Lesson 30
第30課
hardware
n.五金工具
A shop from which an uncle had sold hardware and timber.
一家叔叔曾經在那里賣五金器具和木材的店鋪。
dawn
n.黎明
We started our trip at dawn in order to get there before noon.
為了在午前到達該處,我們黎明就動身上路。
retire
v.退休
I am exactly where I want to be and have no plans to ever retire.
我現在就在成為我想成為的人,我也從來沒有過退休的計劃。
consent
v.同意
He asked the girl to marry him and she consented.
他請求那女孩嫁給他,她答應了。
mighty
adj.強大的
The mighty battleship was so badly damaged that it could not be used again.
龐大的戰艦受到嚴重的損害,無法再使用。
pledge
n.保證
At this moment, in this election, we must pledge once more to march into the future.
在這一時刻,在這次選舉中,我們必須再一次保證,向未來挺進。
dispose
v.部署,處理
The general disposed soldiers for the coming battle.
將軍為即將來臨的戰役部署士兵。
sacrifice
v.犧牲 n.犧牲
She sacrificed family life to her career.
她為了她的事業犧牲了家庭生活。
tribe
n.部落
America was once the home of many Indian tribes.
美洲一度曾是許多印地安部落的家。
fancy
n.想象力
The teacher's story titillated the fancy of the pupils.
老師的故事激發了學生們的想象力。
em
置于詞根前表示“在上”
embarrass
使困窘,使局促不安(em+barrass 使困窘,使局促不安)
employ
雇用,利用(em+ploy 雇用,利用)
embrace
擁抱,包含(em+brace 擁抱,包含)