Lesson 101
第101課
stalk
v.大步地走
With her head in the air, she stalked out of the room.
她趾高氣揚(yáng),大步走出房間。
perform
v.演(戲)
We should always perform before the workers, peasants and soldiers.
我們應(yīng)該經(jīng)常為工農(nóng)兵演出。
marvel
n.奇異之事
Space travel is one of the marvels of our time.
太空旅行是我們這時(shí)代的奇事之一。
smash
n.破碎聲
We heard a smash in the kitchen.
我們聽(tīng)到廚房嘩啦的破碎聲。
substantial
adj.大量的
This sounds promising, but as far as we know, substantial investigation of the applicable rules has yet to be done.
這聽(tīng)起來(lái)十分有前途,但是據(jù)我所知,人們對(duì)可應(yīng)用的規(guī)則已經(jīng)進(jìn)行了大量的研究。
device
n.策略
The child's tears were a device to get attention.
孩子的眼淚上引起注意的一種策略。
folly
n.愚蠢,愚行
It is sheer folly to build nuclear power stations in a country that has dozens of earthquakes every year.
在一個(gè)每年發(fā)生幾十起地震的國(guó)家建立核電站實(shí)在愚蠢。
pat
v.輕撫
She patted her hair to be sure that it was neat.
她輕摸頭發(fā),以確定整齊。
admire
v.羨慕
On the one hand I admire his gifts, but on the other I distrust his judgment.
一方面我羨慕他的才華, 而另一方面我卻懷疑他的判斷力。
improve
v.改進(jìn)
Never chuck away a chance to improve your English.
不要放過(guò)任何機(jī)會(huì)來(lái)提高你的英語(yǔ)。
Long=leng
表示“長(zhǎng)”"
longevity
長(zhǎng)命;壽命(long+ev生命+ity→長(zhǎng)生命)
longanimity
堅(jiān)忍不拔(long+anim精神+ity→精神長(zhǎng)→堅(jiān)韌
longing
(渴望)