Lesson 18

第18课

Part 1

第1部分

adorn

v. 装饰, 美化 　同: decorate

He adorned his story with all sorts of adventures that never happened.

她用各种并未发生的冒险经历来美化他的故事。

baggage

n. 行李 　同: luggage

I need a man to carry my baggage to the train.

我需要有个人把我的行李提到火车上。

bunch

n. 串, 束 　同: cluster

We sent him a bunch of flowers on his birthday.

我们在他生日那天送她一束鲜花。

clap

v. 鼓掌 　同: applaud

The children clapped when he finished his speech on Children's Day.

当她结束他的儿童节演说时，孩子们都鼓起掌来。

deliberate

adj. 1. 从容不迫 　同: considerate v. 2. 考虑 同: reflect

A statesman should be deliberate in his political speeches.

政治家演说时，应从容不迫。

We were deliberate whether we should buy a new motorcar.

我们正考虑是否买一部新车。

enclose

v. 1. 围以篱笆, 墙 　同: surround 2. 附寄

We are going to enclose our back yard to keep dogs out.

我们将要在后院设墙以防止狗进来。

I enclosed a check for 10 with the letter.

我随函附寄一张100美元的支票。

frontier

n. 边界 　同: border

There were many guards and soldiers along the frontier.

沿着边界设有许多守卫和士兵。

implement

n. 工具 　同: tool

Plows and threshing machines are farm implements.

犁和打谷机都是农具。

leap

n. 跳跃 　同: jump

He went over the fence with a single leap.

他一跳便跃过这篱笆了。

luster

n. 光辉 　同: brilliance

This shampoo adds more luster to your hair than any other brand.

这种洗发精比任何一种别的牌子更能增加你头发的光泽。

perfume

n. 香味 　同: fragrance

We enjoyed the perfume of the flowers in the garden.

我们喜欢花园里的花香。

swear

v. 发誓 　同: pledge

Will you swear to the truth of your statement?

你愿发誓你声明是真实的吗。

Part 2

第2部分

acquire

v. 获得 　反: lose

You must work hard to acquire a good command of a foreign language.

你必须努力用功，才能具备良好的外语能力。

benevolent

adj. 慈善的 　反: malevolent

The free food was given to a beggar by a benevolent person.

这免费食物是一个善人要给一个乞丐的。

compliment

n. 称赞 　反: reprimand

The famous actress was used to hearing audience's compliments.

这位著名的女演员习惯听到观众的赞赏。

courtesy

n. 礼貌 　反: impoliteness

Giving one's seat to a lady in a crowded bus is a sign of courtesy.

在拥挤的公共汽车上给女士让座是礼貌的表示。

equivalent

adj. 相等的 　反: different

He changed his pounds for the equivalent amount of dollars.

他把英镑兑换成等价的美元。

ingenious

adj. 敏捷的 　反: clumsy

My brother is so ingenious that he will think of a way to do the work more easily.

我哥哥非常聪明，能想出更容易做这工作的方法。

internal

adj. 内部的 　反: external

An accident often causes internal injuries as well as cuts and wounds.

意外灾害常会导致内伤、割伤和伤害。

irresponsible

adj. 无责任感的 　反: reliable

An irresponsible person deserves to be blamed and punished.

一个不负责的人应该受到责备和处罚。

miserable

adj. 可怜的 　反: happy

The child is cold, hungry, and tired, so of course he is miserable.

这个小孩又冷又饿， 而且累坏了，所以他当然是可怜的。

respond

v. 回应 　反: ask

When John insulted Tom, he responded with a kick.

约翰辱骂汤姆的时候，汤姆踢了他一脚。

tentative

adj. 暂时的 　反: decisive

We've made tentative plans for a holiday but haven't decided anything certain yet.

我们已对假日作了个暂定计划，但尚未决定任何肯定的事。