accommodate vt.容纳;向提供住处;宽容

　　It was said that Michael Jacksons new luxurious cottage could accommodate over 1,000 people.据说迈可尔.杰克逊的新豪华别墅可以容纳上千人.

　　Adjoin vt.贴近,与毗连

　　Michael Jordan can aim accurately even though his opponents adjoins him closely.迈克尔.乔丹在对手贴身的情况下依然可以投篮得分.

　　Bald a.秃头的,秃的

　　OConners picture with a bald head fascinated a lot of young people across the world.奥康娜的光头形象迷住了全世界的很多年轻人.

　　Ballet n.芭蕾舞,芭蕾舞团

　　A ballet dancer may wear out four pairs of shoes in a single performance.在一场演出中,一个芭蕾舞演员也许会磨穿四双鞋.

　　Blossom n.花 vi.开花

　　When all these peach trees are in blossom, we can see a pink world.当所有的桃花盛开的时候,我们可以看到一个粉红的世界.

　　Brood n.一窝 vi.孵蛋

　　What fun to see a brood of ducks walking on the sand beach!看到一窝小鸭在沙滩上行走的情景,多么有趣呀!

　　Cluster n.串,簇;群 vt.群集,丛生

　　Whenever Beckham appeared,there would be a cluster of fans surrounding him.只要贝克汉姆一出现,总会被大量球迷簇拥.

　　Clutch vt./vi.抓紧,抓握

　　A drowning man will clutch at a floating straw.一个即将被淹死的人会连一根漂浮的稻草也要抓住的.

　　Denote vt.意思是;是的标志表示

　　It is a universal fact in the world that a smile often denotes pleasure.在全世界,微笑常意味着愉快.

　　Descent n.下降,下倾;血统,世袭

　　So far three Americans of Chinese descent have won Nobel Prizes. ;到目前为止,有三位华裔 美国人获得了诺贝尔奖.

　　discriminate vt.区别,辨别;有区别地对待,歧视

　　The law discriminate between accidental and intentional killing.以外杀人和故意杀人在法律上是有区别的.

　　Nowadays in most countries every nationality is equal, at least in law,no one is discriminated against.目前,在大多数国家,至少在法律上各个民族是平等的,没有一个民族被歧视.

　　Displace vt.取代,代替

　　I dont want to be displayed in your heart by that young fool.我才不原意那个幼稚的小傻瓜取代我在你心中的地位.

　　Dwell vi.居住

　　Let bygones be bygones.Dont dwell on the past too much.让过去的事情成为过去吧,不要沉湎于过去.

　　Enroll vi.入学;加入 vt.招收,吸收

　　Gong Li wanted to enroll in the Depart- ment of Sociology at Beijing University, but it caused an aversion from the academic circle. 巩俐想入北京大学社会学系学习,却引起知识界的反感.

　　Expend vt.花费,消费

　　Cindy Crawford expends most of her incomes on all sorts of luxuries.辛迪.克劳芙把她大部分的收入用在奢侈品上.

　　Foresee vt.预见,预知

　　If Wang An had foreseen that personal computers would be so popular,he would be making a lot of money now.要是王安预见到个人电脑会如此普及,他今天就发大财了.

　　Handbook n.手册,便览

　　Before you start this new stereo,you have to read through this handbook.使用这台新的音响前,一定要仔细阅读使用手册.

　　Immune a.免疫的,有免疫力的

　　It seems no one is immune to vanity,just as no one can survive without food.在我看来,没有人能免于虚荣心的影响,正如没有人可以不吃东西而生存.

　　Ivory n.象牙,象牙色

　　A university student taking a part-time job,in the words of some, is walking out of the ivory tower.大学生做兼职,用一些人的话说,就是走出象牙塔.

　　Latitude n.纬度,回旋余地

　　Climates differ widely in different areas in a country covering a wide range of latitude.在一个跨多个纬度的国家,气候差异很大.

　　Misery n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难

　　One who hasnt suffered any misery in his life will not mature.一个在生活中没有经历磨难的人,不容易变得成熟.

　　Misery loves company. 同病相怜,同忧相救.

　　Perfume n.香水,香气

　　Chanel N 5 is a very expensive French perfume. 夏奈尔5是非常昂贵的法国香水.

　　Plea n.恳求,请求;抗辩,辩护

　　It was ridiculous that the Japanese man who killed 12 school boys entered a plea for not guilty.这真是荒唐那个杀死12个小学生的日本男人恳求无罪.

　　Plead vi.恳求,请求

　　Is it justifiable if a young man pleads for himself on account of his youth and simplicity?你认为是否站得住脚呢?如果一个年轻人以自己年少单纯而恳求无罪?

　　Timely a.及时的,适时的

　　The timely rain after a long time of drought will certainly bring on the crops.久旱之后的这场及时雨肯定会有助于作物的生长.

　　Transit n.运输,载运

　　The letter he sent to his girl got lost in transit and it didnt reach her until 50 years later.他寄给女朋友的信在运输途中丢失,过了50年才到达她的手上.

　　Tug n.拖船 vt.用力拖

　　Adventure tugs at the heartstrings of youth.冒险活动强烈扣动青年人的心弦.

　　Vicious a.恶毒的,凶残的

　　Crime leads to prison, which leads to unemployment, which leads to crime.由罪犯而入狱,入狱而失业,失业而犯罪.

　　It is a vicious cycle.这是恶性循环.

