Lesson_4

offend v.使...恼火;冒犯, 触犯
Don't be offended I am just fooling around. ;别恼火,我只是在开玩笑.
People who are too straightforward in speech easily offend others. ;说话太直率的人很容易冒犯他人.

impress vt.给人留下印象, 引人注目; (~on)印,盖印
Premier Zhu Rongji always impressed the journalists at every news conference ;朱容基总理在每次记者招待会上给记者们留下深刻印象
with his eloquence and wit. ;以能言善辩且才思敏捷、言语诙谐.
(Journalists were always impressed by Premier Zhu's eloquence and wit ;朱容基总理以能言善辩且才思敏捷、言语诙谐 给记者们留下深刻印象 at every news conference.) ;在每次记者招待会上

impression n.印象;印记,压痕
Vivian Leigh's excellent acting in the motion picture Gone With The Wind ;费雯丽在电影《乱世佳人》 (《飘》)中
has made an indelible impression on movie fans all over the world. ;出色的表演给全球影迷留下了不可磨灭的印象.

impressive a.印象深刻的,感人的
"The Gettysburg Address",Abraham Lincoln's most impressive speech, ;《葛底斯堡演说》是林肯最感人肺腑的演说,
concisely expressed many of the ideals and principles of democracy. ;它简明地阐述了民主的理想和原则.

bother v.烦扰,打扰,烦恼, n.麻烦
I hate to bother you but could you help me scratch my back again? ;我不想烦你的,可是你能再帮我抓一下背上的痒吗？
What a bother! ;你真烦！
No,not me. It's the fleas. ;不,不是我烦,是跳蚤.

interfere vi.(~ with)妨碍, 打扰; (~ in)干涉,干预
It's impolite to call people in the middle of the night ;三更半夜打电话给人家是不礼貌的,
because you interfere with their sleep. ;因为你扰人清梦.
The U.S. is often accused of ;美国经常被指责
interfering in the internal affairs of other countries. ;干涉他国内政.

range v.在...范围内变化; 排列成行;徘徊 n.组合,系列;范围,领域 山脉
The temperature in Kunming usually ranges between 15C and 25C, ;昆明的气温通常在15 到25摄氏度之间,
that's why it is called "the Spring City". ;所以被称为“春城”.
I have a wide range of interests. ;我有广泛的兴趣爱好.
The Alps are long stretches of mountain ranges ;阿尔卑斯山是延绵的山脉,
mostly located in Switzerland,France, and Italy. ;主要位于瑞士、法国、意大利.

differ vi.(~ from)和...不同 (~ with/from) 与...意见不同
Human differ from animals because of their ability to speak and use tools. ;人类和其他动物不同, 在于他会说话和会使用工具.
I am afraid I differ from you in this matter. ;在这件事情上我恐怕与你意见不同.

difference n.差异,分歧
Both Bill Gates and Richard Lee are tycoons in the IT industry, ;比尔.盖茨和李泽楷是信息技术产业巨头
although neither of them finished college. ;虽都没完成大学学业
However,this does not mean that higher education does not make a difference. ;然而,这不等于说高等教育并不重要.

separate v.(使)分离,分开;分居 a.分离的,分开的; 不同的
Theory should by no means be separated from practice. ;理论绝不应脱离实际.

take v.拿,带;做某动作; 采取,接受; 需要;认为
How can you make progress if you can't take criticism? ;要是承受不住批评, 你怎能进步呢？
What does it take to become a TV host/ hostess? ;要当电视节目主持人需要具备什么条件？
I will take up journalism after graduation. ;毕业后我将从事新闻工作.

bare a.空的,赤裸的, 光秃的,稀少的 vt.露出,暴露
There's nothing to be surprised at ;没什么好大惊小怪的
if you see some boys playing basketball bare to the waist. ;看见一些男孩子裸露着上身打篮球.

vacant a.空的,未被占用的
It's hard to find a vacant post with such a high unemployment rate nowadays. ;现在失业率那么高, 很难找到空职位.
Is the lavatory vacant? ;厕所没有人用吧？

hollow a.空的,中空的, 空洞的;空虚的 v.挖空,凿空
The trunk of a palm tree is hollow. ;棕榈树的树干是中空的.
Some people think that playing cards seems a hollow pleasure. ;有人认为打牌是一种无聊的消遣.

blank a.空白的,空着的; 失色的,无表情的 n.空格;表格
My mind was a complete blank when I had to fill in the blanks on the test paper. ;当我得在试卷上填空的时候,脑子却完全一片空白.

relate vt.叙述,讲述; 使互相关联; vi.(~to)和...有关; 与...和睦相处
In court,a witness must honestly relate what has been seen. ;法庭上,目击者必须如实讲述所目睹的一切.
Freudianism relates what happened in one's childhood to his present state of mind. ;弗洛伊德精神分析学说把一个人童年发生的事和他目前的思想状况联系起来
Happiness does not always relate to wealth. ;幸福不总与财富相关.