Lesson_9
reveal vt.揭露,泄露. 展现,显示
A study revealed that the average person .一项研究显示,一般人
had a 20 percent higher chance of having a heart attack .心脏病发作的可能性高 20%,
on a Monday than on any other day. .在星期一比在一周中的 其他时候.
revise vt.修改,修订.复习 vi.复习
Before the WTO entry China was willing to revise trade-related laws. .中国在加入世贸前愿意 修订有关贸易的法律条 例.
Students who don t take notes in class .平时在课堂上不做笔记 的学生
often revise the notes photocopied from others for the exam. .通常会复习从别人那里 复印来的笔记以应付考 试.
reverse n.相反情况.反面,背面 挫折,逆境 a.相反的,倒转的
reverse vt.推翻.使位置颠倒, 使倒转 vi.反向
Children s clothes aren t cheap -- just the reverse. .小孩的衣服并不便宜 --恰恰相反(更贵).
We suffered some serious financial reverses last year. .去年我们在财务上受 到一些严重的挫折.
Writing is reversed in a mirror. .写出来的字在镜子里 是倒着的.
suppose vt.认为,猜想.(用于祈 使句)让,假设. (常用于被动语态) 期望,认为应该
Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps. .科学家们猜想大型 恐龙栖居于沼泽地中.
Suppose we go for a walk? .想去散步吗？
If you are studying when you re supposed to sleep .如果你在该睡觉的时候 学习,
and sleeping when you re supposed to work, .该学习的时候睡觉的话,
it will be difficult for you to get along well with other roommates. .你很难和别的室友相处 得好.
consider vi.考虑,细想 vt.考虑,细想. 认为,把…看作. 体谅,关心
The Saudi interior minister said .沙特阿拉伯内政大臣说
his government was not considerring allowing women to drive. .该国不会考虑允许 妇女开车的可能性.
In Britain,they emphasize being independent so much .在英国,人们非常看重 独立
that they consider it a shame to ask for help .以至他们会认为叫 别人帮忙是一种羞辱,
if they could manage it by themselves. .假如他们自己能 把事情办妥的话.
We must consider the feelings of other people. .我们必须顾及 他人的感情.
bring vt.带来,拿来.把…引来 促使,劝使.使发生 使处于某种状态
What brings you here today? .今天是什么风 把你吹来了？
What brought about the war between Iran and Iraq? .是什么引起了两伊战争？
adopt vt.采用,采纳. 正式通过.收养
Some foreigners are now adopting orphan Chinese babies. .一些外国人在收养中国 的孤儿.
New York was the first United States city to adopt zoning laws. .纽约是美国第一个 制定分区法律的都市.
raise n.(工资、薪金的)提升、 增加,举起,提高,提升 增加.饲养,养育 vt.引起.提出
Educational reforms should focus on raising the quality of education. .教育改革的重点应放 在提高教育质量方面.
Children raised in the countryside can stand up to hard work. .农村长大的孩子 能吃苦.
promote vt.促进,发扬.提升, 提拔.宣传,推销
A sound forest economy .健全的林业经济
promotes the prosperity of agriculture and rural life. .能促进农业和 农村生活的繁荣.
We look down upon those .我们看不起那些
who are promoted by virtue of flattering their superiors. .靠奉承上级而 被提升的人.
Valentine s Day now .情人节现在
has become a good chance for stores to promote the sales of their goods. .成了商店推销 商品的好时机.
increase v.增加,增长,增强 n.增加,增长,增强
The population of china .中国人口
has increased from 1 billion a few years ago to 1.2 billion now. .从几年前的10亿 增加到现在的12亿.
An increase in the population makes birth control necessary. .人口的增长使节制 生育成为必要.
level n.弄平,水平,等级. 高度,水平面a.平的, 水平的.平衡的,冷静的 (使)变平坦、弄平
Mount Everest,the highest peak in the world, .珠穆朗玛峰是 世界第一高峰,
is 8,848 meters above sea level. .海拔8848米.
