Lesson 32
第32课
appendix
n.阑尾;附录
For further information, please refer to the appendixes at the end of the book.
如果想做进一步了解,请参阅书后的附录。
bless
vt. (with)使有幸得到,使具有;为…祈神赐福(或保佑)
The farmers are blessing propitious winds and rains.
农民们正在祈求风调雨顺。
buzz
vi.发出嗡嗡声;(around, about)忙乱,急行;发出嘈杂的谈话声n. 嗡嗡声,嘈杂的谈话声
What's all this buzzing about? Can't you discipline yourselves?
你们在嗡嗡地说什么? 安静点不行吗?
carve
vt.切,把…切碎(或切成片);雕刻,刻
The talented artist carved an interesting decoration from this piece of tree root.
天才的艺术家把这块树根雕成一件有趣的装饰品。
commonwealth
n. (the C-)英联邦;联邦,联合体
The former USSR republics formed by themselves the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
前苏联共和国自发组成了"独立国家联合体(独联体)"。
denounce
vt.谴责,指责;告发
The president's speech denounced the killing of hostages by the terrorists.
总统的讲话谴责了恐怖分子杀害人质的暴行。
disturbance
n.扰乱,打扰;骚乱,混乱;心神不安,烦恼
The noise of cars passing along the road is a continual disturbance to our quiet home.
马路上的车辆声不断扰乱我们家中的安宁。
ecology
n.生态,生态学
When the ecology of a region is disturbed, it takes years to return to normal.
如果一个地方的生态被破坏,往往要多年才能恢复正常。
flank
n.肋,肋腹,(四足动物身体的)侧边;侧翼,翼侧 vt. 位于…的侧面
During the march, we were attacked on our left flank, but they got no advantages.
行军途中,敌人向我们的左翼发起了进攻,但是他们没有占到便宜。
foul
a.难闻的;糟透了的;污浊的;(天气)恶劣的,有暴风雨的;邪恶的 vt. (比赛中)对…犯规;弄脏 n. (比赛中的)犯规
It's a foul night tonight; it's pouring with rain, with thundering and lightning.
今夜大雨倾盆,电闪雷鸣,天气坏极了。
generalize
v.概括,归纳,推断
Knowledge is generalized experience.
知识是经验的总结。
hinge
n.铰链
The lid of the suitcase had a broken hinge, so it doesn't open easily.
手提箱箱盖的铰链坏了,因此不容易打开。
incorporate
vt.包含,吸收;把…合并
The three largest Japanese banks incorporated into the world's largest banking group.
日本最大的3家银行合并, 组建了全球最大的金融集团。
legend
n.传说,传奇故事;传奇人物
Robin Hood was a well-known figure in English legends.
罗宾·汉是英国传奇故事中的出名人物。
masterpiece
n.杰作
The famous French writer Dumas Sr. once wrote that Dumas Jr. was his masterpiece.
法国大文豪大仲马曾经写道,他的儿子小仲马是他的杰作。
monopoly
n.垄断,专卖;垄断商品,专卖商品
The influence of mass media has made new technical terms no longer the monopoly of the specialist.
大众传媒的影响已使新的技术术语不再为专家们所垄断。