Lesson 1
第一课
novel
n. 小说 a. 新颖的
The plot in this novel is quite novel.
这部小说的情节非常新颖。
nurse
n. 护士;保姆 vt. 护理
She used to be a nurse in a local hospital and therefore knows well how to nurse her daughter.
她曾在当地一家医院做护士,因此很懂得如何照料女儿。
nut
n. 干果;螺母 n. 傻子
He's such a nut that he's cracking nuts with his fist.
他真是个傻子,居然用拳头砸坚果。
park
n. 公园;停车场 v. 停放(车辆等)
There is a vacant place near the park. You can park there.
公园附近有个空位,你可以把车停在那儿。
patient
n. 病人 a. 有耐心的
Doctors should be patient with their patients.
医生对待病人要有耐心。
block
n. 街区;大块;障碍物 vt. 堵塞;阻碍
A huge block of stone blocks the road after mountain landslides.
山体滑坡后,一大块石头堵住了道路。
blue
a. 蓝色的;色情的 n. 蓝色 a. 忧郁的
It is easy to tell that the girl in blue is feeling kind of blue at this moment.
不难看出,那个穿蓝色衣服的女孩此刻心情不好。
boss
n. 老板 vt. 指挥
The five-year-old girl loves to boss people around. She's something great to be a boss.
这个五岁的女孩喜欢对人发号施令。她是个当老板的料。
bug
n. 虫子;缺陷;窃听器 vt. 烦扰;在…装窃听器
Many bugs are flying around the lamp and bugging me.
很多小虫绕着灯乱飞,实在让人讨厌。
choice
n. 选择 a. 上等的,精选的
We made a choice to select the choicest apples for our pies.
我们决定挑选最优质的苹果来制作馅饼。
lead
v. 领路;领导;(to)导致;领先 n. 领先,领导 n. 铅
Lead in food may lead to poor health.
食物中的铅会导致健康受损。
light
n. 光线;光源 a. 光线充足的;淡色的;轻的;愉快的;清淡的 vt. 点燃;照亮 n. 灯;火
The room is light and spacious. I don't need to turn on the lights on cloudy days.
屋子明亮宽敞,阴天我都不用开灯。
lonely
a. 孤独的 a. 荒凉的
I walked on the sand of a lonely beach, but I didn't feel lonely.
我走在一个人迹罕至的海滩上,但并不感到孤独。
lot
n. 许多 n. 签,抽签;命运;一块地
There's a lot of housework to do. The couple drew lots to see who would wash dishes.
要做的家务事很多,这对夫妻抓阄决定谁来洗碗。
major
a. 主要的 n. 专业 vi.(in)主修 n. 少校
That handsome major was an English major before he joined the army.
那位英俊的少校入伍前主修英语。
period
n. (一段)时间 n. 学时;句号
I forget what class we have first period since I've been absent for such a long period of time.
缺课这么长时间,我都不记得我们第一节上什么课了。
permit
v. 允许,准许 n. 许可证
Working here without a (work) permit is not permitted.
没有(工作)许可证就不允许在这里工作。
plain
n. 平原 a. 清晰的;朴素的;坦率的
It is plain that such plants can be found in the grassy plain.
很显然,这种植物可见于草原。
plant
n. 植物 vt. 种,播种 n. 工厂
There are plenty of plants planted around that plant.
那个工厂周围种了相当多植物。
pool
n. 水池;合伙经营 vt. 联营
If we all pool our money, I'm sure we'll have enough to build a swimming pool.
如果我们把钱集中起来,我相信我们够钱建一个游泳池。
handsome
a.(男子)英俊的;(女子)端庄健美的 a. 相当大的,可观的
The handsome boy received a handsome legacy from his aunt.
那个英俊的男孩从他姑妈那儿得到了一大笔遗产。
head
n. 头;上端;领导 v. 主管;位于…的顶部;(for)朝特定方向行进
The head of the company is heading for disaster.
公司领导正面临灾难。
hear
vt. 听见 vi. (of, about)听到;(from)收到…的信(或电话等)vt. 听证
I heard that the appeal was heard in private.
我听说这件上诉案没有公开审理。
hit
v. 打,击;碰撞 n. 击中 n. 成功而风行一时的事物
The pop singer hit his producer while recording his first hit.
那个流行歌手在录制成名曲时,动手打了制作人。
jam
n. 果酱 n. 堵塞;卡住 v. 挤入;卡住;干扰
The truck loaded with jam was stuck in a traffic jam for hours.
运送果酱的车因交通堵塞而被耽搁了好几个小时。
fire
n. 火;火灾;火力;热情 v. 解雇;开火,开枪
Frank got fired for his poor work in forest fire prevention.
弗兰克因没有做好森林防火工作被解雇了。
free
a. 自由的;免费的;空闲的 vt.(from)使自由,解放 ad. 免费地;自由地 a.(of, from)无…的
Please feel free to have some sugar-free soybean milk.
请随意喝点无糖豆奶吧。
garage
n. 车库 n. 汽车修理行
There is something wrong with my car in the garage, so I decide to have it fixed at the nearby garage.
