[00:00.00]Lesson 20
[00:02.73]Part 1
[00:06.07]【ADVENTURE】A flight in an airplane is no longer such an adventure as it used to be.
坐飞机不再是过去一样是项冒险。
[00:16.79]【ATTACH】He attached a stamp on the envelope.
他将邮票贴在信封上。
[00:22.87]【BITTER】Good medicine tastes bitter to the mouth.
良药苦口。
[00:29.25]【BROADCAST】The President's speech was broadcast on radio and television all over the country.
总统的演说经由收音机和电视广播到全国。
[00:38.98]【CEASE】They ceased their work for a few minutes to take a rest.
他们停止工作几分钟，以便休息。
[00:46.05]【COMBINE】The two countries combined their efforts against their enemy.
这两国联合力量以抵抗敌人。
[00:53.11]【COMBINE】Chemists combine different elements to form new compounds.
化学家将不同的元素化合成化合物
[00:59.34]【CONFESS】He confessed that he had done wrong.
他承认做错。
[01:05.80]【CONVERSE】I'd like to converse with my friends about interesting subjects.
我喜欢和朋友谈论有趣的话题。
[01:14.20]【CULTIVATE】The farmer cultivated his fields just before planting time.
在种植前，农民先要耕地。
[01:21.62]【DELAY】The train was delayed because of heavy snow.
火车因大雪而延误。
[01:28.84]Part 2
[01:31.96]【DIGNITY】A man's dignity depends not on his wealth but on what he is.
一个人高尚与否不在于他的财富，而在于他的品格。
[01:41.76]【DOUBT】All his doubt and uncertainty made him unhappy.
这一切的疑虑不决使他很不快乐。
[01:49.74]【EMOTION】Love, hate, joy, and fear are emotions.
爱、恨、喜、惧都是情感。
[01:59.39]【ESTABLISH】The university was established in 1850 by the government.
这所大学是由政府在一八五〇年建造的。
[02:08.05]【EXCUSE】Please excuse me for opening your letter by mistake.
请原谅我错拆了你的信。
★by mistake：错误地
[02:16.18]【FIBER】Nylon is one of the most popular man-made fibers.
尼龙是最受欢迎的人造纤维之一。
[02:23.93]【FORTHRIGHT】His forthright behavior shows that he is honest, but he seems rude to some people.
他直率的态度说明他是诚实的，可是对有些人来说，他是不礼貌的。
[02:34.29]【GAY】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。
[02:42.27]【GUARANTEE】We have a one-year guarantee on our new car.
我们的新车有一年的保证。
[02:49.87]【GUARANTEE】The merchant guaranteed that the color of the material would not fade.
商人保证那质料不会褪色。
[02:55.95]【HOLY】Jerusalem and Mecca are holy cities.
耶路撒冷和麦加是圣诚。
[03:03.39]Part 3
[03:06.59]【INCOME】The government tax on income is called income tax.
政府对于收入所收的税，称为所得税。
★income tax：所得税
[03:14.79]【INTEREST】His two great interests in life are music and painting.
他一生有两大爱好：音乐和绘画。
[03:23.15]【KINDLE】We tried to kindle the wood but it was wet and wouldn't kindle easily.
我们想点燃木头，可是木头太湿不容易着火。
[03:32.35]【LEGAL】Hunting is legal only in certain seasons.
打猎只有在某些季节才是合法的。
[03:39.68]【LUNG】That opera singer has good lungs.
那个歌剧手声音洪亮。
[03:45.99]【MEDIUM】Television can be a medium for giving information and opinions.
电视是传播信息和意见的媒体。
[03:54.80]【MODERATE】It is a large house, but the garden is of moderate size.
那是一栋大房子，可是花园却只有一般的大小。
[04:02.70]【NEIGHBORHOOD】She lives in the neighborhood of the mill.
他住在制粉厂附近。
[04:08.86]【ODOR】Water has neither odor nor color.
水无色无味。
[04:15.70]【PACE】The old man can walk only at a slow pace.
那老人只能缓步行走。
[04:23.53]Part 4
[04:26.87]【PAVE】Today most roads are paved with asphalt.
今天大部分的道路都铺有柏油。
[04:34.81]【PICTURESQUE】There was a picturesque old mill at the foot of the mountain.
山脚下有个如画般的老磨坊。
[04:42.83]【POUR】She poured milk from the bottle into the glasses.
她将牛奶从瓶子倒入杯中。
[04:50.18]【PROGRESS】He is showing rapid progress in his studies.
他的学业正迅速进步中。
[04:57.92]【PROGRESS】His work is progressing smoothly as we expected.
如我们所预期，他的工作正在顺利地进展。
[05:03.31]【QUOTE】The judge quoted various cases in support of his opinion.
那法官引证许多不同的案例来支持他的意见。
[05:12.01]【RELATE】We listened as he related his adventure.
我们听他叙述他的奇遇。
[05:19.56]【RELATE】It is difficult to relate these results to her mistake.
要将这些结果和她的错误连接起来是困难的。
[05:25.25]【RESOLVE】He resolved to do better work in the future.
他决定以后要更努力工作。
[05:32.36]【ROYAL】The nobleman is a man of the royal family.
那贵族是皇室成员。
[05:41.06]【SCHEME】Their scheme of building the road has failed.
他们筑路的计划已失败。
[05:48.87]【SCHEME】They schemed for the overthrow of the government.
他们图谋推翻政府。
[05:54.31]【SITUATE】The city is situated by the river.
该市位于河旁。
[06:01.51]Part 5
[06:04.75]【SOMEWHAT】I was somewhat surprised to hear the bad news.
我听到那坏消息，有点吃惊。
[06:12.23]【SPRAY】Jane was spraying green paint on the wall.
珍正在将绿漆喷在墙上。
★spray paint：喷漆
[06:19.68]【STIR】She stirred her coffee with a teaspoon.
她用汤匙搅拌咖啡。
[06:26.29]【SUITABLE】The park is a suitable place for a picnic.
这公园是个适合野餐的地方。
★suitable for：适合...的
[06:33.68]【TALE】Father likes to tell us tales of his boyhood.
父亲喜欢告诉我们他少年时的故事。
[06:41.00]【THROAT】The murderer cut the old man's throat.
凶手割断了老人的喉咙。
[06:47.97]【TRAMP】The soldiers tramped along the street.
士兵沿着街道行走。
[06:54.54]【TRAMP】Someone tramped on my toes on the crowded bus.
拥挤的车上，有人踩了我的脚趾。
[06:59.57]【URGE】Hunger urged him to steal a piece of bread.
饥饿促使他偷了一片面包。
★a piece of：一块
[07:06.43]【VOW】All the men made a vow of loyalty to their leader.
所有的人都立了誓言效忠领袖。
[07:14.25]【VOW】They vowed vengeance against the oppressor.
他们发誓向暴君复仇。
[07:18.60]【WITCH】It was thought that witches generally used their power to do evil.
一般认为，巫婆通常都是用她们的力量去做坏事。
★do evil：作恶