Lesson 59
第59課
theme
n.題目
The theme of his talk was the need of education.
他講演的題目是“教育的需要”。
shut
v.關上
That country's military leaders have shut the door on any further peace talks.
那個國家的軍事首腦們關閉了進一步和平談判的大門。
saucy
adj.俊俏的
The girl was wearing a saucy new hat.
那女孩戴了頂俊俏的新帽子。
pursue
v.追捕
Why should we even have to decide whether to pursue truth?
為什么我們還要決定是否去追求真相呢?
masterpiece
n.杰作
All of his paintings were considered masterpieces.
他所有的繪畫作品都被認為是杰作。
foam
n.泡沫
Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, is fabled to have been born of the foam of the sea.
希臘愛神阿美羅狄蒂據說是誕生于海浪泡沫之中。
conceal
v.隱藏
He concealed himself behind a large tree.
他藏在一棵大樹后。
bead
n.珠子
Since then the researchers have reduced the bead’s size to about 250 micrometers.
自那以后研究者已經將珠子的尺寸減小到大約250微米。
stem
n.干,莖
The stem of a tree supports its branches and leaves.
樹干支撐著樹枝和葉子。
risk
n.危險
Why did you fling your money away on such a high risk?
你為什么用你的錢拿來冒這么大的風險?
brev,bridg
置于詞根前表示“短,縮短”
brevity
短暫;簡潔(brev+ity 短暫;簡潔)
brief
簡短(bri+ef 簡短)
briefness
短暫;簡潔(brie+fness 短暫;簡潔)