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Lesson 34
第34课
assert
vt. 肯定地说，断言；维护，坚持
Copernicus asserted before the church that there was nothing wrong with his theory.
在教会面前，哥白尼坚持声称他的理论没错。
astronomy
n. 天文学
As a scientific discipline, astronomy developed earlier than most other subjects.
作为一门学科，天文学比其他学科发展得都早一些。
boycott
vt. /n. 拒绝参与，(联合)抵制
For a few days every year, people in South Korea will boycott everything Japanese.
每年都有几天韩国人会抵制一切来自日本的东西。
bud
n. 叶芽，花蕾 vi. 发芽，萌芽
When trees are budding, everything seems to be full of vitality.
当树发芽的时候，一切都显得生机勃勃。
bulletin
n. (报纸、电台等)简明新闻，最新消息；公告，公报；学报，期刊(尤指某机构的机关刊物)
After Ronald Reagan was shot, a lot of people read the latest bulletin about the President's health.
里根总统遇刺以后，很多人阅读关于总统健康状况的最新公报。
coincidence
n. 巧合，巧事；(意见、爱好等的)一致，符合
By a strange coincidence we happened to be travelling on the same train.
巧得出奇，我们正好坐同一列火车。
There is a coincidence of interests between our two countries.
我们两国之间有着共同的利益。
contradict
vt. 反驳；与…发生矛盾，与…抵触
His actions contradict his declared moral principles. What a hypocrite!
他的行为违背了他所宣称的道德准则。真是个伪君子!
descendant
n. 后代，后裔
Today's bicycles are descendants of the earlier velocipede.
今天的自行车是从早期的脚踏车发展而来的。
despise
vt. 鄙视，看不起
No one will despise you so long as you respect yourself.
只要你尊重自己，没有人会鄙视你。
dispatch
vt. 派遣，发送，调遣 n. (公文)急件，快信；(记者发回的)新闻报道；调遣，派遣
We have arranged for the goods to be dispatched to you at once.
我们已为立即向你方发运货物做好了准备。
We welcome the dispatch of the peace-keeping force.
我们对派出维和部队此举表示欢迎。
dreadful
a. 可怕的，令人畏惧的； 糟透了的，极不合意的；极端的，极其大的
I've had a dreadful day - everything seems to have gone wrong.
我度过了很糟糕的一天，每件事好像都出了差错。
ensue
vi. 接着发生，接踵而来，因而产生
This news could ensue in a huge increase in the price of our stock.
这条新闻可能使我们的股票价格大幅上涨。
furious
a. 狂怒的，暴怒的；激烈的，强烈的
Davis will be furious and violent if his ball was intercepted.
如果有人中途截获了戴维斯的球，他会暴怒，从而变得凶猛。
fuse
n. 保险丝，熔丝；导火线，导火索 v. 熔合，合并；(使)因保险丝熔断而中断工作
You'll blow a fuse if you put the electric heater and the cooker on at the same time.
如果你同时把电暖炉和电热锅都开着，保险丝会烧断的。
gigantic
a. 巨大的，庞大的
Flying very high, the new airplane looked like a gigantic bird.
因为飞得很高，这架新飞机看起来像一只巨大的鸟。
grin
vi. /n. 咧嘴笑
Seeing his stocks on the rise, he was grinning from ear to ear.
眼见自己的股票一个劲地往上涨， 他笑得合不拢嘴。
