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Lesson 13
第13課
Part 1
第一部分
appeal
v. 1. 懇請 同: implore 2. 吸引
The government is appealing to everyone to save water.
政府懇請大家節約用水。
The music is too old-fashioned to appeal to people any longer.
這音樂太過時了，不再吸引人。
bustle
n. 喧擾的活動 同: fuss
There was a great bustle as the children got ready for the party.
當孩子們準備宴會時，起了很大的騷動。
crave
v. 渴望 同: fuss
I'm craving for a cup of tea. I've not had one all day.
我想要一杯茶，我一整天都沒喝茶了。
discord
n. 爭論 同: disagreement
Various discords have arisen in the university over this question.
這個問題在大學中引發了多種爭論。
drill
n. 練習 同: training
The English teacher gave the class plenty of drills in pronunciation.
英文老師給班上學生作了許多發音練習。
eventually
adv. 最后 同: ultimately
We waited more than an hour for him, but eventually we had to leave without him.
我們等他一個多小時，但最后還是得離開，沒等他。
futile
adj. 無用的 同: vain
Please don't waste time by asking such futile questions.
請勿浪費時間問這種無用的問題。
ingredient
n. 成分 同: component
The ingredients of a cake usually include eggs, sugar, and flour.
蛋糕的成分通常包括蛋、糖和面粉。
predict
v. 預測 同: foretell
The weather service predicts heavy rain for tomorrow.
氣象服務臺預測明天有大雨。
raid
n. 突然搜索 同: attack
During their raid on the house, the police found a lot of dangerous drugs.
警察突然搜查他們的房子，發現了很多危險藥品。
repel
v. 擊退 同: repulse
The enemy in the city was repelled by our troops.
城里的敵人被我們的軍隊擊退了。
rouse
v. 激勵 同: awaken
The speaker tried to rouse the massed from their lack of interest.
這演說者嘗試著激起大眾失去的興趣。
tolerate
v. 容忍 同: endure
I can't tolerant your bad manners any longer.
我再也無法容忍你惡劣的態度。
utmost
adj. 極端的 同: extreme
She was standing at the utmost edge of the cliff to kill herself.
她站在懸崖最邊緣處想自殺。
Part 2
第二部分
assault
n. 攻擊 反: defense
We are ready to meet the enemy's assault on our fort.
我們準備反抗敵人對堡壘的攻擊。
hostile
adj. 懷有敵意的 反: hospitable
Their hostile looks showed that I was unwelcome.
他們懷有敵意的表情，顯示出我不受歡迎。
independent
adj. 自立的 反: dependent
Since she inherited her father's fortune, she is completely independent of her husband.
既然她繼承了父親的遺產，便可完全不依賴丈夫了。
inevitable
adj. 不可避免的 反: avoidable
They ran short of money during the tour, and their return was inevitable.
他們在旅途中用光了錢，因此返回是不可避免的。
link
v. 連接 反: separate
The new road links all the towns in the state.
這條新路可連接州內所有的城市。
obscure
adj. 偏僻的 反: distinct
We had difficulty in finding the obscure path through the forest.
我們在找條貫穿森林的偏僻小路方面有困難。
optimism
n. 樂觀 反: pessimism
The candidate's optimism about his chances of winning encouraged his supporters.
候選人對于獲勝機會的樂觀態度，鼓勵了他的支持者。
serene
adj. 寧靜的 反: agitated
He kept serene and calm, knowing nothing of the dangers, which surrounded him.
他保持寧靜和沉著，無視周圍的危險。
submit
v. 屈服 反: conquer
No one would submit silently to such an insult.
沒有人愿意默默地向此侮辱屈服。
summit
n. 頂峰 反: bottom
At last the mountain climbers reached the summit of the mountain.
登山者終于到達了山的頂峰。
unique
adj. 唯一的 反: common
This proposal seems to be the unique solution to our problem.
這提議似乎是我們解決問題的唯一方法。
vacuum
n. 真空 反: fullness
For that experiment you need a complete vacuum.
那個實驗需要完全真空。
veteran
adj. 老練的 n. 老手 反: apprentice
At the age of 12, the boy was already a veteran traveler, having flown all over the world with his father.
這個男孩12歲時就已是個老練的旅行家，隨父親飛遍了世界。
