Lesson 43-44 Vacation Season is Approaching?

1 at first glance 乍一看

2 disruption中断,混乱,破坏n eg. The rail strike is causing major disruptions at the country’s ports.铁路罢工使该国港口陷入了一片混乱

3 boredom 厌烦,无聊n eg. He had given up attending lectures out of sheer boredom.他不再去听那些讲座完全是出于厌倦

4 occur to 发生在 eg. I hope no accident has occured to him.我希望他没出什么事

               被想到 eg. If any bright thoughts occur to you pass them straight to me.Have you got any?你有什么高见就立马告诉我。现在有吗?

5 in connection with 与...有关 eg. 13 men have been questioned in connection with the murder.有13名男子因谋杀案受到盘问

6 uncertainty 不确定,犹豫n eg. a feeling of doubt and uncertainty.迟疑不定的感受

7 preference 偏好,优先n eg. The Pentagon will give preference to companies which do business electronically.美国国防部将会优先考虑那些能够进行电子商务的公司

8 in advance 提前 as soon as 一..就 as a result结果是

9 re-energize重新注入活力 eg. Taking a truly relaxing vacation will help you re-energize and upon your return help you cope better with  a stressful working environment.一个正真放松的假期将帮助你再次充满活力,并且在你回来后,帮助你更好的处理压抑的工作环境。

10 in tune with 与..相一致 eg. Today,his change of direction seems more in tune with the times.今天,他方向的改变似乎更与时代合拍。

11 nine-to-five job朝九晚五的工作 contend with 竞争,应付

12 negate 取消,否定 eg. These weaknesses negated his otherwise progressive attitude towards staff.这些缺点抵消了他在其他方面对待员工还算开明的态度

13 populace 平民  eg. They represented only a fraction of the general populace.他们代表的仅是全体国民的一小部分.

14 rural 农村的,田园的 eg. These plants have a tendency to grow in the more rural areas.这些植物大多生长在偏远的乡村。

                                  eg. The old rural way of life.昔日的田园生活

15 fatigue疲劳n

16 worthwhile值得去做的,有价值的 eg. It might be worthwhile to consider your attitude to an insurance policy.考虑一下你对投保的看法也许有所助益

17 hassle困难,麻烦n  纠缠v  eg. A day spent travelling,with all the usual hassles at airport check-in.一天的时间都花在旅途上,其中少不了在机场办理登机手续时的麻烦 eg. If you are tired of being hassled by unreasonable parents, leave home and pay your own way.如果你厌烦了不通情理的父母的喋喋不休,那就离开家自食其力吧。

16get me wrong误会我

16 trade for 用...换..  eg. eg. He traded his watch for Ade’s basketball.他用手表来换艾德的篮球。

17 self-awareness自我意识,自知之明  recharge your batteries养精蓄锐,充电

18 frantic 狂躁的,忙乱的 eg. A bird had been locked in and was by now quite frantic.一只鸟被关进了笼子,到现在它都十分狂躁

19 countryman同胞,乡下人 eg.I'm a countryman born and bred.我是个土生土长的乡下人

20 on the way 在途中,接近  vacation spot度假胜地

21 plan on doing 打算,有...计划 eg. They are planning on a trip to Guynana next month.他们计划下个月去圭亚那旅行。

21 flare闪耀,发怒v eg. Tempers flared and harsh words were exchanged.怒气突然爆发,人们开始恶言相向

22 plague 瘟疫,灾祸n ,折磨v eg. She was plagued by weakness,fatigue,and dizziness.她感觉体虚、疲倦、头昏眼花。

23 travel agent旅行社,旅行代理人n 

24 itinerary旅程,路线 eg. The next place on our itinerary was Silistra.我们行程的下一站是锡利斯特拉

25 otherwise 否则,其他方面,相反的 eg. I'm lucky that I'm interested in school work,otherwise I'd go mad.我很庆幸自己对学习怀有兴趣,不然我会疯掉的。

26 take in 吸收,领会,欺骗,接待 eg. If you trust him,you'll certainly be taken in.如果你相信他, 你一定会受骗。

                eg. The lecturer had the feeling that a good deal of what he said had not been taken in by the students.演讲人觉得他说的许多话学生都没有领会

                eg. He had nowhere to go,so I took him in.他无处可去, 所以我收留了他。

27 reorganize 改造,重组,重新安排 eg. It's about time we started in to reorganize the department.到了该改组这个部门的时候了.

