Lesson 7

[00:00.86]Lesson 7
[00:03.13]criticize/-ise vt. 批评；评论
[00:07.13]He always ignores his faults and criticizes others.
[00:12.01]他总是严以律人，宽以待己。
[00:16.87]extensive a. 广阔的；广泛的
[00:21.92]We are going to Inner Mongolia
[00:24.43]to enjoy the extensive view of grasslands this summer vacation.
[00:29.93]这个暑假，我们要到内蒙古去欣赏大草原的广阔景象。
[00:37.20]adapt vt. 使适应；修改 vi. （to）适应
[00:40.73]Having lived in Guangzhou for years,
[00:43.51]some people still can't adapt (themselves)
[00:47.13]to the hot and humid weather.
[00:49.65]有些人在广州生活多年，
[00:52.26]却仍然不适应炎热又潮湿的天气。
[00:56.60]adopt vt. 收养；采用；批准
[01:02.48]Circumstances will force us finally to adopt this policy.
[01:08.36]情况最终会迫使我们采用这项政策。
[01:13.08]obstacle n. 障碍（物）
[01:16.07]Fear of change is an obstacle to progress.
[01:19.93]害怕变革是进步的拦路虎。
[01:24.40]bankrupt a. 破产的；彻底缺乏的
[01:27.82]vt. 使破产 n. 破产者
[01:30.13]A company will go bankrupt
[01:31.81]because of poor management.
[01:34.38]公司会因经营管理不善而破产。
[01:39.37]advantage n. 优点；好处
[01:43.56]Every advantage has its disadvantage.
[01:47.31]有利必有弊。
[01:49.73]affect v. 影响
[01:52.52]The slight change of weather can affect her delicate health.
[01:57.13]她体质弱，天气稍有变化就受到影响。
[02:02.50]reveal vt. 揭露；展现
[02:06.26]Should a doctor reveal to a cancer patient his condition?
[02:10.70]医生应当向癌症病人透露病情吗？
[02:15.62]threaten vt. 威胁；是…的征兆 vi. 构成威胁
[02:20.52]When your love for someone is rejected,
[02:22.93]in no case should you threaten him/her with death.
[02:27.70]当爱被拒绝的时候，
[02:30.06]千万不要以死相威胁。
[02:33.45]typical a. 典型的
[02:36.70]The architecture of the Chinese imperial garden Yuanming yuan
[02:41.74]has a typical baroque style--highly ornate and extravagant.
[02:47.06]中国帝王御花园圆明园的建筑风格
[02:51.98]是典型的巴洛克风格--装饰极其奢华。
[02:57.30]ultimate a. 极端的；最后的 n. 终极
[03:03.21]The anti-Japanese war ended for us in an ultimate victory.
[03:07.56]抗日战争以我们的最后胜利而告终。
[03:11.85]dispose vt. 布置；使倾向于
[03:16.33]vi. （of）丢掉；处理
[03:18.96]We have to dispose of this pile of old papers and magazines.
[03:24.32]我们得把这堆旧报纸和杂志处理掉。
[03:29.34]Breakthrough n. 突破
[03:32.27]There was an exciting new breakthrough
[03:34.92]in the treatment of heart disease.
[03:37.91]心脏病治疗取得了令人兴奋的新突破。
[03:43.28]dispute n./v. 争论，争吵
[03:45.80]vt. 就…发生争论 vi. 争吵
[03:47.59]In many Western countries,
[03:49.41]there has been much dispute over the question
[03:52.00]of legalized abortion.
[03:54.47]在许多西方国家，
[03:56.59]堕胎合法化问题引起了许多争论。
[04:01.94]crisis n. 危机；决定性时刻
[04:06.35]The Indian Prime Minister said
[04:08.44]the 1997 Southeast Asian financial crisis
[04:13.13]showed that volatile capital flows
[04:16.35]could threaten even vibrant economies.
[04:20.80]印度总理说1997年的东南亚金融危机表明，
[04:26.53]资金流动不稳甚至对经济活跃的国家都会造成威胁。
[04:33.59]infect vt. 感染；影响
[04:37.36]In India, more than 5.7 million people are infected with AIDS.
[04:43.70]在印度，有570多万人感染了艾滋病。
[04:49.36]largely ad. 大部分
[04:52.45]The old tea clippers were largely replaced
[04:54.99]by steamships during the 19th century.
[04:58.62]旧式的快速运茶帆船在19世纪时
[05:03.61]基本上被汽船代替了。
[05:07.33]relieve vt. 使轻松；减轻；使得到调剂；接替
[05:15.09]The painkillers can only relieve your pain.
[05:18.18]You need other medicine to cure your disease.
