Lesson 43

第43课

timber

n.森林，木材

The fire destroyed thousands of acres of timber.

火烧毁了数千英亩的森林。

decay

v.腐蚀

The ancient Egyptians knew ways to preserve dead bodies from decay.

古埃及人懂得保存尸体，使之不会腐烂的方法。

farewell

n.离别

We shall have a farewell party before we leave.

在我们离开前，将有一次离别的宴会。

organization

n.结构

They are charting out the future of the organization.

他们正在明确规划这个组织的未来。

repair

v.修理

We'd better repair the house before we move into it.

在我们搬进去前，最好先修理一下房子。

temper

n.心情

Her temper has soured after giving birth.

生产后，她的脾气变得暴躁了。

still

adj.寂静的

The room was still at the end of his speech.

他的演说结束时，整个房间寂静无声。

defend

v.保护

Our duty is to defend the country against its enemies.

我们的职责是保卫国家不受敌人侵犯。

executive

adj.行政的

The executive branch carries out the laws which have been made by the legislature.

行政部门执行由立法机关制定好的法律。

hollow

adj.中空的，凹陷的

The hollow ball floated.

空心球浮在水面上。

claim，clam

置于词根前表示“呼喊，叫喊”

exclaim

叫喊；大声说(ex+claim 叫喊；大声说）

proclaim

公布；声明(pro+claim 公布；声明）

reclaim

收回(re+claim 收回）