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Lesson 31
第31課
ample
a.足夠的；寬敞的，面積大的
Saudi Arabia once claimed that it would guarantee ample supply of oil with low prices.
沙特阿拉伯曾經說過，會保證世界原油供應充足，油價低廉。
biography
n.傳記
A biographer tends to flatter the person he intends to write about in his biography.
傳記作者常常在傳記中美化主人公。
brisk
a.輕快的，生機勃勃的；興隆的，繁忙活躍的；寒冷而清新的
Britney Spears speaks in a brisk tone, drawing everyone's attention.
布蘭妮·斯皮爾斯講話聲調輕快，引人注目。
bronze
n.青銅；青銅色，古銅色；青銅(藝術)制品，銅牌
King David's statue was made of bronze and it attracted many sculptors.
大衛王的塑像是用青銅鑄造的，吸引了無數的雕塑家。
captive
a.被俘虜的，被捕獲的 n. 俘虜
Lying in my hospital bed, I was a captive audience to these uninteresting old stories.
躺在醫院里的病床上，我只好聽那些乏味的舊故事。
Catholic
a.天主教的；(c-)普遍的，廣泛的 n. 天主教徒
Most non-Christians find it hard to understand why a Catholic isn't a Protestant.
非基督徒很難理解 天主教徒與基督教徒有什么不同。
commend
vt.表揚，稱贊；推薦
We should commend good people and good deeds.
我們應當表揚好人好事。
deem
vt.認為，視為
Murdock deemed it was time for a change, so he quit Time Warner Corporation.
默多克覺得是時候換換環境了，于是辭職離開了時代華納公司。
doom
vt.注定，命定 n. 厄運，劫數
In many science fictions, the doom day of human beings comes after the whole world has been controlled by robots.
在許多科幻小說中，世界被機器人控制了以后，人類的末日就到了。
drought
n.干旱，旱災
When a drought wrecks havoc in Africa, millions of people are compelled to run for life.
非洲旱災肆虐的時候， 數百萬人被迫流離失所。
endeavor
vt. /n.努力，盡力，嘗試
Sweden has failed in its endeavor to rank among the world powers in table tennis.
瑞典本想在世界乒乓球強國中占有一席之地，但是失敗了。
endow
vt.資助，捐贈，向…捐錢(或物)；(with)給予，賦予，認為…具有某種特質
Great musicians like Mozart and Beethoven certainly were endowed with musical talent.
像莫扎特、貝多芬那樣的偉大音樂家確實具有音樂天賦。
feminine
a.女性的，女子的，女子氣的
Girls may be given fancier names because this fits in with a traditionally feminine image.
女孩的名字都起得比較別致，因為這樣才符合傳統的女性形象。
formulate
vt.構想出(計劃、方法等)，規劃(制度等)；系統地(或確切地)闡述
The idea of setting up this corporation was formulated over coffee.
喝咖啡的時候，成立該公司的想法形成了。
