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Lesson 28
第28课
alien
n.外国人，外侨；外星人 a. 外国的，外国人的；陌生的； 性质不同的，不相容的
We shouldn't ignore others' opinions just because they are alien to our own ideas.
我们不要因为别人的想法与我们的截然不同就忽视他人的意见。
The Star Wars is the immensely popular magical fantasy movie myth, and has intrigued lots of interest in alien stories.
电影《星球大战》是一部非常受欢迎的科幻电影，引发了人们对外星人故事的兴趣。
assault
n. /vt.（武力或口头上的）攻击，袭击
Lately there have been violent assaults in Jerusalem between the Israelites and Palestinians.
近来在耶路撒冷常常爆发以色列人与巴勒斯坦人的暴力冲突。
bandage
n.绷带 vt. 用绷带绑扎
The surgeon bandaged up the injured head of the player and the player dashed back into the field again.
外科医生把那个球员受伤的头部包扎起来，球员又冲回了球场。
bribe
n.贿赂，行贿物 vt. 向…行贿，买通
The French minister was accused of having taken bribes in the arms deal.
那个法国的部长被指控在武器交易中接受了贿赂。
clip
n.（弹簧）夹子，回形针，别针； 弹夹，弹仓；剪；剪报，电影（或电视）片段 vt. （用夹子、回形针等）夹住，扣住；剪；削减
Soon the guard on the train came and clipped our tickets. We were relieved that we made it.
不久列车员走过来给我们剪了票。我们终于赶上了火车，大家松了一口气。
colonial
a.殖民地的
The Latin American and African people have successfully fought against colonial rule.
拉丁美洲和非洲人民成功地进行了反对殖民统治的斗争。
compensation
n.补偿（或赔偿）的款物；补偿，赔偿
The injured man was granted $10, 000 in compensation.
那个受伤的男人获得1万美元的赔偿金。
He was paid a sum of money as a compensation for his loss in the fire.
他得到一笔火灾损失的赔偿费。
decimal
a.十进位的 n. 小数
The decimal system is based on the number 10 and is universally adopted.
十进位制基于数字10，在全球被广泛地采用。
dignity
n.庄严，端庄；尊严，高贵
Love without dignity will not last long.
爱如果失去了尊严，定当不长久。
Only a truly free person has human dignity.
只有真正自由的人才具有人的尊严。
drastic
a.严厉的，极端的；激烈的，迅猛的
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is determined to take drastic measures to combat terrorism.
上海合作组织决心采取果断措施打击恐怖主义。
erupt
vi.（火山、喷泉等）喷发，（岩浆等）喷出； （战争、危机、问题等）爆发，突然发生
The volcano in a Philippine island erupted after years of dormancy.
那座菲律宾岛上的火山在沉睡多年后剧烈活动起来。
ferry
n.渡船 vt. 渡运
The mother has to ferry her children to and from sports, parties, schools, etc. in her car.
那位母亲每天要开车接送孩子往返于运动场、晚会和学校等等。
fling
vt.（用力地）扔，掷，丢；使扑，使投 n.尽情欢乐的一阵，一时的放纵
Don't fling your clothes about on the chair; hang them up.
别把衣服乱扔在椅子上，把它们挂起来。
grim
a.讨厌的，糟糕的； 严厉的；严酷的，无情的
The little girl was frightened into crying by the abductor's grim smile.
绑匪的狞笑把小女孩吓得哭起来。
handicap
n.（身体或智力方面的）缺陷；障碍，不利条件 vt. 妨碍，使不利
It is said that the level of a society can be seen from one nation's attitude toward the handicapped.
有人说，一个社会的文明程度可以通过其对于残障人士的态度反映出来。
jerk
vt.使猝然一动，猛拉vi. 猝然一动 n. 急推，急拉，急扭
Hearing my name mentioned, I instinctively jerked my head back.
听到有人说到我的名字，我出于本能猛地回过头来。
