1.lift vt. 升高,举起
The good news lifted my spirits.
这好消息使我精神大振。
2.shuffle v. 拖曳,慢吞吞地走
The prisoners shuffled along the corridor and into their cells.
囚犯们沿着走廊拖着脚步进入牢房。
3.break v. 打破,弄破,弄坏
The dog bit me but didn't break the skin.
那狗咬了我一口,但是没有把皮咬破。
4.hip n. 臀部
He stood there with his hands on his hips.
他两手叉腰站在那里。
5.pain n. 痛苦,疼痛
He has a pain in the knee.
他膝盖酸痛。
6.equal adj. 相等的,平等的
Women demand equal pay for equal work.
妇女要求同工同酬。
7.democratic adj. 民主的,大众的,平等的
If we want to live a peaceful and democratic life, we cannot help object to war.
如果我们要过和平与民主的生活,一定要反对战争。
8.sort of adv. 有几分地,在某种程度上
It's sort of embarrassing.
这有点叫人难为情。
9.fellow n. 朋友,家伙
He is a friendly jovial fellow.
他是个和蔼而快乐的人。
10.hurry v. 匆忙,赶紧,催促 n. 匆忙,仓促,急忙
He was in a hurry to leave.
他急切地要离开。
11.rate n. 比率,等级,价格,速度
They drove at a steady rate.
他们以平稳的速度开车。
12.divorce n. 离婚,分离 vt. 与 ... 离婚,使分离
He divorced his wife.
他和他妻子离了婚。
13.perhaps adv. 也许,可能
Perhaps this book will prove to be of some use to you in your studies.
也许这本书会对你的研究有用处。
14.Smarty-pants n. 自以为是,自作聪明的家伙
15.independent adj. 独立的,自主的,有主见的
You should learn to be independent of your parents.
你应该学习不要依赖父母。
16.pickle jar n. 泡菜坛
17.pickle n. 腌汁,泡菜