Lesson 1

abdomen
n. (人體的)腹部
The pregnant woman has an enlarged abdomen.
那位有身孕的婦人有增大的下腹。
bereave
v.剝奪；使喪失；使痛失（親屬等）
The lost hikers were bereft of hope when the rescue plane did not see them.
當救援的飛機沒有看到他們時，那些迷路的徒者喪失了希望。
The children were bereaved by the death of their parents.
那些死去父母親的孩子是可憐的、孤獨的。
consecrate
v.奉為神圣；尊崇
This battlefield is consecrated to the memory of the soldiers who died here.
這戰場被視為圣地以紀念死于該處的戰士。
evoke
v.喚起；引起
A good joke does not necessarily evoke a hearty laugh.
好笑話并不一定逗人大笑。
groove
n.溝；槽；凹線
Wheels left grooves in a muddy dirt road.
車輪在泥濘的路上留下凹痕。
jolt
v.搖動；使顛簸
The old car jolted its passengers badly as it went over the rough road.
那舊車了走過崎嶇的道路時，很歷害地顛簸著它的乘客。
obsolete
adj.作廢的；過時的
Bowing to greet a lady is now an obsolete custom.
現今，用鞠躬來歡迎女士已是過時的習俗。
prowl
v.潛行以尋覓或偷竊
Many wild animals prowl at night looking for someting to eat.
許多野獸在夜間巡行以找尋食物。
scoop
v.掘；挖
The children scooped holes in the sand.
孩子們挖沙坑。
status
n.狀況；地位
Diplomats are interested in the status of world affairs.
外交家關心世界局勢。
sue
v.起訴；控告
The farmer sued the railroad station because his cow was killed by the train.
那位農夫因他的牛被火車壓死而控告火車站。
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bandit
n.強盜；土匪
The bandit in a typical Western movie rides a horse and goes armed, either alone or in a group.
在典型的西部片中，土匪單獨或成群結隊騎著馬且全副武裝。
commemorate
v.紀念；慶祝
Christmas commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ.
圣誕節是慶祝耶酥基督的誕生。
defile
v.弄臟；弄污
The children's muddy shoes defiled all the rugs in the hotel.
孩子們泥濘的鞋子弄臟了旅社所有的地毯。
deviation
n.離題；偏差
Running in the the hall is a deviation from the school rules and will not be allowed.
在走廊上奔跑是違反校規且不被允許的。
fortitude
n.堅忍；剛毅
She could bear the disap-pointments of other people with tolerable fortitude.
她能夠毅然忍受他人帶給她的失望。
inconsolable
adj.傷心的
The little girl was inconsolable at the loss of her kitten.
那小女孩因失去她的小貓而傷心不已。
nibble
vi.細咬；細食
Aren't yo uhungry? You are only nibbling your food.
你不餓嗎？你只是在輕咬你的食物。
pageant
n.壯觀；華飾
The coronation of the new king was a splendid pageant.
新王的加冕典禮非常壯觀。
scourge
n.引起災害的事物或人
After the scourge of flood usually comes the scourge of disease.
洪水之后往往有瘟疫發生。
tumble
n.跌落；跌倒
The crippled child tumbled down the stairs and was badly hurt.
那跛腳的小孩從樓梯上跌下來，受傷很重。
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afflict
v.使痛苦
There are many illnesses which afflict old people.
老人為許多病癥而痛苦。
censure
v.責難
His employer censured him for neglecting his work.
他老板責難地輕視工作。
dissimulation
n.假裝；掩飾
The thief intruded into the house with caution and dissimulation.
竊賊小心掩飾地闖入屋內。
flog
v.重燈；鞭笞
Nowadays, it is an inhumane punishment to flog the disobedient soldiers or sailers.
現今，鞭苔不服從的兵士或水手是不人道的懲罰。
inscription
v.題字；碑銘
According to the inscription on its cornerstone, this building was erected in 1919.
根據基石上的碑銘，這棟建筑物建于1919年。
meddle
v.干預或擾亂他人之事
The gifts of charity meddled with a gentleman's private affair.
