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New Concept English 1: First Things First
coat(大衣): Is this your coat?
skirt(裙子)
shirt(衬衣): /ʃɜːt/ (shit: /ʃɪt/ 屎，粪；拉屎)
cloakroom(衣帽存放出) /ˈkləʊkruːm/: I went to the cloakroom to pick up our coats.
suit(一套衣服)
nationality(国籍): What nationality are you? I’m Italian.
keyboard(电脑键盘): I’m a keyboard operator.
operator(操作人员)
air hostess(空中小姐) /ˈhəʊstəs/
postman(邮递员)
nurse(护士)
mechanic(机械师) /məˈkænɪk/: I’m a mechanic.
hairdresser(理发师) /ˈheədresə(r)/
fat(胖的): He’s fat.
thin(瘦的)
dirty(脏的): /ˈdɜːti/
perhaps(大概): TEACHER: Is this shirt Tim’s? DAVE: Perhaps it is, sir.
blouse(女衬衫): Whose is this blouse?
upstairs(楼上): Come upstairs and see it.
carpet(地毯): What colour’s your carpet?
customs(海关): Customs officer
tourist(旅行者): /ˈtʊərɪst/ Are you tourists? 你们是来旅游的吗？
sales reps(推销员): They are sales reps, they’re very lazy.
thirsty(渴): We’re tired and thirsty, Mum.
sharp(锋利的): Give me a knife, please. Here you are. No, not this sharp one. That blunt one.
blunt(钝的)
spoon(勺子)
shelf(架子、搁板): /ʃelf/ The ones on the shelf.
cupboard(橱柜，衣柜): /ˈkʌbəd/ The cupboard is easy to assemble.
floor(地板): /flɔː(r)/
dressing(梳妆台)
stereo(立体声音响): /ˈsteriəʊ/
kitchen(厨房): Mrs. Smith’s kitchen is small. /ˈmɪsɪz/
refrigerator(电冰箱): There is a refrigerator in the kitchen.
electric(带电的、可通电的): There is an electric cooker in the kitchen.
cooker(炉子)
living room(客厅): Mrs. Smith’s living room is small.
trousers(长裤): /ˈtraʊzəz/ There are some trousers on the bed.
bedroom(卧室): This bedroom’s very untidy.
untidy(乱，不整齐)
wardrobe(大衣柜): /ˈwɔːdrəʊb/ Then put these clothes in the wardrobe.
dust(掸掉灰尘): Dust the dressing table.
sweep(扫): /swiːp/ Then sweep the floor.
sharpen(削尖) v. : He started to sharpen his knife.
grass(草、草地): It’s running across the grass.
cook(做(饭)): Emma is cooking.
tap((水)龙头): The girl is turning off the tap.
shine(照耀): /ʃaɪn/ There are some clouds in the sky, but the sun is shining.
shave(刮脸): They are shaving.
valley(山谷): /ˈvæli/ Our village is in a valley.
hill(小山): /hɪl/ It is between two hills.
building(大楼、建筑物): This is the school building.
bookcase(书橱、书架): I’m making a bookcase.
hammer(锤子): /ˈhæmə(r)/ Give me that hammer please, Dan.
dish(盘子、碟子): I’m going to wash the dishes.
vase(花瓶): /vɑːz/ What are you going to do with that vase, Penny?
soap(肥皂): A bar of soap.
kettle(水壶): Is there any water in this kettle?
teapot(茶壶): It’s over there, behind the teapot.
boil(沸腾、开): The kettle is boiling.
lift(拿起、搬起、举起、电梯): I can lift that chair, but I can’t lift this table.
butter(黄油): Do you like butter? Yes, I do. I like butter, but I don’t want any.
pure(纯净的): /pjʊə(r)/ Pure water is neutral with a pH of 7.
neutral(中立的): /ˈnjuːtrəl/
ripe(成熟的): The tomatoes are not yet ripe.
jam(果酱): Do you like jam?
Scotch whisky(苏格兰威士忌)
blackboard(黑板): He chalked the message on the blackboard.
butcher(卖肉的): At the butcher’s
beef(牛肉): Do you want beef or lamb?
lamb(羔羊肉): /læm/
steak(牛排): /steɪk/ What about some steak?
mince(肉馅): /mɪns/ Give me a pound of mince, too.
cabbage(卷心菜): He likes cabbages, but he doesn’t like lettuces.
lettuce(莴苣): /ˈletɪs/
pea(豌豆)
bean(豆角)
pear(梨): /peə(r)/
grape(葡萄): /ɡreɪp/
peach(桃): /piːtʃ/
climate(气候): A pleasant climate.
pleasant(宜人的): What’s the climate like in your country? It’s very pleasant. 这里的like是prep.（用于询问）……怎么样，所以是what is the climate like, 不是What the climate like
mild(温暖的、温和的): It’s mild, but it’s not always pleasant.
wet(潮湿的): It’s often wet in the West.
rise(升起): The sun rises(/ˈraɪzɪz/) late and sets early.
set((太阳)落下去)
subject(话题): What is the favourite subject of conversation in England?
conversation(谈话)
lunch(午饭): She always eats her lunch at noon.
envelope(信封): /ˈenvələʊp/ I want some envelopes, please.
pad(信笺薄): Do you want a pad?
glue(胶水): A bottle of glue.
chalk(粉笔): /tʃɔːk/ And I want a large box of chalk, too.
change(零钱、找给的钱): I want my change.
tongue(舌头): /tʌŋ/ Show me your tongue.
aspirin(阿司匹林): She has a headache. So she must take an aspirin.
earache(耳痛)
toothache(牙痛)
dentist(牙医)
stomach ache(胃痛): /ˈstʌmək/
medicine(药)
temperature(温度)
flu(流行性感冒): Dave has flu.
measles(麻疹): /ˈmiːz(ə)lz/
mumps(鉰腺炎): /mʌmps/
lean out of(身体探出): Don’t lean out of the window.
greengrocer(蔬菜水果零售商): I was at the greengrocer’s.
absent(缺席的): He was absent on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
church(教堂): I was at church/school/home on Sunday.
dairy(乳品店): at the dairy
baker(面包师父): I was at the baker’s on Sunday.
grocer(食品杂货商): at the grocer’s
crowd(人群): You can see us in the crowd.
winner(获胜者): The winner was Billy Stewart.
stationer(文具商): They were at the stationer’s on Monday.
awful(让人讨厌的、坏的): He’s awful.
pleasantly(愉快地): The man smiled pleasantly.
phrasebook(短语手册、常用语手册): Then he put his hand into his pocket, and took out a phrasebook.
hurriedly(匆忙地): He shaved hurriedly this morning and cut himself badly.
thirstily(口渴地): I gave him a glass of water and he drank it thirstily.
greet(问候、打招呼): /ɡriːt/ I met her in the street the day before yesterday and she greeted me warmly.
uncomfortable(不舒服的): They are uncomfortable, but women always wear uncomfortable shoes.
appointment(预约、约会): Do you have an appointment?
urgent(紧急的、急迫的): /ˈɜːdʒənt/ It’s very urgent.
vegetable(蔬菜): What about vegetables?
groceries(食品杂货): /ˈɡrəʊsəriz/ I must go to the groceries.
fruit(水果)
stationery(文具): /ˈsteɪʃənri/ They don’t have any stationery.
newsagent(报刊零售人): He must go to the newsagent’s to get some envelopes.
chemist(药剂师、化学家): /ˈkemɪst/
bath(洗澡): He’s having a bath.
roast(烤的): We had roast beef and potatoes.
haircut(理发): I had a haircut.
party(聚会)
mess(杂乱、凌乱): Excuse the mess, Sam.
suitcase(手提箱): We’re packing our suitcases.
cinema(电影院): Have you just been to the cinema?
attendant(接待员)
garage(车库、汽车修理厂): Let’s go into the garage and have a look at it.
lamp(灯杆): /læmp/ I drove it into a lamp-post.
retire(退休): Because I’ve just retired.
neighbour(邻居): He has always been a good neighbour.
pilot(飞行员): /ˈpaɪlət/ He’s a pilot.
porter(售票员,行李搬运工人)
describe(描述): Can you describe it, sir?
zip(拉链): It’s a small blue case and it’s got a zip.
label(标签): There’s a label on the handle with my name and address on it.
handle(提手、把手): /ˈhænd(ə)l/
slip(滑倒): I slipped and fell downstairs. (fall fell fallen)
fall(落下、跌倒)
downstairs(下楼)
hurt(伤、疼痛): I’ve hurt my back.
back(背)
licence(执照)
association(协会): The Youth Hostels Association.
mathematics(数学(maths缩写)): I think I passed in English and Mathematics.
paper(考卷): I think I failed the French paper.
mark(分数): I’m sure I’ve got a low mark.
rest(其它的东西): But I couldn’t answer the rest.
cheer(振作): /tʃɪə(r)/ Oh, cheer up!
clever(聪明的)
stupid(笨的)
stale(变馊的): /steɪl/
sour(酸的): /ˈsaʊə(r)/
spell(拼写)(spelt)
intelligent(聪明的、有智慧的): How do you spell ‘intelligent’?
