Part 3

第3部分

automatic

adj. 自动的 timer n. 计时员, 记时员, 定时器

An automatic timer turns the street light on at night and off in the morning.

路灯的自动开关器在晚上开灯，早上关灯。

comprehend

v. 理解

The child read the story but did not comprehend its meaning.

小孩子读过这篇故事，但不理解其意义。

cordial

adj. 真诚的

When one of his former students visited him, the teacher gave him a cordial welcome.

以前一个学生来访时，老师给了他热诚的欢迎。

elaborate

1. adj. 精心的 2. v. 详细拟定

The scientists made an elaborate plan for landing a man on the moon.

科学家们为人类登陆月球做了一个精心的计划。

The inventor elaborated his plan for a new engine, spending several months in his laboratory.

这位发明家花了几个月的时间，在实验室中详拟他的新引擎计划。

expire

v. 期满

His term of office as president will expire next year.

他的总统任期到明年将期满。

external

adj. 1. 外在的 2. 国外的

He judges people by mere external clothes rather than internal character.

他判断人只凭外表的衣服，而不是内在的品格。

This newspaper doesn't pay enough attention to external affairs.

这份报纸不大注意国外事务。

glorify

v. 赞美

Singing hymns is one of the ways to glorify god.

唱圣歌是赞美上帝的一种方式。

priority

n. 优先

The badly wounded take priority for medical attention over those slightly hurt.

伤势严重者比轻者优先接受药物治疗。

reliable

adj. 可信赖的

Send the boy to the bank for money; he is a reliable boy.

派这男孩到银行拿钱，他是个可信赖的孩子。

repetition

n. 反复

Repetition of the sentence helped him to memorize it.

反复背诵一个句子，帮助他记忆。

survive

v. 残存, 残留 shipwreck n. 船只失事, 海难, 遇难

Only three of the fifty passengers survived the shipwreck.

船难中，50位旅客仅有3人生还。

Part 4

第4部分

behalf

n. 代表

My husband can't be here today, so I'm going to speak on his behalf.

我丈夫今天不在这里，所以我将代表他发言。

breed

v. 饲养 n. 品种, 种类

The farmer breeds cattle and horses for market.

农夫饲养牛、马以供应市场。

disguise

v. 掩饰 n. 伪装

She disguised her writing by writing with her left hand.

她用左手写字以掩饰笔迹。

The thief wore a false beard and glasses as a disguise.

小偷戴假胡子和眼镜伪装身份。

domain

n. 1. 版图 2. 知识领域

The king is respected throughout his domain.

这位国王在其版图内受到尊敬。

I can't answer your question about photography; it's not in my domain.

我无法回答你有关摄影技术的问题，它不属于我的知识范围。

morsel

n. 少量

The dinner must have been good because there is not even a morsel of it left over.

那顿晚餐一定非常棒，因为一点食物也没有剩下。

routine

n. 惯例

Getting up and going to bed are parts of your daily routine.

起床和睡觉是日常事务的一部分。

transit

n. 通行, 运输

The points of transit from one country to another are carefully guarded.

从一国至另一国的通行要点是须小心防守。

transform

v. 改观

That dress transforms her from a little girl into a young lady.

穿上那件衣服使她由小女孩变成了年轻的淑女。

ultimate

adj. 最终的

Her ultimate goal is to receive her degree and return to her country to work as a teacher.

她最终的目标是获得学位回国当老师。

warily

adv. 留心的

The hikers climbed warily up the dangerous path.

旅游者小心地攀登危险的小路。