Lesson Four
1. dodge : avoid , evade or elude 逃避。
如;
He was accused of dodging his taxes . 他被指控逃稅。
You shouldn‘t dodge your responsibilities. 你不能回避責(zé)認(rèn)。
move aside suddenly突然閃開。
如:
I dodged out of the way when he threw a chair at me . 他將椅子向我扔來(lái)的時(shí)候,我急忙閃開。
2. condemn: express an unfavorable judgement or opinion of 譴責(zé)。
如:
We condemned empty talk instead of hard work.我們譴責(zé)只說(shuō)空話不務(wù)實(shí)的行為。
3. to come to light : to be discovered or revealed 暴露。
如;
On investigation some new facts came to light . 一經(jīng)調(diào)查,一些新的事實(shí)就被暴露了。
It has now come to light that he was financially backed by some interest group.
人們剛剛得知,他受到了某個(gè)利益集團(tuán)的經(jīng)濟(jì)支持。
4. languish : 1) become feeble ;droop ; lose liveliness or the will to do things凋萎,有氣無(wú)力。
如;
languish from the heat /in prison/ in his dull job 由于天氣炎熱/坐牢/工作乏味而萎靡不振。
2) suffer from a feeling of longing 苦思。
如;
languish for some kind words/her love 苦苦期盼一些安慰的話語(yǔ)/她的愛。
5. moral : the moral teaching or practical lesson continued in a fable , tale , experience,etc.
寓意。
如;
There is a moral to the story . 這個(gè)故事有個(gè)寓意。
6. bizarre : unusual in appearance, style , or characters 外貌,風(fēng)格或性格怪異。
如;
a bizarre coincidence一次奇怪的巧合;his bizrre behavior 他怪異的行為。
7. at her own request 根據(jù)她本人的要求。
另如:
He wrote this book at the request of his…… 他根據(jù)……的要求寫了那本書。
8. vote on : 就……進(jìn)行表決。
如:
Let‘s vote on this issue , since we can’t agree . 既然我們不能達(dá)成一致意見,就來(lái)投票表決吧。
9. inprivate : not publicly , secretly 私下。
如:
Such a thing is best discussed in private . 這種事情私下討論。
He can be very rube in private, though he is usually polite in public . 他私下可能很粗魯,但在大眾
面前通常彬彬有禮。
10. taboo adj. 忌諱的,禁止的。
如:
This topic is taboo on the campus . 校園里忌諱討論這個(gè)話題。
11. A. prolong : cause sth. to continue longer 延長(zhǎng)。
如:
I have to prolong my stay here for another three days . 我必須繼續(xù)在這里呆三天時(shí)間。
You should not have prolonged the ceremony . 你本不該延長(zhǎng)儀式的時(shí)間。
B. throes : agony 痛苦。
如;
in death throes 處于臨終痛苦。
12. hold out : continue to last 堅(jiān)持,挺住。
如:
Can you hold out much longer ? 你能再堅(jiān)持一段時(shí)間嗎?
13. administer to apple as a remedy 施用。
如:
administer laws 執(zhí)行法律。
The doctor administered some me medicine to the girl . 醫(yī)生給女孩施用了一些藥。
14. comply with : act in accordance with wishes , requirements or conditions 遵守(意愿,要求或條
件等)。
如;
You ought to comply with the rules /the demands/ the law/ the requests.
