Lesson 19

第19课

Part 1

第1部分

cite

v. 引用 　同: quote

He cited a paragraph from the book to prove his statement.

他从这本书里引用了一段话来证明他的声明。

esteem

n. 尊敬 　同: respect

All his friends held him in high esteem, for he was very sincere and diligent.

他的朋友都很尊敬他，因为他很诚恳而且勤勉。

grumble

v. 抱怨 　同: mutter

He was always grumbling about his low salary.

他总是抱怨他的薪水太低。

hideous

adj. 丑恶的 　同: horrible

The old woman had such a hideous face that the girls couldn't even get close to her.

这位老妇人的面孔长的如此丑陋，以至于女孩没都不敢接近她。

loiter

v. 闲荡 　同: linger

She loitered along the street, looking into all the show windows.

她沿街闲逛，看所有的橱窗摆设。

rip

v. 撕开 　同: tear

She ripped her stocking on a sharp nail.

她的袜子被一根锐利的钉子挂破。

specs

n. 眼镜 　同: eyeglasses

She has very poor eyesight, she can read nothing without her specs.

她的视力很差，没有眼镜她就什么也读不了。

threshold

n. 开端, 人口 　同: doorway

Scientists are now on the threshold of a better understanding of how the human brain works.

科学家对于人类智慧如何运作现在已开始有了较进一步的了解。

token

n. 象征 　同: symbol

All the family wore black as a token of their grief.

全家人穿黑衣以表示哀悼。

traitor

n. 卖国贼 　同: betrayer

The traitor sold our important military secrets to the enemy.

这卖国贼把我方重要的军事秘密卖给敌人。

uphold

v. 支持, 确认 　同: support

The judge upheld the decision of the lower court.

法官确认下级法院的决定。

yawn

v. 打呵欠 　同: gape

He yawned several times during the lecture, he was not interested in it.

这堂课上他打了好几次呵欠，他对这课不感兴趣。

Part 2

第2部分

advocate

1. v. 主张 　反: object 2. n. 拥护者

The professor advocates building more schools than roads.

这位教授主张应该多建学校少修路。

advocate

1. v. 主张 　反: object 2. n. 拥护者

Many scientists who supported the production of atomic bombs are advocates of peace.

许多支持生产原子弹的科学家是和平的拥护者。

denial

n. 否认 　反: acceptance

The minister asked the newspaper to print a denial of the untrue story.

部长要求这报纸刊载批驳的文章以否定这不真实的故事。

depart

v. 离开 　反: arrive

We arrived in the village in the morning, and departed that night.

我们于上午抵达这座村庄，在当日晚上离开。

flexible

adj. 易弯曲的 　反: stiff

Leather and rubber are flexible, glass and iron are not.

皮革和橡胶都是易弯曲的，玻璃和铁则不然。

formidable

adj. 难以克服的 　反: feeble

The enemy's attack was more formidable than we had expected.

这敌人的攻击较我们先前所预测的要难以克服。

gale

n. 强风 　反: breeze

The old tree at the top of the hill was blown down in the gale.

小山顶上的老树被大风吹倒了。

sane

adj. 神志清明的 　反: crazy

The court judged the man sane and therefore responsible for his acts.

法官判决此人神志清楚， 因此他必须对他的行为负责。

underworld

n. 地狱 　反: heaven

Those who live by vice and crime would go to the underworld after death.

生活在罪恶中的人死后必下地狱。

vanity

n. 1. 虚荣心 　反: humbleness 2. 空幻

The girl's vanity made her look in the mirror often.

这女孩的虚荣心使她常常照镜子。

Fame, power, wealth all is vanity before death.

名、利和权势在死亡面前都是空幻的。