[00:00.00]Lesson 1 ;
[00:01.41]alert[㥮'l㥮:t] ;a.警觉的,留神的,注意的 vt.向报警,使警惕; 使认识到
[00:01.85]alert[㥮'l㥮:t] ;n.警戒(状态), 戒备(状态);报警
[00:02.96]Sirens sounded the alert for an air raid. ;空袭报警的警笛响起来.
[00:06.33]Nuclear-armed bombers were put on the alert during the crisis. ;核武装轰炸机在危机期间 进入高度警备状态.
[00:10.58]arbitrary['a:bitr㥮ri] ;a.随意的,任意的; 专断的,武断的,专制的
[00:12.13]The diet imposes overall calorie limits,but daily menus are arbitrary. ;食谱规定了总的热量限 制,但每天的菜单可据喜 好自定.
[00:17.35]behalf[bi'ha:f] ;n.利益,方面
[00:18.90]Mother Teresa's efforts on behalf of Calutta's poor ;德兰修女为加尔各答 穷人所做的一切努力
[00:21.87]eventually brought her the Nobel Peace Prize. ;最终为她赢得了诺贝尔和 平奖.
[00:24.97]bulk[b⺧lk] ;n.大小,体积; 主体,绝大部分;大量 vt.显得大,显得重要
[00:26.12]The great bulk of necessary work can never be anything but painful. ;大量必须做的工作真令人 痛苦.
[00:30.15]Safety considerations bulked large during the development of the new spacecraft. ;在建造新的宇宙飞船时, 安全考虑占了很大比重.
[00:35.11]chip[t㤘ip] ;v.削(或凿)下(屑片或 碎片)n.屑片,碎片
[00:35.72]chip[t㤘ip] ;[pl]炸土豆条(或片); 集成电路片,集成块; 缺口,瑕疵
[00:36.21]"Fish and chips"is a typical English food. ;“炸鱼土豆条”是典型的 英国食品.
[00:39.00]The paint has chipped off where the table touches the wall. ;桌子接触墙壁的地方漆皮 已剥落.
[00:42.90]collapse[k㥮'l㘚ps] ;vi/n.倒塌,塌下; 崩溃,突然失败
[00:44.40]The enterprose collapsed through lack of support. ;该企业因无力支持而 倒闭.
[00:47.33]competition [k⺌mpi'ti㤘㥮n] ;n.竞争,竞赛
[00:48.96]Because there is so much unemployment,the competition for jobs is very fierce. ;由于失业人员众多,求职 的竞争十分激烈.
[00:53.43]Five candidate cities including Beijing ;共有包括北京在内的五个 城市
[00:56.11]participated in the competition to host the 28th Olympic Games. ;参加了争夺第28届奥 运会主办权的角逐.
[00:59.70]decline[di'klain] ;n.下降,减少,衰退
[01:01.12]The arts of China have not declined in spit of the Western influence. ;虽有西方影响,中国的艺 术并未因此而衰落.
[01:05.06]The price of mobile telephones has declined sharply. ;手机的价格下降得非常 厉害.
[01:08.47]The United Kingdom is now no more than an empire that has declined. ;大英帝国如今只是一个业 已衰落的帝国.
[01:12.50]develop[di'vel㥮p] ;vi.生长,发育,形成; 发展,扩展
[01:13.29]develop[di'vel㥮p] ;vt.发展,开发;制定, 研制,成长;逐步产生, 发挥
[01:13.78]A good teacher is surely an instructor ;一个好老师一定
[01:16.17]who can develop the capabilities of each student. ;是一个能激发每个学生 潜能的导师.
[01:19.05]Juliet Wu's ambition ;吴士宏的抱负
[01:20.73]is to develop a national corporation into a worldwide business. ;是要把一个国内企业扩 展成世界性的企业.
[01:24.45]elaborate[i'l㘚b㥮rit] ;a.精心计划的,详尽的; 复杂的 vt.详述,详细制订 vi.详述
[01:25.78]I just want the facts in brief;you don't need to elaborate. ;我只想简单了解事实, 你不必作详细说明.
[01:29.28]I don't want elaborate lace pattern on my dress,just make it simple. ;我不想裙子上有复杂精美 的花边图案,简简单单 就行.
[01:34.06]excite[ik'sait] ;vt.使兴奋,使激动; 引起,激起
[01:35.61]Strong coffee excites your nerves. ;浓咖啡刺激神经, 使人兴奋.
[01:38.00]Emperor Qinshihuang's cruelty excited a rising of the people. ;秦始皇的残暴引起了人民 的反抗.
