Lesson_28

alien n.外国人,外星人 a.外国的,外国人的; 陌生的;性质不同的, 不相容的
We shouldn't ignore others' opinions just because they are alien to our own ideas. ;我们不是因为别人的想法 与我们的截然不同就忽视 他人的意见.

assault n./vt.攻击,袭击
Lately there have been violent assaults in Jerusalem ;近来在耶路撒冷常常爆发 暴力冲突
between the Israelites and Palestinians. ;在以色列人与巴勒斯坦人 之间.

bandage n.绷带 vt.用绷带绑扎
The surgeon bandaged up the injured head of the player ;外科医生把那个球员受伤 的头部包扎起来,
and the player dashed back into the field again. ;球员又冲回了球场.

bribe n.贿赂,行贿赂 vi.向…行贿,买通
The French minister was accused of having taken bribes in the arms deal. ;那个法国的部长被指控 在武器交易中接受了 贿赂.

clip n.夹子,回行针;弹夹, 弹仓;剪报,电影片断
Soon the guard on the train came and clipped our tickets. ;不久列车员走过来给我 们剪了票.

clip vt.(用夹子,回行针) 夹住,扣住;剪,修剪; 消减,缩短
We were relieved that we made it. 我们终于赶上了火车, 大家松了一口气. ;

colonial a.殖民地的
The Latin American and African people have successfully fought against colonial rule. ;拉丁美洲和非洲人民成功 地进行了反对殖民统治的 斗争.

decimal a.十进位的 n.小数
The decimal system is based on the number 10 and is universally adopted. ;十进位制基于数字10, 在全球被广泛地采用.

dignity n.庄严,端庄;尊严,高贵
Athough she is very poor,she has not lost her dignity. ;她虽然很穷,但没有失 去她的尊严.
A man's dignity depends not upon his wealth or rank but upon his character. ;人的真正价值不在财富 或地位,而在他的品质.

drastic a.严厉的,极端的; 激烈的,迅猛的
The members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization ;上海合作组织的成员国
are determined to take drastic measure to combat terrorism. ;决心采取果断措施打击 恐怖主义.

erupt vi.(火山等)喷发,(岩 浆等)喷出;(战争,危 机等)爆发,突然发生
The volcano in a Philippine island erupted after years of dormancy. ;那座菲律宾岛上的火山 在沉睡多年后剧烈活动 起来.

ferry n.渡船 vt.渡运
The mother has to ferry her children to and from sports, ;那位母亲每天都开车接 送孩子往返于运动场、
parties,schools, her car. ;晚会和学校等等.

fling vt.(用力地)仍,掷,丢 n.尽情欢乐的一阵, 一时的放纵
Don't fling your clothes about on the chair;hang them up. ;别把衣服乱扔在椅子上, 把它们挂起来.

grim a.讨厌的;严酷的,无情的
The little girl was frightened into crying by his grim smile. ;他的狞笑把小女孩吓得 哭起来.

handicap n./vt.障碍,妨碍
It is said that ;有人说,
the level of a society can be seen from one nation's attitude toward the handicap. ;一个社会的文明程度可以 通过其对于残障人士的态 度反映出来.
Being small in a basketball match is a handicap. ;在篮球比赛中,个子 小吃亏.

jerk vt.使猝然一动,猛拉 vi.猝然一动 n.猛拉,急推
Hearing my name mentioned,I instinctively jerked my head back. ;听到有人说我的名字,我 出于本能猛地回过头来.

lofty a.高傲的,傲慢的;崇高的 高尚的;高耸的,极高的
The Japanese invasion of Asian countries was carried out ;日本对亚洲国家进行了 侵略,
under the false lofty propaganda of emancipating them from colonialism. ;在把亚洲人民从殖民主义 手中解放出来的虚伪崇高 的宣传之下.

marshal n.元帅,最高指挥官
It is often said ;常言说,
a marshal is made on the white bones of thousands of average soldiers. ;一将功成万骨枯.

mutter vt./n.轻声低语, 小声抱怨
He was muttering on the telephone so I asked him to speak more clearly. ;他打电话声音很低,因此 我让他说得清楚些.

overthrow vt./n.打倒,推翻
To provide enough manpower for ever- growing northern factories ;为了给北方日渐扩大的工 厂提供足够的劳动力,
slavery in the southern states had to be overthrown. ;南方的奴隶制必须推翻.
That was what ignited the American Civil War. ;那是美国南北战争的 原因.

overwhelm vt.(感情上)使承受不了 使不知所措; 征服,制服
In last week's semi-final,the Manchester United overwhelmed Liz by 4-0 ;在上周的半决赛中,曼 联队以4比0击败利兹队.

pearl n.珍珠,珠状物
In the early morning, you can see pearls of dew glistening on the grass. ;晨曦初露的时候,可以看 到露珠在草上闪烁.
He who would search for pearls must dive below. ;欲寻珍珠就要潜到水里. (不入虎穴,焉得虎子.)

petty a.小的,琐碎的,不重 要的,气量小的,心胸狭 窄的
Our oversight of petty details in the contract caused us considerable. ;由于忽视合同中的细节, 我们亏损不小.

premium n.保险金;奖品,赠品, 额外津贴 a.高级的,优质的; 售价高的
Farmers are offered a premium for organically grown vegetables. ;农民以有机方式种植蔬菜 而获得津贴.

propaganda n.宣传
There has been a good deal of propaganda about the dangers of drunk driving. ;关于酒后驾驶的危害已 做过大量宣传.

romance n.爱情小说,传奇故事
The film Roman Holiday is a romance between a princess and a journalist. ;电影〈罗马假日〉讲的是 一个公主和一个记者的爱 情故事.

sober a.未醉的,有节制的; 严肃的,持重的; (颜色等)素淡的
A more sober life is advisable to an unrestrained one. ;有节制的生活肯定比 放纵的好.

surpass vt.超过,优于,多于; 超过…的界限
Though we thought that we might lose in the first round,the result surpassed our hopes. ;尽管我们认为可能在首轮 即遭淘汰,结果比所期望 的要好.

tariff n.关税,税率;(旅馆, 饭店)价目表,收费表
There is a very high tariff on jewelry. ;宝石类的税率很高,
That's why imported jewelry is so expensive. ;因此进口宝石很贵.

token n.信物,纪念品
When people meet,they shake hands as a token of friendship. ;人们相逢的时候,握手以 表示友谊.

tribute n.贡品;颂词,称赞
The government paid tribute to Dr. Sun Yatsen ;为表达对孙中山先生的 敬意,
by naming the city in which he was born after him. ;政府把他出生的城 市命名为中山市.

wrinkle n./vi.皱纹,使起皱纹
Many moisturizers claim to be anti- wrinkle. ;很多润肤霜都声称是 抗皱的.
At the mention of the so-called brilliant scheme,she wrinkled her nose in disdain. ;听了那所谓的妙计之后, 她皱鼻子表示不屑.