Lesson 45

第45课

worm

n.虫

To wriggle is to wrest about like a worm.

蠕动就是像虫子一样扭来扭去。

paradise

n.天堂

The island was a paradise of birds and flowers.

此岛是花和鸟的天堂。

debate

v.讨论，辩论

Their debate degenerated into an exchange of insults.

他们的辩论竟变成了互相辱骂。

pretend

v.假装

He pretended to be asleep when his mother called him.

他母亲叫他时，他假装睡着。

consist

v.组成

Most of these groups consist of graduate students and faculty, but some undergraduates join as well.

绝大多数的小组由研究生和教职人员组成，但是也有些大学生加入其中。

literature

n.文学

Many foreigners are studying Chinese literature.

许多外国人正在学习中国文学。

protest

v.反对

His withdrawal can only be construed as a protest.

他的退场只能被理解为是一种抗议。

slice

n.片

He ate two slices of bread for his breakfast.

他早餐吃了两片面包。

weaken

v.使弱

But that does not weaken our commitment; it only reinforces it.

但这并不减少我们的承诺，而是使之更加坚定。

angle

n.角

An angle of 90 degrees is called a right angle.

九十度的角叫做直角。

clin，cliv

置于词根前表示“倾斜，斜坡”

decline

倾斜；衰退(de+cline 倾斜；衰退）

incline

倾斜；偏向(in+cline 倾斜；偏向）

disinclined

不愿意的(disin+clined 不愿意的）