[by:可可英语～www.utensil-race.com]
[00:05.82] anaesthetic
n.麻醉剂；麻药
[00:08.92] The use of anesthetics is less than a hundred years old.
麻醉剂的使用还不到一百年。
[00:13.30] beacon
n.烽火；信号
[00:15.68] The fire on the hill was a beacon to the villagers that the enemy was coming.
山丘上的火是通知村民敌人来了的信号。
[00:21.71] coroner
n.验尸官
[00:24.52] The coroner concluded that the death of the old woman was accidental.
验尸官断定那个妇人的死亡是意外的。
[00:29.76] duel
n.决斗；相斗
[00:31.92] They decided to settle their quarrel by a duel.
他们决定以决斗来解决他们的纷争。
[00:36.00] graft
v.嫁接
[00:38.99] Peach trees can be grafted on plum trees.
桃树可以被嫁接到梅树上。
[00:42.83] impersonal
adj.一般人称的
[00:45.64] "First some, first served" is an impersonal remark.
“先到，先得”是不以特定人为对象的语句。
[00:50.79] loom
v.隐现；隐约可现
[00:52.88] A large iceberg loomed through the thick, gray fog.
从厚厚的，灰灰的雾中隐约可见一座大冰山。
[00:57.31] peal
n.响声；很响的铃声
[00:59.56] As the speaker made a funny joke, peals of laughter rang through the auditorium.
当演说者说了一个有趣的笑话时，响亮的笑声传遍了礼堂 。
[01:05.47] roundup
n.赶拢；驱集
[01:07.87] The missing cattle are discovered in the annual roundup.
遗失的牛在一年一度的驱集中被发现。
[01:12.56] straggle
v.散开；迷途
[01:15.17] The cowboys worked all night to gather the cattle that had straggled behind the rest of the herd.
牧童们工作了整夜，以聚集那些离了队散落在后面的牛群。
[01:21.48] ulterior
adj.隐密的；未揭露的。
[01:24.15] He was suspected of having ulterior motives for making his generous offer, but in fact his offer was from the bottom of his heart.
他的慷慨奉献被怀疑是有隐秘不明的动机，但是事实上他是出自内心的。
[01:33.89] ......Part 2......
......第二部分......
[01:36.86] auction
n.拍卖
[01:39.28] The old Chippendale chair was sold at a good price at the auction.
那把旧齐本德耳式椅子在拍卖时卖了很好的价钱。
[01:44.41] calligraphy
n.书法
[01:47.10] The old man is famous for superb calligraphy.
那个老人以出色的书法著名。
[01:52.00] cope
v.应付
[01:54.96] Jean felt unable to cope with driving in heavy traffic after her accident.
自从珍出了车祸后，在交通拥挤时，她无法驾驶得很顺利。
[02:02.24] cucumber
n.黄瓜
[02:04.47] Please get some cucumbers in the vegetable section; I'll make pickles.
请在卖蔬果部门买些黄瓜，我想做腌瓜。
[02:09.85] gruel
n.粥
[02:12.12] Her grandfather is 90 years old, and every mealtime she has to prepare gruel for him by boiling oatmeal in water.
他的祖父现年九十六，每餐她必须为他煮麦片粥。
[02:21.88] hustle
v.驱赶
[02:24.47] She hustled off her children to school and started working.
她驱赶着孩子上学，然后开始工作。
[02:28.73] maneuver
n.调遣；策略；演习 n.调遣；操纵
[02:31.61] Every year the army and thd navy hold maneuvers for practice.
每年陆军和海军都举行防空演习。
[02:36.65] She maneuvered her car into a narrow parking space with ease.
她轻易地操纵着她的车，进入很窄的停车场。
[02:43.68] plight
n.(恶劣的)情势；苦境
[02:46.31] He was in a terrible plight, trapped at the back of the cave.
他正处于恶劣的情势，被诱入洞穴的后面。
[02:50.99] scoff
n.嘲笑；嘲弄
[02:52.96] I came to the meeting to scoff, but the speaker persuaded me.
我来嘲弄这个会议，但被演说者劝阻了。
[02:58.10] stun
n.昏晕；目瞪口呆
[03:01.33] She was stunned by the news of her mother's death.
她听到母亲过世的消息惊呆了。
[03:05.74] vulture
n.兀鹰
[03:07.84] A vulture usually lives on the flesh of dead animals.
兀鹰靠死去的动物的肉来维生。
[03:12.61] ......Part 3......
......第三部分......
[03:16.39] bankrupt
n.破产者；无还债能力者
[03:18.76] After his store burned, the storekeeper became a bankrupt.
店给烧毁后，店主就破产了。
[03:24.15] cavern
n.巨穴
[03:26.93] It suddenly began to shower, and we took refuge in the cavern.
突然下起雨来，我们躲进洞穴里躲避。
[03:32.80] chrysanthemum
n.菊花
[03:35.35] Chrysanthemum usually blooms in fall and shows great varieties in the size and color of its flower.
菊花通常在秋天开，开着各式各样大小颜色不同的花。
[03:45.03] fishery
n.渔业；渔场
[03:48.23] The inhabitants of the port are occupied mainly with fishery.
港口的居民们主要从事渔业。
[03:53.36] gust
n.阵风；一阵
[03:56.02] In a gust of uncontrollable anger he broke the picture into pieces.