[01:42.07]fatal['feit㥮l] ;a.致命的,灾难性的, 毁灭性的;重大的, 决定性的
[01:43.40]The city of Tangshan has such a new look that it hardly reminds ;唐山市如今面貌一新, 几乎让人想不起
[01:46.85]people of the fatal earthquake that eccured over 30 years ago. ;30多年前的毁灭性的 地震.
[01:50.84]formal['f⺌:m㥮l] ;a.正规的,正式的, 合礼仪的;形式上的, 表面的
[01:52.03]Business letters are usually formal, ;商业信件通常都是讲究格 式的,
[01:54.03]but we write in a informal way to family members or friends. ;但我们给家人或朋友写 信就比较随便了.
[01:57.75]gaze[geiz] ;v./n.凝视,注视
[01:59.07]In those boring letures,many students just sat gazing into the classroom window. ;在那些沉闷的课堂教学 中,许多学生知识呆呆地 望着窗外.
[02:04.17]guard[ga:d] ;n.警戒,警备;警卫员, 看守,卫兵
[02:04.87]guard[ga:d] ;vt.守卫,捍卫 vi.(against)防止, 防范
[02:05.32]Be on your guard against pickpockets. ;谨防扒手.
[02:07.97]Tooth paste with fluorine can effectively guard against tooth decay. ;含氟牙膏能有效防止 蛀牙.
[02:12.44]hostile['h⺌stail] ;a.敌对的,敌意的,不友 善的;敌方的
[02:13.86]It was very strange ;很奇怪,
[02:14.99]how hostile she was to all the beautiful girls approaching her husband. ;她对所有接近丈夫的漂亮 女孩都心存敌意.
[02:18.55]indentical [ai'dentik㥮l] ;a.相同的,同等的; 同一的
[02:19.84]My opinion are not always identical with my parents's. ;我的意见并不总是和父母 的意见相同.
[02:22.98]All eggs look similar, but no two eggs are identical, ;所有鸡蛋看上去相似, 但没有两只鸡蛋是完全 相同的
[02:26.08]Leonardo da Vinci's teacher once said to him. ;达芬奇的老师曾经告诉 他说,
[02:28.78]inferior [in'fi㥮ri㥮] ;n.下级,下属 a.劣等的,次的;下级的
[02:30.20]No inferior products should be allowed to pass. ;决不能让任何次品漏网.
[02:32.81]In the past,women were regarded as inferior to men. ;过去,人们认为女人不如 男人.
[02:36.62]launch[l⺌:nt㤘] ;n.发射;(船)下水 (新产品)投产
[02:37.20]launch[l⺌:nt㤘] ;vt.发射;发起(运动) 推出(产品);使开始 从事;使(船)下水
[02:37.68]The first artifical satellite was launched by the former Soviet Union, ;前苏联发射了第一颗人 造卫星,
[02:41.31]which shocked the United States. ;让美国人大惊失色.
[02:43.35]mechanism ['mek㥮niz㥮m] ;n.机械装置;机制,机理; 办法,途径
[02:44.72]The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body. ;骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成 机体.
[02:47.95]The shell of my watch is transparent and the mechanisms inside can be seen. ;我的手表外壳是透明的, 可以看见里面的机械 装置.
[02:52.60]match[m㘚t㤘] ;n.比赛,竞赛;对手,敌手; 匹配,相配的人(或物); 火柴
[02:53.18]match[m㘚t㤘] ;vt.和...相配, 和...相称, vi.相配,相适合
[02:53.62]The prince and princess in the fairy tales ;童话中的王子与公主
[02:56.27]are always perfectly matched(=were always a perfect match). ;永远都是天造地设的 一对.
[02:58.18]The White Swan Hotel in Guangzhou can't be matched for friendliness. ;广州白天鹅宾馆良好的 服务态度是无与伦比的.
[03:02.39]These shoes do not match;one is large and the other is small. ;这双鞋不相配,一只大, 一只小.
[03:06.11]negative['neg㥮tiv] ;n.负数;(照相机的) 负片,底片
[03:06.68]negative['neg㥮tiv] ;a.否定的; 反面的,消极的; 负的,阴性的
[03:07.26]He was suspicious of having taken dopes,but his urine test was negative. ;他被怀疑服用了兴奋剂, 但他的尿样检测却是呈阴 性的.
[03:11.69]Two negative makes a positive. ;负负得正.
[03:14.17]obligation [⺌bli'gei㤘㥮n] ;n.义务,责任
[03:15.69]To pay taxes is an obligation of every citizen. ;纳税是每一个公民的 义务.
