municipal a.市的,市政的
The municipal government has decided to open a new canal .市政府决定新开辟一条运河,
to make the transportation more convenient between different districts. .以使各个区之间运 输更加便利.
nominate vt.提名,任命
The prime minister has nominated the former defense minister .首相已任命前国防部长
as the new foreign minister. .担任新政府的外长.
A US physicist and his German associate .两位分别来自美国和德国的物理学家
were nominated for this year s Nobel Prize in physics. .获得今年诺贝尔物理奖提名.
overflow vi.溢出,泛滥. n.溢流口,溢流管
I forgot to turn off the faucet and the toilet overflowed again. .我忘了关水龙头,结果厕盆里的水溢出了,搞坏了家里的木地板.
The overflow of the fish vat seems to have been blocked.Get a repairman. .鱼缸的溢流管好像被堵住了.赶快叫一个修理工.
overhear vt.无意中听到,偷听
The maid overheard the two thieves talking in a low voice in the corner .女仆听到两个小偷在角落里低声说话,
and told it to her mistress. .于是告诉了女主人.
pamphlet n.小册子
On the streets you can often see students .在大街上,你会经常看见学生们
wearing ribbons handing out pamphlets for all kinds of merchandise. .戴着彩带向路人发放各种商品的小册子.
pest n.害虫.讨厌的人
Sometimes chemicals to kill pests do more harm to our health than otherwise. .有时候杀虫剂给我们的健康带来很大危害,还不如 不用它.
The little boy,usually behaving himself,is now a thorough pest to all of us. .那个平时很乖的小孩, 现在简直让我们所有人头痛不已.
purify vt.使纯净,提纯.使纯洁
Now the water from the sewage system is pass- ing through special mud to be purified, .现在这从下水道里流来的水正通过一种特殊的泥以便净化,
do you believe it? .你相信有这样的事吗?
rejoice vi.充满喜悦,感到高兴 Many philosophers teach us to rejoice in the simplicity of life .许多哲学家教导我们要陶 然于简单生活
rather than the physical pleasure. .而不要追求物质上的 享受.
shear vt.剪(羊毛,头发) n.(剪羊毛、树枝等的) 大剪刀
I wanted to have a new look and all my curls have been shorn off. .我想来个新形象,于是满 头的卷发都被剪掉了.
Believe it or not,but Mrs.Clinton always trims the hedge with a pair of garden shears. .信不信由你,克林顿夫人总是亲自手握一把大大的 剪刀修理树枝.
supersonic a.超声的,超音速的
Nowadays it is hard to find a large civil airliner that is not supersonic. .现在要找到一架不是超音速的大型民用客机很难.
supervise vt.监督,管理,指导
Most of us know how to do our own work properly, .我们大多数人都知道如何 干好自己的工作,
but it is quite another story to supervise others. .但要指导别人又是一回事了.
You can t see anyone in this workshop that supervises the work flow? .你看不见这个车间有任何管理生产流程的人员吗?
Yes we have computers to do the job. .是的,我们用电脑来管理.
terrify vt.使害怕,使惊吓
The brutal policeman terrified the old man into compliance. .那个粗暴的警察恐吓老人,老人只有同意.
tow vt.拖,拉,牵引
As its engine and some other vitals had been damaged, .由于其引擎和其他一些重要零件出了故障,
the ship had to be towed into the shipyard for check and repair. .那艘船只好被拖回船坞检查维修.
unfold vi./vt.展开,打开
When they reached the top of Mt.Tai, .他们登上泰山之巅,
an unparalleled scene of natural beauty unfolded in front of their eyes. .无与伦比的自然风光 展现在眼前.
General Patton unfolded the map on the ground .巴顿将军把地图在地上摊开,
and began to study it very carefully with his general staff. .和他的参谋人员仔细地谋划起来.
verse n.诗,诗句
I like verse more than prose because it can be sung like music. .我喜欢诗歌,不喜欢散 文,因为诗歌可以像音乐 一样吟唱.
Apart from 37 plays, Shakespeare, .除了37部戏之外,莎士 比亚,
the greatest playwright human beings have ever had, .这位人类历史上最伟大 的剧作家,
wrote 154 verses as well. .还写了154首诗歌.
wretched a.难受的,可怜的. 令人苦恼的,讨厌的
The little boy who broke his father s antique vase stood there wretched, .那个打烂了他爸爸古董花 瓶的小男孩,可怜巴巴地 站在那里,
expecting punishment. .知道处罚是少不了的.