Lesson 58
第58課
temple
n.寺廟
The people went to the temple to pray.
人們到寺廟里祈禱。
barn
n.谷倉
The dilapidated barn detracts charm from the landscape.
廢棄失修的谷倉有損景色的美。
desperate
adj.絕望的
The prisoners became desperate in their attempts to get free.
囚犯對企圖逃脫一事不再抱有希望。
marble
n.大理石
The lower story of the building was cased with marble.
大樓底層的外墻砌上了一層大理石。
contribute
v.有助于
Honesty and hard work contribute to success and to happiness.
誠實和工作努力有助于成功和幸福。
grocery
n.食品雜貨店
Her mother began operation of a small grocery.
她母親開始經營一家小雜貨店。
intend
v.想,打算
I intended to get up early, but forgot to set the alarm.
我想早起,可是忘了撥鬧鐘。
pickpocket
n.扒手
Locking up the pickpocket only sets him up to learn worse tricks from hardened thugs.
把扒手關押起來只會使他從冷酷無情的惡棍學到更壞的竅門。
sting
v.蜇,刺
Be careful or the bee will sting you.
小心!否則蜜蜂會蜇你。
broadcast
v.廣播
The music faded down and a special news broadcast began.
樂曲的音量減弱了, 專題新聞廣播開始了。
bi,bio
置于詞根前表示“生物,生命”
biography
傳記(bio+graphy 傳記)
biographer
傳記作者(bio+grapher 傳記作者)
biocide
殺蟲劑(bio+cide 殺蟲劑)