[03:18.75]panic['p㘚nik] ;n.惊慌,恐慌,慌乱 v.(使)恐慌, (使)惊慌失措
[03:19.94]The Asian Financial crisis caused panic selling of securities. ;亚洲金融危机引起了债券 的恐慌抛售.
[03:24.46]peer[pi㥮] ;n.同龄人,同等地位的人; 贵族 vi.仔细看,费力地看
[03:25.94]To lessen peer(group) pressure,many schools require their students to wear uniforms. ;为减少来自同龄群体的压 力,许多学校要求学生们 穿校服.
[03:30.59]He peered at the comp- uter screen,wondering what his programming mistake was. ;他仔细地看着计算机的显 示屏,想知道他的程序出 了什么错.
[03:35.06]press[pres] ;v.压,按,挤; 压榨,压迫
[03:35.86]press[pres] ;n.报刊,报界,新闻界; 出版社,通讯社; 压,按,挤;印刷机
[03:36.35]In the press conference, ;在新闻发布会上,
[03:37.76]the White House spokesman always avoids directly answering questions. ;白宫发言人总是避免直 接回答问题.
[03:41.26]Time presses.Let's press on with our work. ;时间紧迫.我们加紧工作 吧.
[03:44.45]Just press this button,and you'll start the engine. ;只要按一下这个按钮便可 启动这台发动机了.
[03:47.37]The problem of fuel presses for solution. ;这个燃料的问题急待 解决.
[03:50.52]rarely[r⺶㥮li] ;ad.不常,难得
[03:51.67]Big Ben in London has rarely gone wrong. ;在伦敦“大本钟”很少出 差错.
[03:54.50]Only rarely do I eat in restaurants. ;我极少到饭馆吃饭.
[03:57.25]scandal['sk㘚nd㥮l] ;n.丑事,丑闻;流言蜚语; 反感,愤慨
[03:58.53]The former president of the Philipines took tax money for his own use, ;菲律宾前总统贪污税款,
[04:02.34]it was such a scandal. ;可谓一大丑闻.
[04:04.15]thread[⺮red] ;n. 线,细丝;线索,思路; 螺纹 vt.穿(针、线等)
[04:05.26]You lose the thread of your argument. ;你们的论点有失条理.
[04:07.34]You need a needle threader if you can't see clearly to thread a needle. ;如果看不清楚无法穿线, 你需要一枚穿针器.
[04:12.17]Lesson 2 ;
[04:14.60]abandon[㥮'b㘚nd㥮n] ;vt.离弃,丢弃; 遗弃,抛弃;放弃
[04:15.80]The heartless man abandoned his disabled wife and ran away with all their money. ;那个没良心的男人抛弃了 残疾的妻子,还带走了两 人所有的钱.
[04:20.36]Since there was no way to save the ship and its cargo, ;眼见拯救船只和船上货 物无望,
[04:23.32]the captain issued the order to abandon ship. ;船长发出了弃船令.
[04:26.11]acknowledge [㥮k'n⺌lid䅟] ;vt.承认,承认 的权威; 告知收到,确认,报偿
[04:27.62]Michael Jordan was acknowledged as the best basketball player in the NBA. ;迈克尔.乔丹是公认的前 NBA最佳篮球选手.
[04:32.09]We acknowledge receipt of your cable No.123 sent this morning concerning the sample. ;兹确认,我方已收到你方 关于样品的123号电传.
[04:37.80]bump[b⺧mp] ;vt. 碰,撞;颠簸着前进 n. 碰撞;隆起物
[04:38.69]In the dim light I couldn't see clearly and bumped into a tree. ;昏暗中我看不清,一头撞 在一棵树上.
[04:42.63]circuit['s㥮:kit] ;n.电路,线路; 环行,环行道
[04:43.82]I run two circuits of the track every morning ;我每天早晨沿跑道跑两圈
[04:46.10]in order to pass the 800-meter running test. ;以通过800米考试。
[04:48.69]In Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, ;你要是查阅《朗文当代英 语词典》
[04:51.48]you will see CCTV is the abbreviation of "Closed Circuit Television". ;就会发现CCTV是“闭路 电视”的缩写.
[04:56.27]complain[k㥮m'plein] ;vt.抱怨,诉苦; 投诉,控告
[04:57.59]Those who are always complaining should turn their attention ;那些天成天牢骚满腹的 人,应该想想
[04:59.90]to figuring out how to make it better. ;如何改变现状.
[05:02.15]You are always complaining about something. ;你总是满腹牢骚.
[05:04.90]conventional [k㥮n'ven㤘㥮n㥮l] ;a.普通的,习惯的, 常规的;符合习俗的, 因循守旧的
[05:06.49]The Russian Defense Minister maintained ;俄罗斯的国防部长坚持 认为
[05:08.48]that his country should reduce expenditure on conventional weapons ;俄应削减花在常规武器上 的开支,
[05:11.89]and spend more on strategic weapons. ;而更多地在战略武器上 投入.