你應(yīng)該遵守規(guī)章/命令/法律/要求。
15. pose danger 造成危險(xiǎn)。
pose : cause sth. to exist 導(dǎo)致產(chǎn)生。
另如:
pose problems 引起問(wèn)題。
16. by contrast 相比之下。
By contrast , his brother is quite easygoing . 相比之下,他的兄弟比較好相處。
17. usher in : herald 預(yù)報(bào),宣告。
如;
usher in a new age of prosperity 宣告新的繁榮時(shí)期的到來(lái)。
The rising sun ushered in a new day . 太陽(yáng)的升起宣告新的一天開始了。
The cuckoo ushered in Spring. 布谷鳥宣布春天到來(lái)。
1. dodge : avoid , evade or elude 逃避。
如;
He was accused of dodging his taxes . 他被指控逃稅。
You shouldn‘t dodge your responsibilities. 你不能回避責(zé)認(rèn)。
move aside suddenly突然閃開。
如:
I dodged out of the way when he threw a chair at me . 他將椅子向我扔來(lái)的時(shí)候,我急忙閃開。
2. condemn: express an unfavorable judgement or opinion of 譴責(zé)。
如:
We condemned empty talk instead of hard work.我們譴責(zé)只說(shuō)空話不務(wù)實(shí)的行為。
3. to come to light : to be discovered or revealed 暴露。
如;
On investigation some new facts came to light . 一經(jīng)調(diào)查,一些新的事實(shí)就被暴露了。
It has now come to light that he was financially backed by some interest group.
人們剛剛得知,他受到了某個(gè)利益集團(tuán)的經(jīng)濟(jì)支持。
4. languish : 1) become feeble ;droop ; lose liveliness or the will to do things凋萎,有氣無(wú)力。
如;
languish from the heat /in prison/ in his dull job 由于天氣炎熱/坐牢/工作乏味而萎靡不振。
2) suffer from a feeling of longing 苦思。
如;
languish for some kind words/her love 苦苦期盼一些安慰的話語(yǔ)/她的愛。
5. moral : the moral teaching or practical lesson continued in a fable , tale , experience,etc.
寓意。
如;
There is a moral to the story . 這個(gè)故事有個(gè)寓意。
6. bizarre : unusual in appearance, style , or characters 外貌,風(fēng)格或性格怪異。
如;
a bizarre coincidence一次奇怪的巧合;his bizrre behavior 他怪異的行為。
7. at her own request 根據(jù)她本人的要求。
另如:
He wrote this book at the request of his…… 他根據(jù)……的要求寫了那本書。
8. vote on : 就……進(jìn)行表決。
如:
Let‘s vote on this issue , since we can’t agree . 既然我們不能達(dá)成一致意見,就來(lái)投票表決吧。
9. inprivate : not publicly , secretly 私下。
如:
Such a thing is best discussed in private . 這種事情私下討論。
He can be very rube in private, though he is usually polite in public . 他私下可能很粗魯,但在大眾
面前通常彬彬有禮。
10. taboo adj. 忌諱的,禁止的。
如:
This topic is taboo on the campus . 校園里忌諱討論這個(gè)話題。
11. A. prolong : cause sth. to continue longer 延長(zhǎng)。
如:
I have to prolong my stay here for another three days . 我必須繼續(xù)在這里呆三天時(shí)間。
You should not have prolonged the ceremony . 你本不該延長(zhǎng)儀式的時(shí)間。
B. throes : agony 痛苦。
如;
in death throes 處于臨終痛苦。
12. hold out : continue to last 堅(jiān)持,挺住。
如:
Can you hold out much longer ? 你能再堅(jiān)持一段時(shí)間嗎?
13. administer to apple as a remedy 施用。
如:
administer laws 執(zhí)行法律。
The doctor administered some me medicine to the girl . 醫(yī)生給女孩施用了一些藥。
14. comply with : act in accordance with wishes , requirements or conditions 遵守(意愿,要求或條
件等)。
如;
You ought to comply with the rules /the demands/ the law/ the requests.
你應(yīng)該遵守規(guī)章/命令/法律/要求。
15. pose danger 造成危險(xiǎn)。
pose : cause sth. to exist 導(dǎo)致產(chǎn)生。
另如:
pose problems 引起問(wèn)題。
16. by contrast 相比之下。
By contrast , his brother is quite easygoing . 相比之下,他的兄弟比較好相處。
17. usher in : herald 預(yù)報(bào),宣告。
如;
usher in a new age of prosperity 宣告新的繁榮時(shí)期的到來(lái)。
The rising sun ushered in a new day . 太陽(yáng)的升起宣告新的一天開始了。
The cuckoo ushered in Spring. 布谷鳥宣布春天到來(lái)。