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Lesson 2
第二課
release
vt./n. 釋放；解除；放開；發布
The hijackers released three of the hostages.
劫機者釋放了其中三名人質。
swallow
v. 吞，咽；輕信；承受 n. 燕子；吞，咽
One swallow does not make a summer.
（諺）一燕不成夏。（不可憑偶然現象而推斷。）
digest
vt. 消化；吸收n. 文摘
Reader's Digest is a very popular magazine in the United States.
《讀者文摘》是美國的一本頗流行的雜志。
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. (Francis Bacon)
有些書淺嘗而止，有些書可以囫圇吞棗，少數則需咀嚼消化。（弗朗西斯?培根）
respective
a. 各自的
All men have their respective duties.
各人有各人的職責。
virtually
ad. 實際上，事實上
Some manufacturers make all sorts of promises, but it virtually means nothing.
有些生產商許下各種各樣的諾言，但事實上卻啥也不會實現。
agreeable
a. 令人愉快的；（欣然）同意的
Finding her a very agreeable woman,I couldn't understand why people talked evil of her.
我發現她是個和藹可親的女人，真不明白為什么別人說她的不是。
abandon
vt. 放棄；拋棄
The heartless man abandoned his disabled wife and ran away with all their money.
那個沒良心的男人拋棄了殘疾的妻子，還卷走了兩人所有的錢。
My attorney abandon me and quit my case because I tried to conceal what I had done.
由于我試圖隱瞞事實，我的律師拋棄了我，停止了我的案子。
allowance
n. 津貼，零用錢
IBM offers quite a high traveling allowance to its employees.
IBM公司給員工比較高的出差津貼。
associate
vt. 把…聯系在一起；結合 vi.（with）交往 n. 伙伴 a. 副的
One is not always able to choose one's associates. We have to associate with different kinds of people.
一個人并非總能夠選擇自己的同事。我們不得不和各種各樣的人交往。
They are not friends but associates in crime.
他們不是朋友，是共犯。
arrest
vt. 逮捕；阻止；吸引 n. 逮捕
Many juveniles in the United States were arrested and held in reformatory for shooting on campus.
在美國，許多少年因在校園開槍傷人而被逮捕并關進少年管教所。
donation
n. 捐款，捐贈
Bill Gates made a donation of 100 million U.S. dollars to the Global AIDS and Health Fund.
比爾?蓋茨給全球艾滋病健康基金會捐贈了1億美元。
continuous
a. 連續不斷的
The brain needs a continuous supply of blood.
大腦需要不斷地供血。
I've been working for 14 continuous hours and got so tired, but still there are continual interruptions.
我連續工作14小時，已經感到很疲憊了。但仍不斷有人來打擾我。
continual
a. 不間斷的；頻頻的
Recently the young couple have continual arguments with each other for trifles.
近來這對年輕夫婦為了一些小事接連不斷地發生爭吵。
fairy
n. 小仙子
favo(u)rable
a. 稱贊的；有利的
The film received favorable reviews.
這部影片得到了好評。
behalf
n. 利益，方面
Mother Teresa's efforts on behalf of Calcutta's poor eventually brought her the Nobel Peace Prize.
德蘭修女為加爾各答窮人所做的一切努力 最終為她贏得了諾貝爾和平獎。
career
n. 職業
Many university students plan their future career in the financial circle.
許多大學生都將自己的未來職業計劃在金融界。
classical
a. 古典的，經典的
The Forbidden City is typically Chinese classical architecture.
紫禁城是典型的中國古典建筑。
blast
n. 爆炸；一陣 vt. 炸
When the hijacked planes crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center and blasted to fragments, many people's American dreams were blasted.
當被劫持的飛機猛烈撞擊世貿中心雙塔并爆炸成碎片時，很多人的美國夢被炸碎了。
explode
vi. 爆炸，爆發；發怒；激增 vt. 使爆炸
The exploding world population may lead to an energy crisis.
世界人口迅速增長可能會導致能源危機。
The terrorists had planned to blast the international airport but their bombs failed to explode.
