At the end of this chapter there is a select bibliography of useful books.
    本章末尾列有一份有用的精選書目。
    Ted loves everything about books. He is a real bibliophile.
    泰德喜愛所有與書籍有關(guān)的事物。他真是一個愛書人。
    We bicker with each other, we love working with each other.
    我們互相吵嘴，我們很喜歡和對方合作。
    Individual channels bifurcate in that direction.
    各個河道朝那個方向分叉。
    A bigot is a stone-leaf 'orator.
    偏執(zhí)狂是極聾的演說家。
    The critic's review of the play was just a paragraph of bile.
    那位批評家對這部戲劇的評論不過是在發(fā)泄怒氣。
    the secretion of bile by the liver
    肝臟分泌膽汁的過程(肝臟分泌膽汁，由膽貯藏)
    They are charged with bilking investors out of millions of dollars.
    他們被控詐騙了投資者幾百萬美元。
    to bilk one's bills賴賬
    The billowy crowd bubbled again.
    洶涌的人群再一次沸騰了。
    We blanch almonds by soaking off their skins in boiling water.
    我們把杏仁泡在沸水中去皮弄成白色。
    His face blanched as he looked at the uniform./ He blanched at the uniform.
    他一看到這件制服，臉色頓時變得煞白。
    He blanched at his miscalculations.
    他回避了自己的判斷錯誤。
    Use some bleach on this shirt.
    用些漂白劑漂白這件襯衣。
    These products don't bleach the hair.
    這些產(chǎn)品不會使頭發(fā)變白。(breach 違背;裂口)
    That oatmeal is so bland that it is tasteless.
    那種燕麥粥平淡無味。
    Mary has a blander personality than Howard.瑪麗的性格比霍華德還要沉悶。
    Each word was a blasphemy. 每一個詞都是侮辱。
    Police said that the blast occurred at 9 a.m. 警方說這次爆炸發(fā)生在上午九點。
    a blatant attempt to buy votes 公然的賄選企圖.
    I abhor advertising that is blatant, dull, or dishonest.
    我痛恨那些華而不實、平淡無奇或自欺欺人的廣告。
    She was, after long experience, wary of her uncle's selfishness, sometimes blatant, sometimes subtle.
    經(jīng)過長久的經(jīng)驗, 她對她叔父的自私已經(jīng)有所戒備; 這種自私有時厚顏無恥, 有時巧妙陰險。
    blazon/ brazen/ blatant： blazon forth宣揚 brazen/ blatant/ brassy厚臉皮的 blatant顯眼的，炫耀的 blazon紋章
    a bleak and desolate landscape 一片荒涼的景色He glimpsed Miss Wan's bleak future. 他隱約感到萬小姐前途黯淡。
    A blithe heart makes a blooming visage.
    人逢喜事精神爽。(visage n.面容)S
    he blithely ignores the hard facts.她全然無視鐵一般的事實。
    She is rather blunt in speech. 她說話很直率。
    The constant repetition of violence has blunted the human response to it.
    反復(fù)出現(xiàn)的暴力事件使人們的反應(yīng)都變得麻木了。
    This pencil's blunt.這支鉛筆不尖了。
    The houses appeared as a blur in the mist.
    房子在薄霧中隱隱約約看不清。
    This creates a spectrum of colors at the edges of objects which blurs the image.
    這在物體的邊緣形成了一道色譜，使圖像變得模糊不清。
    Don't blurt out this piece of news.這消息別嚷嚷出去。
    Her blush told of her embarrassment.她臉紅顯露出她的困窘。
    I blushed at my stupidity.我為自己的愚蠢羞愧得滿臉通紅。
    'That's lunacy,' he blustered.“那真是瘋了，”他吼道。
    the bluster of the wind.狂風(fēng)的吹打聲
    He is vain, arrogant, blustering, trying to keep leadership of his associates.
