1.combine[kəm'bain] v. 結合,聯合,使結合
We can't always combine work with pleasure.
我們并不總是能在工作中享受到樂趣。
2.plantation[plæn'teiʃən] n. 種植園,大農場,殖民地
The plantation owners would rather plough their cotton in than sell it at a lower price.
種植園主寧可把棉花犁入土中,也不愿以低價出售。
3.upland['ʌplənd] n. 高地,山地 adj. 高地的,山地的
He has arrived in the barren upland of central Spain.
他已經到了西班牙中部的貧瘠高地。
4.saloon[sə'lu:n] n. 大廳,展覽場,酒吧,大轎車
I leave the gay saloon of New York for the green glade of the country.
我離開了紐約歡樂的酒店,來到鄉村綠色的林間空地。
5.prick up 豎起(耳朵)
He pricked up his ears when they mentioned the salary.
當他們提到工資時,他立刻注意起來。
6.inland['inlənd] adj. 內陸的,國內的 adv. 內陸地 n. 內陸
Beijing is an inland city.
北京是一個內陸城市。
7.lottery['lɔtəri] n. 彩票
She had the prize-winning lottery ticket.
她抽到了得獎的彩票。
8.burn down 燒成平地,燒毀,燒光
The house burnt down in half an hour.
那所房子在半小時之內就被焚為平地。
9.accursed[ə'kɜ:sid] adj. 可憎的,被詛咒的=accurst
an accursed system
可惡的制度
10.arrange[ə'reindʒ] vt. 安排,整理,計劃,改編(樂曲) vi. 協商,計劃
I arranged the flowers in the vase as soon as I came back home.
一回到家里,我就把花在花瓶里插好。
11.viewpoint['vju:pɔint] n. 觀點,看法
If sees this problem by this kind of viewpoint, just you can feel it very important.
如果以這種觀點看這個問題,你就會覺得它很重要。
12.backwoods['bækwudz] n. 未開墾地,邊遠地區 adj. 邊遠地區的,蠻荒的
This was, after all, a man who went to Yale and Oxford but who grew up the child of a widow in the backwoods of Arkansas.
畢竟,他在哈佛和牛津求過學,但卻生長在堪薩斯州偏遠落后地區的一個寡婦家庭里。
13.lurk[lə:k] n. 潛伏,潛行 v. 潛藏,潛伏,埋伏
Pride may lurk under a threadbare cloak.
驕傲可能會潛藏在穿舊的斗篷下。