时间:2018-12-01 作者:英语课 分类:最新15篇文章贯通英语六级词汇


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[00:00.00]Some gardeners plan their garden

[00:02.61]with meticulous 1 attention to detail.

[00:04.80]They choose colors that

[00:06.44]will complement 2 each other

[00:07.75]and design their garden

[00:08.85]as if they were

[00:09.83]painting on a canvas.

[00:11.03]Others are more spontaneous

[00:13.00]and simply visit a nursery

[00:15.08]and purchase plants

[00:16.40]that appeal to them.

[00:18.14]Often gardeners have a trademark 3 plant

[00:21.10]that is their specialty 4.

[00:22.96]Perhaps they enjoy the velvet 5

[00:25.15]texture of the leaves, or maybe

[00:27.12]the flower's color attracts them.

[00:28.97]The varieties of gardens

[00:31.60]are endless. Terrace gardening

[00:34.01]has become popular. With

[00:35.65]a herbal garden, cooks enjoy

[00:37.73]being able to use fresh herbs

[00:39.04]from their garden to

[00:40.35]add zest 6 to their favorite dishes.

[00:43.31]They simply visit their garden

[00:45.28]and clip a few pieces of

[00:46.81]the herb they wish to use.

[00:48.78]Every garden is as individual

[00:51.62]as its owner. Gardens come

[00:54.58]in all shapes and sizes.

[00:56.66]Some are in the shape

[00:58.14]of a rectangle, while others

[00:59.67]are circular or irregular in shape.

[01:01.97]Some gardeners like the appearance

[01:03.93]of an asymmetrical 7 shape

[01:06.13]while others work to

[01:07.88]achieve symmetry in their gardens.

[01:09.73]For vegetable gardens, the most

[01:12.03]popular shape is rectangular

[01:14.22]and vegetables are usually planted

[01:16.84]in a linear fashion.

[01:18.70]This method makes it easier

[01:21.33]to cultivate between

[01:22.65]the rows of plants.

[01:23.95]You could mistake some gardens

[01:25.92]for a meadow when the gardener

[01:27.46]chooses to include only

[01:29.10]wildflowers as a choice of vegetation.

[01:32.49]Including a pond in

[01:34.13]a garden is popular too.

[01:36.10]Entrepreneurs are always looking

[01:39.17]for innovations and gadgets 8 that

[01:41.02]will attract the attention

[01:42.56]of devoted 9 gardeners and

[01:43.76]induce them to spend their money.

[01:45.95]It has become a huge industry

[01:48.57]in the last few years,

[01:50.76]as the baby boomers reach

[01:52.40]retirement age and have more time

[01:54.59]to pursue hobbies such as gardening.

[01:57.32]There are new products patented

[01:58.97]every year to tempt 10 the gardener.

[02:01.37]It is possible to

[02:03.78]buy a kit 11 that contains

[02:05.42]a complete set of tools

[02:06.73]needed by the home gardener.

[02:08.48]Unfortunately, often the quality

[02:11.33]is poor and the product

[02:12.97]is a fraud. Instead of

[02:14.83]having something good to

[02:16.25]work with, the purchase

[02:17.57]turns out to be junk.

[02:18.99]If you want to flatter

[02:21.17]a gardener, and boost

[02:22.71]their ego 12 at the same time,

[02:24.13]summon up the courage to

[02:25.88]simply ask if you can

[02:27.52]swap plants. Of course,

[02:29.49]it will give them a thrill

[02:31.24]if you also compliment them

[02:32.45]on the hardiness 13 of their plants

[02:33.86]as compared to yours.

[02:35.29]They might even try to

[02:37.15]console you on your lack

[02:38.35]of competence 14 as a gardener

[02:39.56]because your plants are not

[02:41.31]as sturdy as their plants.

[02:43.28]Irrespective of the competence

[02:45.46]of the gardener, anyone who

[02:47.10]augments the number of plants

[02:48.96]grown is helping 15 to conserve 16

[02:50.71]our planet by averting 17 erosion.

[02:52.46]This pays great dividends 18

[02:54.87]for everyone as it also

[02:56.18]serves to protect the ozone 19 layer.

[02:58.26]Some people erect 20 barricades 21

[03:01.43]to keep small animals

[03:02.97]from attacking the plants.

[03:04.61]Squirrels love to dig up

[03:06.47]flower bulbs. They find

[03:08.33]them a tasty treat.

