Lseeon 6 Part 1
第六课 第一部分
avenue
n.大街同:road
Many people walked down the avenue through the center of the park.
很多人沿着穿越公园中央的大街走。
bestow
v.赠予同:confer
The president of the college bestowed honors on the best students.
大学校长将荣誉赠与最优秀的学生。
brim
n. 1.(杯,碗,盘等的)边同:brink 2.(帽的)缘
Please don't fill my cup up to the brim.
请别把我的杯子加满。
The wide brim of her hat protected her face from the sun.
她帽子的宽缘保护她的脸免于受日晒。
drastic
adj.激烈的同:extreme
Drastic changes are necessary to improve the government of the country.
为了改进该国的政府,激烈的改革是必须的。
insight
n.洞察力同:penetration
We study science to gain insight into the world we live in.
我们学习科学以获得透视我们所生活的世界的洞察力。
plea
n. 1辩解同:pretext 2.恳求
The driver's plea was that he did not see the stop sign.
驾驶员辩解说他并未看见停止的指示。
The kind man answered her plea for aid.
那位仁慈的人答复了她要求援助的请求。
prestige
n.声望同:reputation
The doctor had great prestige among the members of his profession.
在同业中,这医生享有很高的声望。
ripple
n. f连滴同:wave
Throw a stone into still water and watch the ripples spread in rings.
投一块石头到静止的水里,看涟漪荡漾成圈。
shrill
adj.声音尖锐的同:sharp
The boys mother shouted his name in a shrill voice.
这男孩的妈妈用尖锐的声音叫他的名字。
stray
v.迷路同:wander
The little lamb had strayed from the flock; we couldn't find it.
小羊离群走失,我们找不到它。
trend
n.趋势同:tendency
The trend of modern living is away from many old customs.
生活的趋势与许多旧风俗背道而驰。
wreath
n.花环同:garland
Many people hang wreaths on the window at Christmas.
圣诞节许多人在窗户上挂花环。
Part 2
第二部分
abstract
adj.抽象的反:concrete
Some authors are not popular because their writings are too abstract.
有些作家因文章过于抽象而不受欢迎。
accumulate
v.积聚反:scatter
Through the years he accumulated sufficient money to buy a farm.
多年来他积存了足够买一个农场的钱。
ample
adj.充足的,广大的反:scanty
He has received ample praise for the work he did.
他所做的工作,使她获得了广泛的赞美。
corrupt
adj.腐败的反:incorrupt
If a government official accepts money to do things that he ought not to do, we say that he is corrupt.
如果一个政府官员收受了金钱而去做那些不该做的事,我们说他是腐败的。
extinct
adj.灭种的反:existent
Many animals that lived thousands of years ago are now extinct.
许多生活数千年前的动物现己绝种。
illuminate
v. 1.照明反:darken 2.说明
The room was illuminated by four large lamps.
这个房间以四个大灯照明。
Our interesting teacher could illuminate almost any subject we studied.
我们有趣的老师能够解说几乎所有我们读过的学科。
incredible
adj.难以置信的反:believable
These results are incredible; I can't believe that they are accurate.
这些结果是难以置信的,我认为他们不是正确的。
lament
v.哀悼反:rejoice
All the people lamented the death of their President.
所有的人哀悼他们的总统去世。
profound
adj.极深的反:shallow
Having taken the medicine, he fell into a profound sleep.
吃过药后,他陷入酣睡。
systematic
adj.有系统的,有组织的反:disorderly
They made a systematic search for the lost car.
他们有组织的寻找丢失的车。
vivid
adj.鲜明的反:dull
The terrible car accident is still vivid in my mind.
可怕的车祸在我心中仍印象鲜明。