as time goes on. ;随着时间的推移.
guarantee ;vt.保证,担保n.保证,保证书
Every new television comes with a guarantee. ;每台新电视机都有保修单.
Blue skies are not always a guarantee of continuing fine weather. ;蔚蓝的天空并不能永远保证天气持续晴朗.
Many shopkeepers guarantee satisfaction to customers. ;许多店主向顾客保证一定要让他们满意. honor ;n.
honor ;vt.给...以荣誉; 向...示敬意,尊敬
It's a great honor to meet you. ;见到你真是三生有幸.
The strong powers must honour their commitments to smaller nations. ;大国应该履行对小国所作的承诺.
Will you honor me with a visit? ;如蒙光临,荣幸之至.
invisible
Many distant stars are invisible to the naked eye. ;很多遥远的星球是肉眼看不到的.
Goodwill is an invisible asset to a business. ;友好关系对于一桩生意来说是一种无形的资产.
manage ;vt.管理,经营,处理; 设法,对付;控制,操纵vt.处理,设法对付
Who will manage while the director is away? ;总管不在时谁管事?
Are you good at managing your money? ;你善于理财吗?
mess ;n.凌乱状态,脏乱状态; 混乱的局面,困境vt.弄糟,弄脏,搞到
You have made a mess of the job! ;你把工作弄的一团糟.
I've just cleaned the floor,and you've messed it up again by dropping bits of paper everywhere! ; ;我刚扫干净地板,你又把纸屑弄得到处都是,把地板搞脏.
morderate ;a.中等的,一般的; 温和的,稳健的; 有节制的,适度的
morderate ;v.(使)和缓; (使)减轻
Parents should moderate their language when children are present. ;孩子们在场时,父母们讲话应有节制.
notify ;v.通知,告知,报告
When your bike is stolen,do you notify the police or just accept the bad luck? ;如果自行车被偷,你是通知警察,还是自认倒霉?
odd ;a.不成对的,单的; 奇数的;挂零的,剩余的
odd ;a.奇特的,古怪的; 临时的,不固定的;
Some people get odder as they grow older. ;有些人越老越古怪.
parade ;n.游行,检阅v.(使)列队行进, (使)游行
The Olympic Games begin with a parade of all the competing nations. ;奥运会以参赛各国运动员
的列队行进开始.
He is always parading his wealth/his knowledge. ;他总是夸耀自己的财富/ 知识.
peculiar ;a.奇怪的,古怪的; 特有的,独具的,独特的
Language is peculiar to mankind. ;语言是人类特有的.
personality ;n.个性,人格; 人物,名人
The purpose of educa- tion is to develop a fine personality in children. ;教育的目的是发展孩子完美的品格.
prevail ;vi.流行,盛行,获胜, 成功
Truth is great and will prevail. ;真理是至高无上的,且必将获胜.
At last justice has prevailed and the guilty man has been punished. ;正义最终取得了胜利, 作恶的人受到了惩罚.
quality ;n.质,质量;品质,品德; 性质,特性
This new model is of high quality and is not expensive either. ;这种新款式质量非?? 而且也不贵. One quality of wood is that it can burn. ;木材的一个特性是可以燃烧.
reckon ;vt.认为,估计; 指望,盼望;测算,测量
Do you still reckon him as your friend? ;你还认为他是你的朋友吗?
I reckon there are at least fifty people in the room. ;我估计房间里至少有50 个人.
A machine for weighing people has a scale from one pound to 300 pounds on it. ;称体重的机器上有从1磅到300磅的刻度.
scale ;vt.攀登
scale ;n.大小,规模;等级
The scale of this map is one centimeter to the kilometer. ;这个地图的比例是1厘米代表1公里. The tax was scaled up/ down to 10 percent. ;税按比例增/减百分之十.
wealthy ;a.富裕的
If we want everyone to live a healthy,wealthy and happy life, ;如果我们想使每个人都能过健康、富裕和幸福的生活,
strict birth control is quite essential. ;就必须实行严格的计划生育.
A man who is wealthy in compassion sometimes suffers a lot. ;感情丰富的人有时候很遭罪的.
