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单词
personal
- a. [无比较级]个人的;私人的
- Passengers are reminded to take all their personal belongings with them when they leave the plane.
- 旅客们被提醒离开飞机时带走所有的私人物品。
advertisement
- n. 广告
- She scanned the job advertisement in the paper.
- 她扫视了一下报纸上的招聘广告。
claim
- vt. (尤指面对反对意见)断言;声称;主张
- The company claims that it is not responsible for the pollution in the river.
- 公司声称它对于河流污染没有责任。
on one’s part
- 在某人一方;就某人而言
- The agreement has been kept on my part but not on his.
- 在我一方遵守了协议,而他却没有。
fluently
- ad. 熟练地,流畅地
- I’d like to speak English fluently.
- 我想能够流利地讲英语。
reference
- n. 谈到,提及
- I notice in her book she makes only a passing reference to her first husband.
- 我注意到书中她只简要地提到了她的第一个丈夫。
qualified
- a. 有资格的,适合的,胜任的
- What makes you think that you are qualified for this job?
- 是什么使得你认为有资格从事这份工作?
ridiculous
- a. 〖贬〗可笑的;荒谬的
- It’s ridiculous to expect a two-year-old to be able to read.
- 希望一个两岁的儿童会读书是荒唐的。
or else
- 否则;不然的话
- We must be there by six or else we’ll miss the beginning.
- 我们必须在六点之前到那儿,要不然我们就会错过开头。
natural
- a. 自然的,天然的;非人力所为的
- That’s the wool in its natural state before it’s spun and dyed.
- 那是天然的羊毛,没有纺过,也没有染过。
efficiently
- ad. 效率高地
- It is hard to work efficiently in such a confined space.
- 在这样狭小的空间里很难提高工作效率。
it’s no use doing sth.
- 做…没用处的,无益的
- It’s no use trying to escape—no one has ever got away before.
- 想逃跑是没有用的——以前谁也没能成功逃脱。
argue
- vt. 提出理由(企图)证明;(坚决)主张,认为
- Alan’s parents are trying to argue him out of joining the army.
- 艾伦的父母想劝他不要去参军。
individual
- n. 个人,个体
- Every individual has certain rights which must never be taken away.
- 每个人都有一些不可剥夺的权利。
personality
- n. 个性;人格;性格;品格
- He has a very warm personality.
- 她个性热情。
no doubt
- 多半;很可能;必定
- There’s no doubt in my mind that he’s guilty.
- 毫无疑问,我认为他是有罪的。
extent
- n. 程度;限度
- Marathon runners often have to push themselves beyond the extent of their endurance.
- 马拉松运动员经常不得不逼迫自己超越自己耐力的极限。
to an / some / what / a certain / such an extent
- 到某种(什么、一定的、这样的)程度
- To some extent, she was responsible for the accident.
- 从某种程度上说,她对这次事故负有责任。
helpful
- a. (常与to或in连用)提供(乐于)帮助的;有用的
- She made several helpful suggestions.
- 她提出了好几个有用的建议。
advantage
- n. 有利条件,优势
- The advantage of booking tickets in advance is that you get better seats.
- 预先订票的好处是你可以得到好一些的座位。
have an advantage (over)
- (对…而言)具有优势
- A man who can think will always have an advantage over others.
- 能动脑子的人总是会胜过别人。
extreme
- n. 极限;极端
- Somewhere between the two extremes is a happy medium.
- 在两个极端中,总有一个折中办法。
go to extremes
- 走极端
- Why does she always go to extremes? She’s either gloriously happy or hopelessly sad, never in between.
- 她为什么总是走极端?要么高兴得不得了,要么陷入绝望悲伤,从来没有中间状态。
assume
- vt. 假定,假设
- Let’s assume that there’s an election this month. What’s the result likely to be?
- 让我们假设,本月将有一次选举。选举的结果会是怎样?
precise
- a. 精确的;准确的
- Precise details about the project are not available yet.
- 这个项目的确切细节还不得而知。
equivalent
- n. 等同物
- What’s the equivalent of 50 pounds in dollars?
- 50英镑相当于多少美元?
vice versa
- ad. 〖拉丁〗反过来(也是这样),反之亦然
- He doesn’t trust her, and vice versa.
- 他不信任她,她也一样不信任他。
translation
- n. 翻译;翻译成的作品;转化
- The English version is boring—perhaps it has lost something in translation.
