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1、puma美洲狮Pumas are large,cat-like animals which are found in America.美洲狮是一种体型似猫的大动物,产于美洲。The ears and tail tip of pumas are generally dark.美洲狮的耳和尾尖通常呈深色。Kitten pumas are playful and begin to follow the female on hunts when they are about two months old.美洲狮幼仔好嬉戏,约两个月后就开始跟随母狮捕食。spot看出,发现When reports cam

2、e into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spottd forty-five miles south of London,they were not taken seriously.当伦敦动物园接到报告说,在伦敦以南4英里处发现一只美洲狮时,这些报告并没有受到重视。Michael was the first to spot the danger.迈克是最先发现危险的人。Do you know him well enough to spot his in a crowd?你和他有多熟?能从一群人里认出他吗?evidence证据However,as t

3、he evidence began to accumulate,experts from the Zoo felt obliged to investigate.可是,随着证据越来越多,动物园的专家们感到有必要须进行一番调查。The police declared they had enough evidence to prove the suspect suilty.警方声称他们有足够的证据证明嫌疑犯有罪。You do solemnly swear that the evidence you shal give in this court shall be the truth ,the wh

4、ole truth ,and nothing but the truth,so help you God.你要郑重宣誓,你在本法庭提供的证词将是实情,全部实情,隆重实情外别无他物,上帝保佑你。accumulate积攒,积聚Its easier to accumulate a fortune than to keep one.聚财容易守财难。The family accumulated a good cellar through the work of generations.经过几代人的经营,这个家族积聚起一个上好的酒窖。oblige使感到必须;强迫The felt obliged to sa

5、y something at the very moment.他感到此时非得说点什么不可。Susan was obliged to sell her necklace at great sacrifice.苏珊被控以低价出让她的项链。huntThe hunt for the puma began in a small village where a woman picking blackberries saw a large catonly five yards away from her.搜寻美洲狮的工作是从一座小村庄开始的,那里的一位妇女在采摘黑莓时看见“一只大猫”,离她仅五码远。The

6、collector managed to findthe thingafter a long and desperate hunt.收藏家经过苦苦搜寻,终于找到了他向往的“那一件”。A police hunt has started.警察开始搜捕。blackberry黑莓Blanche ordered two blackberry drinks.布兰奇要了两杯黑莓饮料。Having stuffed himself with blackberries,Timmy could only sit staring at the dinner table.蒂米塞了一肚子的黑莓,在饭桌上只好干瞪眼了。hu

7、man being人类Experts confirmed that a puma will not attack a human beign unless it is cornered. 专家证实,美洲狮除非被逼得走投无路,否则是决不会伤人的。-He agreed?-Well,he is allso a human being他居然同意了?咳,他毕竟也是个人嘛。Human beings are the only animals that blush,or need to.人类是惟一会脸红,或者有必要脸红的动物。corner使走投无路,使陷入困境Never corner an opponent,

8、and always assist him to save his face.永远不要把对手逼入绝境,相反,要帮他挽回面子。We at last found a question to corner our professor.我们终于找到一个能把教授问倒的问题。trail一串,一系列Wherever it went,it left behind it a trail of dead deer and small animals like rabbits.无论它走到哪儿,总会留下一串鹿、兔子之类的小动物的尸体。She was frightened to find a trail of bloo

9、d on the ceiling.她在天花板上发现一道血迹,吓坏了。It is difficult for Burney to find a partner because he always leaves a trail fo trouble behing him.伯尼很难找到合伙人,因为他总会惹下一大堆麻烦。print印痕Paw prints were in a number of places.在许多地方发现了爪印。The thief took care not to leave his finger print on the furniture.小偷很当心不在家具上留下指编纹。The

10、past left deep prints on him过去在他身上留下了深深的印痕。cling黏附,依附Puma fur was found clinging to bushes.灌木丛中也发现了粘在上面的美洲狮毛。Sh eabsent-mindedly played with some hairs which clung to the comb.她心不在焉地玩弄着梳子上粘附着的几根头发。The children cling to their father for more pocket money.孩子们黏着爸爸,要他再给些零花钱。convince使信服The experts were n

11、ow fully convinced that the animal was a puma.专家们如今已经深信不疑,那只动物就是美洲狮。This final proof convinced the jury of his innocence.这最后的证据终于使陪审团相信他是无辜的。As soon as I am convinced,I myself will be the first to seize my writings and tea them up.只要你们能使我信服,我会第一个把我写的东西撕个粉碎。somebow不知怎么搞地,不知什么原因地this one must have bee

