Lesson 54

第54课

cheer

v.使高兴

We should cheer the development of Asian innovation, not cry about it.

我们应该为亚洲创新的发展欢呼，而不是埋怨。

rent

n.租金

Rent for that three-bedroom apartment is 500 a month.

这栋有三间卧室的公寓，每月租金五百元。

crack

n.裂缝

Dust blew through every crack in the room.

灰尘随风从每个裂缝钻进房间里。

weapon

n.武器

The soldiers were cleaning their weapons.

士兵们在擦拭他们的武器。

consequence

n.结果

This is an inevitable consequence of consciousness.

这是意识的一个不可避免的结果。

sacred

adj.宗教上的，神圣的

The Bible and Koran are sacred writings.

圣经和可兰经都是宗教性著作。

remove

v.迁移，移开

It is difficult to remove overnight all the grievances accumulated over the years.

积怨很深， 一下子难以消除。

syllable

n.音节

There are two syllables in the word “button”.

“button”这个词有两个音节。

servant

n.仆人

The servant accepted his dismissal without any complaint.

那仆人毫无怨言地接受解雇。

rooster

n.公鸡

A rooster was leading many hens.

一只公鸡正带领着许多母鸡。

aqu

置于词根前表示“水”

aquatic

水的；水中的(aqu+atic 水的；水中的）

subaqueous

水下的(sub+aqueous 水下的）

opaque

不透明的（op+aque 不透明的）