Lesson 2

[00:08.66]Lesson 2
[00:11.39]release vt./n. 释放；解除；放开；发布
[00:18.19]The hijackers released three of the hostages.
[00:21.71]劫机者释放了其中三名人质。
[00:25.65]swallow v. 吞，咽；轻信；承受 n. 燕子；吞，咽
[00:31.94]One swallow does not make a summer.
[00:34.98]（谚）一燕不成夏。（不可凭偶然现象而推断。）
[00:41.93]digest vt. 消化；吸收n. 文摘
[00:48.03]Reader's Digest is a very popular magazine in the United States.
[00:53.68]《读者文摘》是美国的一本颇流行的杂志。
[00:59.64]Some books are to be tasted,
[01:01.98]others to be swallowed,
[01:03.69]and some few to be chewed and digested. (Francis Bacon)
[01:07.79]有些书浅尝而止，
[01:10.00]有些书可以囫囵吞枣，
[01:12.60]少数则需咀嚼消化。（弗朗西斯·培根）
[01:16.63]respective a. 各自的
[01:19.70]All men have their respective duties.
[01:22.51]各人有各人的职责。
[01:25.88]virtually ad. 实际上，事实上
[01:30.08]Some manufacturers make all sorts of promises,
[01:33.74]but it virtually means nothing.
[01:36.25]有些生产商许下各种各样的诺言，
[01:39.83]但事实上却啥也不会实现。
[01:44.03]agreeable a. 令人愉快的；（欣然）同意的
[01:49.76]Finding her a very agreeable woman,
[01:52.88]I couldn't understand why people talked evil of her.
[01:57.80]我发现她是个和蔼可亲的女人，
[02:01.69]真不明白为什么别人说她的不是。
[02:05.77]abandon vt. 放弃；抛弃
[02:09.72]The heartless man abandoned his disabled wife
[02:13.41]and ran away with all their money.
[02:15.95]那个没良心的男人抛弃了残疾的妻子，
[02:19.79]还卷走了两人所有的钱。
[02:23.15]My attorney abandon me
[02:25.01]and quit my case
[02:26.47]because I tried to conceal
[02:27.76]what I had done.
[02:30.31]由于我试图隐瞒事实，
[02:33.20]我的律师抛弃了我，
[02:35.23]停止了我的案子。
[02:37.57]allowance n. 津贴，零用钱
[02:41.75]IBM offers quite a high traveling allowance
[02:45.91]to its employees.
[02:47.69]IBM公司给员工比较高的出差津贴。
[02:53.22]associate vt. 把…联系在一起；结合
[02:58.74]vi.（with）交往 n. 伙伴 a. 副的
[03:02.50]One is not always able to choose one's associates.
[03:06.29]We have to associate with different kinds of people.
[03:10.12]一个人并非总能够选择自己的同事。
[03:14.48]我们不得不和各种各样的人交往。
[03:19.30]They are not friends but associates in crime.
[03:22.87]他们不是朋友，是共犯。
[03:26.92]arrest vt. 逮捕；阻止；吸引 n. 逮捕
[03:32.88]Many juveniles in the United States were arrested
[03:36.89]and held in reformatory for shooting on campus.
[03:41.82]在美国，许多少年因在校园开枪伤人
[03:46.87]而被逮捕并关进少年管教所。
[03:51.71]donation n. 捐款，捐赠
[03:56.11]Bill Gates made a donation of 100 million U.S. dollars
[04:01.19]to the Global AIDS and Health Fund.
[04:04.51]比尔·盖茨给全球艾滋病健康基金会捐赠了1亿美元。
[04:12.23]continuous a. 连续不断的
[04:15.78]The brain needs a continuous supply of blood.
[04:19.64]大脑需要不断地供血。
[04:23.53]I've been working for 14 continuous hours
[04:26.64]and got so tired,
[04:28.46]but still there are continual interruptions.
[04:33.04]我连续工作14小时，
[04:35.58]已经感到很疲惫了。
[04:37.88]但仍不断有人来打扰我。
[04:42.76]continual a. 不间断的；频频的
[04:45.87]Recently the young couple have continual arguments
[04:49.29]with each other for trifles.
[04:52.23]近来这对年轻夫妇为了一些小事接连不断地发生争吵。
[04:59.52]fairy / n. 小仙子
[05:02.71]favo(u)rable a. 称赞的；有利的
[05:06.29]The film received favorable reviews. 这部影片得到了好评。
[05:13.60]behalf n. 利益，方面
[05:17.34]Mother Teresa's efforts on behalf of Calcutta's poor
[05:21.98]eventually brought her the Nobel Peace Prize.
