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Lesson 34
第34課
assert
vt. 肯定地說(shuō)，斷言；維護(hù)，堅(jiān)持
Copernicus asserted before the church that there was nothing wrong with his theory.
在教會(huì)面前，哥白尼堅(jiān)持聲稱(chēng)他的理論沒(méi)錯(cuò)。
astronomy
n. 天文學(xué)
As a scientific discipline, astronomy developed earlier than most other subjects.
作為一門(mén)學(xué)科，天文學(xué)比其他學(xué)科發(fā)展得都早一些。
boycott
vt. /n. 拒絕參與，(聯(lián)合)抵制
For a few days every year, people in South Korea will boycott everything Japanese.
每年都有幾天韓國(guó)人會(huì)抵制一切來(lái)自日本的東西。
bud
n. 葉芽，花蕾 vi. 發(fā)芽，萌芽
When trees are budding, everything seems to be full of vitality.
當(dāng)樹(shù)發(fā)芽的時(shí)候，一切都顯得生機(jī)勃勃。
bulletin
n. (報(bào)紙、電臺(tái)等)簡(jiǎn)明新聞，最新消息；公告，公報(bào)；學(xué)報(bào)，期刊(尤指某機(jī)構(gòu)的機(jī)關(guān)刊物)
After Ronald Reagan was shot, a lot of people read the latest bulletin about the President's health.
里根總統(tǒng)遇刺以后，很多人閱讀關(guān)于總統(tǒng)健康狀況的最新公報(bào)。
coincidence
n. 巧合，巧事；(意見(jiàn)、愛(ài)好等的)一致，符合
By a strange coincidence we happened to be travelling on the same train.
巧得出奇，我們正好坐同一列火車(chē)。
There is a coincidence of interests between our two countries.
我們兩國(guó)之間有著共同的利益。
contradict
vt. 反駁；與…發(fā)生矛盾，與…抵觸
His actions contradict his declared moral principles. What a hypocrite!
他的行為違背了他所宣稱(chēng)的道德準(zhǔn)則。真是個(gè)偽君子!
descendant
n. 后代，后裔
Today's bicycles are descendants of the earlier velocipede.
今天的自行車(chē)是從早期的腳踏車(chē)發(fā)展而來(lái)的。
despise
vt. 鄙視，看不起
No one will despise you so long as you respect yourself.
只要你尊重自己，沒(méi)有人會(huì)鄙視你。
dispatch
vt. 派遣，發(fā)送，調(diào)遣 n. (公文)急件，快信；(記者發(fā)回的)新聞報(bào)道；調(diào)遣，派遣
We have arranged for the goods to be dispatched to you at once.
我們已為立即向你方發(fā)運(yùn)貨物做好了準(zhǔn)備。
We welcome the dispatch of the peace-keeping force.
我們對(duì)派出維和部隊(duì)此舉表示歡迎。
dreadful
a. 可怕的，令人畏懼的； 糟透了的，極不合意的；極端的，極其大的
I've had a dreadful day - everything seems to have gone wrong.
我度過(guò)了很糟糕的一天，每件事好像都出了差錯(cuò)。
ensue
vi. 接著發(fā)生，接踵而來(lái)，因而產(chǎn)生
This news could ensue in a huge increase in the price of our stock.
這條新聞可能使我們的股票價(jià)格大幅上漲。
furious
a. 狂怒的，暴怒的；激烈的，強(qiáng)烈的
Davis will be furious and violent if his ball was intercepted.
如果有人中途截獲了戴維斯的球，他會(huì)暴怒，從而變得兇猛。
fuse
n. 保險(xiǎn)絲，熔絲；導(dǎo)火線，導(dǎo)火索 v. 熔合，合并；(使)因保險(xiǎn)絲熔斷而中斷工作
You'll blow a fuse if you put the electric heater and the cooker on at the same time.
如果你同時(shí)把電暖爐和電熱鍋都開(kāi)著，保險(xiǎn)絲會(huì)燒斷的。
gigantic
a. 巨大的，龐大的
Flying very high, the new airplane looked like a gigantic bird.
因?yàn)轱w得很高，這架新飛機(jī)看起來(lái)像一只巨大的鳥(niǎo)。
grin
vi. /n. 咧嘴笑
Seeing his stocks on the rise, he was grinning from ear to ear.
眼見(jiàn)自己的股票一個(gè)勁地往上漲， 他笑得合不攏嘴。