我停在车库里的车子有些毛病,我打算去附近的修理厂修一修。
green
a. 绿色的 n. 绿色;(pl.)绿叶菜类 a. 缺乏经验的 v. 绿化
The very green recruits of the environmental organization are busy advocating greening the city.
环保组织的新成员们忙于提倡城市绿化。
ground
n. 地 n. (常pl.)场地;理由
The developer has strong grounds for building a car lot on some waste ground.
发展商有充分的理由在那块废弃的空地上建造停车场。
jump
v./n. 跳跃;猛长,激增 vt. 突然攻击
I was walking alone down the street when a young man jumped out of his car and jumped me.
我独自在街上行走时,一个年轻男子从车上跳了下来,并突然扑向我。
kid
n. 小孩 v.(与…)开玩笑
Ned has few friends because he always kids other kids about their skin.
奈德总是拿其他孩子的肤色开玩笑,所以他几乎没有朋友。
large
a. 大的 (at ~)在逃
A large puma escaped from the circus is still at large.
一只从马戏团逃出来的大美洲狮仍然在逃。
labo(u)r
n. 劳动;劳工 vi. 劳动;费力地前行 n. 分娩
Pregnant women shouldn't do hard manual labor to avoid premature labor.
孕妇不能干重活,以免早产。
last
a. 最后的;最近的 ad. 上一次;最后 vi. 持续
The last illusion did not last long.
最后的幻想持续的时间不太长。
post
n. 邮政;(支)柱 n. 职位 vt. 贴出;宣布;邮寄
Alan was offered a post in the post office recently.
艾伦最近在邮局找到了一份工作。
press
v. 压,按;压榨;催促 n. 报刊,新闻,出版社;印刷机;压,按
The crowds pressed around Jackson when the press conference finished, hoping for his autograph.
记者招待会结束后,人群围挤在杰克逊身旁,希望得到他的签名。
pretty
a. 漂亮的 ad. 相当,很
Though life in the suburbs can be pretty pedestrian, that pretty girl has made up her mind to settle there.
尽管郊区生活可能相当沉闷,但那个漂亮女孩还是决定在那里生活。
prize
n. 奖金,奖品 a. 第一流的 vt. 珍视
The prize from his mother was the most prized present for him.
母亲给他的奖赏是他最珍视的礼物。
produce
vt. 生产,制造;显示 n. 产品,农产品
The machines we produce are mainly used to process agricultural produce.
我们生产的机器主要用于加工农产品。
company
n. 公司 n. 陪伴,同伴
Rita's husband is working overtime for the company this evening, so I think I'd go over and keep her company.
丽塔的丈夫今晚在公司加班,所以我想我应该过去和她作伴。
content
n. (pl.)所含之物,内容;目录;成分 a. 满意的 n. 满意 vt. 使满意
Such concepts and contents in the book will never content him.
这本书的理念和内容不会令他满意。
couple
n. 一对;夫妻,情侣 vt. 结合,连接
Living apart coupled with lack of communication caused the couple to break up.
两地分居加之缺少交流,导致这对情侣分手了。
cross
v. 穿过;(使)交叉;(使)杂交 n. 十字形;叉 a. 脾气坏的;交叉的
Danny, there are more crosses than ticks on your homework. Mummy will get very cross.
丹尼,你的作业本上叉号比勾号还多,妈妈会生气的。
deliver
vt. 投递;发表;接生 vt. 做该做的事;说到做到
The president delivered a speech to make all kinds of promises before election, but has since failed to deliver the goods.
总统在选举前发表演讲,做出了各种许诺,但后来却一直没有兑现。
doctor
n. 医生;博士 vt. 篡改
The doctor had doctored the medical history sheet to pass his patient off as his daughter.
这个医生篡改了病历表,假称病人是自己的女儿。
express
vt. 表达;表示;快运 n. 快车;快递 ad. 用快递方式 a. 特快的 a. 明确的,特别指出的
I came here with the express purpose of expressing my sincere gratitude for your help.
我来这里就是为了对你的帮助表示诚挚的感谢。
fare
n. 票价 vi. 进展
I tried to get a reduced fare ticket,but I didn't fare very well.
我试图买张折价票,可惜事情进行得不顺利。
file
n. 档案;文件夹;纵列 v. 把(文件)归档;(for)提出;排成纵队行进
Please file these letters in the main file.
请把这些信件放在主文件夹中存档。
fine
a. 美好的;晴朗的 ad. 很好 vt. 处…以罚金 n. 罚款 a. 纤细的;精制的
Jane felt fine after her doctor made gradual fine adjustment to her prescription.
在医生逐步对她的处方进行细微调整后,简感觉好多了。
suit
vt. 合适;相称 n. 一套衣服;起诉
Murphy brings a divorce suit against his wife and claims that marriage does not suit him.
墨菲向他的妻子提起了离婚诉讼,声称婚姻并不适合他。
tear
n. 眼泪 v. 撕裂;疾驶 n. 破洞,裂口
Mary tore up the love letter from Jack with tears in her eyes.
玛丽哭着把杰克给她的情书撕得稀巴烂。
trouble
n. 麻烦;疾病;(常pl.)纠纷;工夫 v. 烦恼;麻烦
Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.
