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Lesson 13
第13课
Part 1
第一部分
appeal
v. 1. 恳请 同: implore 2. 吸引
The government is appealing to everyone to save water.
政府恳请大家节约用水。
The music is too old-fashioned to appeal to people any longer.
这音乐太过时了，不再吸引人。
bustle
n. 喧扰的活动 同: fuss
There was a great bustle as the children got ready for the party.
当孩子们准备宴会时，起了很大的骚动。
crave
v. 渴望 同: fuss
I'm craving for a cup of tea. I've not had one all day.
我想要一杯茶，我一整天都没喝茶了。
discord
n. 争论 同: disagreement
Various discords have arisen in the university over this question.
这个问题在大学中引发了多种争论。
drill
n. 练习 同: training
The English teacher gave the class plenty of drills in pronunciation.
英文老师给班上学生作了许多发音练习。
eventually
adv. 最后 同: ultimately
We waited more than an hour for him, but eventually we had to leave without him.
我们等他一个多小时，但最后还是得离开，没等他。
futile
adj. 无用的 同: vain
Please don't waste time by asking such futile questions.
请勿浪费时间问这种无用的问题。
ingredient
n. 成分 同: component
The ingredients of a cake usually include eggs, sugar, and flour.
蛋糕的成分通常包括蛋、糖和面粉。
predict
v. 预测 同: foretell
The weather service predicts heavy rain for tomorrow.
气象服务台预测明天有大雨。
raid
n. 突然搜索 同: attack
During their raid on the house, the police found a lot of dangerous drugs.
警察突然搜查他们的房子，发现了很多危险药品。
repel
v. 击退 同: repulse
The enemy in the city was repelled by our troops.
城里的敌人被我们的军队击退了。
rouse
v. 激励 同: awaken
The speaker tried to rouse the massed from their lack of interest.
这演说者尝试着激起大众失去的兴趣。
tolerate
v. 容忍 同: endure
I can't tolerant your bad manners any longer.
我再也无法容忍你恶劣的态度。
utmost
adj. 极端的 同: extreme
She was standing at the utmost edge of the cliff to kill herself.
她站在悬崖最边缘处想自杀。
Part 2
第二部分
assault
n. 攻击 反: defense
We are ready to meet the enemy's assault on our fort.
我们准备反抗敌人对堡垒的攻击。
hostile
adj. 怀有敌意的 反: hospitable
Their hostile looks showed that I was unwelcome.
他们怀有敌意的表情，显示出我不受欢迎。
independent
adj. 自立的 反: dependent
Since she inherited her father's fortune, she is completely independent of her husband.
既然她继承了父亲的遗产，便可完全不依赖丈夫了。
inevitable
adj. 不可避免的 反: avoidable
They ran short of money during the tour, and their return was inevitable.
他们在旅途中用光了钱，因此返回是不可避免的。
link
v. 连接 反: separate
The new road links all the towns in the state.
这条新路可连接州内所有的城市。
obscure
adj. 偏僻的 反: distinct
We had difficulty in finding the obscure path through the forest.
我们在找条贯穿森林的偏僻小路方面有困难。
optimism
n. 乐观 反: pessimism
The candidate's optimism about his chances of winning encouraged his supporters.
候选人对于获胜机会的乐观态度，鼓励了他的支持者。
serene
adj. 宁静的 反: agitated
He kept serene and calm, knowing nothing of the dangers, which surrounded him.
他保持宁静和沉着，无视周围的危险。
submit
v. 屈服 反: conquer
No one would submit silently to such an insult.
没有人愿意默默地向此侮辱屈服。
summit
n. 顶峰 反: bottom
At last the mountain climbers reached the summit of the mountain.
登山者终于到达了山的顶峰。
unique
adj. 唯一的 反: common
This proposal seems to be the unique solution to our problem.
这提议似乎是我们解决问题的唯一方法。
vacuum
n. 真空 反: fullness
For that experiment you need a complete vacuum.
那个实验需要完全真空。
veteran
adj. 老练的 n. 老手 反: apprentice
At the age of 12, the boy was already a veteran traveler, having flown all over the world with his father.
这个男孩12岁时就已是个老练的旅行家，随父亲飞遍了世界。