The goal of education .教育的目标
is to raise the cultural and scientific level of the whole nation. .是要提高全民的 文化科学水平.
We should learn to keep a level head in an emergency. .在紧急情况, 我们应学会保持 头脑冷静.
quantity n.量,数量
Quantity is more important than quantity. .质量比数量重要.
scold vt.责骂,训斥
Don t scold so much. .别老是骂人.
Students are often scolded for being lazy. .学生经常因懒惰而 受斥责.
accuse vt.指控,控告,指责
Zhang Jun,the man know as "Public Enemy No.1" was sentenced to death. .有“公众头号敌人”之 称的张君被判处死刑,
His gang had been accused of killing 28 people. .其犯罪团伙因杀害28 人而受到指控.
punish vt.惩罚,处罚
Perpetrators will eventually be severely punished by law. .犯罪分子终归会受 到法律的严惩.
view n.观点.景色.观察, 眼界 vt.看待.观察,看
The first fossil dinosaur to be found by scientists .科学家发现第一具
with an intact body covering has feathers from head to tail, .外部完好无缺的恐龙化 石的躯体从头到尾都有 羽毛,
strengthening the view that modern birds evolved from dinosaurs. .这巩固了现代鸟类是由 恐龙进化验室而来的观 点.
In view of the high cost of his appearance .鉴于汤姆.克鲁斯 高昂的出场费,
the organizers struck .组织者
Tom Cruise off the guest list for a film awarding ceremony in Hong Kong. .把他的名字从香港一个 电影颁奖礼嘉宾的名单 上删掉了.
What are your views on globalization? (How do you view globalization?) .你对全球化有何高见？
strike vt.打,敲.使突然想到. 给…以深刻印象 vi.打,击.罢工.报时 n.罢工.袭击
How did the Horticulture Expo in Kunming strike you? .你觉得昆明的世博会 搞得怎样(你的印象 如何)？
Men of letters like to strike at each other. .文人喜欢互相攻击.
stand n.台,座,立场 vi.站立.坐落.坚持, 维持不变 vt.经受,忍受
Tall poplar trees stand on both sides of many roads in Beijing. .在北京,很多马路的两旁 都种着高大的杨树.
Even our merciful God can t stand him striking in all the time. .他不断地插嘴,简直令 我们仁慈的上帝也难以 容忍.
gap n.间隙,缺口
By generation gap we mean that young people and old people .我们所说的代沟是指 年轻人和老人
have misunderstandings of each other and that both generations have diffrent .相互之间的误解及两代 人各自所持的不同的
or even clashing values. .甚至是互相冲突的 价值观.
rate n.速率,比率.价格.费用 vt.估价.评价.评级 vi.被评价,责骂
The rise in divorce rate and the fall in birth rate .离婚率的上升和人口 出生率的下降
reflect changing social values in Europe. .反映了欧洲社会 价值观的变化.
Madonna is highly rated as a performing artist but not as a person. .作为一位艺人,人们对 麦当娜的评价很高, 但对其为人则不然.
interval n.间隔,间歇. (幕间或工间)休息
In between parts of a play,there is often an interval. .在一出剧的两部分中间, 常有幕间休息.
Trains leave the station at short intervals. .一列列火车不时地 驶出车站.
equivalent a.相等的,相当的, 等价的 n.相等物,等价物, 意义相同的词
What is one French franc equivalent to in RMB? .1 法郎相当于多少 人民币？
Is there an English word that is the exact equivalent of the Chinese word "刮痧"？ .在英语中有和汉语 “刮痧”完全对等 的词吗？
uniform n.制服,军服 a.相同的,一律的, 清一色的
I have seen few fashionable uniforms. .我几乎没有看见过 时髦的制服.
The onstage ballerinas are seemingly of the uniform height. .台上演出的芭蕾舞演员 似乎都一样高.