12、n in the possession of a private collector and somebow managed to escape.这只美洲狮一定是某位个人收藏家驯养的,不知怎么设法逃出来了。The $750 million deficit somehow got rounded up to $800 million.7.5亿美元的赤字不知怎么升到了8亿。Somebow I dont like that man.说不出什么道理,反正我就是不喜欢那个人。disturb令人不安It is disturbing to think that a dangerous wild animal

13、 is still at large in the quiet countryside.想到一关危险的野兽仍在宁静的乡间逍遥,真是让人提心吊胆。The news disturbed him so that he couldnt get any peace of mind.这条消息弄得他心里七上八下,怎么也不得安宁。One could easily be disturbed by the sharp contrast between these two ways of life. 这两种生活方式的鲜明对比,极易使人绪不宁。Lesson 2equal等于thirteen equals one.十三

14、等于一。three times three epuals nine.三三得九。In ability he equals and perhaps surpasses his brother.论起才干,他跟他哥哥不相上下,或许还有过之而无不及。vicar牧师Or vicar is always raising money for one cause or another.我们教区的牧师总是为各种各样的事情筹集奖金。The vicar showed us around the vicarage.牧师领我们参观了他的住所。the vicar gave a sermon on the evils of

15、gambling.教区牧师作了一次布道,宣讲赌博的危害。raise筹集They went on a protest march to raise funds for their campaign.他们上街威游行,为运动筹款。If everyone blievescharity ends at home,how can charitable institutions raise money?如果人人都相信”慈善止于至亲”慈善机构又是怎样筹集善款的呢?torchlight电筒光In the torchlight ,he caught sight of a figure.借着电筒光,他看见一个人。H

16、e read the noted in the dim torchlight.他借着微弱的电筒光看了字条。The torchlight ripped a hole in the darkness.电筒光划破黑暗形成一个光洞。Lesson 3goddess女神They were amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman.他们惊奇地发现那位女神原来是一位相貌十分摩登的女郎。Hebe is the Goddess of youth in Greek mythology.赫柏是希腊神话上的青

17、春女神。It is unwise to make a god (ro goddessof whom you love.把所爱的人神化是不明智的。archaeologist考古学家Some time ago,an interesting discovry was made by archaeologists on the Aegean Island of Kea.不久以前,考古工作者在爱琴海的基亚岛上有一项有趣的发现。An archaeologist is someone who makes scientific study of the life and culture of ancient

18、peoples by excavation of ancient cities ,relics etc.考古学家是通过发掘古代城市、文物对古代人的生活、文化进行科学研究的人。the exhibition Kindled the boys interst in archaeology and he made up his mind to becoem an archaeologist.展览引起了小男孩对考古学的兴趣,使他下定决心要做一个考古学家。Aegean爱琴海的explore考察,勘探An American team explored a temple which stands in an

19、ancient city on the promontory of Ayria Irini.一支美国考古队考察了阿伊亚伊里尼海角一个古城里的一座神庙。Every adventurer dreams of exploring new continents.每个冒险家都梦想着探索新大陆。the author explored various issues in his new book.作家在新作里探究了各种各样的问题。promontory海角On the map that promontory looks like a nose ,naughtily turned up.从地图上看,那个海角就像

20、一只调皮地起来的鼻子。Once I sat upon a promontory,and heard a mermaid ,on a dolphins back,uttering such dulcet and harmonious breath ,that the urde sea grew civil at her song ,and certain stars shot madly from their spheres to hear the sea-maids music.有一次我坐在一个海角上,望见一个病人鱼骑在海豚的背上,她的歌声是这样婉转而谐美,镇静了狂暴的怒海,好几个星星都疯狂地

21、跳出了它们的轨道,为了听这海女的音乐。prosperous(经济上繁荣的,昌盛的The city at one time must have been prosperous.这座城市肯定一度很繁荣。NO matter how prosperous a man might be ,he could not be certainthat his children would never want for bread.一个无论怎样行进走运,也不能保证自己的孩子一辈子衣食无忧。Every citizen wants his country prosperous,but the question is

22、how.每个公民都希望自己的祖国繁荣昌盛,问题是怎么做。civilization文明A civilization which has been shaping itself through centuries cannot be abruptly attacked.一个延续了几千年的文明是不会被猝然摧垮的。What we need to do for the Chinese civilization is not to lie on past glories,but to look ahead and around.中国文明需要我们做的不是躺在过去的辉煌上睡大觉,现时是放眼向前看,向周围看。s

