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Lesson 35
第35課
attendant
n.服務人員，侍者，隨從 a. 伴隨的，隨之產生的
The leakage of the 100 thousand ton oil and the attendant circumstances threatened the marine lives.
10萬噸原油泄漏以及其后的情況對海洋生物產生巨大威脅。
brace
n.支架，托架 vt. 使防備，使受鍛煉；支住，撐牢；使繃緊
He braced one of his feet against the wall and stood on the other foot for three hours.
他用一只腳頂著墻站穩，用單腳立地達3小時之久。
bull
n.公牛，雄獸；買進證券(或商品等)投機圖利者，對股市行情看漲的人
When it is a bull market, a lot of people will be attracted to the stock market, without realizing the coming risks.
當股市上漲的時候，很多人被吸引入市，全然不顧風險在逼近。
closet
n.壁櫥 a. 私下的，隱蔽的 vt. 把…關在密室中
Two days before the election, the candidate suddenly came out of the closet and denounced the proposed law.
在選舉前兩天，競選人忽然打破緘默，公開譴責提議的法律。
commodity
n.商品，貨物
Air conditioners are one of the many commodities that Haier sells abroad.
空調是海爾許多種出口商品中的一種。
cradle
n.搖籃；策源地，發源地 vt. 輕輕地抱，捧
China was the source cradle of Eastern civilization, just as Greece was the cradle of Western culture.
正如希臘是西方文化的發源地，中國是東方文明的起源。
deviate
vi. (from)背離，偏離
In India, a train deviated from the track, turned over and killed over 100 passengers.
在印度，一輛火車脫軌翻轉，并使得100余人喪生。
dine
vi.進餐
Toward evening we were told that the manager's going to dine with us tonight.
傍晚時有人通知我們，今晚經理要和我們一起吃飯。
disregard
vt.不理會，漠視 n. 忽視，漠視
He utterly disregarded my warnings and met with an accident.
他全然不聽我的警告，結果出了事故。
equator
n. (地球)赤道
The equator divides the earth equally into the northern and southern hemispheres.
赤道把地球等分為南北兩個半球。
escort
n.護衛者，護送者 vt. 護送，護衛
When the head of a state pays a visit, there will always be a group of escorts.
國家元首出訪時，總會有大批護衛者。
grieve
vi. (for， over)感到悲痛，傷心 vt. 使傷心，為…而傷心
It grieves me to think that China's football team has never appeared in the finals of the World Cup.
一想到中國國家足球隊從沒打進過世界杯決賽就感到悲傷。
hostage
n.人質
National policies cannot be made hostage to another country.
一個國家的政策不能被另一個國家所操縱。
irrigation
n.灌溉
In areas where there is no source of water, irrigation channels are built for crops.
在沒有水源的地方，修建了灌溉渠來種莊稼。
longitude
n.經度
By agreement, the longitude passing through Greenwich Observatory is called the prime meridian.
按照約定，經過倫敦格林威治天文臺的經線 被稱作本初子午線(零度經線)。
melody
n.旋律，曲調；悅耳的音樂
The melody of Beethoven's music has very unique style.
貝多芬音樂作品的旋律具有獨特的風格。
missionary
n.傳教士
In many western countries, missionaries not only preached, but brought different ways of thinking as well.
在許多西方國家，傳教士們不僅布道，也帶來了不同的思維方式。
mortgage
n.抵押，抵押借款 vt. 抵押
In order to start my new firm, I had to mortgage my house for the loan.
為了開設新的公司，我只好以房子作抵押以獲得貸款。
prophet
n.先知；預言者
Though a great footballer himself, Pele is a bad prophet who never predicted the result of the World Cup.
盡管是個偉大的足球運動員，貝利卻是個蹩腳的預言家。他關于世界杯的預測從來都是不準的。
