

　　A: There was havoc in the country when news of the war broke out.

　　B: I am not surprised.

　　havoc n. 大破坏，大毁坏

　　play havoc with 毁坏，扰乱

　　A: That is a very large bird in the sky.

　　B: I think it is a type of hawk.

　　hawk n. 1. 鹰;2. (主战或主张强硬路线的)鹰派人物

　　vt. 叫卖，兜售

　　A: Did you enjoy your drive?

　　B: Not really. There was haze and I could not see much out of the window.

　　haze n. 1. 烟雾;2. 懵懂，迷糊

　　vi. 变模糊，变朦胧

　　A: Lets sit around the hearth tonight and tell stories.

　　B: Great idea, Ill light the fire.

　　hearth n. 炉床，壁炉边

　　A: I just bought 100 hectares of land.

　　B: That is a lot of land. What are you going to do with it?

　　hectare n. 公顷

　　A: The policewomans talk heightened my awareness of the dangers in the city.

　　B: Yes, she gave an informed speech.

　　heighten v. (使)提高，加强

　　A: I am the sole heir to my fathers wealth.

　　B: Lucky you. It is shame that your father is not very wealthy!

　　heir n. 继承人

　　A: Why are you wearing that helmet?

　　B: I am pretending to be a firefighter!

　　helmet n. 头盔

　　A: Excuse me, but the hem on your skirt is showing.

　　B: Oh, thanks. I meant to sew it up this morning.

　　hem n. 贴边，镶边

　　vt. 1. 给...缝贴边;2. (in)包围，限制，约束

　　A: Have you been to the Southern Hemisphere?

　　B: No, I have never even traveled outside of Europe.

　　hemisphere n. 1. 地球的半球;2. 大脑半球

　　A: Henceforth, I promise to work much harder.

　　B: You promise that every year!

　　henceforth ad. 从今以后，从此以后

　　A: The trumpet blast heralded the news of the kings arrival.

　　B: And did the crowds gather after hearing it?

　　herald vt. 1. 预示的来临(或发生);2. 宣布，欢呼

　　n. 1. 传令官，信使;2. 预兆，先兆

　　A: This meal is very tasty.

　　B: Oh, that must be the herbs that I put into it.

　　herb n. 药草，(调味用的)香草，草本植物。