Lesson 4
第四課
Part 1
第一部分
bellow
v.吼叫同:roar
He bellowed with pain when the tooth was pulled out.
當拔牙時,他痛苦地吼叫。
beverage
n.飲料同:drink
In some countries, it is illegal to sell alcoholic beverages on Sundays.
在某些國家,星期天賣酒是犯法的。
calculate
v.計算同:compute
You must calculate all the advantages and disadvantages before coming to a discussion.
在參與商討之前,你必須預算利弊。
glamour
n.魔力同:charm
The glamour of the life of an actress made her give up her study.
女演員生活的誘惑使她放棄了求學。
outfit
n.用具同:equipment
She bought him a baseball outfit for his birthday.
她買給他一套棒球用具作為生日禮物。
rascal
n.流氓同:rogue
Two rascals tricked the old man out of his money.
兩個流氓騙那老人的錢。
render
v. 1.給予同:give 2.致使
The organization renders great service to the community.
這組織給予社區很多服務。
His fatness renders him unable to touch his toes.
他的肥胖使他無法摸到腳S止。
safeguard
n.保持同:protection
Keeping clean is a safeguard against disease.
保持清潔是抵抗疾病的保障。
schedule
1. n.時刻表同:timetable 2. v.排定
According to the production schedule, the factory is supposed to turn out a hundred cars a day.
根據生產計劃表,這個工廠一天應該生產一百兩車子。
The President's speech is scheduled on next Friday.
總統的演說排定在下禮拜五。
strap
n.皮帶同:thong
The general wore straps on the shoulders of his uniform.
這將軍在制服上穿著肩帶。
tomb
n.墳墓同:grave
When the king died the people placed his body in a large tomb made of stone.
國王死后,人們將他的尸體放置在一個大石墓之中。
transmit
v.傳送同:convey
Her illness was transmitted to other members of the family.
她把病傳染給家人。
wrath
n.憤怒同:rage
The king's unjust laws raised a great wrath among the people.
國王不公正的法律引起很大的民怨。
Part 2
第二部分
baggy
adj.松弛的反:tight
Old people sometimes have baggy skin under their eyes.
老年人有時眼下的皮是松弛的。
beneficial
adj.有益的反:harmful
The new hospital will be beneficial to the poor people.
這所新醫院將對貧苦的人有益。
disgust
1. n.憎惡反:favor 2. v.令人厭惡的
The smell of the rotten meat filled her with disgust.
腐肉的味道使她充滿了憎惡。
The impolite manner of that man disgusted many people.
那男子的無禮令許多人厭惡。
drought
n.干旱反:flood
The water level in the reservoir was low because of the long drought.
因為久旱,水壩的水位非常低。
exterior
adj.外部的反:interior
The exterior surface of the house was bleached by the sunlight.
房屋的外表因陽光的照射而褪色。
eliminate
v.削減反:include
A part of the program was eliminated to save time.
為了節省時間,這節目的一部分被削減了。
gorgeous
adj.華麗的反:shabby
Children shouted when they saw the peacock spread his gorgeous tail.
當孔雀展現它華麗的尾巴時,孩子們大聲叫著。
illegal
adj.不合法的反:lawful
He was arrested for the illegal sale of guns.
他因非法販賣槍支而被捕。
lad
n.(男)少年反:lass
We lived on a peaceful farm when I was a lad.
當我是個少年時,我們住在一個安寧的農場上。
retain
v.保留反:lose
In the United States most married women do not retain their maiden names.
在美國大部分結過婚的女人不會保留她們娘家的姓。
tilt
v.傾斜反:erect
You tilt your head forward when you bow.
鞠躬時,你的頭傾向前。
veto
1. n.否決反:approval 2. v.否決
The governor's veto kept the bill from becoming a law.
統治者的否決使這項法案不能成為法律。
His parents vetoed his plan to buy a new motorcycle.
她的父母否決了他買摩托車的計劃。