build vt.建造;建立; vi.增長 n.體形,體格
If a city is not well planned, ;如果一個城市規(guī)劃得不好
the entire city will just look like a construction site ;整個城市就會像 工地一樣,
where the old buildings are being demolished and the new ones are being built. ;舊房子在拆, 新房子在建.
The professor suggests building up our vocabulary by reading. ;教授建議我們通過 閱讀來增加詞匯量.
convert v.轉(zhuǎn)換,(使)轉(zhuǎn)變, (使)變換;
At what rate does the dollar convert into pounds? ;美元以什么匯率 兌換成英鎊？
Coal can be converted into gas by burning. ;煤炭燃燒可變成煤氣.

call n.叫喊,呼聲;通電話 vt.叫喊;招喚;把…叫做 稱為;打電話給… vi.叫喊;訪問
New Zealand's Green Party ;新西蘭的綠色環(huán)保團體
has called for the slaughter of 60 cows pregnant with calves carrying human genes ;要求屠殺60頭懷有攜帶 人類基因的小牛的母牛
after a court withdrew approval for an experi -ment to develop milk with a human protein. ;在法庭撤回對開發(fā)攜帶 人類蛋白的牛奶進(jìn)行試 驗的批準(zhǔn)后.
The Confederation of Trade Unions called for the government ;由于失業(yè)人數(shù)猛增, 工會呼吁政府
to restrict foreign labor imports in light of soaring unemployment. ;限制對外國勞工的輸入.

employ vt.雇用;用,使用
Every year many university students who major in foreign languages ;每年都有許多外語專業(yè) 的大學(xué)生 are employed to be part-time interpreters in the Export Commodities Trade Fair ;被雇用在出口商品交易 會上做兼職譯員.

abuse n. & vt.濫用;虐待; 辱罵,毀謗
Milosevic was arrested on April 1st in Yugoslavia ;米洛舍維奇于四月一日 在南斯拉夫被捕
on charges of corruption and abuse of power. ;因被指揮犯有貪污罪 和濫用職權(quán)罪.
Abused wives and children need social help. ;受虐婦女和兒童都需要 得到社會的幫助.

overlook [vt.忽略,沒注意到; 俯瞰,俯視;寬容, 寬恕
Students sometimes overlook ;學(xué)生時會漏了
the key word "not" in multiple-choice questi -ons of listening or reading comprehension ;聽力或閱讀理解多項選 擇題中的關(guān)鍵詞“not”,
and get the answers wrong. ;因而選錯了答案.
The Eiffel Tower (La Tour Eiffel) in Paris overlooks the Seine River. ;巴黎的埃菲爾鐵塔俯瞰 塞納河.

intention n.意圖,意向,目的
I have no intention of marrying yet. ;我還沒有要結(jié)婚的打算.
One typical question in reading tests is: ;閱讀測試一個典型的 問題是：
what is the author's intention in this passage? ;這篇文章所體現(xiàn)的作者 的意圖是什么？

attempt vt.& n.企圖,試圖, 努力
IBM researchers are attempting to warm up human-computer relationships ;IBM 的科研人員在嘗試 要使人機關(guān)系變得友好 些,
by working on getting computers to recognize human gestures and emotions. ;他們一直在研發(fā)如何讓 電腦明白人的手勢和識 別人的表情.
The Americans in Vertical Limit failed in all their attempts to climb the Himalayas ;(電影)《垂直極限》中的 美國人攀登喜馬拉雅山的 一切努力都付諸東流.

purpose n.目的,意圖;用途; 效果
Some girls from Shanghai like to date foreigners, ;一些上海女孩喜歡與 老外談戀愛,
but it is said that their real purpose is to go abroad. ;可據(jù)說她們真正的目 的是出國.
I came here on purpose to see you. ;我特地來這里看你.

desire vt.向望,渴望;要求, 請求 n.愿望,欲望
We all desire happiness and health. ;我們都渴望得到幸福 和健康.
(We all have a desire for happiness and health.) ;我們都渴望得到幸福 和健康.
(We all have a desire to be happy and healthy.) ;我們都渴望得到幸福 和健康.

