Lesson 101

第101课

stalk

v.大步地走

With her head in the air, she stalked out of the room.

她趾高气扬，大步走出房间。

perform

v.演（戏）

We should always perform before the workers, peasants and soldiers.

我们应该经常为工农兵演出。

marvel

n.奇异之事

Space travel is one of the marvels of our time.

太空旅行是我们这时代的奇事之一。

smash

n.破碎声

We heard a smash in the kitchen.

我们听到厨房哗啦的破碎声。

substantial

adj.大量的

This sounds promising, but as far as we know, substantial investigation of the applicable rules has yet to be done.

这听起来十分有前途，但是据我所知，人们对可应用的规则已经进行了大量的研究。

device

n.策略

The child's tears were a device to get attention.

孩子的眼泪上引起注意的一种策略。

folly

n.愚蠢，愚行

It is sheer folly to build nuclear power stations in a country that has dozens of earthquakes every year.

在一个每年发生几十起地震的国家建立核电站实在愚蠢。

pat

v.轻抚

She patted her hair to be sure that it was neat.

她轻摸头发，以确定整齐。

admire

v.羡慕

On the one hand I admire his gifts, but on the other I distrust his judgment.

一方面我羡慕他的才华， 而另一方面我却怀疑他的判断力。

improve

v.改进

Never chuck away a chance to improve your English.

不要放过任何机会来提高你的英语。

Long=leng

表示“长”"

longevity

长命；寿命（long+ev生命+ity→长生命）

longanimity

坚忍不拔（long+anim精神+ity→精神长→坚韧

longing

（渴望）