[21:01.94]Air is the medium by which sound waves are conveyed. ;空气是声波传导的媒介.
[21:05.28]What information the codes in the great Pyramid convey is still unknown. ;大金字塔中的密码到底传 递了什么信息仍然不为 人知.
[21:10.28]crush[kr⺧㤘] ;vt.压碎,蔫碎;弄皱; 压垮
[21:11.67]Wine is made by crushing grapes. ;葡萄酒是压榨葡萄制成 的.
[21:14.01]Time would crush all pains. ;时间会粉碎所有的痛苦.
[21:16.68]decent ['di:s㥮nt] ;a.象样的,体面的;宽厚 的,大方的;正派的,合 乎礼仪的,得体的
[21:18.35]Ragged jeans are not very decent to wear to a ball. ;穿着破旧的牛仔裤在舞会 上显得不太得体.
[21:21.33]Most university graduates consider white-collared positi- on as decent jobs. ;绝大多数大学毕业生 都认为白领职位是体面 的工作.
[21:26.35]deliberate [di'lib㥮rit] [di'lib㥮reit] ;a.故意的,含蓄的; 慎重的,深思熟虑的 v.仔细考虑,思考
[21:27.69]I won't forgive you because of your deliberate lies. ;我不会原谅你,因为你存 心说谎.
[21:30.69]Xie Jun checkmated the rival after the final deliberate consideration. ;经过最后的深思熟虑, 谢军将死于对手.
[21:35.70]The Supreme Court of the U.S.A. ;美国最高法院研究
[21:38.12]deliberate whether the ballots of Florida should be re-counted. ;是否重新统计佛罗里达 州的选票.
[21:41.59]dominate['d⺌mineit] ;vi.处于支配地位,拥有 优势
[21:42.48]dominate['d⺌mineit] ;vt.在...中占首要地位; 支配,统治,控制;耸立 于,俯视
[21:43.04]Although racial discrimination is not allowed, ;虽然种族歧视是不允许 的,
[21:45.54]Europe and America are still a white-dominated society. ;但欧洲和美国仍是白 人统治的社会.
[21:48.93]duty['dju:ti] ;n.责任,义务;职责, 职务;税,关税
[21:49.99]I'll have to go,I'm afraid--duty calls. ;看来我得走了-公务在身.
[21:52.88]elegant['elig㥮nt] ;a.优美的,文雅的,讲 究的;简练的,简洁的
[21:54.22]Princess Diana's elegant manners are always within people's memory. ;戴安娜王妃优雅的举止总 是留在人们的记忆中.
[21:58.11]enlarge[in'la:d䅟] ;v.扩大,扩展,扩充; 放大
[21:59.50]Many newly-weds like to enlarge their wedding photo and hang it on the wall. ;很多新婚夫妇喜欢把结婚 照放大了挂在墙上.
[22:03.39]In the course of English learning, ;在英语学习中,
[22:05.17]doing more reading can help to enlarge one's vocabulary. ;多阅读有助于扩大词汇 量.
[22:08.45]exceed[ik'si:d] ;vt.超过,越出 vi.(数量,程度)超过 其他
[22:09.90]Exceeding the speed limit in the urban area would be fined. ;在市区内超速驾车会被 罚款.
[22:13.51]The performance of the Chinese Youth Football Team exceeded our expectations. ;中国青年足球队的表现比 我们预料的好.
[22:18.13]explit[ik'spl⺌it] ;vt.开拓,开发,开采;剥削 n.[常pl.]功绩,功勋, 业绩,英勇的行为
[22:19.41]The Japanese employment system probably exploits women more extensively ;日本的就业制度使妇女在 更广泛的范围内受到剥削
[22:23.24]than is the case in any other industrialized country. ;与其他工业化国家相比.
[22:26.08]The social freshmen should exploit every opportunity to enrich their experiences. ;刚踏入社会的人必须利用 每一个机会积累经验.
[22:30.92]fire['fai㥮] ;n.火;火灾,失火;射击, 火力;热情,激情
[22:31.75]fire['fai㥮] ;vt.放(枪,炮等)射出(子 弹等);解雇,开除;激动 vi.开火,开枪
[22:32.20]The success in the Olympic bid has fired the Chinese people with great enthusiasm. ;申奥成功激起了中国人巨 大的热情.
