It was said that Michael Jackson's new luxurious cottage
;据说迈可尔.杰克逊的新 豪华别墅
could accommodate over 1,000 people. ;可以容纳上千人.
adjoin vt.贴近,与…毗连
Michael Jordan can aim accurately even though his opponents adjoins
him closely. ;迈克尔.乔丹在对手贴身 的情况下依然可以投篮 得分.
bald a.秃头的,秃的
O'Conner's picture with a bald head ;奥康娜的光头形象
fascinated a lot of young people across the world. ;迷住了全世界的很多年轻 人.
ballet n.芭蕾舞(剧), 芭蕾舞团
A ballet dancer may wear out four pairs of shoes in a single
performance. ;在一场演出中,一个芭 蕾舞演员也许会磨穿四 双鞋.
blossom n.(尤指果树的)花 vi.(植物)开花
When all these peach trees are in blossom, we can see a pink world.
;当所有的桃花盛开的时 候,我们可以看到一个 粉红的世界.
brood n.(雏鸡等)一窝 vi.孵蛋
What fun to see a brood of ducks walking on the sand beach!
;看到一窝小鸭在沙滩上行 走的情景,多么有趣呀!
cluster n.(果实,花的)串,簇; (人、物的)群 vt.群集,丛生
Whenever Beckham appeared,there would be a cluster of fans
surrounding him. ;只现, 总会被大量球迷簇拥.
clutch vt./vi.抓紧,抓握
A drowning man will clutch at a floating straw. ;一个即将被淹死的人会连
一根漂浮的稻草也要抓住 的.
denote vt.意思是;是…的标志 表示
It is a universal fact in the world that a smile often denotes
pleasure. ;在全世界,微笑常意味 着愉快.
descent n.下降,下倾;血统,世袭
So far three Americans of Chinese descent have won Nobel Prizes.
;到目前为止,有三位华裔 美国人获得了诺贝尔奖.
discriminate vt.区别,辨别; 有区别地对待,歧视
The law discriminate between accidental and intentional killing.
;以外杀人和故意杀人在 法律上是有区别的.
Nowadays in most countries every nationality is equal, at least in
law; ;目前,在大多数国家,至 少在法律上各个民族是平 等的,
no one is discriminated against. ;没有一个民族被歧视.
displace vt.取代,代替
I don't want to be displayed in your heart by that young fool.
;我才不原意那个幼稚的小 傻瓜取代我在你心中的地 位.
dwell vi.居住
Let bygones be bygones.Don't dwell on the past too much. ;让过去的事情成为过去
吧,不要沉湎于过去.
enroll vi.入学;加入 vt.招收,吸收
Gong Li wanted to enroll in the Depart- ment of Sociology at Beijing
University, ;巩俐想入北京大学社会学 系学习,
but it caused an aversion from the academic circle. ;却引起知识界的反感.
expend vt.花费,消费
Cindy Crawford expends most of her incomes on all sorts of luxuries.
;辛迪.克劳芙把她大部分 的收入用在奢侈品上.
foresee vt.预见,预知