[00:00.00]Lesson 14
[00:03.03]Part 1
[00:06.00]【ACTUAL】The actual amount of money was not known although they knew it was large.
虽然他们知道钱数很大，不过仍不知道实际的数目。
★actual amount：实际金额
[00:15.50]【ASH】Don't drop your cigarette ash on the carpet, use an ashtray.
不要把烟灰都落在地毯上，用烟灰缸。
[00:24.31]【BEAT】The rain was beating against the windows.
雨点正打在窗上。
[00:31.23]【BOWL】He ate only one bowl of rice and drank a glass of milk.
他只吃了一碗饭，喝了一杯牛奶。
[00:41.41]【CARPENTER】A carpenter builds and repairs the wooden parts of houses, barns, or ships.
木匠建造和修补房屋、谷仓和船的木制部分。
[00:52.43]【CIRCUMSTANCE】In no circumstances must a soldier leave his post without permission.
不论是什么情况，士兵没有得到许可，绝不能离开岗位。
[01:01.93]【CONCEIVE】Young children like to watch television, they cannot conceive of life without it.
小孩子喜欢看电视，他们无法想象没有电视的生活。
★conceive of：想象
[01:12.04]【CONTAIN】The book contains all the information you need.
这本书含有你需要的所有知识。
[01:19.17]【CRIME】He was found guilty of committing a serious crime.
他被发现犯有重罪。
★be found guilty：被判决有罪
[01:26.92]【DECORATE】The streets were decorated with flags for the King's visit.
由于国王来访，街上悬挂旗帜作为装饰。
★decorate with：以...来装饰
[01:35.21]Part 2
[01:38.47]【DITERMINE】The size of your shoes is determined by the size of your feet.
你脚的大小决定鞋的尺寸。
[01:47.06]【DIVIDE】The small river divides my land from his.
这条小河隔开我和他的地。
[01:54.43]【ELBOW】He was watching television with his elbows bent, his chin in his hands.
他正弯着肘，用手托着下巴看电视。
[02:03.63]【ENTRANCE】The entrance to the cave had been blocked up.
洞穴的入口已被堵塞。
[02:10.69]【EXPENSE】Most children are educated at public expense.
大多数儿童是公费受教育。
[02:19.05]【FEAST】The king invited them to a feast last night.
国王昨晚邀请他们参加盛宴。
[02:26.33]【FOG】We often have bad fogs on the southern coast during winter.
冬天在南海岸经常有大雾。
[02:34.99]【FURNISH】No one in the class could furnish the right answer to the question.
班上无人能对此问题提供正确的答案。
[02:43.58]【FURNISH】The new hotel is finished, but it is not yet furnished.
新旅馆已完工，可是尚未装修。
★not yet：尚未，还没有
[02:50.57]【GREEDY】Don't be so greedy! There is enough for everyone.
不要如此贪心！每个人都够分。
[02:58.24]【HESITATE】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。
[03:07.52]Part 3
[03:10.33]【IMPOSSIBLE】Today it is impossible to cure cancer completely.
今天要完全治愈癌症是不可能的。
[03:18.31]【INSTITUTION】Colleges and universities are educational institutions.
学院和大学都是教育机构。
[03:26.74]【JOURNAL】Both he and his wife write for a business journal.
他和他太太都为商业杂志执笔。
[03:34.72]【LAUNCH】The United States launched a new spaceship yesterday.
美国昨天发射了一艘新的太空船。
[03:42.45]【LOSS】Loss of health is more serious than loss of wealth.
丧失健康比损失财富要严重。
[03:50.58]【MATCH】You can't match him in knowledge of wild plants.
在野生植物方面的知识，你不能和他相比。
[03:58.40]【MATCH】The drapes of the room match the rug of the floor.
房间的窗帘和地上的毯子相比配。
[04:03.80]【MISFORTUNE】His failure in business was due not to misfortune, but to his mistakes.
他生意上的失败不是因为运气差，而是因为他犯了错误。
★failure in...：的失败
[04:13.68]【NATIVE】The politician was never popular in his native country.
那政客在本国从不受欢迎。
[04:21.81]【OBVIOUS】It is obvious that tow and two makes four.
二加二等于四是很明显的。
[04:29.79]【OUTSTANDING】He is an outstanding pitcher because of his ball control.
他因控球好而成为杰出的投手。
[04:38.22]Part 4
[04:41.72]【PASTURE】I saw many horses grazing on the pasture.
我看见许多马在草地上吃草。
[04:49.09]【PERSONALITY】She was elected class president because her good personality.
他因品格好而被选为班长。
[04:58.87]【PORT】New York and San Francisco are important ports of the United States.
纽约和旧金山都是美国重要的港口。
[05:08.66]【PRIVILEGE】The members of the club have the privilege of buying the football ticket at special rates.
此会的会员有权以特价买到足球入场券。
[05:19.07]【PUZZLE】No one has yet succeeded in explaining the puzzle of how life first began.
至今尚无人能圆满地解释生命最初是如何开始的迷。
[05:27.43]【REGION】New York is one of the regions of the United States.
纽约是美国的一个区。
[05:34.65]【RESEMBLE】They resemble each other in shape but not in color.
它们的形状相似，可是颜色不同。
[05:41.87]【ROAST】We need an oven to roast meat and potatoes.
我们需要一个炉子来烤肉和马铃薯。
[05:48.41]【SAVAGE】They carried guns to protect themselves from the savage tribes.
他们带枪以保护自己，防备野蛮部落的攻击。
[05:57.07]【SENTIMENT】The young girls preferred stories full of sentiments.
年轻女孩子较喜欢富有感情的故事。
[06:05.28]Part 5
[06:08.54]【SILENCE】Students are required to maintain silence in the library.
学生在图书馆中被要求保持安静。
[06:15.58]【SOB】She sobbed when she heard the bad news.
她听到坏消息时哭了。
[06:21.33]【SPIT】Please spit out your gum before you came into the classroom.
进入教室前，请把你的口香糖吐掉。
★spit out：吐出
[06:28.99]【STEEP】The hill was too steep for them to climb.
那座山太陡，他们不能爬。
[06:34.84]【SUBSTANTIAL】John has made a substantial improvement in his health.
约翰在健康方面已有了相当大的进步。
[06:41.91]【SWIFT】Be careful not to fall down, the current of the river is swift.
当心别掉下去了，河流很急。
★fall down：倒下，跪拜
[06:50.19]【THERMOMETER】The doctor used a clinical thermometer to measure the patient's temperature.
医生用体温表测量病人的温度。
★clinical thermometer：体温计
[06:58.93]【TOWER】You should visit the Tower of London when you have a chance to visit England.
你有机会到英国时，应该游览一下伦敦塔。
[07:06.83]【TYPICAL】Turkey is a typical food for the Thanksgiving Day dinner.
火鸡是感恩节晚餐的代表性食物。
[07:14.81]【VIRGIN】The man decided to marry a virgin who lives in the house next to his uncle.
那人决定娶一位住在他叔叔隔壁的少女。
[07:24.08]【WHISPER】She whispered a few words at the corner.
他在角落悄声地说了一些话。