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Lesson 31lovable(title)可爱的a lovable eccentric一个可爱的怪人The girl is simply lovable.这女孩真是可爱。One of the lovable things he did was to rescue a little injured dog from the fire.他做的一件很可爱的事就是从火里把一只受伤的小狗救出来。eccentrictitle)（行为）古怪人True eccentrics never deliberately set out to draw attention to themselves.真正的怪人从不有意引人注意。He is an eccentric in the true sense of the word but he resents being so called.他是个真正的怪人，可是不爱听人家这样叫他。Griffin is the neighborhood eccentric.格里芬里这一带出名的怪人。disregard不顾，漠视They disregard social conventions without being consious that they are doing anything extraordinary.他们不理会传统礼规，但并没有意识到自己在什么出格的事情。For a moment she was quited uncertain whether she should obey the request or disregard it.她一时间拿不定主意，究竟是听从吩咐呢还是置之不理。Duty,affection,eveything was disregarded.责任、情义，一切的一切，都被置之脑后。convention传统习俗，风俗Here was a man who truly did not care what other people thought of him,and so convention had no hold on him.这个人根本汪在乎别人怎么看他，所以传统对他没有任何约束。The old boy was explosive;he must have smashed up a lot of conventions inhis days.这位老兄是个炸药筒；当年一定把好多陈规陋俗打了个粉碎。conscious感觉到的，意识到的I was conscious that I had made a mistake.我意识到自己犯了一个错误。Absorbed,he was conscious neither of time nor space.他专心致志，全然忘了时间，也忘了空间。invariably总是，经常地This invariably wins them the love and respect of others,for they add color to the dull routine of everyday life.这一点总能为他们赢得别人的喜爱与尊敬，因为他们为千篇一律的生活增添了色彩。The moon invariably displays the same face to the earth.月亮永远是用相同的一面向着地球Mrs.Castle was invariably standing there on the porch waithing for her son.卡斯尔夫人总是站在门廊上等儿子。routine（刻板的）常规，惯例I continued to follow my old weekly routine.我还是继续过每周老一套的生活方式。Such reports had been routine for eighten months.18个月以来这种报告翻过来覆过去老是那一套。shrewd精明的，机敏的He was a shrewd and wealthy businessman,but most people in the town hardly knew anything about this side of his life.他是个精明富有的商人，但镇上大部分人对他生活中的这一方面几乎一无所知。anjo is no great reasoner where affection enters,but shrewd enough without it.班卓支感情的时候的确没什么头脑，平时可够精明的。He was essentially a shrewd commanding officer.他本质上是一位机敏的指挥官。eccentricity怪癖He was known to us all as Dickie and his eccentricity had become legendary long before be died.大家都管他叫迪基，在他去世前很久，他的怪癖就已经成了传奇了。She developed a few harmless eccentricities.她养成了一些无伤大雅的怪癖。this is an innate eccentricity of human nature.这是人性固有怪癖。legendary传奇般的Billy Willy is a legendary figure in the field and everyone prides on seeing him,let alone speaking with him.比利威利是这一行的传奇人物，就是看他一眼大家都都会觉得荣幸，更别提 是和他说话了。His legendary escape from prison would never be forgotten.他传奇般地越狱永远不会被忘记。snob势利小人，谄上欺下的人Dickie disliked snobs intensely.迪基对势利鬼深恶痛绝。No one who know Gerald would connect him with a snob.认识盖罗尔德的人都知道他不是趋炎附势的人。She had no renowned ancestors and thought people who had were snobs.她没有显赫的祖先，于是以为有的人必定势利。intensely强烈地In other words,his disposition was very similar to that of a pig-intensely selfish.换句话说，他的性格就和猪的一样极端自私。The babys hair is intensely black.婴儿的有头发乌黑乌黑的。bedraggled拖泥带水的He wanted to buy a $300 wastch for his wife,but he ws in such a bedraggled condition that an assistant refused to derve him.他想为妻子买一块300英镑的手表，但店员见他浑身泥水的样子，竟不肯接待他。Do you want to see your own sister in such a bedraggled condition?你愿意看见你亲妹妹弄得这么一身泥、一身水的吗？Miss Thompsons door was open ,and they saw her in a bedraggled dressing-gone,cooking something in a frying-pan.汤姆逊小姐的门开着，他们看见穿着一件邋里邋遢的睡衣在煎锅里炒菜。