Lesson Ten
The Tenth Man
1. making his first entry …… 第進(jìn)入。
另如:make a triumpohant entry 凱旋進(jìn)入;have free entry 可以自由進(jìn)入。
2. abrupt : subben or unexpected 突然。
如:an abrupt departure 突然離開。
3. sullen : showing irritation or anger by a gloomy silence 慍怒的。
4. indifferent : without interest or concern 漠不關(guān)心,不在乎。
如: He seems indifferent to worldly success . 他似乎不在乎名利。
5. draw or cast lots : to settle a question by the use of lots 抽簽。
6. be bound to do sth.
bound : certain , sure 肯定。
如:We are bound to secceed . 我們肯定會成功。
7. refasten : re + fasten
fasten : to attach firmly or securely in place or to something else 系牢,牢牢固定,綁住。
如:Please fasten your seat belt . 請系牢你的安全帶。
fasten a boat to the quay 把船系于碼頭。
8. may as well : used to express an opinion about a reason for doing or not doing the action of the given verb 還是做……的好;不妨……
如: If that‘s the case , you may as well have a try .如果情況果真如此,你不妨試試看。
Now that you‘re here , you may as well make yourself useful . 既然你在這里,你還是可以派上用場的。
9. mock : fun of 嘲笑。
如:His writings mocked the follies of the age . 他的著作嘲笑了那個時(shí)代的愚蠢。
The naught boy mocked his queer accent . 淘汰的男孩嘲笑他奇怪的口音。
His irresponsibilty mocked my trust in him . 他的不負(fù)責(zé)任嘲弄了我對他的信任。
10. nag at : be a constant source of unease or irritation to 使苦惱不己。
如:The debt nagged at his conscience . 債務(wù)讓他的良心痛苦不己。
11. narrow : limit , or restrict 限制。
如:The detectives narrowed the search to just three suspects . 偵探將調(diào)查對象限制到三個嫌犯。
decrease 縮小。
如:The gap between the rich and the poor should be narrowed . 貧富的差距應(yīng)該縮小。
12. consent : to permit , approve , or agree 同意,批準(zhǔn)。
如:My father didn‘t consent to our agreement at first . 我父親初不同意我們結(jié)婚。
We consented to a temporany agreement . 我們達(dá)成臨時(shí)協(xié)議。
by common consent 經(jīng)一致同意。
13. implore : beg urgently ; beseech 懇求。
如: I implored your forgiveness . 我懇求你寬恕我。
She implored him for mercy . 她懇求他寬容她。
We implored him to stay on . 我們懇求他再呆下去。
14. sum up : 總結(jié)。
如: We summed up merits and demerits of the scheme . 我們總結(jié)了這個計(jì)劃的優(yōu)缺點(diǎn)。
Could you sum up the main points of the lesson ? 你能否總結(jié)本課的要點(diǎn)?
The Tenth Man
1. making his first entry …… 第進(jìn)入。
另如:make a triumpohant entry 凱旋進(jìn)入;have free entry 可以自由進(jìn)入。
2. abrupt : subben or unexpected 突然。
如:an abrupt departure 突然離開。
3. sullen : showing irritation or anger by a gloomy silence 慍怒的。
4. indifferent : without interest or concern 漠不關(guān)心,不在乎。
如: He seems indifferent to worldly success . 他似乎不在乎名利。
5. draw or cast lots : to settle a question by the use of lots 抽簽。
6. be bound to do sth.
bound : certain , sure 肯定。
如:We are bound to secceed . 我們肯定會成功。
7. refasten : re + fasten
fasten : to attach firmly or securely in place or to something else 系牢,牢牢固定,綁住。
如:Please fasten your seat belt . 請系牢你的安全帶。
fasten a boat to the quay 把船系于碼頭。
8. may as well : used to express an opinion about a reason for doing or not doing the action of the given verb 還是做……的好;不妨……
如: If that‘s the case , you may as well have a try .如果情況果真如此,你不妨試試看。
Now that you‘re here , you may as well make yourself useful . 既然你在這里,你還是可以派上用場的。
9. mock : fun of 嘲笑。
如:His writings mocked the follies of the age . 他的著作嘲笑了那個時(shí)代的愚蠢。
The naught boy mocked his queer accent . 淘汰的男孩嘲笑他奇怪的口音。
His irresponsibilty mocked my trust in him . 他的不負(fù)責(zé)任嘲弄了我對他的信任。
10. nag at : be a constant source of unease or irritation to 使苦惱不己。
如:The debt nagged at his conscience . 債務(wù)讓他的良心痛苦不己。
11. narrow : limit , or restrict 限制。
如:The detectives narrowed the search to just three suspects . 偵探將調(diào)查對象限制到三個嫌犯。
decrease 縮小。
如:The gap between the rich and the poor should be narrowed . 貧富的差距應(yīng)該縮小。
12. consent : to permit , approve , or agree 同意,批準(zhǔn)。
如:My father didn‘t consent to our agreement at first . 我父親初不同意我們結(jié)婚。
We consented to a temporany agreement . 我們達(dá)成臨時(shí)協(xié)議。
by common consent 經(jīng)一致同意。
13. implore : beg urgently ; beseech 懇求。
如: I implored your forgiveness . 我懇求你寬恕我。
She implored him for mercy . 她懇求他寬容她。
We implored him to stay on . 我們懇求他再呆下去。
14. sum up : 總結(jié)。
如: We summed up merits and demerits of the scheme . 我們總結(jié)了這個計(jì)劃的優(yōu)缺點(diǎn)。
Could you sum up the main points of the lesson ? 你能否總結(jié)本課的要點(diǎn)?