28 vary 变化,不同v eg. As they're handmade,each one varies slightly.由于它们是手工制作的,彼此都会有些微小的差异。

                               eg. The levels of tolerable pain vary greatly from individual to individual.对疼痛的耐受程度因人而异,差别很大。

29 from time to time偶尔,时常  Florence佛罗伦萨n  winery葡萄酒厂

30 hot spot 娱乐场所 ,危险的地方 skyscraper摩天大楼

31 laden 满载的,装载(lade的过去分词) eg. The following summer the peach tree was laden with fruit.第二年夏天桃树就结满了桃子。

32 in crowd 小圈子,小团体n    hang out 闲逛,晾晒

33 voyage旅行,航行nv eg. He aims to follow Columbus’s voyage to the West Indies.他打算重走哥伦布到达西印度群岛的航行路线。

34 bon voyage 一路顺风,旅途愉快  monastery修道院,寺院n

35 Tibet西藏 eg.  The grassland scenery of Tibet is unrivalled.西藏的草原风景是无与伦比的.

36 mediate 调解v eg. United Nations officials have mediated a series of peace meetings between the two sides.联合国官员已经促成了双方的一系列和平会谈

               调节,影响v eg. The thymus, the organ which mediates the response of the white blood cells.胸腺——调节白血球的反应的器官

37 meditate 仔细考虑;冥想 eg. He meditated on the problem.他仔细斟酌着这个问题。eg. I was meditating,and reached a high state of consciousness.他仔细斟酌着这个问题。

38 Kolkata 加尔各答 Mumbai孟买  ever-changing不断变化的 Michigan密歇根州

39 chaotic混乱的 eg. My own house feels as filthy and chaotic as a bus

    terminal.我自家的房子感觉又脏又乱,活像公共汽车终点站

40 filthy 肮脏的;淫秽的;恶劣的 eg. Apparently,well known actors were at these filthy parties.听说有些知名演员也参加了这些下流的聚会。

eg. The play was full of filthy foul language.这部戏充斥着猥亵粗俗的语言。

41 orderly 有秩序的,整洁的 eg. The organizers guided them in orderly fashion out of the building.组织者引领他们井然有序地走出大楼。

42 mix 混合,相协调nv eg. A quick stir will mix them thoroughly.迅速搅拌可使它们充分混合。

          配置v eg. Are you sure I can’t mix you a drink?你确定不用我为你调一杯饮料吗?

          混合配料,混合体n eg. We get a very representative mix of people.我们现在有了非常具有代表性的一群人。

43 caste等级,种姓n eg.The caste system shapes nearly every facet of Indian life.种姓制度几乎影响着印度生活的方方面面。

44 serene 宁静的adj eg.She looked as calm and serene as she always did.她看上去和以往一样平静安详。

45 invigorate 使精力充沛,刺激,激励v eg. The tactic could well help invigorate a struggling campaign.该策略会非常有助于促进处境艰难的竞选活动。 

46 disorient迷失方向,不知所措v  shoreline海岸线n

47 impressionable易受影响的,无主见的 toddler学步的幼儿n

eg. I was an impressionable toddler from the countryside.

48 later on稍后,以后  set一套,一组,家用电器n eg. There must be one set of laws for the whole of the country.整个国家必须要有一套统一的法律。

49 open up 开放,产生,开门,畅谈,取得

50 hiicup 打嗝nv,小问题n eg. A young baby may frequently get a bout of hiicups during or soon after a feed.小婴儿进食过程中或刚刚进食后经常会打嗝。

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