[22:37.04]During the oral defen- se of your thesis,tut- ors and experts will fire questions at you. ;在论文答辩过程中,导师 和专家们会向你一连串的 发问.
[22:42.43]The soldier showed perfect discipline under fire. ;在炮火下,士兵们纪律 严明.
[22:45.82]fraction ['fr㘚k㤘㥮n] ;n.小部分,片断;分数
[22:47.05]Many young people today begin to use their future money ;今天有许多年轻人开始花 起他们的未来钱
[22:49.70]instead of a fraction of their earnings. ;而不是只花自己 收入的一小部分.
[22:52.00]harness['ha:nis] ;n.[常sing.]马具,挽具 vt.治理,利用;给(马等) 上挽具
[22:53.00]The farmer harnessed the horse to the cart. ;农夫把马套在马车上.
[22:55.67]Some scientists are working hard at how tide can be harnessed to produce electricity ;科学家正在努力研究怎样 利用潮汐发电.
[23:01.23]initial[i'ni㤘㥮l] ;a.开始的,最初的 n.[常pl.](姓名等的) 首字母
[23:02.78]We have to admit that man's research into space is still in the initial stage. ;我们不得不承认人类对宇 宙的研究仍然处于初始 阶段.
[23:07.07]If your family name is Chen, ;如果你姓陈,
[23:08.90]you had better not choose an English name beginning with the letter W ;你最好不要选一个以字母 W开头的英文名
[23:11.90](for example,Winnie), otherwise your initials will be:W.C! ;(例如Winnie),否则的 姓名首字母就是(厕所) 了!
[23:15.80]locate[l㥮u'keit] ;vt.探明,找出;把……设 置在,使坐落于
[23:17.30]Li Siguang located the oil field,which proves that China is not a lean-oil country. ;李四光探明了油田的位置 证明了中国不是贫油国.
[23:22.53]Most natural ports are located where the shoreline is irregular and the water is deep. ;绝大部分的天然港口都位 于海岸线不规则而又水深 的地方.
[23:27.70]objective [㥮b'd䅟ktiv] ;n.目标,目的 a.客观的,不带偏见的
[23:28.92]Now,my sole objective of memorizing English words well ;现在我牢记英语单词的唯 一目的
[23:32.59]is to get good marks in the College English Test Band 4. ;就是在大学英语的四级 考试中取得好成绩.
[23:35.93]If we could have objective judgement on people, ;如果我们能对人做客观的 评价,
[23:38.32]there would be less misunderstandings among people. ;彼此之间就会少些误会.
[23:41.04]pattern['p㘚t㥮n] ;n.型,模式,样式; 花样,图案 vt.仿制,使照…的样式
[23:42.27]It seems that the pattern of white and black squares is always the fashion. ;黑白格子的花纹图案好像 永远都不会过时.
[23:46.33]Paper patterns for dresses are now available for you ;裁衣服的纸型已有出售,
[23:49.44]to pattern dresses on different models. ;你可以按照不同的样式裁 制衣服.
[23:52.00]performer[p㥮'f⺌:m㥮] ;n.表演者,执行者,演奏者
[23:53.50]Most of the great violin performers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries ;19世纪晚期和20世纪初 的绝大部分伟大的小提琴 演奏家
[23:57.95]were born and brought up in Russian and Eastern Europe,and they were all Jews. ;都生于长于俄国和东欧, 而且全是犹太人.
[24:02.51]preserve[[pri'z㥮:v] ;vt.维持;保存, 保藏;腌制
[24:03.96]It's not that easy to preserve places of historic interest. ;保护古迹并不那么容易,?
[24:07.18]It takes money and technique. ;需要资金和技术.
[24:09.24]You can preserve meat or fish in salt,but I prefer fresh meat to preserved meat. ;你可以用盐保存肉或鱼, 但我喜欢新鲜肉胜过腌制 的肉.
[24:14.52]profession [pr㥮'fe㤘㥮n] ;n.职业,自由职业; (the-)同业,同行
[24:15.91]Teaching is a respectable profession. ;教师是令人尊敬的职业.
[24:18.36]It is rather difficult to win acclaim from the professions. ;要赢得同行的好评是相当 困难的.
[24:21.81]push[pu㤘] ;vt.推,按;推动,推进; 催逼,逼迫 vi.推,推进 n.推,推力;促进,推进
[24:23.03]One has to push the child or he/she will do no work at all. ;孩子要有人督促,否则 他什么也不干.
