Lesson 11
第11课
Part 1
第一部分
Abode
n.住处
The woodcutter's abode is a house in the forest.
伐木者的住所在森林。
Annual
adj.一年一次的
The company allows us an annual vacation of two weeks.
公司允许两周年假。
Coax
v.诱哄
The mother coaxed the boy to take the medicine, but he refused to take it.
母亲诱哄孩子吃药，但他拒绝吃。
Colleague
n.同事
The teacher's colleagues taught his classes while he was ill.
老师的同事带病上课。
Dispense
v.分配
The Red Cross dispensed food and clothing to the flood victims.
红十字会向洪水遇难者分发食物和衣服。
Gingerly
adv.极度小心；谨慎的
In the darkness, he turned to the left, stepping gingerly.
在黑夜里，他转向左，慢慢踱步。
Hug
v.抱紧
The mother hugged her lost child and kissed him.
母亲拥吻失而复得的孩子。
Humiliate
v.使丢脸
The boys humiliated their parents by behaving badly in front of the guests.
孩子在客人面前表现糟糕，让父母丢了颜面。
Obstruct
v.阻隔；遮断
The mountain roads were obstructed by falling rocks.
山路被坠落的岩石阻塞。
Overthrow
v.推翻
The government was overthrown.
政府被推翻了。
Recapture
v.收复
The soldiers recaptured the city lost to the enemy.
士兵重新收复了失地。
Slim
adj.细长的
He is very slim, being six feet tall and weighting only 130 pounds.
他非常纤细，高六英尺，体重仅130磅。
Vicinity
n. 1.附近 2.接近
There are no houses for sale in this vicinity.
附近没有可销售的住房。
The vicinity of the apartment to his office is an advantage on rainy days.
他紧邻办公楼，下雨天非常便捷。
Part 2
第二部分
Arctic
n.北极地区
The Arctic has an extremely cold winter.
北极天气寒冷。
Attic
n.阁楼；顶楼
We store trunks in the attic of the house.
我们在房屋阁楼储存树干。
Diminish
v.减少
Poor crops so diminished the food supply that people were starving.
收成锐减，食品供应短缺让人们挨饿。
Dishonest
adj.不诚实的
A person who lies, cheats, or steals is dishonest.
说谎欺骗或偷盗是不诚实的表现。
Drunken
adj.醉的
The noisy drunken man on the street was soon arrested by the police.
吵闹的醉鬼被警方带走。
Foe
n.敌人
The person who holds ill feelings against you is your foe.
对你有敌意的人是你的敌人。
Foresee
v.预知
He foresaw that his journey would be delayed by bad weather.
他预测他的行程会因天气推迟。
Jolly
adj.愉快的
Everyone at the party was very jolly, and didn't want to leave the party.
派对上的人都很开心，都不愿意走。
Maximum
n.最大量
Sixteen miles in a day was the maximum distance we could walk.
每天16英里是我们可以行走的最长距离。
Mistress
n.女主人
She felt she was no longer mistress in her own house when her husband's mother came to stay.
岳母来家里居住，她不再认为自己是女主人。
Prefix
n. 前缀词缀
Under in underline, dis in disappear, and pre in prepaid are prefixes.
underline中的under，disappear中的dis，prepaid中的pre，这些都是前缀。
Relax
v.松懈；放松
Discipline cannot be relaxed until the last day of school has passed.
在暑期到来之前，规章制度不可松懈。
Superficial
adj.肤浅
The speaker had only a superficial knowledge of the subject.
发言人对这个话题略知一二。