词语讲解

1.attribute: (1)（动）把…归因于.say or think that something is caused by; assign; ascribe
We attribute Edison’s success to intelligence and hard work.
我们把爱迪生的成功归因于智慧和努力工作。
(2)（名）品性.a quality considered as belonging to a person or thing
Politeness and kindness are attributes of a gentleman.
有礼和仁慈是绅士的品性。
2.banish: （动）放逐send a person away from his home or out of his country; exile
England once banished many criminals to Australia.
英国曾经放逐很多罪犯到澳大利亚。
3.barrier: （名）障碍anything that prevents people from going forward or getting near; hindrance
The Sahara desert is a natural barrier that separates Northern and Central Africa.
撒哈拉沙漠是分隔北非和中非的天然屏障。
4.code: (1)（名）法规. A collection of laws arranged in a clear and practical manner; rule
The city building code limits the height of new buildings.都
市建筑规章限制了新建筑物的高度。
(2)(名)暗号；密码.system of secret writing
The enemy could not understand the code in which the general’s letter was written.
敌人无法了解将军的确信所用的密码。
5.hinder:（动）阻止；妨碍 stop someone from doing something; prevent
You’re hindering me in my work by talking all the time.
你一直在讲话，妨碍了我的工作。
6.isolate:（动）使隔离 place apart; separate from others
Several village in the North have been isolated by heavy snowfall.
北方的好几个村庄因为大雪与外界隔离。
7.mist:（名）雾 a cloud of very fine drops of water in the air; fog
During the autumn the mountain top is always covered in mist.
在秋天山顶总是被雾所笼罩。
8.porter:（名）脚夫 one employed to carry traveler’s bags; carrier
The hotel porter carried their suitcases to their room.
旅馆的脚夫把他们的行李带到了他们的房间。
9.subdue: （动）征服overcome by superior force; bring under control; conquer
They subdued the enemy and captured the city after a long battle.
经过一场持久战之后，他们终于征服了敌人并占领了城市。
10.tempest:（名）暴风雨 a violent windstorm usually accompanied by rain; storm
The tempest forced the ship onto the rocks.
暴风雨使这船撞上了礁石。
11.transform: （动）使改观change the shape or nature of; change
The beautiful dress transformed the girl into a pretty young lady.
美丽的服饰使这基督女孩变成一个年轻、漂亮的淑女。
12.piercing: (1)（形）锐利的；逼人的；尖利的.look at somebody in the way that make somebody anxious or embarrassed
She looked at me with piercing blue eyes.
她用一双敏锐的蓝眼睛盯着我。
(2)（形）尖利的；刺耳的.very high, loud and unpleasant
She has such a piercing voice.
她的声音是那么的刺耳。
练习及答案

1. To worry, doubt, and fear, to love and laugh and give! （让我们驱逐忧虑，疑惑和恐惧，全身心地去爱，去欢笑和给予！）
2. He forced himself to and overcome his fears. （他强迫自己克制并战胜他的恐惧。）
3. A thigh injury increasingly her mobility. （大腿上的伤愈发束缚了她的活动自由。）
答案： 1.banish 2. subdue 3. hindered