Lesson_11


build vt.建造;建立; vi.增长 n.体形,体格
If a city is not well planned, ;如果一个城市规划得不好
the entire city will just look like a construction site ;整个城市就会像 工地一样,
where the old buildings are being demolished and the new ones are being built. ;旧房子在拆, 新房子在建.
The professor suggests building up our vocabulary by reading. ;教授建议我们通过 阅读来增加词汇量.
convert v.转换,(使)转变, (使)变换;
At what rate does the dollar convert into pounds? ;美元以什么汇率 兑换成英镑？
Coal can be converted into gas by burning. ;煤炭燃烧可变成煤气.

call n.叫喊,呼声;通电话 vt.叫喊;招唤;把…叫做 称为;打电话给… vi.叫喊;访问
New Zealand's Green Party ;新西兰的绿色环保团体
has called for the slaughter of 60 cows pregnant with calves carrying human genes ;要求屠杀60头怀有携带 人类基因的小牛的母牛
after a court withdrew approval for an experi -ment to develop milk with a human protein. ;在法庭撤回对开发携带 人类蛋白的牛奶进行试 验的批准后.
The Confederation of Trade Unions called for the government ;由于失业人数猛增, 工会呼吁政府
to restrict foreign labor imports in light of soaring unemployment. ;限制对外国劳工的输入.

employ vt.雇用;用,使用
Every year many university students who major in foreign languages ;每年都有许多外语专业 的大学生 are employed to be part-time interpreters in the Export Commodities Trade Fair ;被雇用在出口商品交易 会上做兼职译员.

abuse n. & vt.滥用;虐待; 辱骂,毁谤
Milosevic was arrested on April 1st in Yugoslavia ;米洛舍维奇于四月一日 在南斯拉夫被捕
on charges of corruption and abuse of power. ;因被指挥犯有贪污罪 和滥用职权罪.
Abused wives and children need social help. ;受虐妇女和儿童都需要 得到社会的帮助.

overlook [vt.忽略,没注意到; 俯瞰,俯视;宽容, 宽恕
Students sometimes overlook ;学生时会漏了
the key word "not" in multiple-choice questi -ons of listening or reading comprehension ;听力或阅读理解多项选 择题中的关键词“not”,
and get the answers wrong. ;因而选错了答案.
The Eiffel Tower (La Tour Eiffel) in Paris overlooks the Seine River. ;巴黎的埃菲尔铁塔俯瞰 塞纳河.

intention n.意图,意向,目的
I have no intention of marrying yet. ;我还没有要结婚的打算.
One typical question in reading tests is: ;阅读测试一个典型的 问题是：
what is the author's intention in this passage? ;这篇文章所体现的作者 的意图是什么？

attempt vt.& n.企图,试图, 努力
IBM researchers are attempting to warm up human-computer relationships ;IBM 的科研人员在尝试 要使人机关系变得友好 些,
by working on getting computers to recognize human gestures and emotions. ;他们一直在研发如何让 电脑明白人的手势和识 别人的表情.
The Americans in Vertical Limit failed in all their attempts to climb the Himalayas ;(电影)《垂直极限》中的 美国人攀登喜马拉雅山的 一切努力都付诸东流.

purpose n.目的,意图;用途; 效果
Some girls from Shanghai like to date foreigners, ;一些上海女孩喜欢与 老外谈恋爱,
but it is said that their real purpose is to go abroad. ;可据说她们真正的目 的是出国.
I came here on purpose to see you. ;我特地来这里看你.

desire vt.向望,渴望;要求, 请求 n.愿望,欲望
We all desire happiness and health. ;我们都渴望得到幸福 和健康.
(We all have a desire for happiness and health.) ;我们都渴望得到幸福 和健康.
(We all have a desire to be happy and healthy.) ;我们都渴望得到幸福 和健康.

considerable a.相当大(或多)的, 可观的;值得考虑的
There's a considerable distance ;距离相当远
between the East and the West Coast of the United States. ;从美国东岸到西岸.

lay vi.下蛋,产卵 vt.放,搁;下(蛋);铺设, 砌砖;设置;使处于 某种状态);提出
The Taiwanese are not used to the pain of being laid off ;台湾人不习惯被解雇和
and not being able to find new jobs following years of robust economic growth ;找不到新工作带来的 痛苦,经历过多年的强 势经济增长之后.
Most Chinese people will lay aside money for a rainy day. ;大多数中国人都会存钱 以备不时之需.
Dalian is a well laid out seaside city. ;大连是一个规划良好的 海滨城市.

enormous a.巨大的,庞大的
When the first all-purpose computer was completed in 1946, ;当第一台多功能电子计 算机在1946年安装完备 的时候,
no one could have foreseen the enormous impact it would have in the years ahead. ;没有人能预见它在未来 岁月里的巨大影响力.

numerous a.许多的,众多的, 大批的
New York City's numerous skyscrapers give the city its special character. ;纽约市众多的摩天大楼 赋予了这个城市独有的 特征.

rush vi.猛冲;仓促从事; 突然袭击 vt.仓促完成; 催促,猛攻 n.冲;急促 流动或进行;繁忙时刻;
You'll regret if you rush into marriage. ;如果草率结婚, 日后你会后悔的.
Don't rush me! ;别催我了!
Do you like the rush of city life? ;你喜欢快节奏的城市 生活吗？

rainbow n.彩虹
My four-year-old niece insisted that ;我四岁的外甥女坚持说
rainbow in the sky should be the bridge for the fairies. ;天上的彩虹是给仙女 过的桥.

ribbon n.缎带,丝带; (打印机的)色带
Girls sometimes use ribbons to tie their hair in a ponytail. ;女孩子有时候喜欢用 丝带扎马尾辫.

rank n.职衔,军衔;社会阶层 vt.把……分等 vi.列入,(在序列中) 占特定等级
At the age of 77,Grace Hopper,mother of the computer, ;计算机之母格雷丝. 霍普在77岁时
was awarded the military rank of commodore by President Ronald Reagan. ;被里根总统授予海军 准将的军衔.
Brazil was still ranked top in the FIFA's world ranking in 2000. ;2000年,巴西在国际足 联排名表上仍被列为首 位.

occupy vt.占用,占领,占据; 使忙碌,使从事, 占用(时间)
German troops once occupied Paris during World War II. ;二战期间德国军队曾经 占领了巴黎.
Chanel occupied herself with fashion design and remained single all her life. ;夏奈尔一生忙于时装 设计,终生独身.

classify vt.把…分类, 把…分等(级)
Killer whales aren't classified as true whales ;逆戟鲸不被归为鲸类,
but as the largest of the forty kinds of dolphins. ;而被归入四十种海豚中 最大的那一类.

glimpse n. & vt.一瞥,瞥见
I always have a glimpse at the headlines ;我总是先迅速浏览一 下标题
before I decide what to read in the newspaper. ;在决定看报纸上哪些 内容之前.

vision n.视力,视觉; 想像(力),幻想
A pilot must have very good vision. ;飞行员必须有非常好 的视力.
My long term vision is to get my Ph.D. ;拿博士学位是我长期的 梦想.

scene n.景色,景象; 舞台布景;一?ㄏ?
The setting sun above the horizon and the rosy clouds make a beautiful scene. ;地平线上的落日和彩霞 构成美丽的景色.
The scenes are changed during the interval. ;剧间休息时更换布景.
The trial scene in The Merchant of Venice is the most exciting one. ;《威尼斯商人》中审判的 那场戏最精彩.

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