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Lesson 10
第十課
album
n. 相冊
combination
n. 結(jié)合（體）
The oil exporting countries formed a combination to sell oil at best price.
石油輸出國家組成聯(lián)盟，以便石油能賣個(gè)好價(jià)錢。
philosophy
n. 哲學(xué)；哲理
Enjoy yourself today and don't worry about tomorrow—that's my philosophy!
且享今朝樂，莫管明日愁——這是我的人生哲學(xué)。
aid
n. 援助；輔助物 vt. 援助
The family has lived on government aid for two years.
兩年來這家人就靠政府的救濟(jì)生活。
compatible
a. 兼容的；合得來的
Hard work and play are compatible.
努力工作和玩樂是可以兼得的。
committee
n. 委員會
outward
a. 外表的，向外的 ad. （-(s)）向外
Outward calm can usually hide inward anxiety.
外表的冷靜通常能掩蓋內(nèi)心的焦慮。
consensus
n. 一致，一致同意
The voters' consensus was that the capital penalty should not be abolished.
選民一致認(rèn)為不應(yīng)該廢除死刑。
presence
n. 出席，存在；儀表
She was so quiet that her presence has hardly been noticed.
她一聲不響，幾乎沒有人注意到她在場。
contaminate
vt. 污染
The water that we have to drink and the air we have to breathe every day have been badly contaminated.
我們每天必須飲用的水、每天必須呼吸的空氣都遭到了嚴(yán)重污染。
airline
n. （常pl.）航空公司；航線
The airline has ordered 25 new aircraft.
這家航空公司已訂購了25架新飛機(jī)。
ambitious
a. 有抱負(fù)的；有野心的
He was very ambitious to become a famous painter like Da Vinci.
他一心想成為像達(dá)?芬奇那樣有名的畫家。
cord
n.（細(xì)）繩；（pl.）燈心絨褲
He tied up the burglar with (a) thick cord.
他用（一根）粗繩子捆住那竊賊。
criminal
n. 罪犯 a. 犯罪的
Prison is a place for punishing criminals.
監(jiān)獄是處罰罪犯的地方。
plus
prep. 加 n. 加號；有利因素 a. 正的
In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing.
在愛情的算術(shù)中，一加一等于一切，而二減一則等于零。
cripple
n. 跛子 vt. 使跛；嚴(yán)重削弱
He was crippled by poliomyelitis as a child.
他幼年患過小兒麻痹癥，結(jié)果腿就瘸了。
curb
vt. 控制 n. 控制；路緣
High interest rates put a curb on spending.
高利率抑制了消費(fèi)。
decade
n. 十年
This was the first summit between the two countries in more than a decade.
這是兩國之間十多年來的第一次最高級會議。
carpenter
n. 木工
probe
v. 探索，查究；探測 n. 探測器；探索
It's impolite to probe too deeply into other's personal affairs.
對別人的私事刨根究底是不禮貌的。
denial
n. 否認(rèn)；拒絕，拒絕給予
The government issued a firm denial of the rumor.
政府正式發(fā)表聲明，對傳聞加以否認(rèn)。
progressive
a. 先進(jìn)的；前進(jìn)的；進(jìn)行式的
This is a very progressive firm that uses the most modern systems.
這家公司采用最現(xiàn)代化的系統(tǒng)，是一家非常先進(jìn)的公司。
destructive
a. 破壞的，毀滅的
Policies that are destructive to economic development should be abandoned.
有礙經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展的政策應(yīng)該摒棄掉。
dignity
n. 莊嚴(yán)；尊嚴(yán)
Only a truly free person has human dignity.
只有真正自由的人才具有人的尊嚴(yán)。
calendar
n. 日歷
dilemma
n. 困境
She was in a dilemma as to whether to stay at school or go to work.
是繼續(xù)讀書還是去工作，她進(jìn)退兩難。
refusal
n. 拒絕
They offered to buy his farm but met a flat refusal.
他們出價(jià)要買他的農(nóng)場，但遭到斷然拒絕。
astonish
vt. 使驚訝
directly
ad. 直接地；正好地；立即
We're not directly affected by the changes in taxation.
我們并沒有因稅制的改變而直接受到影響。
resent
vt. 對…表示忿恨
Jenna, one of President Bush's twin daughters, resented having to ask her parents' permission in everything she did.
事事都得征求父母的許可，布什總統(tǒng)孿生女兒之一的詹娜很不高興。
signal
n. 信號；標(biāo)志 vt. 向…發(fā)信號；表示 vi. 發(fā)信號 a. 顯著的
Both sides have signaled their willingness to start negotiation.
