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Lesson 16
第16課
Part 1
第一部分
attain
v. 獲得 同: achieve
They fought against the tyranny to attain freedom.
他們對抗專政以獲得自由。
commence
v. 開始 同: begin
The ceremony will commence as soon as the minister arrives.
部長一到典禮就開始。
conceit
n. 自負 同: pride
Her conceit about her beauty angered many people.
她對自己的美麗感到自負，這惹怒了許多人。
dismiss
v. 解雇 同: discharge
He was dismissed from the company because he was always late for work.
他因為上班老是遲到而被公司解雇。
glisten
v. 閃爍 同: glitter
Her eyes glistened with tears as she struggled to control her emotions.
當她努力抑制感情時，眼中閃爍著淚光。
grab
v. 搶奪 同: seize
The dog grabbed the bone and ran off with it in his mouth.
那狗搶了骨頭，叼在嘴里逃跑了。
hearty
adj. 熱誠的 同: cordial
We gave our old friends a hearty welcome.
我們給老友熱誠的歡迎。
kin
n. 親戚 同: kindred
All our kin come to the family reunion.
我們所有的親戚都回到家中團聚。
peep
v. 窺視 同: peek
The girls peeped at the guests through the partly opened door.
女孩們從半開的門中窺視客人。
realm
n. 國土, 領域 同: kingdom
The queen visited every town in her realm.
女王訪視她的國土內所有的城市。
Part 2
第二部分
accurate
adj. 正確的 反: incorrect
Her report is always accurate and well written.
她的報告總是正確又工整。
ancestor
n. 祖先 反: descendant
His ancestors came to America on the May flower.
他的祖先乘坐五月花號到達美國。
dwarf
n. 矮子 反: giant
Children of the world love to read the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
全世界的小孩都愛讀白雪公主和七個小矮人的故事。
emerge
v. 出現 反: disappear
After the rain, the sun emerged from behind the clouds.
雨后，太陽從云層后面出現。
illusion
v. 錯覺 反: reality
It was an illusion that made me think I saw a man in the shadow.
我以為看到暗處有個人，其實是錯覺。
injustice
n. 不公平 反: fairness
It is an injustice to send an innocent person to jail.
把無辜者送去坐牢是不公正的行為。
multitude
n. 多數 反: minority
A multitude of European plants have been naturalized in America.
多數的歐洲植物已被移植到美國。
soothe
v. 1. 減輕 反: aggravate 2. 撫慰
A hot cloth pressed against your jaw will usually soothe a toothache.
用熱毛巾壓住顎通常可以減輕牙疼。
The mother soothed her crying baby by ringing a bell in front of his face.
那母親在哭泣的嬰兒面前搖鈴以撫慰他。
vicious
adj. 惡意的 反: virtuous
He gave the dog a vicious blow with his long stick.
他用長手杖惡意地打了那只狗一下。
void
adj. 1. 無效的 反: valid 2. 缺的
An agreement signed by a child, to repay borrowed money, is void.
小孩為了償還所借的錢而簽的契約是無效的。
That part of the town is completely void of interest for visitors.
游客對城市的那個部分毫無興趣。