[05:21.75]止痛药只能减轻疼痛。
[05:24.83]要治好病，还需要其他药物。
[05:28.87]relief n. 轻松；缓解；使得到调剂；接替
[05:36.15]I felt great relief
[05:37.85]when I heard I had passed the examination.
[05:41.25]听说通过了考试，我感到轻松多了。
[05:46.12]stress n. 压力；强调；应力；重音
[05:52.66]vt. 强调，重读
[05:54.39]She failed to withstand the stresses and strains of public life.
[05:59.12]她承受不了作为一个公众人物的生活压力和紧张。
[06:05.99]intensive a. 加强的；精工细作的
[06:10.90]Intensive care in hospitals is given to the seriously ill.
[06:16.08]在医院里危重病人得到加强护理。
[06:21.57]withdraw vt. 提取，收回；撤销；撤退 vi. 撤退
[06:28.23]It's more convenient to withdraw money
[06:30.44]from an ATM than from the bank.
[06:33.54]在自动柜员机取钱比到银行取要方便。
[06:39.20]victim n. 牺牲品，受害者
[06:44.23]Hitler was also a victim of his own scheme.
[06:47.65]希特勒本人也是他自己阴谋的牺牲品。
[06:52.97]tragedy n. 灾难；悲剧
[06:57.26]Hitler's invasion of Poland led to the tragedy
[07:00.71]of the Second World War.
[07:03.27]希特勒入侵波兰，导致了第二次世界大战的悲剧。
[07:09.18]relate vi. （to）有关联；适应
[07:13.63]vt. 使互相关联；讲述
[07:15.04]In the court, a witness
[07:16.50]must honestly relate what he has seen.
[07:19.90]法庭上，目击者必须如实讲述所目睹的一切。
[07:26.39]severe a. 严重的；严厉的；严峻的；朴素的
[07:32.74]She received severe head injuries in the accident.
[07:37.10]她在事故中头部受了重伤。
[07:41.02]heal vt. 使愈合，使康复；调停 vi. 愈合
[07:46.07]Time heals all sorrows.
[07:48.81]时间会治愈一切忧伤。
[07:52.68]tendency n. 趋向
[07:56.02]There is a growing tendency in society
[07:58.60]to regard money more highly than quality of life.
[08:02.49]社会上一种越来越流行的趋向
[08:05.64]是把钱看得比生活质量还重要。
[08:10.60]statistic n. 统计数值，统计资料；(-s)统计学
[08:17.21]Statistics show that there are more males
[08:20.08]than females in our country.
[08:22.72]统计数字表明我国男性比女性人数多。
[08:28.40]survive vi. 幸存 vt. 从…逃出；
[08:33.18]从…中挺过来；比…活得长
[08:35.72]Few survived (after) the plane crash.
[08:38.74]幸免于空难的人极少。
[08:42.44]（飞机失事后生还者极少。）
[08:46.83]survival n. 幸存；幸存者
[08:52.14]The future survival of the panda
[08:54.68]is an important ecological concern in China.
[08:58.04]熊猫的未来生存问题
[09:00.51]是中国所关注的一个重要的生态问题。
[09:06.16]principle n. 原则；基本信念
[09:10.63]On the basis of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence,
[09:14.96]there can be reasonable dialogues between any two governments.
[09:20.24]以和平共处五项原则为基础，
[09:24.27]任何两国政府间都可以进行合理的对话。
[09:29.71]virtue n. 美德，德行；优点
[09:34.89]Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount.
[09:39.36]勇气是所有其他美德的阶梯。
[09:43.60]thereby ad. 从而
[09:46.67]He redesigned the process,
[09:48.55]thereby saving the company thousands of dollars.
[09:52.31]他重新设计了这个程序，
[09:55.96]从而为公司节省了好几千美元。
[09:59.21]particularly ad. 特别，尤其
[10:04.93]Everyone has a moment in history
[10:07.22]which belongs particularly to him.
[10:09.95]每个人在历史上都有只属于他自己的一刻。
[10:15.37]slight a. 轻微的；纤细的 vt./n. 轻视
[10:21.78]Women easily take offence at the slightest things.
[10:25.89]女人容易动不动就（为最微不足道的事）生气。
[10:35.91]facility n. (pl.)设备；便利
[10:40.15]A library is one of the most important education facilities in a university.
[10:46.35]图书馆是大学里最重要的教育设施之一。
[10:53.51]lest conj. 唯恐
[10:56.45]We spoke in whispers lest we (should) be heard.
[11:00.39]我们低声说话，唯恐被别人听到。
[11:05.24]passion n. 激情；酷爱
[11:09.11]Celine Dion's singing is always filled with passion,
[11:12.89]and her song My Heart Will Go On is a good example.
[11:17.69]席琳·迪翁的演唱总是充满激情，
[11:21.76]她那首《我心永恒》就是典型的例子。
[11:26.95]maintenance n. 维修；扶养费；维持
[11:32.20]There are thorough maintenance checks
[11:34.43]on each passenger plane before take-off.
