Lesson 72

第72课

beat

v.打

They blustered about how they would beat us all up.

他们威胁说他们要如何痛打我们大家。

hesitate

v.不愿

He hesitated to take such a big risk in his business.

他不愿在事业上冒着么大的风险。

owe

v.归功于

He owes his success to good luck more than to his ability.

他的成功与其说归功于他的能力，不如说是运气。

scatter

v.撒播

When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter. When the boss falls from power, his lackeys disperse.

树倒猢狲散。

conference

n.会议

Many international conferences have been held at Geneva.

在日内瓦已举行过多次国际会议。

inclination

n.倾向

By training and inclination, doctors want to do all they can to cure ailments.

通过训练和自己的倾向，医生们希望尽一切可能治疗各种疾病。

offend

v.触怒

My friend was offended by the reporter's questions.

我的朋友被记者的问题触怒。

thrill

n.兴奋

It is quite a thrill to see a real movie star in the flesh.

看见电影明星本人是一件令人十分兴奋的事。

cultivate

v.耕作

The farmer cultivated his fields just before planting time.

在种植前，农民先要耕地。

medium

n.媒体

Through the medium of the Syrians Greek culture penetrated Persia.

通过叙利亚人作为媒介，希腊文化渗透到波斯。

vir

置于词根前表示“男”

virile

男的，男性的（vir-le男的，男性的，男子的）

virilism

男性现象（vir-ism男性现象）

virility

男子气概（vir-ity男子气概）