- 英语版读来乏味——可能翻译有点走味。
provide (sb.) with
- 为…提供,供给
- We have concerns about whether the government will be able to provide poorer families with social services.
- 我们非常关心政府能否向贫困家庭提供社会服务。
let alone
- (用于表示接着提到的事)更不用说,更谈不上
- He could barely keep body and soul together, let alone support his family.
- 他连自己的生活都难以维持,更不用说养家了。
psychology
- n. 心理学
- Social psychology, strictly speaking, deals with the behavior of people in groups.
- 严格地说,社会心理学研究人们的群体行为。
be fond of doing sth.
- 喜欢做某事
- My brother is fond of pointing out my mistakes.
- 我兄弟喜欢挑我的毛病。
continually
- ad. 连续不断地;反复不断地
- They are continually arguing—I really don’t know how long the relationship will last.
- 他们老在吵架——我真不知道他们的关系能维持多久。
parrot
- n. 鹦鹉
- Some birds, like the parrot, can imitate human voice.
- 有些鸟儿,如鹦鹉,能模仿人的声音。
chimpanzee
- n. 黑猩猩
- Through the years her research has shown how similar chimpanzees are to humans.
- 她多年的研究显示了黑猩猩和人类是多么相像。
theorist
- n. 理论家
- As a skilled commander and military theorist, he had few equals at home or abroad.
- 他的军事指挥艺术和军事理论造诣,在国内外屈指可数。
in one’s opinion
- 在…看来
- In my opinion, your new coat is not worth so much money.
- 我认为你的新外套不值这么多钱。
unlike
- prep. 不像…,和…不同
- A person, unlike a machine, is not replaceable.
- 人和机器不同,是不可替代的。
relate
- v. 〖正式〗有关联;把…联系起来
- All these questions relate to philosophy.
- 这些问题都跟哲学有关。
relate sth. to sth. else
- 将…与…联系起来
- Some education advisers have related the drop in the standard of students’ performances to the increase in the size of classes.
- 一些教育专家认为学生成绩下降与班级人数增加有关。
be worth (doing) sth.
- 值得(做)某事…
- If you are a young, inexperienced driver, it is worth having comprehensive insurance.
- 如果你是一位经验不足的年轻司机的话,综合保险是值得参加的。
means
- n. 方法,手段
- The new-found means of fighting viruses could prove very successful.
- 克服病毒的新方法被证明行之有效。
communication
- n. 交往,交际;通讯;联络
- With an hour’s walk to the nearest telephone booth, communication is not so easy.
- 通讯联络是极不方便的,因为走到最近的电话亭就要一小时。
be similar to
- 和…近似,类似,相似
- Paul is very similar in appearance to his brother.
- 保罗在外貌上和他兄弟非常相似。
formula
- n. 〖术语〗公式;方程式
- We had to learn chemical formulas at school but I can only remember H2O for water.
- 我们上学时要学习化学分子式,但我只记得水是H2O。
relevant
- a. 有关的,有关主题的
- For further information, please refer to the relevant leaflet.
- 关于进一步的情况,请参看宣传册。
have trouble with
- 做…有困难
- Whenever we have trouble with our studies, our teachers help us patiently.
- 每逢我们在学习上遇到困难,老师总是耐心辅导我们。
schoolwork
- n. (课堂或家庭)作业
- I hope the training for the swimming competition won’t affect her schoolwork.
- 我希望游泳竞赛的训练不会影响她做学校作业。
particularly
- ad. 特别,尤其
- He’s not particularly handsome but he’s a pleasure to be with.
- 他并不是特别英俊,但相处起来很愉快。
at all costs
- 不惜任何代价
- He wanted her at all costs, even if it means giving up everything he had.
- 他不惜一切代价要得到她,即使这意味着放弃自己所有的一切。
rid
- vt. 除去;赶走;消灭
- Our aim is to rid this government of corruption.
- 我们的目标是使这个政府摆脱腐败。
rid of
- 使摆脱掉(有害或不受欢迎的东西)
- I didn’t enjoy marking those papers and I was glad to be rid of them.
- 我不喜欢批阅那些试卷,很高兴摆脱了它们。
for pleasure
- 为了取乐,作为消遣
- I read the book solely for pleasure.
- 我读这书完全是为了消遣。
find out
- 发现, 查明
- He burst into fury when he found out his son had lied.
- 他发现儿子撒了谎便勃然大怒。
character
- n. (书、剧本等中的)人物,角色
- The film revolves around three main characters.
