Lesson 55

第55课

scarf

n.围巾

The girl wore a green scarf over her shoulders.

那女孩披了一条绿色的围巾在肩上。

proclaim

v.宣布

Its mistake is not to lie, but to proclaim that it will lie, for its very honesty undermines the value of its deceit.

政府的错误不在于撒谎，而在于提前就声明它将会撒谎，因为，政府的诚实正在削减其欺骗的价值。

path

n.轨道，路程

The moon has a regular path through the sky.

月球在天空中有一定的轨道。

grip

v.抓住

She tried to disengage herself from his grip.

她企图挣脱他的牢牢抓住的手。

defeat

v.打败

We defeated Lincoln High School in the baseball game yesterday.

昨天的棒球比赛，我们打败了林肯中学。

cattle

n.牛

They mowed the field so as to provide the cattle with fodder.

他们把地里的草割下来以便给牛提供饲料。

unite

v.联合

The common interests made the countries unite.

共同的利益使得这些国家联合。

serious

adj.严肃的

Loss of health is more serious than loss of wealth.

健康的丧失比财富的损失更为重要。

phrase

n.片语，措辞

He spoke in simple phrases so that the children under stood him.

他用简单的语句使孩子们听得懂。

instrument

n.用具，仪器

A healthy tooth percussed with a metal instrument gives a metallic sound.

用金属器械对健康的牙齿作叩诊则发出金属声。

arch，archy

置于词根前表示“统治者，统治，主要”

anarchy

无政府状态(an+archy 无政府状态）

archives

档案(arch+ives 档案）

architect

建筑师（arch+itect 建筑师）