Lesson_34

award vt.授予,给予;裁定, 判给 n.奖,奖品,奖金
Martin Luther King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 ;马丁.路德.金被授予 1964年诺贝尔和平奖
for advocating nonviolence in the movement for civil rights. ;因为主张在民权运动中 采取非暴力政策.

current a.现时的,当前的; 流行的,流传的; n.(空气、水等)流,潮流 电流;趋势,倾向
A scientist should always be able to stay current in his field of studies. ;科学家应能始终跟上 他的研究领域的新发展.
Many youngsters have their hair colored, ;许多年轻人把头发招染 了色,
saying that was going with the current of the times. ;说是顺应时代潮流.

decorate vt.装饰,装潢
According to American writer Paul Fussell's book Class, ;根据美国作家 保罗.福塞尔的《格调》 一书,
the American upper class like to decorate their houses with oriental handmade rugs ;美国的上流社会喜欢用 东方的手织地毯装饰家 居.

lower a.较低的,低等的; 下面的,下游的 vt.放下,降下,降低
A car decorated with odd doll shoes and bulging toy dice ;一辆用古怪的娃娃鞋和 鼓鼓囊囊的玩具骰子所 装饰的汽车
is thought be a car belonging to the lower class in the U.S.. ;在美国会被看成是属于 下层阶级的.
To lower the price of commodities sometimes is an important means in business. ;有时降低商品价格是商业 竞争中的一种重要手段.

entire a.全部的,整个的
The entire Pompeii city was destroyed by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D.. ;整个庞贝城在公元79年 维苏威火山的一次喷发中 被摧毁.

overall ad.总的来说 a.总体的,全面的, 综合的,全部的 n.[p工作服,工装裤
Overall,prices are still rising. ;大体说来,物价仍在上涨.
My overall impression of Shanghai was favorable. ;我对上海的总体印象是 很好的.

prevent vt.预防,防止
I sometimes set two alarm clocks to prevent myself from getting up late. ;我有时要校两个闹钟以 防自己晚起.

previous a.先,前,以前的; (~ to)在……之前
Enough material should be collected previous to writing. ;写作之前要收集足够的 材料.

primitive a.原始的,早期的; 简单的,粗糙的 n. 原(始)人, 原始事物
The Eskimos live in the Arctic coastal regions of North America ;爱斯基摩人居住在北美 地区的北冰洋海岸
and parts of Greenland and northeast Siberia and are considered a primitive tribe. ;与格陵兰岛部分地区以及 西伯利亚的东北地区,他 们被看作是一个原始的部 族.
Small seashells were once used as a primitive form of money. ;小贝壳曾经被当作简单 的钱币使用.

priority n.优先的,在前的
The highest priority of the Guangzhou municipal government has been ;广州市政府已优先考虑
given to the problem of heavy traffic. ;交通拥挤问题.

privilege n.特权,优惠
One of the obstacles to social harmony is privilege. ;导致社会不协调的障碍 之一是特权.

procession n.队伍,行列
During the carnival of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, ;在巴西里约热内卢嘉年 华会的日子里,
streets are crowded with people dancing the samba in parading processions. ;街上到处都是跳着桑巴 舞的游行队伍.

profession n. 职业,自由职业; (the ~)同业,同行
Teaching is a respectable profession. ;教师是令人尊敬的职业.
It is rather difficult to win acclaim from the profession. ;要赢得同行的好评是 相当困难的.

profit n.利润,收益,益处 vt.有益于,有利于 vi.(~by,~from)得益
We can profit from the mistakes we have made. ;我们可以从错误中得到 教益.
We have made a profit this year. ;我们今年盈利.

promise n.承诺,诺言;希望,出息 vt.允诺,答应; 有…可能,有希望 vi.允诺;有指望,有前途
Remember to carry out your promise.(Remember to carry out what you have promised) ;记住要履行诺言.
Clouds give promise of rain.(Clouds promise rain.) ;阴云预示着雨的来临.

