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Lesson 9
第9課
Part 1
第一部分
assail
v. 攻擊 同: assault
The enemy may assail our defense positions tomorrow.
敵人可能明天就攻擊我們的防守?fù)?jù)點(diǎn)。
barrier
n. 界線, (阻礙通道的)障礙物, 柵欄, 屏障 同: hindrance
Countries can no longer depend on mountain barriers for protection.
國家不能再依靠山構(gòu)成的界線來防御了。
burglar
n. 夜賊 同: thief
A burglar broke into my house last night.
一名夜賊昨晚闖入我的房子。
devour
v. 吞滅 同: gulp
The fire devoured twenty square miles of forest.
大火吞滅了二十平方英里的森林。
dreary
adj. 陰沉的 同: gloomy
It was a dreary day, cold and without sunshine.
這是一個陰沉的日子，寒冷又沒有陽光。
fling
v. 投擲 同: cast
Boys like to fling stones into water.
男孩子們喜歡向水中投石子。
homage
n. 尊崇 同: reverence
He bowed in homage to the Unknown Soldier.
他鞠躬向陣亡的無名英雄表示尊崇。
inescapable
adj. 不可避免的 同: unavoidable
Death is inescapable; it comes to everyone.
死亡是無法避免的，每個人都會死。
radical
adj. 1. 基本的 同: fundamental 2. 極端的
There are radical differences between the two systems.
這兩個體制之間有一些基本的差異。
His ideas are too radical to be acceptable to most people.
他的觀念太極端，另大多數(shù)人無法接受。
shiver
v. 顫抖 同: quiver
The boys and girls were shivering all over with cold.
男女孩們因寒冷而全身顫抖。
sly
adj. 狡猾的 同: crafty
The sly cat stole the meat while the cook's back was turned.
當(dāng)廚師轉(zhuǎn)身時，這狡猾的貓把肉偷走了。
stall
n. 畜舍 同: stable
Each horse was put in a separate stall.
馬被安置在分開的馬房里。
vanquish
v. 征服 同: overcome
At first she shivered from her fear but at last she could vanquish it.
起初她因害怕而顫抖，但最后終于能克服它。
Part 2
第二部分
clumsy
adj. 笨拙的 反: skillful
He asked me such a clumsy question that I did not know what to reply.
他問了我一個如此笨拙的問題，以至于我不知道該如何回答。
conservative
adj. 保守的 反: progressive
Old people are usually more conservative than young people.
老年人通常較年輕人保守。
exhale
v. 呼氣 反: inhale
He lit his pipe and exhaled clouds of smoke.
他點(diǎn)燃煙斗并且吞云吐霧。
homely
adj. 不漂亮的 反: pretty
I was very disappointed to see her sister; she was a homely girl.
我看到她的妹妹很失望，她是一個不漂亮的女孩。
indefinite
adj. 不確定的 反: definite
"Maybe" or "perhaps" is a very indefinite answer.
“可能”或“也許”是一個非常不確定的答案。
obedient
adj. 順從的 反: disobedient
The obedient dog quickly responded to his master's whistle.
那只順從人意的狗很快地對他主人的哨聲有所反應(yīng)。
precise
adj. 精確的 反: approximate
He gave a precise account of how much money he had spent.
他對他花掉多少錢作了一個精確的報告。
rational
adj. 理智的 反: irrational
When people are very angry. They seldom act in a rational way.
人們在盛怒之下，很少理智地行動。
rigid
adj. 嚴(yán)格的 反: mild
In our home it is a rigid rule to wash one's hands before eating.
在我們家里，飯前洗手是一項嚴(yán)格的規(guī)則。
timid
adj. 膽小的 反: bold
A timid child is apt to cry when he sees a strange person.
膽小的小孩看到陌生人時很容易哭。
vertical
adj.垂直的 反: horizontal
A vertical take-off aircraft can rise straight from the ground, without running along for some distance.
垂直起飛的飛機(jī)，不用跑一段距離就可直接從地上升起。
wholesome
adj. 有益的 反: harmful
Such a movie is not wholesome for young children.
這種電影對小孩沒有益處。
