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Lesson 41
第41课
analogy
n.类似，相似；比拟，类比；类推
In physiology class the teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and the pump.
在生理学课上老师打了个比方，将人的心脏比作水泵。
There is an analogy between the way water moves in waves and the way light travels.
水的波动与光的运行有类似之处。
analytic
adj.解析的；分解的；善于分析的；<语>分析型的
Chinese is an analytic language which depends on the invariable roots and word order to indicate its grammatical relations.
汉语是分析型语言，其语法关系取决于不变的词根和词序。
bruise
n.青肿;伤痕 vt.打青,挫折
It is strange that girls are much easier to bruise their skin than boys.
女孩子的皮肤总是比男孩们更容易被碰青肿。
Soft fruit bruises easily.
细嫩的水果容易碰损。
commute
vi.乘车往返于两地 vt.减(刑);折合 n.上下班交通
If you buy an apartment in the suburbs, you'll have to commute by bus between your home and your office in the downtown.
如果在郊区买房子的话，就要乘公共汽车上下班。
compartment
n.卧车包房，（客车车厢内的）隔间；分隔的空间
Smoking is forbidden in the air-conditioned compartments.
空调车厢内严禁吸烟。
competence
n.能力，胜任，称职
Not everyone has the competence to learn a foreign language well.
不是每个人都能学好一门外语。
cynical
a.愤世嫉俗的，（对人性或动机）怀疑的
With a cynical outlook, the young people today are easy to go to extremes.
抱着愤世嫉俗的心态，当今的年轻人容易走极端。
directory
n.人名地址录，（电话）号码簿
You can find the telephone number and address of any company in the directory.
在电话簿上可以找到任何公司的电话号码和地址。
envisage
vt.想象，设想
Nobody can envisage the consequences of a nuclear war.
没有人能想象得出核战争带来的后果。
erosion
n.腐蚀，侵蚀，磨损；削弱，减少
The sea has the important earth-shaping power, producing erosion through the action of waves and tides.
通过波浪和潮汐的运动而产生侵蚀，海洋便有了造地的力量。
foam
n.泡沫；泡沫材料，泡沫状物 vi. 起泡沫，吐白沫
The waves break into foams against the rocks.
波浪在岩石上撞成了泡沫。
Foam rubber is soft rubber full of small air-bubbles.
泡沫橡胶是充满了小气泡的软橡胶。
graphic
a.绘画的，文字的，图表的；生动的，形象的
In Hemingway's novels there are graphic descriptions of battles.
在海明威的小说中有生动的战争场面的描写。
hover
vi.（鸟等）翱翔，盘旋；徘徊，逗留在近旁；彷徨，犹豫
Some birds hover when they look for animals to kill on the ground.
有些鸟在寻杀地上的动物时，会在空中盘旋。
indicative
n.陈述语气 a. （of）标示的，指示的，象征的；陈述的，直陈的
Resumption of the talks is indicative of an improving relationship between South Korea and North Korea.
重新开始谈判预示着南北朝鲜的关系正在改善。
Is a high forehead indicative of great mental power?
前额高表示有大智慧吗?
inertia
n.不活动，惰性；惯性
Because of the inertia, the train cannot stop instantly.
由于惯性，火车不能说停就停。
inflict
vt.（on， upon）把...强加给，使遭受，使承担
The U. S. always inflicts its concept of human rights on other nations.
美国总是把自己的人权观念强加于别国。
