Lesson 22
第22課
companion
n.同伴
John traveled around the world with me as my companion.
約翰和我結伴一起環游世界。
dumb
adj.啞的,無聲音的
No one knew of these transactions, nor was he going to mention them to anyone else. He was like the dumb man eating the bitter herb; he had to suffer in silence.
這件事誰也不知道, 他又不能對任何人提起, 真是啞巴吃黃連, 有苦說不出。
retain
v.保留
She retains a clear memory of her schooldays.
她仍清楚記得她的求學時代。
scratch
v.劃,抓
Scratch yourself if you itch.
如果你感到癢, 就搔好了。
squirrel
n.松鼠
The squirrels were very busy gathering nuts for the winter.
松鼠正忙著為冬天采集胡桃。
authority
n.權力
Little by little he usurped his boss's authority.
他逐漸地篡奪老板的權力。
cottage
n.小屋
The pale smoke from the cottage chimney penciled up.
白煙從農舍煙囪中成束上升。
dusk
n.傍晚
The buildings over there are scarcely visible in the dusk.
傍晚時,那里的建筑物幾乎看不見。
gleam
n.微弱的光
His spectacles flashed a last gleam before he disappeared into the cavernous hallway.
老人的身影消失進門廳的一剎那,他眼鏡的鏡片閃過最后一絲微光。
nostril
n.鼻孔
The Indian princess wore a diamond in her right nostril.
印地安公主在右鼻孔中戴了一顆鉆石。
se
置于詞根前表示“離開,分開”
seclude
使隔絕,使隔離(se+clude 使隔絕,使隔離)
segregate
隔離(se+gregate 隔離)
separate
分開,分離(se+parate 分開,分離)