09春高口閱讀訓(xùn)練19- 《加拿大的悲傷日》
詞匯:(網(wǎng)友mingrain整理)?
coup [ ku: ] n. 砰然的一擊,妙計,出乎意料的行動a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force ? ? a brilliant and notable success
prorogue [ pr?'r?ug ] v. 休會,延期hold back to a later time ? adjourn by royal prerogative ?
House of Commons(英議會)下院the lower house of the British parliament
throne [ θr?un ] n. 王座,君主the chair of state of a monarch, bishop, etc. ?
a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination ? ? sit on the throne as a ruler
put a monarch on the throne
woo [ wu: ] v. 向...求愛,追求,懇求seek someone's favor ? ? make amorous advances towards
subsidy [ 's?bsidi ] n. 補助金,津貼a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public
undermine [ ,?nd?'main ] v. 漸漸破壞,挖掘地基destroy property or hinder normal operations ? ? ?hollow out as if making a cave or opening
sovereignty [ 's?vrinti ] n. 主權(quán),獨立國government free from external control
royal authority
to split分裂
pale [ peil ] n. 尖木樁(前哨) a. 蒼白的v. 使蒼白vi. 變得蒼白,變得暗淡
a wooden strip forming part of a fence ? ? ?turn pale, as if in fear ? ? very light colored
(of light) lacking in intensity or brightness
resurrect [ ,rez?'rekt ] . vt. 復(fù)活(復(fù)露,使...再現(xiàn),使...再受注意) cause to become alive again ? ? restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state
juxtaposition [ ,d??kst?p?'zi??n ] n. 并排the act of positioning close together (or side by side) ? a side-by-side position
fracture [ 'fr?kt?? ] . n. 破碎,骨折v. 破碎,破裂breaking of hard tissue such as bone
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other ? ?violate or abuse ? ? ? ? ?interrupt, break, or destroy
Bacon [ 'beik?n ] n. 咸肉,熏肉back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked ?
English scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the importance of experimentation