Lesson 24
第24課
prospect
n.希望
The prospect of bankruptcy of his company beetled over the general manager.
總經理面臨他的公司破產的陰暗前景。
spacious
adj.寬敞的
What if I offer to clean the spacious apartments that my friends in finance have moved into?
如果我供應一套寬敞的公寓給我那些有錢的朋友們讓他們住進來怎么樣?
flatter
v.奉承
He flattered her with flowers and expensive gifts.
他用花和昂貴的禮物討好她。
orbit
n.軌道
The moon travels in an orbit around the earth.
月亮在繞著地球的軌道上運行。
surgeon
n.外科醫生
As far as I can recollect, his father was a surgeon at that time.
就我所記得的,他的父親那時是個外科醫生。
accomplish
v.達到
How many years did it take to accomplish your purpose?
你為達到目的花費了多少年。
earnest
adj.認真的
If I were, this is the stage when I would prepare in earnest for them.
如果我有必要參加考試,我會在這個階段認真準備考試。
notion
n.概念,觀念
These days, even hotels are flogging the notion that anything is better if you rubberize it.
眼下,就連各旅館也在大力宣傳這樣的觀念:任何東西一經網絡化將更具優勢。
accord
v.符合
What you have just said does not accord with what you told us yesterday.
你剛才說的和你昨天告訴我們的不符。
debt
n.債務
He was in debt when he was poor, but has been out of debt since he got rich.
他貧窮時負了債,可是自從他有錢后已經還清了債務。
post
置于詞根前表示“在…后面”
posterity
子孫,后裔(post+erity 子孫,后裔)
posthumous
死后的(post+humous 死后的)
postwar
戰后的(post+war 戰后的)