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municipal
a.市的，市政的
The municipal government has decided to open a new canal to make the transportation more convenient between different districts.
市政府決定新開辟一條運河，以使各個區之間運輸更加便利。
nominate
vt.提名，任命
The prime minister has nominated the former defense minister as the new foreign minister.
首相已任命前國防部長擔任新政府的外長。
overflow
vi.滿得外溢，泛濫；（with）充滿 vt. 淹沒，從…中溢出 n. 容納不下的物（或人）；溢出；溢流管
I forgot to turn off the faucet and the toilet overflowed again, ruining the wood floor.
我忘了關水龍頭，結果廁盆里的水又溢了出來，搞壞了家里的木地板。
The overflow of the fish vat seems to have been blocked. Get a repairman.
魚缸的溢流管好像被堵住了。趕快叫一個修理工。
overhear
vt.無意中聽到，偷聽到
The maid overheard the two thieves talking in a low voice in the corner and told it to her mistress.
女仆聽到兩個小偷在角落里低聲說話，于是告訴了女主人。
pamphlet
n.小冊子
On the streets you can often see students wearing ribbons handing out pamphlets for all kinds of merchandise.
在大街上，你會經常看到學生們披著彩帶向路人發放各種商品的小冊子。
pest
n.有害生物，害蟲；討厭的人
Sometimes chemicals to kill pests do more harm to our health than otherwise.
有時候殺蟲劑給我們的健康帶來的危害比害蟲還要大。
The little boy, usually behaving himself, is now a thorough pest to all of us.
那個平時很乖的小孩，現在簡直讓我們所有人頭痛不已。
purify
vt.純凈，提純；使純潔
Now this water from the sewage system is passing through special mud to be purified-do you believe it?
現在這從下水道里流來的水正通過一種特殊的泥層而得以凈化--你相信有這樣的事嗎？
rejoice
vi.感到高興，充滿喜悅
Many philosophers teach us to rejoice in the simplicity of life rather than the physical pleasures.
許多哲學家教導我們要陶然于簡單生活而不要追求物質上的享受。
shear
vt.剪（羊毛、頭發等）使折斷，使彎曲 n. （pl. ）（剪羊毛、樹枝等的）大剪刀
I wanted to have a new look and all my curls have been shorn off.
我想來個新形象，于是滿頭的卷發都被剪掉了。
Believe it or not, but Mrs. Clinton always trims the hedge with a pair of garden shears.
信不信由你，克林頓夫人總是親自手握一把大大的剪刀修理樹籬。
supersonic
a.超聲的，超音速的
Nowadays it is hard to find a large civil airliner that is not supersonic.
現在要找到一架不是超音速的大型民用客機很難。
supervise
v.監督，管理，指導
Most of us know how to do our own work properly, but it is quite another story to supervise others.
我們大多數人都知道如何干好自己的工作，但要指導別人又是另一回事了。
You can't see anyone in this workshop that supervises the work flow? Yes, we have computers to do the job.
你看不見這個車間有任何管理生產流程的人員嗎？是的，我們用電腦來管理。
terrify
vt.使害怕，使驚嚇
The brutal policeman terrified the old man into compliance.
那個粗暴的警察恐嚇老人，老人只有同意。
tow
v. /n.拖，拉，牽引
As its engine and some other vitals had been damaged, the ship had to be towed into the shipyard for check and repair.
由于其引擎和其他一些重要零件出了故障，那艘船只好被拖回船塢檢查維修。
unfold
vi.展開，打開；顯露，展現 vt. 展開，打開
When they reached the top of Mt. Tai, an unparalleled scene of natural beauty unfolded in front of their eyes.
他們登上泰山之巔，無與倫比的自然風光展現在眼前。
General Patton unfolded the map on the ground and began to study it very carefully with his general staff.
巴頓將軍把地圖在地上攤開，和他的參謀人員仔細地謀劃起來。
verse
n.詩，詩句
I like verse more than prose because it can be sung like music.
我喜歡詩歌，不喜歡散文，因為詩歌可以像音樂一樣吟唱。
Apart from 37 plays, Shakespeare, the greatest playwright human beings have ever had, wrote 154 verses as well.
除了37部戲劇之外，莎士比亞，這位人類歷史上最偉大的劇作家，還寫了154首詩歌。
wretched
a.極不愉快的，難受的，可憐的；令人苦惱的，討厭的；拙劣的
The little boy who broke his father's antique vase stood there wretched, expecting punishment.
那個打爛了他爸爸古董花瓶的小男孩，可憐巴巴地站在那里，知道處罰是少不了的。
