Lesson 59

第59课

theme

n.题目

The theme of his talk was the need of education.

他讲演的题目是“教育的需要”。

shut

v.关上

That country's military leaders have shut the door on any further peace talks.

那个国家的军事首脑们关闭了进一步和平谈判的大门。

saucy

adj.俊俏的

The girl was wearing a saucy new hat.

那女孩戴了顶俊俏的新帽子。

pursue

v.追捕

Why should we even have to decide whether to pursue truth?

为什么我们还要决定是否去追求真相呢？

masterpiece

n.杰作

All of his paintings were considered masterpieces.

他所有的绘画作品都被认为是杰作。

foam

n.泡沫

Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, is fabled to have been born of the foam of the sea.

希腊爱神阿美罗狄蒂据说是诞生于海浪泡沫之中。

conceal

v.隐藏

He concealed himself behind a large tree.

他藏在一棵大树后。

bead

n.珠子

Since then the researchers have reduced the bead’s size to about 250 micrometers.

自那以后研究者已经将珠子的尺寸减小到大约250微米。

stem

n.干，茎

The stem of a tree supports its branches and leaves.

树干支撑着树枝和叶子。

risk

n.危险

Why did you fling your money away on such a high risk?

你为什么用你的钱拿来冒这么大的风险?

brev，bridg

置于词根前表示“短，缩短”

brevity

短暂；简洁(brev+ity 短暂；简洁）

brief

简短(bri+ef 简短）

briefness

短暂；简洁（brie+fness 短暂；简洁）