Lesson 30

第30课

hardware

n.五金工具

A shop from which an uncle had sold hardware and timber.

一家叔叔曾经在那里卖五金器具和木材的店铺。

dawn

n.黎明

We started our trip at dawn in order to get there before noon.

为了在午前到达该处，我们黎明就动身上路。

retire

v.退休

I am exactly where I want to be and have no plans to ever retire.

我现在就在成为我想成为的人，我也从来没有过退休的计划。

consent

v.同意

He asked the girl to marry him and she consented.

他请求那女孩嫁给他，她答应了。

mighty

adj.强大的

The mighty battleship was so badly damaged that it could not be used again.

庞大的战舰受到严重的损害，无法再使用。

pledge

n.保证

At this moment, in this election, we must pledge once more to march into the future.

在这一时刻，在这次选举中，我们必须再一次保证，向未来挺进。

dispose

v.部署，处理

The general disposed soldiers for the coming battle.

将军为即将来临的战役部署士兵。

sacrifice

v.牺牲 n.牺牲

She sacrificed family life to her career.

她为了她的事业牺牲了家庭生活。

tribe

n.部落

America was once the home of many Indian tribes.

美洲一度曾是许多印地安部落的家。

fancy

n.想象力

The teacher's story titillated the fancy of the pupils.

老师的故事激发了学生们的想象力。

em

置于词根前表示“在上”

embarrass

使困窘，使局促不安(em+barrass 使困窘，使局促不安）

employ

雇用，利用(em+ploy 雇用，利用）

embrace

拥抱，包含(em+brace 拥抱，包含）