英语学习打卡（第四天）

PART1

1、cross

A(v.) to go across from one side of something to the other:

//It's not a good place to cross the road.

//Look both ways before you cross over (= cross the road).

//Cross the bridge and turn right.

//They crossed from Albania into Greece.

to annoy someone by not doing or saying what they want:

//I wouldn't cross him if I were you, not if you value your life.

//be cross about sth.

2、endearment

A(n.) a word or phrase that you use to show that you love someone:

//terms of endearment such as "darling" or "sweetheart"

//Between kisses, he was murmuring endearments.

3、incandescent

A(adj.) producing a bright light from a heated filament or other part:

//an incandescent lamp

showing extreme anger or happiness:

//He was incandescent with rage.

//Her beauty had an incandescent quality to it.

4、attorney

A(n.) a lawyer :

//a defense attorney

//an attorney for the plaintiff

//a civil/criminal attorney

5、auxiliary

A(adj.) giving help or support, especially to a more important person or thing(辅助的)

//auxiliary staff/nurses

B(n.) a person whose job is to give help or support to other workers:

//semi-skilled auxiliaries

6、Celsius

A(n.) a measurement of temperature on a standard in which 0° is the temperature at which water freezes, and 100° the temperature at which it boils:

//Are the temperatures given in Celsius or Fahrenheit?

//The sample was heated to (a temperature of) 80°C.

7、clergy

A(n.) the religious leaders whose job is serving the needs of their religion and its members; priests, ministers, rabbis, etc.

    // We were surprised when he announced he wanted to join the clergy.

8、coupon

A(n.) a piece of paper that can be used to get something without paying for it, or at a reduced price:

//If you collect ten coupons from the newspaper, you can get a free beach towel.

9、courtesy

A(n.)polite behaviour, or a polite action or remark:

//You might get along better with your parents if you showed them some courtesy.

// He could at least have had the courtesy to say sorry.

//The president welcomed her visitors with the usual courtesies.

10、dictate

A(v.) to give orders, or tell someone exactly what they must do, with total authority:

//The UN will dictate the terms of troop withdrawal from the region.

//He disagrees with the government dictating what children are taught in schools.

//The rules dictate that only running shoes must be worn on the track.

B(n.) an order that should be obeyed, often one that you give to yourself:

//the dictates of conscience/common sense

11、freelance

doing particular pieces of work for different organizations, rather than working all the time for a single organization:

A(adj.)

//Most of the journalists I know are/work freelance.

//a freelance artist

B(n.)

//The firm employs several freelances.

C(v.)

//I would rather freelance from home than work in an office.)

12、galaxy

A(n.) one of the independent groups of stars in the universe

        a galaxy of: a meeting of rich and famous people

           //Present tonight at the long-awaited opening of this film are a whole galaxy of stars from                the acting and musical professions.

        the Galaxy

           //the very large group of stars that contains the solar system (= the sun and all the                           planets, including Earth, that go around it)

13、linger

A(v.) to take a long time to leave or disappear:

//After the play had finished, we lingered for a while in the bar hoping to catch sight of the actors.

//The smell from the fire still lingered days later.

//It's impossible to forget such horrific events - they linger (on) in the memory forever.

14、liner

A(n.) a large ship for carrying passengers in great comfort on long journeys

15、mosaic

A(n.) a pattern or picture made using many small pieces of coloured stone or glass, or the activity or method of making these:

//a beautiful tenth-century mosaic

//On one of the clinic's walls is a mosaic depicting a woman and child wearing traditional clothing.

//Mosaic is an ancient art form which can be used to brighten up a corner of your garden.

B(adj.) made using, or in the form of, many small pieces of coloured stone, glass, ceramic, etc.:

//Fragments of an ancient mosaic pavement can be seen on the floor  of the tomb.

//Shower rooms have green mosaic tiles, glass-bowl sinks and chrome fittings.

15、pope

A(n.) the leader of the Roman Catholic Church

16、scrape

A(v.) to remove an unwanted covering or a top layer from something, especially using a sharp edge or something rough:

//Scrape your boots clean before you come in.

//We'll have to scrape the snow off the car before we go out in it.

//Emily scraped away the dead leaves to reveal the tiny shoot of a new plant.

to (cause to) rub against a surface so that slight damage or an unpleasant noise is produced:

//Jackie fell over and scraped her knee (on the pavement).

//I was woken up by the noise of branches scraping against my bedroom window.

17、shatter

A(v.)to (cause something to) break suddenly into very small pieces:

//The glass shattered into a thousand tiny pieces.

//His leg was shattered in the accident.

PART2

The Lion and the Mouse

Original Text:

A LION was awakened from sleep by a Mouse running over his face. Rising up angrily, he caught him and was about to kill him, when the Mouse piteously entreated, saying: "If you would only spare my life, I would be sure to repay your kindness." The Lion laughed and let him go. It happened shortly after this that the Lion was caught by some hunters, who bound him by ropes to the ground. The Mouse, recognizing his roar, came gnawed the rope with his teeth, and set him free, exclaim "You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you, expecting to receive from me any repayment of your favor; now you know that it is possible for even a Mouse to con benefits on a Lion."

Translated Text:

一只狮子由于被一只老鼠从他脸上跑过而从睡梦中惊醒。他怒气冲冲地站起来，抓住他，正要杀死他，这时老鼠哀求道：“如果你肯饶了我一命，我一定会报答你的善意。”狮子笑了，放了他。不久之后，狮子被一些猎人抓住，他们用绳子把狮子绑在地上。老鼠认出了他的吼声，就用牙齿咬断绳子，把他放了出来，喊道：“你嘲笑我能帮助你，希望我能报答你的恩惠的想法；我现在你知道了，即使是老鼠也有可能帮助狮子。”

PART3

1、piteously

A(adv.) in a way that causes you to feel sadness and sympathy(可怜地)

//She wept piteously.

//"What do I do?" she wailed piteously. "I can't walk away from  him."

2、bound

A(adj.) certain or extremely likely to happen:

//You're bound to forget people's names occasionally.

//You're bound to feel nervous about your interview.

//These two young musicians are bound for international success (= are certain to be successful).

tied with rope, cord, string, etc.:

//They left Jack, bound hand and foot, and guarded by one man.

//His long brown braid bounced between his shoulders, and moisture formed and froze on the bound hair.

//The security guard was found bound and gagged after the robbery.

3、gnaw

A(v.) to bite or chew something repeatedly, usually making a hole in it or gradually destroying it:

//Babies like to gnaw hard objects when they're teething.

//A dog lay under the table, gnawing on a bone.

4、roar

A(v.) to make a long, loud, deep sound:

//We could hear the lions roaring at the other end of the zoo.

If a vehicle or aircraft roars somewhere, it moves there very quickly making a lot of noise:

//She looked up as a plane roared overhead.

//The street was full of boys roaring up and down on their motorbikes.

5、con

A(v.) to make someone believe something false, usually so that that person will give you their money or possessions:

    //She felt she had been conned into buying the car.

//Thieves conned him out of his life savings.

//He managed to con £20 out of them (= get that amount from them  by deceiving them).