介绍:
Lesson 1 （1）
alert a. 警觉的 vt. 向…报警；使意识到
n. 警戒；警报
Keeping alert in the fire is important
for people&`&s finding the way
behalf n. 利益，方面
I will make a speech on behalf of all the graduates.
fatal a. 致命的；重大的
"To be or not to be"was the fatal decision for Hamlet."
decline n./v. 下降；衰退；谢绝
When people get older, the decline of memory begins.
collapse vi./n. 倒塌；崩溃
Numerous houses collapsed in the Wenchuan Earthquake in .
negative a. 否定的；消极的；负的 n. 底片；负数
Her negative attitude really annoys me.
obligation n. 义务，责任
Supporting elderly parents
is every adult&`&s obligation.
hostile a. 敌意的；敌方的
She was hostile to all the beautiful girls approaching her husband.
她对所有接近她丈夫的漂亮女孩都心存敌意。
inferior a. 劣等的；下级的 n. 下级
No inferior products should be allowed to pass.
formal a. 正式的；形式上的
I only wear this suit for formal dinners.
launch vt. 发动；（into, in）使开始从事；使下水；发射 n. 发射，投产
The world&`&s first commercial communications satellite was launched in .
identical a. （to, with）相同的
My opinions are not always identical with my parents&`&.
.mechanism n. 机械装置；机制；办法
The watch made in Switzerland works well.
The mechanisms must be very special.
internal a. 内的；国内的；内心的
A theory has its internal logic.
elaborate a. 精心计划的；复杂的vi. 详述 vt. 详述；详细制订
Just tell me the plain facts.No need to elaborate.
expense n. 花费；(pl.)开支
House repairs, holidays and other expenses reduced her bank balance to almost nothing.
bulk n. （巨大）物体；主体；（大）量vi. 变得越来越大（或重要） vt. 使更大（或更厚）
The bulk of the chickens had to be killed because of the bird flu virus.
arbitrary a. 任意的；专断的
The figure of % is quite arbitrary.
competition n. 竞争，比赛
The competition between Coca Cola and Pepsi Cola has been on for a long time.
chip n. 碎片；(常pl.)炸土豆条；
Friends are chocolate chips in the cookie of life.
stock n. 库存；股票；世系；汤汁；(总称)家畜v. 储备 a. 常备的
She invested most of her savings in stocks.
panic n. 惊慌 v. （使）恐慌
SARS or atypical pneumonia once caused a great panic among people.
peer n. 同龄人；贵族 vt. 仔细看
To lessen peer pressure, schools require students to wear uniforms.
rarely ad. 不常，难得
Rarely is progress made in giant leaps.
abandon vt. 放弃；抛弃
The heartless man abandoned his disabled wife.
那个没良心的男人抛弃了残疾的妻子。
complain vi. 抱怨；投诉
Don&`&t always complain;remember this no pains, no gains.
别总是抱怨个不停，记住一分耕耘，一分收获。
acknowledge vt. 承认；确认；报偿
Picasso is acknowledged as a painting master.
毕加索被公认为大师级画家。
function n. 功能；职能；重大聚会；函数 vi. 运行
An old machine won&`&t function properly
if you don&`&t oil it regularly.
旧机器如果不经常上油是不能正常运转的。
circuit n. 电路；环行
We did a circuit of the old city walls.
.scandal n. 丑事；流言飞语；反感
.The president took tax money for his own use.
.It was such a scandal.
.总统贪污税款，真可谓是一大丑闻。
.identify vt. 认出；（with）把…等同于
.vi. （with）认同
.Do you identify beauty with wisdom?
.你认为美貌与智慧能相等同吗？
.conventional a. 常规的；符合习俗的
.Her opinions are rather narrow and conventional.
.她的观点相当狭隘而且守旧。
.destruction n. 破坏，消灭
.The fire caused great destruction to
.the Da Xing&`&an Ling Mountains.
.大火对大兴安岭造成了极大的破坏。
.emergency n. 紧急情况，非常时刻
.It&`&s an emergency! 十万火急!
.fantasy n. 想象，幻想；想象的产物
.Most of the fairy tales are fantasies.
.大部分的神话故事都是幻想的产物。
.option n. 选择；选择权；
.（供）选择的事物（或人）
.Sometimes, too many options
.are no better than no options.
.有时候，选择太多跟没有选择一样糟糕。
.notion n. 概念；想法
.The Chinese notion of education is rather different
.from the western notion of education.
.中国的教育观念和西方的大不相同。
.jail/gaol n. 监狱 vt. 拘留
.Has it ever occurred to you
.that jails were first invented for debtors?
.你有没有想过,监狱最初是为了关押欠债人而发明的？
.bump vi. （against, into）碰撞；颠簸着前进
.n. 碰撞；（碰撞造成的）肿块；隆起物
.It was so dark I bumped into a tree.
.天太黑，我撞到树上了。
.heave vt. 举起；扔；发出（叹息、呻吟等）
.vi. （at, on）举起；起伏；呕吐 n. 举起
.The sailors all heaved on the rope in the storm.
.暴风雨中，水手们都用力拽住缆绳。
