Lesson 58 A spot of bother 一点儿小麻烦
lift [lift] n. 电梯
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A: Is there a lift here?
B: Yes, there is one in that corner.
A:你们这儿有电梯吗?
B:有,在那边的拐角处。
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monstrous [ˈmɔnstrəs] adj. 极大的,可怕的
negligence [ˈneɡlidʒəns] n. 粗心大意
【扩】carelessness 粗心 inattention 疏忽
【搭】a piece of negligence g 一次疏忽
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A: He was sharply reprimanded for his negligence.
B: I think he will be more careful in the future.
A:他因玩忽职守而受到严厉的训斥。
B:我想以后他会更小心的。
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prudent [ˈpruːdənt] adj. 谨慎的
【扩】prudential 谨慎的 canny 谨慎的
【例】We must always remain modest and prudent.
我们要永远保持谦虚谨慎。
composure [kəmˈpəuʒə] n. 镇静,沉着
【扩】calm 镇静 composure 镇静
【搭】regain composure 恢复镇静
【例】He was obviously very shocked, but he soon regained his composure soon.
显然他很震惊,但很快就恢复了镇静。
intruder [inˈtruːdə] n. 入侵者
lurk [ləːk] v. 潜藏
【派】lurker 潜伏者
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A: I don't know what lurks in his mind.
B: I think nobody knows that.
A:我不知道他心里藏着什么。
B:我想没有人知道。
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hinder [ˈhində] v. 妨碍
fingerprint [ˈfiŋɡəˌprint] n. 指纹
【扩】finger mark 指纹
【搭】leave one's fingerprint 留下指纹
【例】When the police found his fingerprint he knew that he would be in trouble.
警方发现了他的指纹后,他知道自己要有麻烦了。
chaos [ˈkeiɔs] n. 混乱,无秩序
【扩】confusion 混乱
【搭】in chaos 处在一片混乱的状态之中
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A: The failure of electricity supplies made the city in chaos.
B: People can hardly live a comfortable life without electricity today.
A:停电使得城市一片混乱。
B:在当今社会,没有电,人们很难过得舒服。
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inconceivable [ˌinkənˈsiːvəbəl] adj. 不可思议的
【扩】miraculous 不可思议的 unimaginable 意想不到的
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A: That event was inconceivable to us.
B: But we have to face it now.
A:那事件是我们所想象不到的。
B:但我们现在必须面对它。
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veritable [ˈveritəbəl] adj. 真正的,地地道道的
magpie [ˈmæɡpai] n. 喜欢收藏物品的人
toss [tɔs] v. 扔
discard [diˈskɑːd] v. 丢弃
【扩】reject 丢弃
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A: It's a bad manner to discard your things everywhere.
B: Sorry, I will correct it.
A:把东西扔得到处都是是一个不好的习惯。
B:对不起,我会改的。
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constable [ˈkʌnstəbəl] n. 警察
ransack [ˈrænsæk] v. 洗劫
balcony [ˈbælkəni] n. 阳台
【扩】veranda 阳台
【例】The prospect from the balcony is breathtaking.
从阳台上看去景色美极了。
fussy [ˈfʌsi] adj. 大惊小怪的,小题大做的
【扩】spoffish 大惊小怪的,小题大做的
【搭】fussy eater 挑食的人
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A: I suppose I'm just a little too fussy!
B: No, you did it well.
A:我想我有点过于小题大做了!
B:不,你做得很好。
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