Hints: 本期學(xué)習(xí)的字源:vers,vert=turn, change轉(zhuǎn)變 單詞不需要大寫,單詞與例句或不同詞條之間換行即可。 注解中詳細(xì)介紹了單詞的拆分與釋義,是學(xué)習(xí)字源分析的重中之重!一定記得聽寫后來看注解!
diversion After a week of monotonous work, many people go to the amusement park on the weekend as a means of diversion. inverse One's life expectancy is in inverse ratio to the number of cigarettes one smokes. perverse In a perverse way, banning a book may make it the hottest item on the black market. reverse You need to shift into reverse before you can back the car into the garage. universe If the universe is as large as scientists say it is, there must be extraterrestrial life somewhere. vertebrate Blue whales are huge vertebrates, larger even than the greatest of the dinosaurs. vertiginous Goats can run down vertiginous mountains slopes without any difficulty. vertigo Looking down from the edge of the cliff, the mountaineer felt a giddy sense of vertigo. avert The railway engineer hit the emergency brakes and narrowly averted disaster.
After a week of monotonous work, many people go to the amusement park on the weekend as a means of diversion. 一個星期的單調(diào)工作之后,許多人在周末都到這個游樂場消遣。 One's life expectancy is in inverse ratio to the number of cigarettes one smokes. 一個人的壽命和他吸的香煙數(shù)目成反比。 In a perverse way, banning a book may make it the hottest item on the black market. 這是個荒謬的現(xiàn)象,但是查禁一本書卻可能使它成為黑市的搶手貨。 You need to shift into reverse before you can back the car into the garage. 你得先換到倒車檔才能倒車入庫。 If the universe is as large as scientists say it is, there must be extraterrestrial life somewhere. 如果宇宙真像科學(xué)家說的那么大,一定有外星生命的存在。 Blue whales are huge vertebrates, larger even than the greatest of the dinosaurs. 藍(lán)鯨是巨大的脊椎動物,比最大的恐龍還要大。 Goats can run down vertiginous mountains slopes without any difficulty. 山羊可以輕而易舉地從令人頭暈?zāi)垦5纳狡屡芟聛怼?Looking down from the edge of the cliff, the mountaineer felt a giddy sense of vertigo. 登山客從懸崖邊上往下看,感到一陣暈眩。 The railway engineer hit the emergency brakes and narrowly averted disaster. 火車司機(jī)拉下緊急剎車,在千鈞一發(fā)之際避免了一場災(zāi)難。