Part 1
【AVENUE】Many people walked down the avenue through the center of the park.
很多人沿着穿越公园中央的大街走。
重点词汇:
avenue n. 大街 同: road
【BESTOW】The president of the college bestowed honors on the best students.
大学校长将荣誉授予最优秀的学生。
重点词汇:
bestow v. 赠给 授予 同: confer
【BRIM】Please don't fill my cup up to the brim.
请不要把我的杯子加满。
重点词汇:
brim n. 1. (杯, 碗, 盘等的)边 同: brink 2. (帽的)缘
【BRIM】The wide brim of her hat protected her face from the sun.
她帽子的宽缘保护她的脸免受日晒。
重点词汇:
brim n. 1. (杯, 碗, 盘等的)边 同: brink 2. (帽的)缘
【DRASTIC】Drastic changes are necessary to improve the government of the country.
为了改进该国的政府，激烈的改革是必须的。
重点词汇:
drastic adj. 激烈的 同: extreme
【INSIGHT】We study science to gain insight into the world we live in.
我们学习科学以获得透视我们所生活的世界的洞察力。
重点词汇:
insight n. 洞察力 同: penetration
【PLEA】The driver's plea was that he did not see the stop sign.
驾驶员辩解说他并未看见停止的标示。
重点词汇:
plea n. 1辩解 同: pretext 2. 恳求
【PLEA】The kind man answered her plea for aid.
那位仁慈的人答复了她要求援助的请求。
重点词汇:
plea n. 1辩解 同: pretext 2. 恳求
【PRESTIGE】The doctor had great prestige among the members of his profession.
在同业中，这医生享有很高的声望。
重点词汇:
prestige n. 声望 同: reputation
【RIPPLE】Throw a stone into still water and watch the ripples spread in rings.
投一块石头到静止的水里，看涟漪荡漾成圈。
重点词汇:
ripple n. 涟漪 同: wave
【SHRILL】The boys mother shouted his name in a shrill voice.
这男孩的妈妈用尖锐的声音叫他的名字。
重点词汇:
shrill adj. 声音尖锐的 同: sharp
【STRAY】The little lamb had strayed from the flock; we couldn't find it.
小羊离群走失，我们找不到它。
重点词汇:
stray v. 迷路 同: wander
【TREND】The trend of modern living is away from many old customs.
现代生活的趋势与许多旧风俗背道而驰。
重点词汇:
trend n. 趋势 同: tendency
away from: 远离
【WREATH】Many people hang wreaths on the window at Christmas.
圣诞节许多人在窗户上挂花环。
重点词汇:
wreath n. 花环 同: garland
Part 2
【ABSTRACT】Some authors are not popular because their writings are too abstract.
有些作家因文章过于抽象而不受欢迎。
重点词汇:
abstract adj. 抽象的 反: concrete
【ACCUMULATE】Through the years he accumulated sufficient money to buy a farm.
多年来他积存了足够买一个农场的钱。
重点词汇:
accumulate v. 积聚 反: scatter
【AMPLE】He has received ample praise for the work he did.
他所做的工作，使她获得了广泛的赞美。
重点词汇:
ample adj. 充足的, 广大的 反: scanty
【CORRUPT】If a government official accepts money to do things that he ought not to do, we say that he is corrupt.
如果一个政府官员收受了金钱而去做那些不该做的事，我们说他是腐败的。
重点词汇:
corrupt adj. 腐败的 反: conscientious
【EXTINCT】Many animals that lived thousands of years ago are now extinct.
许多生活在数千年前的动物现已绝种。
重点词汇:
extinct adj. 灭种的 反: existent
【ILLUMINATE】The room was illuminated by four large lamps.
这个房间用四个大灯照明。
重点词汇:
illuminate v. 1. 照明 反: darken 2. 说明
【ILLUMINATE】Our interesting teacher could illuminate almost any subject we studied.
我们有趣的老师能够解说几乎所有我们学过的学科。
重点词汇:
illuminate v. 1. 照明 反: darken 2. 说明
【INCREDIBLE】These results are incredible; I can't believe that they are accurate.
这些结果是难以置信的，我认为他们不正确。
重点词汇:
incredible adj. 难以置信的 反: believable
【LAMENT】All the people lamented the death of their President.
所有的人哀悼他们总统的去世。
重点词汇:
lament v. 哀悼 反: rejoice
【PROFOUND】Having taken the medicine, he fell into a profound sleep,
吃过药后，他陷入酣睡。
重点词汇:
profound adj. 极深的 反: shallow
【SYSTEMATIC】They made a systematic search for the lost car.
他们有组织地寻找丢失的车。
重点词汇:
systematic adj. 有系统的, 有组织的 反: disorderly
【VIVID】The terrible car accident is still vivid in my mind.