dump把砰的一声抛下As it was extremely heavy,he dumped it on the counter.布袋很沉，他重重地往柜台上一扔。The workman dumped his box on top of some others and turned back.工人把箱子住堆上重重一扔，又往回走。Waste is dumped into the lake.废物倾泻到湖里。apologetic道歉的Recognizing who the customer was,the manager was most apologetic and reprimanded the assistant severely.经理认出了这位顾客，一再道歉，还严厉地训斥了店员。The smile was awkward,almost apologetic.笑容很尴尬，还带着点道歉的意思。He made a little apologetic gesture.他做了个道歉的手势。rprimand训斥In other days she would have been forced at least to reprimand him severely.要是换一天，她怎么也得狠狠训他一顿。Cooper reprimanded his daughter for driving too fast and getting a speeding ticket.库珀责备女儿开车太快，以致收到超速罚单。stage暗中策划It took him four years to stage this elaborate joke simply to prove that critics do not always know what they are talking about.他花了四年时间精心策划这个恶作剧，只是想证明评论家有时并不了解他们所谈论的事情。The father staged an accident to collect insurance for his only son.父亲策划了一次事故，以便为儿子筹到保险金。Is it worth while to stage such a vigorous drive for the new aid bill?有必要为这个新援外法案这么大张旗鼓地宣传吗？elaborate周密的，精心策划的Do you suppose its all an elaborate scheme to trap the spy?你认为这是他们为抓住那们间谍精心高下的圈套吗？They felt that the plan of the kidnapping was too elaborate to be the work of a boy.他们觉得绑架计划太周密了，小孩绝对想不出来。Lesson 32salvage救助，营救；打捞The salvage operation had been a complete failure.打捞工作彻底失败了。A Russian salvage company has located a German wreck.一家俄国的打捞公司发现了一条德国沉船。The salvage continued day and night after the wrecked ship had pounded on the rocky coast.在遇难的船撞上了布满礁石的海岸后，营救工作昼夜不停地进行着。Barents巴伦支（海）The small ship,Elkor,which had been searching the Barents Sea for weeks,was on its way home.小船“埃尔科号”在巴伦支海搜寻了几个星期之后，正返航途中。sunken沉没的the captain knen that another attempt would be made later,for the sunken ship he was trying to find had been carrying a precious cargo of gold bullion.船长知道日后科学实验会有人再作尝试，国灰他度图寻找的沉般上载有一批珍贵的金条。You dont mean to tell me wnt to search the sunden treasure alone?你该不会说他一个人去找那些沉没的珍宝了吧？I prefer to let the sunken ship sleep in the sea.我愿意让沉船在海里继续沉睡cargo货物Cargo is carried on ships,airplanes,and trucks.大宗货物由船只、飞机和卡车装运。bullion金条；银条The bank deeps bullion locked in its cellars.银行在地下室存放金条。Large quantities of bullion are stored in the castle.城堡里藏在大量金条。scour彻底搜索The sea bed was scoured with powerful nets and there was tremendous exitement on board when a chest was raised rom the bottom.他们用结实的网把海底彻底搜索了一遍。捞上来一只箱子，甲板上的人们激动不已。Rewards had been offered,the city had been scoured but no Coral was found.赏金悬过了，全城也都搜过了，可是珊瑚踪迹全无。The next morning Archer scoured the town in vain for yellow roses.第二天早上，阿切尔找遍了全城也没找到黄玫瑰。chest大箱子It remains to be seen whether my olst chests will come ot light.我那引起箱子能不能找回来还是问题。She would deny that there had ever been a chest in the room.她会一口咬定，房间里压根儿就没有什么箱子。contents（复数）所装的东西Though the crew were at first under the impression that the lost ship had been found,the contents of the chest proved them wrong.船员们开始以为沉船找到了，但箱里的东西证明他弄错了。He guessed the contents befdore opening the parcel.还没打开包裹，他就猜到里面是什么了？What are the contents of the crate which weighs several hundred kilograms？这只条子有好向百斤生，里面装的是什么呀？belongings所有物The chest contained the personal belongings of a seaman,Alan Fielding,木箱里装着水手艾伦菲尔丁的么人物品。Parents should respect their children for their personal belongings.家长应尊重孩子的个人物品。There were ,however,two of his belongings that even Trina could not induce him to part with.