1.boiler
n. 锅炉,热水器,烧水壶
2.bourgeois
adj. 资产阶级的,中产阶级的,平庸的
n. (单复同)中产阶级;资产家
3.boycott
n.(联合)抵制,拒绝
put a boycott on sb. 联合抵制某人
vt. 联合抵制,联合拒绝
boycott smuggling 联合抵制走私
4.brace
n. 支柱,支架,支撑
[同]prop
vt. 支住,撑牢
The struts are firmly braced. 那些支柱上得很牢固。
[同]support
vt. 振奋
[难点]
brace up 打起精神,振作起来
He braced himself up for the new task.
他振作精神从事新任务。
5.breakdown
n. (精神,健康)衰竭,衰弱
He’s suffering from a nervous breakdown
他正患神经衰弱。
[同] failure
n. 损坏,失灵
an electricity breakdown 断电
[同] failure
n. 垮台,崩溃,破裂,失败
a breakdown of negotiations 谈判的破裂
[同]failure
6.bribe
n. 贿赂
offer bribes to sb. 向某人行贿
accept / take a bribe from sb. 从某人处受贿
v. 贿赂,行贿
bribe a judge 贿赂法官
[同]buy off
7.bridegroom
n. 新郎
8.bridle
n. 马笼头,马勒;束缚
set a bridle on sb’s power 抑制某人的权力
[同]bound
vt. 抑制,约束
He tried to bridle his temper. 他设法控制住脾气
[同]restrain
9.brightness
n. 光辉,明亮;亮度;聪明
10.brisk
adj. 轻快的,活泼的,敏捷的
at a brisk pace 以轻快的步子
[同]active
adj. 兴旺的
do a brisk business 买卖兴隆
11.brittle
adj. 易碎的,脆弱的
[同]crisp
12.broaden
v. 放宽,变宽,(使)扩大
His face broadened into a grin. 他咧嘴而笑。
[同]widen
13.bronze
n. 青铜;青铜色;青铜器
14.brood
n. 一窝(幼雏)[同]offspring
v. 孵雏,孵蛋;盘算,沉思
[同]meditate
[难点]
brood on/over … 思考…;沉思…
She sat there brooding on whether life was worth living. 她坐在那里沉思是否值得活下去。
15brute
n. 禽兽,畜牲[同]animal
n. 残忍的人
六级范文:
Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic: Student Use of Computers. You should write at least 150 words, and base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below:
1. 上图所示为某校大学生平均每周使用计算机的时间: 1990年(2 hours)、1995年(4 hours)、2002年(14 hours),请描述其变化;
2. 请说明发生这些变化的原因(可从计算机的用途、价格或社会发展等方面加以说明);
3. 你认为目前大学生在计算机使用中有什么困难或问题。 Student Use of Computers
Students tend to use computers more and more nowadays. Reading this chart, we can find that the average number of hours a student spends on the computer per week has increased sharply. In 1990, it was less than 2 hours; and in 1995, it increased to almost 4 hours; while in 2000, the number soared to 20 hours.
Obviously computers are becoming more and more popular. There are several reasons for this. First, computers facilitate使便利 us in more aspects of life. Also, the fast development of the Internet enlarges our demands for using computers. We can easily contact with friends in remote places through the Internet. Besides, the prices of computers are getting lower and lower, which enables more students to purchase them.
Along with the time spent on computers, there arise some problems. The most serious one is that many students are spending so much time playing PC games so that they ignore their studies. It is urgent to let the students use computers in a proper way.