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Lesson 35
第35课
attendant
n.服务人员，侍者，随从 a. 伴随的，随之产生的
The leakage of the 100 thousand ton oil and the attendant circumstances threatened the marine lives.
10万吨原油泄漏以及其后的情况对海洋生物产生巨大威胁。
brace
n.支架，托架 vt. 使防备，使受锻炼；支住，撑牢；使绷紧
He braced one of his feet against the wall and stood on the other foot for three hours.
他用一只脚顶着墙站稳，用单脚立地达3小时之久。
bull
n.公牛，雄兽；买进证券(或商品等)投机图利者，对股市行情看涨的人
When it is a bull market, a lot of people will be attracted to the stock market, without realizing the coming risks.
当股市上涨的时候，很多人被吸引入市，全然不顾风险在逼近。
closet
n.壁橱 a. 私下的，隐蔽的 vt. 把…关在密室中
Two days before the election, the candidate suddenly came out of the closet and denounced the proposed law.
在选举前两天，竞选人忽然打破缄默，公开谴责提议的法律。
commodity
n.商品，货物
Air conditioners are one of the many commodities that Haier sells abroad.
空调是海尔许多种出口商品中的一种。
cradle
n.摇篮；策源地，发源地 vt. 轻轻地抱，捧
China was the source cradle of Eastern civilization, just as Greece was the cradle of Western culture.
正如希腊是西方文化的发源地，中国是东方文明的起源。
deviate
vi. (from)背离，偏离
In India, a train deviated from the track, turned over and killed over 100 passengers.
在印度，一辆火车脱轨翻转，并使得100余人丧生。
dine
vi.进餐
Toward evening we were told that the manager's going to dine with us tonight.
傍晚时有人通知我们，今晚经理要和我们一起吃饭。
disregard
vt.不理会，漠视 n. 忽视，漠视
He utterly disregarded my warnings and met with an accident.
他全然不听我的警告，结果出了事故。
equator
n. (地球)赤道
The equator divides the earth equally into the northern and southern hemispheres.
赤道把地球等分为南北两个半球。
escort
n.护卫者，护送者 vt. 护送，护卫
When the head of a state pays a visit, there will always be a group of escorts.
国家元首出访时，总会有大批护卫者。
grieve
vi. (for， over)感到悲痛，伤心 vt. 使伤心，为…而伤心
It grieves me to think that China's football team has never appeared in the finals of the World Cup.
一想到中国国家足球队从没打进过世界杯决赛就感到悲伤。
hostage
n.人质
National policies cannot be made hostage to another country.
一个国家的政策不能被另一个国家所操纵。
irrigation
n.灌溉
In areas where there is no source of water, irrigation channels are built for crops.
在没有水源的地方，修建了灌溉渠来种庄稼。
longitude
n.经度
By agreement, the longitude passing through Greenwich Observatory is called the prime meridian.
按照约定，经过伦敦格林威治天文台的经线 被称作本初子午线(零度经线)。
melody
n.旋律，曲调；悦耳的音乐
The melody of Beethoven's music has very unique style.
贝多芬音乐作品的旋律具有独特的风格。
missionary
n.传教士
In many western countries, missionaries not only preached, but brought different ways of thinking as well.
在许多西方国家，传教士们不仅布道，也带来了不同的思维方式。
mortgage
n.抵押，抵押借款 vt. 抵押
In order to start my new firm, I had to mortgage my house for the loan.
为了开设新的公司，我只好以房子作抵押以获得贷款。
prophet
n.先知；预言者
Though a great footballer himself, Pele is a bad prophet who never predicted the result of the World Cup.
尽管是个伟大的足球运动员，贝利却是个蹩脚的预言家。他关于世界杯的预测从来都是不准的。
