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Lesson 25
第25課
abrupt
a.突然的，意外的；（言行等）唐突的
Because the man on the strange phone call sounded abrupt, I put the receiver down at once.
陌生電話里的那個男子說話聽起來很唐突，我就立即把電話放下了。
There are abrupt weather changes.
天有不測風云。
abundance
n.大量，豐富，充足
Nowadays in lots of cities in China you can find an abundance of goods of all types and prices.
如今，在中國的許多城市都能看到各種各樣價位不一的商品。
bachelor
n.單身男子，單身漢；學士，學士學位
Richard Lee is a bachelor, but he is one of the best would-be husbands for girls.
理查德·李是一個單身漢，但他卻是女孩子眼里最佳的丈夫人選之一。
compile
vt.匯編，編制，編纂
Each year the State Statistical Bureau will compile a yearbook by fields and by regions.
每年國家統計局都會按照行業和地區編撰年刊。
compliment
n.贊美（話），恭維（話）；（pl. ）致意，問候 vt. 贊美，恭維
I sincerely appreciate your compliments, but I really feel I am not up to them.
謝謝你的贊美， 我真的覺得受之有愧。
Extend my compliments to your mother!
向你母親代為致意！
exile
n.流放，放逐流亡；被流放者，流亡國外者，背井離鄉者 vt. 流放，放逐，使流亡
Napoleon was once exiled (=was once sent into exile) to the island of St. Helena.
拿破侖曾被放逐到圣赫勒拿島。
expel
vt.把…開除； 驅逐，趕走，放逐；排出，噴出
The student from the Department of Physics was expelled last week because he cheated on the exams.
上周那個物理系的同學因為考試作弊被開除了。
Russia has lately decided to expel a US diplomat from its land, declaring he has done something improper.
俄羅斯最近驅逐了一名美國外交官，稱他干了與自己的身份不相符的事情。
gleam
vi.閃亮，閃爍；（with）閃現，流露 n. 閃光，閃亮；閃現，流露
The soft gleam of the signal lamp told us our troops were ready for the attack.
信號燈發出的微弱光亮告訴我們，我們的部隊做好了進攻準備。
The groom's eyes are gleaming with excitement.
新郎的眼睛流露著激動的神情。
grease
n.（動物）油脂；潤滑脂，潤滑油vt. 用油脂涂，給…加潤滑油
Because the grease was almost gone, the gears suffered from serious wear and tear.
由于潤滑油差不多耗盡了，齒輪磨損很嚴重。
The new lubricating oil from Shell greases the car in a terrific way.
殼牌公司的這種新的潤滑油使得車的部件得到很好的保護。
hurricane
n.颶風
Hurricanes in the Atlantic are known as typhoons in the Pacific.
大西洋的颶風在太平洋就被稱為臺風。
intrigue
vt.激起…的好奇心（或興趣），迷住 vi. 耍陰謀，施詭計 n. 陰謀，詭計，密謀
That people can talk with people on another continent through a telephone line once tremendously intrigued everyone.
通過一根電話線，人們就能跟在另一個洲的人講話，這曾讓每個人驚嘆不已。
The royal palace was full of intrigue.
皇宮中充滿了勾心斗角。
liner
n.襯里；大客輪
The liner of this dress is made of silk.
這條裙子的襯里是絲制的。
On the liner bound for New Amsterdam people are always filled with anticipation.
在駛向新阿姆斯特丹的客輪上， 人們心里都滿懷期待。
linger
vi.（因不愿離開而）繼續逗留，留戀； （on）繼續存留，緩慢消失
The two lovers lingered over coffee and didn't realize it was long past midnight.
這對戀人流連于咖啡館，一點也沒意識到時間早就過了午夜。
masculine
a.男性的，男子的；男子氣的
It is masculine when one faces life's challenges very bravely and never yields to them.
如果一個人勇敢面對生活的挑戰，從不退縮，我們就說他很有男子漢的氣概。
In the modern competitive society, masculine characteristics will certainly put one at an advantage.
在現代這個充滿競爭的社會里，男子漢氣概顯然會使一個人處于優勢地位。
