[00:00.00]Lesson 18
[00:04.10]Part 1

[00:06.76]【ADVANCE】There were so many people that our advance was slow.
人太多，因此前進速度很慢。
【ADVANCE】We had made great advances in airplane design.
我們在飛機的設計上進步很大。
[00:13.83]【ASSURE】The captain assured the passengers that there was no danger.
船長向乘客保證沒有危險。
[00:21.12]【BIOLOGY】Specialists in biology study the origin and structure of plant and animal life.
生物學專家研究動植物生命的起源和構造。
[00:31.08]【BRILLIANT】We have had a week of brilliant sunshine.
我們有一星期陽光明媚的好天氣。
[00:36.55]【BRILLIANT】Everyone likes to hear him, he is a brilliant speaker.
每個人都喜歡聽他說話，他是個有才氣的演說家。
[00:41.18]【CAUSE】The flood last month was the cause of much damage.
上個月的水災是造成許多災害的原因。
[00:47.41]【COLONY】Canada and Australia used to be British colonies, now they are self-governing.
加拿大和澳洲過去是英國的殖民地，現在已自治了。
[00:56.76]【CONDUCT】The children were rewarded for good conduct and punished for bad conduct.
孩子們因行為好而受獎勵，因行為壞而受懲罰。
[01:06.18]【CONTRAST】Contrast these foreign goods with the domestic products.
把這些外國貨和本國貨貨比較一下。
★domestic product：國產品，國貨，土產
[01:13.38]【CRUEL】The cruel master beat his slaves mercilessly with a whip.
殘忍的主人用鞭無情地鞭打奴隸。
[01:20.00]【DEFECT】The car was unsafe because of a defect in its construction.
這部車不安全，因為構造上有缺陷。
[01:27.49]Part 2
[01:30.68]【DIFFERENTIATE】Can you differentiate this kind of rose from the others?
你能區分這種玫瑰和他種的不同嗎？
[01:38.13]【DOMESTIC】Most newspapers publish both domestic and foreign news.
大部分報紙都刊載國內外消息。
[01:45.95]【EMBRACE】She embraced the pretty baby with great affection.
她深情地抱著可愛的嬰兒。
[01:52.64]【ERROR】I failed my test because of errors in spelling.
我因拼寫錯誤而未通過考試。
[01:59.56]【EXHAUST】They were almost exhausted when they reached the top of the mountain.
他們到山頂時，幾乎精疲力竭。
[02:07.08]【FESTIVAL】Every year the city has a summer music festival in August.
每年八月該市都舉辦夏季音樂節。
[02:14.98]【FORMATION】School life has a great influence on the formation of a child's character.
學校生活對孩子的個性形成，有很大影響。
★influence on：對...有影響
[02:23.11]【GARMENT】A new garment should be washed carefully.
新衣服應該小心清洗。
[02:28.81]【GROAN】The wounded man lay there groaning, with no one to help him.
傷員躺在那里呻吟著，無人救助。
[02:35.51]【GROAN】We heard the groans of the man who had fallen off the cliff.
我們聽到那跌入斷崖者的呻吟聲。
[02:40.64]【HIRE】He hired a car and a man to drive it.
他租一輛車并雇了一個人來駕駛。
[02:46.95]【HIRE】The storekeeper hired a boy to deliver groceries.
店主雇用一名男孩送雜貨。
[02:52.65]Part 3
[02:55.84]【INCIDENTAL】Certain discomforts are incidental to the joys of camping out.
享受露營的快樂時，難免也會有些不便之處。
★camp out：野營
[03:04.43]【INTELLIGENT】All human beings are more intelligent than animals.
所有的人類都比動物聰明。
[03:11.57]【JUSTICE】Judges should have a sense of justice.
法官應有正義感。
[03:17.57]【LEAP】He leaped with joy at the good news.
聽到好消息，他高興地跳了起來。
[03:22.97]【LUCK】She had luck to win first prize.
他很幸運，贏得了頭獎。
[03:28.75]【MEASURE】The tailor measured me for a new suit of clothes.
裁縫為我量身做一套新衣服。
★a suit of：一套
[03:35.51]【MOCK】The naughty boys mocked the blind beggar.
頑皮的孩子嘲笑瞎眼的乞丐。
[03:42.35]【NEGATIVE】The unhappy man has a negative attitude toward life.
不快樂的人對生活采取消極的態度。
[03:50.26]【ODD】Life would be very dull without the odd adventures now and then.
生活中若缺乏偶然的奇遇，將會變得非常無聊。
★now and then：偶爾
[03:58.74]【OWE】He owes his success to good luck more than to his ability.
他的成功與其說歸功于他的能力，不如說是運氣。
[04:08.85]Part 4
[04:12.19]【PATIENCE】It needs great patience to teach little children.
教育孩子需要很大的耐心。
[04:19.72]【PHYSICIAN】The physician gave his sick patient some strong medicine.
醫生給病人一些烈性藥。
[04:28.83]【POSSESS】He didn't have much money, but he always possessed good health.
他沒有許多錢，可是他身體一向很好。
[04:38.03]【PROFESSION】He is preparing for the teaching profession.
他準備從事教書的行業。
★prepare for：準備，使有準備
[04:45.17]【QUIT】The doctor told his patient to quit smoking and drinking.
醫生叫病人戒掉煙酒。
[04:52.92]【REJECT】He tried to join the army but was rejected because of his poor health.
他想當兵，可是因健康不好而被拒絕。
[05:02.04]【RESIGN】The man resigned from his job because of illness.
那人因病辭職。
★resign from：辭職
[05:09.15]【ROTTEN】The apples fallen on the ground will soon become rotten.
掉到地上的蘋果很快就會腐爛。
[05:16.59]【SCATTER】The farmer scattered seeds on the field.
農夫播種于田中。
[05:22.98]【SEVERE】The man was given a severe punishment for stealing.
那人因偷竊而受到嚴厲的處罰。
[05:30.42]Part 5
[05:33.39]【SIN】Lying, stealing, dishonesty, and cruelty are sins.
撒謊、偷竊、不誠實和殘忍都是罪惡。
[05:42.58]【SOLID】When water freezes and becomes solid, we call it ice.
水變成固體時，我們稱之為冰。
[05:51.40]【SOLID】At what temperature does water become a solid?
水在多少溫度變成固體？
[05:57.40]【SPOKESMAN】At the meeting the spokesman for the government gave us the President's views.
政府發言人在會議上告訴我們總統的意見。
[06:06.90]【STILL】The room was still at the end of his speech.
他的演說結束時，整個房間寂靜無聲。
★at the end of：在...結尾，在....末端
[06:13.89]【SUCK】The baby sucked milk from its mother's breast.
嬰兒吸食母乳。
[06:20.93]【SYMBOLIZE】The red color symbolizes danger in many countries.
紅色在許多國家代表危險。
[06:28.83]【THREAT】Your threats will not stop me from going.
你的威脅阻止不了我走。
★stop from：阻止
[06:35.90]【TRAFFIC】The police control traffic in large cities.
警察在大城市中管制交通。
[06:44.72]【VOLCANO】A dormant volcano may explode at any time.
休眠火山可能在任何時間爆發。
★at any time：任何時候
[06:52.39]【WIPE】She wiped the dishes with a paper towel.
她用紙巾擦盤。