[05:14.68]Mother is so conventional in her views. ;妈妈的观点太保守.
[05:17.74]destruction [dis'tr⺧k㤘㥮n] ;n.毁灭,破坏,消灭
[05:19.42]The hot ash and the lava from the volcano Etna ;来自埃及特纳火山的滚烫 的火山灰和熔岩
[05:22.43]brought total destruction to the village. ;给那个小村庄带来彻底 的毁灭.
[05:25.18]emergency [i'm㥮:d䅟㥮nsi] ;n.紧急情况
[05:26.86]Wahid threatened to proclaim a state of emergency if Congress decided to impeach him ;瓦希德威胁说如果国会 弹劾他,他就宣布紧急 状态.
[05:31.95]The patient was asked to ring the bell in an emergency ;病人在有紧急情况时可以 按铃,
[05:34.74]and the nurses on duty would come straight away. ;然后当班的护士就会立 即前来.
[05:37.26]fantasy['f㘚nt㥮si] ;n.想象,幻想; 想象的产物
[05:38.55]Young people often live in a world of fantasy, ;年青人常生活在幻想的 世界里,
[05:41.07]and parents always tell them to face the reality. ;而父母亲总会告诉他们 要面对现实.
[05:43.99]Stop looking for a perfect job--it's just a fantasy. ;别想找到十全十美的工 作了,那简直是幻想.
[05:47.98]function['f⺧㭎k㤘㥮n] ;n.功能,作用,职能; 重大聚会;函数
[05:49.13]The function of a chairman at a meeting is to lead and control meetings. ;在会上,主席的职责是引 导并控制会议.
[05:53.20]An old machine won't function properly if you don't oil it regularly. ;旧机器如果不经常加油是 不能正常运转的.
[05:57.68]heave[hi:v] ;vt.举起,拉起;扔; (沉重地)发出(叹息、 呻吟等)
[05:58.38]heave[hi:v] ;vi.(用力)举起,提起 (有节奏的)起伏;呕吐 n.举起,升降
[05:58.83]The naughty children have just heaved a stone through my window. ;淘气的孩子们刚刚把一块 石头扔进我的窗户.
[06:02.72]identify[ai'dentifai] ;vt.认出,鉴定; (~with)把...等同于 vi.(~with)认同
[06:04.18]Do you identify beauty with wisdom? ;你认为美貌与智慧能相等 同吗?
[06:06.35]The characters on the rubbings are so blurred that it is difficult to identify. ;拓片上的文字模糊不清, 难以识别.
[06:11.05]jail[d⺶eil] ;n.监狱,看守所 vt.监禁,拘留
[06:12.38]Romeo was sentenced to jail for 15 days for starting a fight with his rival. ;因为与情敌发生冲突,罗 密欧被判15日监禁.
[06:16.89]Has it ever occurred to you that jails were first invented for debtors? ;你有没有想过,监狱最初 是为了关押欠债人而发 明的?
[06:21.85]line[lain] ;vt.使排成一行;划线于 vi.排队,排齐
[06:22.56]line[lain] ;n.线条;方针,路线; 线路,电话线;线,绳; 排,行;行业,专长
[06:22.96]People lined the streets to see the famous man go past. ;人们站在街道两旁看那位 著名人士走过.
[06:26.23]Line and color are both important in portrait painting. ;线条和色彩在肖像绘画中 都很重要.
[06:29.78]master['m㘚:st㥮] ;vt.掌握,精通;征服,控制 a.主要的,重要的; 精通的,优秀的
[06:30.44]master['m㘚:st㥮] ;n.男主人,雇主;能手, 名家,大师;[M~]硕士
[06:31.06]Who is the master mind behind this plan? ;谁是这个计划的幕后 决策人?
[06:33.80]I don't think we can master a language in a year's study. ;我不相信经过一年的 学习我们就可以掌握一种 语言.
[06:37.26]notion['n㥮u㤘㥮n] ;n.概念,观念;意图, 想法,念头
[06:38.50]The notion that the earth is round has been widely accepted ;关于地球是圆的概念已广 泛为人们所接受
[06:41.46]since Magellan accomplished the first voyage around the world. ;自从麦哲伦首次完成环球 旅行以来,
[06:44.74]Some men have a notion that women should never wear cosmetics. ;有些男人认为女人应该 素面朝天.
