[00:00.00]Lesson 24
[00:03.72]Part 1
[00:06.67]【ACQUIRE】He acquired the money for his trip by working at night.
他晚上工作以赚取履行费用。
[00:14.89]【APRON】Wear an apron over the front part of your clothes to keep them clean while cooking.
烹饪时，在衣前穿上围裙以保持衣服干净。
[00:23.40]【BEAD】She is wearing a string of green beads around her neck.
她在脖子上挂了一串绿色的珠子。
★a string of：一串
[00:31.08]【BOUNDARY】The new boundaries were fixed after the war.
战后规定了新界线。
[00:38.22]【CAREER】We can learn much by reading about the careers of great men.
阅读伟人的经历可以学到许多。
[00:45.97]【CHOP】He was chopping wood into small, short pieces for burning.
他将木头砍成小而短的木片，作为燃烧之用。
★chop into：劈成，切成
[00:53.87]【CONCEAL】He concealed himself behind a large tree.
他藏在一棵大树后。
[01:01.40]【CONTACT】If you bring fire into contact with gunpowder, there will be an explosion.
如果你让火和火药接触，就会发生爆炸。
[01:10.82]【CREEP】We crept through the bushes towards the enemy.
我们朝着敌军的方向，爬行穿过丛林。
[01:17.96]【DECLINE】I said I would give him ten thousand dollars for the horse, but he declined my offer.
我说我会以一万元的价格买那匹马，可是他拒绝了我的提议。
[01:28.60]Part 2
[01:35.21]【DETAIL】Everything in her story is correct to the smallest detail.
他的故事完全是真的，即使是最小的细节也不例外。
[01:42.58]【DITCH】A ditch is a long, narrow place dug in the earth to carry off water.
沟渠是在地上挖的细长构造，可用以排水。
[01:53.14]【EFFICIENT】Our efficient new machines are cheaper than old ones.
我们有效率的新机器比旧的便宜。
[02:01.35]【ENTITLE】The author entitled his book "treasure island".
作者将他的书定名为《金银岛》。
[02:09.71]【EXPERIMENT】Scientists test out theories by experiments.
科学家借用实验证明理论。
★test out：对…进行彻底检验
[02:18.68]【FAVORITE】What is your favorite flower?
你最喜欢什么花？
[02:24.83]【FAVORITE】Among those records, Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is one of my favorites.
在那些唱片中，贝多芬的第五交响曲是我最喜欢的之一。
[02:32.20]【FOAM】The breaking waves make foam near the coast.
破浪在岸旁激起了水沫。
[02:39.12]【FURNACE】An oil furnace heats our school buildings in winter.
我们学校大楼在冬天使用油炉取暖。
[02:46.57]【GRAVE】We visited her grave and put flowers on it.
我们探望她的坟墓，并放一些花在上头。
[02:54.32]【HERD】We saw a big herd of cattle on the farm.
我们看到农场上有一大群牛。
[03:01.69]Part 3
[03:05.34]【IMPORT】The United States imports coffee from Brazil.
美国自巴西输入咖啡。
[03:13.16]【IMPORT】Last year we reduced the amount of import and expanded that of export.
去年我们减低了输入量，并增加了输出。
[03:20.69]【INSTINCT】He has an instinct for always doing and saying the right thing.
他有说话做事永不出错的本领。
[03:28.51]【JOINT】The joints of the chair were very loose.
那把椅子的连接处非常不牢。
[03:34.59]【LATTER】Of these two men, the former is dead, but the latter is still alive.
这两个男人，前面一个已经死了，后面一个还活着。
[03:44.04]【LONESOME】The old woman was lonesome without children.
那没有孩子的老妇人很寂寞。
[03:51.56]【MASTERPIECE】All of his paintings were considered masterpieces.
他所有的绘画作品都被认为是杰作。
[04:00.60]【MISERABLE】The child is hungry, tired, and homeless, he is a miserable child.
那孩子又饿，又累，又无家可归，他是个可怜的孩子。
[04:11.01]【NAKED】Some naked boys were swimming in the river.
一些没穿衣服的男孩子正在河里游泳。
[04:17.40]【OBTAIN】It is necessary to obtain a permit to hunt or fish in this states.
在这个国家里，打猎或钓鱼必须获得许可。
[04:26.75]【OUTPUT】What is the daily output of automobiles of this factory?
这家工厂的每日汽车产量是多少？
[04:35.26]Part 4
[04:39.36]【PASSIONATE】They soon fell in passionate love with each other.
他们很快地就陷入热恋之中。
★fell in love with：与…相爱
★fell in passionate love with：与…热恋
[04:47.49]【PERMANENT】After doing temporary jobs for a month, he got a permanent position as a clerk in a store.
做了一个月的临时工后，他找到了一个当店员的长期工作。
[04:57.80]【POPULOUS】China is one of the populous countries.
中国是人口稠密的国家之一。
[05:04.61]【PURSUE】The police are now pursuing the escaped prisoner.
警察正在追捕逃犯。
[05:11.83]【REFORM】The new President promised to reform the government.
新总统保证要改革政府。
[05:19.05]【RESCUE】The passengers were rescued from the sinking ship.
乘客们从快沉的船上被救起。
[05:25.97]【RIVAL】The two boys were rivals for the first prize.
这两个男孩是争头奖的对手。
[05:32.81]【SAUCY】The girl was saucy to her mother.
那女孩对她的母亲没有礼貌。
[05:38.51]【SAUCY】The girl was wearing a saucy new hat.
那女孩戴了顶俊俏的新帽子。
[05:42.99]【SEIZE】Mother seized the child by the arm.
母亲抓住孩子的手臂。
★seize someone by：抓到某人的
★seize time by the forelock：抓紧时间
[05:49.52]【SEIZE】The weapons hidden in the house were seized by the police.
藏在屋中的武器被警方扣押。
[05:54.62]Part 5
[05:57.35]【SHUT】Shut the gate so that the dog can't get out.
关上门，以免狗出去。
★so that：以便
[06:03.54]【SOAK】She soaked the clothes before washing them.
她在洗地前，先将衣服浸在水里。
[06:09.68]【SOAK】Use this cloth to soak up the spilled milk.
用这块布将泼出的牛奶吸干。
★soak up：吸收，(使)充满
[06:14.46]【SPIRIT】Though he is dead, he is with us in spirit.
虽然他已死，可是他的精神与我们同在。
[06:21.83]【STEPMOTHER】Mary didn't get along with her stepmother.
玛丽和她的继母处得不好。
★get along with：与…和睦相处
[06:28.37]【STUPID】It was stupid of you to run away from the accident.
你从意外事故中逃跑真不聪明。
★run away：逃跑，走掉，逃脱
[06:35.28]【SWELL】Wood often swells when it is wet.
木头浸湿时常会膨胀。
[06:42.12]【THEME】The theme of his talk was the need of education.
他讲演的题目是“教育的需要”。
[06:49.57]【TOUGH】Only tough breeds of sheep can live in the mountains.
只有强壮品种的羊才能住在山中。
★live in：住在(某地)，存在于…，为…而生存
[06:56.94]【TWIST】She twisted her hair round her fingers to make it curl.
她将头发缠绕在手指上，使之卷曲。
[07:04.92]【VIOLENCE】The policeman had to use violence to arrest the murderer.
警察不得不使用暴力来逮捕凶手。
[07:13.05]【WHIRL】The dancer suddenly made a whirl.
舞蹈演员突然转了一圈。
[07:19.45]【WHIRL】The leaves whirled in the wind.
树叶在风中回旋。