恐怖分子原計劃要炸掉國際機場，但炸彈沒有爆炸。
environment
n. 環境
An unhappy home environment can affect a child's behavior.
不幸的家庭環境會影響孩子的行為。
surroundings
n. 環境
The two brothers grew up in beautiful surroundings but not in a pleasant home environment.
兄弟倆在優美的環境中長大，但家庭環境不算好。
physician
n. 內科醫生
promising
a. 有希望的，有前途的
Many fresh graduates would like to have a promising job for their career development.
剛畢業的大學生都希望找一份有前途的工作，來發展職業生涯。
imaginary
a. 想象中的
The main characters in the novel are very true to life, but most of them are imaginary.
小說里的人物寫得栩栩如生，但大多是虛構的。
Anything imaginary is the products of an imaginative person's mind.
任何虛構的東西都是有想象力的人的產物。
correspondent
n. 記者
During the Gulf War, Tang Shizeng went to Iraq as a correspondent especially appointed by the Xinhua News Agency.
海灣戰爭期間，唐師曾以新華社特派記者的身份前往伊拉克。
injure
vt. 傷害
Many elderly people injure themselves in their own homes, for example by slipping in the bath.
很多上了年紀的人在自己家中受傷，例如在浴室里滑倒。
After being wounded in the battle, he was in an accident when his car was damaged but he himself not injured.
戰斗負傷后，他經歷了一場事故，事故中他的汽車被撞壞，但人沒有受傷。
depart
vi. 離開；（from）背離
The new method departs from the old in several respects.
新的方法在某些方面與舊的方法不同。
unlike
prep. 和…不同
Unlike the rest of her family, she is very quiet.
與家里其他成員不同，她很文靜。
Unlike Tom, his brother dislikes keeping his success a low profile.
與湯姆不同，他哥哥不喜歡對自己的成功保持低調。
dislike
vt./n. 不喜愛
Some people dislike big cities,while some dislike small towns.
有些人不喜歡大城市，而有些人不喜歡小城鎮。
dairy
n. 牛奶場 a. 乳制品的
dye
n. 染料 vt. 給…染色
"How about dyeing the cloth black, Grandma?"the little girl asked the dying old woman,who nodded and then died.
"奶奶，把這塊布染成黑色，好嗎？"小女孩問臨終的老婦人，老婦人點了點頭，然后死去了。
earnest
a. 認真的，誠摯的
Nowadays some young people are not earnest about their marriage.
如今有些年輕人對他們的婚姻大事并不認真。
cheat
v. 欺騙；作弊 n. 欺騙；騙子
Cheat the earth and the earth will cheat you.
你欺騙世界，世界也會欺騙你。
deceive
vt. 欺騙
Sincerity is the base of friendship. Good friends shouldn't deceive one another.
真誠是友誼的基礎。好朋友之間不應互相欺騙。
George cheated in the exam, but the teacher was not deceived.
喬治在考試中作弊，可沒有騙過老師。
attendant
n. 服務人員 a. 隨之而產生的
The leakage of the 100 thousand ton oil and the attendant circumstances threatened the marine lives.
10萬噸原油泄漏以及其后的情況對海洋生物產生巨大威脅。
aware
a. 意識到的
Most people are aware of the risk when they invest in stocks and shares.
大多數人在投資證券的時候是意識到風險的。
conscious
a. 意識到的；神志清醒的；有意的
The greatest of faults is to be conscious of none. (Thomas Carlyle)
最嚴重的缺點是意識不到自己的缺點。（卡萊爾）
From a very early age the Prince was aware that he was born in the purple and was very conscious of his noble rank.
王子很小的時候就知道自己出生于帝王家族，并且清楚地意識到自己地位高貴。
bearing
n. 風度，舉止；關系；（pl.）方位；軸承
Your remarks have no bearing on our discussion.
你的評論與我們的討論無關。
invent
vt. 發明；捏造
Alexander Bell invented the telephone in 1876.