present(礼物): And here’s a little present for you.
suit(适于): I don’t like the colour either. It doesn’t suit me
teaspoonful(一满茶匙): One and a half teaspoonful, please.
afford(付得起(钱)): That’s too expensive for us. We can’t afford all that money.
deposit(预付定金): /dɪˈpɒzɪt/ You can pay a deposit of thirty pounds
instalment(分期付款): /ɪnˈstɔːlmənt/ Can we buy it on instalments?
conductor(售票员)
fare(车费、车票): /feə(r)/ Fares, please.
change(兑换(钱)): Haven’t you got any small change?
note(纸币): Can you change this ten-pound note, madam?
passenger(乘客): /ˈpæsɪndʒə(r)/ None of our passenger can change this note.
get off(下车): You must get off the bus.
tramp(流浪汉): /træmp/
lemonade(柠檬水): You can have some lemonade.
asleep(睡觉): Everyone is asleep. (sleep n. asleep adj. adv.)
dining room(饭厅): When my husband was going into the dining room this morning, he dropped some coins on the floor.
coin(硬币)
swallow(吞下): /ˈswɒləʊ/ Tommy had already swallow them!
toilet(厕所): /ˈtɔɪlət/ Tommy’s been to the toilet three times this morning
thief(贼): /θiːf/ Two thieves climbed into his kitchen.
torch(手电筒): It was very dark, so they turned on a torch.
parrot(鹦鹉): /ˈpærət/ But George’s parrot, Henry, was still there.
counter(柜台): The lady who is standing behind the counter.
beard(胡子、落腮胡子): /bɪəd/ I grew a bread during the trip.
kitten(小猫): /ˈkɪt(ə)n/ This is the kitten Which I found in the garden.
nuisance(讨厌的东西或人): /ˈnjuːsns/ What a nuisance!
actress(女演员): /ˈæktrəs/ It must be Karen Marsh, the actress.
at least(至少): She must be at least forty.
actor(男演员)
wave(招手): The policeman’s waving to you.
overtake(从后面超越、超车)(overtook/overtaken): I was doing eighty when I overtook you.
speed limit(限速): Didn’t you see the speed limit?
charge(罚款): I won’t charge you this time.
sensational(爆炸性的、耸人听闻的): /senˈseɪʃən(ə)l/ Sensational news
get married(结婚): We’re going to get married next week.
pool(赌注): /puːl/ Are you doing the football pools, Brian?
overseas(海外的、国外的): You work for the Overseas Engineering Company, don’t you?
get on(登上): Suddenly, a middle-age lady got on the train and sat opposite Sally.
middle-aged(中年的)
opposite(在…对面): /ˈɒpəzɪt/
curiously(好奇的): /ˈkjʊəriəsli/ Sally did not answer but looked at her curiously.
powder(香粉): The lady opened her handbag and took out her powder compact.
compact(戴镜的化妆盒)
kindly(和蔼的): She put away her compact and smiled kindly.
ugly(丑陋的): But you are still ugly.
amused(有趣的): Sally was amused, but I was very embarrassed.
embarrassed(尴尬的、窘迫的): /ɪmˈbærəst/
regularly(经常地、定期地): /ˈreɡjələli/ It is repaired regularly.
surround(包围): I live in a very old town which is surrounded by beautiful woods.
wood(树林)
beauty spot(风景点): It is a famous beauty spot.
tidy(整齐的): Visitors has been asked to keep the woods clean and tidy.
litter(杂乱的东西): /ˈlɪtə(r)/ Litter basket have been placed under the trees.
litter basket(废物筐)
rubbish(垃圾): Among the rubbish, I found a sign which said, ‘Anyone who leaves litter in these woods will be prosecuted.’
tyre(轮胎): /ˈtaɪə(r)/ The ground was covered with pieces of bottles(/ˈbɒt(ə)lz/), cigarette ends, old tyres, empty bottles and rusty tins.
rusty(生锈的): /ˈrʌsti/
prosecute(依法处置): /ˈprɒsɪkjuːt/
New Concept English 2: Practice & Progres
Lesson 3
spoil [spɔil] v.使索然无味，损坏 (e.g., PostCard always spoil my holidays.)
decision [di’siʒən] n.决定 (e.g., On the last day I made a big decision.)
Lesson 4
abroad [ə’brɔ:d] ad.在国外 (e.g., My brother has never been abroad before.)
Lesson 5
spare [speə] 备件 (e.g., Up to now, Mr. Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts.)
Lesson 6
call [kɔ:l] v.拜访，光顾 (e.g., He calls at every house in the street once a month.)
Lesson 7
valuable [‘væljuəbəl, -jubəl] a.贵重的 (e.g., They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa.)
parcel [‘pɑ:sl] n.包裹
airfield [‘eəfi:ld] n.飞机起落的场地 (e.g., When the plane arrived, some of the detectives were waiting inside the main building while others were waiting on the airfield.)
precious [‘preʃəs] a.珍贵的 (e.g., The precious parcel was full of stones and sand.)
Lesson 8
neat [ni:t] a.整齐的，整洁的 (e.g., He has made neat paths and has build wooden bridge over a pool.)
wooden [‘wudn] a.木头的
Lesson 9
gather [‘gæeə] v.聚集 (e.g., A large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock.)
Lesson 10
musical [‘mju:zikəl] a.音乐的 (e.g., We had an old musical instrument. It is called clavichord.)
instrument [‘instrumənt] n.乐器
clavichord [‘klævikɔ:d] n.古钢琴
key [ki:] n.琴键 (e.g., She struck the keys too hard and two of strings were broken.)
string [striŋ] n.(乐器的)弦
shock [ʃɔk, ʃɑk] v.使不悦或生气，震惊 (e.g., My father was shocked.)
Lesson 11
deserve [di’zə:v] v.应得到，值得 (e.g., One good turn deserves another)
lawyer [‘lɔ:jə]n.律师 (e.g., Tony worked in a layer’s office years ago.)
Lesson 12
harbour [‘ha:bə] n.港口 (e.g., We’ll meet him at the harbour.)
proud [praud] a.自豪 (e.g., We are very proud of him.)
Lesson 13
pop singer 流行歌手 (e.g., The Greenwood Boys are a group of pop singers.)
occasion [ə’keiʒən]n.场合 (e.g., It is always the same on these occassion.)
Lesson 14
lift [lift] n.搭便车 (e.g., He asked me for a lift.)
Lesson 15
nervous [‘nə:vəs]a.精神紧张的 (e.g., I felt very nervous when I went into his office.)
afford [ə’fɔ:d]v.负担得起 (e.g., The firm could not afford to pay much large salaries.)
weak [wi:k] a.弱的 (e.g., I said in a weak voice.)
Lesson 16
obey [ə’bei]v.服从 (e.g., You cannot fail to obey it.)
Lesson 17
bright [brait] a.鲜艳的 (e.g., In the play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings.)
stocking [‘stɔkiŋ]n.(女用)长筒袜
sock [sɔk]n.短袜 (e.g., She had to wear short socks.)
Lesson 18
pub [pʌb]n.小酒店 (e.g., After I had had lunch at a village pub, I looked for my bag.)
landlord [‘lændlɔ:d] n.店主 (e.g., The landlord came in.)
bill [bil] n.帐单 (e.g., I can’t pay the bill.)
Lesson 19
hurry [‘hʌri]v.匆忙 (e.g., I hurried to the ticket office.)
exclaim [ik’skleim] v.大声说 (e.g., ‘What a pity!’ Susan exclaimed.)
Lesson 20
waste [weist] n.浪费 (e.g., It’s a waste of time.)
realize [‘riəlaiz]v.意识到 (e.g., But they don’t realize one important thing.)
Lesson 21
mad [mæd] a.发疯 (e.g., Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad.)
determined [di’tə:mind] a.坚定的，下决心的 (e.g., I am determined to stay here.)
Lesson 24
upset [ʌp’set]a.不安 (e.g., I had just lost $50 and I felt very upset.)
sympathetic [ˌsimpə’θetik] a.表示同情的 (e.g., The manager was sympathetic.)
complain [kəm’plein]v.抱怨 (e.g., He started to complain about this wicked world.)
wicked [‘wikid] a.很坏的，邪恶的
honesty [‘ɔnisti]n.诚实 (e.g., There is still some honesty in this world.)
Lesson 26
critic [‘kritik] n.评论家 (e.g., The best art critics.)
pretend [pri’tend] v.假装 (e.g., Many people pretend that they understand modern art.)
pattern [‘pætn] n.图案 (e.g., They are just pretty patterns.)
curtain [‘kə:tən]n.窗帘，幕布 (e.g., We like them in the same way we like pretty curtain material.)
material [mə’tiəriəl]n.材料
appreciate [ə’pri:ʃieit]v.鉴赏 (e.g., I think that young children often appreciate modern pictures better than anyone else.)
critically [‘kritikəli]ad.批评地 (e.g., She looked at it critically for a moment.)
upside down上下颠倒地 (e.g., Isn’t it upside down?)
