Lesson 18 Porpoises 海豚

porpoise [ˈpɔːpəs] n. 海豚

marine [məˈriːn] n. 海军陆战队士兵

shark [ʃɑːk] n. 鲨鱼

formation [fɔːˈmeiʃən] n. 队形

【搭】in battle formation 成战斗队形

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A: The troops were disposed in battle formation.

B: It only cost a few seconds.

A：部队按照作战队形排列好。

B：那只花了几秒钟的时间。

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dolphin [ˈdɔlfin] n. 海豚科动物

unconscious [ʌnˈkɔnʃəs] adj. 不省人事的

【派】unconsciously 无意识地

【扩】senseless 无知觉的，不省人事的

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A: After being hit by the car she was unconscious.

B: Where is the accident driver?

A：被车撞了一下后她就不省人事了。

B：肇事司机呢？

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beaver [ˈbiːvə] n. 海狸

ashore [əˈʃɔː] adv. 上岸

【扩】go on shore 上岸

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A: He is trying to swim ashore.

B: Maybe he needs our help.

A：他正设法向岸边游过去。

B：也许他需要我们的帮助。

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waterlogged [ˈwɔːtəlɔɡd] adj. 浸满水的

scent [sent] n. 香味

【扩】fragrance 香味　　perfume 香味

【搭】on the scent of 获得线索

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A: I can't stand this kind of scent.

B: Sorry, I will move the flower to the next room soon.

A：我受不了这种香味。

B：对不起，我马上把这花挪到隔壁房间去。

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ensue [inˈsjuː] v. 接着发生

【扩】supervene 接着发生

【搭】ensue from 结果是

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A: What will ensue from this?

B: Nobody could foresee it right now.

A：这会产生什么结果呢？

B：现在没人能预见得到。

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intrigue [inˈtriːɡ] v. 引起兴趣

【派】intriguing 引起兴趣的

【搭】intrigue against 密谋

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A: His new book intrigued all of us.

B: Do you have the book now? I want to have a read, too.

A：他的新书引起了我们所有人的兴趣。

B：你现在有这本书吗？我也想看看。

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indignity [inˈdiɡniti] n. 侮辱

【扩】insult 侮辱

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A: I think it's indignity for you.

B: But all of his words are true.

A：我想这对你是一种侮辱。

B：但他所说的话全是真的。

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snout [snaut] n. 口鼻部

shove [ʃʌv] v. 硬推

【搭】shove around 推来推去　　shove off 离开

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A: Don't shove the job off onto others.

B: I'm sure it's the last time.

A：不要把工作硬推给别人去干。

B：我保证这是最后一次了。

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aquaplane [ˈækwəplein] n. 驾浪滑水板

oceanarium [ˌəuʃəˈnɛəriəm] n. 水族馆

swoop [swuːp] v. 猛扑

【扩】pounce 猛扑，袭击

【搭】swoop down upon 飞下来猛扑

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A: The owl swooped down on a snake.

B: To a snake, the owl is one of its natural enemies.

A：猫头鹰向一只蛇飞扑了过去。

B：对蛇来说，猫头鹰是他们天敌中的一种。

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belly [ˈbeli] n. 腹部

equilibrium [ˌiːkwiˈlibriəm] n. 平衡

【扩】balance 平衡

【例】I believe this state of equilibrium will be maintained.

　　　我相信这个均势将被维持下去。

butt [bʌt] v. 碰撞

【搭】butt in 插嘴，干涉

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A: Look, the two bulls are butting each other.

B: We'd better separate them in order to prevent them from hurting each other.

A：看，那两头牛在用角顶架。

B：我们最好把它们分开，免得它们伤着彼此。

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crack [kræk] n. 重击

【扩】bang 重击

【搭】crack down 镇压　　crack up 垮下来