Lseeon 6 Part 1
第六课 第一部分
avenue
n.大街同：road
Many people walked down the avenue through the center of the park.
很多人沿着穿越公园中央的大街走。
bestow
v.赠予同：confer
The president of the college bestowed honors on the best students.
大学校长将荣誉赠与最优秀的学生。
brim
n. 1.(杯，碗，盘等的)边同:brink 2.(帽的)缘
Please don't fill my cup up to the brim.
请别把我的杯子加满。
The wide brim of her hat protected her face from the sun.
她帽子的宽缘保护她的脸免于受日晒。
drastic
adj.激烈的同：extreme
Drastic changes are necessary to improve the government of the country.
为了改进该国的政府，激烈的改革是必须的。
insight
n.洞察力同：penetration
We study science to gain insight into the world we live in.
我们学习科学以获得透视我们所生活的世界的洞察力。
plea
n. 1辩解同:pretext 2.恳求
The driver's plea was that he did not see the stop sign.
驾驶员辩解说他并未看见停止的指示。
The kind man answered her plea for aid.
那位仁慈的人答复了她要求援助的请求。
prestige
n.声望同:reputation
The doctor had great prestige among the members of his profession.
在同业中，这医生享有很高的声望。
ripple
n. f连滴同：wave
Throw a stone into still water and watch the ripples spread in rings.
投一块石头到静止的水里，看涟漪荡漾成圈。
shrill
adj.声音尖锐的同：sharp
The boys mother shouted his name in a shrill voice.
这男孩的妈妈用尖锐的声音叫他的名字。
stray
v.迷路同：wander
The little lamb had strayed from the flock; we couldn't find it.
小羊离群走失，我们找不到它。
trend
n.趋势同：tendency
The trend of modern living is away from many old customs.
生活的趋势与许多旧风俗背道而驰。
wreath
n.花环同：garland
Many people hang wreaths on the window at Christmas.
圣诞节许多人在窗户上挂花环。
Part 2
第二部分
abstract
adj.抽象的反：concrete
Some authors are not popular because their writings are too abstract.
有些作家因文章过于抽象而不受欢迎。
accumulate
v.积聚反：scatter
Through the years he accumulated sufficient money to buy a farm.
多年来他积存了足够买一个农场的钱。
ample
adj.充足的，广大的反：scanty
He has received ample praise for the work he did.
他所做的工作，使她获得了广泛的赞美。
corrupt
adj.腐败的反：incorrupt
If a government official accepts money to do things that he ought not to do, we say that he is corrupt.
如果一个政府官员收受了金钱而去做那些不该做的事，我们说他是腐败的。
extinct
adj.灭种的反：existent
Many animals that lived thousands of years ago are now extinct.
许多生活数千年前的动物现己绝种。
illuminate
v. 1.照明反：darken 2.说明
The room was illuminated by four large lamps.
这个房间以四个大灯照明。
Our interesting teacher could illuminate almost any subject we studied.
我们有趣的老师能够解说几乎所有我们读过的学科。
incredible
adj.难以置信的反：believable
These results are incredible; I can't believe that they are accurate.
这些结果是难以置信的，我认为他们不是正确的。
lament
v.哀悼反：rejoice
All the people lamented the death of their President.
所有的人哀悼他们的总统去世。
profound
adj.极深的反：shallow
Having taken the medicine, he fell into a profound sleep.
吃过药后，他陷入酣睡。
systematic
adj.有系统的，有组织的反：disorderly
They made a systematic search for the lost car.
他们有组织的寻找丢失的车。
vivid
adj.鲜明的反：dull
The terrible car accident is still vivid in my mind.
可怕的车祸在我心中仍印象鲜明。