considerable a.相當(dāng)大(或多)的, 可觀的;值得考慮的
There's a considerable distance ;距離相當(dāng)遠(yuǎn)
between the East and the West Coast of the United States. ;從美國東岸到西岸.

lay vi.下蛋,產(chǎn)卵 vt.放,擱;下(蛋);鋪設(shè), 砌磚;設(shè)置;使處于 某種狀態(tài));提出
The Taiwanese are not used to the pain of being laid off ;臺灣人不習(xí)慣被解雇和
and not being able to find new jobs following years of robust economic growth ;找不到新工作帶來的 痛苦,經(jīng)歷過多年的強 勢經(jīng)濟增長之后.
Most Chinese people will lay aside money for a rainy day. ;大多數(shù)中國人都會存錢 以備不時之需.
Dalian is a well laid out seaside city. ;大連是一個規(guī)劃良好的 海濱城市.

enormous a.巨大的,龐大的
When the first all-purpose computer was completed in 1946, ;當(dāng)?shù)谝慌_多功能電子計 算機在1946年安裝完備 的時候,
no one could have foreseen the enormous impact it would have in the years ahead. ;沒有人能預(yù)見它在未來 歲月里的巨大影響力.

numerous a.許多的,眾多的, 大批的
New York City's numerous skyscrapers give the city its special character. ;紐約市眾多的摩天大樓 賦予了這個城市獨有的 特征.

rush vi.猛沖;倉促從事; 突然襲擊 vt.倉促完成; 催促,猛攻 n.沖;急促 流動或進(jìn)行;繁忙時刻;
You'll regret if you rush into marriage. ;如果草率結(jié)婚, 日后你會后悔的.
Don't rush me! ;別催我了!
Do you like the rush of city life? ;你喜歡快節(jié)奏的城市 生活嗎？

rainbow n.彩虹
My four-year-old niece insisted that ;我四歲的外甥女堅持說
rainbow in the sky should be the bridge for the fairies. ;天上的彩虹是給仙女 過的橋.

ribbon n.緞帶,絲帶; (打印機的)色帶
Girls sometimes use ribbons to tie their hair in a ponytail. ;女孩子有時候喜歡用 絲帶扎馬尾辮.

rank n.職銜,軍銜;社會階層 vt.把……分等 vi.列入,(在序列中) 占特定等級
At the age of 77,Grace Hopper,mother of the computer, ;計算機之母格雷絲. 霍普在77歲時
was awarded the military rank of commodore by President Ronald Reagan. ;被里根總統(tǒng)授予海軍 準(zhǔn)將的軍銜.
Brazil was still ranked top in the FIFA's world ranking in 2000. ;2000年,巴西在國際足 聯(lián)排名表上仍被列為首 位.

occupy vt.占用,占領(lǐng),占據(jù); 使忙碌,使從事, 占用(時間)
German troops once occupied Paris during World War II. ;二戰(zhàn)期間德國軍隊曾經(jīng) 占領(lǐng)了巴黎.
Chanel occupied herself with fashion design and remained single all her life. ;夏奈爾一生忙于時裝 設(shè)計,終生獨身.

classify vt.把…分類, 把…分等(級)
Killer whales aren't classified as true whales ;逆戟鯨不被歸為鯨類,
but as the largest of the forty kinds of dolphins. ;而被歸入四十種海豚中 最大的那一類.

glimpse n. & vt.一瞥,瞥見
I always have a glimpse at the headlines ;我總是先迅速瀏覽一 下標(biāo)題
before I decide what to read in the newspaper. ;在決定看報紙上哪些 內(nèi)容之前.

vision n.視力,視覺; 想像(力),幻想
A pilot must have very good vision. ;飛行員必須有非常好 的視力.
My long term vision is to get my Ph.D. ;拿博士學(xué)位是我長期的 夢想.

scene n.景色,景象; 舞臺布景;一?ㄏ?
The setting sun above the horizon and the rosy clouds make a beautiful scene. ;地平線上的落日和彩霞 構(gòu)成美麗的景色.
The scenes are changed during the interval. ;劇間休息時更換布景.
The trial scene in The Merchant of Venice is the most exciting one. ;《威尼斯商人》中審判的 那場戲最精彩.

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