Lesson_18

treat t.对待,看待;处理; 医治;款待 n.款待,招待;乐事
We often hear teenagers say,"Don't treat me as a child!" ;我们经常听到10多岁的青少年说：“别把我当小孩!”
Chinese scientists ;中国科学家
have extracted a substance from cockroaches to treat AIDS. ;已经从蟑螂身上提取出一种能有效治疗艾滋病的物质.
This time it's my treat,and next time it's yours. ;这次我请客,下次你请.
A day in the countryside is a real treat for a city person. ;对一个生活在城市中的人来说,在乡村呆上一天真是一件乐事.

adjust vi. (~ to)适应 vt.校准,校正;调节, 改变……以适应
Classrooms of some schools are now eqipped with seats ;现在有些学校的教室装的座位
that can be adjusted to the height of a person. ;可根据人体身高调节.
Astronauts in flight must adjust themselves to weightlessness. ;宇航员在飞行中必须适应失重.

hurt vt.使受伤,弄痛; 伤……的感情;损害 vi.痛,引起疼痛 n.伤害,痛苦
Eating too many sweets hurts your teeth. ;吃糖太多会伤牙齿.
Nothing hurts more than a bad tooth. ;没有比牙痛更痛的了.

damage vt.损害,毁坏 n. 损害,毁坏; [p损害赔偿(费)
Storms can do a lot of damage to crops. ;暴风雨会使庄稼受到很大损失.

harm n.伤害,损害, 危害
Some people say that cars are doing more harm than good. ;有人说汽车带来的危害比好处还多.

keep vi.保持;继续; (食品)保持新鲜 vt.使保持(某状态);阻止;遵守;保留;饲养;看守
Are wages keeping up with inflation? ;工资跟得上通货膨胀吗？
Keep off the grass. ;请勿践踏草地.

catch vt.抓住,逮住;赶上, 感染;听清楚,领会; 吸引
Whether a white cat or a black cat,a good cat catches mice. ;不管白猫还是黑猫, 能抓到老鼠的就是好猫.
Sorry?I didn't catch your name. ;什么？你的名字我听不太清楚.

spite n.恶意,怨恨
In spite of all his efforts Mr.Never Beaten failed, ;尽管尽了最大的努力,但“永不败”先生还是失败 了,
but he said with a smile,"I've got another mother," ;然而他却微笑着说：“我又多了一个母亲”.
which means failure is the mother of success. ;意思是失败乃成功之母.

dark a.黑暗的,暗的; 深色的,黑色的 n. (the ~)黑暗,暗处; 黑夜,黄昏
Dark Ages is the period in European history ;黑暗时期是指欧洲历史上
from about AD 476,the fall of Rome to about 1000, ;约从公元476年罗马帝国灭亡起至公元1000年止
believed to be lacking in knowledge and art. ;知识和艺术匮乏的时期.

dim a.昏暗的,暗淡的; 朦胧的;隐约的 v.(使)变暗淡, (使)变模糊
Reading in dim light does harm to the eyes. ;在昏暗的光线下看书对眼睛有害.

affair n.事情,事件; [p事务;(个人的)事
We have no right to interfere in any other country's internal affairs. ;我们无权干涉他国的内部事务.

deliver vt.送交,递送;发表,讲; 给予(打击等); 给(产妇)接生;解救
Many stores now deliver goods to your door free of charge. ;现在很多商店免费送货上门.

object n.物体;目标; 客体面对象;宾语 vi.(~to)反对,不赞成
More and more young people object to spoon -feeding and learning by rote. ;越来越多年轻人反对填鸭式教学和死记硬背.

inform vt.通知,告诉,报告; vi.(~ againt, ~ on) 告发,检举
Keep me informed ofwhat happens. ;有事随时通知我.

send v.送,寄;派遣,打发, 发送(信号等),发射
Please fill out the application form and send it to the personnel department. ;请填好申请表格并送往(寄往)人事部门.

but that... ;conj. 若非,要不是; (=but)而是,只是
Not that I don't want to travel to Europe, but that I can't afford it. ;我不是不想去游欧洲, 只是我花费不起.
I would have traveled to Europe but that I have no money. ;(要不是没钱我早去游欧洲了.)

replace vt.代替,取代;更换; 把……放回原处
Will the computer replace the human brain one day? ;电脑终会有一天取代人脑吗？

accomplish vt.完成(任务), 达到(目的), 实现(计划)
Are you content to be a person who will never accomplish anything? ;你甘心做一个将永远一事无成的人吗？

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