[11:38.13]每架客机起飞前都要经过彻底维修。
[11:42.83]inevitable a. 不可避免的
[11:46.48]If the population continues to expand,
[11:49.78]mass starvation and ecological disaster
[11:53.24]will be the inevitable consequences.
[11:56.42]如果人口继续膨胀，
[11:59.15]大面积饥荒和生态灾害将会是不可避免的后果。
[12:05.21]apply vi. 申请；适用 vt. 实施；涂
[12:12.25]He is from a poor family,
[12:14.71]and has to apply to the bank for a loan
[12:17.85]to finish his college education.
[12:21.29]他家境贫穷，
[12:23.13]不得不向银行申请贷款以完成大学学业。
[12:29.12]balance n. 平衡；秤；结存 vt. 使平衡；称；权衡
[12:35.87]Don't be excited; keep your balance.
[12:39.95]不要激动，保持镇定。
[12:43.54]negotiate v. 协商；顺利通过
[12:48.54]It is difficult to negotiate
[12:50.33]when neither will trust.
[12:52.73]双方彼此不信任便很难进行协商。
[12:58.18]approve vt. 赞成；批准 vi. （of）赞成，称许
[13:02.73]China will approve more foreign insurers
[13:06.19]to sell policies in China.
[13:09.04]中国将批准更多外资保险公司在中国销售保单。
[13:15.64]restrict vt. 限制
[13:18.94]By 1900, some cities had begun to restrict the use of automobiles
[13:24.44]in order to ensure pedestrian safety.
[13:27.58]到1900年，已有城市为确保行人的安全
[13:32.96]而开始限制使用汽车了。
[13:36.88]vain a. 徒劳的；自负的
[13:40.55]Many actresses are vain about/of their looks.
[13:45.60]许多女演员对自己的外貌颇为自负。
[13:51.16]pollution n. 污染，污染物
[13:55.46]Pollution is a serious problem in our daily life;
[13:59.45]it is necessary for everyone to know something about it
[14:03.04]and do something to stop it.
[14:05.82]正因为污染已成为我们日常生活中的一个严重问题，
[14:11.31]让每个人都对污染有所认识
[14:14.95]并自觉采取行动停止污染是非常必要的。
[14:21.34]poisonous a. 有毒的；恶毒的
[14:25.95]In many countries, laws have been passed to prevent factories
[14:30.04]from sending out poisonous gases and polluted water.
[14:34.35]许多国家已通过法律
[14:36.56]来制止工厂排放有毒的气体和污水。
[14:41.60]urgent a. 急迫的，紧要的
[14:45.50]Anything that is urgent must be attended to immediately.
[14:49.84]任何紧急的事情都必须立即处理。
[14:54.45]sustain vt. 保持；维持；支撑；经受
[15:01.03]It is said that Pavarotti, the famous Italian tenor,
[15:04.67]had to charter a plane whenever he was on a performing tour,
[15:09.12]because no common seat could sustain his weight.
[15:12.83]据说意大利著名的男高音歌唱家帕瓦罗蒂
[15:17.56]每次巡回演出都得包机，
[15:20.80]因为没有一张普通的座椅能承受他的体重。
[15:27.31]resolution n. 决议；决心；解决；分辨率
[15:34.49]The United Nations passed a resolution
[15:37.22]to increase aid to the Third World.
[15:40.09]联合国通过决议增加对第三世界国家的援助。
[15:45.70]ban vt. 取缔；（from）禁止 n. 禁止，禁令
[15:50.29]Distribution of pornography is banned.
[15:54.64]禁止销售淫秽出版物。
[15:58.77]circulate v. （使）循环；散布
[16:03.12]Those who circulate false news should be condemned.
[16:07.13]散布流言者应该受到谴责。
[16:11.37]consumption n. 消耗量；消耗
[16:15.45]The low petrol consumption cars are the best selling ones
[16:19.65]in China's automobile market.
[16:22.58]耗油量低的小汽车在中国的汽车市场很畅销。
[16:28.20]shrink vi. 收缩；退缩 vt. 使收缩
[16:32.95]This detergent won't shrink wool.
[16:35.14]这种洗洁液不会使毛料收缩。
[16:39.08]reserve vt. 保留；预订
[16:43.18]n. 储备；保留；替补队员；自然保护区
[16:48.63]All rights reserved.
[16:50.73]版权所有，侵权必究。
[16:54.34]necessity n. 必需品；必要（性）
[16:57.31]Those refugees lack money even for basic food and water--
[17:02.04]the necessities of life.
