Lesson15

第15课

Part 1

第一部分

allot

v. 分配 同: allocate

The profits from the candy sale have been allotted equally to the Boy Scouts and the Girl Scouts.

销售糖果的所得已公平地分配给男女童子军.

banner

n. 旗帜 同: flag

The banners of many countries fly outside of the headquarters of the United Nations.

许多国家的国旗飘扬在联合国总部的外面。

cliff

n. 悬崖 同: blutt

Standing at the edge of the cliff, she could see the waves below.

她站在悬崖的边缘，可以看到下面的波涛。

crook

v. 钩 同: bend

I crooked my leg around the branch to keep from falling.

我用脚钩住树枝以免跌落。

ensue

v. 随之而起 同: follow

In his anger he hit the man, and a fight ensued.

他在愤怒之下打了那人，一场争斗将随之而起。

gap

n. 缺口 同: opening

The cows ran away through a gap in the fence.

母牛从篱笆的缺口处逃跑了.

hoard

n. 贮藏 同: stock v. 囤积

They have a hoard of food in the basement.

地下室里有他们贮藏的食物.

When sugar, coffee, and other foods were scarce, many people hoarded them.

当糖、咖啡和其他食物缺乏时，许多人便囤积它们。

marsh

n. 沼泽 同: swamp

It is not easy to cross the marsh on foot, we'd better go round it.

想徒步穿越沼泽是不容易的，我们最好绕道走。

moan

n. 呻吟声 同: groan v. 呻吟

From time to time, during the night, there was a moan of pain from the sick man.

夜晚有时候会传来病人痛苦的呻吟声。

The sick child moaned a little, and then tell asleep.

这个生病的孩子呻吟了一会便睡着了。

notorious

adj. 恶名昭彰的 同: infamous

The notorious thief was finally caught and put to prison for his many crimes.

恶名昭彰的小偷终于被捕了，且因许多项罪行而坐牢。

sermon

n. 说教 同: preach

After the guests left, father gave a sermon on table manners to the children.

客人离开后，孩子们听父亲讲了一大篇关于餐桌礼仪的教训。

site

n. 位置 同: location

The big house on the hill has one of the best sites in town.

山丘上的那幢大房子处在城里最好的位置之一。

suppress

v. 镇压 同: subdue

The police suppressed the riot by firing over the heads of the crowd.

警察在群众头顶上开枪，以镇压暴动。

Part 2

第二部分

agony

n. 痛苦 同: joy

He has suffered agonies from his broken arm

他一直为断臂所苦。

desolate

adj. 孤独的 反: cozy

I was very desolate when my mother died last year.

母亲去年过世时，我非常孤独。

everlasting

adj. 永久的 反: transient

We do not want to be involved in any war, we wish for everlasting peace.

我们不希望被卷入战争，我们期待永久的和平。

excess

n. 超过 反: deficiency

Passengers must pay for excess baggage on an airplane.

飞机乘客必须为超过限量的行李付钱。

gross

adj. 总体的 反: net

The gross weight of the sack of flour is more than the net weight of the flour alone.

面粉袋的总重量超过了面粉的净重量。

idiot

n. 白痴 反: genius

He is intelligent, but sometimes he behaves like an idiot.

他很聪明，但有时举止像个白痴。

infinite

adj. 无限的， 极大的 反: finite

Teaching little children usually requires infinite patience.

教小孩通常需要极大的耐心。

integrate

v. 综合 反: disintegrate

The committee will try to integrate the different ideas into one uniform plan.

委员会将试着综合不同的意见，以达成一致的计划。

liable

adj. 1. 有责任的 反: irresponsible 2.易于……的

He stated that he was not liable for his wife's debts.

他陈述说他没有责任为妻子偿还债款。

You are liable to catch a cold if you go out without an overcoat.

如果你外出时没穿大衣，就容易感冒。

miscellaneous

adj. 各种的 反: sole

The boy had a miscellaneous collection of stamps, stones, and many other things.

这男孩收集了各种邮票、石头和许多其他的东西。

revenue

n. 岁入 反: expenditure

The government got much revenue from taxes last year.

政府去年通过税收获得了大量岁入。

trifling

adj. 微小的 反: important

The friends treated their quarrel as only a trifling matter.

朋友们视彼此间的争吵为无关紧要之事。