23、torey楼层Houses - often three storeys high - were built of stone.房子一般有三层楼高,用石块修建。Our house has three bedrooms ont eh second storey.我们房子的二层有三间卧室。Minnie were out of breath when she reached the fifteenth storey.米尼爬到15层楼的时候上气不接下气。drainage排水The city was even equipped with a drainage system.城里甚至还敷设了排水系统。Our

24、 backyard is flooded by heavy rain because the drainage in poor.因为排水系统很差,我们后院被大雨淹了。Workers are digging new drainage channels.工人们在开挖新的排水沟渠。worship崇拜The temple was used as a place of worship form the fifteenth century B.C.until Roman times.这座庙宇从公元前15世纪直至罗马时代一直是敬礼礼拜的场所。The boy gazed at the football sta

25、r with worship in his eyes.男孩儿用崇拜的眼光看着足球明星。This bird is an object of worship in this region.这种鸟在这个地区是受人膜拜的。sacred宗教的,神圣的In the most sacred room of the temple,clay fragments fo fifteen statues were found. 在庙里最神圣的一间殿堂里发现了15尊陶雕像的碎片。In ancient Egypt the cat is sacred animal.在古埃及,猫是神圣的动物。For religious pe

26、ople ,a ceremony is sacred.对信教的人来说,宗教仪式是神圣的。fragment碎片The maid tried in vain to put the fragments of the broken vase together.女仆想把碎花瓶拼起来,可是怎么也拼不好。The poem is only a fragment,but the poets genius can be keenly felt.这首诗只是一个片断,可是诗人的天才是可以清楚地感觉到的。remains遗物,遗迹;剩下的东西the body of one statue was found among r

27、emains dating from the fifteenth century B.C.雕像在躯体是在公元前15世纪的历史文物中发现的。The remains of the ancient park is the favorite haunt of local children.这个古公园的遗址是附近的孩子们最喜欢的地方。The remains of the supper were given to the poor beggar.晚餐吃剩的东西给那个可怜的乞丐。classical(古希腊、罗马文化的;古典的The head must have been found in Classical

28、 times and carefully preserved.雕像的头部一定是在古希腊罗马时代就被发现并受到精心保护的。The guides familiarity with the classical culture took the scholar by surprise. 导游对古典文化的熟稔使学者大吃惊。Apparently Matthew ahs run into avery cultured thief,who took nothing but the five hundred records of classical music.马修显然是遇到了一位雅贼,除了500张古典音乐唱片

29、,什么也没拿。reconstruct修复When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments,they were amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman.考古工作者把这些碎片重新拼起来后,惊奇地发现这位女神原来是位相貌十分摩登的女郎。A few years ago ,there was a debate about whether to reconstruct Yuan Ming Yuan. 几年以前对于是否要重修圆明园有过一声争论

30、。It is far more difficult to reconstruct a culture than a country.重建一个文化比重建一个国家要难得多。rest倚放,放置Her hands were rested on her hips.她双手叉腰。The clerk rested his hands nervously on his knees.办事员紧张地把手放大膝盖上。The chairman looked around the hall and finally rested his eyes on Stan.主席环顾大厅,最后把目光落在斯坦身上。hip屁股,臀部Gran

31、dfather affectionately patted baby on the hip.祖父慈爱地拍拍孩子的屁股。Simon reached into his hip pocket and became quite pale-the coin was gone.西蒙把手伸进裤子后袋,脸色一下变得苍白 - 硬币不见了。full-length(裙衣拖地长的She was wearing a full-length skirt.她穿着一条拖地长裙。The new barbie wears a lovely full-length skirt.新的芭比娃娃穿了一条可爱的拖地长裙。It is goi

32、ng to be a very formal party,white tie and tails for men,full-length gowns for women.这是非常正式的宴会,所以男从要打领带,穿燕尾服,女人要穿拖地长裙。graceful优雅的,体态优美的Despite her great age,she was very graceful indeed.这位女神虽然年事已高,但体态仍极为优美。Nora must have been a graceful dancer in her youth.诺拉年轻的时候舞一定跳得优雅。Oliver has a graceful cat ca

33、lled Gracia.奥里佛有一只体态优美的猫,叫做葛拉琪亚。identity身份So far the archaeolgists have been unable to discover her identity.到目前为止,老古工作者仍未能确定这位女神的位置。The guard politely requested to see the newcomers identity card.卫兵礼貌地要求新来的人出示身份证。Its difficult to tell his identity from his appearance.很难从他的外表判断他的身份。Lesson 4manual体力的

