[00:00.00]Lesson 16
[00:02.64]Part 1

[00:05.46]【ADMIRE】We all admire a brave boy, a beautiful picture, or a fine piece of work.
我們都喜歡勇敢的孩子，美麗的圖畫和好的作品。
★a piece of work：一件工作，難事，作品
[00:15.50]【ASSEMBLE】The students were assembles in the school hall.
學生們在學習禮堂內集合。
[00:22.72]【BEAST】Lions, bears, cows, and horses are beasts.
獅子、熊、牛和馬都是走獸。
[00:30.92]【BRAVERY】A young man of bravery saved the child from the burning house.
一個勇敢的年輕人將那孩子從著火的屋中救出。
[00:39.05]【CASTLE】A king once lived in the mountain castle.
從前有一位國王住在山上的城堡中。
[00:45.29]【CLAIM】Every citizen may claim the protection of the law.
每一位公民都可請求法律保護。
[00:52.96]【CONCLUDE】As he didn't get here at six, I concluded that he had been delayed.
由于他六點還沒到此，我推斷他被耽擱了。
[01:02.61]【CONTRACT】Our shop contracted with a local clothing firm for 100 coats a week.
本店和市內的服飾店訂約，每星期購買一百件外套。
[01:12.26]【CONTRACT】Most metals contract when they cool.
大部分的金屬在冷卻時收縮。
[01:17.12]【CROP】Wheat, corn and cotton are the three main crops of the United States.
小麥、玉米和棉花是美國三種主要的農作物。
[01:27.00]【CROP】The drought made the potato crop very small this year.
干旱使今年馬鈴薯的產量很低。
[01:32.68]【DEED】Good deeds should be rewarded and evil deeds should be punished.
好行為應收獎勵，環行為應受懲罰。
[01:41.50]Part 2
[01:44.46]【DEVOTE】He devoted his efforts to the improvement of the parks in the city.
他致力于市區公園的改進。
[01:51.76]【DIVORCE】He has been divorced for a year.
他已離婚一年。
[01:57.91]【DIVORCE】His wife asked him for a divorce,
他太太要求離婚。
[02:02.17]【ELEGANT】The furnishings of the palace were elegant.
這皇宮的裝飾很高雅。
[02:09.61]【EQUATOR】The United States is north of the equator.
美國在赤道的北邊。
[02:16.83]【EXIST】We cannot exist without air, food, and water.
我們沒有空氣、食物和水就不能生存。
[02:25.15]【FEDERAL】The United States has a federal government.
美國有一個聯邦政府。
[02:31.83]【FORBID】Smoking is forbidden in the crowded bus.
在擁擠的公共汽車上禁止吸煙。
[02:38.90]【GALLERY】Many pictures were hung on the walls of the gallery.
畫廊墻上掛著許多畫。
[02:46.50]【GRIND】That mill grinds corn into meal and wheat into flour.
那家制粉廠將玉米磨成玉米粉，小麥磨成面粉。
[02:55.24]【IMPROVE】She improved her handwriting by constant practice.
她借著不斷的練習來改進她的書法。
[03:04.21]Part 3
[03:07.63]【INSTRUMENT】A doctor's instruments must be kept clean.
醫生的用具必須保持清潔。
[03:15.00]【JUNIOR】This teaching course is for junior(反:senior) officers.
這門教學課程上為下級軍官設的。
[03:23.28]【LEAK】There is a leak in the roof.
屋頂上有個洞。
[03:29.59]【LEAK】The rain is leaking in through a crack in the roof.
雨正從屋頂上的縫隙漏進來。
[03:35.29]【LOWER】We lower our flag usually at six o'clock.
我們通常在六點降旗。
[03:43.04]【MAYOR】A mayor is the chief government official of a city or town.
市長上一市或一鎮的主要政府官員。
[03:51.47]【MISTRUST】He keeps his money at home because he mistrusts banks.
他把錢放在家里，因為他不信任銀行。
[04:00.82]【NEAT】The child was taught to put away her toys and clothes to keep her room neat.
那女孩被教導要將玩具和衣服收拾好，以維持房間的整潔。
★put away：放好，儲存...備用，處理掉，放棄，拋棄
[04:11.54]【OCCUPY】Mr. Smith occupies an important position in the Ministry of Education.
史密斯先生在教育部擔任要職。
★Ministry of Education：教育部
[04:21.03]【OVERALL】The overall length of the table is six feet.
那桌子全長六英尺。
★overall length：全長，總長
[04:28.63]【PATCH】She sewed patches on the elbows of his jacket.
她將補丁縫在他夾克的肘彎處。
[04:35.85]【PATCH】The mother patched the boy's trousers.
母親縫補那男孩的褲子。
[04:40.69]Part 4
[04:44.11]【PHRASE】He spoke in simple phrases so that the children under stood him.
他用簡單的語句使孩子們聽得懂。
[04:52.68]【PORTION】His portion of the family property was the largest.
他分得的家產最多。
[05:00.43]【PROCESSION】A funeral procession moved along the main street.
送葬行列沿著大街走。
[05:07.95]【QUARREL】We have had a quarrel and don't speak to each other.
我們爭吵過后，就不再和對方說話了。
[05:15.78]【REGRET】They said goodbye with great regret.
他們非常抱歉地說再見。
[05:21.71]【REGRET】I regret to say that I cannot help you this time.
我很抱歉地說，這次我幫不上你的忙。
[05:26.65]【RESERVE】The seats are reserved for old and sick people.
這些座位是留給老人和病人們坐的。
[05:34.25]【ROLE】His role in that movie proved his acting ability.
他在那部片中的角色上他表演能力的證明。
[05:42.45]【SCARE】The sudden noise scared her.
突然的聲音嚇了他一跳。
[05:48.38]【SERIOUS】He spoke about the problem in a serious way.
他嚴肅地談論那問題。
[05:55.83]【SILVERWARE】Her silverware consists of knives, forks, spoons, a water pitcher, and candlesticks.
她所有的銀器包括刀、叉、匙、一個水壺，還有燭臺。
★consist of：由...組成
[06:08.93]Part 5
[06:12.27]【SOLE】He was the sole heir to the fortune when his rich aunt died.
他有錢的叔母死后，他是唯一的財產繼承人。
[06:21.47]【SOLE】The stone cut the sole of his foot.
石頭割傷了他的腳底。
[06:26.71]【SPLIT】The boys split the money into four shares.
男孩們將錢分成四份。
[06:33.93]【STERN】He is very stern in his students' discipline.
他對學生的紀律非常嚴格。
[06:41.15]【SUBTRACT】Subtract 2 from 4, and the remainder is 2.
四減二得二。
[06:50.04]【SWORD】Those who live by the sword shall perish by the sword.
那些靠刀劍吃飯的人，終將死于刀劍之下。
[06:58.48]【THOROUGH】You must give the horse a thorough cleaning every day.
你必須每天替馬徹底清洗。
[07:06.00]【TRADITION】It is a tradition that women get married in long-white dresses.
女人結婚時穿白色長禮服是一種傳統。
[07:13.72]【UNITE】The common interests made the countries unite.
共同的利益使得這些國家聯合。
[07:20.44]【VISION】The old man wears glasses because his vision is very poor.
那老人因為視力太差而戴眼鏡。
[07:28.27]【VISION】We need a man of vision as president.
我們需要一個有洞察力的人做會長。
[07:32.98]【WIDOW】A widow is a woman whose husband had died, and who has not married again.
寡婦就是一個死了丈夫，而未再嫁的女人。