Lesson_25

abrupt a.突然的;唐突的,鲁莽的
Because the man on the strange phone call sounded abrupt, ;陌生电话里的那个男子 说话的声音听起来很唐 突,
I put the receiver down at once. ;我就立即把电话放下了.
There are abrupt weather changes. ;天有不测风云.

abundance n.大量,丰富,充足
Nowadays in any city in China ;现在中国的任何一个城市
you can find an abundance of goods of all types and prices. ;都能看到各种各样、价位 不一的商品.

bachelor n.单身男子; 学士,学士学位
Richard Lee is a bachelor,but he is one of the best would-be husbands for girls. ;李泽楷是个单身汉,但他 却是女孩子眼里最佳的丈 夫人选之一.

compile vt.汇编,编撰
Each year the State Statistical Bureau ;每年国家统计局
will compile a yearbook by fields and by regions. ;都会按照行业和地区编 撰年报.

compliment n.赞美(话),恭维(话); [p致意,问候
I sincerely appreciate your compliments,but I really feel I am not up to them. ;谢谢你的赞美,我真的觉 得受之有愧.
Extend my compliments to your mother!(My compliments to your mother!) ;向你母亲代为致意.

exile n.流放,放逐;被流放者, 背井离乡者 vt.流放,使流亡
Napoleon was once exiled(=was once sent into exile) to the island of St.Helena. ;拿破仑曾被放逐到圣赫 勒拿岛.

expel vt.把…开除;驱逐, 赶走,放逐
The student from the Department of Physics was expelled last week ;上周那个物理系的同学
because he cheated on the exams. ;因为考试作弊被开除了.
Russia has lately decided to expel a US diplomat from its land, ;俄国最近驱逐了一名美 国外交官,
declaring he has done something improper. ;称他干了与自己的身份 不相符合的事情.

gleam vi.闪亮,闪烁; (~with)闪现,流露; n.闪光,闪亮
The soft gleam of the signal lamp told us our troops were ready for the attack. ;信号灯发出的微弱闪光 告诉我们,我们的部队做 好了进攻准备.
The groom's eyes are gleaming with excitement. ;新郎的眼睛流露着激动 的神情.

grease n.(动物)油脂;润滑油 vt.给…加润滑油
Because the grease was almost gone,the gears suffered from serious wear and tear. ;由于润滑油差不多耗尽 了,齿轮磨损很严重.
The new lubricating oil from Shell greases the car in a terrific way. ;“壳”牌公司的这种新 的润滑油使得车的部件得 到很好的保护.

hurricane n.飓风
Hurricanes in the Atlantic are known as typhoons in the Pacific. ;大西洋的飓风在太平洋 就被称为台风.

intrigue vt.激起…的好奇心,迷住 vi.耍阴谋,使诡计 n.阴谋,诡计
That people can talk with people on another continent through a telephone line ;通过一根电话线,人们 就能跟在另一个洲的人 讲话,
once tremendously intrigued everyone. ;这曾让每个人惊叹不已.
The royal palace was full of intrigue. ;皇宫中充满了勾心斗角.

liner n.衬里,大客轮
The liner of this dress is made of silk. ;这条裙子的衬里是丝制 的.
On the liner bound for New Amsterdam people are always filled with anticipation. ;在驶向新阿姆斯特丹的客 轮上,人们心里都满怀期 待.

linger vi.(因不愿离开) 继续逗留;留恋徘徊 (~on)继续存留,缓慢消失
The two lovers lingered over coffee and didn't realize it was long past midnight ;这对恋人流连于咖啡馆, 一点也没意识到时间早就 过了午夜.

masculine a.男性的,男子的; 男子气概
It is masculine when one faces life's challenges ;如果一个人勇敢面对生活 的挑战,
very bravery and never yields to them. ;从不退缩,我们就说他 很有男子汉的气概.
In the modern competitive society, ;在现代这个竞争性的社 会里,
masculine characteristic will certainly put one at an advantage. ;男性性格显然会使一个 人处于优势地位.

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.