英语六级考试备考-看对话记单词（79）

　　A: I had a wonderful body massage last night.

　　B: Was it painful?

　　massage

　　n. 按摩，推拿

　　vt. 给...按摩

　　A: What flag is that hoisted on the mast?

　　B: It is the national flag. Don t you recognize it?

　　mast

　　n. 1.船桅，桅杆，旗杆;2.天线杆

　　A: Your book is a masterpiece, well done.

　　B: Thanks, I hope that the publishers think so , too.

　　masterpiece

　　n. 杰作

　　A: I would love to have a baby soon.

　　A: That sounds like your maternal instincts talking!

　　maternal

　　a. 1.母亲的，母亲般的;2.母系的，母方的

　　A: Did you put your money in the bank?

　　B: No, I hid it under the mattress.

　　mattress

　　n. 褥垫，床垫

　　A: I love walking in the meadows in spring.

　　B: Me too, the fields are best at that time of year.

　　meadow

　　n. 草地

　　A: My brothers are having a serious argument.

　　B: Are you going to mediate in the hope of solving it?

　　mediate

　　vi. 调解，周旋

　　vt. 1.经调解解决;2.经周旋促成

　　A: I visited several medieval castles while in France.

　　B: So that means they date from the Middle Ages, correct?

　　medieval

　　a. 中世纪的，中古(时代)的