Lesson 27
tent [tent]n.帐篷 (e.g., The boys put up their tent in the middle of a field.)
field [fi:ld]n.田地，田野
campfire [‘kæmpˌfaiə]n.营火，篝火 (e.g., They told stories and sang songs by the campfire.)
creep [kri:p] v.爬行 (e.g., They put out the fire and crept into their tent.)
sleeping bag [‘sli:piŋ]睡袋 (e.g., Their sleeping bag were warm and comfortable, so they all slept soundly.)
soundly [‘sʌundli]ad.香甜地
leap [li:p] v.跳跃，跳起 (e.g., They all leapt out of their sleeping bag and hurried outside.)
heavily [‘hevili]ad.大量地 (e.g., It was raining heavily and they found that a stream had formed in the field)
stream [stri:m]n.小溪
form [fɔ:m]v.形成
wind [wound, wound] v.蜿蜒 (e.g., The stream wound its way across the field and then flowed right under their tent.)
flow /fləʊ/ v. 流动，流淌
Lesson 28
rare [reə]a.罕见的 (e.g., Jasper White is one of those rare people who believes in ancient myths.)
ancient [‘einʃənt] a.古代的，古老的
myth [miθ] n.神话故事
effect [i’fekt] n.结果，效果 (e.g., But these have not had any effect.)
Lesson 29
land [lænd]v.着陆 (e.g., It can land anywhere: on snow, water, or even on a ploughed field.)
plough [plau]v.耕地
lonely [‘ləunli]a.偏僻的，人迹罕至的 (e.g., Captain Fawcett’s first passenger was a doctor who flew from Birmingham to a lonely village in the Welsh mountains.)
roof [ru:f]n.楼顶 (e.g., Once he landed on the roof of a block of flats.)
block [blɔk]n.一座大楼
flat [flæt]n.公寓房
desert [‘dezət] v.废弃 (e.g., He landed in a deserted car park.)
Lesson 30
polo [‘pəuləu]n.水球 (e.g., Football or polo?)
cut [kʌt]v.穿过 (e.g., The Wayle is a small river that cuts across the park near my home.)
row [rəu,rou] v.划(船) (e.g., There were some people rowing on the river.)
kick [kik]v.踢 (e.g., One of the children kicked a ball very hard and it went towards a passing boat.)
towards [tə’wɔ:dz]prep.朝，向
nearly [‘niəli]ad.几乎 (e.g., He nearly fell into the water.)
sight [sait]n.眼界，视域 (e.g., I turned to look at the children, but there weren’t any in sight.)
Lesson 31
retire [ri’taiə] v.退休 (e.g., Before he retired, Frank was the head of a very large business company.)
save [seiv]v.积蓄 (e.g., He saved money for years and in 1958 he bought a small workshop of his own.)
workshop [‘wə:kʃɔp]n.车间
helper [‘helpə] n.帮手，助手 (e.g., At that time he had two helpers.)
Lesson 32
temptation [temp’teiʃən]n.诱惑 (e.g., The temptation to steal is greater than ever before - especially in large shops.)
article [‘ɑ:tikəl]n.物品，东西 (e.g., The woman first bought a few small articles.)
wrap [ræp]v.包裹 (e.g., She warpped it up for her as quickly as possible.)
Lesson 33
darkness [‘dɑ:knis]n.黑暗 (e.g., Out of the darkness)
explain [ik’splein] v.解释，叙述 (e.g., Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to explain what had happend to her.)
coast [kəust]n.海岸 (e.g., One afternoon she set out from the coast in a small boat and was caught in a storm.)
storm [stɔ:m]n.暴风雨
towards [tə’wɔ:dz]prep.接近 (e.g., Towards evening, the boat struck a rock and the girl jumped into the sea.)
shore [ʃɔ:]n.海岸 (e.g., Early next morning, she saw a light ahead. She knew she was near the shore because the light was high up on the cliffs.)
ahead [ə’hed]ad.在前面
cliff [klif]n.峭壁
struggle [‘strʌgl]v.挣扎 (e.g., The girl strugged up the cliff towards the ligh she had seen.)
Lesson 34
station [‘steiʃən] n.(警察)局 (e.g., In the letter he was asked to call at the station.)
Lesson 35
regret [ri’gret] v.后悔 (e.g., He became a bus driver and he has not regretted it.)
rush [rʌʃ]v.冲 (e.g., He saw two thieves rush out of a shop and run towards a waiting car.)
act [ækt] v.行动 (e.g., Roy acted quickly and drove the bus straight at the thieves.)
straight [streit] ad.径直
fright [frait] n.害怕 (e.g., The one with the money got such a fright that he dropped the bag.)
battered [‘bætəd] a.撞坏的 (e.g., While the battered car was moving away, Roy stopped his bus and telephoned the police)
shortly [‘ʃɔ:tli] ad.很快，不久 (e.g., Shortly afwards, the police stopped the car and both men were arrested.)
afterwards [‘a:ftəwədz]ad.以后
Lesson 36
anxiously [‘æŋkʃəsli]ad.焦急地 (e.g., Tomorrow he will be watching her anxiously as she swims the long distance to England.)
intend [in’tend] v.打算 (e.g., Debbie intends to take short rests every two hours.)
solid [‘sɔlid]a.固体的，硬的 (e.g., She will not eat any solid food.)
Lesson 37
Olympic [ə’limpik]a.奥林匹克的 (e.g., The Olympic Games will be hold in our country in four years’ time.)
hold [həuld]v.召开
immense [i’mens]a.巨大的 (e.g., The government will be building new hotels, an immense stadium, and a new Olympic-standard swimming pool.)
stadium [‘steidiəm]n.露天体育场
standard [‘stændəd]n.标准
capital [‘kæpitl] n.首都 (e.g., Tha Games will be held just outside the capital and the whole area will be called ‘Olympic City’.)
fantastic [fæn’tæstik]a.巨大的 (e.g., The fantastic modern buildings have been designed by Kurt Gunter.)
Lesson 38
Mediterranean [ˌmeditə’reiniən] n.(the～)地中海 (e.g., My old friend, Harrison, had lived in the Mediterranean for many years.)
complain [kəm’plein]v.抱怨 (e.g., Almost immediately he began to complain about the weather.)
continually [kən’tinjuəli]ad.不断地 (e.g., It rain continally and it was often bitterly cold.)
bitterly [‘bitəli] ad.刺骨地
Lesson 39
following [‘fɔləuiŋ]a.下一个 (e.g., The following day, the patient asked for a bedside telephone.)
patient [‘peiʃənt] n.病人
alone [ə’ləun]a.独自的 (e.g., When he was alone, he telephoned the hospital exchange and asked for Doctor Millington.)
exchange [iks’tʃeindʒ] n.(电话的)交换台
inquire [in’kwaiə] v.询问，打听 (e.g., Mr, Gilbert said he was inquiring about a certain patient, a Mr. John Gilbert.)
certain [‘sə:tən]a.某个
caller [‘kɔ:lə]n.打电话的人 (e.g., Then Dr. Milington asked the caller if he was a relative of the patient.)
relative [‘relətiv]n.亲戚
Lesson 40
hostess [‘həustis] n.女主人 (e.g., The hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs. Rumbold.)
unsmiling [‘ʌn’smailiŋ]a.不笑的，严肃的 (e.g., Mrs. Rumbold was a large, unsmiling lady in a tight black dress.)
tight [tait] a.紧身的
fix [fiks]v.疑视 (e.g., Her eyes were fixed on her plate.)
globe [gləub]n.地球 (e.g., A new play is coming to ‘The Globe’ soon.)
despair [di’speə] n.绝望 (e.g., In despair, I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner.)
Lesson 41
mirror [‘mirə] n.镜子 (e.g., She looked at herself in the mirror.)
hole [həul]n.孔 (e.g., I sat down on one of those modern chairs with holes in it and waited.)
remark [ri’mɑ:k] v.评说 (e.g., Was that remark directed at me?)
lighthouse [‘laithaus] n.灯塔 (e.g., My wife was wearing a hat that looked like a lighthouse.)
Lesson 42
pipe [paip] n.(吹奏地)管乐器 (e.g., He picked up a long pipe which was covered with coins.)
tune [tju:n, tu:n] n.曲调 (e.g., When he began to play a tune, we had our first glimpse of the snake.)
glimpse [glimps] n.一瞥
movement [‘mu:vmənt]n.动作 (e.g., It rose out of the basket and began to follow the movements of the pipe)
obviously [‘ɔbviəsli]ad.显然 (e.g., It obviously could not tell the difference between Indian music and jazz.)
