Lesson 55
第55課
scarf
n.圍巾
The girl wore a green scarf over her shoulders.
那女孩披了一條綠色的圍巾在肩上。
proclaim
v.宣布
Its mistake is not to lie, but to proclaim that it will lie, for its very honesty undermines the value of its deceit.
政府的錯誤不在于撒謊,而在于提前就聲明它將會撒謊,因為,政府的誠實正在削減其欺騙的價值。
path
n.軌道,路程
The moon has a regular path through the sky.
月球在天空中有一定的軌道。
grip
v.抓住
She tried to disengage herself from his grip.
她企圖掙脫他的牢牢抓住的手。
defeat
v.打敗
We defeated Lincoln High School in the baseball game yesterday.
昨天的棒球比賽,我們打敗了林肯中學。
cattle
n.牛
They mowed the field so as to provide the cattle with fodder.
他們把地里的草割下來以便給牛提供飼料。
unite
v.聯合
The common interests made the countries unite.
共同的利益使得這些國家聯合。
serious
adj.嚴肅的
Loss of health is more serious than loss of wealth.
健康的喪失比財富的損失更為重要。
phrase
n.片語,措辭
He spoke in simple phrases so that the children under stood him.
他用簡單的語句使孩子們聽得懂。
instrument
n.用具,儀器
A healthy tooth percussed with a metal instrument gives a metallic sound.
用金屬器械對健康的牙齒作叩診則發出金屬聲。
arch,archy
置于詞根前表示“統治者,統治,主要”
anarchy
無政府狀態(an+archy 無政府狀態)
archives
檔案(arch+ives 檔案)
architect
建筑師(arch+itect 建筑師)