Lesson 34

第34课

lightning

n.闪电

Franklin's experiments showed that the lightning is an electrical discharge.

富兰克林的实验表明闪电是一种放电。

harness

v.利用

You just need to know how to harness them.

你只是需要懂得如何好好驾驭它们。

counterpart

n.相当的人物

The Chinese foreign minister met his Canadian counterpart.

中国外交部长会见加拿大外交部长。

harvest

n.采收

Many men were needed to help the farmer with the harvest.

那些农民需要多人帮忙采收。

stability

n.稳固

A concrete wall has more stability than a wooden fence.

水泥墙比木栅栏稳固的多。

enforce

v.执行

We recommend that you enforce this practice rigidly.

我们建议您严格执行这个实践。

mourn

v.哀悼

All the people mourned for the loss of their President.

所有的人都为总统的去世哀悼。

shell

n.壳

The girl ducked under and came up with a shell.

女孩一头扎入水中，露出水面时手里拿着一只贝壳。

boast

v.夸耀

He boasted about the big fish he had caught.

他夸耀他抓到的大鱼。

haunt

v.（鬼）出没

People say ghosts haunt that old house.

据说那座老宅子有鬼魂出没。

extra

置于词根前表示“向外，额外”

extravagant

过度的(extra+vagant 过度的）

extraordinary

杰出，惊人的(extra+ordinary 杰出，惊人的）

extraneous

外来的(extra+neous 外来的）