Lesson_13

reach vt.抵达,达到;伸手, 触到;与…取得联系;达成 vi.伸出手;延伸 n.能达到的范围,理解力
Children are restless, so we had better put the glasses out of their reach. ;小孩子好动,所以我们最好把玻璃杯放在他够不着的地方.

hand n.手;指针;人手, 职工;帮助;技能 vt.交给,递交
Big Ben once failed to give the correct time ;(英国的)大本钟曾经有一次未能准确报时,
because a painter who had been working on the clock tower ;因为一个钟楼上工作的油漆工
hung a pot of paint on one of the hands and slowed it down! ;把一罐漆挂在其中一根指针上,使它慢了下来.

hold vt.拿,握;持有;支承; 认为;举行;保持 n.握
No one can hold back the hands of time. ;谁也无法阻止时间的前进.

sight n.视力,视觉;看见,瞥见; 视域;情景,景象; 风景,名胜
Some girls don't look pretty at first sight, ;有些女孩子乍一看不漂亮,
but the more you get along with them,the more beautiful you find them. ;但你与她们交往越多, 就越会发现她们的美丽所在.
Out of sight, out of mind. ;眼不见,心不想.

normal a.正常的,普通的; 正规的;规范的
The normal temperature of the human body is 37 degrees Celsius. ;人体的正常体温是37 摄氏度.

regular a.规则的,有规律的; 定期的;整齐的,匀称的 常规的,经常的
Are you regular in your habits? ;你的作息时间有规律吗？

average a.平均的;平常的,普通的 n.平均数,平均 v.平均
China has 16.9 million Internet users ;中国有1690万因特网使用者
who spend an average of 16.5 hours per week online,and more than 27,000 websites. ;平均每周上网16.5小时, 网站超过2.7万个.
A student of average intelligence can become a top student through hard work. ;智力平常的学生如果肯下苦功,也可以成为尖子生.

ordinary a.普通的,平凡的; 平淡的
An ordinary snail moves at the rate of about two inches every minute. ;普通的蜗牛以每分钟两英寸左右的速度移动.

claim vt.要求;声称,主张;索赔 n.要求,认领,索赔; 声称,断言
You should claim your luggage at carousel #2 ;你应该到2号行李传送带领取你的行李.
Do you believe the charlatans' claim that the panaceas they sell can cure all diseases? ;那些江湖郎中声称他们卖的万灵药能治百病, 你相信他们吗？

demand n.要求;需求,需要(量) vt.要求,强令; 需求;询问,查问
South Korea formally demanded that Japan revise their history textbooks ;韩国正式要求日本修正历史教科书
which critics say whitewash Japan's colonial and wartime atrocities. ;据评论家说是粉饰日本战时殖民暴行的.

price n.价格,价钱;代价 vt.标价,给…定价
The Pentium IV processor is priced at about 800 pounds in Britain. ;奔腾IV处理器在英国现标价约为800英镑.

amount n.数量,数额;总数 vi.(~to)合计,共计; (在意义、价值等方面) 等同,接近
Compiling a dictionary involves a large amount of work. ;编撰词典需要做大量的工作.
Claims settled in 1999-2000 amounted to 386 million pounds. ;1999年到2000年已偿付的索赔款项总共是3.86 亿英镑.

turn v.转动,旋转,翻转; 使转向;使变化 n.转向转变;转动,旋动; 轮流
In the spring,a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love. ;春天,年轻人的想像力很容易转移到关于爱情的遐想上去了.

add vt.添加,增加; 计算…的总和;补充说 vi.(~to)增添,补充
Fireworks added to the attraction of the festival night. ;焰为使节日夜晚更生色.
The political and business leaders ;自政界和商界的领导人
attending the 2001 Fortune Global Forum added up to 700. ;共有700位来出席了2001 年的全球《财富》论坛.

breed n.品种,种类 vi.繁殖 vt.饲养,繁殖;养育, 产生,酿成
Rural life produces a strong and tough breed of people. ;农村生活造就了一种身体强壮且性格坚韧的人.
Breeding laboratory animals is a multimillion-dollar industry. ;饲养实验用的动物是一个耗资数百万美元的行业.

tame a.(指动物)驯服的; (指人)顺从的,温顺的 沉闷的,乏味的 vt.使驯服,制服
Pigeons are easy to tame. ;鸽子很容易驯养.

large a.大的,(数量)多的, 大规模的
By and large,people have a large appetite when they stop going on a diet. ;一般来说,节食过后的人胃口很大.

largely ad.主要地,大部分
The old tea clippers were largely replaced by steamships during the 19th century. ;旧式的快速运茶帆船大体上都在19世纪时被汽船代替了.

strong a.强壮的;牢固的; 坚强的;浓烈的
I don't like durians especially their strong odd smell. ;我不喜欢榴莲,特别是那股浓烈的怪味.

hard a.坚硬的;困难的, 艰苦的;刻苦的;冷酷的 严厉的;猛烈的 ad.努力地;猛烈地;艰难
Have you ever lived the hard life of a peasant? ;你尝试过农民的艰苦生活吗？
They work hard in the fields even when it rains. ;下大雨的时候他们还要在地里拼命地干活呢？
Old conventions die hard. ;旧的习惯势力是不会 轻易消亡的.

high a.高的;高级的; 高尚的;高兴的 ad.高,高高地 n.高峰;高潮
Women don't all like high-heeled shoes. ;并不是所有的女人都喜欢穿高跟鞋.

guilty a.有罪的;内疚的
If a person aids a criminal,he is also considered guilty. ;如果一个人协助罪犯, 那么他也被认为是罪的.

live vi.居住,生活;难忘 vt.过(生活) a.活的,有生命力的; 现场直播的
A vegetarian lives on fruit and vegetables. ;素食者以吃水果和蔬菜为生.
Stay tuned to us for the live coverage of the World Cup. ;请继续收据看(或收听) 世界杯赛的现场报道.

oblige vt.迫使;施恩于, 帮…的忙;使感激
The law obliges parents to send their children to school. ;法律要求父母送子女入学.
I'm obliged to you for your help. ;非常感激你的帮助.

question n.问题;疑问;难题 vt.询问;怀疑
There is no question about it. ;这是毫无疑问的.
Have you ever questioned your teacher's words? ;你有否怀疑过老师所讲的话？

stuff n.原料,材料,东西 vt.填满,塞满; 让…吃饱
Real life is the stuff of all good novels. ;真实生活是所有优秀小说的创作题材.
Don't stuff him with those silly ideas. ;别向他灌输那些馊主意.

matter n.事情,问题;物质; [the麻烦事,毛病 vi.关系重大,要紧
"This is a matter of life and death." ;"这是件生死攸关的事."
"What's the matter?" ;“(出)什么事(了)？”

issue n.争论点;发行(物), (报刊)期;分发 vt.颁发,发行,出版 vi.流出,发出
Many cities have begun setting up special units to police Internet use, ;许多城市已经开始设立专门机构对互联网的使用进行管辖,
and courts have already handled internet-related issues ;法庭也处理过
including copyright violations and pornography. ;如侵犯版权及网上色情等与因特网有关的问题.

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