A: Did you enjoy the end of the novel?. `1 T5 S* Y; c ]8 J
B: No, it was too ambiguous for me.( z0 C) i! \, c" p, E6 y
ambiguous
7 J4 r- @' Q) P( sa. 引起歧义的,模棱两可的,含糊不清的" v, F* o4 J \: n2 z2 G% v7 P
A: You work very hard., D5 ?* ^% y* I3 P& O4 v
B: Maybe, but I ma ambitious and want to do well in my career.. @) q7 I) D* t6 t8 u
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a.1.有抱负的,雄心勃勃的;2.有野心的% l' b3 Q& x& e" L' `
A: Your essay is good. But I think that you need to amend the conclusion.
+ t3 l9 A# t3 j1 |# H9 T% U* t; S3 bB: Oh, I thought the ending was the best part.; o. u' m! @/ A. \* o
amend
- j5 j) B* N: g9 dvt. 修改,修订,改进
z: ~3 k: `# Dn.[pl.]赔罪,赔偿% I" ?$ e& R4 s2 X- d* N/ o) B
A: Do your parents get along well?& I8 Y8 {$ @2 n
B: Yes, they at least have an amicable relationship.1 }7 e: G, Y: E9 w, F' V: ^
amiable
A7 N% X* j# [a. 和蔼可亲的,友好的$ [: t( Y7 r' }5 j+ T
A: The army in my county is under-funded.
3 o6 H% u) ^$ g2 lB: I think that it is a good thing that it can not afford more ammunition though.5 }. f; C J; M: U" U6 k* H2 I
ammunition
) ~2 Y& g) g& C1 Sn. 弹药,军火, j( M7 b, { o2 _: x7 R
A: Is there enough space in the back of the car?
; d' L- A- D# m) b% I- F' o0 YB: Yes, ample.
; U8 D+ l7 P; V1 f4 u0 l3 kample
4 w2 H2 K9 @/ z+ G7 r9 Ca.1.足够的;2.宽敞的,面积大的9 T. }/ x% T9 t3 @. {
A: I can not hear the lecturer.
2 \2 r/ `. l2 a, RB: He needs to amplify his voice more.
, H5 C8 F: B6 _8 I( J" a, J8 i$ T' wamplify
8 f8 E9 z; r9 h8 d' P7 b0 h& ?vt.1.放大(声音等),增强;2.扩大,详述,进一步阐述* _7 n6 d3 B0 i# q9 e9 k, g- T; A
A: My teacher used the analogy of an acorn and oak tree to explain the potential of the school.+ F4 r& b) @/ K. J) O
B: He must think you all have a lot of potential then.' k6 ^: {$ M) E4 K* t- A
analogy: R& Y( } A- @+ z" `: r
n. 比拟,类比,类推
1 L8 t( V6 L7 gby analogy
8 c, r2 @) V$ E) X用类推的方法
; l0 D! K; o% e; ?A: That guy is crazy.
8 N N3 ?* T3 {# }" R! ^B: Maybe he needs to see an analyst.
- g' [9 G, ]% v* u( L" {analyst
% s4 C+ G( C, K. K& d! nn.1.分析家,化验员;2.心理分析学家
& u3 ? `" |* n& k! V: A0 E5 _+ EA: You have a very analytic mind.0 D; @/ `1 I# s4 U H; t* J7 S
B: I think that is why I enjoy mathematics.( z+ f) k4 X& X# n2 d# N2 @
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见analytical
/ Y+ G9 x2 M5 K9 KA: Do you ever read the Financial Times?
* F6 P3 w, k, S6 X2 \4 kB: No, it is far too analytical for me.
' Z9 W9 k2 `) r5 A3 vanalytical% T- J! k% d. \# |* W( I
a. 分析的,分析法的
0 d$ D' S9 h* I: a! m$ e! B3 ?! JA: My two year old son is very destructive." {: F3 J! y1 s: I/ S2 b8 u
B: Maybe he wants to be a political anarchist when he grows up!
