Lesson 28
第28課
immense
adj.廣大的,巨大的
One disease on our agenda causes immense suffering in large parts of the world, but does its greatest harm in Africa.
我們的議程上有一種疾病在世界上許多地方造成巨大的痛苦,但在非洲產生最大的危害。
credit
n.信用
If you pay your bills on time, your credit will be good.
如果你能按時付清賬單,你的信用將會很好。
approach
v.接近
At their approach the little boy ran away and hid.
當他們走近時,那個小男孩跑開了并藏了起來。
jury
n.陪審團
The lawyer charged that the jury had been stacked against his client.
該律師說陪審團已產生了不利于他的當事人的偏見。
differ
v.不同
The two brothers are like each other in appearance but differ widely in their tastes.
這兩兄弟的外貌相像,可是嗜好卻大大不同。
admit
v.允許
The servant opened the door and admitted me into the house.
仆人們開門,允許我進屋內。
split
v.分配
The boys split the money into four shares.
男孩們將錢分成四份。
scare
v.驚嚇
I raise this question and answer it this way not to scare you out of the market.
我之所以提出這個問題,并且給出這個答案,并不是要把你從股市嚇跑。
mayor
n.市長
A mayor is the chief government official of a city or town.
市長上一市或一鎮的主要政府官員。
federal
adj.聯邦制的
As a percentage of federal spending, we have cut earmarks by half in this bill.
作為聯邦開支的一部分,我們已經把這項議案中的專項撥款削減了一半。
mon,mono
置于詞根前表示“獨一”
monarchy
君主政體(mon+archy 君主政體)
monopoly
獨占,壟斷(mono+poly 獨占,壟斷)
monotony
單調(mono+tony 單調)