[24:23.03]resign[ri'zain] ;vi.辞职 vt.辞去,放弃; (-to)使顺从; n.辞去(职务)
[24:28.15]I resigned because of the low salary. ;因为工资太低,我辞 职了.
[24:30.65]Would you please resign yourself to waiting a bit longer? ;你能耐心多等一会儿吗？
[24:33.60]My boss is coming back soon. ;我的老板很快就会回来.
[24:36.43]Lesson 13 ;
[24:39.49]admit[㥮d'mit] ;vt.承认,供认; 准许...进入(加入)
[24:41.05]"A child is a good one as long as he admits and corrects his mistakes." ;“勇于承认并改正错误的 就是好孩子”
[24:45.72]This ticket admits one person only. ;此票只准一人入场.
[24:48.67]assistance[㥮'sist㥮ns] ;n.帮助,援助
[24:50.17]Can I be of any assistance to you? ;我能帮你什么忙吗？
[24:52.51]To paddle one's own canoe ;独立自主
[24:54.51]doesn't necessarily mean denying any external assistance. ;并不一定意味着要拒绝一 切外来援助.
[24:58.79]behavior[bi'heivj㥮] ;n.行为,举止,表现; (机器等的)运转情况, (事物)作出反应
[25:00.40]Human behavior is mostly a product of learning, ;人类的行为通常是后天学 习的产物,
[25:03.02]whereas the behavior of an animal depends mainly on instinct. ;而动物的行为则主要取决 于本能.
[25:06.74]competitive [k㥮m'petitiv] ;a.竞争的,比赛的;好竞 争的,求胜心切的;(价 格等)有竞争力的
[25:08.02]Our offer is competitive and we cannot lower the price any more. ;我方的报价是有竞争力 的,我方不能在降价了.
[25:11.86]comprehension [,k⺌mpri'hen㤘㥮n] ;n.理解(力),理解力 测验
[25:13.81]A large vocabulary will help a lot when doing the reading comprehension. ;在做阅读理解的时候丰富 的单词量很有用.
[25:18.03]Doing some background reading in encyclopedias ;阅读百科全书中一些背景 资料
[25:21.09]is one way to improve your reading comprehension in English. ;是提高英语阅读理解 能力的一个方法.
[25:25.04]conservation ['k⺌ns㥮'vei㤘㥮n] ;n.保存,(对大自然资源 的)保护,避免浪费
[25:26.65]There is a need for conservation of trees or there will soon be no forests. ;有必要保护树木,否则不 久将会没有森林了.
[25:31.49]Conservation of water is of great important in the cities such as Beijing and Tianjin. ;像北京和天津这样的城市 实行控制用水非常重要.
[25:36.66]courage['k⺧rid䅟] ;n.勇气,胆量
[25:38.00]Only those who understand that life means contribution ;只有懂得生活意味着奉献 的人
[25:40.66]will be able to meet their difficulties with courage. ;才有勇气面对困难.
[25:43.34]Do you have the courage to go bungee jumping? ;你有胆量玩蹦极跳吗？
[25:46.17]current['k⺧r㥮nt] ;a.现时的,当前的; 流行的,流传的
[25:46.78]current['k⺧r㥮nt] ;n.(空气,水等)流,潮流; 电流;趋势,倾向
[25:47.12]A scientist should always be able to stay current in his field of studies. ;科学家应能始终跟上他研 究领域的新发展.
[25:50.95]Newspapers influence the current of thought. ;报纸影响思想潮流.
[25:53.62]descend[di'send] ;vi.下来,下降 (~from)起源(于), 是...的后裔(~on)袭击
[25:54.46]descend[di'send] ;vt.走下,爬下
[25:54.85]The sun descended behind the hills. ;太阳下了山.
[25:56.90]Buddhism descended from ancient India. ;佛教起源于古印度.
[25:59.91]digest ['daid䅟est,di'd䅟est] ;vt.消化;吸收,领悟 n.文摘
[26:03.13]Spoon-feeding the students doesn't help them digest what they have been taught. ;用填鸭式的教育方式教学 生无助于学生消化.
[26:06.91]The Reader's Digest is a popular magazine in the United States. ;《读者文摘》是美国的一 本颇流行的杂志.