[06:48.59]option['⺌p㤘㥮n] ;n.选择;选择权,选择 自由;(供)选择的事物 (或人物)
[06:49.70]The government has two options, ;政府只有两种选择,
[06:51.38]to reduce spending or to increase taxes. ;不是削减开支便是增加 税收.
[06:54.22]Please make a list of the various options. ;请列出可供选择的项目.
[06:57.71]pay[pei] ;vt.付钱给,支出; 给予(注意等), 进行(访问等)
[06:58.55]pay[pei] ;vi.付款;有利,值得; 付出代价,受到惩罚 n.工资,薪金
[06:59.04]It will pay in the long run if the setting off of firecrackers ;从长远来看,在城市里鞭 炮是值得的,
[07:02.14]is effectively banned in the cities. ;真正有效地禁放.
[07:04.44]I'll certainly pay you back for what you did to me! ;你那样对待我,我一定要 回敬你的!
[07:08.03]rare[r⺶㥮] ;a.稀有的,罕见的; 珍奇的,出类拔萃的;
[07:08.92]rare[r⺶㥮] ;a.(空气)稀薄的; (肉等)煎得嫩的
[07:09.40]Jasper White is one of those rare people who believe in ancient myths. ;贾斯珀.怀特是那些少 有的相信古代神话的人 之一.
[07:13.25]The higher we go above the earth,the rarer the air is. ;我们离开地面越高,空气 越稀薄.
[07:16.84]reflection [ri'flek㤘㥮n] ;n.映象,倒映; 反射;反映,表达; 深思,考虑,反省
[07:18.35]Don't act without sufficient reflection. ;不要未经深思就采取 行动.
[07:20.69]The dog barked at his reflection in the river. ;那条狗对着小河中自己的 倒影吠叫.
[07:23.48]satisfactory [s㘚tis'f㘚kt㥮ri] ;n.令人满意的
[07:25.12]When you think it over,you will see that it is the satisfactory way out. ;你好好考虑,就会明白那 是惟一令人满意的出路.
[07:29.68]The Johnson Administration failed to come up with a satisfactory solution ;约翰逊当局拿不出令人 满意的解决办法
[07:33.62]to the economic crisis. ;来解决经济危机.??
[07:35.70]shame[㤘eim] ;vt.使蒙受羞辱,使丢脸
[07:36.32]shame[㤘eim] ;n.羞耻,羞愧,耻辱; 可耻的人(或事物); 遗憾的事,可惜
[07:36.90]It is a shame to be so wasteful. ;这样浪费太可惜了.
[07:39.02]Will students feel great shame at having failed the final exam? ;学生们会为期末考试不及 格而感到羞耻吗?
[07:43.05](Will students be shamed by their failure to pass the final exam?) ;学生们会为期末考试不及 格而感到羞耻吗?
[07:46.55]superficial [sju:p㥮'fi㤘㥮l] ;a.肤浅的,浅薄的; 表面的
[07:47.97]Superficial scratches can be easily removed. ;表层的划痕很容易除掉.
[07:51.02]I have only a superficial knowledge of this subject. ;我对这个问题仅略知 皮毛.
[07:54.65]sympathize ['simp㥮⺮aiz] ;vi.(~with)同情,怜悯 (~with) 体谅,赞同
[07:56.25]I sympathize with you; I've had a similar unhappy experience myself. ;我很同情你,我自己也有 过类似的不幸遭遇.
[08:00.98]We sympathize with the goals of the committee. ;我们赞同委员会的目标.
[08:03.99]treaty['tri:ti] ;n.条约,协定
[08:05.28]The two leaders underline that the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile(ABM) Treaty ;两位领导人强调1972年 的《反弹道导弹条约》
[08:10.59]is a vital cornerstone of global strategic security. ;是全球战略安全的基石.
[08:13.96]undertake [⺧nd㥮'teik] ;vt.承担,着手做; 同意,答应,保证
[08:15.51]During her husband's presidency, ;在丈夫担任总统期间,
[08:17.41]Jacqueline Kennedy undertook the coordin- ation of the White House restoration. ;杰奎林.肯尼迪承担了协 调白宫的修复工作.
[08:21.57]unusual[⺧n'ju:䅟u㥮l] ;a.不平常的,少有的; 与众不同的,独特的
[08:23.12]It is quite unusual for a freshman to be younger than eighteen or older than nineteen ;一年级新生小于18岁 或大于19岁的相当少,
[08:27.71]but I was barely 16 when I entered college. ;但是我进大学时才16岁.
[08:30.52]The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels. ;最奇特的小汽车是辆只有 3个轮子的奔驰小汽车.
[08:35.21]violate['vai㥮leit] ;vt.违反,违背;亵渎; 侵犯,妨碍
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