1.combine[kəm'bain] v. 结合,联合,使结合
We can't always combine work with pleasure.
我们并不总是能在工作中享受到乐趣。
2.plantation[plæn'teiʃən] n. 种植园,大农场,殖民地
The plantation owners would rather plough their cotton in than sell it at a lower price.
种植园主宁可把棉花犁入土中,也不愿以低价出售。
3.upland['ʌplənd] n. 高地,山地 adj. 高地的,山地的
He has arrived in the barren upland of central Spain.
他已经到了西班牙中部的贫瘠高地。
4.saloon[sə'lu:n] n. 大厅,展览场,酒吧,大轿车
I leave the gay saloon of New York for the green glade of the country.
我离开了纽约欢乐的酒店,来到乡村绿色的林间空地。
5.prick up 竖起(耳朵)
He pricked up his ears when they mentioned the salary.
当他们提到工资时,他立刻注意起来。
6.inland['inlənd] adj. 内陆的,国内的 adv. 内陆地 n. 内陆
Beijing is an inland city.
北京是一个内陆城市。
7.lottery['lɔtəri] n. 彩票
She had the prize-winning lottery ticket.
她抽到了得奖的彩票。
8.burn down 烧成平地,烧毁,烧光
The house burnt down in half an hour.
那所房子在半小时之内就被焚为平地。
9.accursed[ə'kɜ:sid] adj. 可憎的,被诅咒的=accurst
an accursed system
可恶的制度
10.arrange[ə'reindʒ] vt. 安排,整理,计划,改编(乐曲) vi. 协商,计划
I arranged the flowers in the vase as soon as I came back home.
一回到家里,我就把花在花瓶里插好。
11.viewpoint['vju:pɔint] n. 观点,看法
If sees this problem by this kind of viewpoint, just you can feel it very important.
如果以这种观点看这个问题,你就会觉得它很重要。
12.backwoods['bækwudz] n. 未开垦地,边远地区 adj. 边远地区的,蛮荒的
This was, after all, a man who went to Yale and Oxford but who grew up the child of a widow in the backwoods of Arkansas.
毕竟,他在哈佛和牛津求过学,但却生长在堪萨斯州偏远落后地区的一个寡妇家庭里。
13.lurk[lə:k] n. 潜伏,潜行 v. 潜藏,潜伏,埋伏
Pride may lurk under a threadbare cloak.
骄傲可能会潜藏在穿旧的斗篷下。