Lesson 8

exchange vt.交换,调换;交流 n.交换;兑换;
New castle has exchanged Andy Cole with United Manchester for $6,000,000 ;交易纽卡斯尔队跟曼联队 互换足球队员,用安迪. 科换来了600万美元
and a much less valued football player. ;和一个逊色得 多的球员.
There is an increase in the technical cooperation and cultural exchanges ;技术合作和文化交流 正与日俱增
between China and other countries. ;中国与其他国家之间.

remove vt.移动;脱脱掉, 摘下;挪开;运走; vt.除去,排除
You should remove your shoes in the mosque. ;在清真寺内你得脱下鞋 子.

set vt.放,安置;树立;调整 vi.下沉,凝结 n.套,副;机组,装置 a.不变的,固定
Mother set the ashtray down on the table saying, ;母亲把烟灰缸放在 桌子上,说：
"As you get older you become more set in your ways, ;“人越老就越不 容易改变习惯,
so you'd better set you mind on giving up smoking right now." ;所以你最好现在 就开始戒烟”.

original n.原物,原作,原文 a.起初的,原来的; 独创的;原版的,原件的
The Maoris were the original inhabitants of New Zealand. ;毛利人是新西兰 最早的居民.
Later models of the car retained many features of the original. ;新近的汽车样式保留了 许多原来产品的样式.

violent a.使用暴力,强暴的; a. 猛烈的, 强烈的,激烈的
Quite a few violent scenes were cut from the film before it came to show. ;这部电影在放映前 删去了不少暴力镜头.
English soccer fans were often involved in violent clashes with the police. ;英国足球迷经常 卷簇警察的激烈冲突.

come vi.来;产生于; 变成;开始
Strangely enough,we tend to come across things that are impossible. ;真奇怪,我们往往会 碰到一些我们认为不 可能的事.
How on earth did the accident come about? ;事故到底是怎样发生的？
It often happens that success comes after many failures. ;经过多次失败后而获得成 功,这是常有的事.

expense [iks'pen ;n.花费,消费,消耗; [p开支,业务费用
There will be many expenses in redecorating the house. ;重新装饰房屋将是 一项很大的花费.

offer vt.提供,提出;表示愿意 (做),提议 n.提议,提供;报价,开价
All five-star hotels offer conference facilities. ;所有五星级酒店 都提供会议设施.
Thank you for your kind offer to help. ;谢谢你主动 援助的好意.

cost n.价格,成本,费用;代价 vt.价钱为,(使)花费; 使付出(代价)
The subeditor of Washington Post said ;华盛顿邮报的 副主编说,
telecom costs were falling towards zero and computer costs weren't far behind. ;电讯的花费现在 正朝零跌落,而电脑 的售价也在其后不远.
It costs more to live in the city. ;在城市居住要花费更多.

charge n.费用;管理;控告;电荷 vt.索(价) vt.要…支付;控告,指责 使充电vi.收费;向前冲
At a disco in Guangzhou,they charge you 20 yuan for a can of Sunkist juice ;广州的迪斯科舞厅,一罐 新奇士果汁要你20块,
that costs 3 yuan in a store. ;而在商店里它只卖3块钱
The former president of the Philippines, Estrada,was charged with peculation. ;菲律宾前总统艾斯特拉达 被指控犯有侵吞国家 财产罪.
All prices are subject to a 15% service charge. ;所有定价须另加 15%的服务费.

virtue n.德行,美德; 优点,长处
Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount. ;勇气是所有其他美德的 阶梯.
I want to get promotion by virtue of my ability. ;我要靠自己的 才能获得提升.

property n.性质,特性; 财产,所有物
Many properties of the atmosphere ;大气的许多特性
affect the amount of solar radiation that reaches the earth. ;影响到达地球的 太阳辐射量.
Peasants in some areas are extremely poor ;一些地区的农民 一贫如洗,
and they don't even know what property means. ;他们甚至不知财产为何物

characteristic a. (~ of)特有的, n.特征,特性
A characteristic of the camel is ;骆驼的一个特点
its ability to live for a long time without water. ;是不喝水也能活 很长时间.

tough a.坚韧的,棘手的,困难的 强健的,吃苦耐劳的
You need to be tough to survive in a society full of competition. ;要在充满竞争的社会 中生存就要有坚韧不 拔的意志.
Oh,tough luck!The steak is as tough as leather. ;真倒霉！这牛排韧 得像皮革一样.

instant n.立即的;紧迫的; 食品速溶的,方便的
We often have instant noodles with us when we travel by train ;坐火车旅行的时候, 我们经常带上方便面
where everything costs an arm and a leg. ;因为火车上的东西 贵的要命.

acceptable n.可接受的,合意的
Compliments are always acceptable. ;赞美的话总是 易为人接受.

advisable a.可取的,适当的
It is not advisable to act without planning. ;不谋而动是不明智的.

available a.可用的,可得到的, 可取得联系的
If trials continue successfully, ;如果接下来的诸项 试验一帆风顺的话,
the anticancer drug Ecteinascidin could be available within two years. ;Ecteinascidin (抗癌药)有望在 两年内投入使用.
The boss will not be available until 3 o'clock in the afternoon. ;老板要到下午三点才有 空.

regardless ad.不管怎样,无论如何, 不顾后果地
All living organisms regardless of their unique identity, ;所有生物体, 不论特有的个性如何,
have certain biological,chemical, and physical characte- ristics in common. ;都有着某些共同的生物、 化学和物理特征.

capacity n.容量,容积;能量, 能力
Li Yang often makes a speech ;李阳经常演讲
in a big classroom with a seating capacity of over 1,000 people ;在能容纳上千人 的大教室,
to promote his "Crazy English". ;以推广他的 “疯狂英语.”
Simple and honest people ;朴实的人
have a greater capacity for happiness than those who are vain. ;比虚荣的人更 善于体会幸福.

strength n.力量,优点
Weight lifter Chen xiaomin demonstrated a Chinese woman's strength ;举重运动员陈小敏 充分显示了中国女 子的力量
during the Sydney Olympic Games 2000. ;在2000 年 悉尼奥运会上.
Everybody has his strengths and weaknesses. ;每个人都有优缺点.

length n.长度,长; 一段,一节
The Yangtse River, the longest river in China,is 6300 kms in length. ;中国第一大河长江 全长6300公里.
I can never finish a novel the length of War and Peace. ;我永远看不完像 《战争与和平》篇幅 那样长的小说.

possible a.可能的,做得到的; 合理的,可接受的
The Internet has made the global village possible. ;互联网使地球村 成为了可能.

possibility n.可能,可能性; n.可能的事,希望
Is there any possibility than you'll sign the contract tomorrow? ;你明天能签合同吗？
The idea has tremendous possibilities. ;这个想法极具潜在价值.
We are building a socialist country characteristic of China. ;我们建设的是有中国特色 的社会主义国家.