Part 3
第三部分
absorb
v. 1. 吸收 2. 使专心
Anything black absorbs most of the light rays that fall on it.
任何黑色的东西吸收了大部分照在其上的光线。
He was so absorbed in his reading that he did not hear the telephone.
他如此专心读书，以至没听到电话铃响。
accuse
v. 控告
It is wrong to accuse a person of a crime unless you have proof that his is guilty.
控告一个人犯罪是错误的，除非你有证据证明他有罪。
adjust
v. 调节
You can adjust your chair to make it more comfortable.
你可以调节一下椅子，使它更舒适一点。
erroneous
adj. 错误的
Years ago many people held the erroneous belief that the earth was flat.
许多年以前，人们误信地球是平的。
expend
v. 花费
He had expended much time and energy on that experiment.
他已经花费许多时间、金钱在那实验上。
fury
n. 愤怒
It's no use trying to argue with you when you fly into a fury.
当你愤怒时，设法与你争论是无用的。
liberate
v. 释放, 解放
Abraham Lincoln is the President who tried to liberate slaves.
亚伯拉罕·林肯是设法解放奴隶的总统。
perplex
v. 使迷惑
He was so perplexed that he asked many persons for advice.
他是如此的迷惑以致他问了许多人意见。
sovereign
adj. 独立的
When the thirteen colonies won the Revolutionary War, America became a sovereign nation.
当十三州打赢了独立战争时，美利坚就变成了一个独立的国家。
temperate
adj. 温和的
The temperate areas of the world are found to be the north and south of the tropics.
世界上温和的地区是在热带地区的北方和南方。
Part 4
第四部分
bout
n. 一个回合, 比赛
Those are the two boxers who will appear in the main bout tonight.
那两个就是今晚将出现在主要回合里的拳击手。
category
n. 种, 类
The selfish man places all people in two categories: those he likes and those he dislikes.
自私者将所有人分成两种：一种他喜欢的，另一种他不喜欢的。
choir
n. 唱诗班
As the choir rose to sing, the people joined in, filling the church with the music of the first hymn.
当唱诗班起立唱歌时，人们也随声附和，教堂就充满了圣歌的音乐。
compact
adj. 紧密的
The salesman tied the customer's purchases into a compact bundle.
店员把顾客所买的东西绑成紧密的一束。
concentrate
v. 集中
The defeated troops were ordered to scatter and then concentrate fifty miles to the south.
战败的军队被命令分散，然后在南方五十里处集合。
emigrate
v. 自本国迁居到他国
In the 19th century many Europeans emigrated to America.
十九世纪时，许多欧洲人移民到美洲。
navigate
v. 驾驶（船, 飞机）
He navigated the ship across the Atlantic Ocean.
他驾驶这艘船横渡大西洋。
pane
n. 窗玻璃片
The broken pane in the window was replaced by a man whose son threw a stone and broke it.
窗户上的破玻璃被一个人换了，这窗户正是他儿子扔石子打破的。
pest
n. 令人讨厌的人或物　
We have to get rid of pests in the garden.
我们必须除去花园里的害虫。
salute
v. 向…敬礼
The soldiers saluted the flag by raising the right hand to the forehead as they passed it.
士兵们经过旗帜时，他们把右手举到前额来向它敬礼。
severe
adj. 严厉的
The students who cheat in examinations will be given a severe punishment.
在考试中作弊的学生将会受到严厉的处罚。