Lesson_31

appropriate a.适当的,恰当的 vt.私占,侵吞,挪用; 拨出(款项等)供专用
Appropriating public funds is a crime. ;挪用公款是犯罪行为.

arbitrary a.随意的,任意的; 专断的,武断的, 专制的
The diet for people who are on a diet imposes overall calorie limits, ;减肥食谱规定了总的 卡路里限制,
but daily menus are arbitrary. ;但每天的菜单可据喜好 随意自定.
A good judge should try to be fair and not to make arbitrary decisions. ;一位好的法官应当努力做 到公平而不应做武断的决 定.

bulk n.(巨大的)物体, (巨大的)形体或身躯 主体,绝大部分; (大)量
It's not their weight that makes these sacks hard to carry it's their bulk. ;这个袋子难搬运,不是 因为重而是因为体积太 大.
The bulk of the chickens had to be killed because of the bird flu virus. ;由于禽流感病毒,大部分 的鸡都不得不被宰杀掉.
 
convince vt.使确信,使信服, 说服
An insurance broker is good at convincing people to buy insurance policies. ;保险经纪人很会说服人 买保单.
Evidences are indispen -sable when you want to convince the judge of your innocence. ;要使法官相信你的清白, 证据是必有可少的.

cope vi. (~ with) (成功地)应付, (妥善地)处理
I just got my driving licence and I can't cope with driving in heavy traffic. ;我刚拿到驾驶执照, 交通拥挤的时候我 就开不好车.

courage n.勇气,胆量
Do you have the courage to go bungee jumping? ;你有胆量玩蹦极跳吗?

court n.法庭,法院;球场; 宫廷,宫室;庭院,院子
No noise is allowed in the Supreme Court. ;在最高法院内不得喧哗.

distinction n.差别,不同;区分, 辨别;优秀,杰出; 荣誉,优待
The greatest distinction between humans and apes ;人与类人猿之间身体上 最大的差别
is the hollow space humans have under their chins. ;是人的下巴下方有凹陷 的空间.

distress n.痛苦,忧虑;贫困; 危难,不幸 vt.使痛苦,使悲伤, 使忧虑
Company in distress makes trouble less. ;同病相怜,同忧相救.
I was distressed about lack of money at the end of every month. ;我每个月末都为钱不够 用而感到忧虑.

division n.分,分开,分隔; 分配;分歧,分裂; 部门;除法
Division of labour is important in industry today. ;劳动分工在今天的企业 中很重要.

doubt n.怀疑,疑惑 v.怀疑,不相信
There's no doubt that China is playing an extremely important role in the world. ;无疑,中国在国际上正 扮演着极其重要的角色.

doubtful a.难以预测的,未定的; 怀疑的,可疑的
Any theory that has not been tested is a doubtful one. ;任何未经检验的理论都 是不足为信的.

exceed vt.超过,越出
Exceeding the speed limit in urban areas will be fined. ;在市区内超速驾车会 被??

excite vt.使激动,使兴奋; 引起,激起
Strong coffee excites your nerves. ;浓咖啡刺激神经, 使人兴奋.
I was very excited when I knew I had passed the visa interview. ;得知能过签证面试, 我非常兴奋.

flexible a.易弯曲的,柔韧的; 灵活的,可变通的
As we don't know what the weather will be like,we make flexible plans for our holiday. ;因为不知道天气状况如 何,我们为假期做了灵 活的计划.

grip n.紧握,抓牢;掌握,控制 vt.握紧,抓牢;吸引住… 的注意力(或想像力)
Van Gogh's Sunflower always grips my imagination. ;梵高的画《向日葵》 总引起我的想像.

hostile a.敌对的,敌意的, 不友善的;敌方的
It was very strange ;很奇怪,
how hostile she was to all the beautiful girls approaching her husband. ;她对所有接近 她丈夫的 漂亮女孩都心存敌意.

horror n.恐怖,憎恶;令人 恐惧(或讨厌)的 事物(或人)
People with claustrophobia have a horror of being trapped in the lift. ;有幽闭恐怖症的人极度 恐惧困在电梯里.
Horror films make your flesh crawl. ;恐怖影片令人毛骨悚然.

input n.输入,投入;输入物, 输入的数据
The input was larger than the output,so they lost money. ;投入大于产出,所以 他们亏本了.

inquiry n.打听询问;调查
For further inquiry, please consult our website. ;如需进一步咨询,请登陆 我们的网站.

library n.图书馆,藏书室; 藏书
My grandpa is always proud of his library. ;我爷爷总是对他的藏书 感到自豪.

mercy n.慈悲,仁慈,宽容; 恩惠,幸运
I won't show mercy to the cockroaches, ;我对蟑螂从不仁慈,
and I will beat them to death whenever I see them. ;只要给我看见, 我就会消灭它们.
It's a mercy that no one was hurt in the accident. ;所幸意外当中无人受伤.

opposite prep. & ad.在对面 a.对面的,相反的; 对立的 n.对立面,对立物
My view is just the opposite.Do you accept opinions opposite to yours? ;我的观点正相反.你接 受与你的意见相对立的 意见吗?

precise a.精确的,准确的; 严谨的
Having won a gold medal in the Olympics, ;赢得奥运金牌,
Tao Luna has become famous as one of the world's most precise sharpshooters. ;陶璐娜以世界最准确的 神枪手之一而成名.
A lawyer needs a precise mind. ;律师要有严谨的头脑.

predict vt.预言,预测,预告
The witch said that her crystal ball could predict the future. ;女巫说她的水晶球可以 预测未来.

resign vi.辞职 vt.辞去,放弃; (~ to)使顺从
I resigned because of the low salary. ;因为工资太低, 我辞职了.
I resigned myself to a long wait in line. ;我听天由命的排队等了 很长时间.

resistance n.抵抗,抵制;抵抗力, 抵抗性;阻力,电阻
The environmentalists put up resistance to fur-clothing companies. ;环保人士对皮衣公司 提出了抗议.

resistant a. 抵抗的,抗…的, 耐…的(~ to)
I prefer the plants that are resistant to bad climate. ;我比较喜欢那些对恶劣 的气候有抵抗力的植物.

speculate vi.(~ about,~ on) 推测,推断;投机, 做投投买卖 vt.推测,推断
This detective story is boring, ;这个侦探故事很没意思,
because you can speculate the ending in the beginning. ;因为刚开始看你就能 推断出它的结局.

sponsor n.发起者,主办者,赞助者 vt.发起,主办;资助, 赞助;支持
The presidency campaign in the United Sates needs lots of sponsors. ;美国的总统竞选需要 很多的资助者.
The following program is co-sponsored by "Rejoice","Motorola", "WaHaHa",and "Kongka". ;以下节目由“飘柔”, “摩托罗拉”, “娃哈哈”和“康佳” 联合赞助播出.

usual a.通常的,惯常的
Let's meet at the usual place. ;我们老地方见.

violate vt.违反,违背;亵渎; 侵犯,妨碍
Violating traffic regulations will be fined. ;违反交通规则要被罚.

wealthy a.富裕的
Up till now,Bill Gates has been recognized as the most wealthy man in the world. ;迄今为止,比尔.盖茨仍 被公认为世上最有钱的人