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 A a set 一套 ；一份 We post up a set of rules for the house. 我们张贴了一份房屋生活守则。 act v. 担任；担当 She acted as our interpreter. 她给我们当翻译。 add v. 继续说 ；补充说 The President agreed, adding that he hoped for a peaceful solution. 总统表示赞同并补充说他希望和平解决。 address n. 演说，致词 v. 向……致词，对…说话 The President gave an address to the nation over the radio. 总统向全国发表广播演说。 She addressed herself to both of you. 她跟你们俩说话。 afraid adj. 担忧的 She's afraid for her family in Somalia. 她为身在索马里的家人担心。 after prep. 鉴于，由于，仿照，模仿 a novel after Dickens' style 一本模仿狄更斯文体的小说 alive adj. 热闹的；活跃的 The river was alive with birds... 沿河活跃着各种鸟类。 awful adj. 十分的，大量的 I've got an awful lot of work to do. 我有一大堆事情要做。 B band n.条纹；带状物 A band of light glowed in the space between floor and door. 一束阳光透过地板和门之间的缝隙照了进来 bank n. 堤，岸，田埂 We beached the canoe, running it right up the bank. 我们把独木舟径直划到岸边，并拖上岸。 bargain v. 用…交换；拿…做交易 The traveller bargained his watch for food. 这名游客用他的手表交换食物。 blue adj. 沮丧的，忧郁的，下流的 There's no reason for me to feel so blue. 我也说不出来为什么这么沮丧。 board n. 膳食，伙食 Free room and board are provided for all hotel staff. 宾馆的所有员工都可享受免费膳宿。 build n. 体格，体形 The power of him is undermined by the smallness of his build. 瘦小的身形削弱了他的权威感。 business n. 事件；情况 This whole business is very puzzling. 这件事从头到尾都很让人费解。 by prep. 到（某时）之前，不迟于 By eight o'clock he had arrived at my hotel. 到8点时，他已经到达我住的宾馆了。 C can n. (装液体等的)容器(如罐、壶、桶等) Some young men were kicking a can along the middle of the road. 几个青年人踢着一个罐头在路中间走着。 case n. 情况，境遇 I knew I was going to make it — that I wasn't a hopeless case. 我就知道自己能挺过去——我还没到山穷水尽的地步。 character n. 品行，名声 Mr Bartman was a man of good character. 巴特曼先生品德高尚。 china n. 瓷器 a small boat made of china. 瓷制小船 class n. 社会等级，种类 v. 把…归类;把…视为 the relationship between social classes 社会阶级关系 I class myself as an ordinary working person. 我把自己当作一个普通的上班族。 cool v. (感觉、感情等)变淡，减弱，减少 Within a few minutes tempers had cooled. 几分钟之内，火气就变小了。 coach v. 给…补习;(尤指)为…辅导备考 He gently coached me in French. 他为我补习法语，态度十分温和。 cross adj. 生气的 v. 反对;拒绝 I'm terribly cross with him... 我很生他的气。 If you ever cross him, forget it, you're finished. 如果你曾经跟他作过对，就别想了，你没戏了。 D date n. 枣 A date is a small, dark-brown, fruit with a stone inside. 枣子是一种很小，深红色，有核的水果。 develop v. 冲洗(底片) Let's have these pictures developed. 让我们把这些照片冲洗出来吧。 doctor n. 博士 He is a doctor of philosophy. 他是哲学博士。 draw v. 开支票，领取(存款) He was waving his arms to draw their attention. 他正挥手以引起他们的注意。 She was drawing out cash from a cash machine. 她正从自动提款机中取钱。 dress v. 穿衣，给(伤口)敷药，打扮，调制(色拉) She used to dress in jeans. 她过去常穿牛仔裤。 The poor child never cried when I was dressing her wounds. 我给这个可怜的孩子包扎伤口时,她不哭也不闹。 Scatter the tomato over, then dress the salad. 把西红柿散放在上面,然后给色拉加调味汁。 E easy adj. 安逸的，自在的 She has not had an easy life. 她一直没有过上过安逸的生活。 empty adj. 空虚的 v. 排空，倒出 My life was very busy but empty before I met him. 在遇到他之前，我的生活非常繁忙却很空虚。 I emptied the ashtray. 我把烟灰缸倒空了。 eraser n. 黑板擦 Rub out chalk marks with an eraser. 