Lesson 43
pole [pəul]n.(地球的)极 (e.g., In 1929, three years after his first flight over the North Pole, the American explorer, R.E. Byrd, successfully flew over the South Pole for the first time.)
flight [flait]n.飞行
explorer [ik’splɔ:rə]n.探险家
lie [lai]v.处于 (e.g., Byrd and his men were able to take a great many photographs of the mountains that lay below, they soon ran into serious trouble.)
serious [‘siəriəs] a.严重的
point [pɔint]n.地点 (e.g., At one point, it seemed certain that their plane would crash.)
crash [kræʃ]v.坠毁
sack [sæk]n.袋子 (e.g., Byrd at once ordered his men to throw out two heavy food sacks.)
clear [kliə]v.越过 (e.g., The plane was then able to rise and it cleared the mountains by 400 feet.)
aircraft [‘eəkrɑ:ft]n.飞机 (e.g., The aircraft was able to fly over the endless white plains without difficulty.)
endless [‘endlis]a.无尽的
plain [plein] n.平原
Lesson 44
picnic [‘piknik] n.野餐 (e.g., They had rushed up to her while she was having a picnic at the edge of a forest with her children.)
strap [stræp] n.带，皮带 (e.g., In the struggle, the strap broke and, with the bag in their possession.)
struggle [ˈstrʌɡ(ə)l] v. n. 奋斗，努力；搏斗，扭打，挣扎脱身
possession [pə’zeʃən]n.所有
contents [‘kɔ:ntents]n.(常用复数)内有的物品 (e.g., They were going through the contents of the bag.)
mend [mend] v.修理 (e.g., The strap needs mending.)
Lesson 45
clear [kliə]a.无罪的，不亏心的 (e.g., A clear conscience)
conscience [‘kɔnʃəns]n.良心，道德心
savings [‘seiviŋz] n.存款 (e.g., He had lost his wallet while taking his savings to the post office.)
Lesson 46
unload [ʌn’ləud] v.卸(货) (e.g., Workers began to unload a number of wooden boxes which contained clothing.)
wooden [‘wudn] a.木制的
extremely [ik’stri:mli] ad.非常，极其 (e.g., One of the boxes was extremely heavy.)
occur [ə’kə:]v.发生 (e.g., It suddenly occured to one of the workers to open up the box.)
astonish [ə’stɔniʃ]v.使惊讶 (e.g., He was astonished at what he found.)
pile [pail]n.堆 (e.g., A man was lying in the box on top of a pile of woolen goods.)
woollen [‘wulən] n.羊毛的
goods [gudz] n.(常用复数)货物，商品
admit [əd’mit]v.承认 (e.g., The man admitted hiding in the box before the plane left London.)
confine [kən’fain]v.关在(一个狭小的空间里) (e.g., He had been confined to the wooden box for over eighteen hours.)
Lesson 47
thirsty [‘θə:sti] a.贪杯的 (e.g., A thirsty ghost)
ghost [gəust]n.鬼魂
haunt [hɔ:nt]v.(鬼)来访，闹鬼 (e.g., Mr. Thompson is going to sell it because it is haunted.)
block [blɔk]v.堵 (e.g., He found that the doors had been blocked by chairs and the furniture had been moved.)
furniture [‘fə:nitʃə]n.家具
whisky [‘wiski] n.威士忌酒
Lesson 48
pull [pul] v.拔 (e.g., My dentist had just pulled out one of my teeth and had told me to rest for a while.)
cotton wool [‘kɔtn-‘wul]药棉 (e.g., My mouth was full of cotton wool.)
collect [kə’lekt]v.搜集 (e.g., He knew I collected match boxes and asked me whether my collection was growing.)
collection [kə’lekʃən]n.收藏品，收集品
nod [nɔd]v.点头 (e.g., In answer to these questions I either nodded or made strange noises.)
meanwhile [‘mi:n’wail] ad.同时 (e.g., Meanwhile, my tongue was busy searching out the hole where the tooth had been.)
Lesson 49
tired [‘taiəd] a.厌烦的 (e.g., Tired of sleeping on the floor, a young man in Teheran saved up for years to buy a real bed.)
spring [spriŋ] n.弹簧 (e.g., For the first time in his life, he became the proud owner of a bed which had springs and a mattress.)
mattress [‘mætris] n.床垫
gust [gʌst]n.一阵风 (e.g., A gust of wind swept the bed off the roof and sent it crashing into the courtyard below.)
sweep [swi:p] v. 扫，刮
courtyard [‘kɔ:tjɑ:d]n.院子
smash [smæʃ]v.碰碎，摔碎 (e.g., Although the bed was smashed to pieces, the man was miraculously unhurt.)
miraculously [mi’rækjuləsli] ad.奇迹般地
glance [glɑ:ns]v.扫视 (e.g., Glacing at the bits of wood and metal that lay around him, the man sadly picked up the mattress and carried it into his house.)
promptly [‘prɔmptli]ad. 迅速地 (e.g., After he had put it on the floor, he promptly went to sleep again.)
Lesson 50
ride [raid] n.旅行 (e.g., Taken for a ride)
excursion [ik’skə:ʃən] n.远足 (e.g., I went on an excursion recently.)
conductor [kən’dʌktə]n.售票员 (e.g., I said to the conductor as I got on the bus.)
view [vju:] n.景色 (e.g., I sat in the front of the bus to get a good view of the countryside.)
Lesson 51
reward [ri’wɔ:d] n.报偿 (e.g., Reward for virtue)
virtue [‘və:tʃu:]n.美德
diet [‘daiət] n.节食 (e.g., He decided to go on a diet.)
forbid [fə’bid]v.禁止 (e.g., He wrote out a long list of all the foods which were forbidden.)
hurriedly [‘hʌridli]ad.匆忙地 (e.g., He led me into his room and hurriedly hid a large parcel under his desk.)
embarrass [im’bærəs] v.使尴尬 (e.g., It was obvious that he was very embarrass.)
guiltily [‘giltili] ad.内疚地 (e.g., He smailed guiltily and then put the parcel on the desk.)
strict [strikt] a.严格的 (e.g., He explained that his diet was so strict that he had to reward himself occassionally.)
occasionally [ə’keiʒənəli]ad.偶尔地
Lesson 52
temporarily [‘tempərərili]ad.暂时地 (e.g., I have temporarily put my books on the floor.)
inch [intʃ]n.英寸(度量单位) (e.g., They cover every inch of floor space.)
actually [‘æktʃuəli] ad.实际上 (e.g., I actually have to walk on them to get in or out of the room.)
Lesson 53
fireman [‘faiəmən] n.消防队员 (e.g., At last firemen have put out a big forest fire in California.)
cause [kɔ:z]v.引起 n.原因 (e.g., Forest fire are often caused by borken glass or by cigarette ends which people carelessly throw away.)
examine [ig’zæmin] v.检查 (e.g., The firemen examined the ground carefully.)
accidentally [ˌæksi’dentəli]ad.意外地,偶然地 (e.g., A fireman accidentally discovered the cause.)
remains [ri’meinz] n.尸体，残骸 (e.g., He noticed the remains of a snake which was wound round the electric wires of a 16,000-volt power line.)
wire [‘waiə]n.电线
volt [vəult]n.伏特(电压单位)
power line 电力线
solve [sɔlv]v.解决 (e.g., In this way, he was able to solve the mystery.)
mystery [‘mistəri] n.谜
snatch [snætʃ] v.抓住 (e.g., A bird had snatched up the snake from the ground.)
spark [spɑ:k]n.电火花 (e.g., When it did so, it sent sparks down to the ground and these immediately started a fire.)
Lesson 54
sticky [‘stiki] a.粘的 (e.g., Sticky fingers)
pie [pai] n.馅饼 (e.g., I decided to make some meat pies.)
pastry [‘peistri] n.面糊 (e.g., My hands were soon coverd with sticky pastry.)
annoying [ə’nɔiiŋ]a.恼人的 (e.g., Nothing could have been more annoying.)
receiver [ri’si:və] n.电话的话筒 (e.g., I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I recognized the voice of Helen Bates.)
dismay [dis’mei] v.失望，泄气
recognize [‘rekəgnaiz]v.认出，听出
persuade [pə’sweid]v.说服，劝说 (e.g., It took me ten minutes to persuade her to ring back later.)
mess [mes] n.乱七八糟 (e.g., What a mess!)
doorknob [‘dɔ:nɔb]n.门把手 (e.g., There was pastry on my fingers, on the telephone, and on the doorknobs.)
sign [sain] v.签字 (e.g., He wanted me to sign for a registered letter.)
register [‘redʒistə] v.挂号邮寄
Lesson 55
mine [main] n.矿 (e.g., Not a gold mine.)
treasure [‘treʒə]n.财宝 (e.g., Dreams of finding lost treasure almost came true recently.)
revealer [ri’vi:lə] n.探测器 (e.g., A new machine called ‘The Revealer’ has been invented and it has been used to detect gold which has been buried in the ground.)
invent [in’vent] v.发明
detect [di’tekt] v.探测
bury [‘beri] v.埋藏
cave [keiv] n.山洞 (e.g., The machine was used in a cave near the seashore where - it is said - pirates used to hide gold.)
seashore [‘si:ʃɔ:] n.海岸
pirate [‘paiərət] n.海盗
arm [ɑ:m]v.武装 (e.g., Armed with the new machine, a search party went into the cave hoping to find buried treasure.)
soil [sɔil]n.泥土 (e.g., The leader of the party was examining the soil near the entrance to the cave.)
entrance [‘entrəns] n.入口
worthless [‘wə:θləs] a.毫无价值的 (e.g., They finally found a small gold coin which was almost worthless.)
thoroughly [‘θʌrəli] ad.彻底地 (e.g., The party then searched the whole cave thoroughly but did not find anything except an empty tin trunk.)
trunk [trʌŋk]n.行李箱
confident [‘kɔnfidənt]a.有信心的 (e.g., In spite of this, many people are confident that ‘The Revealer’ may reveal something of value fairly soon.)
