Lesson 17
第17课

abnormal
a.反常的，异常的
El Nino has resulted in the abnormal weather in many parts of the world.
厄尔尼诺现象已经导致了世界很多地区的气候反常。

amplify
vt.放大（声音等），增强；扩大，详述，进一步阐述
The radio signal can be amplified.
无线电的信号可以放大。
Can you amplify (on) your statement so that we will understand the overall problem?
你能否对你的说法加以进一步说明以使我们理解整个问题？

bewilder
vt.使迷惑，使难住
Some unclear and confusing road signs bewildered drivers and they even did not know where to make a U-turn.
含混不清的路标使司机一头雾水，他们甚至不知道该在什么地方调头。
The twists and turns in the cave soon bewildered us.
蜿蜒曲折的洞穴使我们很快便失去了方向。

commentary
n.（广播员对球赛等的）实况报道，（电影的）解说词；评论，评论文章
Stop shouting! I can't hear Huang Jianxiang's commentary about the football match.
别吵了，我都听不清黄健翔对这场球赛的解说了。
Most housewives never show a slight interest in political commentary.
大多数家庭主妇对于政治评论没有一丁点兴趣。

concise
a.简明的，简要的
Your comment is quite concise and to the point.
你的评论简明扼要、一语中的。

contaminate
vt.弄脏，污染
The air we have to breathe every day has been badly contaminated.
我们每天必须呼吸的空气已遭到严重污染。

defy
vt.（公然）违抗，藐视； 使成为不可能；挑，激
The tabloid in England defies the censure of some people and keeps on publishing the Page 3 Girl - a picture of a pretty, scantily clad young woman each day.
英国的这家小报不顾一些人的指责，继续刊登第三版女郎-- 即每天在第三版刊登一幅着装性感的摩登女郎的玉照。

diminish
vi.变少，变小，降低 vt. 减少，降低
Time will never make our love diminish.
时光不会使我们的爱情稍减分毫。
With the popularity of TV, the number of movie viewers has diminished sharply.
随着电视的普及， 电影观众的数量急剧下降。

duplicate
n.完全一样的东西，复制品 a. 完全一样的，复制的 vt. 复制，复印；重复
Duplicate construction at low levels has been a hot issue and a hard nut to crack in China.
中国的低层次重复建设问题是一个棘手的热点问题。
Is this a duplicate or the original?
这是复制件还是原件？

entrepreneur
n.企业家
Born into a poor family, Li Ka-Shing had endured many hardships imaginable before he finally became a famous entrepreneur.
李嘉诚生于蓬门荜户，不知吃了多少苦才最终成了著名的企业家。

extravagant
a.奢侈的，铺张的；过度的，过分的；（言行等）放肆的
It's quite extravagant for a student to spend 2, 000 yuan on a dress.
花2000元买一套衣服对于一个学生来说也太奢侈了。
Most inexperienced young people tend to hold extravagant hopes for the future.
大多数未经世事的年轻人都对未来抱有奢望。

foster
vt.收养，养育；培养，促进 a. 收养的
People who cannot have a baby of their own sometimes foster a child.
不能生育的人有时收养别人的孩子。
The Summit Sessions held in Shanghai could foster better relations and cooperation between the six countries.
在上海举行的峰会会大大促进6国之间的友好关系与合作。

hoist
vt.举起，升起，吊起 n. 起重器械；举起，升起，吊起
The child was quite interested in watching the sailors hoisting the cargo onto the ship.
小孩饶有兴致地看着水手们将货物吊到轮船上去。

immerse
vt.使浸没；（in）使沉浸在，使专心于
The naughty boy immersed himself in water for quite a while, which frightened his parents a great deal.
顽皮的男孩长时间地将整个身子浸没在水下，把他父母吓个半死。
Nowadays in a world full of material desires very few men can immerse themselves completely in research work in a true sense.
在当今物欲横流的世界里，很少有人能够真正潜心钻研学问。

infectious
a.传染的，有传染性的；有感染力的
Mind you! Hepatitis is a highly infectious type of disease that may be passed on in the food.
千万当心！肝炎是一种可以通过食物传染 且传染性极强的疾病。
Her infectious laughter filled the room.
房间里充满了她那有感染力的笑声。