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Lesson 16
第16課
fragile
a. 易碎的，易損壞的；虛弱的，脆弱的
These thin glass wares are fragile.Put them in wooden boxes.
這些很薄的玻璃器皿易碎。把它們放進木箱子里吧。
geology
n. 地質學；地質情況
Geology is useful in many ways, such as helping decide whether a high-rise may be built in a certain spot.
地質學在許多方面都是有用的。比如，可以幫助確定能否在某處地段上修建高樓。
inland
a. 內地的ad. 在內地（或內陸）
Brazil moved its capital inland to Brasilia in order to develop its economy around the new capital.
巴西把首都內遷到巴西利亞以發展新都一帶的經濟。
motel
n. 汽車旅館
In the U.S., people driving over long distances like to spend their nights in motels, because it is convenient and less expensive.
在美國，長途驅車旅行的人喜歡在汽車旅館過夜，因為這樣既方便又經濟。
hug
v. （熱烈地）擁抱；緊抱n. 緊抱，熱烈擁抱
Seeing her son safe and sound after the accident, the mother hugged him tightly.
眼見兒子在事故后平安無恙，母親緊緊地擁抱著兒子。
outbreak
n. （戰爭、情感、火山等的）爆發，（疾病、蟲害等的）突然發生
The outbreak of the Great Depression in the 1930's shocked almost everyone because there was no sign of it whatsoever.
20世紀30年代“大蕭條”的爆發幾乎讓所有的人震驚不已，因為在那之前似乎毫無征兆。
novelty
n. 新奇事物；新奇；新穎小巧而廉價的物品
Cars were a novelty in 1900 but now hundreds of millions of people drive them every day.
在1900年，汽車是個新奇的玩意，但時至今日，每天上億人開著車。
resemblance
n. 相似，形似
Twins often show great resemblance.
孿生兒常顯示出酷似的相貌。
reclaim
vt. 要回；開墾（荒地）；回收
A legend goes that Holland reclaims more land from the sea than its original size.
傳說荷蘭填海造地獲得的土地面積比它原來的國土面積還大。
tract
n. 傳單，小冊子；大片（土地或森林）
Under this wide tract of desert, a large reserve of oil was found last year.
去年，在這大片的沙漠之下，發現了大量的石油儲備。
presume
vt. 推測，假定；冒昧；認定 vi. 擅自行事
I presume from your pronunciation and intonation that you are American.
從你說話的語音語調，我推定你是個美國人。
scar
n. 傷疤；（精神上的）創傷 v. （給…）留下傷痕（或創傷）
A long scar across his cheek makes him look fiendish, but he is very good-natured.
他面頰上的長疤令他看起來很兇惡的樣子，但是他卻很善良。
skeleton
n. 骨骼；框架；梗概
spacious
n. 寬廣的，寬敞的
China has the most spacious square in the world—the Tian'anmen Square.
中國有世界上最大的廣場，那就是天安門廣場。
tilt
v. （使）傾斜，（使）傾側 n. 傾斜，傾側
During a conversation, he likes to tilt his head forward, to show he is very attentive.
和人談話的時候，他喜歡把頭往前傾，表明他很專注。
assert
vt. 斷言；堅持
Copernicus asserted before the church that there was nothing wrong with his theory.
在教會面前，哥白尼堅稱他的理論沒錯。
versus
prep. 以…為對手；與…相對
This afternoon in the NBA game we will see LA Lakers versus Chicago Bulls.
今天下午的NBA球賽中我們將看到洛杉磯湖人隊對芝加哥公牛隊。
astronomy
n. 天文學
As a scientific discipline, astronomy developed earlier than most other subjects.
作為一門學科，天文學比其他多數學科發展得都早一些。
boycott
vt./n. （聯合）抵制，拒絕參與
For a few days every year, people in South Korea will boycott everything Japanese.
每年都有幾天韓國人會抵制一切來自日本的東西。
bulletin
n. 公告；學報
contradict
vt. 反駁；與…發生矛盾
His actions contradict his declared moral principles. What a hypocrite!
他的行為違背了他所宣稱的道德準則。真是個偽君子！
dispatch/despatch
vt. 派遣 n. 急件；新聞報道；派遣
We have arranged for the goods to be dispatched to you at once.
