Lesson 98

第98课

sole

adj.唯一的

Practice is the sole criterion of truth.

实践是检验真理的唯一标准。

crude

adj.未提炼的

Oil and sugar are crude before being prepared for use.

油和糖在尚未准备使用前都是未经提炼的。

lean

adj.细瘦的

Like most athletes, she was lean and muscular.

像大部分运动员一样，她清瘦而且肌肉强健。

advance

n.前进

There were so many people that our advance was slow.

人太多，因此前进速度很慢。

negative

adj.消极的

Not only that, but it also focuses your thoughts and entire being on the negative.

不仅如此，那样还会让你的思想，你整个人只看到消极的东西。

neglect

v.疏忽

Don't neglect writing to your parents at least once a month.

不要疏忽写信给你的父母，一个月至少一次。

gay

adj.快乐

We were all gay at the thought of coming holidays.

我们一想到即将到来的假期，都很快乐。

drag

v.拖

It should give us energy, not drag us down.

它应该给予我们能量而不是拖垮我们。

slope

v.倾斜

The railroad slopes up slightly at this point.

铁路在此处有轻微的倾斜。

tender

adj.嫩的

As spring approaches, the trees begin to send forth tender buds.

春天一近， 树上长出了嫩叶。

il，ir

置于单词前表示“使…成为，进入”

illustrate

说明，阐明（il+lustrate说明）

illuminate

照亮；使明白（il+luminate说明）

illusion

幻觉（il+lusion幻觉）