    他愛慕虛榮，驕傲自大，狂暴蠻橫，試圖保住他在同伙中的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)地位。
    This storm will bog all the cars down in the bog.
    這場暴雨將使所有的車輛都陷在沼澤里。
    a hearty and boisterous brat活潑愛吵鬧的孩子/頑童
    I made some excuse and bolted for the exit.
    我編了個借口后便向出口沖去。
    Don't forget to bolt the door with the bolt.別忘了用門閂閂門。
    When he reached the gate, there was the usual badinage with Charlie.
    當他來到公園大門時，還是與往常一樣和查理開玩笑。
    He is in bondage to his ambition.他被他的野心所支配。
    a boom in car sales汽車銷售額的劇增Another crisis is looming.另一場危機一觸即發(fā)。The new software will prove a boon to Internet users.這種新軟件將會對互聯(lián)網(wǎng)用戶大有益處。
    Do not belittle/ look down upon/ despise the boor.
    不能瞧不起鄉(xiāng)下人。
    Don't be such a boor!不要這樣粗魯!
    That effort will be bootless.那種努力將是無益的。
    I was suffering with a bout of nerves.我感到一陣緊張。
    A little bracing roughness is better than spoiling him.
    令人精神振作的微弱粗暴比嬌寵他要好得多。
    There was no bombast or conceit in his speech.
    他的演講并沒有夸大其詞和自吹自擂。
    I don't want to sit next to that old blowhard.
    我不想坐在那個愛自吹自擂的老人旁邊。
    Don't brag about what you're going to do. Get something done.
    先別吹，做出具體成績來再說。
    He was disliked because his manner was always full of braggadocio.
    人們討厭他，因為他老是吹牛。
    Sir, I don't seek a quarrel, not being a braggart.
    先生，我并不想尋釁挑斗，也不是愛吹牛的人。
    She answered with a brandish of her umbrella.
    她揮動著傘回答。
    He appeared in the house brandishing a knife.
    他揮舞著一把小刀，出現(xiàn)在房間里。(blandish vt.奉承;勾引)
    You know, blandishment cannot be done by everyone.
    要知道，討好誰也做不到。
    They are fools who adulate/ blandish every decision of their leaders.
    對領(lǐng)導(dǎo)的每個決定一味奉承的人是蠢材。
    We could not carry out that brash plan
    我們不能執(zhí)行那個輕率的計劃。
    'I'll be fine on my own,' she said with bravado.
    “我一個人沒問題?！彼涯艿卣f。
    a bravura performance精彩表現(xiàn)The film is directed with a technical bravura and visual splendor這部電影的導(dǎo)演過分賣弄攝影技巧，追求華麗炫目的視覺效果。[brəˈvʊrə, -ˈvjʊrə]
    They had nothing better to do than brawl in the street.
    他們除了在街上斗毆做不出什么好事。
    I don't want to see our two neighbors engaged in a brawl.
    我不希望我們兩家吵架吵得不可開交。(crawl v.爬行)
    a rare breed of miniature horses一種罕見的小矮馬
    The bricklayer learned to bridle his temper.泥瓦匠學(xué)會了控制脾氣。
    Civilization is on the brink of apocalypse.文明已瀕臨毀滅的邊緣。[əˈpɑkəˌlɪps]
    to set off at a brisk pace以輕快的步伐上路
    My dog's hair bristles.我的狗毛發(fā)豎立。
    Ellis bristles at accusations that Berkeley's experiment is ill-conceived.
    埃利斯對有人指責伯克利的實驗考慮不夠周密感到氣憤。
    Do not belittle the boor. 不能瞧不起鄉(xiāng)下人。
    Brittle/ Fragile things break easily.脆的東西容易破碎。
    I thought I'd better broach the matter with my boss.
    我想我還是跟老板說一下這事。
    The meeting produced the usual bromides about third-world debt and the environment.
    會議上提出的還是那些慣常討論的老套話題—第三世界債務(wù)和環(huán)境問題。
    He said it was all a load of cobblers.