34、These days,people who do manual work often receive far move money than people who work in offices.如今,体力劳动者的收入一般要比坐办公室的人高出许多。It will take some time to eliminate the difference between manual and mental labor. 要消除劳动的体力劳动的差别还需要相当一段时日。He can pick any work with ease,be it manual or mental.他干什么都是得心应手,无论是体

35、力活还是脑力活。collar衣领They usually wear a collar and tie to go to work.他们通常穿着硬领白衬衫,打着领带去上班。Ben was so indignant that be seized the man by the collar.本气极了,楸住那个人的衣领。The wind was cold and many a passer-by turned up his collar.风很冷,许多行人都把衣领竖起来。sacrifice牺牲,献出A great many people are often willing to sacrifice hi

36、gher pay for the pricilege of becomeing white-collar workers.许多人为了享受白领工作的好处,宁可放弃高薪。He sacrificed his life to save the child from the fire.为了从大火中抢救那个孩子,他牺牲了自己的生命。In order that the family may prosper,the individual members are often sacrificed to it.为了使家族繁荣,家庭个体往往被牺牲。privilege好处,特权,特殊的荣幸It is a privil

37、ege to hear her sing.听她唱歌真是享受。It is an immense privilege to be elected to this office and to be able to serve the Association in it.被选到这个位子上,为协会服务,是莫大的荣幸。dustman清洁工This can give rise to curious situations,as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation.这种

38、心理会引发不少怪事,在艾尔斯米尔公司当清洁工的艾尔弗莱德布洛格斯就是一个例子。What will our world be like without dustmen?没有清洁工,我们的世界会变成什么样子?The old dustman has been working on this street ofr twenty years.这个老清洁在这条街上干了20年了。corporation公司Large corporations may rquitre hundreds or even thousands of employees.大公司往往顶要上百、甚至上千名员工。Corporations e

39、arnings are accumulated separately from its paid-in equity capital. 股份有限公司的盈利是在其缴入的业权资本之个单独累积的。overalls工作服He then changed into overalls and spent the next eight hours as a dustman.然后他换上工作服,做八个小时清洁工。He seems more at home in his shabby overalls.他穿着那套破破烂烂的工作服好像更自在些。I see no point why one cannot go to w

40、ork in overalls.我不明白为什么不能穿着工作服去上班。shower淋浴He took a shower and changed back into his suit.他洗个淋浴,重新换上西服。What a treat it must be to have a shower in the desert!在沙漠里洗淋浴该是多美的享受!They eat dinner late here.Take a shower.这里晚饭开得晚。洗个淋浴吧。secret秘密His fellow dustmen kept his secret.他的同事为他保守秘密。Like all magicians,

41、he kept his secrets to himself.像所有魔术师那样,他的秘密谁也不告诉。He disapproved the project and made no secret of it.他不赞成这项计划,而且对此毫不掩饰。status地位He feels that his rise in status is well worth the loss of money.他觉得地位升高了,损失点儿钱也值得。People of a lower status use credit extensively to buy today and pay tomorrow. 社会地位低的人大量使

42、用信贷,今天买,明天付钱。The country celebrated its regained status as a sovereign and independent nation. 这个国家庆祝自己重新获得主权和独立国家的地位。Lesson 5editor编辑Editors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes to provide their readers with unimportant facts and statistics.报纸杂志的编辑常常为了向读者提供一些无关紧要的事实和统计数字而走极端。Who is the

43、chief editor of this magazine?谁是这家杂志的总编?This famous editor has the habit of reading articles aloud.这个名编辑有个习惯,爱把稿子念出声来。extreme极端Extremes meet.两极相通。There is a tendency in contemporary economic hteory to run to an extreme.当代经济理论存在着走极端的趋势。statistice统计数字The fabulous statistics continued to pour out of th

44、e telescreen.电视报道中充斥着神话船的统计数字。The need for land reform is suggested by the following statistics.以下数据说明了土改的必要性。journalist新闻记者Last year a journalist had been instructed by a well-known magazine to write an article on the presidents palace in a new African republic.去年,一个记者被一家有名的杂志指派写一篇文章,报道非洲一个新成立的共和国的

45、总统府。 On the premiers last press conference the hall was filled to capacity by journalists.总理召开最后一次记招待会的时候,记者们把大厅挤得水泄不通。It is said 99% journalists secretly wish to hang their editors,and the remaining 1% make the wish public.据说有99% 的记者暗地希望亲手把编辑吊死,余下的1%则把这个愿望公开说出来。president总统President lincolns Gettybu

