Lesson_34

award vt.授予,給予;裁定, 判給 n.獎(jiǎng),獎(jiǎng)品,獎(jiǎng)金
Martin Luther King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 ;馬丁.路德.金被授予 1964年諾貝爾和平獎(jiǎng)
for advocating nonviolence in the movement for civil rights. ;因?yàn)橹鲝堅(jiān)诿駲?quán)運(yùn)動(dòng)中 采取非暴力政策.

current a.現(xiàn)時(shí)的,當(dāng)前的; 流行的,流傳的; n.(空氣、水等)流,潮流 電流;趨勢(shì),傾向
A scientist should always be able to stay current in his field of studies. ;科學(xué)家應(yīng)能始終跟上 他的研究領(lǐng)域的新發(fā)展.
Many youngsters have their hair colored, ;許多年輕人把頭發(fā)招染 了色,
saying that was going with the current of the times. ;說(shuō)是順應(yīng)時(shí)代潮流.

decorate vt.裝飾,裝潢
According to American writer Paul Fussell's book Class, ;根據(jù)美國(guó)作家 保羅.福塞爾的《格調(diào)》 一書(shū),
the American upper class like to decorate their houses with oriental handmade rugs ;美國(guó)的上流社會(huì)喜歡用 東方的手織地毯裝飾家 居.

lower a.較低的,低等的; 下面的,下游的 vt.放下,降下,降低
A car decorated with odd doll shoes and bulging toy dice ;一輛用古怪的娃娃鞋和 鼓鼓囊囊的玩具骰子所 裝飾的汽車(chē)
is thought be a car belonging to the lower class in the U.S.. ;在美國(guó)會(huì)被看成是屬于 下層階級(jí)的.
To lower the price of commodities sometimes is an important means in business. ;有時(shí)降低商品價(jià)格是商業(yè) 競(jìng)爭(zhēng)中的一種重要手段.

entire a.全部的,整個(gè)的
The entire Pompeii city was destroyed by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D.. ;整個(gè)龐貝城在公元79年 維蘇威火山的一次噴發(fā)中 被摧毀.

overall ad.總的來(lái)說(shuō) a.總體的,全面的, 綜合的,全部的 n.[p工作服,工裝褲
Overall,prices are still rising. ;大體說(shuō)來(lái),物價(jià)仍在上漲.
My overall impression of Shanghai was favorable. ;我對(duì)上海的總體印象是 很好的.

prevent vt.預(yù)防,防止
I sometimes set two alarm clocks to prevent myself from getting up late. ;我有時(shí)要校兩個(gè)鬧鐘以 防自己晚起.

previous a.先,前,以前的; (~ to)在……之前
Enough material should be collected previous to writing. ;寫(xiě)作之前要收集足夠的 材料.

primitive a.原始的,早期的; 簡(jiǎn)單的,粗糙的 n. 原(始)人, 原始事物
The Eskimos live in the Arctic coastal regions of North America ;愛(ài)斯基摩人居住在北美 地區(qū)的北冰洋海岸
and parts of Greenland and northeast Siberia and are considered a primitive tribe. ;與格陵蘭島部分地區(qū)以及 西伯利亞的東北地區(qū),他 們被看作是一個(gè)原始的部 族.
Small seashells were once used as a primitive form of money. ;小貝殼曾經(jīng)被當(dāng)作簡(jiǎn)單 的錢(qián)幣使用.

priority n.優(yōu)先的,在前的
The highest priority of the Guangzhou municipal government has been ;廣州市政府已優(yōu)先考慮
given to the problem of heavy traffic. ;交通擁擠問(wèn)題.

privilege n.特權(quán),優(yōu)惠
One of the obstacles to social harmony is privilege. ;導(dǎo)致社會(huì)不協(xié)調(diào)的障礙 之一是特權(quán).

procession n.隊(duì)伍,行列
During the carnival of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, ;在巴西里約熱內(nèi)盧嘉年 華會(huì)的日子里,
streets are crowded with people dancing the samba in parading processions. ;街上到處都是跳著桑巴 舞的游行隊(duì)伍.

profession n. 職業(yè),自由職業(yè); (the ~)同業(yè),同行
Teaching is a respectable profession. ;教師是令人尊敬的職業(yè).
It is rather difficult to win acclaim from the profession. ;要贏得同行的好評(píng)是 相當(dāng)困難的.

profit n.利潤(rùn),收益,益處 vt.有益于,有利于 vi.(~by,~from)得益
We can profit from the mistakes we have made. ;我們可以從錯(cuò)誤中得到 教益.
We have made a profit this year. ;我們今年盈利.

promise n.承諾,諾言;希望,出息 vt.允諾,答應(yīng); 有…可能,有希望 vi.允諾;有指望,有前途
Remember to carry out your promise.(Remember to carry out what you have promised) ;記住要履行諾言.
Clouds give promise of rain.(Clouds promise rain.) ;陰云預(yù)示著雨的來(lái)臨.

prompt vt.促使,推動(dòng);提示 a.敏捷的,及時(shí)的,迅速的 n.提詞,提問(wèn)
The poor boy confessed that it was hunger that prompted him to steal the bread. ;可憐的男孩承認(rèn)他是 因?yàn)樘I了才偷面包的.

