Lesson 2 Part 1

第二课 第一部分

apparatus

n. 仪器 同: equipment

The town has recently purchased some new fire-fighting apparatus.

这城镇最近购买了一些新的灭火器。

assert

v. 断言 同: insist

The witness asserted that the salesman was dishonest.

目击者断言那售货员是不诚实的。

assign

v. 分派 同: allot 反：withhold monopolize

He was pleased that he was assigned such an easy task in the company.

他非常高兴在一群人中，他被分配到如此简单的任务。

compensate

v. 赔偿 同：reward

He gave me a new knife to compensate for the one of mine he lost.

他给了我把新的小刀，用以赔偿他遗失我的那一把。

deem

v. 认为 同: consider

He would deem it an honor if the minister came to see him.

如果部长来看他，他将视为一种光荣。

specimen

n. 标本 同: sample

He collects specimens of all kinds of rocks and minerals.

他收集各种岩石和矿物的标本。

stimulate

v. 刺激， 鼓舞 同: excite

The beating of a drum on the battlefield stimulated the soldiers to fight more bravely.

战场上的鼓声鼓舞了战士们，使他们更加英勇地作战。

tendency

n. 趋势 同: inclination

Boys have a stronger tendency to fight than girls.

男孩比女孩好打架。

testify

v. 证明 同: prove

He testified that the car was being driven slowly at the time of the accident.

他作证肇事时这辆汽车开得很慢。

tourist

n. 观光客 同: traveler

Each year, many foreign tourists visit Taiwan for sight-seeing.

每年有许多外国观光客到台湾观光。

utility

n. 效用 同: usefulness

Their furniture was chosen for utility rather than for elegance.

他们选择家俱是为了实用而不是好看。

Part 2

第二部分

blunt

adj. 钝的 反: sharp

Too much alcohol makes all your senses blunt.

太多的酒精使你感觉迟钝。

elastic

adj. 有弹性的 反: inflexible

Toy balloons, sponges, and steel springs are elastic.

玩具气球、海绵及弹簧是有弹性的。

exit

n. 1. 出口 反: entrance 2. 离去

He left the building through the rear exit.

他从后面的出口离开这栋建筑。

When the cat came in, the little mouse made a hasty exit.

当猫进来时，小老鼠连忙离开。

fatigue

n. 疲劳 反: vigor

He was pale with fatigue after his sleepless night.

经过一个无眠的夜晚，他因疲劳而脸色苍白。

heir

n. (男)继承人 反: heiress女继承人

When he died, his young nephew was the only heir to his great wealth.
当他死后，他年轻的侄儿是他庞大财产的唯一继承人。
inflate
v. 膨胀 反: deflate
As the currency of a country is inflated, the prices of goods begin to rise.

当一国的通货发生膨胀时，物品的价格开始升高。

plump

1.adj.丰满 反: thin 2.v.忽然落下

She is too plump to fit into this dress.

她太丰满了以至于穿不上这件衣服。

Utterly exhausted, she plumped down on a chair.

全然地耗尽体力，她忽然倒在椅子上。

recall

v.1.忆起 反: forget 2.召回

Mother could recall stories that she had heard years ago.

妈妈能忆起几年前她听过的故事。

The government recalled the general after he lost the battle.

这位将领战败后，政府将他召回。

shun

v. 避开 反: encounter遭遇， 遇到

You can hardly shun meeting her if you and she both work in the same office.

如果你跟她同在一个办公室工作，你很难避开她。

sneer

v. 轻蔑， 嘲笑 反: admire

The mean girl sneered at the poor girl's cheap clothes.

这个刻薄的女孩讥嘲那穷女孩的廉价衣服。