英语四级淘金词汇第18课

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Lesson_18

treat t.对待,看待.处理. 医治.款待 n.款待,招待.乐事
We often hear teenagers say,"Dont treat me as a child!" .我们经常听到10多岁的 青少年说：“别把我当 小孩!”
Chinese scientists .中国科学家
have extracted a substance from cockroaches to treat AIDS. .已经从蟑螂身上提取出 一种能有效治疗艾滋病 的物质.
This time its my treat,and next time its yours. .这次我请客,下次你请.
A day in the countryside is a real treat for a city person. .对一个生活在城市中的 人来说,在乡村呆上一 天真是一件乐事.

adjust vi. (~ to)适应 vt.校准,校正.调节, 改变……以适应
Classrooms of some schools are now eqipped with seats .现在有些学校的教室装的 座位
that can be adjusted to the height of a person. .可根据人体身高调节.
Astronauts in flight must adjust themselves to weightlessness. .宇航员在飞行中必须 适应失重.

hurt vt.使受伤,弄痛. 伤……的感情.损害 vi.痛,引起疼痛 n.伤害,痛苦
Eating too many sweets hurts your teeth. .吃糖太多会伤牙齿.
Nothing hurts more than a bad tooth. .没有比牙痛更痛的了.

damage vt.损害,毁坏 n. 损害,毁坏. [p损害赔偿(费)
Storms can do a lot of damage to crops. .暴风雨会使庄稼受到 很大损失.

harm n.伤害,损害, 危害

Some people say that cars are doing more harm than good. .有人说汽车带来的危害 比好处还多.

keep vi.保持.继续. (食品)保持新鲜 vt.使保持(某状态).阻止 遵守.保留.饲养.看守
Are wages keeping up with inflation? .工资跟得上通货膨胀吗？
Keep off the grass. .请勿践踏草地.

catch vt.抓住,逮住.赶上, 感染.听清楚,领会. 吸引
Whether a white cat or a black cat,a good cat catches mice. .不管白猫还是黑猫, 能抓到老鼠的就是 好猫.
Sorry?I didnt catch your name. .什么？你的名字我听不 太清楚.

spite n.恶意,怨恨
In spite of all his efforts Mr.Never Beaten failed, .尽管尽了最大的努力,但 “永不败”先生还是失败 了,
but he said with a smile,"Ive got another mother," .然而他却微笑着说： “我又多了一个母亲”.
which means failure is the mother of success. .意思是失败乃成功之母.

dark a.黑暗的,暗的. 深色的,黑色的 n. (the ~)黑暗,暗处. 黑夜,黄昏
Dark Ages is the period in European history .黑暗时期是指欧洲历史上
from about AD 476,the fall of Rome to about 1000, .约从公元476年罗马帝国 灭亡起至公元1000年止
believed to be lacking in knowledge and art. .知识和艺术匮乏的时期.

dim a.昏暗的,暗淡的. 朦胧的.隐约的 v.(使)变暗淡, (使)变模糊
Reading in dim light does harm to the eyes. .在昏暗的光线下看书对 眼睛有害.

affair n.事情,事件. [p事务.(个人的)事
We have no right to interfere in any other countrys internal affairs. .我们无权干涉他国的 内部事务.

deliver vt.送交,递送.发表,讲. 给予(打击等). 给(产妇)接生.解救
Many stores now deliver goods to your door free of charge. .现在很多商店免费送货 上门.

object n.物体.目标. 客体面对象.宾语 vi.(~to)反对,不赞成
More and more young people object to spoon -feeding and learning by rote. .越来越多年轻人反对 填鸭式教学和死记硬背.

inform vt.通知,告诉,报告. vi.(~ againt, ~ on) 告发,检举
Keep me informed ofwhat happens. .有事随时通知我.

send v.送,寄.派遣,打发, 发送(信号等),发射
Please fill out the application form and send it to the personnel department. .请填好申请表格并送往 (寄往)人事部门.

but that... .conj. 若非,要不是. (=but)而是,只是
Not that I dont want to travel to Europe, but that I cant afford it. .我不是不想去游欧洲, 只是我花费不起.
I would have traveled to Europe but that I have no money. .(要不是没钱我早去游 欧洲了.)

replace vt.代替,取代.更换. 把……放回原处
Will the computer replace the human brain one day? .电脑终会有一天取代 人脑吗？

accomplish vt.完成(任务), 达到(目的), 实现(计划)
Are you content to be a person who will never accomplish anything? .你甘心做一个将永远一 事无成的人吗？