Lesson 1

[00:07.89]Lesson 1
[00:10.56]novel n. 小说 a. 新颖的
[00:15.23]The plot in this novel is quite novel.
[00:18.91]这部小说的情节非常新颖。
[00:23.29]nurse n. 护士；保姆 vt. 护理
[00:29.01]She used to be a nurse in a local hospital
[00:32.88]and therefore knows well how to nurse her daughter.
[00:36.44]她曾在当地一家医院做护士，因此很懂得如何照料女儿。
[00:43.92]nut n. 干果；螺母 n. 傻子
[00:49.79]He's such a nut
[00:52.22]that he's cracking nuts with his fist.
[00:54.98]他真是个傻子，居然用拳头砸坚果。
[01:00.02]park n. 公园；停车场 v. 停放（车辆等）
[01:06.57]There is a vacant place near the park.
[01:09.93]You can park there.
[01:11.49]公园附近有个空位，
[01:14.72]你可以把车停在那儿。
[01:17.15]patient n. 病人 a. 有耐心的
[01:22.19]Doctors should be patient with their patients.
[01:26.48]医生对待病人要有耐心。
[01:30.84]block n. 街区；大块；障碍物 vt. 堵塞；阻碍
[01:39.92]A huge block of stone blocks the road
[01:43.34]after mountain landslides.
[01:46.39]山体滑坡后，
[01:47.64]一大块石头堵住了道路。
[01:51.30]blue a. 蓝色的；色情的 n. 蓝色 a. 忧郁的
[01:58.77]It is easy to tell that
[02:00.89]the girl in blue is feeling kind of blue at this moment.
[02:05.18]不难看出，
[02:07.23]那个穿蓝色衣服的女孩
[02:09.10]此刻心情不好。
[02:12.27]boss n. 老板 vt. 指挥
[02:16.81]The five-year-old girl loves to boss people around.
[02:22.22]She's something great to be a boss.
[02:25.09]这个五岁的女孩喜欢对人发号施令。
[02:30.06]她是个当老板的料。
[02:32.63]bug n. 虫子；缺陷；窃听器 vt. 烦扰；在…装窃听器
[02:42.77]Many bugs are flying around the lamp
[02:46.33]and bugging me.
[02:48.52]很多小虫绕着灯乱飞，
[02:51.34]实在让人讨厌。
[02:54.26]choice n. 选择 a. 上等的，精选的
[02:59.99]We made a choice to select the choicest apples for our pies.
[03:06.23]我们决定挑选最优质的苹果来制作馅饼。
[03:12.20]lead v. 领路；领导；（to）导致；领先 n. 领先，领导
[03:19.87]n. 铅
[03:23.42]Lead in food may lead to poor health.
[03:27.34]食物中的铅会导致健康受损。
[03:32.01]light n. 光线；光源
[03:36.69]a. 光线充足的；淡色的；轻的；愉快的；清淡的
[03:43.41]vt. 点燃；照亮 n. 灯；火
[03:48.14]The room is light and spacious.
[03:51.08]I don't need to turn on the lights on cloudy days.
[03:54.75]屋子明亮宽敞，阴天我都不用开灯。
[03:59.79]lonely a. 孤独的 a. 荒凉的
[04:04.95]I walked on the sand of a lonely beach,
[04:08.62]but I didn't feel lonely.
[04:10.74]我走在一个人迹罕至的海滩上，
[04:15.11]但并不感到孤独。
[04:17.78]lot n. 许多 n. 签，抽签；命运；一块地
[04:26.12]There's a lot of housework to do.
[04:28.92]The couple drew lots to see who would wash dishes.
[04:33.15]要做的家务事很多，
[04:35.97]这对夫妻抓阄决定谁来洗碗。
[04:40.13]major a. 主要的 n. 专业
[04:44.61]vi.（in）主修 n. 少校
[04:47.62]That handsome major was an English major
[04:50.79]before he joined the army.
[04:52.84]那位英俊的少校入伍前主修英语。
[04:58.46]period n. （一段）时间 n. 学时；句号
[05:04.55]I forget what class we have first period
[05:08.24]since I've been absent for such a long period of time.
[05:12.49]缺课这么长时间，
[05:14.79]我都不记得我们第一节上什么课了。
[05:18.83]permit v. 允许，准许  n. 许可证
[05:24.68]Working here without a (work) permit is not permitted.
