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Lesson 41
第41課
analogy
n.類似，相似；比擬，類比；類推
In physiology class the teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and the pump.
在生理學課上老師打了個比方，將人的心臟比作水泵。
There is an analogy between the way water moves in waves and the way light travels.
水的波動與光的運行有類似之處。
analytic
adj.解析的；分解的；善于分析的；<語>分析型的
Chinese is an analytic language which depends on the invariable roots and word order to indicate its grammatical relations.
漢語是分析型語言，其語法關系取決于不變的詞根和詞序。
bruise
n.青腫;傷痕 vt.打青,挫折
It is strange that girls are much easier to bruise their skin than boys.
女孩子的皮膚總是比男孩們更容易被碰青腫。
Soft fruit bruises easily.
細嫩的水果容易碰損。
commute
vi.乘車往返于兩地 vt.減(刑);折合 n.上下班交通
If you buy an apartment in the suburbs, you'll have to commute by bus between your home and your office in the downtown.
如果在郊區買房子的話，就要乘公共汽車上下班。
compartment
n.臥車包房，（客車車廂內的）隔間；分隔的空間
Smoking is forbidden in the air-conditioned compartments.
空調車廂內嚴禁吸煙。
competence
n.能力，勝任，稱職
Not everyone has the competence to learn a foreign language well.
不是每個人都能學好一門外語。
cynical
a.憤世嫉俗的，（對人性或動機）懷疑的
With a cynical outlook, the young people today are easy to go to extremes.
抱著憤世嫉俗的心態，當今的年輕人容易走極端。
directory
n.人名地址錄，（電話）號碼簿
You can find the telephone number and address of any company in the directory.
在電話簿上可以找到任何公司的電話號碼和地址。
envisage
vt.想象，設想
Nobody can envisage the consequences of a nuclear war.
沒有人能想象得出核戰爭帶來的后果。
erosion
n.腐蝕，侵蝕，磨損；削弱，減少
The sea has the important earth-shaping power, producing erosion through the action of waves and tides.
通過波浪和潮汐的運動而產生侵蝕，海洋便有了造地的力量。
foam
n.泡沫；泡沫材料，泡沫狀物 vi. 起泡沫，吐白沫
The waves break into foams against the rocks.
波浪在巖石上撞成了泡沫。
Foam rubber is soft rubber full of small air-bubbles.
泡沫橡膠是充滿了小氣泡的軟橡膠。
graphic
a.繪畫的，文字的，圖表的；生動的，形象的
In Hemingway's novels there are graphic descriptions of battles.
在海明威的小說中有生動的戰爭場面的描寫。
hover
vi.（鳥等）翱翔，盤旋；徘徊，逗留在近旁；彷徨，猶豫
Some birds hover when they look for animals to kill on the ground.
有些鳥在尋殺地上的動物時，會在空中盤旋。
indicative
n.陳述語氣 a. （of）標示的，指示的，象征的；陳述的，直陳的
Resumption of the talks is indicative of an improving relationship between South Korea and North Korea.
重新開始談判預示著南北朝鮮的關系正在改善。
Is a high forehead indicative of great mental power?
前額高表示有大智慧嗎?
inertia
n.不活動，惰性；慣性
Because of the inertia, the train cannot stop instantly.
由于慣性，火車不能說停就停。
inflict
vt.（on， upon）把...強加給，使遭受，使承擔
The U. S. always inflicts its concept of human rights on other nations.
美國總是把自己的人權觀念強加于別國。