雙方都已表示他們愿意開始談判。
awful
a. 可怕的；難過的；非常的
shell
n. 殼，貝殼；框架；炮彈 vt. 剝…的殼；炮擊
Who will eat the kernel of the nut must break the shell.
（諺）欲吃堅(jiān)果仁，必先破其殼。
sideways
ad./a. 從一邊（的）；在一邊（的）；斜著（的）
The truck skidded sideways across the road.
卡車橫著滑到公路另一側(cè)。
wisdom
n. 明智；智慧
Silence is not always a sign of wisdom, but babbling is ever a folly. (Benjamin Franklin)
沉默少言并不總是智慧的象征，然而喋喋不休卻永遠(yuǎn)是一種蠢行。（本杰明?富蘭克林）
roast
v. 烤 n. 烤肉 a. 烤過的
Which dish do you particularly like? Beijing roast duck, chicken with peanuts, or else?
你最喜歡哪道菜？北京烤鴨、宮爆雞丁、還是其他？
creation
n. 創(chuàng)造；產(chǎn)物；宇宙
rude
a. 粗魯?shù)模淮植诘?/div>
Some people look upon American young men as brash, immodest, rude, and possessing no proper respect for parents or elder siblings.
有的人認(rèn)為美國的年輕人傲慢、不謙遜、粗魯，對父母和哥哥姐姐沒有適當(dāng)?shù)淖鹁础?/div>
distract
vt. 使分心
The noise outside distracted me from my reading.
外面的嘈雜聲使我沒法專心讀書。
screw
n. 螺絲（釘）vt. 用螺絲固定；擰
The table legs are screwed to the floor.
用螺絲把桌腿固定在地板上。
whistle
vi. 吹口哨；呼嘯而過 vt. 用口哨吹出 n. 哨子，汽笛；口哨聲
The wind whistled through the buildings.
風(fēng)從建筑物之間呼嘯而過。
dizzy
a. 頭暈?zāi)垦５?/div>
The thin mountain air made some of the climbers feel dizzy.
山上稀薄的空氣使一些登山者頭暈起來。
enclose
vt. 圍住；把…裝入信封
Please return the completed form, enclosing a recent photograph.
請將填好的表格寄回，并附上近照一張。
welfare
n. 福利；福利救濟(jì)
Most of the families in this neighborhood are on welfare.
這一帶的大多數(shù)家庭都領(lǐng)政府的福利救濟(jì)。
energetic
a. 精力充沛的
It's really shocking that so many athletes today have taken dopes to be more energetic.
為了有更充沛的體力，那么多的運(yùn)動員都服用興奮劑，真是令人震驚。
cute
a. 漂亮的；聰明伶俐的
enjoyable
a. 使人快樂的
Technology is making life more convenient and enjoyable but is also affecting the environment in harmful ways.
技術(shù)使生活變得更便捷和美好，但也對環(huán)境產(chǎn)生了破壞。
deadly
a. 致命的；不共戴天的；極度的 ad. 非常
enlighten
vt. 啟發(fā)
TV programs should enlighten the audience as well as entertain them.
電視節(jié)目既要使觀眾得到娛樂也要使他們得到啟發(fā)。
corporation
n. 公司
enrich
vt. 充實(shí)，使豐富；使富裕
An education enriches your mind.
教育能充實(shí)人的頭腦。
conjunction
n. 連接，聯(lián)合；連詞
ethnic
a. 種族的
Ethnic discrimination still exists in the U.S.
種族歧視在美國仍然存在。
fluid
n. 流體 a. 流動的
He's still very weak, and must be fed fluids only.
他身體還很虛弱，只能吃一些流質(zhì)食物。
anyhow
ad. 無論如何；隨隨便便地
There seems to have been a technical problem—anyhow, that's what they told me.
這似乎是個(gè)技術(shù)問題——不管怎么說，這是他們告訴我的。
fraction
n. 小部分；分?jǐn)?shù)
Many young people today begin to use their future money instead of a fraction of their earnings.
今天有許多年輕人開始花起他們未來的錢而不是只花自己收入的一小部分。
frontier
n. 邊境；（the ~）邊遠(yuǎn)地區(qū)；（常pl.）前沿
The frontiers of medical knowledge are being pushed farther outwards as time goes on.
醫(yī)學(xué)知識的新領(lǐng)域正隨著時(shí)間的推移而向前推進(jìn)。
atmosphere
n. 大氣層；空氣；環(huán)境
The harmonizing atmosphere of a family is valuable.
