英语四级淘金词汇第17课

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Lesson_17

heart n.心,心脏.中心,要点. 内心,感情.勇气
The cuttlefish has three hearts. .乌贼有三个心脏.
Some people seem to have quite a lot of friends, .有些人看来有不少朋友,
but at heart,they may be very lonely. .可是他们内心也许是很 孤独的.

nature n.自然界,大自然. 天性,性格
Do you think that women are crybabies by nature? .你认为爱哭是女人的 天性吗？

observe vt.观察,注意到.遵守, 奉行.评说,评论
All animals have to observe the jungle law. .所有动物都必须遵守弱 肉强食的原则.

observation n.观察.言论,评论. [常p观察资料, 观察数据.观察力
Recent observations on birds behavior show that some birds,like magpies, .最近对鸟类行为的观察 报告显示,有些鸟类 (比如鹊)
are extremely clever- they can locate hidden objects, .非常聪明.他们能找到 藏起来的东西,
recognize themselves in the mirror and have a good memory. .在镜子里认出自己, 还有很强的记忆力.

speed n.速度,迅速,快 vt.迅速前进,急行. 加速,使加速
The speed of light travels faster than the speed of sound. .光的速度比声音的速度 快.

growth n.生长,增长,发展
Some experts have predicted .有专家预测到
a recovery of the U.S. economy by 2002 .美国经济将会在2002年 年底复苏
with about a one percent growth expected in the first half of 2001. .比2001年上半年大约 增长百分之一.

neglect vt.忽视,忽略.疏忽 n.疏忽,玩忽
Its quite common that career women neglect their families and their children. .职业女性忽略家庭和孩子 的现象很常见.
Dont neglect calling me back. .别忘了回我电话.

deny vt.否认,不承认
Floridas Republican Governor Jeb Bush- .佛罗里达州州长, 共和党人爵.布什
younger brother of US President George W.Bush- .即现任美国总统小布什 的弟弟
has resolutely denied rumors of an extramarital affair with a state employee. .坚决否认他与某州政府 职员有婚外恋的传闻.
Many girls in the poor areas are denied the right to be educated. .贫困地区的很多女孩子 都得不到接受教育的权 利.

sorry a.对不起的,抱歉的. 遗憾的,惋惜的. 可怜的
I am sorry for giving you so much trouble.(I am sorry to have given you so much trouble.) .很抱歉,我给您添了这么 多麻烦.

ashamed a.惭愧的,羞耻的, 害臊的
I was ashamed of myse- lf for my bad temper after quarreling with my parents. .和父母吵架后,我为自己 的坏脾气感到惭愧.

miserable a.痛苦的,不幸的, 悲惨的.令人难受 (或痛苦)的
Its raining nonstop- what miserable weather! .雨下个不停, 多烦人的天气!
The novel entitled The Miserable was written by an eminent French writer,Victor Hugo. .小说《悲惨世界》是法国 文豪维克多.雨果的作品.

pair n.一对,一双,一副. 一对夫妇,一对情侣 v.(使)成对,(使)配对
Xiong Ni was paired with Tian Liang .熊倪和田亮配合
and won the gold medal in the Mens 10-meter springboard diving .赢得了男子十米跳板跳水 比赛金牌
in the 2000 Sydney Olympic games. .2000年在悉尼举行的奥 运会上.

opportunity n.机会
Hong Kong Chief Secretary Donald Tsang .香港政务司司长曾荫权 说,
denied that Chinas entry to the WTO would be a challenge to Hong Kongs economy, .中国加入世界贸易组织给 香港特区的经济带来的 不是挑战
rather it would be an opportunity. .而是机会.

real a.真的,真实的. 实际的,现实的
Real life is sometimes more fantastic than fiction. .现实生活有时比小说更 离奇.

reality n.现实,实际.真实
It takes time for a dream to become a reality. .梦想变成现实需要时间.

consequently ad.因此,所以
So the story goes:at the first two false alarms the boy gave, .故事是这样的：那男孩 开始发了两次假警报,
people in the village got fooled, .村里的人都上当受骗了,
and consequently no one came when the real wolf was approaching him .所以当真的有狼来的时 候,谁也不来救他了
however hard he cried for help. .不管他喊得有多起劲.

release vt.释放,解放.发表, 发布,发行
In China,no criminals can be released on bail. .在中国,没有罪犯可以 交保释金而获释.
The latest developments have just been released to the media. .最新的进展情况已向 大众传媒发表.

relieve vt.减轻,缓解. 使轻松,使宽慰
The painkillers can only relieve your pain. .止痛药只能减轻疼痛.
You need other medicine to cure your disease. .要治好病,还需要其他 药物.

relief n.(痛苦等)缓解, 减轻.轻松,宽慰
The use of anaesthesia in operations is to give patients relief from pain. .手术中麻醉的作用是 减轻病人的痛苦.
I felt great relief when I heard I had passed the examination .听说通过了考试, 我感到轻松多了.

contrary a.(~to)相反的,对抗的 n.(the~)相反,相反事物
Many things in our lives are often contrary to our expectations. .我们生活中经常事与 愿违.
American movie star Juliet Roberts neighbours said that .美国影星朱莉亚.罗勃茨 的邻居们说
everybody considers her the "American Sweetheart", .大家都认为她是 “美国甜心”,
but on the contrary, she is really a selfish skunk. .可恰恰相反,她其实是 个自私的讨厌鬼.

part n.部分.角色,作用. 零件.部位 v.(使)分开 ad.部分的
How many lovers can part as friends? .又有多少情侣能 和和气气地分手呢？
Do you take part in any activity in your spare time? .你在业余时间里参加 什么活动吗？

pitch vt.投掷.使猛然倒下. 定位于.扎营 vi.投掷.(船,飞机)颠簸 n.(板球)球场.沥青,音高 ?
As the pitcher in a baseball game,it is important to pitch the ball well. .棒球赛中投手把球投好 至关重要.

insert vt.插入,嵌入
Please insert coins into the slot. .请将硬币插入投币孔.

impose vt. (~on)把…强加于. 征(税)处以(罚款, 监禁等)
You can express your opinion,but dont try to impose your ideas on others. .你可以发表意见,但不要 试图把自己的想法强加给 别人.

plunge vt.(猛力)把…投入, 刺进.使突然陷入,遭受 vi.猛冲.纵身投入 n.投身入水.猛跌
The country was plunged into civil war after the death of the President. .总统逝世后那个国家陷入 了内战.
Share prices plunged as a result of the gloomy economic forecast. .由于暗淡的经济前景, 股票价格急剧下降.

comfortable a.舒适的,自在的
I like reading in a comfortable bed. .我喜欢躺在舒适的床上 看书.

convenient a.便利的,方便的. 近处的,近便的
A bicycles often far more convenient than a car in busy cities. .在繁华的城市里自行车 往往比汽车方便得多.