Lesson15
第15课
Part 1
第一部分
allot
v. 分配 同: allocate
The profits from the candy sale have been allotted equally to the Boy Scouts and the Girl Scouts.
销售糖果的所得已公平地分配给男女童子军.
banner
n. 旗帜 同: flag
The banners of many countries fly outside of the headquarters of the United Nations.
许多国家的国旗飘扬在联合国总部的外面。
cliff
n. 悬崖 同: blutt
Standing at the edge of the cliff, she could see the waves below.
她站在悬崖的边缘,可以看到下面的波涛。
crook
v. 钩 同: bend
I crooked my leg around the branch to keep from falling.
我用脚钩住树枝以免跌落。
ensue
v. 随之而起 同: follow
In his anger he hit the man, and a fight ensued.
他在愤怒之下打了那人,一场争斗将随之而起。
gap
n. 缺口 同: opening
The cows ran away through a gap in the fence.
母牛从篱笆的缺口处逃跑了.
hoard
n. 贮藏 同: stock v. 囤积
They have a hoard of food in the basement.
地下室里有他们贮藏的食物.
When sugar, coffee, and other foods were scarce, many people hoarded them.
当糖、咖啡和其他食物缺乏时,许多人便囤积它们。
marsh
n. 沼泽 同: swamp
It is not easy to cross the marsh on foot, we'd better go round it.
想徒步穿越沼泽是不容易的,我们最好绕道走。
moan
n. 呻吟声 同: groan v. 呻吟
From time to time, during the night, there was a moan of pain from the sick man.
夜晚有时候会传来病人痛苦的呻吟声。
The sick child moaned a little, and then tell asleep.
这个生病的孩子呻吟了一会便睡着了。
notorious
adj. 恶名昭彰的 同: infamous
The notorious thief was finally caught and put to prison for his many crimes.
恶名昭彰的小偷终于被捕了,且因许多项罪行而坐牢。
sermon
n. 说教 同: preach
After the guests left, father gave a sermon on table manners to the children.
客人离开后,孩子们听父亲讲了一大篇关于餐桌礼仪的教训。
site
n. 位置 同: location
The big house on the hill has one of the best sites in town.
山丘上的那幢大房子处在城里最好的位置之一。
suppress
v. 镇压 同: subdue
The police suppressed the riot by firing over the heads of the crowd.
警察在群众头顶上开枪,以镇压暴动。
Part 2
第二部分
agony
n. 痛苦 同: joy
He has suffered agonies from his broken arm
他一直为断臂所苦。
desolate
adj. 孤独的 反: cozy
I was very desolate when my mother died last year.
母亲去年过世时,我非常孤独。
everlasting
adj. 永久的 反: transient
We do not want to be involved in any war, we wish for everlasting peace.
我们不希望被卷入战争,我们期待永久的和平。
excess
n. 超过 反: deficiency
Passengers must pay for excess baggage on an airplane.
飞机乘客必须为超过限量的行李付钱。
gross
adj. 总体的 反: net
The gross weight of the sack of flour is more than the net weight of the flour alone.
面粉袋的总重量超过了面粉的净重量。
idiot
n. 白痴 反: genius
He is intelligent, but sometimes he behaves like an idiot.
他很聪明,但有时举止像个白痴。
infinite
adj. 无限的, 极大的 反: finite
Teaching little children usually requires infinite patience.
教小孩通常需要极大的耐心。
integrate
v. 综合 反: disintegrate
The committee will try to integrate the different ideas into one uniform plan.
委员会将试着综合不同的意见,以达成一致的计划。
liable
adj. 1. 有责任的 反: irresponsible 2.易于……的
He stated that he was not liable for his wife's debts.
他陈述说他没有责任为妻子偿还债款。
You are liable to catch a cold if you go out without an overcoat.
如果你外出时没穿大衣,就容易感冒。
miscellaneous
adj. 各种的 反: sole
The boy had a miscellaneous collection of stamps, stones, and many other things.
这男孩收集了各种邮票、石头和许多其他的东西。
revenue
n. 岁入 反: expenditure
The government got much revenue from taxes last year.
政府去年通过税收获得了大量岁入。
trifling
adj. 微小的 反: important
The friends treated their quarrel as only a trifling matter.
朋友们视彼此间的争吵为无关紧要之事。