家庭的融洽氛圍是難能可貴的。
frustrate
vt. 使沮喪；挫敗
After two hours' frustrating delay, our train at last arrived.
經(jīng)過兩個(gè)小時(shí)令人沮喪的耽擱后，我們的火車終于到達(dá)了。
grateful
a. 感激的
I am very grateful for all you have done to direct my academic program.
我很感謝你在指導(dǎo)我專業(yè)學(xué)習(xí)方面所做的一切。
grief
n. 悲傷；悲傷的事
Friendships multiply joys and divide griefs.
友誼增進(jìn)歡樂，分擔(dān)憂愁。
ancient
a. 古代的；年老的
harmony
n. 和諧，一致
In the beautiful picture, there was harmony between the different colours.
在這幅美麗的圖畫中，不同的色彩相互協(xié)調(diào)。
architecture
n. 建筑學(xué)；建筑式樣
haul
vt. 拖，拉；拖運(yùn) n. 拖，拉，拖運(yùn)；一次獲得的數(shù)量
When dusk came, the fishermen hauled the boat up onto the shore.
黃昏降臨，漁夫們用力把船拖上岸。
agency
n. 代理行；專業(yè)行政部門
holy
a. 神圣的；虔誠的
Jerusalem was regarded as the holy place by the Christians.
耶路撒冷被基督徒們視為圣地。
honesty
n. 誠實(shí)；坦率
Honesty and hard work pay off.
誠實(shí)加勤奮等于成功。
container
n. 容器，集裝箱
horizon
n. 地平線；（pl.）眼界
Science gives us a new horizon.
科學(xué)為我們開拓了新的視野。
host
n. 主人；節(jié)目主持人；許多
To keep the table laughing is an important thing which a host should do during a party.
主人應(yīng)在他的派對上好好娛樂賓客，這一點(diǎn)是很重要的。
humanity
n. 人類，（總稱）人；人性；人道；（pl.）人文學(xué)科
Humanity is a mixture of good and bad qualities.
人性是善與惡的混合體。
deficiency
n. 缺乏；缺點(diǎn)
humble
a. 謙虛的；地位低下的；簡陋的 vt. 使謙恭
Defeat and failure may make people humble.
挫折與失敗會使人變得謙卑。
identification
n. 身份證明；鑒定；認(rèn)同
Do you have any identification?
你有什么能證明你身份的證件嗎？
sightseeing
n. 觀光
Some people like to lie on the beach, but I prefer (to go) sightseeing.
有些人喜歡在海灘上躺著，但是我寧愿出去游覽。
immune
a. 免疫的；（to）不受影響的；（from）豁免的
It seems to me no one is immune to vanity, just as no one can survive without food.
在我看來，似乎沒有人能免于虛榮心的影響，正如沒有人可以不吃東西而生存一樣。
implicit
a. 含蓄的；（in）固有的；無疑問的
The leader has implicit trust in his secretary.
這位領(lǐng)導(dǎo)對自己的秘書絕對信任。
audience
n. 聽眾，觀眾
It is always the latest song that an audience applauds the most. (Homer)
聽眾掌聲最熱烈的，總是最后一曲。（荷馬）
impulse
n. 沖動；推動；脈沖
For some people,the prime impulse of doing business is the making of money.
對有些人來說，經(jīng)商的主要動力就是賺錢。
| 重點(diǎn)單詞 | 查看全部解釋 | |||
| taxation | [tæk'seiʃən] |
想一想再看 n. 課稅，征稅，稅金 |
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| permission | [pə'miʃən] |
想一想再看 n. 同意，許可，允許 |
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| impulse | ['impʌls] |
想一想再看 n. 沖動，驅(qū)動力，傾向，心血來潮 |
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| convenient | [kən'vi:njənt] |
想一想再看 adj. 方便的，便利的 |
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| corporation | [.kɔ:pə'reiʃən] |
想一想再看 n. 公司，法人，集團(tuán) |
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| energetic | [.enə'dʒetik] |
想一想再看 adj. 精力旺盛的，有力的，能量的 |
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| combination | [.kɔmbi'neiʃən] |
想一想再看 n. 結(jié)合，聯(lián)合，聯(lián)合體 |
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| environment | [in'vaiərənmənt] |
想一想再看 n. 環(huán)境，外界 |
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| compatible | [kəm'pætəbl] |
想一想再看 adj. 能共處的，可并立的，適合的，兼容的 |
聯(lián)想記憶 | |
| dignity | ['digniti] |
想一想再看 n. 尊嚴(yán)，高貴，端莊 |
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