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Lesson 28
第28課
alien
n.外國人，外僑；外星人 a. 外國的，外國人的；陌生的； 性質(zhì)不同的，不相容的
We shouldn't ignore others' opinions just because they are alien to our own ideas.
我們不要因?yàn)閯e人的想法與我們的截然不同就忽視他人的意見。
The Star Wars is the immensely popular magical fantasy movie myth, and has intrigued lots of interest in alien stories.
電影《星球大戰(zhàn)》是一部非常受歡迎的科幻電影，引發(fā)了人們對外星人故事的興趣。
assault
n. /vt.（武力或口頭上的）攻擊，襲擊
Lately there have been violent assaults in Jerusalem between the Israelites and Palestinians.
近來在耶路撒冷常常爆發(fā)以色列人與巴勒斯坦人的暴力沖突。
bandage
n.繃帶 vt. 用繃帶綁扎
The surgeon bandaged up the injured head of the player and the player dashed back into the field again.
外科醫(yī)生把那個(gè)球員受傷的頭部包扎起來，球員又沖回了球場。
bribe
n.賄賂，行賄物 vt. 向…行賄，買通
The French minister was accused of having taken bribes in the arms deal.
那個(gè)法國的部長被指控在武器交易中接受了賄賂。
clip
n.（彈簧）夾子，回形針，別針； 彈夾，彈倉；剪；剪報(bào)，電影（或電視）片段 vt. （用夾子、回形針等）夾住，扣住；剪；削減
Soon the guard on the train came and clipped our tickets. We were relieved that we made it.
不久列車員走過來給我們剪了票。我們終于趕上了火車，大家松了一口氣。
colonial
a.殖民地的
The Latin American and African people have successfully fought against colonial rule.
拉丁美洲和非洲人民成功地進(jìn)行了反對殖民統(tǒng)治的斗爭。
compensation
n.補(bǔ)償（或賠償）的款物；補(bǔ)償，賠償
The injured man was granted $10, 000 in compensation.
那個(gè)受傷的男人獲得1萬美元的賠償金。
He was paid a sum of money as a compensation for his loss in the fire.
他得到一筆火災(zāi)損失的賠償費(fèi)。
decimal
a.十進(jìn)位的 n. 小數(shù)
The decimal system is based on the number 10 and is universally adopted.
十進(jìn)位制基于數(shù)字10，在全球被廣泛地采用。
dignity
n.莊嚴(yán)，端莊；尊嚴(yán)，高貴
Love without dignity will not last long.
愛如果失去了尊嚴(yán)，定當(dāng)不長久。
Only a truly free person has human dignity.
只有真正自由的人才具有人的尊嚴(yán)。
drastic
a.嚴(yán)厲的，極端的；激烈的，迅猛的
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is determined to take drastic measures to combat terrorism.
上海合作組織決心采取果斷措施打擊恐怖主義。
erupt
vi.（火山、噴泉等）噴發(fā)，（巖漿等）噴出； （戰(zhàn)爭、危機(jī)、問題等）爆發(fā)，突然發(fā)生
The volcano in a Philippine island erupted after years of dormancy.
那座菲律賓島上的火山在沉睡多年后劇烈活動(dòng)起來。
ferry
n.渡船 vt. 渡運(yùn)
The mother has to ferry her children to and from sports, parties, schools, etc. in her car.
那位母親每天要開車接送孩子往返于運(yùn)動(dòng)場、晚會(huì)和學(xué)校等等。
fling
vt.（用力地）扔，擲，丟；使撲，使投 n.盡情歡樂的一陣，一時(shí)的放縱
Don't fling your clothes about on the chair; hang them up.
別把衣服亂扔在椅子上，把它們掛起來。
grim
a.討厭的，糟糕的； 嚴(yán)厲的；嚴(yán)酷的，無情的
The little girl was frightened into crying by the abductor's grim smile.
綁匪的獰笑把小女孩嚇得哭起來。
handicap
n.（身體或智力方面的）缺陷；障礙，不利條件 vt. 妨礙，使不利
It is said that the level of a society can be seen from one nation's attitude toward the handicapped.
有人說，一個(gè)社會(huì)的文明程度可以通過其對于殘障人士的態(tài)度反映出來。
jerk
vt.使猝然一動(dòng)，猛拉vi. 猝然一動(dòng) n. 急推，急拉，急扭
Hearing my name mentioned, I instinctively jerked my head back.
聽到有人說到我的名字，我出于本能猛地回過頭來。
