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Lesson 17
第十七課
subsequent
a. 隨后的
Most countries in Europe were in a mess during the period subsequent to World War II.
二戰后的一段時期中，歐洲大多數國家陷入了窘境。
absent
a. 缺席的；不存在的；心不在焉的
Long absent, soon forgotten.
（諺）別久情疏。
apparent
a. 顯然的；表面上的
In spite of her apparent indifference, a woman is usually deeply concerned with others' remarks on her figure.
盡管表面上不在乎，女人通常很在意別人怎樣評論自己的身材。
choke
v. （使）窒息，嗆；塞滿
There were chain-smokers in the office and the smoke almost choked me.
辦公室里有人一支接一支地抽著煙，我被嗆得幾乎窒息。
devil
n. 魔鬼；家伙
Speak of the devil and he will appear.
說曹操，曹操到。
ease
n. 容易；悠閑 v. 緩和，減輕
Old people desire a life of ease, which does not fit young people of my age.
老人希望過的安逸生活并不適合我這樣年紀的年輕人。
failure
n. 失敗；失敗的人（或事）；失靈；沒做到
Failure in one examination should not stop you from trying again.
一次考試不及格不應妨礙你再試一次。
fame
n. 聲譽，名聲
Rowling won overnight fame with her novel Harry Potter.
羅琳的小說《哈利?波特》使她一夜成名。
glory
n. 光榮；壯麗
Scientific achievement may bring greater glory than fighting.
科學成就可能會比戰爭帶來更大榮耀。
handle
vt. 處理；操作；拿 n. 柄
Handle with care!
小心輕放！
interview
n./vt. 會見；面試
In order to recruit real talents, some big companies arrange more than one interview for the applicants.
為了招納真正的人才，一些大公司為求職者安排不止一次面試。
insurance
n. 保險；保證
Someone said that a life insurance is a contract that keeps you poor so that you can die rich.
有人說人壽保險是一份讓你生前貧窮、死后富裕的合同。
licence
n. 執照；許可 vt. 給…發許可證
Drivers who violate traffic regulations will be fined and their licence will be suspended.
違反交通規則的司機會被罰款并扣留駕駛執照。
laughter
n. 笑，笑聲
Students like teachers who can make the class full of laughter.
學生喜歡能使課堂充滿笑聲的老師。
manual
a. 手工做的，體力的 n. 手冊
A good manual of college English vocabulary will help us a lot in memorizing words.
一本好的大學英語詞匯手冊對我們記憶單詞幫助會很大。
mature
a. 成熟的；成年人的；深思熟慮的；到期的 v. （使）成熟
Our judgement matures (=becomes mature) as we grow older.
我們的判斷力隨著年齡增長而變得成熟。
obtain
vt. 獲得 vi. 通用
This custom has obtained here for many years.
此習俗在此地已流行多年。
occupation
n. 職業；消遣；占領
The World War II German occupation of France lasted four years.
二戰中德國對法國的占領持續了四年。
patience
n. 耐心
I have no patience with people who are too slow.
我對反應太遲鈍的人沒什么耐心。
plot
n. 故事情節；密謀；小塊地皮 v. 密謀；繪制…的平面圖
I was captured by the complicated plot in Infernal Affairs.
我被電影《無間道》的復雜情節吸引住了。
rebel
n. 反叛分子，反對者 vi. 反叛；反對
Some children will rebel against their parents' strict upbringing.
一些孩子會反抗父母那些嚴厲管教的方式。
relationship
n. 關系，關聯
An insurance salesman is usually a person with wide social relationships.
保險推銷員通常是社交廣泛的人。
scholar
n. 學者；獎學金獲得者
Scholars have different opinions on how to learn a foreign language well.
關于如何學好一門外語，學者們持不同觀點。
scholarship
n. 獎學金；學問
Many Chinese students who study abroad without scholarships have to work to earn money.
很多在國外沒有獎學金的中國留學生得打工賺錢。
temporary
a. 暫時的
During the four years in college, most of the students have the experience of doing temporary work.
在四年的大學生活中，大多數學生做過臨時工。
schedule
n. 時刻表；明細表 vt. 安排
I never need a television schedule because I don't like to decide beforehand what to watch.
我從不需要電視節目時間表，因為我不喜歡預先決定要看什么。
widespread
a. 分布廣的，普遍的
There is a widespread belief that popular newspapers do not always tell the truth and sometimes contain widespread rumours.
有一種普遍的看法認為，通俗報紙并不總是報道真實情況，且有時含有廣為流傳的謠言。
ability
n. 能力；才能
Birds have an inborn ability to fly.
