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Lesson 32
第32课
appendix
n.阑尾；附录
For further information, please refer to the appendixes at the end of the book.
如果想做进一步了解，请参阅书后的附录。
bless
vt. (with)使有幸得到，使具有；为…祈神赐福(或保佑)
The farmers are blessing propitious winds and rains.
农民们正在祈求风调雨顺。
buzz
vi.发出嗡嗡声；(around, about)忙乱，急行；发出嘈杂的谈话声n. 嗡嗡声，嘈杂的谈话声
What's all this buzzing about? Can't you discipline yourselves?
你们在嗡嗡地说什么？ 安静点不行吗？
carve
vt.切，把…切碎(或切成片)；雕刻，刻
The talented artist carved an interesting decoration from this piece of tree root.
天才的艺术家把这块树根雕成一件有趣的装饰品。
commonwealth
n. (the C-)英联邦；联邦，联合体
The former USSR republics formed by themselves the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
前苏联共和国自发组成了"独立国家联合体(独联体)"。
denounce
vt.谴责，指责；告发
The president's speech denounced the killing of hostages by the terrorists.
总统的讲话谴责了恐怖分子杀害人质的暴行。
disturbance
n.扰乱，打扰；骚乱，混乱；心神不安，烦恼
The noise of cars passing along the road is a continual disturbance to our quiet home.
马路上的车辆声不断扰乱我们家中的安宁。
ecology
n.生态，生态学
When the ecology of a region is disturbed, it takes years to return to normal.
如果一个地方的生态被破坏，往往要多年才能恢复正常。
flank
n.肋，肋腹，(四足动物身体的)侧边；侧翼，翼侧 vt. 位于…的侧面
During the march, we were attacked on our left flank, but they got no advantages.
行军途中，敌人向我们的左翼发起了进攻，但是他们没有占到便宜。
foul
a.难闻的；糟透了的；污浊的；(天气)恶劣的，有暴风雨的；邪恶的 vt. (比赛中)对…犯规；弄脏 n. (比赛中的)犯规
It's a foul night tonight; it's pouring with rain, with thundering and lightning.
今夜大雨倾盆，电闪雷鸣，天气坏极了。
generalize
v.概括，归纳，推断
Knowledge is generalized experience.
知识是经验的总结。
hinge
n.铰链
The lid of the suitcase had a broken hinge, so it doesn't open easily.
手提箱箱盖的铰链坏了，因此不容易打开。
incorporate
vt.包含，吸收；把…合并
The three largest Japanese banks incorporated into the world's largest banking group.
日本最大的3家银行合并， 组建了全球最大的金融集团。
legend
n.传说，传奇故事；传奇人物
Robin Hood was a well-known figure in English legends.
罗宾·汉是英国传奇故事中的出名人物。
masterpiece
n.杰作
The famous French writer Dumas Sr. once wrote that Dumas Jr. was his masterpiece.
法国大文豪大仲马曾经写道，他的儿子小仲马是他的杰作。
monopoly
n.垄断，专卖；垄断商品，专卖商品
The influence of mass media has made new technical terms no longer the monopoly of the specialist.
大众传媒的影响已使新的技术术语不再为专家们所垄断。
