44. fireworks n. 焰火

  Many people went into the street to watch the beautiful fireworks.很多人走上街头看美丽的焰火。

  Can fireworks sometimes be dangerous? 烟花有时也有危险吗？

45. flu n. 流行性感冒

  I feel as if I’m getting flu.我觉得好像要得流感。

  How much do you know about bird flu? 关于禽流感你知道多少？

46. fluent adj.流利的，流畅的

  Our manager is fluent in three foreign languages besides English.我们经理除了英语外还能够流畅地说三门外语。

  The young man speaks fluent though not very correct French.那个年轻人讲法语虽说不很准确但很流利。

47. garbage n. 垃圾

Her job is to collect garbage every day.她的工作就是每天清理垃圾。

The street was covered with garbage these days.那些日子里大街上堆满了垃圾。

48. grasp v. ①抓住，紧握

The little grasped her mother’s hand firmly.这小女孩紧紧抓住妈妈的手。

The drowning boy grasped the rope.溺水的男孩紧紧地抓住绳子。

②掌握

He didn’t grasp my meaning.他没懂我的意思。

They haven’t grasped the spirit of the foreign language.他们没有掌握外语的实质。

49. gravity n. ①重力，地心引力

Anything that is dropped falls to the ground, pulled by the force of gravity.在重力的吸引下任何掉下的东西都落到地面。

  We couldn’t stay on the earth if there were no gravity.假如没有地心引力我们就不能呆在地球上。

②严重

She seems to have understood the gravity of her illness.她似乎已经明白了她的病情的严重程度。

  Today’s news was of unusual gravity.今天的新闻很重要。

50. grocery n. 食品杂货店

  The young man was sentenced to 5 years in prison for setting fire to a grocery.那个年轻人因为放火烧了一家杂货店被判处五年监禁。

The owner of the grocery, from whom I bought the pills yesterday, was found dead by the roadside.杂货店老板被人发现死在路边了，我昨天还从他那里买药片呢。

51. harbour (harbor) n. 港口

Our ship stayed in the harbour during the typhoon.在台风袭击期间, 我们的轮船停泊在港内。

We reached the harbour at sunset.我们在日落的时候抵达港口。

52. hardship n. 困难

  He could bear no more hardship.他再也承受不了更多的苦难了。

  We suffered many great hardships during the war.战争期间我们忍受了很多困难。

53. highway n. 公路

  The white Ford turned off the highway to escape being followed.为甩掉跟踪的车，那辆白色福特拐下了公路。

  A new highway is under construction between the two towns.那两个城镇之间正在修一条新公路。

54. identity n. 身份，本身

  I left my identity card in my office.我把我的身份证忘在办公室了。

  What do you think is the identity of this piece of metal? 你认为这块金属是什么？

55. interpreter n. 翻译

She worked as interpreter for ten years.她当翻译已有10年了。

  If you want to become an interpreter, you must involve yourself in the foreign language study.  如果你想成为翻译，你必须使自己融入到外语的学习之中。

56. jeans n. 牛仔裤

Jeansare very popular among young people.牛仔裤非常受年轻人的欢迎。

She likes wearing tight blue jeans.她喜欢穿紧身蓝色牛仔裤。

57. jungle n. 丛林，密林

It is very difficult for a person to live in jungle.一个人生活在丛林中是很困难的。

  The path is hacked out of the jungle.这条小径是从丛林中开辟出来的。

58. legal adj.合法的，法律的

  Do you know your legal rights? 你知道你的法律上的权利吗？

  He took legal actions to stop them cutting the young trees.他采取合法的行为来制止他们砍伐小树。

59. litter v. 乱丢杂物

Anyone who litters will be fined 10 yuan.乱丢杂物者罚款10元。

The sign says No littering.标语上写着不要乱丢杂物。

60. mild adj. 温和的，暖和的，凉爽的

She has too mild a nature to get angry with me.她的性格太温和了，不会对我发火的。

It’s been a mild winter this year.今年冬天的天气很暖和，不是很冷。

61. modest adj.谦虚的, 谦逊的

Our daughter is very modest about her success and says that it’s just the result of good luck.我们女儿对她的成功很谦虚，说那只是运气好。