- 电影围绕着三个主角展开。
furthermore
- ad. 〖正式〗而且;再者;另外;还有
- I don’t know what happened to Rupert and furthermore I don’t care.
- 我不知道鲁伯特发生了什么事,而且我也不关心。
stun
- vt. 使大吃一惊;使震惊
- News of the disaster stunned people throughout the world.
- 灾难的消息震惊了全球人民。
intelligent
- a. 有智慧的;悟性(理解力)强的;聪明的
- I didn’t get the impression that he was very intelligent when we were at school.
- 我们在学校时,我并不觉得他很聪明。
steadily
- ad. 镇定地
- She returned his gaze steadily.
- 她镇定地面对他的凝视。
solemnly
- ad. 表情庄重地,严肃地,不苟言笑地
- All those present were standing solemnly when the national anthem was played.
- 奏国歌时全场肃立。
mean every word of it
- (发誓、威胁、表明观点时)说话算数;并非戏言
- This lady told everything in her sweet voice, and meant every word of it kindly.
- 这位太太用她甜美的嗓音娓娓叙谈,而且满心诚意,字字当真。
apparently
- ad. 显然;看来
- Well, apparently, she’s had enough of this country and she’s heading off to Africa.
- 看来她在这个国家呆够了,现在她要去非洲了。
clear up
- 彻底扫除;清理
- The kitchen is in a terrible mess and I don’t want to go out until I’ve cleared up.
- 厨房简直是一团糟,我要先把它收拾好了再出去。
confusion
- n. 困惑;分辨不清
- To avoid confusion, the twins never wore the same clothes.
- 为避免被搞错,这对双胞胎从不穿一样的衣服。
in one’s hurry
- 匆忙中
- In his hurry to leave, he forgot his passport.
- 他急急忙忙动身,忘了带护照。
tentatively
- ad. 试探性地;谨慎地
- She spoke tentatively, scared that someone might interrupt her or criticize her ideas.
- 她谨慎地说着,生怕有人会打断她或批评她的想法。
semester
- n. (尤指美国大学的)一学期;半学年
- –What courses will you take this semester?
–I’ll take French and Economics. - –这学期你选什么课?
–我想选法语和经济学。
astonish
- vt. 使吃惊,使惊讶
- I was astonished by the news of their divorce—they’d seemed so happy together.
- 听到他们离婚的消息,我十分惊诧——他们一直看上去生活得很快乐。
glimpse
- n. 瞥见,一瞥
- She drew aside the window curtain and had a glimpse of the river.
- 她拉开窗帘,瞥见了那条河。
a glimpse of
- 瞥见,一瞥
- I caught a glimpse of the driver of the getaway car, but I doubt whether I would recognize him if I saw him again.
- 我看了一眼逃走的那辆车的司机,但我怀疑自己如果再见到他时,不一定能认出来。
illustration
- n. (图书、演讲者等作说明用的) 插图,图表,图案
- The book has a lot of beautiful illustrations.
- 这本书有许多精美的插图。
take a look (at)
- 检查;观察
- It sounds like a nice apartment. Can we take a look at it?
- 这公寓听起来不错,我们能不能看一看?
sure enough
- 果然,果真
- Peter was afraid he had done badly on the test, and sure enough, his grade was failing.
- 彼得生怕自己考不好。果然,他的分数不及格。
edition
- n. (书、报、杂志等)一版的印刷数;版(次),版本
- She collects first editions of nineteenth century authors.
- 她收集十九世纪作家著作的初版书。
skip
- vt. & vi. 遗漏,略过,跳
- I’m trying to lose weight, so I’m skipping lunch today.
- 我正试图减肥,所以我今天不吃午饭。
adventure
- n. 冒险活动(经历);奇遇
- She had some exciting adventures in Egypt.
- 她在埃及有一些令人兴奋的奇遇。
dive
- vi. 〖美〗(头朝下)跳水,入水;(在地上或空中)头向下钻,猛冲,俯冲,突然隐去
- They ran to the pool, dived in, and swam to the other side.
- 他们跑向泳池,纵身下跳,然后游到另一边。
dive into
- 全身心投入
- Everyone has dived into the project with tremendous enthusiasm.
- 每个人都热情高涨地全身心投入这个方案。
scrap
- n. 小片,碎片,碎屑,点滴,少许
- Have you got a scrap of paper I could write on?
- 你有没有让我写点东西的小纸片?
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