46、rg Address is a masterpiece in whatever sense.林肯总统的葛底斯堡演讲无论从什么单方上说,都是一篇杰作。The elected president waved to the cheering crowd.当选总统朝欢呼的人群招手。palace王宫,宏伟的住宅We had dinner that evening wit the Governor at his palae.当晚我们在总督的官邸和他共进晚餐。the palace stood four storeys high.这座王宫有四层楼高。publish出版The editor read the f

47、irst sentence and then refused to publish it.编辑读了第一句话就拒绝予以发表。The book was eventually published and became a best-seller.这本书最后出版了,成了畅销书。He pubished his first novel at the age of 35.他在35岁的时候发表了第一部小说。fax传真the editora t once sent the journalist a fax instructing him to find out the exact number of steps

48、 and the beight of the wall.编辑立即给那位记者发去传真,要求他核实台阶的确切数字和围墙的高度。We sent three faxes,but received no reply.我们接连发了三份传真,可是没接到答复。His fax number must have been changed.他的传真真号一定换了。impatient不耐烦的Meanwhile ,the editor was getting impatient.这个时候编辑等得不耐烦了。He was impatient of all this waiting.他实在是等得不耐烦了She is alway

49、s impatient with her students.她对自己的学生总是很不耐烦。fire解雇He sent yet another fax informing the journalist that if he did not reply soon he would be fired.于是他又发了一份传真,通知记者,再不从速答复就解雇他。How can you fire me?What have I done wrong?你凭什么解雇我?我做错什么啦?You are not supposed to speak to your boss in that way,he could have

50、 fired you. 你不可以那样子和老板说话,他可以解雇你的。originally起初,原先,从前When the journalist again failed to reply, the editor reluctantly published the article as it had originally been written.但记者还是没有回复,编辑无奈,只好照发原稿。Originally,I had agreed to come up merely as a consultant.原来我可只答应来当顾问的。He came here originally to make mo

51、ney.原先他是来这儿挣钱的。Lesson 6smash-and -grab砸橱窗抢劫Who has the brain and money to stage this smash-and grab?谁有脑力和财力策划这场砸了就抢的案子?Newspaper are stuffed with smash-and-grab,bit-and-runs.报纸上痛斥着砸了就抢、撞了就跑的新闻。arcade有拱廊的街道(两帝常高商店The expensive shops in a famous arcade near Piccadilly were just opening.皮卡迪利大街附近的一条著名拱廊

52、街道上,几家高档商店刚刚开始营业。I often do shopping in this arcade - window - shopping.这条街我常逛只逛不买。The mayor was invited to the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new business arcade. 市长被邀请参加新商业街的剪彩仪式。Piccadilly皮卡迪利大街jewelry珠宝Mr.Taylor,the owner of a jewelry shop was admiring a new window display.珠宝店主泰勒先生正在欣赏新布置的橱窗。He

53、 inherits his fathers passion for jewelry.他继承了他父亲对于珠宝的狂热。She herself had very little jewelry,but her daughter had jewels dangling from her hair.她自己没什么珠宝,可是她女儿却浑身珠光宝气。necklace项链Diamond neckace and rings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black velvet.钻石项链和戒指漂亮地陈列在黑丝绒衬垫上。I see no moral i

54、n Maupassants The Necklace.我看不出莫泊桑的项链有什么道德上的教育意义。When I was young ,granny often strung peas into necklaces for me to eat.小时候,姥姥常把豌豆串成项链给我吃。ring戒指I Afria,rings are worn not only on the fingers but also on toes,the ears and even through the nose.在非洲,戒指不仅可以戴在手上,还可以戴在脚上、耳朵上,甚至鼻子上。A roman writer of the f

55、ifth century A.D.held that the wedding ring should be placed on the fourth finger of the left hand,in the belidf that a vein connects the heart with the finger.公元五世纪的一位罗马作家主张结婚戒指应该戴在左手无名指上,因为他相信那里有一根血管与心脏相连。background背景Diamoned necklace and ings had been beautifully arranged on a background of black

56、 velvet.钻石项链和戒指漂亮地陈列在黑丝绒衬垫上。During these conferences he redmained in the background as far as possible.在这些会议中他尽可能不突出自己。The real Gatsby was an uneducated,ignorant boy with no background,no breeding,no past ,no future.真正的盖茨比却是一个没受过教育的无知的孩子,没有背景,没有教养,没有过去,也没有未来。velvet天鹅绒,丝绒Becky was dressed in the finest silk and velvet.蓓基穿着最华丽的丝绸和天鹅绒衣服。Stars were twinklikng in the black velvet of the night.星星在黑丝绒一般的夜空里闪烁。headlight(汽车等前灯The silence was suddenly broken when a large car,with its headligh