英语学习打卡（第三天)

PART1

1、tame

A(v.). to control something dangerous or powerful:

//He'll need to tame his temper if he wants to succeed.

B.(adj) (especially of animals) not wild or dangerous, either naturally or because of training or long involvement with humans:

//After a few months' contact the monkeys become very tame.

2、appal

A(v.) to make someone have strong feelings of shock or of disapproval:

//I was appalled at/by the lack of staff in the hospital.

//The state of the kitchen appalled her.

3、blend

A(n.) a mixture of different things or styles:

//a rich blend of the finest coffee beans.

//Their music is a blend of jazz and African rhythms.

a word formed by combining two other words:

//"Meritage" is a blend that combines "merit" and "heritage".

B(v.) to mix or combine together:

//Blend the ingredients into a smooth paste.

//The carpet blends well with the colour of the walls.

4、bolster

A(v.) to support or improve something or make it stronger:

//More money is needed to bolster the industry.

//She tried to bolster my confidence/morale (= encourage me and make me feel stronger) by telling me that I had a special talent.

//They need to do something to bolster their image.

B(n.) a long firm cylinder-shaped pillow

5、comb

A(n.) a flat piece of plastic, wood, or metal with a thin row of long, narrow parts along one side, used to tidy and arrange your hair

       //I can't find my brush, but I still have my comb.

//Can I borrow your comb?.

//I always carry a comb in my handbag.

a soft, red, growth on a chicken's head:cockscomb(鸡冠；鸡冠花；鸡冠帽)

B(v.) to tidy your hair using a comb:

//She combed her hair and put on some lipstick.

//I've been trying to comb out (= remove using a comb) the knots in her hair.

to search a place or an area very carefully in order to find something:

//The police combed the whole area for evidence.

//Investigators combed through the wreckage.

6、diameter

A(n.) (the length of) a straight line that reaches from one point on the edge of a round shape or object, through its centre, to a point on the opposite edge:

//The diameter measures twice the radius.

//The pond is six feet in diameter.

7、embassy

A(n.) the group of people who officially represent their country in a foreign country, or the building they work in:

//We used to be friendly with some people who worked at the Swedish Embassy.

// The Ambassador held a reception at the embassy.

8、endure

A(v.) to experience and bear something difficult, painful, or unpleasant:

       // We had to endure a nine-hour delay at the airport.

9、excerpt

A(n.) a short part taken from a speech, book, film, etc.:

//An excerpt from her new thriller will appear in this weekend's magazine.

B(v.) to take a small part from a speech, book, film, etc. in order to publish it separately:

//This passage has been excerpted from her latest novel.

//Here I excerpt from a list of recommendations given to me by a former boss.

10、leap

A(v.) to make a large jump or sudden movement, usually from one place to another:

//He leaped out of his car and ran towards the house.

//I leaped up to answer the phone.

//The dog leaped over the gate into the field.

B(n.) a big change, increase, or improvement:

//a leap in profits

//It takes quite a leap of the imagination to believe that it's the same person.

11、scream

A(v.) to cry or say something loudly and usually on a high note, especially because of strong emotions such as fear, excitement, or anger:

//A spider landed on her pillow and she screamed.

//Through the smoke, the rescuers could hear people screaming for help.

//He was screaming in/with pain and begging for anaesthetic.

//They screamed with laughter at her jokes.

//Ken screamed (out) a warning telling people to get out of the way.

//Mrs Brown screamed (= shouted angrily) at Joel for dropping the test-tube.

B(n.) a loud, high sound you make when very frightened, excited, or angry:

//a scream of pain/rage/joy/laughter

//No one heard their screams.

12、tempt

A(v.) to make someone want to have or do something, especially something that is unnecessary or wrong:

//The offer of free credit tempted her into buying a new car.

Tempting（adj）

//Any free offer is always tempting.

13、whirl

A(v.) to (cause something to) turn around in circles:

//She saw a mass of bodies whirling around on the dance floor.

//He stepped out into the night and the whirling snow.(漫天大雪)

//He whirled her around until she felt quite sick.

B(n.) a continuous and exciting period of activity:

//The next two days passed in a whirl of activity.

//I found myself swept up in the social whirl（社交漩涡） of college life and hardly had time to study.

PATR2

The Ass and the Grasshopper(驴和蚱蜢)

Original Text:

AN ASS having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted; and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody, demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices. They replied, "The dew." The Ass resolved that he would live only upon dew, and in a short time died of hunger.

Translated Text:

一头驴听到蚱蜢在叫，非常着迷；他们渴望拥有同样的旋律魅力，于是问他们靠什么样的食物才能发出如此美妙的声音。他们回答说：“露水。”驴下定决心只靠露水过活，很快就饿死了。

PART3

1、chirp

A(v.) (especially of a bird) to make a short high sound or sounds:

       to say something with a high, happy voice:

       //"Morning!" she chirped.

2、enchant

A(v.) to attract or please someone very much:

        //The audience was clearly enchanted by her performance.

3、live on

      靠…什么过活

4、dew

A(n.)drops of water that form on the ground and other surfaces outside during the night