有两件东西他怎么也不肯放手，边屈丽娜也劝不动他。item物件Nothing of value was found,but the numerous items which were brought to the surface proved tobe of great interest.没发现什么值全的东西，不过打捞上来的东西还是引起了大家的极大兴趣。Shopping malls have a wide choice of items for sale.大商场里有很多种商品可以选购。Tell Clare ot unpack the items later.让克莱尔待会儿再把东西拿出来。cruiser巡洋舰From a heavy gun that was raised,the captain realized that the ship must have been a cruiser.船长根据捞起的一门大炮判定那艘船是巡洋舰。A cruiser is smaller than a battleship but larger than a destroyer.打捞到东西里最宝贵的是船上的航海日志，其中有一部分仍然清晰可辨。The most interesting find of all was a prehistoric toy.最有趣的发现是一件原始玩具。However,those finds were limited to jaw parts and loose teeth.然而，这些发现物只是部分颌骨和一些零散的牙齿。log book航海日志Give me a fix and put it in the log book.给我没一下方位，再记到航海日志里去。piece拼成整体，串From this the captain was able to piece together all the information that had come to light.般长据些得以把所以已知的事实拼合起来。Mrs.Dada pieced together small patches of clothe and amde a pyjamas for the doll.达达太太把碎布头拼在起，给娃娃做了一睡衣。It is up to you to piee together the chain of events.要靠你把事件串起来了。convoy护航The Karen had been sailing in a convoy to Russia when she was torpedoed by an enemy submarine.卡伦号当年在为其他船只护航驶往俄国途中突然遭到敌方潜水艇鱼雷的袭击。What should he find but a military convoy?除了一支军事护航队以外，他还能发现什么？The students volunteered to set up a convoy for the deer.孩子们自发组成护卫队，护送小鹿。torpedo用鱼雷攻击On the very first day of the war ,teh U-30 torpedoed the steamer,costing 28 lives.战争爆发当天，U-30号潜艇击沉了轮船，28人丧生。Submarines torpedoed many ships during World War II.二战中潜艇用鱼雷击中了许多船只。submarine潜水艇Submarines are already being powered by atomic energy.潜水艇现在已经由原子能驱动了。The submarine is a naval vessel capable of operating underwater for sustained periods of time.潜水艇是一种能够长时间在水下活动的军舰。naval海军的This was later confirmed by a naval officer at teh Ministry of Defence after the Elkor had returned home.这一说法在“埃尔笠号”返航后得到国防部一梯形海军官司员的证实。I naval gave up training those two men as naval officers.我一直对这两个人没有放弃希望，一直还想把他们培养成真正的海军军官。He is a big naval hero.他是个海军大英雄ministry部，内阁He works in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.他在外交部工作。Lesson 33prelude序幕，前奏The tlephone ring and this marks the prelude to an unforeseen series of catastrophes.这时电话铃响了，这预示着一连串意想不到的灾难要降临了。The resolution was a prelude to more drastic actions.这次决议只是更激烈的步骤的前奏。The orchestra played a short prelude before the ballet began.管弦乐队在芭蕾舞开始之前演奏了一段很短的前奏曲。unforeseen意想不到的Many contractors will overestimate the costs in order to hedge against unforeseen problems that may arise during construction.很多承包商将把造价估高，以防在施工期间可能发生的不可预见的问题。He knew clearly that,unless soem unforeseen aid should arrive,he was heading straight toward a disaster.他清楚地知道，大难要临头了，除非有什么意外的援助。series系列There followed a series of crashing explosions.接着是一阵轰隆隆的爆炸声。Then,suddenly,an incredible series of pictures appeared.突然出现了一组令人难以置信的画面。catastrophe大祸，灾难The company lost its biggest customer and that was a catastrophe for its future.公司失去了最大的客户，这对它的未来可谓是一大灾难。crockery陶器，瓦器You hang up hurriedlyand attend to baby,crockery,etc.你急急忙忙挂电话，赶去照顾孩子和陶器。He glanced at eh crockery on the shelf and suddenly an idea dawned on him.他扫了一眼架子上的陶器，突然想出个主意。She has a weakness for crockery.她非常喜欢陶器。suburb郊区Things can go wrong on a big scale ,as a number of people recently discovered in Parramatta,a suburb of Sydney.就像许多人最近在悉尼郊区帕拉玛他所发现的那样，有时乱子也会连锁发生。On eday,while returning from the suburbs one of the tires of my bicycle was punctured.