不要自找麻烦,除非麻烦找上你。
will
aux.v. 将,会;要,愿意 n. 意志;决心;遗嘱
The old man's will will be written down in his will.
老人的意愿将写在遗嘱里。
wound
vt. 伤害 n. 创伤,伤口
He was seriously wounded in the arm recently,but fortunately the wound healed fast.
最近他的胳膊受了重伤,所幸伤口愈合得很快。
master
n.(男)主人;能手;(M-)硕士 vt. 掌握;征服 a. 主要的;精通的,技术熟练的
Chris had already been a master painter before he got his Master's degree.
在取得硕士学位以前,克里斯已经是个技艺高超的画家了。
mean
v. 表示…的意思;打算;意味着a. 吝啬的;卑鄙的;平均的 n. 平均值
He is a little mean,which doesn't mean he is a bad boy.
他有些小气,但这并不意味着他是个坏孩子。
mind
n. 头脑,精神;注意力 v. 介意;注意 v. 照顾;关心
Would you mind minding my baby for a little while?
你介意帮我照看一下我的宝宝吗?
minute
n. 分钟;片刻 n. (pl.)会议记录 a. 微小的
The stock market index has a minute improvement in a few minutes.
几分钟后,股指有了一点上涨。
monitor
n. 班长;显示器 vt. 监听,监视;检测
The patient was connected to the monitor so that the doctor could monitor his heartbeats.
病人被接上了监测器,这样医生可以监听他的心跳。
puzzle
v.(使)迷惑;苦思 n. 智力测验,谜;难题
This puzzle is puzzling, but it doesn't puzzle me.
虽然这个智力拼图很迷惑人,但并没有把我难住。
race
n. 比赛 v. 竞赛;(使)高速运转 n. 种族
People of all races can take part in these races.
不同种族的人都可以参加这些比赛。
raise
vt. 举起;增加;提出;养育,饲养;引起 n.(工资、薪金)提升,增加
We can't give you a raise until the prices of our products are raised.
除非我们产品的价格能够提高,否则无法给你加薪。
reason
n. 原因;理性v. 推断;(with)评理
She is a girl of reason and can reason very clearly.
她是一个理性的女孩,能很清晰地思考问题。
room
n. 房间 n. 空间;余地
The wardrobe in your room takes up too much room.
你房间的衣柜太占地方了。
safe
a. 安全的;可靠的 n. 保险箱
Make sure you keep the safe safe.
请确保保险箱的安全。
satisfaction
n. 满意 n. 补偿(物)
The satisfaction I got from the department store is not to my satisfaction.
我不满意从百货公司得到的赔偿。
save
vt. 救助;储蓄;节省 prep. 除…之外
Jack has saved nearly all his income for the last decade, save the indispensable expense.
除了必要的开销,在过去的10年里,杰克几乎省下了所有的钱。
score
n. 分数;刻痕;二十 v. 得(分);打分;刻痕于
Scores of students scored perfect scores in the math exam.
很多学生数学考了满分。
shore
n. 滨,岸 vt.(up)支撑
The architects shored up a cabana with wooden beam near the shore.
建筑师们在岸边用木梁支起一座凉亭。
aim
n. 目标;瞄准 v. 瞄准;致力
It's important that you should have some sort of aim to aim for.
有一个为之奋斗的目标是很重要的。
air
n. 空气;天空 vt. 晾干;使通风
You'd better not air your quilt in this humid air.
在这种潮湿的天气里,最好不要晒被子。
arm
n. 臂 n. (pl.)武器 vt. 以武器装备;配备
The kidnapper almost fainted when he saw the arms in the policeman's arms.
看到警察手持武器时,绑匪差点晕过去了。
article
n. 文章 n. 条款;商品;冠词
This article tells us something about Article I of the Constitution.
这篇文章向我们介绍了宪法第一条的内容。
badly
ad. 坏,拙劣地;严重地 ad. 非常
John was badly injured in the car accident and is badly in need of treatment now.
约翰在车祸中严重受伤,现在急需治疗。
sound
n. 声音 v. 发音;听起来 a. 合理的;健康的;充分的 ad. 充分地
We can judge if you have a sound body from the sound of your heart.
我们能够根据你的心跳声判断出你的身体是否健康。
spare
a. 多余的 vt. 节约;让给 a. 备用的 n. 备用品
My father spared 15 minutes to check the spare tires of his SUV.
我爸花了15分钟去检查他越野车的备用轮胎。
spring
n. 春天;(源)泉 n. 跳,跃;弹簧 v. 跳跃;(up)涌现;突然提出
The little boy sprang out of bed when his mother told him that spring had gone.
当妈妈告诉小男孩春天已经过去时,他从床上跳了下来。
stamp
n. 邮票 n. 印,图章;标志;跺脚 v. 跺脚;盖印
There is no stamp on the stamp.
那张邮票上没有盖图章。
succeed
v. 成功 v. 接着发生;继承
Johnson succeeded his father as the head of the company and succeeded in his business.
约翰逊继承了他父亲的职位,成为公司的领头人,并在事业上取得了成功。