Lesson_10

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tedious a.沉悶的,乏味的; 冗長的
Cleaning the house can be quite a tedious task. ;打掃房子會是挺 單調(diào)乏味的事情.

flat a.平的,扁平的; 單調(diào)的,乏味的 ad.平直地;直截了當(dāng)?shù)?n.公寓的套房
A flat roof has poor drainage. ;平的屋頂排水差.
It's more expensive to buy or rent a downtown flat. ;市中心的公寓不管是買 還是租都是最貴的

harsh a.粗糙的而使人不舒服 的,刺激人感官的; 嚴(yán)酷的,無情的
"All hard rock music is harsh to the ear and all rock singers are harsh to the eye!" ;“所有硬搖滾音樂都是 刺耳的噪音!所有搖滾 歌手都是些刺眼的家伙!
said grandpa in a harsh voice. ;爺爺用刺耳的聲音說：

hang vt.懸掛,吊,吊死,絞死 vi.懸掛,吊著,垂下
Hang on to your present job until you can get a better one. ;在你沒有找到更好的 工作之前不要放棄目 前的工作.
We used to see many unemployed migrant workers ;過去,我們經(jīng)?？匆?很多無業(yè)民工
hanging about at the railway stations in some southern cities. ;在南方一些城市的 火車站附近徘徊.

arouse vt.引起,激起,喚起; 喚醒
Actually,in a bullfight, ;事實(shí)上,在斗牛中,
it is the movement,not the color,of object that arouses the bull. ;刺激公牛的是物體的 運(yùn)動,而不是顏色.

arise vi.產(chǎn)生,出現(xiàn),發(fā)生
A new conflict has arisen before the old one is resolved. ;舊的沖突還沒解決, 新的沖突又出現(xiàn)了.
Accidents usually arise from carelessness. ;事故的發(fā)生往往由 疏忽大意而引起.

rise n.上漲,升高;興起;高地 vi.升起,上升;起立, 起床;上漲,增高; 起義,反抗
The unemployment rate in the US rose to 4.5% in April from 4.3% in March ;四月份,美國 的失業(yè)率 由3月份的4.3%上升至 4.5%
due to its economic slowdown. ;由于經(jīng)濟(jì)減速.
The fake and shoddy goods gave rise to the consumers' complaints. ;假冒偽劣商品引起了 消費(fèi)者的投訴.

wreck vt.(船等)失事,遇難; 破壞,毀壞
The large ocean liner, Titanic,was wrecked by its collision with an iceberg ;泰坦尼克號巨輪因撞 上冰山而失事

wreck n.失事船(或飛機(jī)), 殘骸;失事; 精神或身體跨掉的人
on its virgin journey from Southampton to New York. ;在它從南安普頓到紐約 的首次航行中.
Those who survived the ship wreck of the Titanic were certainly lucky. ;那些經(jīng)歷泰坦尼克號海 難仍生還的人無疑是幸 運(yùn)的.

spoil n.[p戰(zhàn)利品,贓物 vt.損壞,破壞,寵壞; 溺愛 vi.(食物)變質(zhì)
A quarrel during the dinner will spoil everyone's appetite. ;吃飯時爭吵會破壞 每個人的胃口.
Ice can be used to keep food from spoiling. ;冰可用來保持食物 不致變壞.
Some parents spoil their children by giving them too much money. ;一些父母給孩子太多的 錢,就這樣把孩子給寵 壞了.

tear n.眼淚;破洞,裂口 vt.撕,撕裂;奪走,撕掉 vi.撕,被撕破;飛跑,疾馳
Yugoslavia is torn apart by civil war. ;南斯拉夫被內(nèi)戰(zhàn)弄得 四分五裂.
Nylon stockings tear easily when they are caught on a nail. ;尼龍襪被釘子鉤住時很 容易被撕破.

injure vt.損害,損傷,傷害
Two simultaneous ;同時發(fā)生的兩起
explosions have injure -d at least 37 people in a Manila mall in the Philippines. ;爆炸事件在菲律賓首都馬 尼拉的一家商場已造成至 少37人受傷.

temper n.脾氣,性情;韌度 vt.調(diào)和,使緩和
Losing your temper often will add lines to your face. ;經(jīng)常發(fā)脾氣會給你的 臉增添皺紋的.

mind n.頭腦,心神;智力; 想法;記憶(力) vt.注意,留心;介意;照料 vi.介意
Do you have a clear mind about what you are doing right now? ;你心里很清楚自己正 在干什么嗎？
Wide-ranging reading broadens our mind. ;博覽群書擴(kuò)大我們的 知識面.
He who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find his stick. ;[欲加之罪, 何患無辭.
Mind your head! ;當(dāng)心(別碰著)你的頭!
Do you mind my/me smoking here?(Do you mind if I smoke here? /Mind if I smoke here? ;我在這吸煙你介意嗎？
Would you mind not smoking? ;請不要吸煙好嗎？

passion n.激情,熱情;酷愛
Celine Dion's singing is always filled with passion, ;席琳.迪翁的演唱總是 充滿激情
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 vi.碰撞,隊(duì)落;發(fā)出 撞擊或爆裂聲;垮臺,破產(chǎn) vt.撞擊;沖,闖 n.碰撞,墜毀,破裂聲
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,但依然存在這樣的 危險.