[03:09.97]It is common to see

[03:11.61]ceramic fixtures 22 or figurines

[03:13.14]in a garden. Even

[03:15.22]the untrained eye can tell

[03:17.19]that the imitations are a fake,

[03:19.05]yet properly placed, they add

[03:20.80]to the intrinsic beauty.

[03:22.88]A rain gauge 23, attached

[03:24.74]by a bracket to a fence,

[03:26.38]is a common sight and

[03:27.91]is used to enable the gardener

[03:29.44]to diagnose the moisture level

[03:30.97]of the soil around

[03:32.18]the plants and determine

[03:33.82]if they need more water.

[03:35.90]If nature does not provide

[03:37.54]enough rain, then the gardener

[03:39.40]will use a plastic or

[03:40.49]rubber hose to provide

[03:41.81]more irrigation. With a twist

[03:44.21]of a knob, or by moving

[03:46.18]a lever, the thirst of

[03:47.93]the plants for moisture

[03:49.03]can be quenched 24.What greater pleasure,

[03:51.55]than to work in your garden

[03:53.19]and as you clip

[03:54.39]the overgrown plants back to

[03:55.37]size or prune 25 branches

[03:56.58]of fruit trees, hear

[03:58.22]the buzz of bees?

[03:59.53]You know that they are

[04:01.39]enjoying your garden as

[04:02.37]they extract the pollen 26

[04:03.25]from the blooms. You relish 27

[04:04.89]the feeling that you are

[04:06.86]one with nature. The hum

[04:08.28]of insects as they share

[04:09.70]the garden is more pleasurable

[04:11.13]than music from a stereo

[04:12.33]or a symphony to

[04:13.32]a devoted gardener. In addition,

[04:14.85]the scent 28 of the flowers

[04:18.90]is an integral part

[04:19.77]of the joy of spending

[04:20.86]time working in a garden.

[04:21.85]The irony 29 of the situation

[04:24.37]is that nature sometimes

[04:26.55]conspires against the gardener,

[04:28.31]and a hailstorm can riddle 30

[04:30.06]beautiful plants, shredding 31 their leaves

[04:32.90]in minutes. Hurricanes can uproot 32

[04:35.30]even the largest trees

[04:36.83]although this is an event

[04:38.81]that seldom occurs in Southern Ontario.

[04:41.10]Tornadoes are more likely

[04:43.73]in this area.Parasites 33 can

[04:46.25]attack plants and threaten their survival.

[04:49.20]Any number of things

[04:50.62]can become a plague.

[04:51.93]It is often difficult

[04:53.25]to discern exactly what it is

[04:54.78]that is destroying the precious plants.

[04:56.86]Any number of complications

[04:59.59]can shatter the gardener's dream

[05:01.89]of surpassing last year's accomplishment 34.

[05:04.30]An authentic 35 gardener will not

[05:06.59]brood about the disappointment

[05:07.80]for long. Even as

[05:09.22]the disaster is occurring,

[05:10.97]you might overhear the gardener

[05:12.83]murmur “There's always next year.”

 