[05:26.29]德兰修女为加尔各答穷人所做的一切努力
[05:30.79]最终为她赢得了诺贝尔和平奖。
[05:35.32]career n. 职业
[05:37.81]Many university students plan their future career
[05:42.10]in the financial circle.
[05:44.65]许多大学生都将自己的未来职业计划在金融界。
[05:50.64]classical a. 古典的，经典的
[05:54.64]The Forbidden City is typically Chinese classical architecture.
[06:00.03]紫禁城是典型的中国古典建筑。
[06:04.86]blast n. 爆炸；一阵 vt. 炸
[06:08.96]When the hijacked planes
[06:10.77]crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center
[06:14.25]and blasted to fragments,
[06:16.55]many people's American dreams were blasted.
[06:20.52]当被劫持的飞机猛烈撞击世贸中心双塔
[06:25.41]并爆炸成碎片时，
[06:28.11]很多人的美国梦被炸碎了。
[06:32.28]explode vi. 爆炸，爆发；发怒；激增 vt. 使爆炸
[06:38.82]The exploding world population may lead to an energy crisis.
[06:43.95]世界人口迅速增长可能会导致能源危机。
[06:50.33]The terrorists had planned to blast the international airport
[06:54.42]but their bombs failed to explode.
[06:57.55]恐怖分子原计划要炸掉国际机场，
[07:01.59]但炸弹没有爆炸。
[07:04.27]environment n. 环境
[07:07.55]An unhappy home environment can affect a child's behavior.
[07:12.86]不幸的家庭环境会影响孩子的行为。
[07:18.06]surroundings n. 环境
[07:21.44]The two brothers grew up in beautiful surroundings
[07:24.72]but not in a pleasant home environment.
[07:28.40]兄弟俩在优美的环境中长大，但家庭环境不算好。
[07:34.59]physician n. 内科医生
[07:38.40]promising a. 有希望的，有前途的
[07:43.22]Many fresh graduates would like to have a promising job
[07:46.95]for their career development.
[07:49.59]刚毕业的大学生都希望找一份有前途的工作，
[07:54.66]来发展职业生涯。
[07:58.05]imaginary a. 想象中的
[08:01.42]The main characters in the novel are very true to life,
[08:05.01]but most of them are imaginary.
[08:07.73]小说里的人物写得栩栩如生，但大多是虚构的。
[08:14.21]Anything imaginary is the products of an imaginative person's mind.
[08:20.34]任何虚构的东西都是有想象力的人的产物。
[08:25.48]correspondent n. 记者
[08:29.11]During the Gulf War,
[08:31.02]Tang Shizeng went to Iraq as a correspondent
[08:35.03]especially appointed by the Xinhua News Agency.
[08:39.31]海湾战争期间，
[08:41.31]唐师曾以新华社特派记者的身份前往伊拉克。
[08:47.87]injure vt. 伤害
[08:50.56]Many elderly people injure themselves in their own homes,
[08:54.27]for example by slipping in the bath.
[08:57.50]很多上了年纪的人在自己家中受伤，例如在浴室里滑倒。
[09:05.08]After being wounded in the battle,
[09:07.58]he was in an accident
[09:09.32]when his car was damaged
[09:11.02]but he himself not injured.
[09:13.88]战斗负伤后，
[09:15.19]他经历了一场事故，
[09:17.35]事故中他的汽车被撞坏，
[09:20.34]但人没有受伤。
[09:23.45]depart vi. 离开；（from）背离
[09:27.36]The new method departs from the old in several respects.
[09:31.65]新的方法在某些方面与旧的方法不同。
[09:37.72]unlike prep. 和…不同
[09:41.54]Unlike the rest of her family, she is very quiet.
[09:45.48]与家里其他成员不同，她很文静。
[09:50.47]Unlike Tom, his brother dislikes keeping his success a low profile.
[09:56.25]与汤姆不同，他哥哥不喜欢对自己的成功保持低调。
[10:02.44]dislike vt./n. 不喜爱
[10:05.78]Some people dislike big cities,
[10:08.75]while some dislike small towns.
[10:11.77]有些人不喜欢大城市，
[10:14.72]而有些人不喜欢小城镇。
[10:18.77]dairy n. 牛奶场 a. 乳制品的
[10:24.16]dye n. 染料 vt. 给…染色
[10:29.72]"How about dyeing the cloth black, Grandma?"
[10:32.44]the little girl asked the dying old woman,
[10:35.05]who nodded and then died.
