Lesson 44

acquaintance n.相识的人,熟人; 认识,了解
Many people have some acquaintance with English,but do not know it well. ;很多人稍懂些英语, 但并不精通.

advantage n.优点,有利条件, 有利因素;利益, 好处
I'm honored to take advantage of this opportunity to explain my views. ;很荣幸我能利用这个机会阐明我的观点.

certificate n.证(明)书;执照
Can you get a college graduation certificate ;你能拿到大学毕业证书吗,
without an examination certificate of the CET Band-4? ;没有大学英语四级考试及格证书?

chill vt.使变冷,使冷冻, 使感到冷 n.寒冷,寒气;风寒, 寒战
The freezing weather chilled me to the bone. ;严寒的天气使我感到冰冷刺骨.
There is quite a chill in the morning air. ;早晨的空气颇有寒意.

civil a.国内的,公民的, 民间的;平民的,民用的 文明的;民事的
Until now,Gone with the Wind,a film about American civil war, ;直到现在,《乱世佳人》(《飘》)这部关于美国 内战的影片
has still been regarded as the best Hollywood make. ;仍被认为是好莱坞的抗鼎之作.

conflict n.冲突,抵触,争论; 战斗,战争 vi.冲突,抵触
Military conflicts are very frequent in the west bank of Jordan River and Gaza zone. ;约旦河西岸和加沙地带武装冲突频繁.

conscience n.良心
A good conscience is a soft pillow. ;问心无愧,安枕无忧.

counter n.柜台;筹码 vt.反抗,反驳 ad.反方向地,对立地
I countered her arguments by pointing out the advantages of my plan. ;我指出自己所做计划的优点以反驳她的论点.

detective n.侦探,私人侦探
Edgar Allan Poe's The Murders in the Rue Morgue ;埃德加.爱伦.坡的小说《莫格街谋杀案》
is considered the world's first real detective story. ;被认为是世界上第一本真正的侦探小说.

dismiss vt.解散,遣散;解雇, 开除;不再考虑; 不受理,撤销
The case against Chinese American scientist Wen Ho Lee ;针对美籍华人科学家李文和的案件
was dismissed because there was lack of evidence. ;因缺少证据而被撤销.

evident a.明显的,明白的
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, ;“我们认为这些真理不证自明
that all men are created equal." (Thomas Jefferson) ;-人皆生而平等.”(托马斯.杰斐逊)

filter n.过滤器,过滤嘴, 过滤材料 vt.过滤 vi.透(过); (消息等)走漏,慢慢传开
All drinking water must be filtered. ;饮用水都必须过滤净化.

govern vt.统治,治理,管理; 支配,影响
Britain has a queen, but it is the prime minister and the cabinet who govern. ;英国有女王,但执政的是首相和内阁.

inhabitant n.居民,住户
American Indians were the earliest inhabitants of America. ;美洲印第安人是美洲最早的居民.

intermediate a.中间的;中级的
The pupa is at an intermediate stage of development; ;蛹是蝴蝶发育的中间阶段,
it is intermediate between the egg and the adult butterfly. ;介于卵和成虫之间.

jealous a.嫉妒的,猜忌的; 精心守护的,珍惜的
Some girls easily get jealous of other girls' beauty. ;有些女孩容易妒忌其他女孩的美貌.

loose a.松的,宽松的; 不严密的;散漫的
The older you become, the looser your skin will be. ;年纪越大, 皮肤就会越松弛.

loosen v.解开,放松;松弛
It's hard to loosen a fast knot. ;死结很难解开.
You should loosen up your muscles before and after doing physical exercises. ;运动前后, 应该放松一下肌肉.

necessity n.必需品;必要性
Those refugees lack money even for basic food and water--the necessities of life. ;那些难民没钱买起码的食品和水等生活的必需品.

objection n.反对,异议; 反对的理由
I have a strong objection to getting up early for morning exercises. ;我强烈反对早起锻炼.

preface n.序言,引言,前言
The characteristics of this book are mentioned on the cover and in the preface. ;本书的特色在封面和前言都有提及.

proportion n.比例;部分; 均衡,相称
The proportion of boys to girls is usually about ;
four to one in science and engineering colleges. ;在理工大学男女生比例 通常是四个男生比一个女生.
The drawings of young children usually lack proportion; ;小孩画的画通常不相称(不合比例),
they make arms and legs look like sticks. ;把手和脚画得像棍子.

render vt.使得,致使; 给予,提供;翻译
Fatness renders a person clumsy. ;身体肥胖使人笨拙.
You have rendered us great service. ;你帮了我们很大的忙.

representative n.代表,代理人 a.(~ of)典型的, 有代表性的
In Britain, ;在英国,
representatives in the House of Commons are elected by the British people. ;下议院代表是英国人民选出的.

somehow ad.不知怎么地, 莫名其妙地; 以某处方式
Many people said that they had a feeling somehow that ;许多人说他们不知怎地就感到
Beijing would win the Olympic bid this time. ;北京这次申奥会获胜.

somewhat ad.稍微,有点
Sorry,I am afraid we have arrived somewhat late. ;抱歉,恐怕我们稍迟到了一会儿.

specify vt.明确说明;具体指定
It is against federal law ;
in the U.S. to specify skin colour in a newspaper ad for roommates. ;在美国,在报纸广告上具体指明合租者必须是某种肤色是违反联邦法律的.

stratege n.战略,策略
Mao Zedong was a great strategist skilled in military strategy. ;毛泽东是一位善于制定军事策略的伟大的军事 战略家.

swear v.诅咒,咒骂; 宣誓,发誓
In Christian countries, ;在一些基督教国家,
witnesses in court have to swear on the Bible before giving evidences. ;证人在法庭上作证前必须按住《圣经》发誓.

typical a.典型的,有代表性的
The architecture of the chinese imperial garden Yuanming yuan ;中国帝王御花园圆明园的建筑风格
has a typical baroque style--highly ornate and extravagant. ;是典型的巴洛克风格--装饰高度华丽.

vice n.缺点,弱点, 邪恶(行为)
Greed,jealousy, ;贪婪、嫉妒、
dishonesty,and lewdness are considered to the vices; ;欺诈和淫欲被视为恶行,
and of all vices, lewdness is the worst. ;而万恶淫为首.