鳥生來就會飛。
behave
vi. 表現；運轉 vt. （oneself）檢點（自己的）行為
Tom behaved awfully during his first date with that beautiful girl.
湯姆和那個漂亮女孩第一次約會時表現得差勁極了。
brand
n. 商標的牌子 vt. 打烙印于；加污名于
Chinese household electrical appliance industries have a long way to go before establishing internationally recognized product brands.
中國家用電器業還要多多努力以創出國際知名的品牌。
classic
a. 最優秀的；典型的；傳統式樣的 n. 文學名著；優秀的典范；（pl.）古典文學
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Journey to the West, Outlaws of the Marsh, and A Dream of Red Mansions are the four great classics in Chinese literature.
《三國演義》、《西游記》、《水滸傳》和《紅樓夢》是中國文學的四大經典名著。
debt
n. 欠款，負債
Out of debt, out of danger.
（諺）無債一身輕。
discharge
v. 允許…離開；排出；卸（貨）；放電 n. 釋放；排出，放電
Lightning is caused by clouds discharging electricity.
閃電是由云層放電造成的。
educate
vt. 教育，培養
My girl friend keeps taking me to foreign films and art galleries in an attempt to educate me.
我的女朋友總是帶我看外國電影和藝術展覽，試圖以此來培養我的品味。
external
a. 外部的
This medicine is for external use only, not for drinking.
此藥只供外用，不可內服。
facility
n. （pl.）設備；便利
A library is one of the most important education facilities in a university.
圖書館是大學里最重要的教育設施之一。
gesture
n. 姿勢；表示 v. 做手勢
Beckham was fined for making a very rude gesture at the football fans./Beckham was fined for gesturing rudely at the football fans.
貝克漢姆向球迷做非常粗魯的手勢，因此被罰款。
hazard
n. 危險 vt. 嘗試著做；冒…風險
interpret
vi. 口譯 vt. 解釋
To interpret at the UN is a difficult task.
在聯合國做口譯是件難度很大的差事。
illustrate
vt. 說明；給…做插圖說明
A recent survey illustrates that the divorce rate has rocketed as women's financial dependence on men has plummeted.
最近的調查說明隨著婦女對男人經濟依附程度直線下降，離婚率急劇上升。
exemplify
vt. 是…的典型；舉例證明
The modern spirit of revolt was best exemplified by the work of Kafka and Freud.
卡夫卡和弗洛伊德的作品是現代反叛精神的最佳典型。
implication
n. 含意，暗示；卷入
Nixon was forced to resign because of his implication in the Watergate affair in 1972.
由于在1972年的水門事件中受牽連，尼克松被迫辭職。
isolate
vt. 使隔離，使孤立
Should AIDS patients be isolated from others?
應不應該把艾滋病人和其他人隔離開？
loan
n. 貸款 vt. 借出
Now, it is common for young couples to apply for a loan to buy houses.
現在，年輕夫婦申請貸款購房的現象很普遍。
marvelous
a. 驚人的
Migrating birds have marvelous directional sense.
候鳥有非凡的方向辨別力。
motion
n. 運動；手勢；提議 v. （向…）打手勢
You must not get out of the car when it is in motion.
汽車行駛的時候千萬不能下車。
obstacle
n. 障礙（物）
Fear of change is an obstacle to progress.
害怕變革是進步的攔路虎。
pierce
v. 刺穿；穿孔
Some earrings are designed for those whose ears aren't pierced (=for those who haven't got pierced ears).
有些耳環是為耳朵沒有穿孔的人而設計的。
preference
n. 偏愛；偏愛的事物（或人）
In computer games, I have a preference for The Age of the Empire.
在電子游戲中，我偏愛《帝國時代》。
proceed
vi. 進行，繼續下去；行進
We can now proceed to the main business of the meeting.
我們現在可以進入會議的主要議程。
rear
n. 后部；后方 a. 后面的；后方的 vt. 撫養
It would give me a sense of achievement if I might properly rear my child and see him turn out to be a useful person.
如果我能哺育我的孩子，看著他成為有用的人，我會有一種成就感。
slam
vt. 砰地關上；猛力拉；猛烈抨擊 vi. 砰地關上 n. 砰的一聲
In a sudden burst of anger,I slammed the door.
一怒之下，我砰地把門關上。
tide
n. 潮汐；潮流
Time and tide wait for no man.
（諺）歲月不待人。
unity
n. 團結，聯合；和睦
Love is the unity of two hearts beating together as one.
愛就是兩顆心的共振。
aggressive
a. 侵犯的；有進取心的
He is an aggressive person and always ready to start a fight.
他生性好斗，隨時準備打架。
brake
n. 閘，剎車 v. 剎車
Don't brake the car when it has a sudden flat tire, otherwise it may overturn.
