词语讲解

1.amiable: （形）和蔼可亲的；温柔的lovable; good-natured; pleasant and agreeable(opp unpleasant)
Charlotte is an amiable child; everybody loves her.
莎勒特是个温柔的孩子；每个人都喜欢她。

2.capture:（动）逮捕 (1).make a prisoner of; catch (by force, skill, or a trick)(opp release)
The traitor was captured trying to escape from the country.
那个卖国贼在企图逃离这个国家时被逮捕。

(2)（动）吸引.attract; catch and keep
Her beauty captured him and he swore to stay with her forever.
她的美丽吸引着他。且他发誓永远留在她的身边。

3.congregate: （动）聚集gather together; assemble; collect(opp disperse)
The crowds congregated in the square in front of the palace when they heard the news of the king’s death.
当他们听到国王的死讯时，群众聚集在宫殿前面的广场。

4.cowardly: （形）胆小的without courage; faint-hearted(opp brave)
When I was a boy, I was too cowardly to go out at night.
当我还是个小孩子时，我胆小的夜晚不敢出门。

5.feeble: （形）衰弱的weak; without strength; frail(opp robust)
The old lady’s feeble hands could hardly hold a small cup.
那老妇人无力的手几乎无法握住一个小杯子。

6.identical:（形）完全相同的 the same; exactly alike(opp different)
It is the identical coat that I lost a month ago.
它和我一个月前遗失的外套完全相同。

7.perpetual: （形）永久的continuing forever; for an unlimited time(opp temporary)
Bathing in the Fountain of Youth is supposed to assure perpetual beauty.
沐浴于青春之泉被认为可以确保永久的青春。

8.twilight: （名）黄昏the faint light of the sun remaining after the sun sets(opp dawn)
The old man likes to take a walk in the twilight.
那位老人喜欢在黄昏时候散步。

9.unfair: （形）不公平的not fair or equitable; unjust(opp just)
The spectators were disappointed at the unfair decision by the empire.
观众对裁判不公平的判决感到失望。

10.vacant: （形）空的empty; unoccupied(opp occupied)
She had a few vacant rooms to rent for the students.
她有一些空房子要租给学生。

11.veracity: （名）诚实truthfulness (of a person) (opp falsehood)
Since you have lied to us in the past, you should not wonder that we doubt your veracity.
既然你过去曾经对我们说过谎，你就不应该惊异我们怀疑你的诚实。

12.numb: (1).（形）麻木的；失去知觉的if a part of your body is numb, you cannot feel anything in it, for example because of cold
I have just been to the dentist and my face is still numb.
我刚刚去看了牙医，脸上现在还没有知觉呢。

(2)（形）迟钝的；呆滞的.unable to feel, think or react in the normal way
He felt numb with shock.他惊呆了。

练习及答案

1. He is in character with his wife. （他的品性和他的夫人相同。）
2. The reactionaries are fierce in appearance but in reality. （反动派看起来很强大，实际上十分虚弱。）
3. Killing commuters with bombs has to be one of the most (and dastardly) forms of terrorism. （恐怖分子最懦弱也是最卑鄙的手法就是造成炸弹袭击乘客。）
4. Anger is a higher level of consciousness than apathy, so it’s a lot better than being all the time. （愤怒比起冷漠来说是一种更高层次的意识，所以这要比整日麻木的过日子要好多了。）

答案：1.identical 2. feeble 3. cowardly 4. numb