新概念2词汇 82-84

Lesson 82

monster

怪物

Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea.

渔夫和水手们有时声称自己看到过海里的妖怪。

There are lots of stories about ghosts and monsters.

有许多关于牛鬼蛇神的故事。

Children are afraid of monsters.

孩子们害怕妖怪。

sailor

海员

Fishermen and sailors sometimes clain to have seen monsters in the sea.

渔夫和水手们有时声称自己看到过海里的妖怪。

Her husband is a sailor.

她的丈夫是个水手。

She wears a sailor hat.

她戴着顶水手帽。

sight

见到

Though people have often laughed at stories tole by seamen 1,

虽然人们常常对水手们讲的故事付诸一笑，

it is now known that many of these'monsters'

但现在看来，人们有时看到的这些

which have at times been sighted are simply strange fish.

“妖怪”很多不过是些奇怪的鱼。

At last the sailors sighted the land.

水手们终于见到陆地了。

They sighted a wrecked 2 ship.

他们看见一艘失事的船只。

creature

动物

Occasionally,unusual creatures are washed to the shore,

一些异常的生物偶尔会被冲到岸上来，

but they are rarely caught out at sea.

但它们在海上却极少能被捕到。

Some sea creatures were washed to the shore.

一些海里的生物被冲到岸上。

My pet dog is a beautiful creature.

我的宠物狗是一种非常美丽的动物。

peculiar 3

奇怪的

Some time age,however,a peculiar fish was caught near Madagascar.

然而不久前，在马达加斯加附近的海里却捕到了一条奇怪的鱼。

The food has a peculiar taste.

这种食品有种怪味。

He has a peculiar habit.

他有个怪毛病。

shining

闪闪发光的

It had a head like a horse,bit blue eyes,shining silver skin,

它长着一个像马一样的头，有着大的蓝眼睛和闪闪发光的皮肤，

and a bright red tail.

还有一条鲜红色的尾巴。

The cat's eyes are shining in the dark.

猫的眼睛在黑暗中熠熠发光。

Her hair is shinning under the sun.

她的头发在阳光下闪闪发光。

oarfish

浆鱼

The fish,which has since been sent to a museum

此鱼叫浆鱼，

where it is being examined by a scientist,is called an oarfish.

被送进了博物馆，正接受一位科学家的检查

The fisherman cast the net and caught an oarfish.

渔夫撒网捕上一条浆鱼。

The oarfish is an experiement subject.

浆鱼是实验对象。

Lesson 83

Lesson 83

election

选举

The former Prime Minister,Mr.Wentworth Lane,

前首相温特沃兹。莱恩先生

was defeated in the recent elections.

在最近的大选中被击败。

The American general election would begin in three days.

美国大选三天以后举行。

The election results will be announced tonight.

大选结果将在今晚公布。

The former manager of our department

据说我们部门的

is said to have had another promotion 4.

前任经理又获得升。

defeat

打败

The Brazilian football team was defeated by the French team

在上届世界杯决赛中

in the last World Cup Final.

巴西队被法国队击败。

He was defeated in the speech contest.

他在演讲比赛中被打败了。

fanatical

狂热的

My friend,Patrick,

我的朋友帕特里克

has always been a fanatical opponent of Mr.Lane's Radical 5 Progressive Party.

一直是莱恩先生的激进党的强烈反对者。

John Nelon was shot by a fanatical fan of his.

约翰。列侬被他的一个狂热的歌迷枪击而死。

She is a fanatical terrorist.

她是一个狂热的恐怖分子。

opponent

反对者

He asked his opponent a sensitive question.

他向对手提了一个敏感的问题。

They used to be opponents,but now they are good friends.

他们原来是对手，现在则成了好朋友。

radical

激进的

Her opinion is very radical.

她的观点非常激进。

His radical remarks caused great indignation among the audience.

他激进的言论引起了听众的愤慨。

progressive

进步的

He is young man full of progressive ideas.