[17:04.64]那些难民没钱买起码的食品和水等生活的必需品。
[17:11.33]feedback n. 反馈
[17:14.07]We need more feedback from the consumer
[17:16.53]in order to improve our goods.
[17:19.20]我们需要从消费者那里得到更多反馈信息
[17:23.65]以提高产品质量。
[17:27.84]excessive a. 过度的
[17:30.93]Excessive use of fertilizers and pesticides
[17:34.54]can poison the vegetables and the soil.
[17:37.89]过度施用肥料和农药会污染蔬菜和土壤。
[17:44.63]domestic a. 国内的；家（庭）的；驯养的
[17:49.86]Electricity charges can be at business or domestic rate.
[17:55.01]电费可分为企业用电和家庭用电两种费率。
[18:01.65]harmony n. 和谐，一致
[18:05.20]In the beautiful picture,
[18:06.81]there was harmony between the different colours.
[18:10.37]在这幅美丽的图画中，不同的色彩相互协调。
[18:17.08]poverty n. 贫穷
[18:19.80]In some rural areas,
[18:21.84]people live in poverty because of the poverty of the soil.
[18:26.28]在一些农村地区，
[18:28.38]人们因为土壤贫瘠而过着贫穷的生活。
[18:33.34]fundamental a. 基本的 n. (pl.)基本原则
[18:37.45]There are fundamental differences
[18:39.65]between your outlook on life and mine.
[18:43.37]我和你的人生观有着本质的不同。
[18:47.82]possess vt. 拥有
[18:50.70]It is said that "Viagra" possesses magical powers
[18:54.10]that can cure impotence.
[18:56.71]据说"伟哥"具有治疗阳痿的神奇功效。
[19:02.02]basis n. 基础
[19:05.02]A good scenario is the basis of a successful movie.
[19:10.11]一个好剧本是一部电影成功的基础。
[19:15.28]extent n. 程度，范围；广度
[19:20.53]We are amazed at the extent of his knowledge.
[19:24.25]我们对他广博的知识感到惊奇。
[19:29.01]derive vt. 得到；追溯…的起源 vi. （from）起源
[19:35.53]Many English words derive/are derived from Latin.
[19:40.94]很多英语单词源于拉丁语。
[19:45.08]differ vi. 不同；发生分歧
[19:49.33]Many characters in Chinese were adopted by Japanese,
[19:53.76]but Chinese differs greatly from Japanese in pronunciation.
[19:59.10]很多汉字被日语采用，但汉语发音跟日语大不相同。
[20:07.06]generous a. 慷慨的；宽宏大量的
[20:13.00]The farmers receive generous subsidies from the government.
[20:17.47]农民们从政府那里得到大量的补贴。
[20:22.33]individual a. 个别的；独特的 n. 个人
[20:27.46]Each individual student has his own personality,
[20:31.52]so it is difficult for a teacher to give individual attention
[20:35.61]to students in a large class.
[20:38.56]每个学生都有自己的个性，
[20:41.49]所以教师在人数多的班上很难对每个学生都给予个别照顾。
[20:49.34]enrich vt. 充实，使丰富；使富裕
[20:54.89]An education enriches your mind.
[20:58.05]教育能充实人的头脑。
[21:02.14]category n. 种类，类
[21:05.74]Books are placed in categories in libraries and bookstores.
[21:11.25]图书馆和书店的书是分门别类摆放的。
[21:17.12]species n. 种，类
[21:20.84]The Origin of Species was one of the most important books
[21:24.40]published during the 19th century.
[21:27.53]《物种起源》是19世纪出版的最重要的著作之一。
[21:33.41]perspective n. 视角；远景；透视图
[21:39.63]The Little Prince was written from a child's perspective.
[21:43.73]《小王子》是从小孩子的视角写出来的。
[21:48.86]starve v. （使）挨饿，饿死
[21:53.63]It is silly to starve yourself just to be skinny.
[21:56.89]Remember how the famous American singer Carpenter died?
[22:00.30]She did such a stupid thing!
[22:03.81]为了显得有骨感而挨饿是愚蠢的。
[22:08.46]记得美国著名歌手卡蓬特是怎么死的？
[22:13.23]她就做了这种蠢事！
[22:17.21]neutral a. 中立的；中性的
[22:21.24]Switzerland is a very small country,
[22:23.54]which always remains neutral in wars
[22:26.05]and political affairs.
[22:28.41]瑞士是个非常小的国家，
[22:31.16]它在战争和政治事件上一贯保持中立。
[22:36.39]definition n. 定义；清晰（度）
[22:40.73]Definitions should not be more difficult to understand
[22:44.87]than the words they define.
[22:47.46]词语的定义不应比所解释的词语更难理解。
[22:52.65]cease v./n. 停止
[22:55.84]The factory ceased production for lack of capital.
[23:00.35]工厂由于缺乏资金而停产了。