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municipal a.市的,市政的
The municipal government has decided to open a new canal ;市政府决定新开辟一条运河,
to make the transportation more convenient between different districts. ;以使各个区之间运 输更加便利.
nominate vt.提名,任命
The prime minister has nominated the former defense minister ;首相已任命前国防部长
as the new foreign minister. ;担任新政府的外长.
A US physicist and his German associate ;两位分别来自美国和德国的物理学家
were nominated for this year's Nobel Prize in physics. ;获得今年诺贝尔物理奖提名.
overflow vi.溢出,泛滥; n.溢流口,溢流管
I forgot to turn off the faucet and the toilet overflowed again. ;我忘了关水龙头,结果厕盆里的水溢出了,搞坏了家里的木地板.
The overflow of the fish vat seems to have been blocked.Get a repairman. ;鱼缸的溢流管好像被堵住了.赶快叫一个修理工.
overhear vt.无意中听到,偷听
The maid overheard the two thieves talking in a low voice in the corner ;女仆听到两个小偷在角落里低声说话,
and told it to her mistress. ;于是告诉了女主人.
pamphlet n.小册子
On the streets you can often see students ;在大街上,你会经常看见学生们
wearing ribbons handing out pamphlets for all kinds of merchandise. ;戴着彩带向路人发放各种商品的小册子.   pest n.害虫;讨厌的人
Sometimes chemicals to kill pests do more harm to our health than otherwise. ;有时候杀虫剂给我们的健康带来很大危害,还不如 不用它.
The little boy,usually behaving himself,is now a thorough pest to all of us. ;那个平时很乖的小孩, 现在简直让我们所有人头痛不已.
purify vt.使纯净,提纯;使纯洁
Now the water from the sewage system is pass- ing through special mud to be purified, ;现在这从下水道里流来的水正通过一种特殊的泥以便净化,
do you believe it? ;你相信有这样的事吗?

rejoice vi.充满喜悦,感到高兴
Many philosophers teach us to rejoice in the simplicity of life ;许多哲学家教导我们要陶 然于简单生活
rather than the physical pleasure. ;而不要追求物质上的 享受.
shear vt.剪(羊毛,头发) n.(剪羊毛、树枝等的) 大剪刀
I wanted to have a new look and all my curls have been shorn off. ;我想来个新形象,于是满 头的卷发都被剪掉了.
Believe it or not,but Mrs.Clinton always trims the hedge with a pair of garden shears. ;信不信由你,克林顿夫人总是亲自手握一把大大的 剪刀修理树枝.
supersonic a.超声的,超音速的
Nowadays it is hard to find a large civil airliner that is not supersonic. ;现在要找到一架不是超音速的大型民用客机很难.
supervise vt.监督,管理,指导
Most of us know how to do our own work properly, ;我们大多数人都知道如何 干好自己的工作,
but it is quite another story to supervise others. ;但要指导别人又是一回事了.
You can't see anyone in this workshop that supervises the work flow? ;你看不见这个车间有任何管理生产流程的人员吗?
Yes we have computers to do the job. ;是的,我们用电脑来管理.
terrify vt.使害怕,使惊吓
The brutal policeman terrified the old man into compliance. ;那个粗暴的警察恐吓老人,老人只有同意.
tow vt.拖,拉,牵引
As its engine and some other vitals had been damaged, ;由于其引擎和其他一些重要零件出了故障,
the ship had to be towed into the shipyard for check and repair. ;那艘船只好被拖回船坞检查维修.
unfold vi./vt.展开,打开
When they reached the top of Mt.Tai, ;他们登上泰山之巅,
an unparalleled scene of natural beauty unfolded in front of their eyes. ;无与伦比的自然风光 展现在眼前.
General Patton unfolded the map on the ground ;巴顿将军把地图在地上摊开,
and began to study it very carefully with his general staff. ;和他的参谋人员仔细地谋划起来.
verse n.诗,诗句
I like verse more than prose because it can be sung like music. ;我喜欢诗歌,不喜欢散 文,因为诗歌可以像音乐 一样吟唱.
Apart from 37 plays, Shakespeare, ;除了37部戏之外,莎士 比亚,
the greatest playwright human beings have ever had, ;这位人类历史上最伟大 的剧作家,
wrote 154 verses as well. ;还写了154首诗歌.
wretched a.难受的,可怜的; 令人苦恼的,讨厌的
The little boy who broke his father's antique vase stood there wretched, ;那个打烂了他爸爸古董花 瓶的小男孩,可怜巴巴地 站在那里,
expecting punishment. ;知道处罚是少不了的.

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