    他說那完全是一派胡言
    。a dose of bromide.一劑溴化鉀鎮(zhèn)靜劑['brəʊmaɪd]
    She brooded over the plan, trying to find some mistakes in it.
    她仔細考慮計劃，試圖發(fā)現(xiàn)其中的錯誤。
    They browbeat him into signing the document.
    他們威逼他簽署了文件。
    If I had been there, I would not have let him bully you.
    當時如果我要是在場，我就不會讓他欺負你的。
    He has been variously described as a hero, a genius and a bully.
    他被描述為英雄、天才、惡霸，不一而足。
    The bruise was caused by a kick.這傷痕是腳踢的。
    Apples bruise easily.蘋果易碰傷。(cruise v.巡游)
    The representative's job is to bruit/ propagate the company's products abroad.
    公司代表的工作就是向國外宣傳公司的產(chǎn)品。(propaganda:宣傳，宣傳活動)
    She had to bear the brunt of the criticisms.
    她不得不承受批評的壓力。
    He is never brusque with his comrades.
    他對同志從不疾言厲色。
    She has buck teeth.她有齙牙。
    we are bucking the trend.我們逆勢而進。
    Buck up! Lots of people fail their driving test first time.
    別灰心，許多人首次參加駕駛考試都沒通過。
    Hurry up/ Buck up or we will miss the train.快點，不然我們就趕不上火車了。
    a mop and bucket拖把和水桶
    the bucolic surroundings of Chantilly.尚蒂伊的田園景致[bjuˈkɑlɪk]
    She won't budge from her opinions.
    她連稍微改變一下自己的看法都不愿意。
    She pushed at the door but it wouldn't budge.
    她推了推門，門卻一動不動。
    If you badger him long enough, I'm sure he'll agree.
    只要你天天糾纏他，我相信他會同意。
    That politician acted like a buffoon during that debate.
    這個政客在那場辯論中真是丑態(tài)百出。 [b ʌ:'fu:ŋ]
    Keep that bumptious/ arrogant bastard out of my hair, but book me on his flights.
    別讓這個自高自大的家伙惹我生氣，不過在替我訂票的時候，要訂他飛的班次。
    If you bungle a job, you must do it again!
    要是你把一件事搞糟了，你得重做!
    to make a terrible blunder犯大錯
    No doubt I had blundered again.無疑，我又犯了一個愚蠢的錯誤。
    We were in a buoyant mood after winning our match.
    我們贏了比賽，心情很振奮。
    Syria badly needs a new president who can burnish its image.
    敘利亞急需一位能改善其聲望的主席。
    She threw the cigarette butt into the ashtray.
    她把煙頭扔進煙灰缸。
    He was the butt of their jokes.他是他們嘲笑的對象。
    Lawrence kept on butting me but the referee did not warn him.
    勞倫斯不停地用頭撞我，但是裁判并沒有警告他。
    a byzantine system of rules and trading arrangements
    包含各種規(guī)則和貿(mào)易協(xié)定的錯綜復(fù)雜的體系[bɪ'zæntaɪn,'bɪzəntiːn]
    a cache of weapons and explosives.一批隱藏的武器和炸藥[kæʃ]
    The cacophony lasted a long time and then suddenly stopped.
    那個(刺耳的聲音)持續(xù)了好久然后突然停止了。[kə'kɑ:fənɪ]
    I managed to cadge a ride with a lorry driver.
    我求一個卡車司機免費載了我一程。[kædʒ]
    He would go to him---threaten, cajole, actually destroy him, if necessary.
    他要去看他——威脅、利誘、倘使需要的話，就把他徹頭徹尾地毀滅。
    They are charged with bilking investors out of millions of dollars.
    他們被控詐騙了投資者幾百萬美元。
    She coaxed the horse into coming a little closer.
    她哄著那匹馬讓它再靠近了一點。
    I had to coax the information out of him.
    我得用好話套出他掌握的情況。