Lesson 24
第24课
prospect
n.希望
The prospect of bankruptcy of his company beetled over the general manager.
总经理面临他的公司破产的阴暗前景。
spacious
adj.宽敞的
What if I offer to clean the spacious apartments that my friends in finance have moved into?
如果我供应一套宽敞的公寓给我那些有钱的朋友们让他们住进来怎么样？
flatter
v.奉承
He flattered her with flowers and expensive gifts.
他用花和昂贵的礼物讨好她。
orbit
n.轨道
The moon travels in an orbit around the earth.
月亮在绕着地球的轨道上运行。
surgeon
n.外科医生
As far as I can recollect, his father was a surgeon at that time.
就我所记得的，他的父亲那时是个外科医生。
accomplish
v.达到
How many years did it take to accomplish your purpose?
你为达到目的花费了多少年。
earnest
adj.认真的
If I were, this is the stage when I would prepare in earnest for them.
如果我有必要参加考试，我会在这个阶段认真准备考试。
notion
n.概念，观念
These days, even hotels are flogging the notion that anything is better if you rubberize it.
眼下，就连各旅馆也在大力宣传这样的观念：任何东西一经网络化将更具优势。
accord
v.符合
What you have just said does not accord with what you told us yesterday.
你刚才说的和你昨天告诉我们的不符。
debt
n.债务
He was in debt when he was poor, but has been out of debt since he got rich.
他贫穷时负了债，可是自从他有钱后已经还清了债务。
post
置于词根前表示“在…后面”
posterity
子孙，后裔(post+erity 子孙，后裔）
posthumous
死后的(post+humous 死后的）
postwar
战后的(post+war 战后的）