我們已為立即向貴方發運商品做好了準備。
coincidence
n. 巧合；（意見、愛好等的）一致
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。
descendant
n. 后代
Today's bicycles are descendants of the earlier velocipede.
今天的自行車是從早期的腳踏車發展而來的。
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，沒有人會鄙視你。
dreadful
a. 糟透了的；極端的；可怕的
I've had a dreadful day—everything seems to have gone wrong.
我度過了很糟糕的一天，每件事好像都出了差錯。
dread
vt./n. 擔憂，畏懼
ensue
vi. 接著發生
Heated debates ensued in the Congress after President Bush proposed to launch a war on Iraq.
布什總統提交了向伊拉克宣戰的草案，這在國會引起了激烈的辯論。
furious
a. 狂怒的；強烈的
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，他會暴怒，從而變得兇猛。
fuse
n. 保險絲；導火線 v. 熔合；（使）因保險絲熔斷而中斷工作
You'll blow a fuse if you put the electric heater and the cooker on at the same time.
如果你同時把電暖爐和電熱鍋都開著，保險絲會燒斷的。
intellect
n. 智力，理解力；才智非凡的人
Those scientists who won Nobel prizes in various sciences are the intellect(s) of the age.
那些獲得諾貝爾科學獎的人無一不是有才智的當代人士。
litter
n. 廢棄物；一窩；雜亂的東西 vt. 亂扔東西于 vi. 亂扔廢棄物
The litter in some holiday resorts really makes people feel disgusted.
在度假勝地，扔得到處都是的廢棄物令人討厭。
gigantic
a. 巨大的，龐大的
Flying very high, the new airplane looked like a gigantic bird.
因為飛得很高，這架新飛機看起來像一只巨大的鳥。
grin
vi./n. 咧嘴笑
Seeing his stocks on the rise, he was grinning from ear to ear.
眼見自己的股票一個勁地往上漲，他笑得合不攏嘴。
intact
a. 完整無缺的
Somehow Clinton's reputation survived the scandal intact./Somehow Clinton survived the scandal with his reputation intact.
克林頓的名聲經過那場丑聞風波之后不知怎地竟毫不受損。
pursuit
n. 追求；追趕；(常pl.)嗜好
In their pursuit of profit, businesses make people's lives convenient and colorful.
在追求利潤的同時，商業公司也使得人們的生活更方便、更多彩。
multitude
n. 大量，許多；(the ～)大眾，民眾
Do you mean to say "Fair skin covers the multitude of sins", and that he may be pardoned for his past achievements?
你的意思是不是說，一俊遮百丑？因為他過去的成績，我們就該原諒他？
muscular
a. 肌肉發達的，強壯的；（有關）?。ㄈ猓┑?/div>
When watching a sports game, we can't help admiring the athletes' muscular bodies.
觀看比賽的時候，我們禁不住會羨慕運動員們肌肉發達的身體。
promising
a. 有希望的，有前途的
Many fresh graduates would like to have a promising job for their career development.
剛畢業的大學生都希望找一份有前途的工作，來發展職業生涯。
slum
n. 貧民窟
Poverty and illness are common in the slums, but things are bound to improve.
在貧民窟里，貧窮和疾病盛行，但是情況一定會改善的。
trifle
n. 瑣事 vi. （with）嘲笑
attendant
n. 服務人員 a. 隨之而產生的
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
vt. 使受鍛煉；支住，撐牢；使繃緊 n. 托架
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，用另一只腳單腳立地達3小時之久。
commodity
n. 商品
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。
tolerant
a. 寬容的，容忍的
As friends, we should be tolerant with each other.
朋友必須要互相寬容。
trait
n. 特征，特性
Arrogance is a very unattractive personality/character trait.
傲慢是個很不討人喜歡的個性特征。
snack
n. 快餐，點心
Snack bars have become a familiar sight in most big cities and they are young people's favorites.
快餐店在大城市里隨處可見，成為年輕人的至愛。
staircase
n.樓梯
This is just a flight of staircase. There is still a long way to go.