Lesson 56
excitement [ik’saitmənt] n.激动，兴奋 (e.g., There was a great deal of excitement just before it began.)
handsome [‘hænsəm] a.漂亮的，美观的 (e.g., One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost.)
wheel [wi:l] n.轮子 (e.g., The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels.)
explosion [ik’spləuʒən]n.爆炸，轰响 (e.g., After a great many loud explosions, the rece began.)
course [kɔ:s]n.跑道；行程 (e.g., Many of cars broke down on the course.)
rival [‘raivəl]n.对手 (e.g., The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour - much faster than any of its rival.)
downhill [ˌdaun’hil] ad.下坡 (e.g., It sped downhill at the end of the race and its dirver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it.)
Lesson 57
jeans [dʒi:nz]n.牛仔裤 (e.g., A woman in jeans stood at the window of an expensive shop.)
hesitate [‘heziteit]v.犹豫，迟疑 (e.g., Though she hesitated for a moment, she finally went in.)
serve [sə:v]v.接待(顾客) (e.g., The assistant who served her did not like the way she was dressed.)
scornfully [‘skɔ:nfuli]ad.轻蔑地 (e.g., Glancing at her scornfully, he told her that the dress was sold.)
punish [‘pʌniʃ]v.惩罚 (e.g., The woman decided to punish the assistant next day.)
fur [fə:]n.裘皮 (e.g., She returned to the shop the following morning dressed in a fur coat.)
eager [‘i:gə]a.热切的，热情的 (e.g., The assistant was eager to serve her this time.)
Lesson 58
blessing [‘blesiŋ] n.福分，福气 (e.g., A blessing in disguise)
disguise [dis’gaiz] n.伪装
tiny [‘taini] a.极小的 (e.g., The tiny village of Frinley is said to possess a ‘cursed tree’.)
possess [pə’zes]v.拥有
cursed [‘kə:sid]a.可恨的
increase [in’kri:s, ‘inkri:s] v.增加 (e.g., The number of visitors to Frinley has now increased.)
plant [plɑ:nt]v.种值 (e.g., The tree was planted near the church fifty years ago, but it is only in recent years that it has gained an evil reputation.)
church [tʃə:tʃ]n.教堂
evil [‘i:vəl] a.坏的
reputation [repju’teiʃən]n.名声
claim [kleim] v.以…为其后果 (e.g., Many villagers believe that the tree has already claimed a number of victim.)
victim [‘viktim] n.受害者，牺牲品
vicar [‘vikə] n.教区牧师 (e.g., The vicar has been asked to have the tree cut down, but so far he has refused.)
income [‘inkʌm]n.收入 (e.g., He has pointed out that the tree is a useful source of income.)
source [sɔ:s] n.来源
trunk [trʌŋk]n.树干 (e.g., In spite of all that has been said, the tourists have been picking leaves and cutting their names on the tree-trunk.)
Lesson 59
bark [bɑ:k]v.狗叫 (e.g., Our dog used to sit outside our front gate and bark.)
latch [lætʃ]n.门闩 (e.g., My husband spent weeks training him to press his paw on the latch to let himself in.)
paw [pɔ:] n.脚爪
expert [‘ekspə:t] n.专家 (e.g., Rex soon became an expert at opening the gate.)
develop [di’veləp]v.养成 (e.g., Sice then, he has developed another bad habit.)
habit [‘hæbit] n.习惯
Lesson 60
fair [feə]n.集市 (e.g., At a village fair, I decided to visit a fortune-teller called Madam Bellinsky.)
fortune-teller [‘fɔ:tʃən’telə]n.算命人
crystal [‘kristəl] n.水晶 (e.g., She looked into a crystal ball.)
relation [ri’leiʃən] n.亲属 (e.g., A relation of yours is coming to see you.)
impatiently [im’peiʃəntli]ad.不耐烦地 (e.g., ‘Where have you been hiding?’ She asked impatiently.)
Lesson 61
Hubble [‘hʌbl]n.哈勃 (e.g., The Hubble telescope was launched into space by NASA on April 10, 1990.)
telescope [‘teliskəup]n.望远镜
launch [lɔ:ntʃ]v.发射
faulty [‘fɔ:lti]a.有错误的 (e.g., The pictures it sent us were very disappointing because its main mirror was faulty.)
astronaut [‘æstrənɔ:t] n.宇航员 (e.g., The shuttle Endeavour will be taking the astronauts to the Hubble.)
shuttle [‘ʃʌtl]n.宇航飞机
Endeavour [in’devə]n.“奋进”号
robot-arm n.机器手 (e.g., A robot-arm from the Endeavour will garb the telescope and hold it while the astronauts make the necessary repairs.)
grab [græb] v.抓
atmosphere [‘ætməsfiə] n.大气层 (e.g., Of course, the Hubble is above the earth’s atmosphere, so it will soon be sending us the clearest pritures of the stars and distant galaxies that we have ever seen.)
distant [‘distənt] a.遥远的
galaxy [‘gæləkəsi] n.星系
eagle eye 鹰眼 (e.g., The Hubble’s eagle eye will have sent us thousands and thousands of wonderful pictures.)
Lesson 62
desolate [‘desəleit]a.荒凉的 (e.g., Now, smoke will rose up from the warm ground over the desolate hills.)
threaten [‘θretn] v.威胁 (e.g., The hills threatened the surrounding villages with destruction, for heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause serious floods as well.)
surrounding [sə’raundiŋ]a.周围的
destruction [di’strʌkʃən] n.破坏，毁灭
flood [flʌd]n.洪水，水灾
authority [ɔ:’θɔriti] n.(常用复数)当局 (e.g., The forest authority ordered several tons of a special type of grass-seed which would grow quickly.)
grass-seed [‘gra:s’si:d] n.草籽
spray [sprei] v.喷撒 (e.g., The seed was sprayed over the ground in huge quantities by areoplanes.)
century [‘sentʃəri]n.世纪 (e.g., In place of the great trees which had been growing there for centuries, pathes of green had begun to appear in the blackened soil.)
patch [pætʃ]n.小片
blacken [‘blækən]v.变黑，发暗
Lesson 63
admire [əd’maiə]v.赞美，钦佩 (e.g., Everybody admires him for his great sense of humour.)
close [kləuz]a.亲密的 (e.g., One of his closest friends asked him to make a speech at a wedding reception.)
reception [ri’sepʃən] n.执行会
Lesson 64
tunnel [‘tʌnl]n.隧道 (e.g., The tunnel would be well-ventilated if tall chimneys were built above sea level.)
port [pɔ:t]n.港口 (e.g., This platform would serve as a port and a railway station.)
ventilate [‘ventileit] v.通风
chimney [‘tʃimni]n.烟囱
sea leve l海平面
ventilation [ˌventi’leiʃən]n.通风 (e.g., This would solve the problem of ventilation.)
invasion [in’veiʒən] n.入侵，侵略 (e.g., If, at that time, the British had not feared invasion, it would have been completed.)
officially [ə’fiʃəli]ad.正式地 (e.g., It was offically opened on March 7,1994, finally connecting Britian to the European continent.)
continent [‘kɔntinənt]n.大陆
Lesson 65
versus [‘və:səs]prep.对 (e.g., Jumbo versus the police)
Christmas [‘krisməs] n.圣诞节 (e.g., Last Christmas, the circus owner decided to take some presents to a children’s hospital.)
circus [‘sə:kəs]n.马戏团
present [pri’zent, ‘prezənt] n.礼物
accompany [ə’kʌmpəni]v.陪伴，随行 (e.g., Dressed up as Father Chirstmas and accompanied by a ‘guard of honour’ of six pretty girls, he set off down the main street of the city riding a baby elephant called Jumbo.)
approach [ə’prəutʃ]v.走近 (e.g., A policeman approached Jimmy and told him ought to have gone along a side street as Jumbo was holding up the traffic.)
ought [ɔ:t]modal verb 应该
weigh [wei] v.重 (e.g., Jumbo must weigh a few tons.)
fortunate [‘fɔ:tʃənət]a.幸运的 (e.g., so it was fortunate that we didn’t have to carry him.)
