Lesson 69
第69課
legal
adj.合法的
Gambling is legal in some countries.
在某些國(guó)家里賭錢是合法的。
mast
n.桅桿
The ship has four masts for its sails.
那條船有四根桅桿掛帆。
politician
n.政客
The politician deluded the voters with election promises.
那政客用競(jìng)選諾言欺騙選民。
snatch
v.搶奪
The thief snatched her handbag and ran away.
小偷搶了她的手提包。
apron
n.圍裙
Her apron was speckled with oil.
她的圍裙上粘滿了油污。
decline
v.拒絕
I said I would give him ten thousand dollars for the horse, but he declined my offer.
我說(shuō)我會(huì)以一萬(wàn)元的價(jià)格買那匹馬,可是他拒絕了我的提議。
grave
n.墳?zāi)?/p>
They sorrowed for his death at his grave.
他們?cè)谒哪骨盀樗У俊?/p>
cunning
adj.狡猾的
He is as cunning as a fox.
他像狐貍一樣狡猾。
blacksmith
n.鐵匠
In my youth my father bound me to a blacksmith.
在我年輕時(shí)我父親立契讓我給一名鐵匠當(dāng)學(xué)徒。
urge
v.促使
Hunger urged him to steal a piece of bread.
饑餓促使他偷了一片面包。
popul
置于詞根前表示“人民”
population
人口(popul -ation全體居民,人口)
populous
人口稠密的(popul -ous人口稠密的)
populate
移民于(popul -ate移民于).