[05:29.42]没有（工作）许可证就不允许在这里工作。
[05:35.09]plain n. 平原 a. 清晰的；朴素的；坦率的
[05:41.74]It is plain that such plants can be found in the grassy plain.
[05:47.22]很显然，这种植物可见于草原。
[05:52.57]plant n. 植物 vt. 种，播种 n. 工厂
[05:59.23]There are plenty of plants planted around that plant.
[06:03.83]那个工厂周围种了相当多植物。
[06:08.37]pool n. 水池；合伙经营 vt. 联营
[06:14.35]If we all pool our money,
[06:17.21]I'm sure we'll have enough to build a swimming pool.
[06:20.33]如果我们把钱集中起来，
[06:24.13]我相信我们够钱建一个游泳池。
[06:28.55]handsome a.（男子）英俊的；（女子）端庄健美的 a. 相当大的，可观的
[06:38.56]The handsome boy received a handsome legacy from his aunt.
[06:43.73]那个英俊的男孩从他姑妈那儿得到了一大笔遗产。
[06:50.07]head n. 头；上端；领导
[06:55.42]v. 主管；位于…的顶部；
[06:59.22]（for）朝特定方向行进
[07:01.65]The head of the company is heading for disaster.
[07:05.69]公司领导正面临灾难。
[07:09.30]hear vt. 听见 vi. （of, about）听到；
[07:14.34]（from）收到…的信（或电话等）
[07:17.53]vt. 听证
[07:19.45]I heard that the appeal was heard in private.
[07:24.00]我听说这件上诉案没有公开审理。
[07:29.30]hit v. 打，击；碰撞 n. 击中
[07:35.54]n. 成功而风行一时的事物
[07:39.02]The pop singer hit his producer
[07:41.63]while recording his first hit.
[07:44.12]那个流行歌手在录制成名曲时，
[07:48.06]动手打了制作人。
[07:50.56]jam n. 果酱
[07:53.98]n. 堵塞；卡住
[07:56.66]v. 挤入；卡住；干扰
[07:59.77]The truck loaded with jam
[08:03.19]was stuck in a traffic jam for hours.
[08:06.05]运送果酱的车因交通堵塞
[08:09.73]而被耽搁了好几个小时。
[08:13.08]fire n. 火；火灾；火力；热情
[08:19.80]v. 解雇；开火，开枪
[08:23.60]Frank got fired for his poor work in forest fire prevention.
[08:29.07]弗兰克因没有做好森林防火工作被解雇了。
[08:35.42]free a. 自由的；免费的；空闲的
[08:41.53]vt.（from）使自由，解放
[08:44.08]ad. 免费地；自由地
[08:46.76]a.（of, from）无…的
[08:48.69]Please feel free to have some sugar-free soybean milk.
[08:53.23]请随意喝点无糖豆奶吧。
[08:57.71]garage n. 车库 n. 汽车修理行
[09:03.81]There is something wrong with my car in the garage,
[09:07.54]so I decide to have it fixed at the nearby garage.
[09:11.58]我停在车库里的车子有些毛病，
[09:15.69]我打算去附近的修理厂修一修。
[09:19.94]green a. 绿色的 n. 绿色；（pl.）绿叶菜类
[09:26.47]a. 缺乏经验的 v. 绿化
[09:29.77]The very green recruits of the environmental organization
[09:34.49]are busy advocating greening the city.
[09:37.68]环保组织的新成员们忙于提倡城市绿化。
[09:43.90]ground n. 地 n. （常pl.）场地；理由
[09:50.00]The developer has strong grounds
[09:53.79]for building a car lot on some waste ground.
[09:57.02]发展商有充分的理由在那块废弃的空地上建造停车场。
[10:04.43]jump v./n. 跳跃；猛长，激增 vt. 突然攻击
[10:12.45]I was walking alone down the street
[10:15.69]when a young man jumped out of his car
[10:18.36]and jumped me.
[10:20.17]我独自在街上行走时，
[10:23.09]一个年轻男子从车上跳了下来，
[10:26.20]并突然扑向我。
[10:29.00]kid n. 小孩 v.（与…）开玩笑
[10:34.74]Ned has few friends
[10:37.11]because he always kids other kids about their skin.
[10:41.03]奈德总是拿其他孩子的肤色开玩笑，
[10:45.82]所以他几乎没有朋友。
[10:49.49]large a. 大的 （at ~）在逃
[10:57.76]A large puma escaped from the circus is still at large.