proposal n.提議,建議;求婚
Various proposals were forward for increasing sales. ;為提高銷(xiāo)售量提出了 各種建議.
How could you make a proposal without a ring? ;你怎么可以去求婚而 不帶上戒指呢?

revenue n.(尤指大宗的)收入, 收益;(政府的)稅收, 歲入
State universities in the U.S. get most of their revenue from taxes. ;在美國(guó)的州立大學(xué)大部分 收靠稅款.

reward n.報(bào)答,獎(jiǎng)賞;報(bào)酬,酬金 vt.報(bào)答,酬謝,獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)
Good people will eventually be rewarded ;好人終有好報(bào).
(Good people will eventually get good reward.) ;好人終有好報(bào).

risk n.危險(xiǎn),風(fēng)險(xiǎn);引起危險(xiǎn) 的事物(或人) vt.冒…的危險(xiǎn), 使遭受危險(xiǎn)
The usual risks of the desert are: rattlesnakes,heat, and lack of water. ;沙漠中常見(jiàn)的危險(xiǎn)有: 響尾蛇,酷熱及缺水.

rotate v.(使)旋轉(zhuǎn), (使)轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng);(使)輪流
The earth rotates around the sun,and the earth rotates once a day. ;地球圍繞太陽(yáng)轉(zhuǎn),與此 同時(shí)地球每天自轉(zhuǎn)一次.

steer vt.駕駛,為…操舵; 引導(dǎo) vi.駕駛
The close-door policy couldn't steer a country to prosperity. ;閉關(guān)自守的政策不能引導(dǎo) 國(guó)家走向繁榮.
How does your car steer?Does it corner well? ;你的車(chē)開(kāi)起來(lái)怎么樣? 轉(zhuǎn)彎靈活嗎?

sticky a.粘的,粘性的; (天氣)濕熱的; 困難的,棘手的
The sticky toffee made my teeth uncomfortable ;粘乎乎的太妃糖弄得我的 牙齒很不舒服.
The most unpleasant thing about Guangzhou's summer is the sticky weather. ;廣州夏天最令人難受的 是那濕熱的天氣.

still ad.還,仍舊;然而, a.靜止的,平靜的 n.(電影等的)劇照, v.(使)平靜下來(lái),
Drink it while it's still hot. ;趁熱喝吧.
All sounds are still at night. ;夜晚萬(wàn)籟俱靜.
You can still your anxiety by listening to some music. ;你可以聽(tīng)聽(tīng)音樂(lè)以消除 內(nèi)心的不安,平靜下來(lái).

strengthen vt.加強(qiáng),鞏固
The major goal of the country is to strengthen the economy. ;加強(qiáng)經(jīng)濟(jì)實(shí)力是國(guó)家首 要的目標(biāo).
Your words strengthened my heart. ;你的話增強(qiáng)了我的信心.

stretch vi.伸展,延伸,延續(xù); vt.拉長(zhǎng),伸展; n.一段時(shí)間,一段路程, 連綿的一片;伸展,
I stretch to relax after working a full day. ;工作了一整天,我伸了 個(gè)懶腰放松一下.
Having been washed,the sweater was stretched out of shape. ;洗過(guò)以后,這件毛衣被 拉長(zhǎng)變了形.
Can you work eight hours at a stretch? ;你能連續(xù)工作八小時(shí)嗎?

string n.線,弦,細(xì)繩;一串, 一行 vt.用線串; (用線)懸掛,系住
Models' limp hair strings are always shown in the shampoo commercials. ;洗發(fā)水的廣告中常會(huì)展示 模特柔軟的發(fā)絲.

strip vi.剝;脫光衣服 vt.剝?nèi)?脫去…的衣服; 剝奪,奪走 n.條,狹條,帶狀物
The wind stripped the trees of their leaves. ;大風(fēng)把樹(shù)吹得光禿禿的.
The major goal of the country is to strengthen the economy. ;加強(qiáng)經(jīng)濟(jì)實(shí)力是國(guó)家首 要的目標(biāo).
In the countryside, ;在農(nóng)村,
you can often see boys strip themselves to go swimming in the river or the lake. ;你會(huì)?？吹侥泻⒆用摴?衣服到河里或湖里游泳.

stroke n.中風(fēng);一次努力; 擊,敲
The general manager singed the contract with a stroke of the pen. ;總經(jīng)理大筆一揮, 簽下了合同.
He stroked her hair affectionately. ;他深情地?fù)崦?頭發(fā).

subsequent a.隨后的,后來(lái)的
Most countries in Europe were in a mess during the period subs equent to World War II ;二戰(zhàn)后的一段時(shí)期中, 大部分歐洲國(guó)家陷入了 窘境.

treasure n.金銀財(cái)寶,財(cái)富; 珍品,珍藏品 vt.珍愛(ài),珍視
I treasure friendship very much, ;我非常珍惜友誼,
because I believe that true friendship is worth more than money. ;因?yàn)槲艺J(rèn)為真正的友誼比 金錢(qián)更具價(jià)值.