他是个满怀进步思想的年轻人。

Many progressive students participated in the protest.

许多思想进步的学生参加了抗议活动。

ex-

前...

When he asked if Mr.Lane lived there,the policeman on duty told him that since his defeat,

当他询问莱恩先生是否住在那里时，

the ex-Prime Minister had gone abroad.

值班的警察告诉他这位前首相落选后出国去了。

After his retirement,the ex-president of the university

该文学的前任校长

devoted 6 himself to some community activities.

退休后致力于一些社区活动。

His ex-wife made a name for herself in the business world.

他的前任妻子在商界很有名气。

suspicious

怀疑的

Though a little suspicious this time,

虽然那位警察这次有点疑心，

the policeman gave him the same answer.

但还是对他作了同样的回答。

He is a suspicious character.

他是个可疑的人物。

I am suspicious of his intention.

我怀疑他的意图。

Lesson 84

Lesson 84

strike

罢工

Busmen have decided 7 to go on strike next week.

公共汽车司机决定下星期罢工。

The workers agreed to cut down on strikes and absenteeism.

工人们同意减少罢工和旷工。

The poor labor/management policies resulted in several big strikes.

恶劣的劳资政策导致了几场大的罢工。

busman

公共汽车司机

He doesn't like his job as a busman.

他不喜欢公共汽车司机这个工作。

The busman witnessed a terrible accident.

这个汽车司机目击了一场恐怖的事故。

state

正式提出

The busmen have stated that the strike will continue

司机们声称此次罢工将一直持续到

until general agreement is reached about pay and working conditions.

就工资和工作条件问题达成全面协议的时候为止。

Our government has stated our position in the anti-terrorist activity.

我国政府已表明我们在反恐怖活动中的立场。

They stated that they were in favor of his proposal.

他们声称他们支持他的提议。

agreement

协议

The two cuntries have come to an agreement on further exchange of science and technology.

两国已就进一步行科技交流达成协议。

No agreement was reached in the discussion

由于双方互不退让，

as neither side would give way to the other.

讨论没有达成任何协议。

relive

减轻

This will relieve pressure on the trains to some extent.

这将在某种程度上减轻对火车的压力。

What you said relieved me of anxiety.

你的话减轻了我的忧虑。

pressure

压力

He broke down under the pressure from work and family life.

在工作和家庭生活的压力下他崩溃了。

Frequenting a bar is one of his ways to escape pressure.

经常光顾酒吧是他逃避压力的一种方法。

extent

程度

The patient's health failed to such an extent

病人的健康恶化到加强护理的地步。

that he was pout 8 into intensive care.

科学在很大程度上

To a great extent,science changed people's views on life.

改变了人们对生活的看法。

volunteer

自动提出

Meanwhile,a number of university students

与此同时，有一部分大学生

have volunteered to drive bused while the strike lasts.

自愿在罢工期间驾驶公共汽车。

Students volunteered to help the disabled.

学生们自愿去帮助残疾人。

He volunteered for the army.

他自愿参军。

gratitude 9

感激

But so far,

但到目前为止，

the public has expressed its gratitude to the students in letters to the Press.

公众已经向新闻界写信表达他们对学生的感激之情了。

She sent me a nice present in gratitude for my kindness.

她寄给我一个可爱的礼物对我的意表示感激。

She wrote to express her gratitude for my kindness.

她写信对我的好意表示感激。

Press

新闻界

The newly-elected mayor will meet the press next week.

新当选的市长将在下周与新闻界见面。

The plane crash has been widely repoorted by the press.

新闻界广泛报道了这次飞机失事的事故。

object

不赞成

Only one or two people have objected that the students will drive too fast!

只有一两个人提出反对意见，说学生们会把车开得太快！

Many people object to smoking in public places.

很多人反对在公共场合抽烟。

The couple objected to their daughter's engagement to a poor man.

这对夫妇反对他们的女儿同一个穷小子订婚。