Lesson 64

第64课

occur

v.发生

The terrible car accident occurred last Friday.

可怕的车祸发生在上星期五。

queer

adj.奇怪的

Silly mistakes and queer clothes often arouse ridicule.

荒谬的错误和古怪的服装常会引起人们的讪笑。

solemn

adj.隆重的

We watched the solemn ceremony in the church.

我们在教堂里观看隆重的仪式。

wilderness

n.荒地

Roads punched out of the wilderness by massive bulldozers.

巨大的推土机迅猛地从荒野中推出路来。

assure

v.保证

The captain assured the passengers that there was no danger.

船长向乘客保证没有危险。

cause

n.原因

He would immolate himself for their noble cause.

他愿意为他们的崇高事业牺牲自己。

defect

n.缺陷

The car was unsafe because of a defect in its construction.

这部车不安全，因为构造上有缺陷。

formation

n.形成

These disks are the remnants of planetary formation.

这些圆盘是行星形成的剩余物质。

incidental

adj.附带发生的

Certain discomforts are incidental to the joys of camping out.

享受露营的快乐时，难免也会有些不便之处。

leap

v.跳

It was the wolf manner of fighting, to strike and leap away; but there was more to it than this.

这是典型的狼的进攻方式：攻击然后迅速跳开，但是要比这次凶残的多。

amphi

置于词根前表示“两个，两种”

amphibian

两栖动物（amphi+bi两栖动物）

amphicar

水陆两用车（amphi+car两用车）