他在无法控制的发怒中，将图画撕成碎片。
[04:01.95] ingratiate
v.逢迎；讨好
[04:05.45] She tried to ingratiate herself with the teacher by offering some precious gifts.
她试着以珍贵的礼物来讨好她的教师。
[04:11.82] munition
n.军火；军需品
[04:14.72] The reason why we lost the war was not just because of a shortage of munitions.
我们打仗夫败的原因并不只是因为军火短缺。
[04:20.94] prostrate
n.平卧；卧倒
[04:24.33] The wretched slaves prostrated themselves before their master.
可怜的奴隶卧倒在他们主人的面前。
[04:28.57] smolder
v.闷烧；潜伏
[04:31.86] The campfire smoldered for several hours after the blaze died down.
火焰渐熄后，营火闷烧了好几个小时。
[04:38.08] tattoo
n.连续的轻敲
[04:39.86] The hail beat a loud tattoo on the windowpane.
冰雹落在窗户的玻璃上，连续地敲响出很大的声音。
[04:43.92] wield
v.支配；控制
[04:47.14] In a democratic system it is the people that wield the power.
在民主体制中，人民掌握权力。
[04:52.04] ......Part 4......
......第四部分......
[04:56.28] allude
v.暗指；提及
[04:58.40] In his letter he alluded me to a matter which I had completely forgotten.
他在信中向我提及一件我已经完全忘了的事。
[05:05.24] chisel
n.凿子；錾子
[05:07.72] A chisel and a hammer are indispensable tools for a sculptor.
对一个雕刻家来说，錾子和铁锤是不可缺少的工具。
[05:13.39] cricket
n.蟋蟀
[05:16.37] Male crickets make a chirping noise by rubbing their front wings together.
雄蟋蟀凭借前翅的磨擦发出唧唧声。
[05:21.08] flit
v.飞跃；轻快地飞
[05:23.48] As we stepped into the bush, birds flitted from tree to tree.
我们走进灌木丛时，鸟儿在树间飞跃。
[05:29.04] high-handed
adj.专横的；高压的
[05:31.58] It was rather high-handed to punish the child for the accident.
为了这意外事件而处罚孩子，真是专横。
[05:36.04] lag
v.慢慢地瞳；落后
[05:38.80] The child lagged behind others because he was very tired.
这个小孩困为非常疲倦而落后于其他小孩。
[05:44.60] naughty
adj.顽皮的；淘气的
[05:46.40] You naughty boy! I told you not to play on the road.
这个顽皮的小孩！我告诉过你不要在马路上玩。
[05:51.10] rattle
n.嘎嘎声
[05:53.97] We used to hear the rattle of the mild bottles in the early morning.
我们习惯于听那清早牛奶瓶的嘎嘎作响声。
[05:59.66] soot
n.煤烟，油烟
[06:02.00] Soot is caused by incomplete burning and makes smoke dark.
油烟是因于不完全燃烧而使烟变黑。
[06:07.31] tributary
n.支流属国；纳贡国
[06:09.70] The Ohio River is one of the tributaries of the Mississippi River.
俄亥俄河是密西西比河的一条支流。
[06:14.96] undo
v.废弃；打消；解开
[06:17.92] The workmen mended the road, but a heavy storm undid their work.
一场暴风雨破坏了工人们已修好的道路。
[06:23.57] The children began to undo the string round the parcel to see what was in it.
小孩们开始解开那绑着包裹的绳子，以看看里而到底是什么东西。
[06:30.25] ......Part 5......
......第五部分......
[06:33.25] belabor
v.重打；痛击
[06:35.10] The rider belabored his tired horse with a stick.
骑士用鞭子重重地打了那匹疲倦的马。
[06:39.42] circumference
n.圆周；周围
[06:42.53] After dinner they walked around the circumference of the lake.
晚饭后他们沿着湖的周围漫步。
[06:47.75] devolve
v.传一；授与
[06:49.63] In case of failure of direct descendants, the throne devolves upon the nearest prince.
如果没有直系子孙，王位就传给最亲近的王子。
[06:56.56] fret
v.烦躁；激怒
[06:58.53] Don't fret too much; everything will be all right.
不要烦燥不安，每年事都会很顺利的。
[07:02.14] honk
v.(雁)鸣叫
[07:03.80] The wild geese honked high in the autumn sky.
雁在秋天的空中鸣叫。
[07:07.93] levy
v.征集；征税
[07:09.52] The government decided to levy a tax on tobacco; it had been free from tax.
政府决定征收烟草税，这向来是不征税的。
[07:16.12] override
v.不顾；藐视
[07:18.09] The new rule overrides all the previous ones.
新的法规不顾所有旧的规定。
[07:22.70] rally
v.重整；重振；集合
[07:24.53] The scattered soldiers were rallied in the vale for the next attack.
为了下次的出击，分散了的士兵被集合在山谷中。
[07:29.65] sprawl
v.仰卧；伸开手脚
[07:32.36] Many people sprawled on the beach in their bathing suits.
许多人穿着泳衣在海滨仰卧。
[07:36.79] trudge
v.跋涉；吃车地走
[07:39.44] The old man trudged through the deep snow back towards home.
老人在深雪中跋涉走向家中。