5 x6 \* R0 @9 A3 W* f0 o! `anarchist
* n! W" {1 b6 tn. 无政府主义者
' B- o6 ]2 n; @, wA: I would like to research my ancestry some day.
, N; c+ W' M( d; j) m2 f2 i" m6 _& R, sB: Do you even know the origin of your family name yet?0 Q, L9 }3 L, }' n( H: S
ancestry
0 ^( B' h6 e- D @ D N6 Kn. 祖先,世系
% E) B9 G h! }1 OA: I love Philip’s stories.
, b9 J3 T0 T( HB: Yes, particularly his anecdotes.
6 \/ G& X ^1 b' [% d0 C9 K2 Hanecdote
& `: O, {/ L$ z/ cn. 轶事,趣闻
/ ~4 k1 t- F9 M( HA: Do you like Micheangelo’s paintings?8 G, I, g2 ~ B; F5 X/ H
B: Very much, particularly his depictions of angels.3 d3 ] w" j6 R3 y
angel
% B8 Z- Z. y8 X9 R, Fn.1.天使;2.可爱的人8 `/ m' y6 T" ^. R8 u6 X7 _
A: My classmate had to go to hospital just before the exams.) ?7 K4 z& Y8 [% \4 ]' \) J6 E+ J
B: Probably too much anguish and stress.5 D$ H+ G \7 B% q7 Y
anguish
$ K k' O) y; [. o- r; d/ S$ M7 ^n. (精神或肉体的)极度痛苦
8 }' u: W9 l7 N. e9 {' J" M, E i% dA: Did you know that Germany annexed part of Czechoslovakia during the war?
- _0 `' D" }* s) DB: Yeah, I read about it in my history book.6 X, s Z. ^2 ?4 @3 ]
annex' M) r/ [ _6 h4 W
vt. 兼并,吞并
. H5 ]: S$ P( gn. 附属建筑物
; R: w) q! ?7 A* o' B( HA: Do you know who wrote this poem?$ }6 n* e' [- H. E
B: No, it is anonymous, the poet did not disclose his name.! a6 \( X+ U }% a0 {
anonymous& Y& H; y, e# }9 i* L5 }+ X9 M& m
a. 1.无名的,不具名的; 2.匿名的 ;3.无特色的,无个特征的
) m; l+ N. O7 z' S" M6 X% W% SA: The film was about an antagonism between two countries.
0 Z6 }6 n4 L% G* G( D9 a- m" H( cB: Sounds too violent for my liking.
) r( b7 ]9 J) c% K! h, ]antagonism
. d2 \- a* w) U, L. q. o' Mn.对抗,敌对,对立
7 V6 C- C9 w* M+ t7 KA: Is that insect dangerous?2 O0 e6 r8 P- }
B: Only if you touch it’s antenna.: N4 Y7 v. d! }9 r
antenna ' m$ |- g+ r6 j. R8 n
n.1.触角,触须 ;2.天线
! Z' g5 E$ W% M5 R; q6 u% yA: My grandfather went missing in South America while conducting a research project.
7 X! O1 a2 R2 y) W+ s) MB: Was he an anthropologist or a scientist?2 ^5 [4 q, r: h5 [' p
anthropologist
, ^0 O5 F( e, C* qn.人类学家,人类学者
- K1 H1 j& W$ g0 T9 _4 t aA: Do you know the antonym of “fast”? Q5 U1 d2 L- u- X0 a" a
B: Yes, “slow”. It was the opposite meaning of “fast”.9 {' m9 X0 o+ J5 y% `
antonym
- \% E* k3 U3 v5 g8 [n.反义词* G* v0 P k2 W; l6 S. i
A: Would you like to come to the zoo with me ?2 P( q& h( V1 n: V
B: So long as we can visit the ape compound.
, t; Z+ d3 {4 L' ~) e4 Z) Gape " m# B1 g& c) a3 {/ D2 i
n.猿 + X6 R! l' h F# N7 [8 p) J$ D
vt.模仿 |