nourish vt.养育,喂养; 怀有(希望)
No matter how bad things are,we should always nourish a hope in our mind. ;无论事情多么糟糕,我们 心里都要满怀希望.
pasture n.牧场 vt.放牧
This pasture can no longer carry such a large number of cattle and sheep. ;这块草地再也不能供养那 么多牛羊了.
petition n.请愿书,申诉书 v.(向…)请愿, 正式请求
The villagers all signed a petition asking for a hospital to be built. ;村民们都在请愿书书上签 名要求建一所医院.
plaster n.灰浆,灰泥;石膏;膏药 vt.在…上抹灰泥
When we went to see him,Malcolm's right leg was in plaster from a collision. ;我们去探望马尔科姆的 时候,他的右腿还包着 石膏,那是撞车造成的.
plateau n.高原;(上升后的) 稳定时期(或状态)
As a rule,one makes rapid progress at the beginning and then it reaches a plateau. ;通常,一个人开始的时候 进步神速,以后就进入平 稳时期.
racket n.喧嚷,吵闹; 敲诈,勒索; (网球等的)球拍
The boys are making a hell of a racket downstairs.Tell them to be quiet. ;楼下的男孩子太吵了. 要他们安静点.
rectify vt.纠正,修复
Bill Clinton did all his best to rectify the situation, ;克林顿尽力修复他 的处境,
but Hillary was in no mood to reconcile. ;而希拉里却不愿和解. \
slogan n.标语,口号,广告语
Shouting slogans alone will never get things done.What we need is down-to-earth efforts. ;光喊喊口号本身做不成 任何事情.我们需要的是 脚踏实地的努力.
savage a.残暴的;未开化的 n.野蛮人,粗鲁人 vt.(狗等)乱咬;激烈抨击
Is a civilized man who kills his fellows with guns ;现代人用枪射杀同类
less savage than a primitive man killing animals with bows and arrows? ;比原始人用弓箭捕杀动物 文明吗?
straightforward a.正直的,坦率的; 易懂的,简单的
They took a straight forward route to the beach and you didn't avoid detours. ;别人去海边取直道, 而你却走了弯路.
terrific a.极妙的;极大的
In the newly-completed movie theater we saw a terrific film by Sharon Stone. ;在新落成的电影院我们看 了一部有莎朗.斯通演的 极妙的电影.
You are every inch as timid as a mouse.Just speak up! ;你真是十足地胆小如鼠. 大声说出来吧!
timid a.羞怯的,胆小的
unemployment n.失业,失业人数
Unemployment hurts every person in the country, ;失业对国内的每一个人 都有害,
not just those who have lost their jobs. ;而不仅是那些丢掉饭碗 的人.
vein n.经脉,血管;叶脉; 纹理,纹路
Along the edge of the mountain there is a rich vein of silver. ;沿着山脉的边上,有丰富 的银矿脉.
warfare n.战争(状态); 斗争,冲突
Under certain conditions, ;在某些条件下,
guerrilla warfare works better to the overall victory than trench warfare. ;对于战争全局的胜利 来说,游击战比阵地战 更有效.
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