[10:37.89]"奶奶，把这块布染成黑色，好吗？"
[10:42.28]小女孩问临终的老妇人，
[10:44.94]老妇人点了点头，然后死去了。
[10:49.39]earnest a. 认真的，诚挚的
[10:53.54]Nowadays some young people
[10:55.18]are not earnest about their marriage.
[10:58.07]如今有些年轻人对他们的婚姻大事并不认真。
[11:05.14]cheat v. 欺骗；作弊 n. 欺骗；骗子
[11:09.60]Cheat the earth and the earth will cheat you.
[11:13.42]你欺骗世界，世界也会欺骗你。
[11:18.92]deceive vt. 欺骗
[11:21.98]Sincerity is the base of friendship.
[11:24.88]Good friends shouldn't deceive one another.
[11:28.26]真诚是友谊的基础。
[11:31.17]好朋友之间不应互相欺骗。
[11:35.76]George cheated in the exam,
[11:37.48]but the teacher was not deceived.
[11:40.80]乔治在考试中作弊，可没有骗过老师。
[11:46.70]attendant n. 服务人员 a. 随之而产生的
[11:51.84]The leakage of the 100 thousand ton oil
[11:55.44]and the attendant circumstances threatened the marine lives.
[12:00.32]10万吨原油泄漏以及其后的情况对海洋生物产生巨大威胁。
[12:09.07]aware a. 意识到的
[12:12.07]Most people are aware of the risk
[12:14.95]when they invest in stocks and shares.
[12:18.79]大多数人在投资证券的时候是意识到风险的。
[12:24.93]conscious a. 意识到的；神志清醒的；有意的
[12:30.85]The greatest of faults is to be conscious of none. (Thomas Carlyle)
[12:36.73]最严重的缺点是意识不到自己的缺点。（卡莱尔）
[12:42.08]From a very early age the Prince was aware
[12:45.18]that he was born in the purple
[12:47.31]and was very conscious of his noble rank.
[12:51.23]王子很小的时候就知道自己出生于帝王家族，
[12:56.26]并且清楚地意识到自己地位高贵。
[13:01.09]bearing n. 风度，举止；关系；（pl.）方位；轴承
[13:07.22]Your remarks have no bearing on our discussion.
[13:10.74]你的评论与我们的讨论无关。
[13:15.09]invent vt. 发明；捏造
[13:19.41]Alexander Bell invented the telephone in 1876.
[13:24.63]1876年亚历山大·贝尔发明了电话。
[13:30.24]Edison was the one who invented the electronic light bulb,
[13:34.60]but not the one who discovered electricity.
[13:38.49]爱迪生是发明电灯的人，
[13:41.29]但不是发现电的人。
[13:44.58]flourish vi. 茂盛，兴旺 vt. 挥动
[13:49.62]Rock and roll flourished (=was in full flourish)
[13:54.64]in the 1950s in the West.
[13:57.59]在西方20世纪50年代，摇滚乐盛极一时。
[14:04.71]generous a. 慷慨的；宽宏大量的
[14:10.03]The farmers receive generous subsidies from the government.
[14:14.43]农民们从政府那里得到大量的补贴。
[14:19.83]crack v.（使）破裂；（使）噼啪地响；打 n. 裂缝；噼啪声
[14:28.26]In cold weather, boiling water can crack the glass.
[14:33.25]在寒冷的天气，沸腾的开水会把玻璃杯烫裂。
[14:40.18]You can crack this toughened glass,
[14:42.65]but you can't break it.
[14:45.08]这种韧化玻璃只裂不碎。
[14:48.94]given a. 规定的；假设的；（to）有癖好的 prep. 考虑到
[14:54.34]Please finish the project within the given time.
[14:58.01]请在规定的时间内完成这项工程。
[15:02.43]highway n. 公路
[15:05.63]ideal a. 理想的；空想的 n. 理想
[15:11.00]Leonardo might be an ideal lover,
[15:14.22]but he is too handsome to set a girl's mind at rest.
[15:18.87]里奥纳多也许可以作一个理想的情人，
[15:23.24]但是他太英俊了，
[15:25.52]让女孩放心不下。
[15:28.61]ignorant a.（of）不知道的；无知的
[15:32.51]Everybody is ignorant,
[15:34.54]only on different subjects.
[15:36.88]所有的人都是无知的，
[15:39.68]只是对不同的科目无知而已。
[15:44.09]politician n. 政治家，政客
[15:47.93]Mothers may still want their favorite sons
[15:50.56]to grow up to be President,
[15:52.82]but... they do not want them
[15:54.70]to become politicians in the process. (John F. Kennedy)
[15:58.89]母亲们也许仍然希望她们宠爱的儿子长大后成为总统，
[16:05.74]但…她们并不想让他们在成为总统这一过程中当上政客。
[16:12.26]（约翰·F.肯尼迪）
[16:15.92]A politician thinks of the next election.
