[00:00.00]Lesson 4
[00:03.23]Par 1
[00:06.21]【ACCENTUATE】The dark frame accentuates the brightness of the picture.
暗框使画的亮度更明显。
[00:14.71]【AIM】He aimed at the lion, fired, and killed it.
他瞄准狮子开枪，然后把它打死了。
★aim at：瞄准
[00:21.98]【AIM】The hunter took aim at the lion.
那猎人瞄准狮子。
[00:26.03]【AUDIENCE】The audience were very excited by the show.
观众因表演而非常兴奋。
[00:33.71]【BLESS】They brought the children to church and the priest blessed them.
他们带孩子到教堂，牧师为他们祝福。
[00:42.70]【BUNDLE】We sent her a large bundle of present on her birthday.
我们在她生日时送她一大包礼物。
[00:50.70]【CHARACTERISTIC】What are the characteristics that distinguish the Chinese from the Japanese?
区别中国人和日本人的特点是什么？
★distinguish...from...：辨别，识别，把...和...区别开； be distinguished from：不同于，与...加以区别
[01:00.81]【COMMUNICATE】We can now communicate with people in Europe and America by telephone.
我们现在可以靠电话和在欧洲及美洲的人联系。
★communicate with：通话
[01:10.51]【COMMUNICATE】Radio, television, and newspapers quickly communicates news to all parts of the world.
收音机、电视机和报纸能迅速地把消息传达到全世界。
[01:19.60]【CONNECT】The two towns are connected by a railway.
这两个市镇由铁路连接。
[01:26.15]【CORRESPOND】Janet and Bob corresponded for many years before they met.
珍妮特和鲍伯在见面前已通了好几年信。
[01:35.05]【CORRESPOND】The house exactly corresponds with my needs.
这栋房子正好符合我的需要。
★correspond with：符合，一致
[01:40.41]【DARKEN】The sky quickly darkened after sunset.
日落后，天空很快地变黑。
[01:47.55]Part 2
[01:50.96]【DENY】Their employer denied them an increase of wage.
他们的老板拒绝给他们加薪。
[01:57.77]【DISCHARGE】Factory chimneys discharge smoke into the atmosphere and make it dirty.
工厂的烟囱排烟到空气里，造成空气污染。
[02:06.64]【DISCHARGE】The servant was discharged for being dishonest.
这仆人因不诚实而被解雇。
[02:11.79]【DULL】The blade of this knife is so dull that it will not cut a radish.
这把刀的刀锋太钝，不能切萝卜。
[02:20.54]【ENDEAVOR】He made an endeavor to save the drowning girl.
他竭力去救那快要溺死的女孩。
[02:27.91]【ENDEAVOR】The sick man did not endeavor to get better.
那病人没有努力使自己的病情好一点。
★to get better：好转
[02:32.77]【EXCELLENCE】His teacher praised him for the excellence of his report.
他的老师因他杰出的报告而称赞他。
[02:41.15]【FADE】The flowers in the garden faded at the end of summer.
花园里的花在夏末时枯萎。
★at the end of：在...结尾,在....末端
[02:48.82]【FIST】He raised his fist and threatened to hit me.
他举起拳头威胁要打我。
★to hit：撞击
[02:55.71]【FRIGHTEN】She was frightened to look down from the top of the tall building.
她害怕从高楼的顶端往下看。
[03:04.42]【GHOST】They claim that the ghost of the murdered man appears every night.
他们声称那被谋杀者的鬼魂每晚出现。
[03:12.75]【HARDSHIP】Hunger, cold and sickness were among the hardships of pioneer life.
饥饿、寒冷和疾病都是拓荒者艰难生活中的一部分。
[03:22.82]Part 3
[03:26.29]【HUGE】Samson was a man of huge physical strength.
参孙是个力量极大的人。
★physical strength：体力
[03:34.08]【INFERIOR】His grades are inferior to mine this semester.
