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Lesson 25
第25课
abrupt
a.突然的，意外的；（言行等）唐突的
Because the man on the strange phone call sounded abrupt, I put the receiver down at once.
陌生电话里的那个男子说话听起来很唐突，我就立即把电话放下了。
There are abrupt weather changes.
天有不测风云。
abundance
n.大量，丰富，充足
Nowadays in lots of cities in China you can find an abundance of goods of all types and prices.
如今，在中国的许多城市都能看到各种各样价位不一的商品。
bachelor
n.单身男子，单身汉；学士，学士学位
Richard Lee is a bachelor, but he is one of the best would-be husbands for girls.
理查德·李是一个单身汉，但他却是女孩子眼里最佳的丈夫人选之一。
compile
vt.汇编，编制，编纂
Each year the State Statistical Bureau will compile a yearbook by fields and by regions.
每年国家统计局都会按照行业和地区编撰年刊。
compliment
n.赞美（话），恭维（话）；（pl. ）致意，问候 vt. 赞美，恭维
I sincerely appreciate your compliments, but I really feel I am not up to them.
谢谢你的赞美， 我真的觉得受之有愧。
Extend my compliments to your mother!
向你母亲代为致意！
exile
n.流放，放逐流亡；被流放者，流亡国外者，背井离乡者 vt. 流放，放逐，使流亡
Napoleon was once exiled (=was once sent into exile) to the island of St. Helena.
拿破仑曾被放逐到圣赫勒拿岛。
expel
vt.把…开除； 驱逐，赶走，放逐；排出，喷出
The student from the Department of Physics was expelled last week because he cheated on the exams.
上周那个物理系的同学因为考试作弊被开除了。
Russia has lately decided to expel a US diplomat from its land, declaring he has done something improper.
俄罗斯最近驱逐了一名美国外交官，称他干了与自己的身份不相符的事情。
gleam
vi.闪亮，闪烁；（with）闪现，流露 n. 闪光，闪亮；闪现，流露
The soft gleam of the signal lamp told us our troops were ready for the attack.
信号灯发出的微弱光亮告诉我们，我们的部队做好了进攻准备。
The groom's eyes are gleaming with excitement.
新郎的眼睛流露着激动的神情。
grease
n.（动物）油脂；润滑脂，润滑油vt. 用油脂涂，给…加润滑油
Because the grease was almost gone, the gears suffered from serious wear and tear.
由于润滑油差不多耗尽了，齿轮磨损很严重。
The new lubricating oil from Shell greases the car in a terrific way.
壳牌公司的这种新的润滑油使得车的部件得到很好的保护。
hurricane
n.飓风
Hurricanes in the Atlantic are known as typhoons in the Pacific.
大西洋的飓风在太平洋就被称为台风。
intrigue
vt.激起…的好奇心（或兴趣），迷住 vi. 耍阴谋，施诡计 n. 阴谋，诡计，密谋
That people can talk with people on another continent through a telephone line once tremendously intrigued everyone.
通过一根电话线，人们就能跟在另一个洲的人讲话，这曾让每个人惊叹不已。
The royal palace was full of intrigue.
皇宫中充满了勾心斗角。
liner
n.衬里；大客轮
The liner of this dress is made of silk.
这条裙子的衬里是丝制的。
On the liner bound for New Amsterdam people are always filled with anticipation.
在驶向新阿姆斯特丹的客轮上， 人们心里都满怀期待。
linger
vi.（因不愿离开而）继续逗留，留恋； （on）继续存留，缓慢消失
The two lovers lingered over coffee and didn't realize it was long past midnight.
这对恋人流连于咖啡馆，一点也没意识到时间早就过了午夜。
masculine
a.男性的，男子的；男子气的
It is masculine when one faces life's challenges very bravely and never yields to them.
如果一个人勇敢面对生活的挑战，从不退缩，我们就说他很有男子汉的气概。
In the modern competitive society, masculine characteristics will certainly put one at an advantage.
在现代这个充满竞争的社会里，男子汉气概显然会使一个人处于优势地位。
