[by:可可英语～www.utensil-race.com]
[00:07.07] accelerate
v.加速进行
[00:10.27] The engineer accelerates a train by turning on more power.
火车司机启动更多的动力，使火车加速进行。
[00:15.51] averse
adj.反对的；不愿的
[00:18.78] I will keep it secret, I feel averse to telling it to someone.
我会保密的，不愿告诉任何人。
[00:24.57] corroborate
v.确证
[00:27.14] Two person who saw the road accident corroborated the driver's statement.
两个目睹车祸的人证实了驾驶员的陈述。
[00:33.02] encamp
v.扎营
[00:35.50] It took the soldiers only half an hour to encamp in the heavy rain.
士兵们在大雨中扎营只花了半小时。
[00:40.94] humid
adj.潮湿的
[00:43.42] The air is very humid near the sea or large lake.
靠近海或大湖的地方，空气非常潮湿。
[00:48.19] irrigation
n.灌溉
[00:51.54] It is impossible to make plants grow in a desert without irrigation.
未经灌溉，植物在沙漠中不可能生长。
[00:57.82] preeminent
adj.卓越的
[01:00.40] Every baseball player envies him, he is preeminent above all his rivals for pitching.
每个棒球员都羡慕他，因为在投球方面，他胜过任何竞争者。
[01:08.64] rudiment
n.初步
[01:10.83] Everyone learns the rudiments of arithmetic in elementary school.
每人在小学都学初级算术。
[01:14.99] stifle
v.使窒息
[01:17.33] When they got in the boiler room they were almost stifled by the heat.
进入汽锅室时，他们几乎热得透不过气来。
[01:22.91] versatile
adj.多才多艺的
[01:25.62] He is a very versatile performer; he can act, sing, dance, and play the piano.
他是个非常多才多艺的表演者，他会演戏、唱歌、跳舞，还会弹钢琴。
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[01:37.30] anatomy
n.身体结构
[01:39.08] The anatomy of an earthworm is much simpler than that of a man.
和人比较起来，蚯蚓的身体结构要简单的多了。
[01:43.90] brawn
n.肌肉（尤指强壮的肌肉）
[01:46.47] Football requires brain as well as brawn.
踢足球需要智力及体力。
[01:50.54] dexterity
n.灵巧；机敏
[01:53.44] Dexterity in questioning the witnesses helped the lawyer win many cases.
这位律师擅长于询问目击者，这帮助他赢了许多案子。
[01:58.94] erupt
n.爆发
[02:01.39] Mount Vesuvius hasn't erupted for a good many years.
维苏威火山有许多年没有爆发了。
[02:06.36] hypothesis
n.假说
[02:09.05] Let's discuss this topic on the hypothesis that it is true.
我们假定它是真的，来讨论这主题。
[02:14.42] manipulate
v.操纵
[02:17.19] To drive an automobile, you must learn how to manipulated the steering wheel and pedals.
要想驾驶汽车，你必须学习如何操纵方向盘及踏板。
[02:23.48] prowess
n.英勇
[02:26.83] The tribesmen sang a song of victory, describing their prowess in battle.
族人唱着胜利之歌，歌颂他们在战场上的勇武。
[02:32.22] scrupulous
adj.1.正直的 2.谨慎小心的
[02:34.48] A less scrupulous man wouldn't give the money back to its owner.
稍不正直的人就不会将钱送还给失主。
[02:39.73] The nurse treated the wounded soldiers with the most scrupulous care.
护士无微不至地照顾受伤的士兵。
[02:45.82] suffice
v.足够
[02:49.55] One hundred dollars a month will suffice for the old lady's need.
一个月一百元足够那老妇人花用。
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[02:58.53] antique
adj.古代的
[03:01.29] He really likes antique art much more than modern art.
他的确喜爱古典艺术远超过现代艺术。
[03:06.05] coherent
adj.连贯的
[03:09.48] In coherent writing, every sentence is connected in thought to the previous sentence.
在连贯的写作中，每一个句子思想上都要和前面的句子相连。
[03:16.49] doze
v.小睡
[03:20.01] After dinner my father often dozes in his chair for a while.
晚饭后，我的父亲常在他的椅子上小睡片刻。
[03:24.72] fascinate
v.使迷惑，着迷
[03:28.72] The actress's beauty and cleverness fascinated everyone in the room.
那女演员的美与聪明迷住了房间内的每一个人。
[03:34.55] innovate
n.革新
[03:38.26] Some people like to innovate the old systems and traditions; others like to preserve them.
有些人喜欢改革旧有的制度及传统，有些人却喜欢保留他们。
[03:45.18] mystify
v.使困惑
[03:48.50] The magician's tricks mystified the audience in the theater.
那位魔术师的把戏使剧院里的观众困惑。
[03:53.86] recur
v.再发生
[03:57.55] Leap year recurs every four years, and in that year February has 29 days.
每四年闰年一次，而那一年中，二月只有二十九天。
[04:04.82] shimmer
v.发闪烁之光
[04:08.42] The sky was clear, and moonlight was shimmering on the lake.
天空中没有一片云，而月光照在湖面上，闪闪发光。
[04:13.45] technicality
n.专门的事项
[04:17.36] The general explained the military technicalities of the matter to the newspaper reporters.
那将军向报纸的记者解释该事军事上专门的事项。
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[04:27.29] articulate
adj.发音清晰的 v.发音清晰
[04:30.55] A baby cries and gurgles but does not use articulate speech.
婴儿仅啼哭和咯咯作声，却无法清晰地发音。
[04:35.94] The speaker was careful to articulate his words so that everyone in the hall could understand him.
那说话者小心地使发音清晰，以便大厅中的每个人都能听懂。
[04:44.44] confront
v.面对
[04:47.64] The soldiers were confronted by two terrorists as they left their camp.
士兵们离开营帐时，迎面来了两个恐怖分子。
[04:53.08] ecstasy
n.出神
[04:56.78] While she was waiting for her boy friend in the tea room, a sweet melody filled her with ecstasy.
她正在茶室里等男朋友时，一阵美妙的旋律使她出神入迷。
[05:04.01] foster
v.助长
[05:07.34] The mother tried to foster her son's interest in music by taking him to concerts frequently.
那母新借常带儿子去听音乐会的方式，尝试着培养她儿子对音乐的兴趣。
[05:14.34] irradiate
v.照耀
[05:17.90] The hall is not dim; the four large lamps irradiate it.
厅内并不暗；有四盏大灯照耀着。
[05:23.44] obstinate
adj.固执的
[05:26.68] The obstinate man would go his own way, in spite of all warning.
固执的人不顾所有的警告，依然我行我素。
[05:32.82] repugnant
adj.使人讨厌的
[05:36.33] Some people eat foods that are repugnant to others.
某些人讨厌的食物，有些人却爱吃。
[05:40.39] soporific
adj.催眠的
[05:44.41] After his soporific speech for an hour, the speaker received no applause from the audience.
在那催眠般的一小时演讲后，演说者没有得到任何来自听众的掌声。
[05:51.30] triumph
n.大成功
[05:54.66] The conquest of outer space is one of the greatest triumphs of modern science.
外太空的征服是现代科学最伟大的成就之一。