Lesson 42 Recording an earthquake 记录地震

earthquake [ˈəːθkweik] n. 地震

【构】earth（陆地，土地）＋quake（震动，颤抖）＝earthquake（地震）

【扩】quake 地震

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A: He was sleeping when the earthquake occurred.

B: Then how did he escape?

A：地震发生的时候他正在睡觉。

B：那他是怎么逃出来的呢？

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slumber [ˈslʌmbə] v. 睡眠

ninepin [ˈnainpin] n. 九柱戏中的木柱

rigid [ˈridʒid] adj. 坚硬的

【扩】petrous 坚硬的，岩石般的

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A: She was rigid with fear.

B: What on earth did she see?

A：她害怕得全身都僵住了。

B：她究竟看到了什么？

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delicate [ˈdelikət] adj. 灵敏的

【派】delicately 微妙地

【搭】A dog has a delicate sense of smell.

　　　狗具有灵敏的嗅觉。

seismometer [saizˈmɔmitə] n. 地震仪

penholder [ˈpenˌhəuldə] n. 笔杆

legibly [ˈledʒəbli] adv. 字迹清楚地

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A: He can write as neatly and legibly as the other person if he takes his time over it.

B: OK. I will not urge him next time.

A：若他不匆匆忙忙写的话，他能写得和另一个人一样整洁，清楚。

B：好的，我下次不催他了。

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drum [drʌm] n. 鼓状物

wriggle [ˈriɡəl] v. 扭动

【扩】wiggle 扭动　　twist 扭曲

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A: A snake wriggled across the wet path.

B: I am so lucky that I didn't see the snake.

A：一条蛇从潮湿的小路上蜿蜒而过。

B：很幸运我没有看到那条蛇。

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bluebottle [ˈbluːbɔtl] n. 绿头苍蝇

graph [ɡræf] n. 图表

graphic [ˈɡræfik] adj. 图示的

【派】graphically 用图表的方式

【搭】graphic method 图解法

【例】Computer graphics, by which you can display and change pictures on a screen, are used in many areas of industrial designs.

　　　计算机图像可在屏幕上显示和予以更改，已在工业设计方面得到广泛应用。

longitudinal [ˌlɔndʒiˈtjuːdinəl] adj. 纵向的

【例】This sequence is presented as a longitudinal progression of events.

　　　这个顺序是按照事件纵向进展进行划分的。

transverse [ˈtrænsvəːs] adj. 横向的

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A: When we transverse the storm will definitely be very big.

B: Is there anything we can do now?

A：我们横渡时风浪一定很大。

B：现在有没有什么是我们能做的呢？

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