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Lesson 2
第2課
abandon
vt. 離棄，丟棄；遺棄，拋棄；放棄
Please think twice before you raise pets, because abandoned pets are really pitiful.
在養寵物之前請三思，因為被遺棄的寵物實在很可憐。
Don't abandon hope no matter what happens.
無論發生什么都不要放棄希望！
acknowledge
vt. 承認，承認…的權威（或主張）； 告知收到，確認；對…表示謝忱，報償
Picasso is acknowledged as a painting master.
畢加索被公認為大師級畫家。
It is to acknowledge that we have received your samples.
我們已經收到貴方樣板，特此告知。
bump
vi. （against, into）碰，撞；顛簸著前進 n. 碰撞，猛撞；（碰撞造成的）腫塊；隆起物
The witness said that he was walking down the street, when he suddenly saw a car bump against a huge pine.
目擊者說他在街上行走時，突然看見一輛轎車撞到一棵大松樹上。
circuit
n. 電路，線路；環行，環行道
I ran a circuit of the small town.
我繞城鎮跑了一圈。
Don't connect up the two wires, or there will be a short circuit.
不要把這兩條電線接在一起，否則會短路的。
complain
vi. 抱怨，訴苦；投訴，控告
The pop singer complained that there were not enough distractions in the town.
這位流行歌手抱怨城里娛樂場所不夠多。
If goods are not well made you should complain to the manufacturer.
如果貨物質量不好，你應當向制造商提出控訴。
conventional
a. 普通的，習慣的，常規的；符合習俗的，因循守舊的
Scientists are looking for efficient ways of using conventional energy.
科學家們正在尋求有效使用常規能源的方法。
I don't like the conventional happy ending of this movie.
我不喜歡這部電影老套的大團圓結局。
destruction
n. 破壞，毀滅，消滅
The war left destruction and famine in its wake.
戰爭留下了毀滅和饑荒。
emergency
n. 緊急情況，不測事件，非常時期
The pilot has never seen an emergency like this, and he has to fly by the seat of his pants.
這名飛行員從未遇到過這種緊急情況，只好憑感覺駕駛飛機。
fantasy
n. 想象，幻想；想象的產物
The adventurous story is a fantasy.
這個冒險故事是虛構的。
The servant's favorite fantasy was about owning a big house and a car.
這個仆人最喜歡幻想的是擁有一座大房子和一輛車。
function
n. 功能，作用，職能；重大聚會（或宴會）； 函數，隨他物變化而變化的事物 vi. 工作，運行，起作用
All animals have a function in maintaining the natural balance of the environment.
所有的動物都起到保持自然環境平衡的作用。
The patient's brain seems to be functioning normally.
病人的大腦看來運作正常。
heave
vt. （用力）舉，拉；扔；（沉重地）發出（嘆息、呻吟等） vi. （at, on）（用力）舉，拉；有節奏地起伏；嘔吐 n. 舉
The pitcher heaved the ball.
投手把球擲了出去。
Running out from the killer's house, the Bond girl's chest heaves with every breath.
從殺手的屋子里逃出來后， 邦女郎的胸腔隨著呼吸而起伏。
identify
vt. 認出，鑒定；（with）把…等同于 vi. （with）認同
Never identify opinions with facts.
永遠不要把意見混同于事實。
The woman identified this man as her attacker.
這個婦女認出該男子就是襲擊她的人。
jail
n. 監獄，看守所 vt. 監禁，拘留
Several prisoners broke out of the jail.
有幾名囚犯越獄了。
The innocent girl was jailed for three months.
這個無辜的女孩被拘留了3個月。