慈善禮物干擾了一位紳士的私事。
posture
n.人體的姿勢
He doesn't sit straight; his posture is very bad.
他坐得不正；他的姿勢很糟糕。
rummage
V.翻尋；尋找
John rummaged all the drawers to find his gloves.
約翰為了尋找他的手套，翻遍了所有的抽屜。
spout
v.噴出；涌出
The water spouted out when the pipe was broken.
當水管破裂時，水快速地噴出來。
traverse
v.走過；橫過
The climber traversed a long horizontal crack in the face of the mountain slope.
登山者橫過山表斜坡上的水平裂縫。
wistful
adj.渴望的
A child stood looking with wistful eyes at the toys in the shop window.
小孩站在櫥窗前渴望地看著那些玩具。
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amicable
adj.友善的
The amicable flash of her white teeth was very impressive.
她友善地露齒一笑，給人很深刻的印象。
blizzard
n.大風雪；暴風雪
The soldiers are very exhausted for they have advanced forward without rest in a blizzard.
士兵們精疲力倦，因為他們在暴風雪中沒有休息地繼續前進。
cruise
v.往返航行；海上巡弋
If I were rich, I would like to cruise in the Southern Pacific for six months in a private yacht.
假如我有錢的話，我要乘私人游艇在南太平洋上航行六個月。
eradicate
v.根除；殲滅
Yellow fever has been eradicated in the United States but it still exists in some countries.
黃熱病在美國已經根除絕跡，但在一些國家卻依然存在。
glimmer
n.微光
The doctor's report gave us only a glimmer of hope
醫生的報告僅給我們一絲的希望。
lump
n.堆；團；大量
On his desk, many articles and documents are always piled in great lump.
在他的桌上，許多東西和文件總是被堆成一大堆。
ransack
v.細細搜索
The woman ransacked the house for her lost jewelry.
那女人仔細搜察房屋以找尋遺失的珠寶。
slash
v.（以劍，刀等）砍
He slashed a path through the high grass with a long knife.
他用一把長的刀子在高的草叢中開辟出一條小徑。
slump
v.陷；猛然落下
Our feet slumped repeatedly through the melting ice.
經過融化的冰時，我們的腳一再地陷落。
vogue
n.時尚；流行
That pop-song had a great vogue at one time.
那首通俗歌曲有一陣子非常流行。
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ascribe to
v.將……歸因于……
He ascribes his success to skill and hard work.
他把他的成功歸因于熟練和辛苦地工作。
bulwark
n.壁壘；保壘
The soldiers kept their heads down behind the bulwark.
士兵們保持頭低低地在堡壘的后面。
dubious
adj.驚疑的；暖昧的
She looked around this way and that in a dubious manner.
她以一種懷疑的態度看四周。
facet
n.（事情之）一面
Selfishness was a facet of his character that we seldom saw before.
我們以前很少看到他個性中自私的一面。
heed
n.注意
For the first time he had to pay heed to his appearance, and in fact he became very well-dressed from then on.
那是他第一次必須去注意自己的外表，而事實上從那時起他就變得很時髦了。
huddle
v.擠成一團
The boys huddled togther under the rock to keep warm.
男孩們縮成一團在石頭下取暖。
mumble
v.喃喃而言；咕噥
The old man mumbled something to me, but I could not understand him.
那老人向我咕噥一些事，但是我不懂他在說什么。
relic
n.遺跡；遺物；遺俗
This ruined bridge is a relic of Korean War in 1950.
這傾頹的橋是1950年朝鮮戰爭的遺跡。
smog
n.煙霧
Automobile exhaust fumes are one of the major causes of smog.
汽車排出的煙是造成煙霧的主要原因之一。
wayfarer
n.旅人；徒步旅行者
The thirsty wayfarer was glad to find a fresh spring near the road.
口干舌燥的旅行者很高興地發現靠近馬路清涼的噴泉。
wont
n.習慣
He always speaks with his mouth full of food; it is his wont.
他總是滿嘴食物說話，這是他的習慣。