[11:03.42]一只从马戏团逃出来的大美洲狮仍然在逃。
[11:09.58]labo(u)r n. 劳动；劳工 vi. 劳动；费力地前行 n. 分娩
[11:18.54]Pregnant women shouldn't do hard manual labor
[11:22.46]to avoid premature labor.
[11:24.70]孕妇不能干重活，以免早产。
[11:29.62]last a. 最后的；最近的
[11:34.97]ad. 上一次；最后 vi. 持续
[11:38.76]The last illusion did not last long.
[11:42.68]最后的幻想持续的时间不太长。
[11:47.41]post n. 邮政；（支）柱
[11:52.70]n. 职位 vt. 贴出；宣布；邮寄
[11:57.30]Alan was offered a post in the post office recently.
[12:01.97]艾伦最近在邮局找到了一份工作。
[12:06.82]press v. 压，按；压榨；催促
[12:13.48]n. 报刊，新闻，出版社；
[12:17.34]印刷机；压，按
[12:20.45]The crowds pressed around Jackson
[12:23.62]when the press conference finished,
[12:25.80]hoping for his autograph.
[12:27.87]记者招待会结束后，
[12:30.85]人群围挤在杰克逊身旁，
[12:33.48]希望得到他的签名。
[12:36.47]pretty a. 漂亮的 ad. 相当，很
[12:41.70]Though life in the suburbs can be pretty pedestrian,
[12:46.00]that pretty girl has made up her mind to settle there.
[12:50.11]尽管郊区生活可能相当沉闷，
[12:53.92]但那个漂亮女孩还是决定在那里生活。
[12:58.65]prize n. 奖金，奖品 a. 第一流的 vt. 珍视
[13:06.50]The prize from his mother was the most prized present for him.
[13:11.31]母亲给他的奖赏是他最珍视的礼物。
[13:16.35]produce vt. 生产，制造；显示
[13:22.94]n. 产品，农产品
[13:29.10]The machines we produce
[13:31.22]are mainly used to process agricultural produce.
[13:35.26]我们生产的机器主要用于加工农产品。
[13:40.63]company n. 公司 n. 陪伴，同伴
[13:46.79]Rita's husband is working overtime for the company this evening,
[13:51.70]so I think I'd go over and keep her company.
[13:55.20]丽塔的丈夫今晚在公司加班，
[14:00.28]所以我想我应该过去和她作伴。
[14:04.69]content n. （pl.）所含之物，内容；目录；成分
[14:11.33]a. 满意的 n. 满意 vt. 使满意
[14:17.69]Such concepts and contents in the book
[14:20.61]will never content him.
[14:23.14]这本书的理念和内容不会令他满意。
[14:28.13]couple n. 一对；夫妻，情侣
[14:33.79]vt. 结合，连接
[14:36.78]Living apart coupled with lack of communication
[14:40.63]caused the couple to break up.
[14:43.12]两地分居加之缺少交流，导致这对情侣分手了。
[14:49.84]cross v. 穿过；（使）交叉；（使）杂交
[14:57.12]n. 十字形；叉 a. 脾气坏的；交叉的
[15:02.66]Danny, there are more crosses than ticks on your homework.
[15:07.88]Mummy will get very cross.
[15:10.68]丹尼，你的作业本上叉号比勾号还多，
[15:15.97]妈妈会生气的。
[15:19.15]deliver vt. 投递；发表；接生
[15:25.18]vt. 做该做的事；说到做到
[15:29.28]The president delivered a speech to make all kinds of promises before election,
[15:34.69]but has since failed to deliver the goods.
[15:38.49]总统在选举前发表演讲，
[15:42.16]做出了各种许诺，
[15:44.21]但后来却一直没有兑现。
[15:48.13]doctor n. 医生；博士 vt. 篡改
[15:54.36]The doctor had doctored the medical history sheet
[15:58.59]to pass his patient off as his daughter.
[16:01.78]这个医生篡改了病历表，假称病人是自己的女儿。
[16:08.74]express vt. 表达；表示；快运
[16:14.53]n. 快车；快递 ad. 用快递方式 a. 特快的
[16:20.50]a. 明确的，特别指出的
[16:24.42]I came here with the express purpose
[16:27.49]of expressing my sincere gratitude for your help.
[16:31.16]我来这里就是为了对你的帮助表示诚挚的感谢。
[16:37.45]fare n. 票价 vi. 进展
[16:42.00]I tried to get a reduced fare ticket,
[16:45.18]but I didn't fare very well.