Don’t be too modest about your achievements.不必为你取得的成绩过于谦逊。

62. nutrition n. 营养

  Good nutrition is important for good health.良好的营养对人的身体健康很重要。

  This food provides all the nutrition your pet cat needs.这种食物可以给你的宠物猫提供她需要的所有营养。

63. opera n. 歌剧

Beijing opera is world famous.京剧世界闻名。

  Opera can belong to classical music.歌剧可称为一种古典音乐。

64. orbit n. （天体等的）运行轨道

  It’s a satellite in orbit round the Earth.它是在绕地球轨道上运行的人造卫星。

After many months’ travel, that satellite at last came into the orbit of Mars.经过数月的航行，那颗卫星终于进入了火星轨道。

65. outline n. ①轮廓

  I was stricken by the outline of her face in the light of the candle.我被她在蜡烛的光映出的脸的轮廓打动了。

  Will you draw us an outline map of your province? 你给我们画张你们省的草图好吗？

  ②提纲，概要

She referred to an outline of the main points of the speech at times.她不时地参看她的演讲提纲。

  It’s better to make an outline of the world history before the examination.最好在考试前整理好世界历史概要。

66. participate v. 参加，参与

  After he was set free he more actively participated in local politics.他被释放后更积极地参加当地的政治活动。

  How many teams will be participating in the debate? 将有多少代表队参加辩论赛？

67. policy n. 政策，方针

  One of the party’s important policies is to control public spending.党的一项重要政策是控制公众消费。

  It’s against our policy to sell weapons to Taiwan.出售给台湾武器违反我们的政策。

68. postcode n. （英）邮政编码

May I have your postcode? 可以告诉我你的邮政编码吗？

The postcode makes it easier to sort the letters.邮政编码使分检信件更容易。

69. profession n. （需要有高等教育学位的）职业（如医生或律师）

Is your husband a lawyer by profession? 你丈夫是职业律师吗？

She turned to me for advice on her choice of profession.她就择业问题来向我求教。

70. recite v. 背诵

  Our English teacher suggested us reciting each text.我们英语老师建议我们背诵每篇课文。

  He recited a speech from “Titanic” to the class.他向全班背诵了电影《泰坦尼克号》的台词。

71. recommend v.推荐

  What do you think of the film that I recommended you? 你认为我给你推荐的电影怎么样？

  He was strongly recommended for the important post.大家强烈推荐他担任那一重要职务。

72. recycle v. 回收, 再循环

  Some of us recycle used batteries in our spare time.我们中的一些人业余时间回收用过的电池。

  Is this made of recycled glass? 这是再生玻璃制造的吗？

73. reject v. 拒绝

  Why did she rejectyour offer of marriage? 她为什么拒绝你的求婚？

  The shop assistant brought out a pile of rejectedclothes for him to choose from.那个店员拿出一堆别人不要的衣服让他挑选。

74. relevant adj.有关的

  Color and sex are not relevant to whether somebody is a good lawyer.肤色和性别跟一个人是否是个好律师无关。

  She asked me to get all the relevant documents ready by Friday.她要求我星期五以前把一切相关文件准备好。

75. represent vt. 代表

  Does the rose represent England? 玫瑰花代表英格兰吗？

  Tell us what x represents in this equation, please.请你告诉我们这个方程式里x代表什么？

76. responsible adj.①负责任的

  I’m responsible to the board for making sure that the project is profitable.我对董事会负责，保证该项目赚钱。

  Who is the person responsible here? 这里谁是负责人？

②可靠的，值得信赖的

You can leave your child with her; she is veryresponsible.你可以把孩子交给她，她很可靠。

Is he the responsible man who you spoke of just now? 他就是你刚才说起的那个值得信赖的人吗？

③对…负责

The bad weather was responsible for her absence.她因为坏天气而不能到场。

We all doubted Scott was responsible for breaking the window.我们都怀疑司各特应该对打破窗户玻璃负责。