Lesson 66
Lancaster [‘læŋkəstə] n.兰开斯特 (e.g., In 1963 a Lancaster bomber carshed on Wallis Island, a remote place in South Pacific, a long way west of Samoa.)
bomber [‘bɔmə] n.轰炸机
remote [ri’məut] a.偏僻的
Pacific [pə’sifik]n.太平洋
damage [‘dæmidʒ] v.毁坏 (e.g., The plane wasn’t too badly damaged, but over the years, the crash was forgotten and the wreck remained undisturbed.)
wreck [rek] n.残骸
rediscover [ri:di’skʌvə] v.重新发现 (e.g., The plane was accidentally rediscovered in an aerial survey of the island.)
aerial [‘eəriəl]a.航空的
survey [‘sə:vei]n.调查
rescue [‘reskju:] v.营救 (e.g., By this time, a Lancaster bomber in reasonable condition was rare and worth rescuing.)
package [‘pækidʒ] v.把…打包 (e.g., The Franceh authorities had the plane packaged and moved in parts back to France.)
enthusiast [in’θju:ziæst] n.热心人 (e.g., Now a group of enthusiasts are going to have the plane restored.)
restore [ri’stɔ:]v.修复
imagine [i’mædʒin]v.想像 (e.g., Imagein their surprise and delight when they broke open the packing cases.)
packing [‘pækiŋ] 包装箱
colony [‘kɔləni]n.群 (e.g., A colony of bees had turned the engine into a hive and it was totally preserved in beeswax.)
bee [bi:] n.蜂
hive [haiv] n.蜂房
preserve [pri’zə:v] v.保护
beeswax [‘bi:zwæks] n.蜂蜡
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volcano [vɔl’keinəu] n.火山 (e.g., Tasieff was able to set up his camp very close to the volcano while it was erupting violently.)
erupt [i’rʌpt]v.(火山)喷发
violently [‘vaiələntli] ad.猛烈地，剧烈地
manage [‘mænidʒ] v.设法 (e.g., Though he managed to take a number of brilliant photographs, he could not stay near the volcano for very long.)
brilliant [‘briliənt] a.精彩的
liquid [‘likwid] a.液态的 (e.g., He noticed that a river of liquid rock was coming towards him.)
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persistent [pə’sistənt]a.坚持的，固执的
insist [in’sist] v.坚持做 (e.g., No matter how busy you are, he always insists on coming with you. )
Lesson 69
murder [‘mə:də] n.谋杀 (e.g., But not murder!)
instruct [in’strʌkt] v.命令，指示 (e.g., After having been instructed to drive out of town, I began to acquire confidence.)
acquire [ə’kwaiə] v.取得，获得
confidence [‘kɔnfidəns]n.信心
examiner [ig’zæminə] n.主考人 (e.g., The examiner must have been pleased with my performance.)
suppose [sə’pəuz] v.假设 (e.g., Let us suppose that a child suddenly crosses the road in front of you.)
tap [tæp] v.轻敲 (e.g., The examiner tapped loudly, Though the sound could be heard clearly, it took me a long time to react.)
react [ri’ækt] v.反应
brake [breik] n.刹车 (e.g., I suddenly pressed the brake pedal and we were both thrown forward.)
pedal [‘pedəl] n.踏板
mournful [‘mɔ:nful]a.悲哀的 (e.g., ‘Mr.Eames,’ he said, in a mournful voice, ‘you have just killed that child!’)
Lesson 70
bullfight [‘bulfait] n.斗牛 (e.g., During a bullfight, a drunk suddenly wandered into the middle of the ring. )
drunk [drʌŋk]n.醉汉
wander [‘wɔndə,’wɑ:n:dər] v.溜达，乱走
ring [riŋ] n.圆形竞技场地
unaware [ˌʌnə’weə]a.不知道的，示觉察的 (e.g., The drunk was unaware of the danger.)
bull [bul] n.公牛 (e.g., The bull was busy with the matador at the time, but it suddenly caught sight of the drunk who was shouting rude remarks and waving a red cap.)
matador [‘mætədɔ:] n.斗牛士
remark [ri’mɑ:k] n.评论；言语
apparently [ə’pærəntli]ad.明显地 (e.g., Apparently sensitive to criticism, the bull forgot all about the matador and charged at the drunk.)
sensitive [‘sensitiv] a.敏感的
criticism [‘kritisizəm] n.批评
charge [tʃɑ:dʒ]v.冲上去
clumsily [‘klʌmzili]ad.笨拙地 (e.g., When the bull got close to him, he clumsily stepped aside to let it pass.)
bow [bau] v.鞠躬 (e.g., The crowd broke into cheers and the drunk bowed.)
safety [‘seifti] n.安全地带 (e.g., They quickly dragged the drunk to safety.)
sympathetically [ˌsimpə’θetikəli] ad.同情地 (e.g., Even the bull seemed to feel sorry for him, for it looked on sympathetically until the drunk was out of the way before once more turning its attention to the matador.)
Lesson 71
parliament [‘pɑ:ləmənt]n.议会，国会 (e.g., If the Houses of Parliament had not been burned down in 1834, the great clock would never have been erected.)
erect [i’rekt] v.建起
accurate [‘ækjurət] a.准确的 (e.g., It is not only of immense size, but is extremely accurate as well.)
official [ə’fiʃəl]n.官员，行政人员 (e.g., Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.)
Greenwich [‘grinidʒ] n.格林威治
observatory [əb’zə:vətəri]n.天文台
check [tʃek]v.检查
microphone [‘maikrəfəun]n.扩音器，麦克风 (e.g., On the B.B.C. you can hear the clock when it is actually striking because microphones are connected to the clock tower.)
tower [‘tauə] n.塔
Lesson 72
racing [‘reisiŋ] n.竞赛 (e.g., The great racing driver, Sir Malcolm Campbell, was the first man to drive at over 300 miles per hour.)
per [pə:]prep.每
horsepower [‘hɔ:sˌpauə]n.马力 (e.g., It was over 30 feet in length and had a 2,500-horsepower engine. )
burst [bə:st]v.爆裂 (e.g., He had great difficulty in controlling the car because a tyre burst during the first run.)
average [‘ævəridʒ] a.平均的 (e.g., After his attempt, Campbell was disappointed to learn that his average speed had been 299 miles per hour.)
footstep [‘futstep] n.足迹 (e.g., Following in his father’s footsteps many years later, Sir Malcolm’s son, Donald, also set up a world record. Like his father, he was driving a car called Bluebird.)
Lesson 73
record-holder [‘rekɔ:d’həuldə] 纪录保持者 (e.g., The record-holder)
truant [‘tru:ənt] n.逃学的孩子 (e.g., They have all been put to shame by a boy who while playing truant, travelled 1,600 miles.)
unimaginative [ˌʌni’mædʒinətiv]a.缺乏想象力的 (e.g., Children who play truant from school are unimaginative.)
shame [ʃeim]n.惭愧，羞耻
hitchhike [‘hitʃhaik] v.搭便车旅行 (e.g., He hitchhike to Dover and, towards evening, went into a boat to find somewhere to sleep.)
meantime [‘mi:ntaim] n.其间 (e.g., When he woke up next morning, he discovered that the boat had, in the meantime, travelled to Calais.)
lorry [‘lɔri]n.卡车 (e.g., No one noticed the boy as he crept off. From there, he hitchhiked to Paris in a lorry.)
evade [i’veid] v.逃避，逃离 (e.g., He has surely set up a record for the thousands of children who dream of evading school.)
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limelight [‘laimlait] n.舞台灯光 (e.g., Out of the limelight)
precaution [pri’kɔ:ʃən] n.预防措施 (e.g., They had taken special precautions so that no one should recognize them.)
shady [‘ʃeidi]a.遮荫的 (e.g., They had carried two large food baskets to a shady spot under some trees.)
sheriff [‘ʃerif]n.司法长官 (e.g., I’m sheriff here.)
sneer [sniə]n.冷笑 (e.g., ‘Oh, is it?’ said the sheriff with a sneer.)
Lesson 75
thick [θik] a.厚的 (e.g., Snow lay thick on the ground.)
stamp [stæmp] v.跺，踩 (e.g., She stamped out the letters ‘SOS’ in the snow.)
helicopter [‘helikɔptə] n.直升飞机 (e.g., It was not long before a helicopter arrived on the sense to rescue the survivors of the plane crash.)
scene [si:n] n.现场
survivor [sə’vaivə]n.幸存者
Lesson 76
fool [fu:l] n.傻瓜 (e.g., April Fool’s Day)
bulletin [‘bulətin] n.亲闻简报 (e.g., ‘To end our special news bulletin,’ said the voice of the television announcer, ‘we’re going over to the macaroni field of Calabria.)
announcer [ə’naunsə]n.(电视、电台)播音员
macaroni [ˌmækə’rəuni] n.通心面，空心面条
leading [‘li:diŋ] a.主要的 (e.g., Two of the leading growers, tell me that they have been expecting a splendid crop this year and harvesting has begun earlier than usual.)
grower [‘grəuə]n.种植者
splendid [‘splendid] a.极好的
harvest [ˈhɑːvɪst] v. 收割，收获；采集，搜集
stalk [stɔ:k]n.梗 (e.g., Here you can see two workers who, between them, have just finished cutting three cartloads of golden brown macaroni stalks.)
gather [‘gæeə] v.收庄稼 (e.g., The whole village has been working day and night gathering and threshing this year’s crop before the September rains.)
thresh [θreʃ]v.打(庄稼)
process [‘prəuses]v.加工 (e.g., Mrs. Brabante is talking to the manager of the local factory where the crop is processed.)
signor [‘si:njɔ:] n.(意大利语)先生 (e.g., Signor Fratelli, the present champion, has won it every year since 1991.)
present [pri’zent, ‘prezənt] a.目前的
champion [‘tʃæmpiən]n.冠军
studio [‘stju:diəu] n.播音室 (e.g., We’re now going back to the studio.)
