[00:00.00]Lesson 16
[00:02.64]Part 1

[00:05.46]【ADMIRE】We all admire a brave boy, a beautiful picture, or a fine piece of work.
我们都喜欢勇敢的孩子，美丽的图画和好的作品。
★a piece of work：一件工作，难事，作品
[00:15.50]【ASSEMBLE】The students were assembles in the school hall.
学生们在学习礼堂内集合。
[00:22.72]【BEAST】Lions, bears, cows, and horses are beasts.
狮子、熊、牛和马都是走兽。
[00:30.92]【BRAVERY】A young man of bravery saved the child from the burning house.
一个勇敢的年轻人将那孩子从着火的屋中救出。
[00:39.05]【CASTLE】A king once lived in the mountain castle.
从前有一位国王住在山上的城堡中。
[00:45.29]【CLAIM】Every citizen may claim the protection of the law.
每一位公民都可请求法律保护。
[00:52.96]【CONCLUDE】As he didn't get here at six, I concluded that he had been delayed.
由于他六点还没到此，我推断他被耽搁了。
[01:02.61]【CONTRACT】Our shop contracted with a local clothing firm for 100 coats a week.
本店和市内的服饰店订约，每星期购买一百件外套。
[01:12.26]【CONTRACT】Most metals contract when they cool.
大部分的金属在冷却时收缩。
[01:17.12]【CROP】Wheat, corn and cotton are the three main crops of the United States.
小麦、玉米和棉花是美国三种主要的农作物。
[01:27.00]【CROP】The drought made the potato crop very small this year.
干旱使今年马铃薯的产量很低。
[01:32.68]【DEED】Good deeds should be rewarded and evil deeds should be punished.
好行为应收奖励，环行为应受惩罚。
[01:41.50]Part 2
[01:44.46]【DEVOTE】He devoted his efforts to the improvement of the parks in the city.
他致力于市区公园的改进。
[01:51.76]【DIVORCE】He has been divorced for a year.
他已离婚一年。
[01:57.91]【DIVORCE】His wife asked him for a divorce,
他太太要求离婚。
[02:02.17]【ELEGANT】The furnishings of the palace were elegant.
这皇宫的装饰很高雅。
[02:09.61]【EQUATOR】The United States is north of the equator.
美国在赤道的北边。
[02:16.83]【EXIST】We cannot exist without air, food, and water.
我们没有空气、食物和水就不能生存。
[02:25.15]【FEDERAL】The United States has a federal government.
美国有一个联邦政府。
[02:31.83]【FORBID】Smoking is forbidden in the crowded bus.
在拥挤的公共汽车上禁止吸烟。
[02:38.90]【GALLERY】Many pictures were hung on the walls of the gallery.
画廊墙上挂着许多画。
[02:46.50]【GRIND】That mill grinds corn into meal and wheat into flour.
那家制粉厂将玉米磨成玉米粉，小麦磨成面粉。
[02:55.24]【IMPROVE】She improved her handwriting by constant practice.
她借着不断的练习来改进她的书法。
[03:04.21]Part 3
[03:07.63]【INSTRUMENT】A doctor's instruments must be kept clean.
医生的用具必须保持清洁。
[03:15.00]【JUNIOR】This teaching course is for junior(反:senior) officers.
这门教学课程上为下级军官设的。
[03:23.28]【LEAK】There is a leak in the roof.
屋顶上有个洞。
[03:29.59]【LEAK】The rain is leaking in through a crack in the roof.
雨正从屋顶上的缝隙漏进来。
[03:35.29]【LOWER】We lower our flag usually at six o'clock.
我们通常在六点降旗。
[03:43.04]【MAYOR】A mayor is the chief government official of a city or town.
市长上一市或一镇的主要政府官员。
[03:51.47]【MISTRUST】He keeps his money at home because he mistrusts banks.
他把钱放在家里，因为他不信任银行。
[04:00.82]【NEAT】The child was taught to put away her toys and clothes to keep her room neat.
那女孩被教导要将玩具和衣服收拾好，以维持房间的整洁。
★put away：放好，储存...备用，处理掉，放弃，抛弃
[04:11.54]【OCCUPY】Mr. Smith occupies an important position in the Ministry of Education.
史密斯先生在教育部担任要职。
★Ministry of Education：教育部
[04:21.03]【OVERALL】The overall length of the table is six feet.
那桌子全长六英尺。
★overall length：全长，总长
[04:28.63]【PATCH】She sewed patches on the elbows of his jacket.
她将补丁缝在他夹克的肘弯处。
[04:35.85]【PATCH】The mother patched the boy's trousers.
母亲缝补那男孩的裤子。
[04:40.69]Part 4
[04:44.11]【PHRASE】He spoke in simple phrases so that the children under stood him.
他用简单的语句使孩子们听得懂。
[04:52.68]【PORTION】His portion of the family property was the largest.
他分得的家产最多。
[05:00.43]【PROCESSION】A funeral procession moved along the main street.
送葬行列沿着大街走。
[05:07.95]【QUARREL】We have had a quarrel and don't speak to each other.
我们争吵过后，就不再和对方说话了。
[05:15.78]【REGRET】They said goodbye with great regret.
他们非常抱歉地说再见。
[05:21.71]【REGRET】I regret to say that I cannot help you this time.
我很抱歉地说，这次我帮不上你的忙。
[05:26.65]【RESERVE】The seats are reserved for old and sick people.
这些座位是留给老人和病人们坐的。
[05:34.25]【ROLE】His role in that movie proved his acting ability.
他在那部片中的角色上他表演能力的证明。
[05:42.45]【SCARE】The sudden noise scared her.
突然的声音吓了他一跳。
[05:48.38]【SERIOUS】He spoke about the problem in a serious way.
他严肃地谈论那问题。
[05:55.83]【SILVERWARE】Her silverware consists of knives, forks, spoons, a water pitcher, and candlesticks.
她所有的银器包括刀、叉、匙、一个水壶，还有烛台。
★consist of：由...组成
[06:08.93]Part 5
[06:12.27]【SOLE】He was the sole heir to the fortune when his rich aunt died.
他有钱的叔母死后，他是唯一的财产继承人。
[06:21.47]【SOLE】The stone cut the sole of his foot.
石头割伤了他的脚底。
[06:26.71]【SPLIT】The boys split the money into four shares.
男孩们将钱分成四份。
[06:33.93]【STERN】He is very stern in his students' discipline.
他对学生的纪律非常严格。
[06:41.15]【SUBTRACT】Subtract 2 from 4, and the remainder is 2.
四减二得二。
[06:50.04]【SWORD】Those who live by the sword shall perish by the sword.
那些靠刀剑吃饭的人，终将死于刀剑之下。
[06:58.48]【THOROUGH】You must give the horse a thorough cleaning every day.
你必须每天替马彻底清洗。
[07:06.00]【TRADITION】It is a tradition that women get married in long-white dresses.
女人结婚时穿白色长礼服是一种传统。
[07:13.72]【UNITE】The common interests made the countries unite.
共同的利益使得这些国家联合。
[07:20.44]【VISION】The old man wears glasses because his vision is very poor.
那老人因为视力太差而戴眼镜。
[07:28.27]【VISION】We need a man of vision as president.
我们需要一个有洞察力的人做会长。
[07:32.98]【WIDOW】A widow is a woman whose husband had died, and who has not married again.
寡妇就是一个死了丈夫，而未再嫁的女人。