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Part 3
第三部分
ally
v.聯合
The workers of the factories allied against the big employers and asked them for better wages.
工廠的工人們聯合起來反對大雇主，并要求更好的工資。
approximate
1. adj.近似的2.v.接近
The approximate length of a meter is 40 inches; the exact length is 39.37 inches.
一公尺的近似長度是四十英寸，正確的長度是三十九點三七英寸。
approximate
1. adj.近似的2.v.接近
Your account of what happened approximates truth, but there are several small errors.
你關于事件發生的報告接近事實，但仍有一些小錯誤。
athlete
n.運動員
The young athlete was much admired for his speed.
這名年輕的運動員因速度而大受贊賞。
certify
v.證明
This diploma certifies that you have completed high school.
這文憑證明你完成了高中學業。
coincide
v. 一致
My religious beliefs and yours do not coincide.
我的宗教信仰與你不一致。
convey
v.傳送
A truck conveyed my furniture to my new home.
卡車將我的家具送到新家。
discreet
adj.言行謹慎的
It wasn't discreet of you to call him around midnight.
你半夜打電話給他是不妥的行為。
evolve
v.發展
The British political system has evolved over several centuries.
英國的政治制度己發展了好幾世紀。
identify
v. 1.視為同一 2.認明
The good king identified the well-being of his people with his own.
一個好的君主認為他子民的幸福既是他的幸福。
I could identify the coat at once; it was my brother's.
我能夠立即認出這件外套，他是我哥哥的。
radiate
v.發出
The sun radiates light and heat.
太陽發出光和熱。
supervise
v.監督
The architect supervised the building of the house.
建筑師監督這房子的施工。
torrent
n.急流
A torrent of water swept down the valley.
急流關襲(沖向)山谷。
Part 4
第四部分
anniversary
n.周年
My parents invited their friends to their 30th wedding anniversary.
我爸媽邀請朋友來參加他們的結婚三十周年紀念。
barracks
n. pi.兵營
You can't expect soldiers to live in a barracks like that.
你不能期望士兵們住在那樣的兵營里。
creed
n.信條，教條
"honesty is the best policy" was his creed through his whole life.
“誠實為上策”是他一生的信條。
drip
v.滴下
We have to fix the roof; water is dripping down from the ceiling.
我們必須修理屋頂，水正從天花板滴下。
hound
n.獵犬
A good hound should have a sharp sense of smell.
一只好的獵犬應有靈敏的嗔覺。
jerk
1. v.急動2. n.急動
As the water was unexpectedly hot, he jerked his hand out.
由于水燙得令人料想不到，他急忙將手抽出。
As he stopped the car with a jerk, we were all thrown to the floor.
他突然停車，我們都被拋到地面上。
mold
v.塑造亦作：mould
The artist molded the clay into a figure of a child.
藝術家將粘土塑造成小孩子的形象。
paste
n.漿糊
The clerk used thick paste to put the label on the package.
職員使用濃漿糊將標簽粘在包裏上。
patron
n. 1.老主顧2.贊助人
She has been a patron of this store for many years.
多年來，他是這家商店的老主顧。
The patrons of the museum contributed the money for the new museum building.
博物館的贊助者捐款給新建的博物館。
razor
n.刮胡刀
John shaved off his beard with an electric razor.
約翰以電動刮胡刀刮去胡子。
slap
v.掌擊，掌摑
She slapped the boy on the cheek for disobedience, and he began to cry.
她因那男孩不聽話而打他耳光，然后他開始哭泣。
suicide
n.自殺
The police think that the death was by suicide.
警方認為死者是自殺的。
telegraph
n.電報
Mother sent me a message by telegraph that she would arrive home by afternoon plane.
媽媽打一個電報給我說她將坐下午的飛機回家。
