Lesson 5
第五课
Part 1
第一部分
v.预期同:expect
Mother anticipated my hunger and baked cookies for me.
妈妈预料到我会饿,而为我做了些饼。
aspire
v.渴望同:desire
In his childhood, he aspired to become a great general.
在童年时代,他渴望成为一位伟大的将军。
attorney
n.律师同:lawyer
The court appointed an attorney for the accused man.
法庭为被告指定一位律师。
counsel
1. n.忠告同:advice 2. v.劝告
They refused to listen to the old man's counsel.
他们拒绝听从那老人的忠告。
They counseled against travelling at night in such a dangerous country.
他们劝告说勿在此危险的国家夜游。
falter
v.l.动摇,胆怯同:hesitate 2.蹒跚而行
The soldiers faltered for a moment as their captain fell.
当他们连长倒下时,士兵的信心动摇了一会儿。
The sick man faltered for few steps, and then fell down.
病人蹒跚地走了一两步,然后就跌倒了。
ghastly
adj.可怕的同:ghostlike
After a sleepless night, she looked very ghastly.
经过一个无眠的夜晚,她看起来非常可怕。
gratitude
n.感激同:thankfulness
She showed me her gratitude by inviting me to dinner.
她借邀请我吃晚饭,来表达她对我的谢意。
plume
n.羽毛同:feather
The rooster lost one of his plumes in the fight with the cat.
雄鸡在这次与猫的战斗中掉了一支羽毛。
promote
v. 1.升迁同:advance 2.促进
The young army officer was promoted to captain.
这名年轻的陆军军官晋升为连长。
An understanding of the culture of other countries may promote peace.
对其他国家文化的了解可以增进和平。
shudder
v.战栗同:shrive
She shuddered at the sight of the dead body.
看到尸体使她战栗。
swamp
n.沼泽同:marsh
The land is useless for growing crops; it's mainly swamp.
这块土地无法生长作物,他主要是沼泽地。
terrific
adj.1.可怕的同:awful 2.极好的
The terrific storm destroyed most of the houses in the city.
可怕的暴风雪毁掉了城里大部分房子。
It was such a terrific party that I didn't feel like going back home.
这宴会太好了,以至于我都不想回家了。
villain
n.恶棍同:rogue
The villain was caught by the police and brought to trial.
这恶棍被警方逮捕并交付审判。
Part 2
第二部分
absent-minded
adj.心不在焉的反:attentive
The absent-minded man put salt in his coffee and sugar on his egg.
那名心不在焉的男子把盐放在咖啡里,而把糖加入蛋中。
acute
adj.敏感的反:dull
A dog has a very acute sense of smell.
狗有灵敏的嗅觉。
entry
n. 1.入口反:exit 2.进入
Leave the boxes in the entry and we will carry them up later.
将箱子放在入口处,稍后我们会将它们拿上来。
His sudden entry startled all of us.
他的突然进入震惊了我们。
immigrate
v.迁入反:emigrate
During the 1800's many thousands of people from Europe immigrated into the United States to make a new home.
在十八世纪,数以千计的人们离开欧洲而移入美国建立家园。
intensify
v.加强反:weaken
My first failure only intensified my desire to succeed.
我的初次失败只更加强了我成功的信念。
invariable
adj.不变的反:inconstant
After dinner it was his invariable habit to take a nap for a while.
晚餐后小睡片刻是他不变的习惯。
latitude
n.纬度反:longitude
One degree of latitude on the earth's surface equals almost 70 miles.
地表上的纬度一度相当将近七十英里。
secondhand
adj.用过的,旧的反:new
The books in the secondhand bookstore are very cheap.
旧书店的书非常便宜。
specify
v.详尽陈述反:outline
Please specify when you will be at home tomorrow.
请确切说明你明天何时会在家。
trivial
adj.不重要的反:important
Your composition has only a few trivial mistakes.
你的作文只有一些小错误。
vulgar
adj.粗俗的反:noble
She is a very vulgar woman to shout like that at the top of her voice.
用她最大的声音吼叫,她真是个粗俗的妇人。