英语四级淘金词汇第8课

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Lesson 8

exchange vt.交换,调换.交流 n.交换.兑换.
New castle has exchanged Andy Cole with United Manchester for $6,000,000 .交易纽卡斯尔队跟曼联队 互换足球队员,用安迪. 科换来了600万美元
and a much less valued football player. .和一个逊色得 多的球员.
There is an increase in the technical cooperation and cultural exchanges .技术合作和文化交流 正与日俱增
between China and other countries. .中国与其他国家之间.

remove vt.移动.脱脱掉, 摘下.挪开.运走. vt.除去,排除
You should remove your shoes in the mosque. .在清真寺内你得脱下鞋 子.

set vt.放,安置.树立.调整 vi.下沉,凝结 n.套,副.机组,装置 a.不变的,固定
Mother set the ashtray down on the table saying, .母亲把烟灰缸放在 桌子上,说：
"As you get older you become more set in your ways, .“人越老就越不 容易改变习惯,
so youd better set you mind on giving up smoking right now." .所以你最好现在 就开始戒烟”.

original n.原物,原作,原文 a.起初的,原来的. 独创的.原版的,原件的
The Maoris were the original inhabitants of New Zealand. .毛利人是新西兰 最早的居民.
Later models of the car retained many features of the original. .新近的汽车样式保留了 许多原来产品的样式.

violent a.使用暴力,强暴的. a. 猛烈的, 强烈的,激烈的
Quite a few violent scenes were cut from the film before it came to show. .这部电影在放映前 删去了不少暴力镜头.
English soccer fans were often involved in violent clashes with the police. .英国足球迷经常 卷簇警察的激烈冲突.

come vi.来.产生于. 变成.开始
Strangely enough,we tend to come across things that are impossible. .真奇怪,我们往往会 碰到一些我们认为不 可能的事.
How on earth did the accident come about? .事故到底是怎样发生的？
It often happens that success comes after many failures. .经过多次失败后而获得成 功,这是常有的事.

expense [ikspen .n.花费,消费,消耗. [p开支,业务费用
There will be many expenses in redecorating the house. .重新装饰房屋将是 一项很大的花费.

offer vt.提供,提出.表示愿意 (做),提议 n.提议,提供.报价,开价
All five-star hotels offer conference facilities. .所有五星级酒店 都提供会议设施.
Thank you for your kind offer to help. .谢谢你主动 援助的好意.

cost n.价格,成本,费用.代价 vt.价钱为,(使)花费. 使付出(代价)
The subeditor of Washington Post said .华盛顿邮报的 副主编说,
telecom costs were falling towards zero and computer costs werent far behind. .电讯的花费现在 正朝零跌落,而电脑 的售价也在其后不远.
It costs more to live in the city. .在城市居住要花费更多.

charge n.费用.管理.控告.电荷 vt.索(价) vt.要…支付.控告,指责 使充电vi.收费.向前冲
At a disco in Guangzhou,they charge you 20 yuan for a can of Sunkist juice .广州的迪斯科舞厅,一罐 新奇士果汁要你20块,
that costs 3 yuan in a store. .而在商店里它只卖3块钱
The former president of the Philippines, Estrada,was charged with peculation. .菲律宾前总统艾斯特拉达 被指控犯有侵吞国家 财产罪.
All prices are subject to a 15% service charge. .所有定价须另加 15%的服务费.

virtue n.德行,美德. 优点,长处
Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount. .勇气是所有其他美德的 阶梯.
I want to get promotion by virtue of my ability. .我要靠自己的 才能获得提升.

property n.性质,特性. 财产,所有物
Many properties of the atmosphere .大气的许多特性
affect the amount of solar radiation that reaches the earth. .影响到达地球的 太阳辐射量.
Peasants in some areas are extremely poor .一些地区的农民 一贫如洗,
and they dont even know what property means. .他们甚至不知财产为何物

characteristic a. (~ of)特有的, n.特征,特性
A characteristic of the camel is .骆驼的一个特点
its ability to live for a long time without water. .是不喝水也能活 很长时间.

tough a.坚韧的,棘手的,困难的 强健的,吃苦耐劳的
You need to be tough to survive in a society full of competition. .要在充满竞争的社会 中生存就要有坚韧不 拔的意志.
Oh,tough luck!The steak is as tough as leather. .真倒霉！这牛排韧 得像皮革一样.

instant n.立即的.紧迫的. 食品速溶的,方便的
We often have instant noodles with us when we travel by train .坐火车旅行的时候, 我们经常带上方便面
where everything costs an arm and a leg. .因为火车上的东西 贵的要命.

acceptable n.可接受的,合意的
Compliments are always acceptable. .赞美的话总是 易为人接受.

advisable a.可取的,适当的
It is not advisable to act without planning. .不谋而动是不明智的.

available a.可用的,可得到的, 可取得联系的
If trials continue successfully, .如果接下来的诸项 试验一帆风顺的话,
the anticancer drug Ecteinascidin could be available within two years. .Ecteinascidin (抗癌药)有望在 两年内投入使用.
The boss will not be available until 3 oclock in the afternoon. .老板要到下午三点才有 空.

regardless ad.不管怎样,无论如何, 不顾后果地
All living organisms regardless of their unique identity, .所有生物体, 不论特有的个性如何,
have certain biological,chemical, and physical characte- ristics in common. .都有着某些共同的生物、 化学和物理特征.

capacity n.容量,容积.能量, 能力
Li Yang often makes a speech .李阳经常演讲
in a big classroom with a seating capacity of over 1,000 people .在能容纳上千人 的大教室,
to promote his "Crazy English". .以推广他的 “疯狂英语.”
Simple and honest people .朴实的人
have a greater capacity for happiness than those who are vain. .比虚荣的人更 善于体会幸福.

strength n.力量,优点
Weight lifter Chen xiaomin demonstrated a Chinese womans strength .举重运动员陈小敏 充分显示了中国女 子的力量
during the Sydney Olympic Games 2000. .在2000 年 悉尼奥运会上.
Everybody has his strengths and weaknesses. .每个人都有优缺点.

length n.长度,长. 一段,一节
The Yangtse River, the longest river in China,is 6300 kms in length. .中国第一大河长江 全长6300公里.
I can never finish a novel the length of War and Peace. .我永远看不完像 《战争与和平》篇幅 那样长的小说.

possible a.可能的,做得到的. 合理的,可接受的
The Internet has made the global village possible. .互联网使地球村 成为了可能.

possibility n.可能,可能性. n.可能的事,希望
Is there any possibility than youll sign the contract tomorrow? .你明天能签合同吗？
The idea has tremendous possibilities. .这个想法极具潜在价值.
We are building a socialist country characteristic of China. .我们建设的是有中国特色 的社会主义国家.