　　Yell n.号叫,叫喊

　　At the football match between China and Japan,we yelled together for our team.在中日足球比赛上,我们为我们的球队大喊加油.

　　accommodate vt.容纳;向提供住处;宽容

　　It was said that Michael Jacksons new luxurious cottage could accommodate over 1,000 people.据说迈可尔.杰克逊的新豪华别墅可以容纳上千人.

　　Adjoin vt.贴近,与毗连

　　Michael Jordan can aim accurately even though his opponents adjoins him closely.迈克尔.乔丹在对手贴身的情况下依然可以投篮得分.

　　Bald a.秃头的,秃的

　　OConners picture with a bald head fascinated a lot of young people across the world.奥康娜的光头形象迷住了全世界的很多年轻人.

　　Ballet n.芭蕾舞,芭蕾舞团

　　A ballet dancer may wear out four pairs of shoes in a single performance.在一场演出中,一个芭蕾舞演员也许会磨穿四双鞋.

　　Blossom n.花 vi.开花

　　When all these peach trees are in blossom, we can see a pink world.当所有的桃花盛开的时候,我们可以看到一个粉红的世界.

　　Brood n.一窝 vi.孵蛋

　　What fun to see a brood of ducks walking on the sand beach!看到一窝小鸭在沙滩上行走的情景,多么有趣呀!

　　Cluster n.串,簇;群 vt.群集,丛生

　　Whenever Beckham appeared,there would be a cluster of fans surrounding him.只要贝克汉姆一出现,总会被大量球迷簇拥.

　　Clutch vt./vi.抓紧,抓握

　　A drowning man will clutch at a floating straw.一个即将被淹死的人会连一根漂浮的稻草也要抓住的.

　　Denote vt.意思是;是的标志表示

　　It is a universal fact in the world that a smile often denotes pleasure.在全世界,微笑常意味着愉快.

　　Descent n.下降,下倾;血统,世袭

　　So far three Americans of Chinese descent have won Nobel Prizes. ;到目前为止,有三位华裔 美国人获得了诺贝尔奖.

　　discriminate vt.区别,辨别;有区别地对待,歧视

　　The law discriminate between accidental and intentional killing.以外杀人和故意杀人在法律上是有区别的.

　　Nowadays in most countries every nationality is equal, at least in law,no one is discriminated against.目前,在大多数国家,至少在法律上各个民族是平等的,没有一个民族被歧视.

　　Displace vt.取代,代替

　　I dont want to be displayed in your heart by that young fool.我才不原意那个幼稚的小傻瓜取代我在你心中的地位.

　　Dwell vi.居住

　　Let bygones be bygones.Dont dwell on the past too much.让过去的事情成为过去吧,不要沉湎于过去.

　　Enroll vi.入学;加入 vt.招收,吸收

　　Gong Li wanted to enroll in the Depart- ment of Sociology at Beijing University, but it caused an aversion from the academic circle. 巩俐想入北京大学社会学系学习,却引起知识界的反感.

　　Expend vt.花费,消费

　　Cindy Crawford expends most of her incomes on all sorts of luxuries.辛迪.克劳芙把她大部分的收入用在奢侈品上.

　　Foresee vt.预见,预知

　　If Wang An had foreseen that personal computers would be so popular,he would be making a lot of money now.要是王安预见到个人电脑会如此普及,他今天就发大财了.

　　Handbook n.手册,便览

　　Before you start this new stereo,you have to read through this handbook.使用这台新的音响前,一定要仔细阅读使用手册.

　　Immune a.免疫的,有免疫力的

　　It seems no one is immune to vanity,just as no one can survive without food.在我看来,没有人能免于虚荣心的影响,正如没有人可以不吃东西而生存.

　　Ivory n.象牙,象牙色

　　A university student taking a part-time job,in the words of some, is walking out of the ivory tower.大学生做兼职,用一些人的话说,就是走出象牙塔.

　　Latitude n.纬度,回旋余地

　　Climates differ widely in different areas in a country covering a wide range of latitude.在一个跨多个纬度的国家,气候差异很大.

　　Misery n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难

　　One who hasnt suffered any misery in his life will not mature.一个在生活中没有经历磨难的人,不容易变得成熟.

　　Misery loves company. 同病相怜,同忧相救.

　　Perfume n.香水,香气

　　Chanel N 5 is a very expensive French perfume. 夏奈尔5是非常昂贵的法国香水.

　　Plea n.恳求,请求;抗辩,辩护

　　It was ridiculous that the Japanese man who killed 12 school boys entered a plea for not guilty.这真是荒唐那个杀死12个小学生的日本男人恳求无罪.

　　Plead vi.恳求,请求

　　Is it justifiable if a young man pleads for himself on account of his youth and simplicity?你认为是否站得住脚呢?如果一个年轻人以自己年少单纯而恳求无罪?

　　Timely a.及时的,适时的

　　The timely rain after a long time of drought will certainly bring on the crops.久旱之后的这场及时雨肯定会有助于作物的生长.

　　Transit n.运输,载运

　　The letter he sent to his girl got lost in transit and it didnt reach her until 50 years later.他寄给女朋友的信在运输途中丢失,过了50年才到达她的手上.

　　Tug n.拖船 vt.用力拖

　　Adventure tugs at the heartstrings of youth.冒险活动强烈扣动青年人的心弦.

　　Vicious a.恶毒的,凶残的

　　Crime leads to prison, which leads to unemployment, which leads to crime.由罪犯而入狱,入狱而失业,失业而犯罪.

　　It is a vicious cycle.这是恶性循环.

　　Yell n.号叫,叫喊

　　At the football match between China and Japan,we yelled together for our team.在中日足球比赛上,我们为我们的球队大喊加油.