[00:00.00]Lesson 21
[00:03.34]Part 1
[00:05.85]【ADVERTISE】They advertised in the newspaper that they had a used car for sale.
他們在報上登廣告，說有部舊車要買。
★for sale：待售
[00:13.67]【ATTACK】They attacked the enemy at sundown.
他們在日落攻擊敵人。
[00:20.35]【BLACKSMITH】A blacksmith makes things with iron by heating it and hammering it into shape.
鐵匠將鐵加熱后，錘打成形制成物品。
[00:29.39]【BROOK】A brook is a natural waterway smaller than a river.
溪流是天然的水道，較河為小。
[00:35.74]【CEILING】Lying on the sofa, he could see the ceiling of the room.
他躺在沙發上可以看房間的天花板。
[00:41.77]【COMFORT】I tried to comfort Jean after her mother's death.
琴的母親過世后，我試著安慰她。
[00:48.17]【CONFINE】Please confine your remarks to the subject we are talking about.
請你將話題限制在我們正在談論的主題上。
[00:54.88]【CONFINE】John was confined to bed for a week with his cold.
約翰因感冒臥病在床一星期。
★be confined to：禁閉，(局)限于，(被)限制，封閉在
[01:00.06]【CONVERT】Give me time and I'll convert her to our political party.
給我時間，我會使她改入我們的政黨。
[01:06.54]【CUNNING】He is as cunning as a fox.
他像狐貍一樣狡猾。
[01:12.18]【DELEGATE】Our club sent two delegates to attend the meeting.
我們的社團派了兩名代表去參加會議。
[01:19.68]Part 2
[01:22.71]【DIM】The light is too dim for me to see.
燈光太暗，我看不見。
[01:28.14]【DRAG】The horse was dragging a heavy load.
馬正拖著重負。
[01:34.68]【EMPEROR】Napoleon was the Emperor of France.
拿破侖是法國的皇帝。
[01:42.15]【ESTATE】The rich man left a great estate when he died.
那富人死時留下一大筆財產。
[01:49.32]【EXCLAIM】“It's eight o'clock.” His mother exclaimed.
“八點了。”他的母親大叫著。
[01:56.95]【FIERCE】He bought a fierce dog to guard his house.
他買了一只犬看家。
[02:03.95]【FORTUNATE】You are fortunate in having such a fine family.
你有一個這么好的家庭，真是幸福。
[02:11.28]【GAZE】For hours she sat gazing the stars.
她坐著凝視星星好幾個小時。
[02:16.84]【HABIT】Some people said that smoking is a bad habit.
有人說抽煙是壞習慣。
[02:22.47]【HOP】He had hurt his foot and had to hop along.
他的腳受傷，不得不跳著走。
[02:29.13]Part 3
[02:31.96]【INDEPENDENCE】People on these island fought for independence and finally succeeded.
這些島上的人民為獨立而戰，終獲勝利。
[02:39.65]【INTERNATIONAL】A treaty is an international agreement.
條約是國際協定。
[02:46.81]【KITE】A kite was flying in the air at the end of a long string.
風箏被綁在一根長線的尾端，飛翔在空中。
[02:54.28]【LEISURE】She spends at least half of her leisure in reading.
她的空閑時間至少有一半花在閱讀上。
[03:01.68]【MACHINERY】The factory has much new machinery.
這家工廠有許多新機器。
[03:09.37]【MELT】The ice will melt when the sun shines on it.
冰被太陽照射時會溶化。
[03:15.33]【MODEST】The hero was very modest about his great deeds.
那英雄對他偉大的功績毫不夸耀。
[03:22.11]【NERVOUS】A person who has been overworking is likely to become nervous.
工作過度的人容易緊張。
[03:29.05]【OFFER】He offered a few ideas to improve the plan.
他提出一些意見以改進那個計劃。
[03:35.90]【PACK】She packed a suitcase for the trip.
他為旅行裝了一個旅行箱。
[03:41.09]【PACK】The camper had cooking equipment in his pack.
那露營者的背包里有烹飪裝備。
[03:45.65]Part 4
[03:48.47]【PAW】The dog lifted his two front paws before his master.
那只狗在主人面前立起兩只前腳。
[03:55.65]【PIGEON】Pigeons are often trained to carry messages.
鴿子常被訓練來傳送信息。
[04:02.28]【POVERTY】His ragged clothes and broken furniture indicated his poverty.
他的舊衣服和破家具表示他貧窮。
[04:10.50]【PROJECT】A project to build a new church was discussed at the meeting.
那會議討論了一個建新教堂的計劃。
[04:18.71]【REDUCE】She is now 150 pounds, she has to reduce her weight.
她現在重一百五十磅，他不得不減肥了。
[04:27.67]【REPLY】She replied to my letter right away.
她立刻回復了我的信。
★right away：立即，立刻
[04:34.21]【REPLY】He made no reply to my question.
他沒有回答我的問題。
★reply to：回答
[04:38.31]【RIFLE】A rifle is usually fired from the shoulder.
步槍通常由肩上發射。
[04:45.53]【SALARY】His salary will be increased next year.
他的薪水明年將會提高。
[04:52.75]【SECTION】Mother cut the pie into eight sections.
母親將餡餅切成八份。
[04:58.71]【SECTION】The teacher sectioned the history class by ability ratings.
老師按能力將歷史課分班。
★ability rating：能力分等
[05:03.80]【SHOOT】He shot at a bird, but missed it.
他射擊一只鳥，可是沒命中。
[05:09.95]Part 5
[05:12.46]【SLOPE】We climbed the steep slope of the hill.
我們爬那座陡峭的山坡。
[05:17.55]【SLOPE】The railroad slopes up slightly at this point.
鐵路在此處有輕微的傾斜。
[05:21.81]【SPIDER】A spider is a small animal with eight legs.
蜘蛛是有八只腳的小動物。
[05:28.72]【STARVE】They got lost in the desert and starved to death.
他們迷失在沙漠中而餓死。
[05:35.64]【STRUCTURE】The structure of English is quite different from that of Chinese.
英文的結構和中文的相差甚多。
[05:43.16]【STRUCTURE】The city hall is a large stone structure.
市政府是棟大型的石造建筑物。
[05:48.25]【SWALLOW】We swallowed all our food and drink.
我們吞咽下所有的食物和飲料。
[05:54.48]【SWALLOW】In the early evening, the air was filled with graceful swallows.
初暮時，空中飛滿了體態幽雅的燕子。
★be filled with：充滿著
[06:00.03]【TENDER】Cook the meat a long time so that it's really tender.
把肉煮久一點，這樣才嫩。
[06:07.34]【TENDER】He tendered us money as payment for the book he had lost.
他給我們錢，作為他遺失那本書的賠償。
★pay for：償還，賠償
[06:12.88]【TRUST】A child puts trust in his parents.
孩子信賴父母親。
[06:18.66]【TRUST】You shouldn't trust him, he is dishonest.
你不該相信他，他不誠實。
[06:23.37]【VEST】He likes to wear a vest under his jacket.
他喜歡在夾克里穿件背心。
[06:29.37]【WEED】Many weeds are growing among the flowers.
花叢中長出許多野草。
[06:35.30]【WEED】He spent the whole afternoon weeding in the garden.
他花了整個下午在花園里除草。
[06:40.39]【YIELD】This land yields good crops.
這篇田出產好谷物。
[06:46.77]【YIELD】The enemy finally yielded to our soldiers.
敵人終于向我們的士兵屈服。
★yield to：屈服，讓步