有天从郊区回来的路上我的车胎被扎破了。Many people have moved away from the center of cities to the suburbs.许多人离开城市挪到郊区去住。collide猛撞During the rush hour one evening two cars collided and both drivers began to argue.一天傍晚交通最拥挤时，两辆汽车撞到一起，两个司机吵了起来。Two ships collided on the sea.两艘船在海上相撞。They collided with each other in the narrow corridor.他们在狭窄的走廊上撞了个满怀。learner初学者The woman immediately behind the two cars happened to be a learner.紧跟其后的一辆车上的司机碰巧是个初学者。The letter L on the back of a car generally stands for learner.汽车后部的L字母通常代表“初学者”。Dont be so severe on him;he is a new learner.别对他那么严，他才刚开始学。panic惊慌，恐惧She suddenly got into a panic and stopped her car.她惊恐之下突然把车刹住。Once or twice I experienced a moment of fear an dit was fear bordering on panlc.有一两次我感到恐惧，恐惧到了惊慌失措的地步。The few soldiers there bordering on panlc.驻守在那里的几个士兵仓皇地撤走了。windscreen（汽车的）挡风玻璃As she was thrown forward,she cake went right ghrough the windscreen and landed on the road.她往前一冲，蛋糕从挡风玻璃飞了出去，掉在马路上。My daughter painted a scarlet bear on the windscreen of our car.我女儿在我们的挡风玻璃上画了一只鲜红的小熊。Somehow I am always a little amused and touched to ee the wiper working busily to wipe the rain from the windscreen.不知道为什么，每次看到挡风玻璃上的刮雨器忙碌地刮雨，我就觉得又好笑又感动。alongside在旁边，与并排Seeing a cake flying through the air,a lorry driver who was drawing up alongside the car,pulled up all of a sudden.一辆卡车正好从后面开到那辆汽车边上，司机看见一块蛋糕从天而降，猛地把车刹住。Nancy shut the door alongside her,then went around to the drivers seat.南茜把身旁的那扇门关上，然后走到司机座那边。He walked alongside jack until they came to the main street.他在杰克身边走着，一直走到大街上。slide滑The lorry was loaded with empty beer bottles and hundreds of them slid off the back of the vehicle and on to the road.卡车上装载着空啤酒瓶，结果成百只瓶子从卡车后面滚划等号到马路上。The leopard slid along the sides of the cage toward their pedestals.豹子轻快地沿着兽笼的边缘走向坐架。Workers slide boxes across the room.工人们把箱子从房间一头滑到另一头。stray迷失的，离群的Only two stray dogs benefited from all this confusion,for they greedildevoured what was left of the cake.只有两条野狗从这一片混乱中得到了好处，他们贪婪地吞掉了剩下的蛋糕。The Dead Sea scrolls were found by a shepherd pursuing a stray goat into a cave.死海经卷是一个牧羊人到山洞寻找一只离群的山羊时发现的。The kind ladys house was always open to stray animals.那位好心的太太永远为那些失群的动物敞开大门。devour狼吞虎咽地吃I devoured my bread and drank my coffee,but I should have been glad of as much more - I was still hungry.我狼吞虎咽地吃下了面包，喝下了咖啡，可是如果再来这么一份，我还是很高兴我还饿。She devoured the books he brought from home.她贪婪地阅读着他从家拿来的书。Lesson 34antique古董，古玩Antique shops exert a peculiar fascination on a great many people.古玩店对许多人来说都有一种特殊的魅力He kept his library there,his antiques,and his collection of newspaper clippings and reviews.他在那里收藏图书、古玩、剪报和评论。The furnitrue was old and comfortable-leather couches,newspaper racks,priceless antique tables.家具古老而舒适有皮靠椅，报纸架，无价的古董桌子。fascination魅力，迷惑力His fascination for sociology remains.他仍然保持着对社会学的兴趣。forbidding望而生畏的，望而却步的The more expensive kind of antique shop where rare objects are beautifully displayed in glass cases to keep them free from dust is usually a forbidding place.比较高档的古玩让往往令人望而却步。他们为了防尘，把文物漂亮地陈列在玻璃橱窗里。A man of rather forbidding countenance drew a revolver and thrust the weapon into his face.一个面目可憎的男人拔出左轮手枪，猛然对准他的面部。For nearly a decade the team had been building a road through the forbidding mountains and jungles.近十年来这支队伍穿越令人生畏的高山和丛林修筑公路。muster鼓起But no one has to muster up courage to enter a less pretentious antique shop.