[00:00.00]Lesson 4
[00:03.23]Par 1
[00:06.21]【ACCENTUATE】The dark frame accentuates the brightness of the picture.
暗框使畫的亮度更明顯。
[00:14.71]【AIM】He aimed at the lion, fired, and killed it.
他瞄準(zhǔn)獅子開槍，然后把它打死了。
★aim at：瞄準(zhǔn)
[00:21.98]【AIM】The hunter took aim at the lion.
那獵人瞄準(zhǔn)獅子。
[00:26.03]【AUDIENCE】The audience were very excited by the show.
觀眾因表演而非常興奮。
[00:33.71]【BLESS】They brought the children to church and the priest blessed them.
他們帶孩子到教堂，牧師為他們祝福。
[00:42.70]【BUNDLE】We sent her a large bundle of present on her birthday.
我們在她生日時送她一大包禮物。
[00:50.70]【CHARACTERISTIC】What are the characteristics that distinguish the Chinese from the Japanese?
區(qū)別中國人和日本人的特點是什么？
★distinguish...from...：辨別，識別，把...和...區(qū)別開； be distinguished from：不同于，與...加以區(qū)別
[01:00.81]【COMMUNICATE】We can now communicate with people in Europe and America by telephone.
我們現(xiàn)在可以靠電話和在歐洲及美洲的人聯(lián)系。
★communicate with：通話
[01:10.51]【COMMUNICATE】Radio, television, and newspapers quickly communicates news to all parts of the world.
收音機、電視機和報紙能迅速地把消息傳達(dá)到全世界。
[01:19.60]【CONNECT】The two towns are connected by a railway.
這兩個市鎮(zhèn)由鐵路連接。
[01:26.15]【CORRESPOND】Janet and Bob corresponded for many years before they met.
珍妮特和鮑伯在見面前已通了好幾年信。
[01:35.05]【CORRESPOND】The house exactly corresponds with my needs.
這棟房子正好符合我的需要。
★correspond with：符合，一致
[01:40.41]【DARKEN】The sky quickly darkened after sunset.
日落后，天空很快地變黑。
[01:47.55]Part 2
[01:50.96]【DENY】Their employer denied them an increase of wage.
他們的老板拒絕給他們加薪。
[01:57.77]【DISCHARGE】Factory chimneys discharge smoke into the atmosphere and make it dirty.
工廠的煙囪排煙到空氣里，造成空氣污染。
[02:06.64]【DISCHARGE】The servant was discharged for being dishonest.
這仆人因不誠實而被解雇。
[02:11.79]【DULL】The blade of this knife is so dull that it will not cut a radish.
這把刀的刀鋒太鈍，不能切蘿卜。
[02:20.54]【ENDEAVOR】He made an endeavor to save the drowning girl.
他竭力去救那快要溺死的女孩。
[02:27.91]【ENDEAVOR】The sick man did not endeavor to get better.
那病人沒有努力使自己的病情好一點。
★to get better：好轉(zhuǎn)
[02:32.77]【EXCELLENCE】His teacher praised him for the excellence of his report.
他的老師因他杰出的報告而稱贊他。
[02:41.15]【FADE】The flowers in the garden faded at the end of summer.
花園里的花在夏末時枯萎。
★at the end of：在...結(jié)尾,在....末端
[02:48.82]【FIST】He raised his fist and threatened to hit me.
他舉起拳頭威脅要打我。
★to hit：撞擊
[02:55.71]【FRIGHTEN】She was frightened to look down from the top of the tall building.
她害怕從高樓的頂端往下看。
[03:04.42]【GHOST】They claim that the ghost of the murdered man appears every night.
他們聲稱那被謀殺者的鬼魂每晚出現(xiàn)。
[03:12.75]【HARDSHIP】Hunger, cold and sickness were among the hardships of pioneer life.
饑餓、寒冷和疾病都是拓荒者艱難生活中的一部分。
[03:22.82]Part 3
[03:26.29]【HUGE】Samson was a man of huge physical strength.
參孫是個力量極大的人。
★physical strength：體力
[03:34.08]【INFERIOR】His grades are inferior to mine this semester.
這學(xué)期他的分?jǐn)?shù)比我低。
[03:41.57]【INVENT】Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876.