可怕的车祸在我心中仍印象鲜明。
重点词汇:
vivid adj. 鲜明的 反: dull
Part 3
【BETRAY】She betrayed her friends by breaking her promise.
她食言而辜负了她的朋友。
重点词汇:
betray v. 1. 辜负, 出卖 2. 显示
【BETRAY】The boys wet shoes betrayed the fact that he had walked in the rain.
这男孩的湿鞋显示一个事实：他曾在雨中行走。
重点词汇:
betray v. 1. 辜负, 出卖 2. 显示
【COMICAL】That's a comical hat you're wearing, with all those flowers!
你戴的帽子真滑稽，上面有那么多花。
重点词汇:
comical adj. 滑稽的
【DROWSY】Warm weather makes everyone become drowsy.
温暖的天气令人昏昏欲睡。
重点词汇:
drowsy adj. 昏昏欲睡
【EMBARRASS】They were embarrassed because there was not enough food for all the guests.
因为食物不够给所有的客人，他们觉得很窘。
重点词汇:
embarrass v. 使困窘
【FABRIC】Suits and dresses are made of cloths of different fabric.
套装和礼服是用不同质地的布制成的。
重点词汇:
fabric n. 1. 布, 质地 2. 结构
【FABRIC】The whole fabric of society was changed by the war.
战争改变了整个社会的结构。
重点词汇:
fabric n. 1. 布, 质地 2. 结构
【HESITATE】I hesitated about taking his side until I knew the whole story.
我在知道这事以前犹豫是否支持他。
重点词汇:
hesitate v. 犹豫
【FREGNANT】The newly wedded woman has been pregnant for five month.
那刚结婚的女人已怀孕五个月。
重点词汇:
pregnant adj. 怀孕的
【REACT】He reacted to my question with much surprise.
她对我的问题反应极为惊讶。
重点词汇:
react v. 反应
【REPULSE】Our soldiers repulsed the enemy forces, which invaded the front line area.
我们的士兵击退了进犯前线地区的敌军部队。
重点词汇:
repulse v. 击退
【TENANT】That building has apartments for one hundred tenants.
那栋建筑有容纳100名房客的房间。
重点词汇:
tenant n. 客房
【UNCONSCIOUS】He was knocked unconscious when the car struck him.
他被车子撞得失去了知觉。
重点词汇:
unconscious adj. 无知觉的
Part 4
【ARISTOCRAT】For many years only aristocrats were members of the government.
只有贵族才能执政的现象存在了许多年。
重点词汇:
aristocrat n. 贵族
【BIOGRAPHY】After reading a biography of Lincoln I was able to tell many stories about the President.
读过了林肯传记之后，我能够说出关于这位总统的许多故事。
重点词汇:
biography n. 传记
【CHANNEL】There's a channel in the middle of the old street to help water flow away when it rains.
在这老街道的中央有一条水道，来帮助雨天排水。
重点词汇:
channel n. 海峡, 水道
flow away: 流走, 流逝
【CHERISH】The old woman cherishes the girl as if she were her daughter.
那位老妇人珍爱这女孩，就如同她是自己的女儿一样。
重点词汇:
cherish v. 1. 珍爱 2. 怀抱(希望等)
【CHERISH】All the women cherished the hope of their husband's safe return from fishing on the sea.
所有女人怀抱着她们的丈夫在海上捕鱼能安全归来的希望。
重点词汇:
cherish v. 1. 珍爱 2. 怀抱(希望等)
【DAZE】A blow on the head dazed him so that he could not find his way home.
头上挨了一击是他感到晕眩，因而找不到回家的路。
重点词汇:
daze v. 使晕眩
【DISMAY】He was dismayed by the sight of the burning house.
他因目睹火烧房子的景象而惊慌。
重点词汇:
dismay v. 惊慌
【HAUL】The logs were loaded on the wagons and hauled to the mill by horses.
这些木头被装载在货运马车上，由马匹拖到工厂。
重点词汇:
haul v. 拖
【MESS】I've never seen so much mess and disorder anywhere.
在任何地方我从未见过这么多肮脏和杂乱。
重点词汇:
mess n. 肮脏的一团
【MOUND】The explorers climbed a mound to survey the land around them.
探险者爬上一个土堆以测量他们周围的土地。
重点词汇:
mound n. 土堆
【RANCH】The children spent the summer vocation on their grandfather's ranch.
孩子们在祖父的大农场上度过暑假。
重点词汇:
ranch n. 大农场
【REPEAL】The new government repealed many old laws.
新的政府撤销了许多旧法令。
重点词汇:
repeal v. 撤消
【RUMBLE】She was awakened during the storm by the rumbles of thunder.
在暴风雨期间她被打雷的隆隆声惊醒。
重点词汇:
rumble n. 隆隆声
【TUCK】She tucked up her shirt and climbed over the fence.
她将衬衫卷起并爬过篱笆。
重点词汇:
tuck v. 折, 卷
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