而那些门槛不那么高的古玩店，无论是谁都不用壮着胆子才敢往里进。What seems to be the matter?inquired Vic,with all the calmness and selfpossession he could muster.“出什么事了？”维克问道，竭力保持沉着镇定。He also can muster courage and resist.他也不是不会鼓起勇气进行抵抗。pretentious自命不凡的，矫饰的He is a talented but pretentious writer.他是一个有才华但自命不凡的作家。Pretentious literary style does nto prevail today.敌揉造作的文体现在已经不时兴了。labyrinth迷宫There is always hope htat in its labyrinth of musty,dark,disordered rooms a real rarity will be foud amongst the piles of assorted junk that litter the floors.总是有希望在发霉、阴暗、杂乱、迷宫般的店堂里堆积如山的旧货中找到一件真正的珍品。The human mind is a labyrinth.人的心灵是一座迷宫。We need an expert to guide us through teh labyrinth of rules and regulations on this subject.我们需要一名专家指点一下这方面的错综复杂的规章制度。musty陈腐的，发霉的The shelves are loaded with old musty books whose pages have becoem yellowish.书架上堆着发霉的旧书，书页已经又黄又脆。When the door was open,a musty smell came from the room.打开门，一股霉味扑面而来。rarity稀世珍品That painting is a real rarity:the painter seldom painted landscapes.那幅画是一件真正的珍品，这个国家很画风景。assorted各式各样的Rocks of assorted sizes and shapes are embedded in the bottom of a glacier.冰川底部埋藏着各种尺寸形状的岩石。The bowl contains assorted hard sweets.碗里装着各种硬糖。junk破烂货，废品His writing is all junk.他写的东西一文不值。When are you gong to stop bringing home whis junk?你什么时候能不再把这些破烂往家拿？litter杂乱地布满The desks were littere with fruits which the students had been sketching.课桌上散乱地放着学生们在临摹的水果。He lit a candle and slowly went into the garden bed which was littered with petals.他点了一支蜡烛，慢慢地瞳到遍地落花的花圃里。dedicated专心致志的,投入的A truly dedicated bargain-hunter must have patience,and above all,the ability to recognize the worth of something when he sees it.一门心思搜罗便宜货的人必须有耐心,但更重要的是,要有眼光.She is a dedicated athlet who practices eveyday.她坚持每天训练,是位很勤奋的运动员.He is currentlya dedicated student ,but how long will that dedication last?是啊,他现在学得很投入,可这种投入能持续多久呢?bargain hunter搜罗便宜货的人Who would not like to be a bargain hunter?But one got to have the leisure and the money.谁不想做个搜罗便宜货的人呢?可得有闲有钱才行.It is a bargain hunter who discovered the priceless violin.是一个搜罗旧货的人发现了那把价值边城的小提琴.dealer商人To do this,be must be at least as knowledgeable as the dealer.要做到这一点，他至少要古董商一样懂行。The dealers hadnt had anything to get excited about in years.这些商人已经多少年没有遇到他们心跳的大买卖了。You will see a dealer sitting at his door who gossips with a neighbor.你可以看到一个商人坐在门口，和邻居谈天。cherish期望，渴望Like a scientist bent on making a discovery,be must cherish the hope that one day he will be will be amply rewarded.他必须像一个专心致志进行探索的科学家那样抱着希望，自己的努力会得到丰厚的回报。He cherished the idea of retiring to Switzerland some day.他一直抱有退休后去瑞士安度晚年的打算。Dont cherish the illusion that he will pay your debts.别幻想他会替你还债。amply足够地，充分的Measurements int he laboratory have amply confirmed our prediction.在实验室里的测量充分证实了我们的判断。He apologized amply for his error.他为自己的过失深深道歉。masterpiece杰作He has often described to me how he picked up a masterpice for a mere $50.他多次向我描述他是如何花了区区50镑弄到一件名作的。A good critic is one who narrates the adventures of his mind among materpieces.好的批评家记述的应当是心屡在名作里的历险。mere仅仅的His inspection was concluded in a mere glance.他所谓的检查不过是扫一眼。The empire lasted a mere dozen years.帝国只延续了十二年。prise撬开Frank begged him to do so and the dealer reluctantly prised it open.经弗兰克恳求，古董商才勉强把箱子撬开。The thief prised the casket in less than a second.小偷眨眼工夫就把匣子撬开了。They prised the box open with a lever.他们用杠杆把箱子撬开。carve镌刻Apart from an interesting-tooking ca