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Lesson 27
第27課
axis
n. 軸，中心線；坐標(biāo)軸，基準(zhǔn)線
At the end of World War II, the Axis Powers lost the war to the Allied Powers including USA, USSR, Britain, China, France, etc.
第二次世界大戰(zhàn)結(jié)束的時(shí)候，軸心國被由美國、蘇聯(lián)、英國、中國和法國等 組成的同盟國打敗。
barren
a.（土地）貧瘠的，荒蕪的；不結(jié)果實(shí)的，不（生）育的；無益的，沒有結(jié)果的
The farmers have taken strenuous pains to turn the barren land into productive fields.
農(nóng)民們歷盡艱辛把貧瘠之地變成了多產(chǎn)的良田。
These first close-up images of the Martian surface revealed a vast, barren wasteland of craters strewn about a carpet of sand.
從第一次拍攝到的火星表面圖片可以看到大片的荒原，在大片的沙子上布滿了火山坑。
beforehand
ad. 預(yù)先，事先
Before the summit talk between the two Korean states, officials from both sides had got everything ready beforehand.
在朝鮮北南雙方最高領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人會(huì)晤之前，兩國的官員已經(jīng)事先做好了一切準(zhǔn)備。
If Marco Polo had known how to use the Internet, then it would have been much easier for him to plan his trips in China beforehand.
如果馬可·波羅會(huì)用互聯(lián)網(wǎng)，那么他就能更好地事先計(jì)劃他的中國之旅。
cereal
n. 加工而成的谷類食物；谷類植物，谷物
The diet of a normal, healthy person should regularly include dairy products, meats, fruits and vegetables, and cereal products.
一個(gè)正常健康人的飲食應(yīng)該包括乳制品、肉類、水果蔬菜和谷類食物。
clasp
n. 扣子，鉤子；緊抱，緊握 vt. 抱緊，握緊；扣住，扣緊
Julia Roberts clasped the Oscar Award in her hands, as if fearing it would be snatched away.
茱莉亞·羅伯茨把奧斯卡獎(jiǎng)杯緊緊握在手里，好像擔(dān)心有人會(huì)搶走它似的。
divine
a. 神的，神授的，天賜的；極好的，極美的
To err is human; to forgive, divine.
人非圣賢，孰能無過；寬以待人，神亦不逮。（凡人多舛誤，唯神能見宥。）
doctrine
n. 教義，教條，主義
Not confined by doctrines, the so-called the fifth-generation movie directors have shot some breathtaking films.
這些第五代電影導(dǎo)演們不拘泥于教條，拍攝了一些令人贊嘆的電影。
eloquent
a. 雄辯的，有口才的；明白顯示出的
Martin Luther King's eloquent speeches have moved men throughout the U. S. to join in the anti-racism movement.
馬丁·路德·金雄辯的演講感動(dòng)了全美國的人，大家都投入反種族歧視運(yùn)動(dòng)中去。
facilitate
vt. 便變得（更）容易，使便利
The new underground railway will facilitate the journey to all parts of the city. It is really terrific.
新的地鐵將為去城市各處提供方便。地鐵真好。
flatter
vt. 向…諂媚，奉承；使?jié)M意，使高興，使感到榮幸；使顯得（比實(shí)際）好看，使（某優(yōu)點(diǎn)）顯得突出
Most inferiors flattered their superiors with an exception of Mr. Parkson.
大多數(shù)下級(jí)都奉承上級(jí)，唯有派克遜先生例外。
garment
n.（一件）衣服
Dongguan city of Guangdong province swarms with a lot of joint ventures, a lot of which are garment factories.
廣東省東莞市有許多合資企業(yè)，當(dāng)中有不少是服裝廠。
gorgeous
a. 華麗的，燦爛的，絢麗的；令人十分愉快的，極好的
Yoyo Ma's gorgeous techniques in playing the cello have earned him admiration and thunderous applauses.
馬友友拉大提琴精湛技藝給他帶來人們的羨慕，還有陣陣?yán)坐Q般的掌聲。
knob
n.（門、抽屜的）球形把手，球形柄；（收音機(jī)等的）旋鈕；小塊
Be sure not to turn that knob. It is for emergency braking.
千萬別轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)那個(gè)球形手柄。那是供緊急剎車用的。
marble
n. 大理石；（用玻璃、石頭等制成的）彈子；（pl. ）彈子游戲
Marble, because of its beauty and hardness, is often used to build things meant to last.
由于大理石美麗堅(jiān)固，常被用來建造經(jīng)久的東西。
