Lesson_38

absolute a.十足的,地道的; 绝对的,完全的;确定 无疑的;不受任何限制 的(或约束)的
There is no absolute standard for beauty. ;美是没有绝对标准的

balance n.平衡的,均衡的; 天平;结存,结欠 vt.使平衡,使均衡; 称;权衡,比较
Don't be excited; keep your balance. ;不要激动,保持镇定.

character n.性格,品质,品德; 性质,特性;人物, 角色;(书写或印刷) 符号,汉字
The British charachter is often said to be phlegmatic. ;英国人的性格常被说成 是冷漠的.

contract n.合同,契约 vt.收缩;订合同 vt.感染(疾?? 染上(恶习);订(约)
Different contracts were available for the variety of jobs offered ;提供各种工作合同
in this year's Shanghai human resource market. ;今年的上海人力资源 市场.

circulate v.(使)循环, (使)流通; (使)流传,散布,传播
Those who circulate false news should be condemned. ;散布流言者应该受遣责.

data n.数据,资料
The actual HIV incidence in that country ;那个国家艾滋病的病例
is at least eight times higher than official data. ;至少是官方数据的八倍.

dip vt.浸,蘸 vi.落下,下降 n.浸,蘸
A piece of iron dipped in liquid air ;铁块浸在液态空气中变 得如此脆,
becomes so brittle that it will shatter if dropped. ;以致落到地就会变成 碎片.

durable a.耐用的,持久的
The parts of the machine that experience a lot of friction ;机器里要受很多磨损 的部分
have to be made from durable materials. ;由耐用材料制成.

equip vt.装备,配备; (智力,体力上) 使有准备
Buses equipped with air-conditioners charge you more. ;装有空调设备的公共汽 车收费要贵些.

fancy vt.想像,设想;想要; 猜想 n.迷恋;想像力;幻想 a.昂贵的;别致花俏的
Children usually have a lively fancy. ;儿童们往往有丰富的 想像力.

glorious a.光荣的;壮丽的, 辉煌的;令人愉快的, 极好的
This was yet another glorious victory for Manchester United. ;这是曼联(足球)队的 又一光荣的胜利.

hint v.暗示,示意 n.暗示,示意; 细微的迹象; [常p建议
The computer hacker wrote that he was from Russia, ;这个计算机黑客自称他 来自俄罗斯.
but data in the e-mail software hinted that ;但网上邮件软件暗示
the file many have come from another country. ;文件来自另一个国家.

improvement n.改进,增进处
On my term papers, teachers always used to write"room for improvement". ;在我的学期论文里, 老师总是批道: “尚需改进”.

installation n.安装,设置;设备, 设施;就任,就职
The installation of the air-conditioner ;空调的安装
is the extra pay-free service provided by the factory. ;是厂家提供的免费服务.

invade v.侵略,侵袭; 入侵,侵犯
Famous people often find their privacy invaded by the press. ;名人总是发现他们的 隐私被报界侵犯.

keen a.热心的,敏捷的, 激烈的;锋利的
Many parents are keen to send their children to the best schools. ;许多父母亲热衷于把 他们的孩子送往最好 的学校.

memorial a.纪念的,悼念的 n.纪念堂,纪念碑; 纪念仪式
The Sun Yat-sen Memorial (Hall) was built in memory of ;孙中山纪念堂是为纪念
the great revolutionary forerunner Dr.Sun Yat-sen ;伟大的革命先行者孙中山 先生,
on the funds raised and contributed by Cantonese and overseas Chinese. ;是由广东人民和海外华侨 筹资兴建的.

nationality n.国籍;民族
I am of(=I have) Chinese nationality. What's your nationality? ;我是中国籍. 你是哪国人?

pinch v.捏,掐;夹疼,轧痛 n.捏,掐;(一)撮, 微量
These shoes are too tight;they pinch my toes. ;这鞋子太紧, 它们夹疼了我的脚.

pressure n.压(力),压强, 强制,压迫 vt.对……施加压力 (或影响),或使,说服
Not all students work well under pressure. ;不是所有学生都能在压力 之下很好地学习.

quote v.引用,援引 n.引文,引语;报价,牌价 [p引号
If you quote someone else's words in your writing,you should indicate the source. ;如果写作时引用了他人 的话,应当注明出处.

rational a.理性的,理智的, 合理的
From a rational point of view of most Hong Kong people, ;根据大多数香港人的 合理看法,
the increase in subway fares may not be justified. ;地铁票价上调可能是 不正当的.

territory n.领土,版图, 领域,范围
The Twaiwan Island is part of our territory. ;台湾岛是我国领土的 一部分.

reject vt.拒绝;拒纳,屏弃, 退回 n.被拒货品, 不合格产品
Some people who have strong self-respect often reject other's offers for help. ;有些自尊心强的人经常 拒绝别人提供的帮助.

seal n.封条,印章;海豹 vt.(密)封
Winning gold medals in Sydney Olympic Games ;夺取悉尼奥运金牌
put the seal on the excellent sports career of Fu Mingxia. ;给伏明霞辉煌的运动 生涯画上圆满的句号.

spur n.刺激(物),激励 vt.激励,鞭策,促进
Rising consumer sales in the first half of the year ;上半年销售额的增长
spurred the economy to faster growth. ;使经济更快发展.

urban a.城市的
Traffic noise, pollution,huge concrete buildings ;交通噪音,污染,巨大 的混凝土建筑
-how can people survive in the urban jungle? ;-人们怎么在城市的 丛林里生存?

worship v.崇拜,崇敬;敬; 敬奉,信仰
In Argentina,Maradona is a hero worshipped by the young children. ;在阿根廷,马拉多纳被 小孩子当作英雄崇拜.