fiction
n. 小說
Truth is often stranger than fiction.
真事常常比小說還離奇。
humble
vt. 使謙虛,使…卑下a. 卑賤的,地位(或身份)低下的;謙虛的,謙遜的;簡陋的,低劣的
Defeat and failure may make people humble.
挫折與失敗會使人變得謙卑。
infinite
a. 無限的,無窮的,無邊無際的
Infinite space surrounds the Earth.
地球周圍圍繞著無限的空間。
judgement
n. 看法,意見,評價;判斷,判斷力;審判,判決
As a qualified premier, he is a man of good judgement.
作為一個很有才干的總理,他具有很強的判斷力。
The judgement was in her favor and she was released from custody.
判決對她有利,她被當庭釋放。
performance
n. 演出,表演;履行,執行;工作情況,表現;(機器等)工作性能
Windows 7 had a very satisfactory performance.
Windows 7的性能令人很滿意。
He is faithful in the performance of his duties.
他忠于職守。
pledge
n. 保證,誓言 vt. 保證,許諾
Take this gift as a pledge of our friendship.
把這個作為我們友誼象征的禮物收下吧。
You must be pledged to keep the secret.
你必須誓守秘密。
profit
n. 利潤,收益,益處 vt. 有益于,有利于 vi. (by, from)得益
We can profit by making mistakes.
我們可以從錯誤中得到教益。
Though the movie was a bad story, the producer still made huge profits from it.
盡管這部電影的劇情很爛,但是制片人還是賺了個滿堂紅。
recognition
n. 認出,識別;承認,確認,表彰
Henry Tanner received widespread recognition for his naturalistic paintings of plantation life.
亨利·坦納的描繪種植園生活的自然主義繪畫受到了廣泛的承認。
The arms race leads to the recognition by the superpowers that arms talks must be resumed.
軍備競賽使超級大國認識到必須重開軍備談判。
reflect
v. 反映,顯示;反射,映現;深思,考慮,反省
Baseball reflects America's history, just as Roslyn Mazer put it.
羅斯林·馬澤爾說過,棒球反映出美國的歷史。
sacrifice
n. 犧牲,舍身;獻祭,供奉;祭品vt. 犧牲,獻出;獻祭
A mother would sacrifice her life for her children.
母親愿意為自己的孩子操勞一生。
unique
a. 唯一的,獨特的;極不尋常的
Her design is quite unique in today's fashion.
她的設計在現今流行時尚中是很獨特的。