Lesson 77
mummy [‘mʌmi]n.木乃伊 (e.g., The mummy of an Egyptian woman who died in 800 B.C. has just had an operation.)
Egyptian [i’dʒipʃən]a.埃及的
temple [‘tempəl] n.庙 (e.g., The mummy is that of Shepenmut who was once a singer in the Temple of Thebes.)
mark [mɑ:k]n.斑点 (e.g., As there were strange marks on the X-ray plates taken of the mummy, doctors have been trying to find out whether the woman died of a rare disease.)
plate [pleit] n.(照相)底片
disease [di’zi:z] n.疾病
last [lɑ:st]v.持续 (e.g., The operation, which lasted for over four hours, proved to be very difficult because of the hard resin which covered the skin.)
prove [pru:v] v.显示出
resin [‘rezin] n.树脂
skin [skin] n.皮，皮肤
section [‘sekʃən]n.切片 (e.g., The doctors removed a section of the mummy and sent it to a laboratory.)
laboratory [ləˈbɒrətri] n. 实验室，实验大楼
figure [‘figə] n.(人的)体形；人像 (e.g., A small wax figure of the god Duamutef)
normally [‘nɔ:məli]ad.通常地 (e.g., This god which has the head of a cow was normally placed inside a mummy.)
survive [sə’vaiv]v.幸免于 (e.g., The mummy successfully survived the operation.)
Lesson 78
entitle [in’taitl] v.以…为名 (e.g., After reading an article entitled ‘Cigarette Smoking and Your Health’ I lit a cigarette to calm my nerves.)
calm [kɑ:m]v.使镇定
nerve [nə:v]n.神经
concentration [ˌkɔnsən’treiʃən]n.集中，专心 (e.g., I smoked with concentration and pleasure as I was sure that this would be my last cigarette.)
suffer [‘sʌfə]v.受苦，受害 (e.g., For a whole week I did not smoke at all and during this time, my wife suffered terribly.)
terribly [ˈterəbli] adv. 很，非常；非常糟地，严重地
symptom [‘simptəm] n.症状 (e.g., I had all the usual symptoms of someone giving up smoking: a bad temper and an enormous appetite.)
temper [‘tempə] n.脾气
appetite [‘æpitait] n.胃口，食欲
produce [prə’dju:s,’prɔdju:s] v.拿出 (e.g., They made no effort to hide their amusement whenever I produced a packet of sweets from my pocket.)
urge [ə:dʒ]v.力劝，怂恿 (e.g., When my old friend Brian urged me to accept a cigarette, it was more than I could bear.)
satisfaction [ˌsætis’fækʃən] n.满意，满足 (e.g., I took one guiltily, lit it and smoked with satisfaction.)
delighted [di’laitid] a.欣喜的 (e.g., My wife was delighted that things had returned to normal once more.)
Lesson 79
flight attendant [‘flait əˌtendənt] 空中乘务员 (e.g., A flight attendant would take charge of me and I never had an unpleasant experience.)
frightened [‘fraitnd]a.害怕，担惊 (e.g., I am used to traveling by air and only on one occasion have I ever felt frightened.)
curious [‘kjuəriəs] a.急于了解，好奇的 (e.g., Everybody on board was worried and we were curious to find out what had happened.)
bomb [bɔm]n.炸弹 (e.g., The police had been told that a bomb had been planted on the plane.)
plant [plɑ:nt]v.安放
Lesson 80
palace [‘pælis] n.宫殿 (e.g., Perhaps the most extraordinary building of the nineteeth century was the Crystal Palace, which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851.)
extraordinary [ik’strɔ:dinəri] a.不平常的.非凡的
exhibition [eksi’biʃ(ə)n] n.展览
iron [‘aiən]n.铁 (e.g., It was made of iron and glass.)
various [‘veəriəs] a.各种各样的 (e.g., A great many goods were sent to the exhibition from various parts of the world.)
machinery [mə’ʃi:nəri]n.机器 (e.g., There was also a great deal of machinery on display.)
display [di’splei] n.展览
steam [sti:m] n.蒸汽 (e.g., The most wonderful piece of machinery on show was Nasmyth’s steam hammer. Though in those days, traveling was not as easy as it is today, steam boats carried thousands of visitors across the Channel from Europe.)
profit [‘prɔfit]n.利润 (e.g., There were six million visitors in all, and the profits from the exhibition were used to build museums and colleges.)
Lesson 81
prisoner [‘prizənə] n.囚犯 (e.g., When he had killed the guard, the prisoner of war quickly dragged him into the bushes.)
bush [buʃ]n.灌木丛
rapidly [‘ræpidli] ad.迅速地 (e.g., Working rapidly in the darkness, he soon changed into the dead man’s clothes.)
uniform [‘ju:nifɔ:m] n.制服 (e.g., Now, dressed in a blue uniform and with a rifle over his shoulder, the prisoner marched boldly up and down in front of the camp.)
rifle [‘raifl] n.来福枪，步枪
shoulder [‘ʃəuldə]n.肩
march [mɑ:tʃ]v.行进
boldly [‘bəuldli]ad.大胆地
blaze [bleiz] v.闪耀 (e.g., Lights were blazing and men were running here and there: they had just discovered that a prisoner had escaped.)
salute [sə’lu:t]v.行礼 (e.g., The officers got out and the prisoner stood to attention and saluted as they passed.)
elderly [‘eldəli] a.上了年纪的 (e.g., He was rather elderly with grey hair and clear blue eyes.)
grey [grei]a.灰白的
sharp [ʃɑ:p]a.猛烈的
blow [bləu]n.打击
Lesson 82
monster [‘mɔnstə]n.怪物 (e.g., Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea.)
sailor [‘seilə] n.海员
sight [sait] v.见到 (e.g., it is now known that many of these ‘monsters’ which have at times been sighted are simply strange fish.)
creature [‘kri:tʃə] n.动物，生物 (e.g., Occasionally, unusual creatures are washed to the shore, but they are rarely caught out at sea.)
peculiar [pi’kju:liə] a.奇怪的，不寻常的 (e.g., Some time ago, however, a peculiar fish was caught near Madagascar.)
shining [‘ʃainiŋ] a.闪闪发光的 (e.g., It had a head like a horse, big blue eyes, shining silver skin, and a bright red tail.)
tail [teɪl] n. （动物的）尾巴；（一些蝴蝶的）狭翅须；
oarfish [‘ɔ:fiʃ]n.桨鱼 (e.g., The fish, which has since been sent to a museum where it is being examined by a scientist, is called an oarfish.)
Lesson 83
election [i’lekʃən] n.选举 (e.g., The former Prime Minister, Mr. Wentworth Lane, was defeated in the recent elections.)
former [‘fɔ:mə]a.从前的
defeat [di’fi:t] v.打败
fanatical [fə’nætikəl]a.狂热的 (e.g., My friend, Patrick, has always been a fanatical opponent of Mr. Lane’s Radical Progressive Party.)
opponent [ə’pəunənt]n.反对者，对手
radical [‘rædikəl] a.激进的
progressive [prə’gresiv]a.进步的
suspicious [sə’spiʃəs]a.怀疑的 (e.g., Though a little suspicious this time, the policeman gave him the same answer.)
Lesson 84
strike [straik] n.罢工 (e.g., Busmen have decided to go on strike next week.)
busman [‘bʌsmən]n.公共汽车司机
state [steit] v.正式提出，宣布 (e.g., The busmen have stated that the strike will continue until general agreement is reached about pay and working conditions.)
agreement [ə’gri:mənt]n.协议
relieve [ri’li:v] v.减轻 (e.g., This will relieve pressure on the trains to some extent.)
pressure [‘preʃə] n.压力，麻烦
extent [ik’stent] n.程度
volunteer [ˌvɔlən’tiə]v.自动提出，自愿 (e.g., Meanwhile, a number of university students have volunteered to drive buses while the strike lasts.)
gratitude [‘grætitju:d] n.感激 (e.g., But so far, the public has expressed its gratitude to the students in letters to the Press.)
Press [pres] n.新闻界
object [‘ɔbdʒiktˌ əb’dʒekt] v.不赞成，反对 (e.g., Only one or two people have objected that the students will drive too fast!)
Lesson 85
inform [in’fɔ:m] v.告诉，通知 (e.g., I have just received a letter from my old school, informing me that my former headmaster, Mr. Stuart Page, will be retiring next week.)
headmaster [ˌhed’mɑ:stə] n.校长
contribute [kən’tribju:t]v.捐助，援助 (e.g., All those who have contributed towards the gift will sign their names in a large album which will be sent to the headmaster’s home.)
gift [gift] n.礼物，赠品
album [‘ælbəm] n.签名簿，相册
patience [‘peiʃəns] n.耐心 (e.g., We shall all remember Mr. Page for his patience and understanding and for the kindly encouragement he gave us when we went so unwillingly to school.)
encouragement [in’kʌridʒmənt] n.鼓励
farewell [feə’wel]n.告别 (e.g., A great many former pupils will be attending a farewell dinner in his honour next Thursday.)
honour [‘ɔnə] n.敬意
coincidence [kəu’insidəns]n.巧合 (e.g., It is a curious coincidence that the day before his retirement, Mr. Page will have been teaching for a total of forty years.)
total [‘təutl]n.总数
devote [di’vəut] v.致力于 (e.g., After he has retired, he will devote himself to gardening.)
gardening [‘gɑ:dəniŋ]n.园艺
hobby [‘hɔbi] n.爱好，嗜好 (e.g., For him, this will be an entirely new hobby.)
