fiction
n. 小说
Truth is often stranger than fiction.
真事常常比小说还离奇。
humble
vt. 使谦虚,使…卑下a. 卑贱的,地位(或身份)低下的;谦虚的,谦逊的;简陋的,低劣的
Defeat and failure may make people humble.
挫折与失败会使人变得谦卑。
infinite
a. 无限的,无穷的,无边无际的
Infinite space surrounds the Earth.
地球周围围绕着无限的空间。
judgement
n. 看法,意见,评价;判断,判断力;审判,判决
As a qualified premier, he is a man of good judgement.
作为一个很有才干的总理,他具有很强的判断力。
The judgement was in her favor and she was released from custody.
判决对她有利,她被当庭释放。
performance
n. 演出,表演;履行,执行;工作情况,表现;(机器等)工作性能
Windows 7 had a very satisfactory performance.
Windows 7的性能令人很满意。
He is faithful in the performance of his duties.
他忠于职守。
pledge
n. 保证,誓言 vt. 保证,许诺
Take this gift as a pledge of our friendship.
把这个作为我们友谊象征的礼物收下吧。
You must be pledged to keep the secret.
你必须誓守秘密。
profit
n. 利润,收益,益处 vt. 有益于,有利于 vi. (by, from)得益
We can profit by making mistakes.
我们可以从错误中得到教益。
Though the movie was a bad story, the producer still made huge profits from it.
尽管这部电影的剧情很烂,但是制片人还是赚了个满堂红。
recognition
n. 认出,识别;承认,确认,表彰
Henry Tanner received widespread recognition for his naturalistic paintings of plantation life.
亨利·坦纳的描绘种植园生活的自然主义绘画受到了广泛的承认。
The arms race leads to the recognition by the superpowers that arms talks must be resumed.
军备竞赛使超级大国认识到必须重开军备谈判。
reflect
v. 反映,显示;反射,映现;深思,考虑,反省
Baseball reflects America's history, just as Roslyn Mazer put it.
罗斯林·马泽尔说过,棒球反映出美国的历史。
sacrifice
n. 牺牲,舍身;献祭,供奉;祭品vt. 牺牲,献出;献祭
A mother would sacrifice her life for her children.
母亲愿意为自己的孩子操劳一生。
unique
a. 唯一的,独特的;极不寻常的
Her design is quite unique in today's fashion.
她的设计在现今流行时尚中是很独特的。