Lesson 7
第7課
Part 1
第一部分
batter
v.重擊 同:beat
There is someone battering at the door, you'd better let him in.
有人正在用力敲著門,你最好讓他進來。
clutch
v.緊握 同:grasp
The mother clutched her baby in her arms.
母親把孩子抱在手臂中。
contemplate
v.審視,考慮同:ponder
The police contemplated various kinds of trouble after the football match between the two universities.
當兩所大學的校際橄欖球賽結束時,警方審視各種騷亂。
garbage
n.垃圾 同:refuse
Please leave your garbage in a can outside the door.
請將你的垃圾放在門外的捅中。
obstacle
n.障礙同:obstruction
A fallen tree across the road was an obstacle to our car.
橫跨道路的斷木是我們行車的障礙。
pious
adj.虔誠的同:religious
She is a pious woman who goes to church every morning.
他是一位每天早晨都到教會去的虔誠婦人。
regulate
v. 1.管理同:control 2.調整區(qū)別:regular
The school adopted new rules to regulate the behavior of students.
這所學校采用新的規(guī)范管理學生的行為。
My watch is losing time; I will have to regulate it.
我的表慢了,我必須調整它。
riot
n.暴動 同:uproar
The riot during the election was put down by the police.
選舉期間的暴動被警方平息了。
shovel
n.寺產(chǎn)子同:spade
We had better move this tree to our garden. Would you please bring the shovel?
我們最好將這棵樹移到我們的花園去,請帶鏟子來好嗎?
stately
adj.堂皇的同:majestic
We were much impressed by the general's stately appearance.
這將軍堂皇的儀表使我們印象深刻。
tow
v.拖同:draw
They towed the wrecked car to the nearest garage.
他們將這輛壞車拖到最近的修車廠。
upset
v.擾亂 同:overturn
Her plans were upset by the change of the weather.
他的計劃被天氣變化擾亂了。
vex
v.激怒同:annoy
His father was vexed by the child's impolite behavior.
父親被他孩子無禮的行為激怒。
Part 2
第二部分
communism
n.共產(chǎn)主義
Communism is expressed in various movements, but Russian sovietism if often referred to as a good sample.
共產(chǎn)主義以各種運動來表達,但蘇俄的蘇維埃主義通常被認為是一個適當?shù)臉颖尽?/div>
dignify
v.使尊榮 反:degrade
They dignified her job by giving her a special title.
他們加給她一個特殊的頭銜以示尊崇她的工作。
disaster
n.災難反:fortune
A great flood, fire, earthquake, or great loss of money is a disaster.
大洪水,火災、地震或重大的金錢損失是一種大災難。
gloom
n.幽暗 反:brightness
The maple shade provided him with a rich gloom for sleeping.
楓木的樹蔭提供了他一處夠暗的地方睡覺。
hospitable
adj.善于待客的反:hostile
He is hospitable to anybody; he likes to give attention to the needs of others.
他善于對待任何人,他喜歡注意他人的需要。
infant
n.嬰兒反:adult
The woman was carrying an infant in her arms.
這女人在臂里抱著一個嬰兒。
mature
adj.成熟的反:immature
You mustn't be jealous when your sister gets presents; you must learns to behavior in a more mature way.
你不該嫉妒你的姐姐得到禮物,你必須學習表現(xiàn)得更成熟些。
prejudice
n.偏見 反:fairness
She has a prejudice against popular music.
她對流行音樂有偏見。
simplify
v.簡化 反:complicate
The theory was simplified to make it easier to understand.
這理論被減化以使其明了易解。
tranquil
adj.寧靜的反:noisy
After he retired, he lived a tranquil life in the country.
退休后,他在鄉(xiāng)間過著寧靜的生活。
unworthy
adj.無價值的反:valuable
You shouldn't trust him; he is unworthy of your trust.
你不該相信他,他不值得你的信賴。
valid
adj.正確的反:invalid
His objections to the plan on the basis of cost are valid.
他因花錢太多而反對這項計劃是正確的。