bartender
n.酒保
The successful businessman used to work as a bartender while in college.
这位成功的商人念大学时曾当过酒保。
pub
n.酒吧
Many foreigners frequent that pub because of its homey atmosphere.
那间酒吧有家的气氛,因此许多老外常会到那儿光顾。
wander
vi.漫游;闲逛
The confused old man wandered through the streets,unsure of where he was.
这位困惑的老先生在街头游荡,不知道自己身在何处。
The runaway girl wandered along the street,looking in the shop windows.
这个跷家的女孩在街上闲逛,浏览商店的橱窗。
miracle
n.奇迹
Maybe you should try this medicine for your headache--it worked miracles for me.
也许你应试试这种药来治你的头痛--它对我挺灵的。
It's a miracle that no one was killed or injured in that accident.
那起意外无人伤亡,真是个奇迹。
whip
n.鞭子 vi.用鞭子抽打
Andrew lashed the horses with his whip to make them go faster.
安德鲁用鞭子抽打马,要它们脚步快点。
The jockey whipped the horse so that it would run faster.
骑师用鞭子抽打马,使它跑得更快些。
wealth
n..财富,富裕(不司数);丰富
Sandra is a woman of great wealth.
珊卓是一位富婆。
The writer likes to travel because he believes it can provide him with a wealth of sources for his writing.
这位作家喜欢旅行,因为他相信旅行可提供他许多写作的资源。
wealthy
a.富有的
The wealthy are not necessarily happy; likewise,the poor are not necessarily sad.
有钱人未必快乐;同样地,穷人未必悲伤。
poverty
n.贫穷;缺乏;贫瘠
The poverty of his family made it impossible for Paul to attend college.
保罗家境清寒,这使他不能念大学。
The student's writing showed a poverty of imagination. =The student's writing showed a shortage of imagination.
这位学生的写作显示他缺乏想像力。
The poverty of the soil caused a bad rice harvest.
这块土壤的贫瘠导致稻米欠收。
enact
vt.制订(法律)
The government recently enacted a law to cut down on pollution.
政府最近立法以减低污染。