汽車突然爆胎時不要剎車，否則可能會翻車。
capture
vt. 捕獲；占領 n. 捕獲
Robots with the size of punctuation marks can one day be used to move single cells or capture bacteria.
標點符號大小的機器人有一天會被用來移動單細胞或捕捉細菌。
congratulate
vt.（on, upon）祝賀
I congratulate you on having passed the interview.
恭喜你通過了面試。
erect
a. 豎直的 vt. 建造；豎立
The Monument to the People's Heroes was erected in honour of the martyrs who died for our country.
人民英雄紀念碑是為紀念為我們祖國犧牲的烈士們而建立的。
framework
n. 框架；參照標準；構成方式
Negotiators are still trying to find a framework for a long-term peace agreement in the Middle East.
談判者仍然試圖找到能保證中東長期和平的框架。
graduate
n. 畢業生；研究生 a. 研究生的 v. 畢業
Experience is a school from which one can never graduate.
經驗無止境。
illustration
n. 說明；插圖
Fashion magazines have lots of beautiful illustrations.
時尚雜志有很多漂亮的插圖。
label
n. 標簽；稱號 vt. 貼標簽于；把…稱為
Tom has been given the label of/Tom has been labeled play boy by girls.
湯姆被女孩們稱為"花花公子"。
maintenance
n. 維修；扶養費；維持
There are thorough maintenance checks on each passenger plane before take-off.
每架客機起飛前都要經過徹底維修。
neutral
a. 中立的；中性的
Switzerland is a very small country, which always remains neutral in wars and political affairs.
瑞士是個非常小的國家，它在戰爭和政治事件上一貫保持中立。
organize
vt. 組織；使有條理
I can organize my time efficiently.
我可以高效地安排時間。
panel
n. 面，板；專門小組；控制板
With a 90-centimeter TV monitor or an even larger flat-panel screen, a DVD player can show movies with vivid and clear images.
有90厘米的電視顯示器或更大的平面熒屏，DVD機就能生動、清晰地放映電影圖像。
possess
vt. 擁有
It is said that"Viagra"possesses magical powers that can cure impotence.
據說"偉哥"具有治療陽痿的神奇功效。
pursue
vt. 繼續；追趕；追求
After graduation, I want to be an educated person with wide knowledge and good taste, not one obsessively pursuing fame and gain.
我希望自己畢業之后成為一個知識淵博、趣味高尚的、有教養的人，而不是一個汲汲于名利的人。
react
vi. 反應；（against）反對；（with）起化學反應；（on, upon）影響
Local residents have reacted angrily to the news.
當地居民對這一消息表示憤怒。
religion
n. 宗教，宗教信仰
The Christian, Buddhist, and Moslem (religions)are three main religions in the world.
基督教、佛教和伊斯蘭教是世界三大宗教。
retire
vi. 退休，退役；退出；就寢
Some businesses provide a kind of retirement benefit, which is paid for employees when they retire from the company until their death.
有的企業向員工提供退休金，這種退休金自員工從公司退休時開始一直支付到他們逝世為止。
scare
n. 驚恐 vt. 使害怕 vi. 受驚嚇
Many young people are scared of being adults because they haven't learnt how to be responsible for themselves.
許多年輕人害怕長大，因為他們沒學會如何承擔自己的責任。
sensitive
a. 敏感的；神經過敏的；易受傷害的
Photographic paper is highly sensitive to light.
感光紙（相紙）對光十分敏感。
starve
v.（使）挨餓，（使）餓死
It is silly to starve yourself just to be skinny. Remember how the famous American singer Carpenter died? She did such a stupid thing!
為了顯得有骨感而挨餓是愚蠢的。記得美國著名歌手卡朋特是怎么死的嗎？她就做了這種蠢事！
tension
n. 緊張；繃緊；張力
It's not wise to create international tensions.
制造國際緊張局勢是不明智的。
tragedy
n. 災難；悲劇
Hitler's invasion of Poland led to the tragedy of the Second World War.
希特勒入侵波蘭，導致了第二次世界大戰的悲劇。
universal
a. 普遍的；通用的；全世界的
Charlie Chaplin is a comic actor of universal appeal.
查理?卓別林是受全世界人民喜愛的喜劇演員。
worthwhile
a. 值得的
A post-graduate degree is a worthwhile investment when I consider the high salaries I may earn after graduation.
考慮到畢業后可掙到的高薪，我覺得讀研究生是值得的投資。
barrier
n. 柵欄；障礙；屏障
The football fans broke through the barriers and rushed onto the pitch.
球迷們沖破柵欄進入球場。