[26:11.25]drive[draiv] ;vt.驾驶,开动,有车送 把(钉,桩等)打入; 驱,赶;迫使,驱使
[26:12.25]drive[draiv] ;vi.驾驶,驾车 n.驾驶;车行道,路; 干劲,积极性
[26:12.81]Drive carefully,the roads are wet and slippery. ;路上又湿又滑,开车要 当心.
[26:15.64]A man driven by jealousy is capable of anything. ;嫉妒心可使人什么都做得 出来.
[26:18.98]entertainment [,ent㥮'teinm㥮nt] ;n.娱乐;文娱节目,表 演会;招待,款待,请客
[26:20.32]Some people say that Steven Chow's movies cannot be regarded as mere entertainment, ;有人说周星驰的电影不能 简单地看成是供娱乐消遣 的,
[26:24.27]but that they tell the audience much more. ;而实际上它给观众展 示更深刻的内容.
[26:26.60]"Thank you very much for your entertainment!" "And thank you for coming!" ;“谢谢你的款待！” “谢谢光临！”
[26:30.83]examination [ig,a㘚mi'mei㤘㥮n] ;n.考试,考察;试题; 检查,调查
[26:32.27]I failed to watch the World Cup final because it clashed with my examination. ;我没能看成世界杯(足 球)总决赛,因为和我的 考试日期冲突了.
[26:36.28]You must make a critical examination of your bad behavior. ;你必须认真检讨你的不良 行为.
[26:39.84]flexible['fleksib㥮l] ;a.易弯曲的,柔韧的; 灵活的,可变通的
[26:41.45]As we don't know what the weather will be like,we make flexible plans for our holiday. ;因为不知道天气状况如 何,我们为假期做了灵活 的计划.
[26:46.01]In the past,making structures quake- resistant meant firm yet flexible materials ;在过去,建造防震建筑物 意味着用坚固而有弹性的 材料,
[26:50.90]such as steel and wood,that bend without breaking. ;如钢材和木材,它 们在弯曲时不会折断.
[26:54.29]inspire[in'spai㥮] ;vt.鼓舞,激起; 给……以灵感
[26:55.68]The remarkable life on the Galopagos Islands ;加罗帕格斯岛上不同的生 命现象
[26:58.36]inspired Charles Darwin to establish his theory of evolution. ;激发了查尔斯.达尔文的 灵感,使他创立了物种 起源的理论.
[27:02.14]prescribe[pri'skraib] ;vt.开(药方), 吩咐采用(某种疗法)
[27:03.86]A holiday is the best cure prescribed for the depression. ;度假是开给抑郁症病人的 最好药方.
[27:07.25]Doctors usually prescribe radiotherapy for cancer patients. ;医生通常对癌症病人采用 放射治疗.
[27:11.20]presumably [pri'zju:m㥮bli] ;ad.大概,可能,据推测
[27:12.70]The personnel manager should have arrived. ;人事经理早该到了,
[27:15.04]Presumably the bad weather delayed the flight. ;大概恶劣的天气使飞机 误点了.
[27:17.71]Napoleon is presumably the greatest militarist of modern times. ;拿破仑也许是现代最伟大 的军事家.
[27:22.55]primitive['primitiv] ;a.原始的,早期的; 简单的,粗糙的 n.原(始)人,原始事物
[27:23.77]The Eskimos live in the Arctic coastal regions of North America ;爱斯基摩人居住在北美地 区的北冰洋海岸
[27:27.11]and parts of Greenland and northeast Siberia and are considered a primitive tribe. ;与格陵兰岛地区以及西伯 利亚的东北地区,他们被 看作是一个原始的部族.
[27:31.72]Small seashells were once used as a primitive kind of money. ;小贝壳曾经被当作简单的 纸币使用.
[27:35.78]prompt[pr⺌mpt] ;vt.促使,推动;提示 a.敏捷的,及时的,迅速的 n.题词,提示
[27:36.84]The poor boy confessed that it was hunger that prompted him to steal the bread. ;可怜的男孩承认他偷面包 是因为他太饿了.
[27:40.45]Being prompt to obey commands is soldiers' bounden duty. ;立即服从命令是军人的 天职.
[27:45.40]receive[ri'si:v] ;vt.收到,接到;受到, 遭受;接待,接见,欢迎
[27:46.90]Teenage writer Han Han's novels received great acclaim. ;少年作家韩寒的小说备受 好评.
[27:50.46]Many primary schools today have courses for their pupils ;如今很多小学有课程让小 学生
[27:53.58]to receive instructions in the basic use of computers. ;学到电脑使用的基本 知识.