[16:47.62]我试图买张折价票，可惜事情进行得不顺利。
[16:54.53]file n. 档案；文件夹；纵列
[17:00.39]v. 把（文件）归档；
[17:03.07]（for）提出；排成纵队行进
[17:06.86]Please file these letters in the main file.
[17:10.90]请把这些信件放在主文件夹中存档。
[17:16.75]fine a. 美好的；晴朗的 ad. 很好
[17:22.72]vt. 处…以罚金 n. 罚款
[17:26.83]a. 纤细的；精制的
[17:29.69]Jane felt fine
[17:31.25]after her doctor made gradual fine adjustment
[17:33.92]to her prescription.
[17:36.29]在医生逐步对她的处方进行细微调整后，
[17:41.14]简感觉好多了。
[17:44.14]suit vt. 合适；相称 n. 一套衣服；起诉
[17:51.63]Murphy brings a divorce suit against his wife
[17:55.48]and claims that marriage does not suit him.
[17:58.72]墨菲向他的妻子提起了离婚诉讼，
[18:03.45]声称婚姻并不适合他。
[18:06.45]tear n. 眼泪
[18:09.69]v. 撕裂；疾驶
[18:14.16]n. 破洞，裂口
[18:17.17]Mary tore up the love letter from Jack with tears in her eyes.
[18:22.41]玛丽哭着把杰克给她的情书撕得稀巴烂。
[18:27.63]trouble n. 麻烦；疾病；（常pl.）纠纷；工夫
[18:34.11]v. 烦恼；麻烦
[18:36.67]Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.
[18:40.96]不要自找麻烦，除非麻烦找上你。
[18:46.07]will aux.v. 将，会；要，愿意 n. 意志；决心；遗嘱
[18:56.58]The old man's will will be written down in his will.
[19:01.25]老人的意愿将写在遗嘱里。
[19:05.35]wound vt. 伤害 n. 创伤，伤口
[19:10.83]He was seriously wounded in the arm recently,
[19:14.83]but fortunately the wound healed fast.
[19:18.06]最近他的胳膊受了重伤，
[19:21.55]所幸伤口愈合得很快。
[19:25.09]master n.（男）主人；能手；（M-）硕士
[19:31.50]vt. 掌握；征服
[19:33.62]a. 主要的；精通的，技术熟练的
[19:38.05]Chris had already been a master painter
[19:41.41]before he got his Master's degree.
[19:44.39]在取得硕士学位以前，
[19:47.13]克里斯已经是个技艺高超的画家了。
[19:51.80]mean v. 表示…的意思；打算；意味着
[19:58.70]a. 吝啬的；卑鄙的；平均的
[20:02.56]n. 平均值
[20:04.74]He is a little mean,
[20:06.79]which doesn't mean he is a bad boy.
[20:09.78]他有些小气，
[20:12.58]但这并不意味着他是个坏孩子。
[20:16.44]mind n. 头脑，精神；注意力
[20:22.41]v. 介意；注意
[20:25.02]v. 照顾；关心
[20:27.39]Would you mind minding my baby for a little while?
[20:31.99]你介意帮我照看一下我的宝宝吗？
[20:37.42]minute n. 分钟；片刻
[20:41.77]n. （pl.）会议记录 a. 微小的
[20:49.51]The stock market index has a minute improvement
[20:53.24]in a few minutes.
[20:55.48]几分钟后，股指有了一点上涨。
[20:59.65]monitor n. 班长；显示器
[21:04.19]vt. 监听，监视；检测
[21:08.11]The patient was connected to the monitor
[21:11.55]so that the doctor could monitor his heartbeats.
[21:15.16]病人被接上了监测器，
[21:18.40]这样医生可以监听他的心跳。
[21:22.14]puzzle v.（使）迷惑；苦思
[21:27.12]n. 智力测验，谜；难题
[21:30.79]This puzzle is puzzling, but it doesn't puzzle me.
[21:35.40]虽然这个智力拼图很迷惑人，但并没有把我难住。
[21:41.74]race n. 比赛 v. 竞赛；（使）高速运转 n. 种族
[21:50.58]People of all races can take part in these races.
[21:55.31]不同种族的人都可以参加这些比赛。
[22:00.10]raise vt. 举起；增加；提出；养育，饲养；引起
[22:09.55]n.（工资、薪金）提升，增加
[22:13.60]We can't give you a raise
[22:16.46]until the prices of our products are raised.