1876年亞歷山大?貝爾發明了電話。
Edison was the one who invented the electronic light bulb, but not the one who discovered electricity.
愛迪生是發明電燈的人，但不是發現電的人。
flourish
vi. 茂盛，興旺 vt. 揮動
Rock and roll flourished (=was in full flourish) in the 1950s in the West.
在西方20世紀50年代，搖滾樂盛極一時。
generous
a. 慷慨的；寬宏大量的
The farmers receive generous subsidies from the government.
農民們從政府那里得到大量的補貼。
crack
v.（使）破裂；（使）噼啪地響；打 n. 裂縫；噼啪聲
In cold weather, boiling water can crack the glass.
在寒冷的天氣，沸騰的開水會把玻璃杯燙裂。
You can crack this toughened glass,but you can't break it.
這種韌化玻璃只裂不碎。
given
a. 規定的；假設的；（to）有癖好的 prep. 考慮到
Please finish the project within the given time.
請在規定的時間內完成這項工程。
highway
n. 公路
ideal
a. 理想的；空想的 n. 理想
Leonardo might be an ideal lover, but he is too handsome to set a girl's mind at rest.
里奧納多也許可以作一個理想的情人，但是他太英俊了，讓女孩放心不下。
ignorant
a.（of）不知道的；無知的
Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.
所有的人都是無知的，只是對不同的科目無知而已。
politician
n. 政治家，政客
Mothers may still want their favorite sons to grow up to be President, but... they do not want them to become politicians in the process. (John F. Kennedy)
母親們也許仍然希望她們寵愛的兒子長大后成為總統，但…她們并不想讓他們在成為總統這一過程中當上政客。（約翰?F.肯尼迪）
A politician thinks of the next election.A statesman, of the next generation. (James Freeman Clarke)
政客通?？紤]的是下次選舉，而政治家則想到的是下一代。（詹姆士?弗里曼?克拉克）
indifferent
a. 冷漠的；一般的
I was so excited to see snow that I was indifferent to the cold.
看到雪我興奮得連寒冷都不在乎了。
inhabitant
n. 居民
American Indians were the earliest inhabitants of America.
美洲印第安人是美洲最早的居民。
mount
vt. 登上；發起；安放 vi. 增加 n. （M-）（用于山名前）山
Mr. Rochester mounted his horse and rode off, leaving Jane Eyre standing alone in the middle of the road.
羅切斯特先生上了馬，疾馳而去，留下簡?愛獨自站在路的中央。
likely
a. 可能的；適合的 ad. 可能
It's likely that the outcome of the contest varies from moment to moment.
比賽結果可能每分鐘都在變化。
probable
a. 很可能的
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。
Success is possible, but hardly probable.
成功是有可能的，但是把握性不大。
owing
a. 應付的
The flight was delayed, owing to the bad weather.
航班由于天氣不好而耽擱了。
personnel
n. 人員，人事部門
instance
n. 例子
There have been several instances of terrorists planting bombs in the city.
這個城市已經發生過幾宗恐怖分子放置炸彈的案例。
despair
n. 絕望；使人絕望的人（或事物）vi.（of）絕望
Do not abandon yourself to despair.
不要悲觀失望。
He was a little disappointed,but didn't despair.
他感到有些失望，但不至于絕望。
investigate
v. 調查
Sherlock Holmes investigated many cases by following the footprints left at the scene of the crime.
福爾摩斯通過犯罪現場留下的腳印調查過多宗案件。
skillful
a. 嫻熟的
Are you skillful at using the computer?
你能熟練地使用電腦嗎？
skilled
a. 熟練的；需要技能的
Lisa's mother is a skilled tailor, so she has also become skillful at sewing.
麗莎的母親是個熟練的裁縫，因而縫縫補補的活麗莎也很會干。
competent
a. 有能力的，能勝任的
Make sure the firm is competent to carry out the work.
