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Lesson 2 Part 1
第二课 第一部分
apparatus
n. 仪器 同: equipment
The town has recently purchased some new fire-fighting apparatus.
这城镇最近购买了一些新的灭火器。
assert
v. 断言 同: insist
The witness asserted that the salesman was dishonest.
目击者断言那售货员是不诚实的。
assign
v. 分派 同: allot 反：withhold monopolize
He was pleased that he was assigned such an easy task in the company.
他非常高兴在一群人中，他被分配到如此简单的任务。
compensate
v. 赔偿 同：reward
He gave me a new knife to compensate for the one of mine he lost.
他给了我把新的小刀，用以赔偿他遗失我的那一把。
deem
v. 认为 同: consider
He would deem it an honor if the minister came to see him.
如果部长来看他，他将视为一种光荣。
specimen
n. 标本 同: sample
He collects specimens of all kinds of rocks and minerals.
他收集各种岩石和矿物的标本。
stimulate
v. 刺激， 鼓舞 同: excite
The beating of a drum on the battlefield stimulated the soldiers to fight more bravely.
战场上的鼓声鼓舞了战士们，使他们更加英勇地作战。
tendency
n. 趋势 同: inclination
Boys have a stronger tendency to fight than girls.
男孩比女孩好打架。
testify
v. 证明 同: prove
He testified that the car was being driven slowly at the time of the accident.
他作证肇事时这辆汽车开得很慢。
tourist
n. 观光客 同: traveler
Each year, many foreign tourists visit Taiwan for sight-seeing.
每年有许多外国观光客到台湾观光。
utility
n. 效用 同: usefulness
Their furniture was chosen for utility rather than for elegance.
他们选择家俱是为了实用而不是好看。
Part 2
第二部分
blunt
adj. 钝的 反: sharp
Too much alcohol makes all your senses blunt.
太多的酒精使你感觉迟钝。
elastic
adj. 有弹性的 反: inflexible
Toy balloons, sponges, and steel springs are elastic.
玩具气球、海绵及弹簧是有弹性的。
exit
n. 1. 出口 反: entrance 2. 离去
He left the building through the rear exit.
他从后面的出口离开这栋建筑。
When the cat came in, the little mouse made a hasty exit.
当猫进来时，小老鼠连忙离开。
fatigue
n. 疲劳 反: vigor
He was pale with fatigue after his sleepless night.
经过一个无眠的夜晚，他因疲劳而脸色苍白。
heir
n. (男)继承人 反: heiress女继承人
When he died, his young nephew was the only heir to his great wealth.
当一国的通货发生膨胀时，物品的价格开始升高。
plump
1.adj.丰满 反: thin 2.v.忽然落下
She is too plump to fit into this dress.
她太丰满了以至于穿不上这件衣服。
Utterly exhausted, she plumped down on a chair.
全然地耗尽体力，她忽然倒在椅子上。
recall
v.1.忆起 反: forget 2.召回
Mother could recall stories that she had heard years ago.
妈妈能忆起几年前她听过的故事。
The government recalled the general after he lost the battle.
这位将领战败后，政府将他召回。
shun
v. 避开 反: encounter遭遇， 遇到
You can hardly shun meeting her if you and she both work in the same office.
如果你跟她同在一个办公室工作，你很难避开她。
sneer
v. 轻蔑， 嘲笑 反: admire
The mean girl sneered at the poor girl's cheap clothes.
这个刻薄的女孩讥嘲那穷女孩的廉价衣服。