1 meticulous
adj.极其仔细的,一丝不苟的
  • We'll have to handle the matter with meticulous care.这事一点不能含糊。
  • She is meticulous in her presentation of facts.她介绍事实十分详细。
2 complement
n.补足物,船上的定员;补语;vt.补充,补足
  • The two suggestions complement each other.这两条建议相互补充。
  • They oppose each other also complement each other.它们相辅相成。
3 trademark
n.商标;特征;vt.注册的…商标
  • The trademark is registered on the book of the Patent Office.该商标已在专利局登记注册。
  • The trademark of the pen was changed.这钢笔的商标改了。
4 specialty
n.(speciality)特性,特质;专业,专长
  • Shell carvings are a specialty of the town.贝雕是该城的特产。
  • His specialty is English literature.他的专业是英国文学。
5 velvet
n.丝绒,天鹅绒;adj.丝绒制的,柔软的
  • This material feels like velvet.这料子摸起来像丝绒。
  • The new settlers wore the finest silk and velvet clothing.新来的移民穿着最华丽的丝绸和天鹅绒衣服。
6 zest
n.乐趣;滋味,风味;兴趣
  • He dived into his new job with great zest.他充满热情地投入了新的工作。
  • He wrote his novel about his trip to Asia with zest.他兴趣浓厚的写了一本关于他亚洲之行的小说。
7 asymmetrical
adj.不均匀的,不对称的
  • Most people's faces are asymmetrical.多数人的脸并不对称。
  • Folds may be gentle and symmetrical,or sharp and asymmetrical.褶皱可以是平缓而对称的,也可以是陡峭而非对称的。
8 gadgets
n.小机械,小器具( gadget的名词复数 )
  • Certainly. The idea is not to have a house full of gadgets. 当然。设想是房屋不再充满小配件。 来自超越目标英语 第4册
  • This meant more gadgets and more experiments. 这意味着要设计出更多的装置,做更多的实验。 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史
9 devoted
adj.忠诚的,忠实的,热心的,献身于...的
  • He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
  • We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
10 tempt
vt.引诱,勾引,吸引,引起…的兴趣
  • Nothing could tempt him to such a course of action.什么都不能诱使他去那样做。
  • The fact that she had become wealthy did not tempt her to alter her frugal way of life.她有钱了,可这丝毫没能让她改变节俭的生活习惯。
11 kit
n.用具包,成套工具;随身携带物
  • The kit consisted of about twenty cosmetic items.整套工具包括大约20种化妆用品。
  • The captain wants to inspect your kit.船长想检查你的行装。
12 ego
n.自我,自己,自尊
  • He is absolute ego in all thing.在所有的事情上他都绝对自我。
  • She has been on an ego trip since she sang on television.她上电视台唱过歌之后就一直自吹自擂。
13 hardiness
n.耐劳性,强壮;勇气,胆子
  • The technician was sent to measure the hardiness of the material. 这位技术员被派去测量材料的硬度。
  • It'seems to me that hardiness is the chief essential for success. 看来坚韧是成功的基本要素。
14 competence
n.能力,胜任,称职
  • This mess is a poor reflection on his competence.这种混乱情况说明他难当此任。
  • These are matters within the competence of the court.这些是法院权限以内的事。
15 helping
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
16 conserve
vt.保存,保护,节约,节省,守恒,不灭
  • He writes on both sides of the sheet to conserve paper.他在纸张的两面都写字以节省用纸。
  • Conserve your energy,you'll need it!保存你的精力,你会用得着的!
17 averting
防止,避免( avert的现在分词 ); 转移
  • The margin of time for averting crisis was melting away. 可以用来消弥这一危机的些许时光正在逝去。
  • These results underscore the value of rescue medications in averting psychotic relapse. 这些结果显示了救护性治疗对避免精神病复发的价值。
18 dividends
红利( dividend的名词复数 ); 股息; 被除数; (足球彩票的)彩金
  • Nothing pays richer dividends than magnanimity. 没有什么比宽宏大量更能得到厚报。
  • Their decision five years ago to computerise the company is now paying dividends. 五年前他们作出的使公司电脑化的决定现在正产生出效益。
19 ozone
n.臭氧,新鲜空气
  • The ozone layer is a protective layer around the planet Earth.臭氧层是地球的保护层。
  • The capacity of ozone can adjust according of requirement.臭氧的产量可根据需要或调节。
20 erect
n./v.树立,建立,使竖立;adj.直立的,垂直的
  • She held her head erect and her back straight.她昂着头,把背挺得笔直。
  • Soldiers are trained to stand erect.士兵们训练站得笔直。
21 barricades
路障,障碍物( barricade的名词复数 )
  • The police stormed the barricades the demonstrators had put up. 警察冲破了示威者筑起的街垒。
  • Others died young, in prison or on the barricades. 另一些人年轻时就死在监牢里或街垒旁。
22 fixtures
(房屋等的)固定装置( fixture的名词复数 ); 如(浴盆、抽水马桶); 固定在某位置的人或物; (定期定点举行的)体育活动
  • The insurance policy covers the building and any fixtures contained therein. 保险单为这座大楼及其中所有的设施保了险。
  • The fixtures had already been sold and the sum divided. 固定设备已经卖了,钱也分了。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
23 gauge
v.精确计量;估计;n.标准度量;计量器
