Lesson 7
第7课
Part 1
第一部分
batter
v.重击 同:beat
There is someone battering at the door, you'd better let him in.
有人正在用力敲着门,你最好让他进来。
clutch
v.紧握 同:grasp
The mother clutched her baby in her arms.
母亲把孩子抱在手臂中。
contemplate
v.审视,考虑同:ponder
The police contemplated various kinds of trouble after the football match between the two universities.
当两所大学的校际橄榄球赛结束时,警方审视各种骚乱。
garbage
n.垃圾 同:refuse
Please leave your garbage in a can outside the door.
请将你的垃圾放在门外的捅中。
obstacle
n.障碍同:obstruction
A fallen tree across the road was an obstacle to our car.
横跨道路的断木是我们行车的障碍。
pious
adj.虔诚的同:religious
She is a pious woman who goes to church every morning.
他是一位每天早晨都到教会去的虔诚妇人。
regulate
v. 1.管理同:control 2.调整区别:regular
The school adopted new rules to regulate the behavior of students.
这所学校采用新的规范管理学生的行为。
My watch is losing time; I will have to regulate it.
我的表慢了,我必须调整它。
riot
n.暴动 同:uproar
The riot during the election was put down by the police.
选举期间的暴动被警方平息了。
shovel
n.寺产子同:spade
We had better move this tree to our garden. Would you please bring the shovel?
我们最好将这棵树移到我们的花园去,请带铲子来好吗?
stately
adj.堂皇的同:majestic
We were much impressed by the general's stately appearance.
这将军堂皇的仪表使我们印象深刻。
tow
v.拖同:draw
They towed the wrecked car to the nearest garage.
他们将这辆坏车拖到最近的修车厂。
upset
v.扰乱 同:overturn
Her plans were upset by the change of the weather.
他的计划被天气变化扰乱了。
vex
v.激怒同:annoy
His father was vexed by the child's impolite behavior.
父亲被他孩子无礼的行为激怒。
Part 2
第二部分
communism
n.共产主义
Communism is expressed in various movements, but Russian sovietism if often referred to as a good sample.
共产主义以各种运动来表达,但苏俄的苏维埃主义通常被认为是一个适当的样本。
dignify
v.使尊荣 反:degrade
They dignified her job by giving her a special title.
他们加给她一个特殊的头衔以示尊崇她的工作。
disaster
n.灾难反:fortune
A great flood, fire, earthquake, or great loss of money is a disaster.
大洪水,火灾、地震或重大的金钱损失是一种大灾难。
gloom
n.幽暗 反:brightness
The maple shade provided him with a rich gloom for sleeping.
枫木的树荫提供了他一处够暗的地方睡觉。
hospitable
adj.善于待客的反:hostile
He is hospitable to anybody; he likes to give attention to the needs of others.
他善于对待任何人,他喜欢注意他人的需要。
infant
n.婴儿反:adult
The woman was carrying an infant in her arms.
这女人在臂里抱着一个婴儿。
mature
adj.成熟的反:immature
You mustn't be jealous when your sister gets presents; you must learns to behavior in a more mature way.
你不该嫉妒你的姐姐得到礼物,你必须学习表现得更成熟些。
prejudice
n.偏见 反:fairness
She has a prejudice against popular music.
她对流行音乐有偏见。
simplify
v.简化 反:complicate
The theory was simplified to make it easier to understand.
这理论被减化以使其明了易解。
tranquil
adj.宁静的反:noisy
After he retired, he lived a tranquil life in the country.
退休后,他在乡间过着宁静的生活。
unworthy
adj.无价值的反:valuable
You shouldn't trust him; he is unworthy of your trust.
你不该相信他,他不值得你的信赖。
valid
adj.正确的反:invalid
His objections to the plan on the basis of cost are valid.
他因花钱太多而反对这项计划是正确的。