pollute vt.污染,弄臟;腐蝕
I'm amazed that the fish can still live in such polluted water, ;我很驚訝,在污染到這 和程度的水里魚竟然還 能活,
but I wonder if the fish is edible. ;但不知道,這樣的魚 能給人吃嗎?

stain n.污染,污跡,瑕疵 vt.沾污,染色
The ink staid my shirt black.How can I get the ink stain out of my white shirt? ;墨水把我的襯衫染上了 黑色污跡,如何能弄掉 白襯衣上的墨水污跡呢？

ready a.準(zhǔn)備好的,現(xiàn)成的; 樂意的;動輒…的, 立即的
Ready,set,go! ;各就位,預(yù)備,跑!
Don't be so ready to lose your temper.You are prettier when you smile. ;不要動輒發(fā)脾氣. 你笑起來來會更漂亮.

approach v.靠近,接近 n.接近,靠近;途徑; 方式,方法
Few writers can approach Shakespeare in talent. ;很少作家在才華方面可 與莎士比亞媲美.
As the CET Band-4 approaches, I become nervous. ;隨著大學(xué)英語四級 考試的來臨, 我變得緊張起來.
(The approach of the CET Band-4 makes me nervous.) ;(大學(xué)英語四級考試的 來臨使我緊張起來.)

probable ;a.很可能的,大概的
The weather is changeable in London and rain is probable at any moment. ;倫敦的天氣多變, 隨時都有可能下雨.

resist vi.抵抗,反抗 vt.抵抗,抵制;忍住, 拒受…的影響; 抗(病等),耐(熱等)
It is not wise to resist the introduction of advanced technology. ;抵制先進(jìn)技術(shù)的 引進(jìn)是不明智的.
I couldn't resist chatting online for over 8 hours a day once my vacation began ;假期一開始,我就忍不 住每天上網(wǎng)聊天八小時 以上,
but then,I got tired of it 3 days later. ;但是三天之后就厭倦了.

sustain vt.支撐;供養(yǎng),維持 (生命等);堅持, 使持續(xù);經(jīng)受,遭受
It is said that Pavarotti,the famous Italian tenor, ;據(jù)說意大利著名的 男高音歌唱家帕瓦羅蒂
has to charter a plane whenever he is on a performing tour, ;每次巡回演出都得包機(jī),
because no common seat can sustain his weight ;因?yàn)闆]有一張普通的 座椅能承受他的體重.
A friend of mine refuses to go to a vapor bath, ;我有個朋友始終不肯 去洗蒸汽浴,
for she believes there's not enough oxygen to sustain life there. ;因?yàn)樗J(rèn)為蒸汽浴室里 的氧氣不足以維持生命.

tolerate vt.容忍,容許,寬容
The school cannot tolerate students cheating on their exams. ;學(xué)校不容許考試作弊.
We should tolerate opinions different from our own. ;我們應(yīng)當(dāng)能容忍與 自己不同的觀點(diǎn).

undergo vt.經(jīng)受,遭受,承受
Mother's weather- beaten face shows ;母親飽經(jīng)風(fēng)霜的臉上 寫著
the great hardship that she had undergone in both her childhood and youth. ;她在童年和青年時代 所遭受的巨大艱難和 困苦.

person n.人;人稱
Candidates for the position ;申請該職位者
have to go in person to the company for their job interview. ;必須到公司面試.

tie vt.扎,系;把…打結(jié);接連 vi.不分勝負(fù) n.領(lǐng)帶;聯(lián)系,紐帶; 束縛;平局
Both leaders attached importance to the bilateral ties between the two countries. ;兩國的雙邊關(guān)系得到 兩國領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人的重視.
European countries are tied together by common interests. ;歐洲各國因共同利益結(jié) 合在一起.
Taking care of a child does tie a wonman down ;照顧孩子確實(shí)會使 婦女受到約束.
The home team and the visitors tied in the game. ;主隊(duì)與客隊(duì)在比賽中 打成平局.
It is quite usual that a soccer game ends in a scoreless tie. ;足球賽以零比零終局 是常事.

bound v.跳(躍);彈回; 以…為界,給…劃界 a.必定的;受約束的 n.跳躍;[p界限,限制
Marriage based on money is bound to break up. ;建立在金錢基礎(chǔ)上的 婚姻是肯定要破裂的.
My heart bounded with nervousness during my first job interview. ;第一次求職面試時我 緊張得心頭砰砰直跳.
The U.S. is bounded on the north by Canada and on the south by Mexico. ;美國北面與加拿大相鄰, 南面與墨西哥毗連.

associate n.伙伴,同事,合伙人 a.副的 vt.把…聯(lián)系在一起; 使結(jié)合;(~with)交往
People often associate the underground with the dead,ghosts or evils. ;人們經(jīng)常把地下跟死人、 鬼或邪惡的東西聯(lián)系在 一起.
One is not alays able to choose one's associates. ;一個人并非總能夠選擇 自己的同事.
We have to associate with different kinds of people. ;我們不得不和各種各 樣的人交往.

association n.協(xié)會,社團(tuán);聯(lián)合, 結(jié)合,交往
According to the American Automobile Association, ;根據(jù)美國汽車協(xié)會 的資料
since 1964 ;自從1964年以來
all cars sold in the United States have been equipped with seat belts. ;在美國出售的所有汽車 都裝有安全帶.
Having an association with English native speakers ;與說英語為本族的人交往
is one way to improve oral English. ;是提高英語口語的一種途 徑.