prompt vt.促使,推动;提示 a.敏捷的,及时的,迅速的 n.提词,提问
The poor boy confessed that it was hunger that prompted him to steal the bread. ;可怜的男孩承认他是 因为太饿了才偷面包的.

proposal n.提议,建议;求婚
Various proposals were forward for increasing sales. ;为提高销售量提出了 各种建议.
How could you make a proposal without a ring? ;你怎么可以去求婚而 不带上戒指呢?

revenue n.(尤指大宗的)收入, 收益;(政府的)税收, 岁入
State universities in the U.S. get most of their revenue from taxes. ;在美国的州立大学大部分 收靠税款.

reward n.报答,奖赏;报酬,酬金 vt.报答,酬谢,奖励
Good people will eventually be rewarded ;好人终有好报.
(Good people will eventually get good reward.) ;好人终有好报.

risk n.危险,风险;引起危险 的事物(或人) vt.冒…的危险, 使遭受危险
The usual risks of the desert are: rattlesnakes,heat, and lack of water. ;沙漠中常见的危险有: 响尾蛇,酷热及缺水.

rotate v.(使)旋转, (使)转动;(使)轮流
The earth rotates around the sun,and the earth rotates once a day. ;地球围绕太阳转,与此 同时地球每天自转一次.

steer vt.驾驶,为…操舵; 引导 vi.驾驶
The close-door policy couldn't steer a country to prosperity. ;闭关自守的政策不能引导 国家走向繁荣.
How does your car steer?Does it corner well? ;你的车开起来怎么样? 转弯灵活吗?

sticky a.粘的,粘性的; (天气)湿热的; 困难的,棘手的
The sticky toffee made my teeth uncomfortable ;粘乎乎的太妃糖弄得我的 牙齿很不舒服.
The most unpleasant thing about Guangzhou's summer is the sticky weather. ;广州夏天最令人难受的 是那湿热的天气.

still ad.还,仍旧;然而, a.静止的,平静的 n.(电影等的)剧照, v.(使)平静下来,
Drink it while it's still hot. ;趁热喝吧.
All sounds are still at night. ;夜晚万籁俱静.
You can still your anxiety by listening to some music. ;你可以听听音乐以消除 内心的不安,平静下来.

strengthen vt.加强,巩固
The major goal of the country is to strengthen the economy. ;加强经济实力是国家首 要的目标.
Your words strengthened my heart. ;你的话增强了我的信心.

stretch vi.伸展,延伸,延续; vt.拉长,伸展; n.一段时间,一段路程, 连绵的一片;伸展,
I stretch to relax after working a full day. ;工作了一整天,我伸了 个懒腰放松一下.
Having been washed,the sweater was stretched out of shape. ;洗过以后,这件毛衣被 拉长变了形.
Can you work eight hours at a stretch? ;你能连续工作八小时吗?

string n.线,弦,细绳;一串, 一行 vt.用线串; (用线)悬挂,系住
Models' limp hair strings are always shown in the shampoo commercials. ;洗发水的广告中常会展示 模特柔软的发丝.

strip vi.剥;脱光衣服 vt.剥去,脱去…的衣服; 剥夺,夺走 n.条,狭条,带状物
The wind stripped the trees of their leaves. ;大风把树吹得光秃秃的.
The major goal of the country is to strengthen the economy. ;加强经济实力是国家首 要的目标.
In the countryside, ;在农村,
you can often see boys strip themselves to go swimming in the river or the lake. ;你会常看到男孩子脱光 衣服到河里或湖里游泳.

stroke n.中风;一次努力; 击,敲
The general manager singed the contract with a stroke of the pen. ;总经理大笔一挥, 签下了合同.
He stroked her hair affectionately. ;他深情地抚摸着她的 头发.

subsequent a.随后的,后来的
Most countries in Europe were in a mess during the period subs equent to World War II ;二战后的一段时期中, 大部分欧洲国家陷入了 窘境.

treasure n.金银财宝,财富; 珍品,珍藏品 vt.珍爱,珍视
I treasure friendship very much, ;我非常珍惜友谊,
because I believe that true friendship is worth more than money. ;因为我认为真正的友谊比 金钱更具价值.