这学期他的分数比我低。
[03:41.57]【INVENT】Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876.
亚历山大·格雷安·贝尔一八七六年发明电话。
[03:51.34]【LIGHTEN】A candle lightened the darkness of the great hall.
一支蜡烛照亮了黑暗的大厅。
[03:59.28]【MALE】Boys and men are males, girls and women are females.
男孩和男人是男性；女孩和女人是女性。
[04:08.44]【MERIT】Each child will get a mark according to the merit of his work.
每个孩子都会依其工作的表现而被评分。
[04:16.83]【MORTAL】He received a mortal wound soon after the battle began.
战争才开始不久他就得了致命的伤致。
[04:24.44]【MORTAL】It's beyond mortal power to bring a dead man back to life.
使死人复生是人力所不能及的。
[04:30.43]【OPPORTUNITY】I am glad to have this opportunity of speaking to you.
我很高兴有和你说话的机会。
[04:39.00]【PALACE】His home is a palace compared with our poor little house.
他家和我们贫穷的小房子比起来，可算是个宫殿。
[04:47.57]【PEASANT】Many peasants were needed to help the farmer with the harvest.
这农夫需要许多农人来帮忙采收。
[04:56.58]Part 4
[05:00.00]【PITY】I gave the beggar some money, feeling pity for him.
我可怜那乞丐，给了他一些钱。
[05:08.09]【PREFACE】What did the writer say in the preface of the book?
作者在这本书的序言里说什么。
[05:15.10]【PROPORTION】The proportion of sunny days to rainy days last month was four to one.
上个月晴天和雨天的比例是四比一。
[05:25.05]【RELIGIOUS】Religious services are held here every Sunday.
每周日都在此举行宗教仪式。
[05:33.24]【RESUME】We resumed our journey after a short rest.
休息片刻后我们继续旅行。
[05:40.56]【RUIN】Proper care protects our property from ruin.
适当的照顾可以保护我们的资产免受损害。
[05:47.37]【RUIN】She poured water all over my painting and ruined it.
她把水倒在我整个画上，破坏了它。
[05:53.81]【SCRAPE】The boy scraped the mud from his shoes.
那男孩刮掉鞋上的泥巴。
[06:01.50]【SHARP】She cut the meat with a sharp knife.
她用锋利的刀切肉。
[06:08.70]【SHARP】The meeting starts at two o'clock sharp, don't be late.
会议两点开始不要迟到。
[06:15.00]【SKILL】The teacher managed her pupils with wonderful skill.
这位老师熟练地管理她的学生。
[06:23.55]Part 5
[06:26.92]【SOUR】Some people don't like lemon juice, it tastes sour.
有些人不喜欢柠檬汁，因为它是酸的。
[06:35.73]【SQUARE】A square has four equal sides and four 90-degree angles.
正方形有四个等边和四个九十度的角。
[06:46.10]【STOUT】He was too stout to fit into his old clothes.
他太胖，以致穿不下旧衣服。
★fit into：适合
[06:54.12]【SUPERINTENDENT】He is superintendent of this school.
他是这所学校的督学。
[07:02.77]【TANGLE】I don't like to sew with thread that tangles easily.
我不喜欢用容易打结的线缝补。
[07:11.43]【THUMB】He accidentally hit his thumb with the hammer.
他不小心用铁锤敲着了拇指。
[07:18.68]【TREATY】The peace treaty was signed in Paris last summer.
和平条约于去年夏天在巴黎签订。
[07:26.75]【VANISH】Their fear vanished when the storm ended.
当暴风雨结束，他们的忧虑也消失了。
[07:35.22]【WARFARE】Civilian as well as soldiers take part in modern warfare.
现代战争中，平民同士兵一样要参加。
[07:45.21]【WITTY】A witty person makes witty remarks.
机智的人说话机智。
[07:52.13]【RANGE】The power of nature is outside the range of human understanding.
大自然的力量超过人类所能理解的范围。