[16:18.85]A statesman, of the next generation. (James Freeman Clarke)
[16:22.68]政客通常考虑的是下次选举，
[16:26.30]而政治家则想到的是下一代。（詹姆士·弗里曼·克拉克）
[16:31.43]indifferent a. 冷漠的；一般的
[16:35.90]I was so excited to see snow
[16:38.44]that I was indifferent to the cold.
[16:41.30]看到雪我兴奋得连寒冷都不在乎了。
[16:46.41]inhabitant n. 居民
[16:49.92]American Indians were the earliest inhabitants of America.
[16:54.62]美洲印第安人是美洲最早的居民。
[16:59.73]mount vt. 登上；发起；安放 vi. 增加
[17:05.09]n. （M-）（用于山名前）山
[17:06.42]Mr. Rochester mounted his horse and rode off,
[17:10.23]leaving Jane Eyre standing alone in the middle of the road.
[17:14.59]罗切斯特先生上了马，疾驰而去，
[17:18.54]留下简·爱独自站在路的中央。
[17:23.22]likely a. 可能的；适合的 ad. 可能
[17:26.75]It's likely that the outcome of the contest
[17:29.14]varies from moment to moment.
[17:31.86][17:31.53]比赛结果可能每分钟都在变化。
[17:36.14]probable a. 很可能的
[17:39.47]The weather is changeable in London
[17:41.72]and rain is probable at any moment.
[17:45.11]伦敦的天气多变，
[17:47.25]随时都有可能下雨。
[17:50.71]Success is possible,
[17:52.37]but hardly probable.
[17:55.05]成功是有可能的，
[17:57.17]但是把握性不大。
[18:00.52]owing a. 应付的
[18:03.29]The flight was delayed,
[18:04.63]owing to the bad weather.
[18:06.93]航班由于天气不好而耽搁了。
[18:11.05]personnel n. 人员，人事部门
[18:16.21]instance n. 例子
[18:19.24]There have been several instances of terrorists
[18:21.84]planting bombs in the city.
[18:24.50]这个城市已经发生过几宗恐怖分子放置炸弹的案例。
[18:31.96]despair n. 绝望；使人绝望的人（或事物）vi.（of）绝望
[18:38.11]Do not abandon yourself to despair. 不要悲观失望。
[18:44.37]He was a little disappointed,
[18:46.24]but didn't despair.
[18:48.86]他感到有些失望，但不至于绝望。
[18:53.34]investigate v. 调查
[18:56.69]Sherlock Holmes investigated many cases
[18:59.86]by following the footprints left at the scene of the crime.
[19:04.03]福尔摩斯通过犯罪现场留下的脚印调查过多宗案件。
[19:11.10]skillful a. 娴熟的
[19:14.12]Are you skillful at using the computer?
[19:17.15]你能熟练地使用电脑吗？
[19:20.23]skilled a. 熟练的；需要技能的
[19:25.99]Lisa's mother is a skilled tailor,
[19:28.39]so she has also become skillful at sewing.
[19:32.31]丽莎的母亲是个熟练的裁缝，
[19:35.74]因而缝缝补补的活丽莎也很会干。
[19:40.59]competent a. 有能力的，能胜任的
[19:44.92]Make sure the firm is competent to carry out the work.
[19:49.53]要确保这家公司有能力完成这项工作。
[19:55.18]conscience n. 良心
[19:59.30]character n. 性格；特性；人物；（汉）字
[20:05.55]Society is a masked ball,
[20:08.43]where every one hides his real character, and reveals it by hiding.
[20:14.98](Ralph Waldo Emerson)
[20:16.90]社会是一个化妆舞会，
[20:19.58]在舞会上人人都掩饰自己的真实特征，
[20:23.80]而掩饰恰又揭示了人的特征。（爱默生）
[20:28.25]characteristic a. 特有的 n. 特性
[20:32.32]The capacity to think is the distinctive characteristic of human beings.
[20:37.84]思维能力是人类的特性。
[20:41.83]One with a double character may have many characteristics,
[20:46.03]all of which constitute one's character.
[20:49.77]一个具有双重性格的人可能有多种特点，
[20:54.25]所有这些特点便构成了这个人总的性格特征。
[20:59.97]considerable a. 相当大的，相当多的
[21:04.21]I have given considerable thought to the matter.
[21:07.81]这件事我已经考虑得相当充分了。
[21:12.72]provided conj. 假如，若是
[21:16.98]The children may swim provided an adult accompanies them.
