Lesson 9
第9课
Part 1
第一部分
assail
v. 攻击 　同: assault
The enemy may assail our defense positions tomorrow.
敌人可能明天就攻击我们的防守据点。
barrier
n. 界线, (阻碍通道的)障碍物, 栅栏, 屏障 　同: hindrance
Countries can no longer depend on mountain barriers for protection.
国家不能再依靠山构成的界线来防御了。
burglar
n. 夜贼 　同: thief
A burglar broke into my house last night.
一名夜贼昨晚闯入我的房子。
devour
v. 吞灭 　同: gulp
The fire devoured twenty square miles of forest.
大火吞灭了二十平方英里的森林。
dreary
adj. 阴沉的 　同: gloomy
It was a dreary day, cold and without sunshine.
这是一个阴沉的日子，寒冷又没有阳光。
fling
v. 投掷 　同: cast
Boys like to fling stones into water.
男孩子们喜欢向水中投石子。
homage
n. 尊崇 　同: reverence
He bowed in homage to the Unknown Soldier.
他鞠躬向阵亡的无名英雄表示尊崇。
inescapable
adj. 不可避免的 　同: unavoidable
Death is inescapable; it comes to everyone.
死亡是无法避免的，每个人都会死。
radical
adj. 1. 基本的 　同: fundamental 2. 极端的
There are radical differences between the two systems.
这两个体制之间有一些基本的差异。
His ideas are too radical to be acceptable to most people.
他的观念太极端，另大多数人无法接受。
shiver
v. 颤抖 　同: quiver
The boys and girls were shivering all over with cold.
男女孩们因寒冷而全身颤抖。
sly
adj. 狡猾的 　同: crafty
The sly cat stole the meat while the cook's back was turned.
当厨师转身时，这狡猾的猫把肉偷走了。
stall
n. 畜舍 　同: stable
Each horse was put in a separate stall.
马被安置在分开的马房里。
vanquish
v. 征服 　同: overcome
At first she shivered from her fear but at last she could vanquish it.
起初她因害怕而颤抖，但最后终于能克服它。
Part 2
第二部分
clumsy
adj. 笨拙的 　反: skillful
He asked me such a clumsy question that I did not know what to reply.
他问了我一个如此笨拙的问题，以至于我不知道该如何回答。
conservative
adj. 保守的　反: progressive
Old people are usually more conservative than young people.
老年人通常较年轻人保守。
exhale
v. 呼气 　反: inhale
He lit his pipe and exhaled clouds of smoke.
他点燃烟斗并且吞云吐雾。
homely
adj. 不漂亮的 　反: pretty
I was very disappointed to see her sister; she was a homely girl.
我看到她的妹妹很失望，她是一个不漂亮的女孩。
indefinite
adj. 不确定的 　反: definite
"Maybe" or "perhaps" is a very indefinite answer.
“可能”或“也许”是一个非常不确定的答案。
obedient
adj. 顺从的 　反: disobedient
The obedient dog quickly responded to his master's whistle.
那只顺从人意的狗很快地对他主人的哨声有所反应。
precise
adj. 精确的 　反: approximate
He gave a precise account of how much money he had spent.
他对他花掉多少钱作了一个精确的报告。
rational
adj. 理智的 　反: irrational
When people are very angry. They seldom act in a rational way.
人们在盛怒之下，很少理智地行动。
rigid
adj. 严格的 　反: mild
In our home it is a rigid rule to wash one's hands before eating.
在我们家里，饭前洗手是一项严格的规则。
timid
adj. 胆小的 　反: bold　
A timid child is apt to cry when he sees a strange person.
胆小的小孩看到陌生人时很容易哭。
vertical
adj.垂直的 反: horizontal　
A vertical take-off aircraft can rise straight from the ground, without running along for some distance.
垂直起飞的飞机，不用跑一段距离就可直接从地上升起。
wholesome
adj. 有益的 　反: harmful
Such a movie is not wholesome for young children.
这种电影对小孩没有益处。