[22:19.63]除非我们产品的价格能够提高，
[22:23.86]否则无法给你加薪。
[22:27.11]reason n. 原因；理性
[22:31.65]v. 推断；（with）评理
[22:34.45]She is a girl of reason and can reason very clearly.
[22:39.12]她是一个理性的女孩，能很清晰地思考问题。
[22:45.65]room n. 房间 n. 空间；余地
[22:51.56]The wardrobe in your room takes up too much room.
[22:56.10]你房间的衣柜太占地方了。
[22:59.84]safe a. 安全的；可靠的 n. 保险箱
[23:06.50]Make sure you keep the safe safe.
[23:10.35]请确保保险箱的安全。
[23:13.96]satisfaction n. 满意 n. 补偿（物）
[23:19.44]The satisfaction I got from the department store
[23:23.42]is not to my satisfaction.
[23:25.78]我不满意从百货公司得到的赔偿。
[23:30.95]save vt. 救助；储蓄；节省 prep. 除…之外
[23:39.04]Jack has saved nearly all his income for the last decade,
[23:43.51]save the indispensable expense.
[23:47.43]除了必要的开销，在过去的10年里，
[23:50.92]杰克几乎省下了所有的钱。
[23:54.90]score n. 分数；刻痕；二十 v. 得（分）；打分；刻痕于
[24:04.67]Scores of students scored perfect scores in the math exam.
[24:09.77]很多学生数学考了满分。
[24:13.19]shore n. 滨，岸 vt.（up）支撑
[24:19.41]The architects shored up a cabana
[24:23.08]with wooden beam near the shore.
[24:25.76]建筑师们在岸边用木梁支起一座凉亭。
[24:31.73]aim n. 目标；瞄准 v. 瞄准；致力
[24:38.33]It's important that you should have some sort of aim to aim for.
[24:43.68]有一个为之奋斗的目标是很重要的。
[24:48.97]air n. 空气；天空 vt. 晾干；使通风
[24:56.12]You'd better not air your quilt in this humid air.
[25:00.29]在这种潮湿的天气里，最好不要晒被子。
[25:05.83]arm n. 臂 n. （pl.）武器 vt. 以武器装备；配备
[25:12.79]The kidnapper almost fainted
[25:16.09]when he saw the arms in the policeman's arms.
[25:19.51]看到警察手持武器时，绑匪差点晕过去了。
[25:25.49]article n. 文章 n. 条款；商品；冠词
[25:32.77]This article tells us something about Article I of the Constitution.
[25:38.93]这篇文章向我们介绍了宪法第一条的内容。
[25:44.77]badly ad. 坏，拙劣地；严重地 ad. 非常
[25:52.24]John was badly injured in the car accident
[25:55.35]and is badly in need of treatment now.
[25:58.84]约翰在车祸中严重受伤，现在急需治疗。
[26:05.18]sound n. 声音 v. 发音；听起来
[26:10.41]a. 合理的；健康的；充分的 ad. 充分地
[26:16.01]We can judge if you have a sound body from the sound of your heart.
[26:21.36]我们能够根据你的心跳声判断出你的身体是否健康。
[26:27.89]spare a. 多余的 vt. 节约；让给
[26:33.55]a. 备用的 n. 备用品
[26:36.48]My father spared 15 minutes to check the spare tires of his SUV.
[26:42.70]我爸花了15分钟去检查他越野车的备用轮胎。
[26:48.86]spring n. 春天；（源）泉
[26:53.46]n. 跳，跃；弹簧
[26:56.45]v. 跳跃；（up）涌现；突然提出
[27:00.49]The little boy sprang out of bed
[27:03.60]when his mother told him that spring had gone.
[27:07.02]当妈妈告诉小男孩春天已经过去时，
[27:13.09]他从床上跳了下来。
[27:16.45]stamp n. 邮票 n. 印，图章；标志；跺脚
[27:23.92]v. 跺脚；盖印
[27:26.78]There is no stamp on the stamp.
[27:29.89]那张邮票上没有盖图章。
[27:34.06]succeed v. 成功 v. 接着发生；继承
[27:40.53]Johnson succeeded his father as the head of the company
[27:44.95]and succeeded in his business.
[27:47.63]约翰逊继承了他父亲的职位，
[27:51.11]成为公司的领头人，
[27:53.41]并在事业上取得了成功。
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