[21:21.37]如果有大人陪同，小孩可以去游泳。
[21:26.46]imply vt. 暗示
[21:29.21]His silence implied resentment. 他的缄默暗含着愤怒。
[21:37.39]infer vt. 推断
[21:40.22]What a reader infers from the writing is sometimes
[21:43.20]more than what the writer actually implies in it.
[21:47.15]有时读者从作品中所推断出的含义比作者实际上的含义还多。
[21:57.00]The speaker or writer implies what they mean,
[22:00.46]the listener or reader infers what are meant.
[22:04.73]言者或作者暗示他们意在说明的意思，
[22:09.05]听者或读者推断其所要表达的含义。
[22:14.26]recreation n. 娱乐活动，消遣
[22:19.39]Karaoke is many young people's favorite recreation.
[22:23.76]唱卡拉OK是许多年轻人喜欢的娱乐活动。
[22:29.14]regarding prep. 关于
[22:32.70]A university president receives letters
[22:34.57]regarding education reform from time to time.
[22:38.63]大学校长经常会收到关于教育改革的信。
[22:43.75]accompany vt. 陪伴；伴随；为…伴奏（或伴唱）
[22:50.41]It's getting dark. Will you accompany me home?
[22:54.78]天黑了，你能陪我一起回家吗？
[22:59.30]recall v. 回忆起；召回；撤销
[23:05.59]Recall the misery of the past
[23:08.00]and contrast it with the happiness of today.
[23:11.14]忆苦思甜。
[23:13.59]I remember his strikingly handsome appearance,
[23:16.50]but I can't recall where I met him.
[23:20.09]我记得他那极其英俊的外表，
[23:23.27]但想不起在哪儿见过他。
[23:26.88]acknowledge vt. 承认；确认；报偿
[23:32.14]Michael Jordan was acknowledged
[23:34.26]as the best basketball player in the NBA.
[23:38.18]迈克尔·乔丹是公认的前NBA最佳篮球选手。
[23:44.13]affection n. 喜爱
[23:47.38]Teddy bear, a well-known soft furry toy bear, is named after Teddy.
[23:53.99]This was the nickname of Theodore Roosevelt,
[23:57.72]who had a great affection for little bears.
[24:01.71]泰迪熊是一种很有名的长毛绒玩具熊，
[24:06.24]这是以西奥多·罗斯福的昵称"泰迪"命名的。
[24:10.34]罗斯福非常喜爱幼熊。
[24:14.08]affect v. 影响
[24:16.74]The slight change of weather can affect her delicate health.
[24:21.47]她体质弱，天气稍有变化就受到影响。
[24:26.77]This economic reform didn't have much effect
[24:29.98]on the country people,
[24:31.65]but affected city dwellers a great deal.
[24:35.49]这项经济改革对乡村居民影响不大，
[24:39.94]但是对城市居民影响很大。
[24:44.20]sensible a. 明智的
[24:47.39]I don't think it is a sensible option for a football player
[24:50.84]to contradict the referee in a football match.
[24:54.40]我认为足球运动员在比赛中顶撞裁判不是明智的选择。
[25:01.91]select vt. 选择 a. 精选的；优等的
[25:07.51]A mouse is a device which makes it easier to select different options
[25:12.20]from computer menus.
[25:14.31]鼠标是一种能更加便捷地从计算机菜单上进行选择操作的工具。
[25:22.80]The man took a week in selecting a few new small cars,
[25:26.65]out of which his wife chose Volvo.
[25:30.07]男士花了一周的时间挑选了几款新型小汽车，
[25:35.27]他妻子从中选定了一辆沃尔沃。
[25:39.36]successive a. 连续的
[25:42.04]It has rained for ten successive days and as a result,
[25:46.39]many villages were flooded.
[25:48.84]已经连续下了10天雨，结果许多村庄都被淹了。
[25:56.35]revolve vi. 旋转
[25:59.68]The ancient Egyptians thought
[26:01.26]the sun revolved round the earth
[26:03.30]but still predicted eclipses.
[26:05.79]古代埃及人认为太阳绕地球运转，
[26:10.05]却竟然也能预测到日月食。
[26:14.59]rotate v.（使）转动；轮流
[26:18.91]The earth rotates around the sun,
[26:21.92]and the earth rotates once a day.
[26:25.06]地球围绕太阳转，与此同时地球每天自转一次。
[26:32.52]Planets revolve around the sun and rotate on their axis.
[26:38.36]行星围绕太阳公转的同时，
[26:41.24]也围绕它们的自转轴自转。
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