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13 Lesson 13

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Lesson 13 Our nation abounds in opportunities for well-educated young men and women. He behaved in such arrogant manners in his firm that he was at last fired. It takes a long time as well as many experts working together to compile an encyclopedia. encyclopedia [insaiklə'pi:diə] n. 百科全书 The murderer entreated the judge to show mercy, but was sentenced to death. entreat [in'tri:t] vi. 恳求,乞求 mercy ['mə:si] n. U仁慈,宽恕;C幸运,应感谢的事物,恩惠 The alley was filled with lots of garbage and other filth. alley ['æli] n. 小径,小巷,胡同 filth [filθ] n. 污秽,不洁,猥亵 It is incumbent on you to give a father’s advice before your son leaves home. incumbent [in'kʌmbənt] a. 凭依的,依靠的,负有义务的 n. 领圣职的俸禄的牧师,在职者 At sea, everything that breaks the monotony of the surrounding expanse attracts attention. monotony [mə'nɔtəni] n. 单调,干燥,无味 I hope I can reciprocate your hospitality some time. reciprocate [ri'siprəkeit] vt. 互换,交换,报答,使往复运动 vi. 往复运动,互换,酬答 The shaggy dog always sleeps in the bed with her. shaggy ['ʃægi] a. 毛发蓬松的,长浓而粗的,表面粗糙的 Hunger, cold, and sickness were among the tribulations of pioneer life. tribulation [tribju'leiʃən] n. 苦难,困苦,考验 He read many books in the adolescent stage of his life. One who is 15 years old is not an adult, but an adolescent. Adolph Hitler commanded autocratic power; no one could rigorously oppose his plans or decisions. autocratic [ɔ:tə'krætik] a. 独裁的,专制的 rigorous ['rigərəs] a. 严厉的,严酷的,严格的,苛刻的,严密的,精确的 All the furniture of the room was very congenial to my taste. congenial [kən'dʒi:njəl] a. 同性质的,适意的,趣味相同的 The room was encumbered with heavy furniture. encumber [in'kʌmbə] vt. 妨害,阻害,拖累 Every night the little girl was horrified by the tiger’s cry. It is now manifest that, if you don’t return the book to the library right now, you will have to pay a late fine. Good health is not always obtained by good nutrition. They could repress the uprising with the help of the army. repress [ri'pres] vt. 镇压,抑制,压制 vi. 压制 uprising ['ʌpraiziŋ] n. 起义,升起 They were accused of smuggling diamonds from foreign countries. There has been a tangible improvement in his schoolwork. tangible ['tændʒəbl] n. 有形资产 a. 实体的,明白的,有形的,明确的 The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump. analogy [ə'lænədʒi] n. 类似,相似;类推,类比 pump [pʌmp] n. 泵,抽机,唧筒;抽吸;吸盘 vt. 用抽机抽;用打气筒打;盘问,追问 vi. 用抽机抽 The ship was tossed by the ocean billows in the storm. toss [tɔs] n. 投掷,抛,摇摆,震荡,掷钱币决定 vt. 投掷,猛抬,摇荡,使不安 ; (通常指BBS站在处理信件包裹时, 解包分信的动作) billow ['biləu] n. 巨浪 vi. 象巨浪般汹涌,象巨浪般波动 vt. 使翻腾 The bomb was detonated from several miles away; it caused no damage to our town. detonate ['detəuneit] vt. 使爆炸,使爆裂 vi. 爆炸,发爆炸声 The fly became entangled in the spider’s web. entangle [in'tæŋgl] vt. 使纠缠,卷入,使混乱 During long severe winters some animals, such as badgers, ground squirrels, and some insects, hibernate. badger [bædʒə] n. 獾,獾皮毛 vt. 纠缠 squirrel ['skwə:əl] n. 松鼠,松鼠的毛皮 vt. 贮藏以备用 hibernate ['haibəneit] vi. 过冬,冬眠,避 By experience with all kinds of people the doctor has developed great powers of intuition. Many rivers in Taiwan are polluted with filthy waste from factories. filthy ['filθi] a. 污秽的,丑恶的 She reveres her grandfather; he is strict in decision, but shows great affection to her. revere [ri'viə] vt. 崇敬,敬畏,尊敬 The hermit led a solitary life in the deep mountains far away from the town. solitary ['sɔlitəri] n. 独居者 a. 孤独的,独居的 They owed their lives to the valor of the firemen. valor ['vælə] n. 英勇,刚勇,勇猛 The brave knight defeated each antagonist who came against him. knight [nait] n. 骑士,爵士,武士 vt. 授以爵位 antagonist [æn'tægənist] n. 敌手,对手 As the doctor was fully cognizant of the patient’s serious condition, he acted swiftly to relieve it. cognizant ['kɔgnizənt] a. 已认识,既知道,晓得 His doleful expression showed that he had failed in the examination. doleful ['dəulful] a. 悲哀的,寂寞的,阴沉的 The facility of communication is far greater now than it was a hundred years ago. A free bus to the airport is a facility offered only by this hotel. He improvised a new stanza form the school song at the football game. improvise ['imprəvaiz] vt. 即席写作,即席即兴,即席而作 stanza ['stænzə] n. 节,演出期,体育比赛的盘 The old lady was very inquisitive about what her neighbors were doing. inquisitive [in'kwizitiv] a. 想问的,想知道的,好追根究底的 The policeman stopped the man when he saw a gun protruding from his pocket. protrude [prəu'tru:d] vi. 凸出,伸出,吐出 vt. 使伸出,使突出 He used to say that argument adds a savor to conversation. savor ['seivə] n. 滋味,气味,食欲 vi. 有…的滋味 vt. 加调味品于,使有风味,尝到 Much of the city was subverted by the earthquake and a great fire. subvert [səb'və:t] vt. 推翻,颠覆,毁灭