用黑板擦擦掉粉笔字迹. excuse v. 辩解，找借口 It is easy to find excuses for his mistakes. 为他的错误寻找借口是很容易的。 That doesn't excuse my mother's behaviour. 那并不能为我母亲的行为辩解。 F face v. 面临，面对，正视 You must face the truth that a relationship has ended. 你必须面对现实，一段感情已结束了。 fall n. (常pl.)瀑布 panoramic views of the falls. 瀑布的全景 firm n. 公司 My firm was officed in the city. 我的公司在市里设有办公室。 fit v. 适合，适应 (使)符合，（使）一致 This coat does not fit me. 这上衣并不适合我穿。 His idea did not quite fit in with our aim. 他的想法和我们的目标不完全一致。 G go v. 处于……的状态，衰退，磨损，（消息等）被传递 His eyes are going; he says he has glaucoma. 他的视力在下降，他说自己得了青光眼。 green adj. 无经验的，容易上当的 He was a young lad, very green, very immature. 他还是个毛头小子，幼稚得很，一点都不成熟。 H hand n. 援手，帮助，支配，掌管 He had thought her worth taking in hand. 他曾经认为照管她是值得的。 I could see you'd want a hand with the children... 我能看出你需要有人帮着照看孩子。 head v. 作为……的首领，标题为，（向特定方向）出发 One chapter is headed, 'Beating the Test'. 有一章的标题为“战胜考试”。 He headed for the bus stop. 他朝着公共汽车站走去。 hit n. 成功且轰动一时的事物（如歌曲等） The song became a massive hit in 1945. 这首歌在1945年风靡大江南北。 J job n. 职责，作用 Their main job is to preserve health rather than treat illness... 它们的主要功效是保健而非治病。 just adj. 正当的；公正的 She fought for a just cause and for freedom。 她为了正义的事业和自由而斗争。 L land v. 着陆，突然出现 The jet landed after a flight of just under three hours. 这架喷气式飞机在飞行了将近3小时后降落了。 Two days later the book had already landed on his desk... 两天后那本书竟然已经摆在了他的书桌上。 lay v. 产（卵），下（蛋） My canary has laid an egg. 我的金丝雀生了一个蛋 lead n. (戏剧、电影等中的)主角 The leads are Jack Hawkins and Glynis Johns. 杰克·霍金斯和格莉妮斯·约翰斯主演。 long v. 渴望 I'm longing to meet her. 我渴望见到她。 look n. 外表，外貌 I never chose people just because of their looks. 我从不以貌取人。 lovely adj. 亲切和善的；心地善良的 Laura is a lovely young woman. 劳拉是个亲切友好的姑娘。 M move n. 举措，措施 It may also be a good move to suggest she talks things over. 建议她把事情谈开了也许是不错的做法。 mean adj. 刻薄的，吝啬的 v. 故意，有意 Don't be so mean to me. 别对我这么刻薄。 I didn't mean to hurt you. 我无意伤害你。 means n. 方法 (means 用于此意时单复数同形) The move is a means to fight crime... 采取这项举措是为了打击犯罪。 miss v. 错过，遗漏 It was too good an chance to miss. 这个机会太好了，不容错过。 N notice n. 通知，公告 He tore down the notice. 他把通知揭了下来。 O off adv. 休息，不工作 The rest of the men had the day off. 其他人这天没上班。 on adv. 开着的，接通的，工作着的 The light was on and the door was open... 灯亮着，门也敞开着。 order n. 订单，订货 They can't supply our order. 我们订的货他们无法供应。 P park v. 停车 He found a place to park the car. 他找到了一个停车位。 people v. 居住在 This is a small town peopled by lay workers and families. 这是一个普通工人和家庭居住的小镇。 play n. 戏剧，剧本 It's my favourite Shakespeare play. 它是我最喜欢的一部莎士比亚戏剧。 pretty adv. 相当，很，颇 She always was pretty strong. 她一直都很强壮。 push v. 督促 ；逼迫 He pushed her into making a decision. 他逼迫她做出决定。 She thanks her parents for keeping her in school and pushing her to study. 她感谢父母送她上学并督促她学习。 pick v. 挑选 How do you pick the right one? 怎么样选择一个正确的方案？ Q question v. 质疑 ；盘问 The never question the doctor's decisions. 他们从未质疑医生的决定。 A man is being questioned by police. 警方正在盘问一名男子。 R race n. 