Lesson 20 ;
adhere
Don't spit out your gum on the ground.It may adhere to the sole of someone's shoe. ;不要随地乱吐香口胶,那 会粘到别人鞋底上的.
The Government of Iraq adhered to its original plan, ;伊拉克政府我行我素,
which was resented by many western countries. ;让许多西方国家憎恨不 已.
articulate
Wu Jinglian,a well- known economist in China, ;中国著名经济学家吴敬琏
is articulate about the trend of the so-called "New Economy". ;对于”新经济“的走向 讲得头头是道.
At the Press Conference ;在记者招待会上,
the spokesman articulated
chronic
Patients suffering from chronic indigestion cannot eat more than enough. ;患有慢性消化不良症的 病人不能多吃.
A chronic state of civil war has been preventing Afghanistan ;长期的战乱让阿富汗根本 无法
from developing its economy. ;发展自己的经济.
compatible
Are your family members compatible with each other? ;你的家庭成员间能和 睦相处吗?
Accuracy is not always compatible with haste. ;忙中难免出错.
conform
A coat must conform to the figure of the wearer. ;衣服必须与身材相配.
On the first day when a pupil enters school, he is asked to conform to the school rules. ;从进校的第一天起,学校 就要求学生遵守校规.
converge
Raiway lines seem to converge when one looks at them from a distance. ;铁轨远看好像集中在 一点.
Parallel lines converge at infinity. ;平行线永不相交.
deprive
Women in old China were deprived of the right to education. ;在旧中国,妇女被剥夺了 受教育的权利.
disperse
Tear gas can be used to disperse a crowd. ;催泪瓦斯可用来驱散人群
The crowd dispersed in all directions. ;人群向各个方向散开了.
distribute
Some students are distributing ad leaflets on the street ;有些学生在街头派发 广告传单.
Whenever spring comes, the gardener will distribute grass seed over the lawn. ;当春天来临的时候,园丁 就把草种播撒在草坪里.
180 pounds of muscle were well distributed over his 6-foot frame. ;
eligible
In the US,only native-born citizens are eligible to the office of president. ;在美国,只有在美国本 土出生的公民才有资格 当选总统.
evoke
Tian Zhen's singing evoked warm acclamations. ;田震的歌声博得了热烈 的喝彩.
Wang Shuo's newly published review on Jin Yong's novels ;王朔新发表的关于金庸 小说的书评
has evoked much controversy. ;引起了很多争论.
The Grape of Wrath is a novel that evokes the Depression in accurate detail. ;《愤怒的葡萄》是一部以 精确的细节再现大萧条的 小说.
fake
Many paintings looked old,but are fakes. ;很多画看上去年代久远, 实际是赝品.
Many evil merchants swindle the customers by imposing fake goods on them ;许多无良商人用假冒伪劣 商品坑害消费者,
to make profits. ;赚取利益.
gloomy
The gloomy damp weather and her gloomy face took away my appetite. ;阴沉,潮湿的天气以及 她哭丧着的脸让我食欲 全无.
humanity
AIDS and cancer are maladies that afflict humanity. ;爱滋病和癌症是折磨人 类的疾病.
Humanity is a mixture of good and bad qualities. ;人性是善与恶的混合体.
incentive
Money is still a major incentive in most occupations. ;在许多职业中,钱仍是 主要的鼓励因素.
initiate
China initiated her reforms in every field in 1978 based on Deng Xiaoping's conceptions ;中国从1978年开始根据 邓小平的构思启动各个领 域的改革.
intricate
A detective novel usually has an intricate plot. ;侦探小说通常有错综复 杂的情节.
Modern electrical facilities have intricate directions. ;现代电器设备的用法说明 都复杂难懂.
leaflet
Many salesmen stood by the roadside ;很多销售人员站在路边
to hand out the leaflets for their products to passers-bys. ;向路人散发产品广告传 单.
migrate
Some birds migrate to find warmer weather. ;有些鸟迁徙以寻找更温暖 的气候.
notorious
English soccer fans are notorious for their craziness and barbarism. ;英国球迷因他们的疯狂 和野蛮而臭名昭著.
overlap
Tiles are laid to overlap each other. ;屋瓦是一个压一个地重 叠放置的.
History and politics overlap and should be studied together. ;历史和政治有部分重叠, 应该结合起来研究.
perpetual
Do you believe in perpetual love in this secular world? ;在这个世俗的世界你还 相信有天长地久的爱情 吗?
The two sides signed a treaty of perpetual friendship. ;双方签定了永久友好 条约.
prescription
I can never read doctor's prescriptions ;我从来看不懂医生写的 处方.
profitable
Investigations revealed that selling genuine goods at a fair price ;调查显示,长此以往, 货真价实的经营
can be more profitable in the long run. ;能赚取更多的利润.
recipe
I am not good at cooking.I can only follow a recipe. ;我不善长烹饪,只能照 着食谱做.
What's your recipe for a happy marriage? ;你认为幸福的婚姻是 什么秘方?
revelation
What a revelation! ;这真是一个意外！
The revelation that the world is round once surprised people. ;揭示出地球是圆的事实曾 使人们大为惊讶.
Have you ever read the Revelations in the Bible? ;你读过《圣经》中的 《启示录》吗?
shrewd
However shrewd a businessman is,it is impossible that he has never lost money. ;再精明的生意人也不可能 从不亏钱.
subjective
Our perception of things is often influenced by subjective factors, ;我们对事物的感知能力受 到主观因素的影响,
such as tiredness. ;如疲劳.
Lyric poetry is subjective. ;抒情诗是抒发个人感情 的.
