Lesson 75

第75课

chop

v.砍

He was chopping wood into small, short pieces for burning.

他将木头砍成小而短的木片，作为燃烧之用。

joint

n.连接处

The mason flushed the joint with mortar.

泥工用灰浆把接缝处抹平。

obtain

v.获得

It is necessary to obtain a permit to hunt or fish in these states.

在这个国家里，打猎或钓鱼必须获得许可。

populous

adj.人口稠密的

How do we explain this; and why are Chinese attitudes so different from those of other populous countries, namely India, the United States, Indonesia and Brazil?

对此我们如何解释？ 另外，中国人对这个问题的看法为什么与其他人口众多的国家（如印度、美国、印度尼西亚以及巴西）如此不同？

stupid

adj.愚蠢的

It was stupid of you to run away from the accident.

你从意外事故中逃跑真不聪明。

wreck

v.拆毁

The smoldering wreck fumed thick black smoke.

燃烧的残骸冒出浓烈的黑烟。

item

n.项目

Meat, salad, and potatoes were three of the items on her shopping list.

肉，沙拉还有马铃薯是她购物单上的三个项目。

border

n.边

Enemy troops raided our border areas.

敌军对我边境地区进行袭击。

vessel

n.容器

Empty vessels make the most sound.

空容器最响。

mutual

adj.共同的

They were divided by mutual suspicion and jealousies.

他们因为相互猜疑嫉妒而不和。

co

置于放在元音词根前表示“共同”

coexist

共存(co+exist存在)

cohere

附着；粘着(co+here粘在一起)

coincidence

一致，符合，巧合(co+incide巧合)