亞歷山大·格雷安·貝爾一八七六年發(fā)明電話。
[03:51.34]【LIGHTEN】A candle lightened the darkness of the great hall.
一支蠟燭照亮了黑暗的大廳。
[03:59.28]【MALE】Boys and men are males, girls and women are females.
男孩和男人是男性；女孩和女人是女性。
[04:08.44]【MERIT】Each child will get a mark according to the merit of his work.
每個孩子都會依其工作的表現(xiàn)而被評分。
[04:16.83]【MORTAL】He received a mortal wound soon after the battle began.
戰(zhàn)爭才開始不久他就得了致命的傷致。
[04:24.44]【MORTAL】It's beyond mortal power to bring a dead man back to life.
使死人復(fù)生是人力所不能及的。
[04:30.43]【OPPORTUNITY】I am glad to have this opportunity of speaking to you.
我很高興有和你說話的機會。
[04:39.00]【PALACE】His home is a palace compared with our poor little house.
他家和我們貧窮的小房子比起來，可算是個宮殿。
[04:47.57]【PEASANT】Many peasants were needed to help the farmer with the harvest.
這農(nóng)夫需要許多農(nóng)人來幫忙采收。
[04:56.58]Part 4
[05:00.00]【PITY】I gave the beggar some money, feeling pity for him.
我可憐那乞丐，給了他一些錢。
[05:08.09]【PREFACE】What did the writer say in the preface of the book?
作者在這本書的序言里說什么。
[05:15.10]【PROPORTION】The proportion of sunny days to rainy days last month was four to one.
上個月晴天和雨天的比例是四比一。
[05:25.05]【RELIGIOUS】Religious services are held here every Sunday.
每周日都在此舉行宗教儀式。
[05:33.24]【RESUME】We resumed our journey after a short rest.
休息片刻后我們繼續(xù)旅行。
[05:40.56]【RUIN】Proper care protects our property from ruin.
適當(dāng)?shù)恼疹櫩梢员Ｗo(hù)我們的資產(chǎn)免受損害。
[05:47.37]【RUIN】She poured water all over my painting and ruined it.
她把水倒在我整個畫上，破壞了它。
[05:53.81]【SCRAPE】The boy scraped the mud from his shoes.
那男孩刮掉鞋上的泥巴。
[06:01.50]【SHARP】She cut the meat with a sharp knife.
她用鋒利的刀切肉。
[06:08.70]【SHARP】The meeting starts at two o'clock sharp, don't be late.
會議兩點開始不要遲到。
[06:15.00]【SKILL】The teacher managed her pupils with wonderful skill.
這位老師熟練地管理她的學(xué)生。
[06:23.55]Part 5
[06:26.92]【SOUR】Some people don't like lemon juice, it tastes sour.
有些人不喜歡檸檬汁，因為它是酸的。
[06:35.73]【SQUARE】A square has four equal sides and four 90-degree angles.
正方形有四個等邊和四個九十度的角。
[06:46.10]【STOUT】He was too stout to fit into his old clothes.
他太胖，以致穿不下舊衣服。
★fit into：適合
[06:54.12]【SUPERINTENDENT】He is superintendent of this school.
他是這所學(xué)校的督學(xué)。
[07:02.77]【TANGLE】I don't like to sew with thread that tangles easily.
我不喜歡用容易打結(jié)的線縫補。
[07:11.43]【THUMB】He accidentally hit his thumb with the hammer.
他不小心用鐵錘敲著了拇指。
[07:18.68]【TREATY】The peace treaty was signed in Paris last summer.
和平條約于去年夏天在巴黎簽訂。
[07:26.75]【VANISH】Their fear vanished when the storm ended.
當(dāng)暴風(fēng)雨結(jié)束，他們的憂慮也消失了。
[07:35.22]【W(wǎng)ARFARE】Civilian as well as soldiers take part in modern warfare.
現(xiàn)代戰(zhàn)爭中，平民同士兵一樣要參加。
[07:45.21]【W(wǎng)ITTY】A witty person makes witty remarks.
機智的人說話機智。
[07:52.13]【RANGE】The power of nature is outside the range of human understanding.
大自然的力量超過人類所能理解的范圍。