词语讲解

1.all-out: （形）完全的greatest possible; complete; total
He made an all-out effort to be the best student in his class.
他尽最大的努力去成为班上最好的同学。
2.aptitude:（名）才能 natural ability or skill
The student shows a great aptitude for language; he can learn a foreign language much faster than others.
这个学生在语言上显出很大的才能；这学习外语的速度远较别人快。
3.axis: （名）轴the real or imaginary line around which something turns
It makes 24 hours for the earth to make one rotation on its axis.
地球绕轴一周需要二十四小时。
4.budget: （名）预算estimate of probable future income and expenditure
They planned a monthly budget for their family.
他们家每月都有预算。
5.cargo: （船、飞机等所载）货物the load of goods carried by a ship or plane; freight
A cargo of coal has arrived from Keelung.
从基隆来了一船的煤。
6.clergy: （名）牧师the men who serve a church as ministers or priests
Members of the clergy are serious students of religion.
牧师是宗教中最认真的学生。
7.cripple: （名）跛子a person unable to use one or more of his limbs
He became a cripple as a result of the accident.
他因为意外灾害而变成了跛子。
8.dodge:（名）闪避 move quickly to one side
The man jumped aside to dodge the speeding truck.
这人跳到旁边以躲避疾驶的卡车。
9.grinl smile broadly (showing one’s teeth)（动）露齿而笑
The boy grinned with pleasure when I give him candy.
当我给这个男孩糖果时，他高兴的张嘴大笑。
10.headquarters:（名）总部 any center from which orders are issued
The policeman was ordered to report to the police headquarters.
这警员被命令须对警察总部提出报告。
11.retort: （动）反驳answer quickly in a sharp or clever way
“Your question is not worth answering,” he retorted.
他反驳说：“你的问题不值得回答。”
12.textile:（名）织物 cloth made by weaving
We need to produce more textiles, especially silk and cotton.
我们必须生产更多的织物，尤其是丝和棉。
13.thigh:（名）大腿；股 the upper part of the leg above the knee
The fisherman’s boots came up to his thighs.
渔人穿的靴子到他的大腿上了。
14.toilet: （名）洗手间a bowl with a seat and lid for the disposal of body waste
The youngest child has not yet learned how to use the toilet.
这个最小的孩子还不知道如何用洗手间。
15.pierce: （动）扎；刺破；穿透to make a small hole in something, or to go through something, with a sharp object
The arrow pierced her shoulder.
箭头射入她的肩膀。

练习及答案

1. Most of us chase success by working hard, sacrificing our personal lives and even our health in an pursuit of Mammon.
我们大部分人通过努力工作去追求成功，为了竭尽全力地追逐财富，牺牲掉了自己的生活甚至健康。
2. Some will tackle questions head on, while others will them entirely.
有些人会直面问题，而有些人则会完全地闪避问题。
3. He that I was to blame.
他反驳说这事全赖我
答案： 1. all-out 2. dodge 3. retorted