Lesson_28

alien n.外國人,外星人 a.外國的,外國人的; 陌生的;性質(zhì)不同的, 不相容的
We shouldn't ignore others' opinions just because they are alien to our own ideas. ;我們不是因?yàn)閯e人的想法 與我們的截然不同就忽視 他人的意見.

assault n./vt.攻擊,襲擊
Lately there have been violent assaults in Jerusalem ;近來在耶路撒冷常常爆發(fā) 暴力沖突
between the Israelites and Palestinians. ;在以色列人與巴勒斯坦人 之間.

bandage n.繃帶 vt.用繃帶綁扎
The surgeon bandaged up the injured head of the player ;外科醫(yī)生把那個(gè)球員受傷 的頭部包扎起來,
and the player dashed back into the field again. ;球員又沖回了球場.

bribe n.賄賂,行賄賂 vi.向…行賄,買通
The French minister was accused of having taken bribes in the arms deal. ;那個(gè)法國的部長被指控 在武器交易中接受了 賄賂.

clip n.夾子,回行針;彈夾, 彈倉;剪報(bào),電影片斷
Soon the guard on the train came and clipped our tickets. ;不久列車員走過來給我 們剪了票.

clip vt.(用夾子,回行針) 夾住,扣住;剪,修剪; 消減,縮短
We were relieved that we made it. 我們終于趕上了火車, 大家松了一口氣. ;

colonial a.殖民地的
The Latin American and African people have successfully fought against colonial rule. ;拉丁美洲和非洲人民成功 地進(jìn)行了反對(duì)殖民統(tǒng)治的 斗爭.

decimal a.十進(jìn)位的 n.小數(shù)
The decimal system is based on the number 10 and is universally adopted. ;十進(jìn)位制基于數(shù)字10, 在全球被廣泛地采用.

dignity n.莊嚴(yán),端莊;尊嚴(yán),高貴
Athough she is very poor,she has not lost her dignity. ;她雖然很窮,但沒有失 去她的尊嚴(yán).
A man's dignity depends not upon his wealth or rank but upon his character. ;人的真正價(jià)值不在財(cái)富 或地位,而在他的品質(zhì).

drastic a.嚴(yán)厲的,極端的; 激烈的,迅猛的
The members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization ;上海合作組織的成員國
are determined to take drastic measure to combat terrorism. ;決心采取果斷措施打擊 恐怖主義.

erupt vi.(火山等)噴發(fā),(巖 漿等)噴出;(戰(zhàn)爭,危 機(jī)等)爆發(fā),突然發(fā)生
The volcano in a Philippine island erupted after years of dormancy. ;那座菲律賓島上的火山 在沉睡多年后劇烈活動(dòng) 起來.

ferry n.渡船 vt.渡運(yùn)
The mother has to ferry her children to and from sports, ;那位母親每天都開車接 送孩子往返于運(yùn)動(dòng)場、
parties,schools, her car. ;晚會(huì)和學(xué)校等等.

fling vt.(用力地)仍,擲,丟 n.盡情歡樂的一陣, 一時(shí)的放縱
Don't fling your clothes about on the chair;hang them up. ;別把衣服亂扔在椅子上, 把它們掛起來.

grim a.討厭的;嚴(yán)酷的,無情的
The little girl was frightened into crying by his grim smile. ;他的獰笑把小女孩嚇得 哭起來.

handicap n./vt.障礙,妨礙
It is said that ;有人說,
the level of a society can be seen from one nation's attitude toward the handicap. ;一個(gè)社會(huì)的文明程度可以 通過其對(duì)于殘障人士的態(tài) 度反映出來.
Being small in a basketball match is a handicap. ;在籃球比賽中,個(gè)子 小吃虧.

jerk vt.使猝然一動(dòng),猛拉 vi.猝然一動(dòng) n.猛拉,急推
Hearing my name mentioned,I instinctively jerked my head back. ;聽到有人說我的名字,我 出于本能猛地回過頭來.

