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Lesson 1
第1課
alert
a. 警覺的，留神的，注意的 vt. 向…報警，使警惕；使認識到 n.警戒（狀態(tài)），戒備（狀態(tài)）；警報
The cat is alert and pricks up its ears, when a mouse is approaching.
老鼠一靠近，貓就警覺起來，連耳朵都豎起來了。
The African tour guide alerted everybody to paying attention to safety in safari parks.
非洲導游告誡大家在參觀非洲野生動物園的時候要注意安全。
arbitrary
a. 隨意的，任意的；專斷的，專制的
Don't make arbitrary decisions, when it comes to matters of great significance to your whole life.
對于終身大事切莫做出武斷的決定。
behalf
n.利益，方面
Our monitor gave a speech on behalf of all graduates at the commencement ceremony.
在畢業(yè)典禮上，我們班長代表全體畢業(yè)生致辭。
bulk
n.巨大的物體；大塊；主要部分；體積大，大量 vi.變得越來越大（或重要） vt.使更大（或更厚）
Many kid spent the bulk of their time taking talent lessons in summer break.
暑假期間，許多孩子們都把大部分時間花在了才藝訓練班上。
It's horrible when greed bulks up.
貪念膨脹是很可怕的事情。
chip
n.屑片，碎片；（常pl.）炸土豆條（或片）；集成電路片，集成塊；缺口，瑕疵 v.削（或鑿）下（屑片或碎片）
It's amazing that the chips on which the computers rely are so small.
電腦就靠那么小的芯片在運作，真實神奇啊！
The cement of the old building chipped off,which shows the marks of time.
老房子的外墻水泥已經(jīng)剝落，顯露出歲月的痕跡。
collapse
vi./n.倒塌，塌下；崩潰，突然失敗
The castle of building blocks collapsed, which made the little boy cry loudly.
積木城堡塌了，小男孩大哭起來。
The collapse of the company leads to unemployment of more than one hundred employees.
公司倒閉了，上百名員工失業(yè)。
competition
n. 競爭，比賽
A company should rely on science and technology as well as innovation to win the market competition.
一家公司想要在市場競爭中勝出，要靠科技和創(chuàng)新。
decline
n./vi. 下降，衰退 vi.衰落;vi./vt.謝絕，拒絕
When people get older, the decline ot memory begins.
人老了，記憶力就開始衰退。
Rose declined Jack's love, because he was too poor.
露絲婉拒了杰克的愛意，因為杰克是個窮小子。
Many people are looking forward to seeing the price of housing will decline soon.
很多人都希望看到房價能夠快點降下來。
elaborate
a.精心計劃的，詳盡的；復雜的 v.詳述；詳細制訂
When writing an argumentative essay, you have to elaborate on every point.
寫議論文的時候，每個觀點都需要有詳細的論述。
You'd better make an elaborate plan beforehand, if you want to have a smooth trip in foreign countries.
要想出國旅行玩得暢快，最好事先做好詳細的計劃。
expense
n.價錢，花費，費；（pl）開支，業(yè)務費用
Nowadays, education expenses take a large portion in family expenses.
如今，教育花費在家庭支出中占了很大的比例。
fatal
a.致命的，災難性的，毀滅性的，重大的，決定性的
Money is of fatal attraction to Grandet.
金錢對葛朗臺來說有著致命的吸引力。
formal
a. 正式的，正規(guī)的，合禮儀的；形式上的，表面的
The ball invitation letter says attendants should wear formal evening dress.
舞會邀請函上注明參加者需要穿正式晚裝。
hostile
a. 敵對的，敵意的，不友善的；敵方的
Most dogs are hostile to cats. Why is that?
為什么大多數(shù)狗跟貓過不去？
