Lesson 56 Our neighbour, the river 河流，我们的邻居

boundary [ˈbaundəri] n. 界线，边界

pump [pʌmp] v. 用泵抽

【派】pumpkin 南瓜

【搭】pump out 抽空

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A: We'd better pump the floodwater out of the cellars.

B: But we don't have any instrument now.

A：我们最好尽快把水从地窖里抽出来。

B：但这会儿我们没有工具啊。

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overtake [ˌəuvəˈteik] v. （坏天气，麻烦等）突然降临

backwater [ˈbækwɔːtə] n. 回水河汊

predecessor [ˈpriːdisesə] n. 前任

【例】My present secretary is more capable than her predecessor.

　　　我现在的秘书比她的前任更能干。

meadow [ˈmedəu] n. 草地，草场

crown [kraun] v. 给……戴花环

holly [ˈhɔli] n. 一种冬青植物

wreath [riːθ] n. 花环

【扩】garland 花环

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A: I ordered a wreath from the florist.

B: Who do you want to send it to?

A：我从花店定购了一个花环。

B：你想送给谁啊？

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occurrence [əˈkʌrəns] n. 偶发事件

proportion [prəˈpɔːʃən] n. 部分

【派】proportional 成比例的

【扩】part 部分　　section 部分

【搭】out of proportion to 与……不成比例

【例】A large proportion of the streets were sewered.

　　　大部分街道都铺有下水道。

site [sait] v. 使位于

spell [spel] v. 招致，带来

【扩】incur 招致，惹起

【搭】spell losses 造成损失　　spell trouble 招来麻烦

【例】He can do nothing except spelling troubles.

　　　他除了会招来麻烦，什么也做不了。

stall [stɔːl] n. 牲口棚

attic [ˈætik] n. 顶楼

sweeping [ˈswiːpiŋ] adj. 范围广大的

【派】sweepingly 大规模地，彻底地

【搭】get a sweeping view 一览无余　　sweeping victory 全胜

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A: Our team won a sweeping victory in the match last week.

B: Congratulations! I hope you will win in the finals, too.

A：我们球队在上周的比赛中大获全胜。

B：恭喜，我希望你们在决赛中也同样获胜。

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critical [ˈkritikəl] adj. 危急的

juncture [ˈdʒʌŋktʃə] n. 时刻，关头

【搭】at this juncture 就在这个关头

【例】At this critical juncture he lost his head and made a serious mistake.

　　　在这关键时刻，他头脑发昏，犯了严重错误。

raft [rɑːft] n. 木筏

foundations [faunˈdeiʃənz] n. 地基

【扩】groundwork 基础，根基

【例】The house is unsafe since the foundations were undermined by earthquake.

　　　这座房子不安全，因为地基已被地震破坏。

stout [staut] adj. 牢固的

【扩】firm 坚固的，结实的

【搭】a stout pair of shoes 一双结实的鞋子

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A: I never expected that he had such a stout makeup.

B: He often goes to the gym to do exercise.

A：我真没想到，他竟然有这么强壮的体格。

B：他经常去健身房锻炼。

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submerge [səbˈməːdʒ] v. 浸没

grapple [ˈɡræpəl] v. 抓住

【搭】grapple with 与……格斗

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A: He did all he could to grapple with the enemy.

B: He is brave at any time.

A：他奋力与敌人拼杀。

B：他任何时候都那么勇敢。

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