lofty a.高傲的,傲慢的;崇高的 高尚的;高聳的,極高的
The Japanese invasion of Asian countries was carried out ;日本對(duì)亞洲國家進(jìn)行了 侵略,
under the false lofty propaganda of emancipating them from colonialism. ;在把亞洲人民從殖民主義 手中解放出來的虛偽崇高 的宣傳之下.

marshal n.元帥,最高指揮官
It is often said ;常言說,
a marshal is made on the white bones of thousands of average soldiers. ;一將功成萬骨枯.

mutter vt./n.輕聲低語, 小聲抱怨
He was muttering on the telephone so I asked him to speak more clearly. ;他打電話聲音很低,因此 我讓他說得清楚些.

overthrow vt./n.打倒,推翻
To provide enough manpower for ever- growing northern factories ;為了給北方日漸擴(kuò)大的工 廠提供足夠的勞動(dòng)力,
slavery in the southern states had to be overthrown. ;南方的奴隸制必須推翻.
That was what ignited the American Civil War. ;那是美國南北戰(zhàn)爭的 原因.

overwhelm vt.(感情上)使承受不了 使不知所措; 征服,制服
In last week's semi-final,the Manchester United overwhelmed Liz by 4-0 ;在上周的半決賽中,曼 聯(lián)隊(duì)以4比0擊敗利茲隊(duì).

pearl n.珍珠,珠狀物
In the early morning, you can see pearls of dew glistening on the grass. ;晨曦初露的時(shí)候,可以看 到露珠在草上閃爍.
He who would search for pearls must dive below. ;欲尋珍珠就要潛到水里. (不入虎穴,焉得虎子.)

petty a.小的,瑣碎的,不重 要的,氣量小的,心胸狹 窄的
Our oversight of petty details in the contract caused us considerable. ;由于忽視合同中的細(xì)節(jié), 我們虧損不小.

premium n.保險(xiǎn)金;獎(jiǎng)品,贈(zèng)品, 額外津貼 a.高級(jí)的,優(yōu)質(zhì)的; 售價(jià)高的
Farmers are offered a premium for organically grown vegetables. ;農(nóng)民以有機(jī)方式種植蔬菜 而獲得津貼.

propaganda n.宣傳
There has been a good deal of propaganda about the dangers of drunk driving. ;關(guān)于酒后駕駛的危害已 做過大量宣傳.

romance n.愛情小說,傳奇故事
The film Roman Holiday is a romance between a princess and a journalist. ;電影〈羅馬假日〉講的是 一個(gè)公主和一個(gè)記者的愛 情故事.

sober a.未醉的,有節(jié)制的; 嚴(yán)肅的,持重的; (顏色等)素淡的
A more sober life is advisable to an unrestrained one. ;有節(jié)制的生活肯定比 放縱的好.

surpass vt.超過,優(yōu)于,多于; 超過…的界限
Though we thought that we might lose in the first round,the result surpassed our hopes. ;盡管我們認(rèn)為可能在首輪 即遭淘汰,結(jié)果比所期望 的要好.

tariff n.關(guān)稅,稅率;(旅館, 飯店)價(jià)目表,收費(fèi)表
There is a very high tariff on jewelry. ;寶石類的稅率很高,
That's why imported jewelry is so expensive. ;因此進(jìn)口寶石很貴.

token n.信物,紀(jì)念品
When people meet,they shake hands as a token of friendship. ;人們相逢的時(shí)候,握手以 表示友誼.

tribute n.貢品;頌詞,稱贊
The government paid tribute to Dr. Sun Yatsen ;為表達(dá)對(duì)孫中山先生的 敬意,
by naming the city in which he was born after him. ;政府把他出生的城 市命名為中山市.

wrinkle n./vi.皺紋,使起皺紋
Many moisturizers claim to be anti- wrinkle. ;很多潤膚霜都聲稱是 抗皺的.
At the mention of the so-called brilliant scheme,she wrinkled her nose in disdain. ;聽了那所謂的妙計(jì)之后, 她皺鼻子表示不屑.