Part 3

第3部分

adjoin

v. 临近 adj. adjoining

Canada and Mexico adjoin the United States of America.

加拿大和墨西哥邻近美国。

ally

1.v.同盟 n. alliance 2. n.同盟

Great Britain, France and Italy were allied during the First World War.

第一次世界大战时英国、法国和意大利联盟。

Great Britain and the United States were allies in both World Wars.

两次大战中英国和美国都是同盟。 　

chaste

adj. 贞洁的 n. chastity

Her parents teach her to be chaste and decent in her behavior.

她的父母教导她，要她行为贞洁而端庄。

confide

v. 1.依赖(告知秘密) n.confidence 2.信任

When she was a child she always confided her problems to her sister.

当她是个孩子时，她通常将她的问题告知她妹妹。

We can't confide in his words, for he often breaks his promises.

我们不能信任他的话，因为他经常不守诺言。

defy

v. 藐视 n.defiance

The driver of the car was defying the traffic law by speeding.

这汽车驾驶员超速，藐视交通规则。

disrupt

v. 1.使中断 2.使分裂 adj.disruptive

An accident has disrupted railway service into and out of the city.

一场意外事故使进出城市的铁路线中断。

Slavery seemed likely to dispute the Union.

奴隶制度似乎可能使美国分裂。

enable

v. 使能够 n.ability

The bird's large wings enable it to fly very fast.

这只鸟的大翅膀使它能够快速飞翔。

fantastic

adj. 奇妙的 n.fantasy

The wall was covered with many fantastic pictures and photographs.

这片墙盖满了许多奇妙的图画和照片。

impact

n.冲击 adj.impassive

The force of the impact threw the driver out of the car.

冲击的力量将驾驶员抛出车外。

interfere

v.干涉 n.interference

It is best not to interfere in other people's arguments.

最好不要干涉他人的讨论。

minimize

v.将…减至最小程度 n.minimum

You can minimize the dangers of driving, by taking care to obey all the rules of the road.

小心遵守所有的道路规则，你可将驾车的危险减至最小程度。

narrate

v.叙述 adj.narrative

Shall I narrate a strange experience of mine?

我可以说一个我奇怪的经历吗？

visual

adj.视觉的 n.vision

The contrasting colors created an interesting visual effect.

对比色制造了一个有趣的视觉效果。

Part 4

第4部分

appliance

n.1.电器用品 2.应用

The modern house has many useful electrical appliances.

这间现代化的房子有许多实用的电气用具。

The appliance of electricity to household tasks makes housework much easier.

电力应用于家务上使做家务事容易多了。

brood

n.孵，窝　v.沉思

There are twelve chickens in this brood.

这一窝共孵出了十二只小鸡。

She brooded on her past mistakes so much that she became ill.

她过于深思从前的错误以至于生病了。

fringe

n. 边缘

The woodcutter had a little house on the fringe of the forest.

伐木者在森林的边缘有一间小屋。

gravel

n. 碎石

The path to the house was covered with gravel.

通往这房子的小径布满了碎石。

hut

n. 小屋

In the storm, they found a shabby hut in the forest.

在暴风雪中，他们在森林发现了间简陋的小屋。

lure

n.诱饵 v.引诱

The fisherman had some bright colored lures to attract fish.

这渔夫有一些色彩鲜明的诱饵来吸引鱼。

The hope of high profits lured him into questionable dealings.

高利润的希望诱使他从事那有问题的交易。

perch

n.栖身处 v. 栖息

The bird flew down from its perch in the cage.

这只鸟从栖息的鸟笼里飞下来。

The bird perched on the woman's shoulder.

这只鸟栖息在那女人的肩膀上。

retail

n. 零售

Most people buy meat and groceries at retail.

大部分的人以零买方式购入肉和杂货。

stride

n. 大步

Great strides have been made in science since 1900.

在科学方面自1900年来有了很大的进步。

swarm

n.群 v.蜂拥

A swarm of people surrounded the car to see the famous actress in it.

一群人围绕在车旁，看车里那位著名的女演员。

Rural populations swarmed into nearby towns.

乡民们涌入了临近的城镇。

twig

n. 小树枝

The tree bears so many apples that the twigs seem almost broken down.

树上结了太多的苹果，以至于树枝似乎都几乎要折断了。

wade

v. 涉水

The bridge is far away from here, we'd better wade across the stream.

桥离这儿太远了，我们最好涉水而过。

wrinkle

n. 皱纹

She is beginning to get many wrinkles around her eyes.

她眼睛四周开始长出很多皱纹。