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1、 CET4淘金词汇第二十三课lesson23The high cost of accommodations ;住宿费昂贵makes life difficult for many Chinese students in London. ;使许多在伦敦的中国留学生感到生活困难.blame vt.指责,责备; 把归咎于 n.(过错,事故等的)责任 指责,责怪Don”t always blame your own failure on others.Sometimes you yourself are to blame. ;不要总把失败归咎于他人有时该怪你自己. clash vt.发生冲突;不协调;
2、 (金属等的)刺耳的撞 击声 I failed to watch the World Cup final because it clashed with my examination. ;我没能看成世界杯 (足球)总决赛,由于和我的考试日期冲突了. coarse a.粗的,粗糙的; 粗劣的;粗俗的 Ultraviolet rays, dust,air-conditioning can make your skin coarse. ;紫外线、灰尘、空调等都会使皮肤粗糙. collapse vt. 崩溃,突然失败 Numerous houses collapsed in the Tangshan
3、earthquake in 1976. ;在1976年,很多的房屋在唐山地震中倒塌.The economy of many Asian countries collap -sed immediately in the financial crisis. ;很多亚洲国家的经济在金融危机当中快速崩溃. collision n.碰撞;冲突,抵触 In Britain,a collision with the Parliament could ruin the government”s plans. ;在英国,政府与议会的冲突可能使政府的打算 破产. decline vi.下降,削减;衰退, 衰落;谢
4、绝,拒绝 vt.谢绝,拒绝 n.下降,削减,衰退 Babylon was an empire that had declined. ;巴比伦是业已衰落的帝国.Cinderella had to decline the prince and returned home before 12 o”clock at night. ;灰姑娘不得不谢绝王子, 在晚上12点之前赶回家. defeat vt.击败,战胜;挫败, 使落空 n.击败,失败;战胜 Some countries may be defeated but can never be conquered. ;有的国家可能被战胜, 但决不能被制
5、服. defend vt.保卫,? 为辩护, 为(论文等)辩论 A lawyer defends his clients in court. ;律师在法庭上为自己的当事人辩护.Every student will get nervous when they defend their thesis. ;每个学生论文辩论之时都会紧急. efficiency n.效率,效能,成效 One of the aims of economic reform is to improve efficiency. ;经济改革的目标之一是提高效率. fatal a.致命的,灾难性的, 消灭性的;重大的, 打算性的
6、The city of Tangshan takes on (such) a new look that it hardly reminds people of ;唐山市如今面貌一新, 几乎让人想不起the fatal earthquake that occurred over 30 years ago. ;那30多年前的消灭性的地震.“To be or not to be “ was the fatal decision for Hamlet. ;对于哈姆雷特来说,“ 是活下去,还是选择死亡“是一个重大的打算. factor n.因素,要素 Scientists recognize ;科学家
7、认为that many other factors besides genetic factors can affect height. ;除了遗传因子,还有很多因素会影响身高. fulfill vt.履行,实现;满意, 使满足 The world”s first space tourist Dennis Tito had his dream fulfilled ;世界第一位太空游客客丹尼斯.蒂托实现了他的幻想.when the Russian Soyuz-TM spaceship carrying him and two Russian cosmonauts ;当联盟-TM宇宙飞船承载着蒂托
8、和两名俄罗斯宇航员safely returned to earth after an 8-day visit to the Internat- ional Space Station. ;在国际太空站为期8天的旅程后安全着陆时. gear n.齿轮,传动装置, (排)挡;设备,用具; 衣服 vt.使适应,使适合 “The car isn”t moving! “That”s because you are not in gear.“ ;“车开不动!”“那是由于你没推挡.” Education should be geared to society”s needs. ;训练应适应社会的需要. im
9、age n.形象,声誉;印象; 映像,图像;形象的描述 In Europe,many royal members still try to protect their image. ;在欧洲,很多皇室成员仍竭尽全力维护自己的形象The Tian Chi Lake is so clean that you can see your image in it. ;天池的水很清,你可以从中观察自己的倒影. imagination n.想像,想像力;空想, 幻觉;想像出来的事物 Someone believes that UFOs are just people”s imagination. ;有人认为
10、不明飞行物只是人们的幻觉. imagine vt.想像,设想;料想, 猜测 You can”t imagine the life of the refugees in Somali. ;你不行能想像得出索马里的难民是如何生活的.imaginary a.想像中的,虚构的, 假想的The main characters in the novel are very true to life,but most of them are imaginary. ;小说里的人物写得栩栩如生,但大都是虚构的. imaginative a.富有想像力的, 爱想像的 Some people believe that
11、 imaginative kids are relatively clever. ;有人想像力丰富的孩子比拟聪慧. launch vt.放射;发起(运动), 推出(产品);使开头 从事;使(船)下水 n.放射;(船)下水;投产 Early Bird,the world”s first commercial communication satellite, ;世界上第一个商用通信卫星-晨鸟卫星was launched from Cape Kennedy in Florida in 1965. ;于1965年在(美国)佛 罗里达州的肯尼迪角放射.Full market research is ne
12、eded before the launch of new products ;新产品投产之前需要充分的市场调查. obligation n.义务,责任 Supporting elderly parents is every adult”s obligation. ;赡养上年纪的父母是每个成年人的义务. pay vt.付钱给,支付;赐予 (留意等),致以(问候等) vi.付款;有利,值得; n.工资,薪金 It will pay in the long run ;长远来看,if the setting off of firecrackers is banned in the cities. ;
13、在城市里禁放鞭炮是值得的.Many social volunteers regularly pay visits to the almshouses. ;很多社工会定期去养老院探望老人.He gambled away all his pay. ;他把工资都给赌光了. payment n.支付的款项; 支付,付款 Payment may be made in any of the following ways,in cash,by check, or by credit card. ;付款可用以下任何一种方式:现金、支票或用信用卡. peculiar a.惊奇的,奇怪的; 特有的,独具的, 独特
14、的 Language is peculiar to mankind. ;语言是人类所特有的.The fish has a peculiar taste.You really think it is all right? ;这鱼有股怪味,你真的认为它能吃吗? peer n.同龄人,同等地位的人 贵族 用钉子钉;限定 (价格、工资等); 将看成,将归入 To lessen peer(group) pressure,many schools require their students to wear uniforms. ;为削减来自同龄群体的压力,很多学校要求学生们穿校服. penalty n.惩
15、罚,惩处,罚金 A football player may be given a yellow card or a red card penalty ;足球队员受到黄牌或红牌惩罚.for his unnecessary roughness during the match. ;在竞赛中会因不必要的粗暴行为. reckon vt.认为,估量; ( on)希望,希望; 测算,测量 Don”t reckon the gain and loss that clearly; just let it be. ;别把得失算得那么清晰, 一切顺其自然吧. recognize vt.认出,识别;成认, 确认;常识,表彰,报偿 Many colorblind people can”t recognize different shades of red and green. ;许多色盲者都不能识别红与绿的不同色调. scan vt.细看,端详;扫瞄; 扫描 Many people like to scan the newspaper while ha