  • Can you gauge what her reaction is likely to be?你能揣测她的反应可能是什么吗?
  • It's difficult to gauge one's character.要判断一个人的品格是很困难的。
24 quenched
解(渴)( quench的过去式和过去分词 ); 终止(某事物); (用水)扑灭(火焰等); 将(热物体)放入水中急速冷却
  • He quenched his thirst with a long drink of cold water. 他喝了好多冷水解渴。
  • I quenched my thirst with a glass of cold beer. 我喝了一杯冰啤酒解渴。
25 prune
n.酶干;vt.修剪,砍掉,削减;vi.删除
  • Will you prune away the unnecessary adjectives in the passage?把这段文字中不必要的形容词删去好吗?
  • It is our job to prune the side branches of these trees.我们的工作就是修剪这些树的侧枝。
26 pollen
n.[植]花粉
  • Hummingbirds have discovered that nectar and pollen are very nutritious.蜂鸟发现花蜜和花粉是很有营养的。
  • He developed an allergy to pollen.他对花粉过敏。
27 relish
n.滋味,享受,爱好,调味品;vt.加调味料,享受,品味;vi.有滋味
  • I have no relish for pop music.我对流行音乐不感兴趣。
  • I relish the challenge of doing jobs that others turn down.我喜欢挑战别人拒绝做的工作。
28 scent
n.气味,香味,香水,线索,嗅觉;v.嗅,发觉
  • The air was filled with the scent of lilac.空气中弥漫着丁香花的芬芳。
  • The flowers give off a heady scent at night.这些花晚上散发出醉人的芳香。
29 irony
n.反语,冷嘲;具有讽刺意味的事,嘲弄
  • She said to him with slight irony.她略带嘲讽地对他说。
  • In her voice we could sense a certain tinge of irony.从她的声音里我们可以感到某种讥讽的意味。
30 riddle
n.谜,谜语,粗筛;vt.解谜,给…出谜,筛,检查,鉴定,非难,充满于;vi.出谜
  • The riddle couldn't be solved by the child.这个谜语孩子猜不出来。
  • Her disappearance is a complete riddle.她的失踪完全是一个谜。
31 shredding
v.撕碎,切碎( shred的现在分词 );用撕毁机撕毁(文件)
  • Like the Tehran experience, the shredding may be all for naught. 如同德黑兰事件中的情况一样,切碎文件可能是徒劳的。 来自时文部分
  • How shredding began is subject to some guesswork. 粉碎处理行业的起源是个有争议的问题。 来自时文部分
32 uproot
v.连根拔起,拔除;根除,灭绝;赶出家园,被迫移开
  • The family decided to uproot themselves and emigrate to Australia.他们全家决定离开故土,移居澳大利亚。
  • The trunk of an elephant is powerful enough to uproot trees.大象的长鼻强壮得足以将树木连根拔起。
33 parasites
寄生物( parasite的名词复数 ); 靠他人为生的人; 诸虫
  • These symptoms may be referable to virus infection rather than parasites. 这些症状也许是由病毒感染引起的,而与寄生虫无关。
  • Kangaroos harbor a vast range of parasites. 袋鼠身上有各种各样的寄生虫。
34 accomplishment
n.完成,成就,(pl.)造诣,技能
  • The series of paintings is quite an accomplishment.这一系列的绘画真是了不起的成就。
  • Money will be crucial to the accomplishment of our objectives.要实现我们的目标,钱是至关重要的。
35 authentic
a.真的,真正的;可靠的,可信的,有根据的
  • This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
  • Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。
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admired
alaoui
ameses
andocamaria formosana
authorings
backsourcing
barrow-downs
belkin
biological weed control
black pannus
blanket attack
bobjonesite
Bochner's theorem
bohriate
borishanskiite
bourgeoisifies
camerouns
circular deflection
clergymen
cluster expansion
combined system bridge
companion way cover
composition maturity
consecrate
cryogenic tunnel
Cryptocarya yaanica
cycle redundancy check
cymo quadrilobatus
dative-case
daystar
differential rod worth
discovery-by-event
dudettes
equilibrium factor
escape procedure
escaping neutron
feers
gallwey
gangster movie
gossipingly
grey flounder
have sth wrong with
heterogeneous surface
hidden surface elimination
indecomposable
interstar winding
jacques monods
Juaben
laceups
layer matrix
linear beam density
local rounding error
long legged fly
many bottom plow
maximum allowable tank filling limit
maximum and minimum tariffs
median nasal prominence
mixed flow impeller
model-directed inference
myelomeningocystocele
non-stationary vibra-tion
nondusting
normen
one-metre
os capitatums
OTT video
oxido-reductase
plasmodesma
plurasie
precharge time
preview dialer
put at his ease
radiation channel
RDDL
reaction-time
recording phase hologram
response-time
rhathymia
sarkisyan
scrivened
shorefishes
slide-back voltmeter
Spiraea lobulata
strafing
strategy-oriented restructuring
technically-oriented
tenuiculus
the same as
the supernatural
thermal stimulation
toil away
transverse beam
triamelin
troya
understaffing
unprovincial
unrestrictable
vertifuge
victory over oneself
viemamese
waferer
worldcon