[00:00.00]Lesson 20
[00:02.73]Part 1
[00:06.07]【ADVENTURE】A flight in an airplane is no longer such an adventure as it used to be.
坐飛機不再是過去一樣是項冒險。
[00:16.79]【ATTACH】He attached a stamp on the envelope.
他將郵票貼在信封上。
[00:22.87]【BITTER】Good medicine tastes bitter to the mouth.
良藥苦口。
[00:29.25]【BROADCAST】The President's speech was broadcast on radio and television all over the country.
總統的演說經由收音機和電視廣播到全國。
[00:38.98]【CEASE】They ceased their work for a few minutes to take a rest.
他們停止工作幾分鐘，以便休息。
[00:46.05]【COMBINE】The two countries combined their efforts against their enemy.
這兩國聯合力量以抵抗敵人。
[00:53.11]【COMBINE】Chemists combine different elements to form new compounds.
化學家將不同的元素化合成化合物
[00:59.34]【CONFESS】He confessed that he had done wrong.
他承認做錯。
[01:05.80]【CONVERSE】I'd like to converse with my friends about interesting subjects.
我喜歡和朋友談論有趣的話題。
[01:14.20]【CULTIVATE】The farmer cultivated his fields just before planting time.
在種植前，農民先要耕地。
[01:21.62]【DELAY】The train was delayed because of heavy snow.
火車因大雪而延誤。
[01:28.84]Part 2
[01:31.96]【DIGNITY】A man's dignity depends not on his wealth but on what he is.
一個人高尚與否不在于他的財富，而在于他的品格。
[01:41.76]【DOUBT】All his doubt and uncertainty made him unhappy.
這一切的疑慮不決使他很不快樂。
[01:49.74]【EMOTION】Love, hate, joy, and fear are emotions.
愛、恨、喜、懼都是情感。
[01:59.39]【ESTABLISH】The university was established in 1850 by the government.
這所大學是由政府在一八五〇年建造的。
[02:08.05]【EXCUSE】Please excuse me for opening your letter by mistake.
請原諒我錯拆了你的信。
★by mistake：錯誤地
[02:16.18]【FIBER】Nylon is one of the most popular man-made fibers.
尼龍是最受歡迎的人造纖維之一。
[02:23.93]【FORTHRIGHT】His forthright behavior shows that he is honest, but he seems rude to some people.
他直率的態度說明他是誠實的，可是對有些人來說，他是不禮貌的。
[02:34.29]【GAY】We were all gay at the thought of coming holidays.
我們一想到即將到來的假期，都很快樂。
[02:42.27]【GUARANTEE】We have a one-year guarantee on our new car.
我們的新車有一年的保證。
[02:49.87]【GUARANTEE】The merchant guaranteed that the color of the material would not fade.
商人保證那質料不會褪色。
[02:55.95]【HOLY】Jerusalem and Mecca are holy cities.
耶路撒冷和麥加是圣誠。
[03:03.39]Part 3
[03:06.59]【INCOME】The government tax on income is called income tax.
政府對于收入所收的稅，稱為所得稅。
★income tax：所得稅
[03:14.79]【INTEREST】His two great interests in life are music and painting.
他一生有兩大愛好：音樂和繪畫。
[03:23.15]【KINDLE】We tried to kindle the wood but it was wet and wouldn't kindle easily.
我們想點燃木頭，可是木頭太濕不容易著火。
[03:32.35]【LEGAL】Hunting is legal only in certain seasons.
打獵只有在某些季節才是合法的。
[03:39.68]【LUNG】That opera singer has good lungs.
那個歌劇手聲音洪亮。
[03:45.99]【MEDIUM】Television can be a medium for giving information and opinions.
電視是傳播信息和意見的媒體。
[03:54.80]【MODERATE】It is a large house, but the garden is of moderate size.
那是一棟大房子，可是花園卻只有一般的大小。
[04:02.70]【NEIGHBORHOOD】She lives in the neighborhood of the mill.
他住在制粉廠附近。
[04:08.86]【ODOR】Water has neither odor nor color.
水無色無味。
[04:15.70]【PACE】The old man can walk only at a slow pace.
那老人只能緩步行走。
[04:23.53]Part 4
[04:26.87]【PAVE】Today most roads are paved with asphalt.
今天大部分的道路都鋪有柏油。
[04:34.81]【PICTURESQUE】There was a picturesque old mill at the foot of the mountain.
山腳下有個如畫般的老磨坊。
[04:42.83]【POUR】She poured milk from the bottle into the glasses.
她將牛奶從瓶子倒入杯中。
[04:50.18]【PROGRESS】He is showing rapid progress in his studies.
他的學業正迅速進步中。
[04:57.92]【PROGRESS】His work is progressing smoothly as we expected.
如我們所預期，他的工作正在順利地進展。
[05:03.31]【QUOTE】The judge quoted various cases in support of his opinion.
那法官引證許多不同的案例來支持他的意見。
[05:12.01]【RELATE】We listened as he related his adventure.
我們聽他敘述他的奇遇。
[05:19.56]【RELATE】It is difficult to relate these results to her mistake.
要將這些結果和她的錯誤連接起來是困難的。
[05:25.25]【RESOLVE】He resolved to do better work in the future.
他決定以后要更努力工作。
[05:32.36]【ROYAL】The nobleman is a man of the royal family.
那貴族是皇室成員。
[05:41.06]【SCHEME】Their scheme of building the road has failed.
他們筑路的計劃已失敗。
[05:48.87]【SCHEME】They schemed for the overthrow of the government.
他們圖謀推翻政府。
[05:54.31]【SITUATE】The city is situated by the river.
該市位于河旁。
[06:01.51]Part 5
[06:04.75]【SOMEWHAT】I was somewhat surprised to hear the bad news.
我聽到那壞消息，有點吃驚。
[06:12.23]【SPRAY】Jane was spraying green paint on the wall.
珍正在將綠漆噴在墻上。
★spray paint：噴漆
[06:19.68]【STIR】She stirred her coffee with a teaspoon.
她用湯匙攪拌咖啡。
[06:26.29]【SUITABLE】The park is a suitable place for a picnic.
這公園是個適合野餐的地方。
★suitable for：適合...的
[06:33.68]【TALE】Father likes to tell us tales of his boyhood.
父親喜歡告訴我們他少年時的故事。
[06:41.00]【THROAT】The murderer cut the old man's throat.
兇手割斷了老人的喉嚨。
[06:47.97]【TRAMP】The soldiers tramped along the street.
士兵沿著街道行走。
[06:54.54]【TRAMP】Someone tramped on my toes on the crowded bus.
擁擠的車上，有人踩了我的腳趾。
[06:59.57]【URGE】Hunger urged him to steal a piece of bread.
饑餓促使他偷了一片面包。
★a piece of：一塊
[07:06.43]【VOW】All the men made a vow of loyalty to their leader.
所有的人都立了誓言效忠領袖。
[07:14.25]【VOW】They vowed vengeance against the oppressor.
他們發誓向暴君復仇。
[07:18.60]【WITCH】It was thought that witches generally used their power to do evil.
一般認為，巫婆通常都是用她們的力量去做壞事。
★do evil：作惡