Lesson 4
advise
Yasir Arafat's father advised him to go into business, but he was determined to strive all out to construct an indepen- dent state for the Palestinians. ;
亚瑟.阿拉法特的父亲要他从商,可是他却决心为建立独立的巴基斯坦人的国家而奋斗.为巴基斯坦人.
We wish to advise you that your telephone bill is due tomorrow, after which we will have no chioce but to disconnect you.
;特此通知:你的电话帐单明天到期,过期未缴,我们将不得不停机.
boring
I had expected books on philosophy to be boring, but this one,Sophie's World,is fascinating.
我原以为哲学书枯燥乏味,谁知道这本《苏菲的世界》却妙趣横生.
The lecture was boring that we couldn't help yawning. ;那场讲座真闷,我们都忍不住要打哈欠.
clap
When Richard Clayderman finished the performance, the whole audience was on their feet and clapped and clapped.
理查德.克莱德曼结束演出的时候,观众全体起立,掌声经久不息.
The coach clapped the new member on the back to suggest his encouragement. ;教练轻轻拍了拍新来的队员的背表示鼓励.
conceal
A teacher should learn to conceal his bad mood when giving lectures.
教师应学会在授课的时候掩饰自己的坏心情.
contribute
Popular songs and music may be labeled as vulgar, but they contribute to our enjoyment.
流行音乐和流行歌曲也许是庸俗的,但它们使得我们更享受生活的乐趣.
The prestigious professor has said in his will to contribute his collection of books to the local library. 那位名教授立下遗嘱,在他死后把他的藏书捐给当地的图书馆.
critical
Life will have significant change at some critical moments, so we should grasp every chance and take every critical decision seriously.
人生往往在关键时刻会有重大改变,所以我们要把握好每一个机遇并认真对待每一个重大决定.
A critical spirit is what a reader should possess to get the most out of anything he reads.
一个读者必须具有批判精神,才会读有所获.
deposit
I left a 10,000-yuan deposit toward the purchase of a Sail.
为了买一台赛欧车,我留下1万元人民币的订金.
deposit
Millions of years later, a thick deposit of rich fertile soil has formed in the delta.
数百万年之后,在三角洲地区沉淀了一层厚厚的沃土.
distress
When the captain found the ship was rapidly sinking, he ordered his men to send out a distress signal. 船长发现船在迅速下沉时就命令船员发了遇险信号.
Two in distress makes sorrow less. ;同病相怜,同忧相救.
due
Having worked in the company for over three years, you are due for a pay raise.
你在公司干了3年多了,该升工资了.
Mistakes due to carelessness may have serious consequences. ;由于粗心而造成的错误可能会引起严重后果. error
Computers can help check spelling errors, so more people's spelling is getting worse.
电脑能帮助检查拼写错误,所以越来越多人的拼写能力差了.
fault
Every man has his faults. ;人非圣贤,孰能无过.
When you love a person you should love him/ her for her faults as well as his/her virtues ;当你爱一
个人时,你爱他 /她的优点,也得爱他/她的缺点.
gentle
Some girls appear gentle,but you shouldn't take it for granted that they never lose their temper.
有些女孩子表面看上去挺温柔,但你千万别以为她们从不发脾气.
ideal
Leonardo might be an idea lover,but he is too handsome to set a girl's mind at rest. ;列奥纳多也许可以做一个理想的情人,但是他太英俊了,让女孩子放心不下.
incredible
People around the world can't hold their wonder at the incredible speed at which the Chinese reconstruct their own country.
全世界人们无不惊叹中国人民重建其国家的惊人速度.
landscape
I am crazy about Italian landscapes because they are colorful.
我十分迷恋意大利风景画因为它们色彩极为丰富.
mercy
I beg your mercy for another chance. ;求求你大发慈悲再给我一次机会吧.
multiply
When animals have more food,they generally multiply faster. ;动物如果吃得多,通常繁殖也快.
If you give the workers proper incentives,efficiency will be multiplied. ;如果你给予工人适当的激励,可以成倍地提高效率.
partner
You are losing Thomas as a friend? ;失去托马斯的友情吗?
Didn't I tell you that friends should never be partners in doing business? ;我不是给你讲过,朋友之间不要合伙做生意吗?
persist
On the top of very high mountains snow persists throughout the year. ;高山顶上,积雪终年不化. precise
Having won a gold medal in the Olympics, ;赢得一枚奥运会金牌,
