Lesson 5

第五课

Part 1

第一部分
anticipate

v.预期同：expect

Mother anticipated my hunger and baked cookies for me.

妈妈预料到我会饿，而为我做了些饼。

aspire

v.渴望同：desire

In his childhood, he aspired to become a great general.

在童年时代，他渴望成为一位伟大的将军。

attorney

n.律师同：lawyer

The court appointed an attorney for the accused man.

法庭为被告指定一位律师。

counsel

1. n.忠告同：advice 2. v.劝告

They refused to listen to the old man's counsel.

他们拒绝听从那老人的忠告。

They counseled against travelling at night in such a dangerous country.

他们劝告说勿在此危险的国家夜游。

falter

v.l.动摇，胆怯同：hesitate 2.蹒跚而行

The soldiers faltered for a moment as their captain fell.

当他们连长倒下时，士兵的信心动摇了一会儿。

The sick man faltered for few steps, and then fell down.

病人蹒跚地走了一两步，然后就跌倒了。

ghastly

adj.可怕的同：ghostlike

After a sleepless night, she looked very ghastly.

经过一个无眠的夜晚，她看起来非常可怕。

gratitude

n.感激同:thankfulness

She showed me her gratitude by inviting me to dinner.

她借邀请我吃晚饭，来表达她对我的谢意。

plume

n.羽毛同:feather

The rooster lost one of his plumes in the fight with the cat.

雄鸡在这次与猫的战斗中掉了一支羽毛。

promote

v. 1.升迁同：advance 2.促进

The young army officer was promoted to captain.

这名年轻的陆军军官晋升为连长。

An understanding of the culture of other countries may promote peace.

对其他国家文化的了解可以增进和平。

shudder

v.战栗同：shrive

She shuddered at the sight of the dead body.

看到尸体使她战栗。

swamp

n.沼泽同：marsh

The land is useless for growing crops; it's mainly swamp.

这块土地无法生长作物，他主要是沼泽地。

terrific

adj.1.可怕的同：awful 2.极好的

The terrific storm destroyed most of the houses in the city.

可怕的暴风雪毁掉了城里大部分房子。

It was such a terrific party that I didn't feel like going back home.

这宴会太好了，以至于我都不想回家了。

villain

n.恶棍同：rogue

The villain was caught by the police and brought to trial.

这恶棍被警方逮捕并交付审判。

Part 2

第二部分

absent-minded

adj.心不在焉的反：attentive

The absent-minded man put salt in his coffee and sugar on his egg.

那名心不在焉的男子把盐放在咖啡里，而把糖加入蛋中。

acute

adj.敏感的反：dull

A dog has a very acute sense of smell.

狗有灵敏的嗅觉。

entry

n. 1.入口反:exit 2.进入

Leave the boxes in the entry and we will carry them up later.

将箱子放在入口处，稍后我们会将它们拿上来。

His sudden entry startled all of us.

他的突然进入震惊了我们。

immigrate

v.迁入反：emigrate

During the 1800's many thousands of people from Europe immigrated into the United States to make a new home.

在十八世纪，数以千计的人们离开欧洲而移入美国建立家园。

intensify

v.加强反：weaken

My first failure only intensified my desire to succeed.

我的初次失败只更加强了我成功的信念。

invariable

adj.不变的反：inconstant

After dinner it was his invariable habit to take a nap for a while.

晚餐后小睡片刻是他不变的习惯。

latitude

n.纬度反：longitude

One degree of latitude on the earth's surface equals almost 70 miles.

地表上的纬度一度相当将近七十英里。

secondhand

adj.用过的，旧的反：new

The books in the secondhand bookstore are very cheap.

旧书店的书非常便宜。

specify

v.详尽陈述反：outline

Please specify when you will be at home tomorrow.

请确切说明你明天何时会在家。

trivial

adj.不重要的反：important

Your composition has only a few trivial mistakes.

你的作文只有一些小错误。

vulgar

adj.粗俗的反：noble

She is a very vulgar woman to shout like that at the top of her voice.

用她最大的声音吼叫，她真是个粗俗的妇人。