這只是一段樓梯，還有好長一段呢。
stitch
n. （縫、繡、編結等的）一針； 縫法，針法；（肋部的）突然劇痛 v. 縫，繡
A stitch in time saves nine.
及時的一針頂日后的九針。（喻指：小洞不補大洞吃苦。）
hostage
n. 人質
Two children were taken hostage during the bank robbery.
在銀行搶劫案中有兩名兒童被扣為人質。
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，人們修建了灌溉渠來種莊稼。
longitude
n. 經度，經線
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。
disregard
vt. 漠視 n. 忽視
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。
dubious
a. 懷疑的，猶豫不決的；有問題的，靠不住的
She knew he really wanted to help her; however, she was dubious about his ability to help.
她知道他是真心想幫她，但對他有沒有那種能力卻半信半疑。
grieve
vi. （for, over）感到悲痛 vt. 使傷心
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， 我就感到悲傷。
deviate
vi. （from）偏離
In India, a train deviated from the track, turned over and killed over 100 passengers.
在印度，一輛火車脫軌翻車，并使得100多名乘客喪生。
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。
reliance
n. 依靠，依賴
No reliance is to be placed on his word. He has a glib tongue.
他的話靠不住。他巧舌如簧。
resent
vt. 對…表示忿恨
Jenna, one of President Bush's twin daughters, resented having to ask her parents' permission in everything she did.
事事都得征求父母的許可，布什總統孿生女兒之一的詹娜很不高興。
repay
vt. 歸還（款項）；報答
As she has always been so good to me, I will repay her with kindness.
她對我一直很好，我會好好地對她，以作回報。
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。
shipment
n. 裝運；裝載的貨物
To meet our urgent needs, please arrange the shipment of the first lot of our order by the first available steamer.
我們急需該貨，請安排最早可以訂到艙位的貨輪裝運我們訂單的首批貨物。
sensation
n. 感覺能力；感覺；轟動
At times the mass media go a long way to pursue whatever that can cause a sensation.
有時，為了達到轟動效應，媒體會不遺余力。
royalty
n.王族（成員）；(常pl.)（著作的）版稅
In this universally democratic world of today, people naturally have special interest in royalty.
在今天普遍實現民主的世界，人們自然對王室有著特殊的興趣。
rigorous
a. 嚴密的；嚴格的
Having got a reliable report that a passenger was to smuggle drugs, the police carried out a rigorous search.
在得到可靠情報，知道有人將走私毒品之后，警察進行了嚴格的搜查。
rim
n. （圓形物體的）邊，緣 vt. 環繞（圓形或環形物的）邊緣
Mountains rimmed the valley.
群山環繞著山谷。
prophet
n. 先知；預言家
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。
spectacle
n. （大規模）演出；景象，奇觀；(pl.)眼鏡
Viewed from the top of Mount Tai, the sunrise was indeed a spectacle.
從泰山頂上看去，日出真是個奇觀。
sociology
n. 社會學
smuggle
vt. 走私；偷運
Among other reasons, smuggling is prohibited because it will make countries suffer losses in customs duties.
禁止走私，原因很多，其一便是國家會減少不少關稅。
stall
n. 貨攤；(pl.)（劇場的）正廳前座區；（發動機的）熄火；小房間v. （使）（發動機）熄火；拖延
As the engine stalled on the highway, I had to call 110 for emergency help.
由于引擎在公路上熄火，我只好打110緊急求助。
stride
vi. 大踏步走 n. 大步；步法；(常pl.)進展
The policemen strode along the road.
警察沿路大踏步行走。
thesis
n. 論文，畢業論文；論題
I am going to write my graduate thesis on contemporary American Literature.
我打算畢業論文寫當代美國文學。
sturdy
a. 強壯的，堅固的；堅定的
Without sturdy knowledge, this mathematical problem can't be solved easily.
沒有真才實學，這道數學難題不會輕易就可以解出來的。
swamp
n. 沼澤 vt. 淹沒；難倒
Be careful when stepping over the swamp, or you may sink in.
踏入沼澤地時，請小心，不然會陷下去。
tribe
n. 部落；族（生物分類）
Some African tribes have no written languages. That's why they are so backward.
一些非洲部落沒有書面文字，這正是他們落后的原因。
surgeon
n. 外科醫生