77. scan v. 浏览，粗看

  He scanned the list of the names without saying anything.他粗粗地看了看名单什么也没说。

  I have a habit of scanning the newspaper through breakfast.我有个吃早饭时浏览报纸的习惯。

78. shortcoming n. 缺点，短处

  Frankly speaking, I’m a person with many shortcomings.坦率地说，我这人也有很多不足。

  Her shortcomings stopped her becoming a pop star.她的缺点使她没有能成为一名流行明星。

79. skyscraper n. 摩天楼

  There stands a skyscraper on the island.岛上耸立着一座摩天楼。

  The skyscraper was soon burned down.那座摩天楼很快就被烧成平地。

80. sneaker n.（复）轻便运动鞋

  How much are the sneakers? 这双运动鞋多少钱？

  He is always wearing a pair of sneakers.他总是穿着一双运动鞋。

81. software n. 电脑软件

  The software cost me far more than the hardware.软件花去的钱比硬件多许多。

  The smart man made his fortune by dealing with software.那个精明人靠做软件交易赚了大钱。

82. spit v. 吐唾沫, 吐痰

  The boy was spitting out of the window.那个男孩在向窗户外吐唾沫。

  It’s considered rude to spit in public places.在公共场所吐痰被认为是粗鲁的行为。

83. sponsor n. 负责人

  Do you agree with the sponsor on this point? 你在这点上同意负责人的意见吗？

  The young man was appointed sponsor of the department.那个年轻人被任命为部门业务主管。

84. stable n. 厩，牛棚

  The next morning, however, they found their stable empty.但第二天早上他们却发现马厩是空的了。

  Is it the stable that caught fire first? 是马厩先起火的吗？

85. summary n. 摘要，概要

  Now here is the summary of the news.现在播报新闻摘要。

  He’s reading a three-page summary of a government report.他在阅读一份三页的政府工作报告摘要。

86. sympathy n. 同情

  She pressed my hands in deep sympathy.她紧紧握我的手对我深表同情。

  Don’t expect to get much sympathy from that man! 别指望从那个家伙那里得到太多同情！

87. telescope n.望远镜

  Remember to put away the telescope before you leave.记得走的时候将望远镜收拾起来放好。

  Father bought me a telescope, through which I could observe the moon.爸爸给我买了一架望远镜，通过它我可以观察月球。

88. tendency n. 倾向，趋势

  My sister ’s always had a tendency to be a bit thin.我姐姐总是有点偏瘦。

  As far as I can see, prices continue to show an upward tendency.依我看，物价还会继续上涨。

89. tolerate v. 容忍，宽容

  I can’t tolerate bad manners any longer.我再也不能容忍那么粗鲁的行为了。

  How can you tolerate such an awful woman? 你怎么能受得了那么可恶的女人？

90. unique adj. 唯一的，独特的，独一无二的

  This stamp is unique; there’s no other one like it.这张邮票是独一无二的；再找不到类似的一枚了。

  He was dressed in a rather unique suit.他穿着一套十分独特的衣服。

91. urgent adj. 紧急的，紧迫的

  It’s urgent; it cannot wait until next week.这事很急；不能等到下周。

  My jeep is in urgent need of repair.我的吉普车急需修理。

92. vehicle n. 车辆，运输工具

  Motor vehicles cannot ride on pavements.机动车不能在人行道上行驶。

  When was the first space vehicle sent up? 第一颗宇宙飞船是什么时候发射的？

93. wage n. 工资，工钱，报酬

  We’re just demanding to be paid a living wage.我们只是要求得到能够维持生活的工资。

  Wages are paid on Friday every week.每周星期五发薪。

94. web n. 蛛网，网状物

  The fly was trapped on a spider’s web.苍蝇被蜘蛛网缠住了。

  Did you use to catch birds with a web when you were a child? 你小时候经常用网捕鱼吗？

95. worthwhile adj. 值得做的

  It’s worthwhile taking the trouble to explain it to her again.把那件事跟她再解释一遍，费点力气是值得的。

  Teaching is a very worthwhile career.教书是很值得做的工作。

北京市第二十中学英语高级教师程家庆(chjqkjack@yahoo.com.cn)