重点单词:
1、reject
vt. 拒绝;排斥;抵制;丢弃
n. 被弃之物或人;次品
The government is expected to reject the idea of state subsidy for a new high-speed railway.
预期该政府不会同意向一条新建高速铁路提供国家补助的意见。
2、whatever
adj. 不管什么样的
pron. 无论什么;诸如此类
conj. 无论什么
Franklin was free to do pretty much whatever he pleased.
富兰克林几乎可以做他想做的任何事情。
3、contest
vt. 争辩;提出质疑
vi. 竞争;争辩
n. 竞赛;争夺;争论
Few contests in the recent history of boxing have been as thrilling.
在近期拳击史上没有几场比赛曾如此惊心动魄。
4、scream
vi. 尖叫;呼啸;发出尖锐刺耳的声音;令人触目惊心
vt. 尖声喊叫;大叫大嚷着要求
n. 尖叫声;尖锐刺耳的声音;极其滑稽可笑的人
Hilda let out a scream.
希尔达发出了一声尖叫。
5、unless
conj. 除非,如果不
prep. 除…之外
Unless you are trying to lose weight to please yourself, it's going to be tough to keep your motivation level high.
除非你在为了让自己开心而努力减肥,否则要保持驱动力很高将很难。
考考你(翻译):
1、我的一个最有能力的学生被另外一所大学拒绝了。
2、当你年龄再大一点儿,我想你在心理上就更有能力去应对所发生的任何事情。
3、11月的州选举将是明年的总统竞选前最后一轮这类投票。
答案下期公布:
上期答案:
1、An official announcement is expected in the next few days.
2、I went to kick the ball and I completely missed it.
3、Scientists have described the Aral sea as the site of the worst ecological disaster on earth.