Lesson_37

aggressive a.侵犯的,侵略的, 挑衅的;敢做敢为的, 有进取心的
Thanks to our aggressive marketing tactics, ;多亏了我们大刀阔斧的市场战略,
our sales have risen sharply this year. ;我们的销售额今年猛增.

brake n.闸,制动器,刹车 vi.刹车,(车)被刹住 vt.刹住(车)
Don't brake the car when it has a sudden flat tire,otherwise it may overturn. ;汽车突然爆胎时不要刹车否则可能会翻车.

capture v.俘虏,捕获; 夺得,占领 n.俘获,捕获
Robots the size of punctuation marks ;标点符号大小的机器人
can one day be used to move single cells or capture bacteria. ;有一天会被用来移动单细胞和捕捉细菌.

erect a.竖直的,挺直的 vt.建造,建立;竖立, 使直立
The Monument of the People's Heroes ;人民英雄纪念碑
was erected in honour of the martyrs who died for our country. ;是为纪念为我们祖国而牺牲的烈士们而建立的.

framework n.框架,构架; 参照标准,准则,观点; 构成方式,体系
Negotiators are still trying to find a framework ;谈判者仍然试图找到一个框架,
for a long-term peace agreement in the Middle East. ;来保证中东长期和平.

graduate v.(使)(大学)毕业 n.(尤指大学)毕业生; 研究生 a.研究生的
The graduate rate is expected to be higher this year than ever. ;今年的大学生毕业率预期要高于往年.

illustration n.说明,例证; 图解,插图
Fashion magazines have lots of beautiful illustrations. ;关于时尚的杂志有很多漂亮的插图.

invent vt.发明,创造; 捏造,虚构
Alexander Bell invented the telephone in 1876. ;1876年亚历山大. 贝尔发明了电话.

label n.标签,标记,称号 vt.贴标签于; 把…称为,当作
If a person spends any time in prison, ;如果一个人曾进过监狱
he'll probably be labeled as a criminal for the rest of his life. ;那么在这之后的生活中他很可能会被大多数人当罪犯.

maintenance n.维修,保养;保持, 维持;抚养费
There are thorough maintenance checks on each passenger plane before take-off. ;每驾客机起飞前都要经过彻底的维修.

mount vt.登上;发起; 安放,安装 vi.增加,增长,加剧 n.[M[于山名山峰
Mr.Rochester mounted his horse and rode off ;罗切斯特先生上了马,
leaving Jane Eyre standing alone in the middle of the road. ;急驰而去,留下简爱独自站在路的中央.

neutral a.中立的;不偏不倚的; 中性的
Switzerland is a very small country, ;瑞士是个非常小的国家,
which always remains neutral in wars and political affairs. ;它在战争和政治事件上一贯保持中立.

organize vt.组织,把…编组; 使有条理
"Will you tell us about your new project?" ;“你能向我们讲一讲你的新计划吗”
"Sure.Just give me a moment to organize my thoughts." ;“当然,只要给我点儿时间整理一下我的思路.

panel n.面板;专门小组; 控制板,仪表盘
With a 90-centimeter TV monitor or an even larger flat-panel screen, ;由于带有90厘米的电视显示器或更大的平面荧屏,
a DVD player can show movies with vivid and, clear images. ;DVD机能生动、清晰地放映电影图像.

possess vt.占有,拥有
It is said that "Viagra" possesses magical powers that can cure impotence. ;据说“伟哥”具有治疗阳痿的神奇疗效.

pursue v.继续,从事,追赶, 追踪;追求
After graduation, ;我希望自己毕业之后,
I want to be an educated person with wide knowledge and good taste, ;成为一个知识渊博,趣味高尚的有教养的人,
not one obsessively pursuing fame and gain. ;而不是一个汲于名利的人.

react v.反应,作出反应; (~ against)反对, (~ with)起化学反应, (~ on/upon)影响,
Acid can react with base to form salt. ;酸和碱起化学反应成盐.

religion n.宗教,宗教信仰
The Christian,Buddhist and Moslem are three main religions in the world ;基督教、佛教、伊斯兰教是世界三大宗教.

retire v.退休,退役;退下, 退出,撤退;就寝
Some businesses provide a kind of retirement benefit, ;有的企业向员工提供退休金,
which is paid for employees when they retire from the company ;这种退休金自员工从公司退休时开始一直
until their death. ;支付到他们逝世为止.

scare vt.吓,使害怕 vi.受惊吓,感到害怕 n.惊恐,恐慌
Many young people are scared of being adults ;许多年轻人害怕长大成人
because they haven't learnt how to be responsible for themselves. ;因为他们没学会如何承担自己的责任.

sensible a.明智的,合情理的
I don't think it is a sensible option ;我认为不是明智的选择
for a football player to contradict the referee in a football match. ;足球运动员在比赛中顶撞裁判

starve v.(使)挨饿; (使)饿死
It is silly to starve yourself just to be skinny. ;为了显得有骨感而挨饿是愚蠢的.
Remember how the famous American singer Carpenter died? ;记得美国著名歌手卡蓬特是怎么死的?

tragedy n.惨事,灾难; 悲剧(艺术)
Hitler's invasion of Poland led to the tragedy of the Second World War. ;希特勒入侵波兰,导致了第二次世界大战的悲 剧.

universal a.普遍的,全体的; 通用的,万能的
Charlie Chaplin is a comic actor of universal appeal. ;查理.卓别林是受全世界人民喜爱的喜剧演员.

worthwhile a.值得(做)的
Post-graduate degrees are worthwhile investments ;读研究生学位是值得的投资
considering the high salaries after graduation. ;考虑到毕业后的高额收入.