种族，血统 The College welcomes students of all races. 学院欢迎所有的学生，无论什么种族。 raise v. 筹集，筹募 They raised the money to buy the house. 他们筹钱来购买房屋。 ring v. 打电话 He said he was going to ring up this morning. 他说过今天上午他会来电话的 run v. (机器)运转，求助于，经营，管理 Her sewing machine won't run properly. 她的缝纫机不能正常运转了。 You mustn't run to your elder brother with every problem. 你千万不要一遇到难题就向哥哥求助。 He helped his father run a shop in Shanghai. 他协助父亲在上海经营一家商店。 S save v. 储存，储蓄 We should save some food against unexpected needs. 我们应该储存一些粮食，以备不时之需。 school v. 教育 She's been schooling her kids herself. 她一直在自己教育孩子。 sentence n. 判决，刑罚 He was given a four-year sentence. 他被判了4年徒刑。 shape v. 成形，影响，进展顺利 Our families shape our lives and make us what we are. 家庭影响了我们的生活，决定了我们成为什么样的人。 sight n. (常pl.)名胜，风景 I am going to show you the sights of our wonderful city. 我会带你浏览我们这座美丽城市的风景名胜。 special n. 特色菜 Can you introduce some specials for me? 你可以给我介绍一些特色菜吗？ stand v. 忍受 I can't stand any more. I'm going to run away. 我再也受不了了。我要逃走。 stage n. 行程 ；阶段 Mr Cook has arrived in Greece on the final stage of his tour . 库克先生在行程的最后一站来到了希腊。 still adj. 不动的，无风的 The night air was very still. 夜晚没有什么风。 store v. 储存 Store the cookies in an airtight tin. 把饼干贮存在一个密封罐里。 story n. 楼层 The lowest story of a building, usually below ground level. 建筑物最低的楼层, 通常在地平面以下. study n. 研究 v. 审视，细看 As historians we brood about the study of the history. 作为历史学家，我们关心的是研究历史。 Debbie studied her friend's face for a moment. 黛比仔细端详了一会她朋友的脸。 suggest v. 显示，间接表明，暗示 Earlier reports suggested that a meeting would take place on Sunday. 早先的报道暗示周日可能会召开会议。 T talk n. 空谈 Conditions should be laid down. Otherwise it's all talk. 应该先定下条件，否则全是空谈。 taste n. 品味，审美力，体验，感受 His taste in clothes is extremely good. 他在穿衣方面很有品味。 This voyage was his first taste of freedom. 这次航行使他初次体验到了自由的滋味。 tense v. （使）（肌肉）紧张，绷紧 Newman's stomach muscles tensed. 纽曼的腹肌绷紧了。 tear v. 移动 ，撕碎，弄坏 I stared at the man, couldn't tear my eyes away. 我盯着那个人看，视线无法移开。 She very nearly tore my overcoat. 她差点把我的大衣扯破了。 tie v. 捆绑，系 He tied the ends of the plastic bag together. 他把塑料袋的两头系在了一起。 train v. 培训，训练 Some children come to school with more finely trained skills than others. 一些孩子在入学时比其他孩子受过更好的感知技能培训。 treat v. 款待 ，治疗 She was always treating him to ice cream. 她总是请他吃冰激凌。 Doctors treated her with aspirin. 医生用阿司匹林为她治疗。 trip v. 绊倒，摔一跤 She tripped and fell last night and broke her hip. 她昨晚绊倒了，摔坏了髋骨。 U water v. 浇灌，浇水 He went out to water the plants. 他出去给植物浇水。 wear v. 留着，蓄着(发、须等)，带着(某种样子/表情) She wore her hair in a long braid. 她梳着一根长辫子。 Millson's face wore a satisfied . 米尔森一脸的心满意足。 word n. 短时间的谈话或聊天，话，话语 I think it's time you had a word with him. 我觉得你该跟他谈谈了。 May I also say a word of thanks to all the people who sent letters. 请允许我也向所有来信的人表示感谢。 work v. (计划、机器等)行得通，能运转 ，协助，帮助 The pump doesn't work and we have no running water... 水泵坏了，我们没有自来水了。 He knew then that he wanted to work among the poor. 他那时明白了自己想帮助穷人。 |
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