要確保這家公司有能力完成這項工作。
conscience
n. 良心
character
n. 性格；特性；人物；（漢）字
Society is a masked ball,where every one hides his real character, and reveals it by hiding.(Ralph Waldo Emerson)
社會是一個化妝舞會，在舞會上人人都掩飾自己的真實特征，而掩飾恰又揭示了人的特征。（愛默生）
characteristic
a. 特有的 n. 特性
The capacity to think is the distinctive characteristic of human beings.
思維能力是人類的特性。
One with a double character may have many characteristics,all of which constitute one's character.
一個具有雙重性格的人可能有多種特點，所有這些特點便構成了這個人總的性格特征。
considerable
a. 相當大的，相當多的
I have given considerable thought to the matter.
這件事我已經考慮得相當充分了。
provided
conj. 假如，若是
The children may swim provided an adult accompanies them.
如果有大人陪同，小孩可以去游泳。
imply
vt. 暗示
His silence implied resentment.
他的緘默暗含著憤怒。
infer
vt. 推斷
What a reader infers from the writing is sometimes more than what the writer actually implies in it.
有時讀者從作品中所推斷出的含義比作者實際上的含義還多。
The speaker or writer implies what they mean, the listener or reader infers what are meant.
言者或作者暗示他們意在說明的意思，聽者或讀者推斷其所要表達的含義。
recreation
n. 娛樂活動，消遣
Karaoke is many young people's favorite recreation.
唱卡拉OK是許多年輕人喜歡的娛樂活動。
regarding
prep. 關于
A university president receives letters regarding education reform from time to time.
大學校長經常會收到關于教育改革的信。
accompany
vt. 陪伴；伴隨；為…伴奏（或伴唱）
It's getting dark. Will you accompany me home?
天黑了，你能陪我一起回家嗎？
recall
v. 回憶起；召回；撤銷
Recall the misery of the past and contrast it with the happiness of today.
憶苦思甜。
I remember his strikingly handsome appearance,but I can't recall where I met him.
我記得他那極其英俊的外表，但想不起在哪兒見過他。
acknowledge
vt. 承認；確認；報償
Michael Jordan was acknowledged as the best basketball player in the NBA.
邁克爾?喬丹是公認的前NBA最佳籃球選手。
affection
n. 喜愛
Teddy bear, a well-known soft furry toy bear, is named after Teddy.This was the nickname of Theodore Roosevelt, who had a great affection for little bears.
泰迪熊是一種很有名的長毛絨玩具熊，這是以西奧多?羅斯福的昵稱"泰迪"命名的。羅斯福非常喜愛幼熊。
affect
v. 影響
The slight change of weather can affect her delicate health.
她體質弱，天氣稍有變化就受到影響。
This economic reform didn't have much effect on the country people, but affected city dwellers a great deal.
這項經濟改革對鄉村居民影響不大，但是對城市居民影響很大。
sensible
a. 明智的
I don't think it is a sensible option for a football player to contradict the referee in a football match.
我認為足球運動員在比賽中頂撞裁判不是明智的選擇。
select
vt. 選擇 a. 精選的；優等的
A mouse is a device which makes it easier to select different options from computer menus.
鼠標是一種能更加便捷地從計算機菜單上進行選擇操作的工具。
The man took a week in selecting a few new small cars, out of which his wife chose Volvo.
男士花了一周的時間挑選了幾款新型小汽車，他妻子從中選定了一輛沃爾沃。
successive
a. 連續的
It has rained for ten successive days and as a result, many villages were flooded.
已經連續下了10天雨，結果許多村莊都被淹了。
revolve
vi. 旋轉
The ancient Egyptians thought the sun revolved round the earth but still predicted eclipses.
古代埃及人認為太陽繞地球運轉，卻竟然也能預測到日月食。
rotate
v.（使）轉動；輪流
The earth rotates around the sun, and the earth rotates once a day.
地球圍繞太陽轉，與此同時地球每天自轉一次。
Planets revolve around the sun and rotate on their axis.
行星圍繞太陽公轉的同時，也圍繞它們的自轉軸自轉。