[27:56.75]reputation [,repju'tei㤘㥮n] ;n.名气,名声,声誉
[27:58.19]Some people take good reputation more important than life. ;有的人把好名声看得比生 命还重要.
[28:01.42]My grandpa may be a man of reputation,but he is definitely a man of honor. ;我的祖父也许是个默默无 闻的人,但他绝对是个正 直的人.
[28:01.42]resort[ri'z⺌:t] ;vi.(~to)求助,诉诸
[28:06.98]resort[ri'z⺌:t] ;n.求助(或凭借)的对象 采用的手段(或方法); 常去之地,胜地
[28:07.48]Merely resorting to force couldn't resolve the conflicts in the Middle East. ;单靠诉诸武力解决不了中 东的争端.
[28:11.48]Chengde is a famous summer resort. ;承德是著名的避暑胜地,
[28:14.15]The Emperors in Qing Dynasty especially liked to go there. ;清朝的皇帝就特别喜欢去 那儿.
[28:17.21]revenue['rev㥮nju:] ;n.(尤指大宗的)收入, 收益;(政府的)税收, 岁入
[28:18.38]State universities in the U.S. get most of their revenue from taxes. ;在美国的州立大学大部分 收入靠税款.
[28:22.27]In tax revenue alone, the government of Britain collects enough from smokers ;仅财政税一项,英国政府 从烟民那里收到的钱
[28:26.78]to pay for its entire educational facilities. ;就足以支付全部教育设施 开支.
[28:29.84]routine[ru:'ti:n] ;n.例行公事,惯例, 惯常的程序; 例行的,常规的
[28:31.00]Each of us is continually making these blueprints ;我们每个人都在日常生活
[28:33.73]in the general routine of everyday living. ;的平凡的历程中不断制作 这样的蓝图.
[28:36.12]Mother found it difficult to eatablish a new routine after retirement. ;母亲退休后觉得很难建立 起来新的生活秩序.
[28:40.46]ruin['ruin] ;vt.(使)毁灭,(使)毁坏; (使)破产毁灭,使毁坏
[28:41.18]ruin['ruin] ;[pl.]废墟,遗迹
[28:41.68]In Britain,a collision with the Parliament could ruin the government's plans. ;在英国,政府与议会的冲 突可能使政府的计划破产
[28:45.63]The famous Brazil soccer star ruined his future when he became a drug addict. ;那位著名的巴西球星变成 了瘾君子,毁掉了自己的 前程.
[28:50.19]solemn['s⺌l㥮m] ;a.严肃的,庄严的, 隆重的
[28:51.36]The hoist of our national flag every day in the Tian'anmen Square ;每天在天安门广场升国旗
[28:54.51]is a solemn ceremony. ;是个庄严的仪式.
[28:56.08]sorrow['s⺌r㥮u] ;n.悲哀,悲痛;伤心的事, 不幸的事
[28:57.25]You can't conceal your sorrow,because your eyes tell us everything. ;你隐藏不了悲伤,因为你 的眼睛已告诉了我一切.
[29:00.98]When Chairman Mao died,the whole nation plunged into deep sorrow. ;当毛主席逝世时,全国人 民陷入了深深的悲痛之中
[29:05.15]steer[sti㥮] ;vt. 驾驶,为 操舵;引导 vi.驾驶
[29:06.37]The close-door policy couldn't steer a country to prosperity. ;闭关自守的政策不能引导 国家走向繁荣.
[29:10.27]How does your car steer?Does it corner well? ;你的车开起来怎么样？ 转弯灵活吗？
[29:13.77]supplement ['s⺧plim㥮nt] ;n.增补物,补充物; 增刊,副刊 vt.增补,补充
[29:15.05]Some teachers supplement their ordinary income by writing books. ;有些老师著书以增加日常 收入.
[29:18.77]The 21st Century is the supplement of China Daily. ;《21世纪英文报》是 《中国日报》的副刊.
[29:22.28]thoughtful['⺮⺌:tful] ;a.沉思的,思考的; 体贴的,关心的
[29:23.61]Why do you always have thoughtful looks? ;你为什么总是带着沉思的 表情？
[29:25.65]You are lucky to have such a thoughtful wife. ;有个这么体贴的妻子,你 真幸运.
[29:28.77]It's very thoughtful of you. ;你真够细心体贴的.
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