評(píng)論
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Lesson 2 Part 1
第二課 第一部分
apparatus
n. 儀器 同: equipment
The town has recently purchased some new fire-fighting apparatus.
這城鎮(zhèn)最近購(gòu)買了一些新的滅火器。
assert
v. 斷言 同: insist
The witness asserted that the salesman was dishonest.
目擊者斷言那售貨員是不誠(chéng)實(shí)的。
assign
v. 分派 同: allot 反：withhold monopolize
He was pleased that he was assigned such an easy task in the company.
他非常高興在一群人中，他被分配到如此簡(jiǎn)單的任務(wù)。
compensate
v. 賠償 同：reward
He gave me a new knife to compensate for the one of mine he lost.
他給了我把新的小刀，用以賠償他遺失我的那一把。
deem
v. 認(rèn)為 同: consider
He would deem it an honor if the minister came to see him.
如果部長(zhǎng)來(lái)看他，他將視為一種光榮。
specimen
n. 標(biāo)本 同: sample
He collects specimens of all kinds of rocks and minerals.
他收集各種巖石和礦物的標(biāo)本。
stimulate
v. 刺激， 鼓舞 同: excite
The beating of a drum on the battlefield stimulated the soldiers to fight more bravely.
戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)上的鼓聲鼓舞了戰(zhàn)士們，使他們更加英勇地作戰(zhàn)。
tendency
n. 趨勢(shì) 同: inclination
Boys have a stronger tendency to fight than girls.
男孩比女孩好打架。
testify
v. 證明 同: prove
He testified that the car was being driven slowly at the time of the accident.
他作證肇事時(shí)這輛汽車開得很慢。
tourist
n. 觀光客 同: traveler
Each year, many foreign tourists visit Taiwan for sight-seeing.
每年有許多外國(guó)觀光客到臺(tái)灣觀光。
utility
n. 效用 同: usefulness
Their furniture was chosen for utility rather than for elegance.
他們選擇家俱是為了實(shí)用而不是好看。
Part 2
第二部分
blunt
adj. 鈍的 反: sharp
Too much alcohol makes all your senses blunt.
太多的酒精使你感覺遲鈍。
elastic
adj. 有彈性的 反: inflexible
Toy balloons, sponges, and steel springs are elastic.
玩具氣球、海綿及彈簧是有彈性的。
exit
n. 1. 出口 反: entrance 2. 離去
He left the building through the rear exit.
他從后面的出口離開這棟建筑。
When the cat came in, the little mouse made a hasty exit.
當(dāng)貓進(jìn)來(lái)時(shí)，小老鼠連忙離開。
fatigue
n. 疲勞 反: vigor
He was pale with fatigue after his sleepless night.
經(jīng)過一個(gè)無(wú)眠的夜晚，他因疲勞而臉色蒼白。
heir
n. (男)繼承人 反: heiress女繼承人
When he died, his young nephew was the only heir to his great wealth.
當(dāng)一國(guó)的通貨發(fā)生膨脹時(shí)，物品的價(jià)格開始升高。
plump
1.adj.豐滿 反: thin 2.v.忽然落下
She is too plump to fit into this dress.
她太豐滿了以至于穿不上這件衣服。
Utterly exhausted, she plumped down on a chair.
全然地耗盡體力，她忽然倒在椅子上。
recall
v.1.憶起 反: forget 2.召回
Mother could recall stories that she had heard years ago.
媽媽能憶起幾年前她聽過的故事。
The government recalled the general after he lost the battle.
這位將領(lǐng)戰(zhàn)敗后，政府將他召回。
shun
v. 避開 反: encounter遭遇， 遇到
You can hardly shun meeting her if you and she both work in the same office.
如果你跟她同在一個(gè)辦公室工作，你很難避開她。
sneer
v. 輕蔑， 嘲笑 反: admire
The mean girl sneered at the poor girl's cheap clothes.
這個(gè)刻薄的女孩譏嘲那窮女孩的廉價(jià)衣服。
