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Lesson 19
第19課
Part 1
第1部分
cite
v. 引用 同: quote
He cited a paragraph from the book to prove his statement.
他從這本書里引用了一段話來證明他的聲明。
esteem
n. 尊敬 同: respect
All his friends held him in high esteem, for he was very sincere and diligent.
他的朋友都很尊敬他，因為他很誠懇而且勤勉。
grumble
v. 抱怨 同: mutter
He was always grumbling about his low salary.
他總是抱怨他的薪水太低。
hideous
adj. 丑惡的 同: horrible
The old woman had such a hideous face that the girls couldn't even get close to her.
這位老婦人的面孔長的如此丑陋，以至于女孩沒都不敢接近她。
loiter
v. 閑蕩 同: linger
She loitered along the street, looking into all the show windows.
她沿街閑逛，看所有的櫥窗擺設。
rip
v. 撕開 同: tear
She ripped her stocking on a sharp nail.
她的襪子被一根銳利的釘子掛破。
specs
n. 眼鏡 同: eyeglasses
She has very poor eyesight, she can read nothing without her specs.
她的視力很差，沒有眼鏡她就什么也讀不了。
threshold
n. 開端, 人口 同: doorway
Scientists are now on the threshold of a better understanding of how the human brain works.
科學家對于人類智慧如何運作現在已開始有了較進一步的了解。
token
n. 象征 同: symbol
All the family wore black as a token of their grief.
全家人穿黑衣以表示哀悼。
traitor
n. 賣國賊 同: betrayer
The traitor sold our important military secrets to the enemy.
這賣國賊把我方重要的軍事秘密賣給敵人。
uphold
v. 支持, 確認 同: support
The judge upheld the decision of the lower court.
法官確認下級法院的決定。
yawn
v. 打呵欠 同: gape
He yawned several times during the lecture, he was not interested in it.
這堂課上他打了好幾次呵欠，他對這課不感興趣。
Part 2
第2部分
advocate
1. v. 主張 反: object 2. n. 擁護者
The professor advocates building more schools than roads.
這位教授主張應該多建學校少修路。
advocate
1. v. 主張 反: object 2. n. 擁護者
Many scientists who supported the production of atomic bombs are advocates of peace.
許多支持生產原子彈的科學家是和平的擁護者。
denial
n. 否認 反: acceptance
The minister asked the newspaper to print a denial of the untrue story.
部長要求這報紙刊載批駁的文章以否定這不真實的故事。
depart
v. 離開 反: arrive
We arrived in the village in the morning, and departed that night.
我們于上午抵達這座村莊，在當日晚上離開。
flexible
adj. 易彎曲的 反: stiff
Leather and rubber are flexible, glass and iron are not.
皮革和橡膠都是易彎曲的，玻璃和鐵則不然。
formidable
adj. 難以克服的 反: feeble
The enemy's attack was more formidable than we had expected.
這敵人的攻擊較我們先前所預測的要難以克服。
gale
n. 強風 反: breeze
The old tree at the top of the hill was blown down in the gale.
小山頂上的老樹被大風吹倒了。
sane
adj. 神志清明的 反: crazy
The court judged the man sane and therefore responsible for his acts.
法官判決此人神志清楚， 因此他必須對他的行為負責。
underworld
n. 地獄 反: heaven
Those who live by vice and crime would go to the underworld after death.
生活在罪惡中的人死后必下地獄。
vanity
n. 1. 虛榮心 反: humbleness 2. 空幻
The girl's vanity made her look in the mirror often.
這女孩的虛榮心使她常常照鏡子。
Fame, power, wealth all is vanity before death.
名、利和權勢在死亡面前都是空幻的。