Lesson 86
swing [swiŋ] v.转向 (e.g., As the man tried to swing the speedboat round, the steering wheel came away in his hands.)
speedboat [‘spi:dbəut] n.快艇
desperately [‘despəritli] ad.绝望地 (e.g., He waved desperately to his companion, who had been water skiing for the last fifteen minutes.)
companion [kəm’pæniən]n.同伙，同伴
water ski (由快艇牵引水橇)滑水
buoy [bɔi]n.浮标 (e.g., The speedboat had struck a buoy, but it continued to move very quickly across the water.)
dismay [dis’mei] n.沮丧 (e.g., Both men had just begun to swim towards the shore, when they noticed with dismay that the speedboat was moving in a circle.)
tremendous [tri’mendəs] a.巨大的 (e.g., It now came straight towards them at tremendous speed.)
petrol [‘petrəl] n.汽油 (e.g., The petrol had nearly all been used up.)
drift [drift] v.漂动，漂流 (e.g, Before long, the noise dropped completely and the boat began to drift gently across the water.)
gently [‘dʒentli]ad.缓慢地，轻轻地
Lesson 87
alibi [‘æləbai] n.不在犯罪现场 (e.g., A perfect alibi)
commit [kə’mit] v.犯(罪、错) (e.g., At the time the murder was committed, I was travelling on the 8 o’clock train to London.)
inspector [in’spektə] n.探长 (e.g., ‘Do you always catch such an early train?’ asked the inspector.)
employer [im’plɔiə] n.雇主 (e.g., My employer will confirm that I was there on time.)
confirm [kən’fə:m] v.确认，证实
suggest [sə’dʒest] v.提醒 (e.g., ‘I suggest,’ said the inspector, ‘that you are not telling the truth.’)
truth [tru:θ] n.真相
Lesson 88
trap [træp] v.陷入，使陷于困境 (e.g., Six men have been trapped in a mine for seventeen hours.)
surface [‘sə:fis]n.地面，表面 (e.g., If they are not brought to the surface soon they may lose their lives.)
explosive [ik’spləusiv] n.炸药 (e.g., If explosives are used, vibrations will cause the roof of the mine to collapse.)
vibration [vai’breiʃən] n.震动
collapse [kə’læps] v.坍塌 (e.g., )
drill [dril] v.钻孔 (e.g., Rescue workers are therefore drilling a hole on the north side of the mine.)
capsule [‘kæpsju:l] n.容器 (e.g., They intend to bring the men up in a special capsule.)
beneath [bi’ni:θ] prep.在…之下 (e.g., If there had not been a hard layer of rock beneath the soil, they would have completed the job in a few hours.)
lower [‘ləuə]v.放下，降低 (e.g., Meanwhile, a microphone, which was lowered into the mine two hours ago, has enabled the men to keep in touch with their closest relatives.)
progress [‘prəugres,prə’gres] v.进展，进行 (e.g., They have been told that rescue operations are progressing smoothly.)
smoothly [‘smu:eli] ad.顺利地
Lesson 89
slip [slip] n.小错误 (e.g., A slip of the tongue)
comedy [‘kɔmidi] n.喜剧 (e.g., When the news got round that a comedy show would be presented at our local cinema by the P. and U. Bird Seed Company, we all rushed to see it.)
present [pri’zent, ‘prezənt] v.演出 a.出席，到场的
queue [kju:] v.排队 (e.g., We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several hundred people present just before the show began.)
dull [dʌl]a.枯燥，无味 (e.g., Unfortunately, the show was one of the dullest we have ever seen.)
artiste [ɑ:’ti:st]n.艺人 (e.g., Those who failed to get in need not have felt disappointed, as many of the artistes who should have appeared did not come.)
advertiser [‘ædvətaizə] n.报幕员 (e.g., The only funny things we heard that evening came from the advertiser at the beginning of the programme.)
Lesson 90
chip [tʃip]n.油煎豆片 (e.g., Fish and chips has always been a favourite dish in Britain, but as the oceans have been overfished, fish has become more and more expensive.)
overfish [əuvə’fiʃ]v.过度捕捞
giant [‘dʒaiənt]a.巨大的 (e.g., So it comes as a surprise to learn that giant fish are terrifying the divers on North Sea oil rigs.)
terrify [‘terifai] v.吓，使恐怖
diver [‘daivə] n.潜水员
oil rig [‘ɔilˌrig] 石油钻塔
wit [wit]n.(复数)理智，头脑 (e.g., They have been frightened out of their wits by giant fish bumping into them as they work.)
cage [keidʒ] n.笼 (e.g., Now they have had special cages made to protect them from these monsters.)
shark [ʃɑ:k]n.鲨鱼 (e.g., The fish are not sharks or killer whales, but favourite eating varieties like cod and skate which grow to unnatural sizes, sometimes as much as twelve feet in length.)
whale [weil] n.鲸
variety [və’raiəti]n.品种
cod [kɔd]n.鳕
skate [skeit] n.鳐
factor [‘fæktə] n.因素 (e.g., Three factors have caused these fish to grow so large.)
crew [kru:] n.全体工作人员 (e.g., The plentiful supply of food thrown overboard by the crews on the rigs)
Lesson 91
balloon [bə’lu:n] n.气球 (e.g., A pilot noticed a balloon which seemed to be making for a Royal Air Force Station nearby.)
royal [‘rɔiəl]a.皇家
spy [spai] v.侦察 (e.g., He said that someone might be spying on the station and the pilot was ordered to keep track of the strange object.)
track [træk] n.轨迹，踪迹
binoculars [bi’nɔkjuləz] n.望远镜 (e.g., He could make out three men in a basket under it and one of them was holding a pair of binoculars.)
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fast [fɑ:st]ad.熟(睡) (e.g., I tried to wake up my wife by ringing the doorbell, but she was fast asleep, so I got a ladder from the shed in the garden, put it against the wall, and began climbing towards the bedroom window.)
ladder [‘lædə] n.梯子
shed [ʃed]n.棚子
sarcastic [sɑ:’kæstik,sɑr-] a.讽刺的，讥笑的 (e.g., I was almost there when a sarcastic voice below said, ‘I don’t think the windows need cleaning at this time of the night.’)
tone [təun]n.语气，腔调 (e.g., ‘So do I,’ answered the policeman in the same tone.)
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noble [‘nəubəl]a.高尚的，壮丽的 (e.g., A noble gift)
monument [‘mɔnjumənt]n.纪念碑 (e.g., One of the most famous monuments in the world, the Statue of Liberty, was presented to the United States of America in the nineteenth century by the people of France.)
statue [‘stætʃu:] n.雕像
liberty [‘libəti] n.自由
present [pri’zent, ‘prezənt] v.赠送
sculptor [‘skʌlptə] n.雕刻家 (e.g., The great statue, which was designed by the sculptor Auguste Bartholdi, took ten years to complete.)
actual [‘æktʃuəl] a.实际的，真实的 (e.g., The actual figure was made of copper supported by a metal framework which had been especially constructed by Eiffel.)
copper [‘kɔpə]n.铜
support [sə’pɔ:t] v.支持，支撑
framework [‘freimwə:k] n.构架，框架
transport [træn’spɔ:t] v.运送 (e.g., Before it could be transported to the United States, a site had to be found for it and a pedestal had to be built.)
site [sait] n.场地
pedestal [‘pedistl] n.底座
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instruct [in’strʌkt] v.指导，传授 (e.g., Experiments have proved that children can be instructed in swimming at a very early age.)
reluctant [ri’lʌktənt] a.勉强的，不愿意的 (e.g., Babies of two months old do not appear to be reluctant to enter the water.)
weight [weit] n.重物 (e.g., It is not long before they are so accustomed to swimming that they can pick up weights from the floor of the pool.)
underwater [ˌʌndə’wɔ:tə]a.水下的 (e.g., A game that is very popular with these young swimmers is the underwater tricycle race)
tricycle [‘traisikəl] n.三轮车
compete [kəm’pi:t]v.比赛，对抗 (e.g., The children compete against each other to reach the other end of the pool.)
yard [jɑ:d]n.码 (e.g., Meanwhile, they should encourage those among us who cannot swim five yards before they are gasping for air.)
gasp [gɑ:sp]v.喘气
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definitely [‘definitli] ad.肯定地 (e.g., I must definitely get that fellow posted.)
post [pəust]v.派任
shot [ʃɔt]n.子弹 (e.g., Someone fired a shot through my office window.)
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festival [‘festivəl] n.节日 (e.g., A Festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan.)
lantern [‘læntən] n.灯笼 (e.g., Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to help the dead to find their way.)
spectacle [‘spektəkəl] n.景象，壮观，场面 (e.g., This is a moving spectacle, for crowds of people stand on the shore watching the lanterns drifting away until they can be seen no more.)