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1、paragraph 1process1 , (verb) to perform a particular process. 處理；力口工。eg:the material will be processed into plastic pellets.該原料將會(huì)被加工成塑料顆粒。2 , (noun) a series of events to produce a result, especially as contrasted to product. 程序，過(guò)程。eg :they decided to spread the building process over three years.

2、74; oem?他們決定在三年內(nèi)分期完成該建造過(guò)程。告同治讀生產(chǎn)但裝卦口.紀(jì)達(dá)em 產(chǎn)品打好its 專碼宗購(gòu)質(zhì)檢驗(yàn)收catch1, (noun) the act of seizing or capturing. 捕捉； something which is captured or caught. 捕獲物eg:the fishermen took pictures of their catch.2, (verb) to capture, overtake. 抓住,捕捉； 趕上。eg:police say they are confident of catching the gunman.警方說(shuō)他

3、們有信心抓獲槍手。anchor1, (verb) to stop; to fix or rest. 停泊；使固定。eg:sailboats lay at anchor in the narrow waterway.帆船停泊在狹窄的水道里。2, (noun) a tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of asea or river to resist movement. 錨the sailor coiled the rope around the anchor.水手把繩子盤纏在錨上嚕 0.2-0近山小bow1 , (noun) a weapon ma

4、de of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string, used for shooting arrows. 弓eg: some of the raiders were armed with bows and arrows.有些偷襲者配備了弓箭。the front of a boat or ship. 船首the waves were about five feet high now, and the bow of the boat was leaping up a

5、nd down.浪頭現(xiàn)在約有五英尺高，船頭上下顛簸2,(verb) to bend oneself as a gesture of respect ordeference.鞠躬eg:they bowed low to louis and hastened out of his way.他們向路易斯深深地鞠躬并迅速給他讓路。bleak1, (adj.) desolate and exposed; swept by cold winds. 荒涼的；陰冷的eg: the island's pretty bleak.這個(gè)島很荒涼。unhappy; hopeless; miserable; em

6、otionally desolate.沮喪的；無(wú)希望的，渺茫的；eg:"there is nothing left," she says bleakly.“一點(diǎn)也不剩了，”她沮喪地說(shuō)。the immediate outlook remains bleak.dune(noun) a ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind. 沙丘eg:they often form along the boundary between the dune and the surface below .它們通常沿著沙丘和坡面間的分界線分布。the ar

7、al咸海；一個(gè)位于中亞的內(nèi)流咸水湖，坐落于哈薩克斯坦和烏 茲別克斯坦卡拉卡爾帕克斯坦自治共和國(guó)的交界處，原為世 界第四大水體。divert(verb) to turn aside from a course. 使轉(zhuǎn)向； 使改道。eg:a wave of deadly bombings has forced the united states to divert funds from reconstruction to security.一系列致命的炸彈襲擊迫使美國(guó)將資金從重建轉(zhuǎn)向安全防御。前方施工向右改道刖方施工 g向左改道ill-considered(adj.) poorly conside

8、red.考慮不周的；欠考慮的eg:he made some ill-considered remarks about the cost.他對(duì)這項(xiàng)成本發(fā)表了一些欠考慮的看法。fleet1, (noun) a group of vessels or vehicles. 艦隊(duì)，船隊(duì)fishing fleet 漁船隊(duì)eg:the fishing fleet sails from the bay every morning.每天清晨，漁船隊(duì)從海灣中駛由。2, (verb) to pass over rapidly; to skim the surface. 飛逝;疾馳；掠過(guò)。i saw a ship f

9、leeting the gulf this morning.我今天早上看到一艘船疾馳而過(guò)海灣。新隼網(wǎng)nfws cndock 1 , (noun) a fixed structure attached to shore to which a vessel is secured when in port. 碼頭； 船塢eg:she headed for the docks, thinking that ricardo mightbe hiding in one of the boats.(verb) to land at a harbor 。?？看a頭；停泊。eg:the crash happene

10、d as the ferry attempted to dock onstaten island.這次碰撞發(fā)生于渡船試圖?？吭谒顾鴯u時(shí)。can1, (noun) a more or less cylindrical vessel for liquids, usually of steel or aluminium. 罐頭eg:several young men were kicking a tin can along the middle of the road.幾個(gè)小伙子正在馬路中間踢著一個(gè)錫罐。2, (verb) to preserve, by heating and sealing i

11、n a can orjar.制成罐頭以保存(食物)；把 裝罐.eg:these fruits and vegetables will be canned, skinned, diced, or otherwise processed.這些水果和蔬菜將要經(jīng)過(guò)裝罐、去皮、切塊或其他加工程序。paragraph 2parka(noun) a long jacket with a hood which protects the wearer against rain ,wind or snow.派克大衣，(戶外穿的)皮制大衣，風(fēng)雪大衣eg:he was shown bundled up in a pa

12、rka with matching thick gloves.在照片上，他穿著派克皮大衣和與之相配套的厚手套。crack1 , (verb) to break apart under pressure. 使裂開(kāi)eg:crack the eggs into a bowl.把雞蛋打到碗中。2 , (noun) a thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material. 裂縫eg:the plate had a crack in it.這盤子上有條裂紋peel1 , (verb) to remove the skin

13、or outer covering of.錄u皮eg:i sat by my sister's bed, peeling oranges for her.我坐在妹妹的床上給她剝橘子。2 , (verb) small pieces of skin are coming off, usually because you have been burned by the sun.( 人)脫皮；(皮) 脫落。eg:his face was peeling from sunburn.他的臉因日曬而在脫皮paragraph 3upwind1 .adj. towards the side expose

14、d to wind 逆風(fēng)的e.g:the kites fly upwind.how beautiful the scene is!the這些風(fēng)箏迎風(fēng)飛翔，多美的景色?。? .adv. toward the wind;in the direction opposite to direction the wind is blowing 逆風(fēng)地e.g:the rich went to live in the west of london,upwind ofthe smell of people and industry.有錢人搬去倫敦西區(qū)住，遠(yuǎn)離塵世的喧囂。inexorable1 .not to b

15、e placated or appeased or moved by entreaty;2 .not capable of being swayed or diverted from course;insusceptible to persuasion;adj.無(wú)情的，鐵面無(wú)私的；不可動(dòng)搖的，不屈不撓的；不能變更的；不可阻擋的e.g:his own career continues its inexorable ascent.他事業(yè)的上升勢(shì)頭銳不可擋。enormousadj. extraordinary large in size or extent or amount orpower or

16、degree;巨大的；龐大的；極惡的；兇暴的synonym : tremendouse.g:the company was coasting on the enormous successof its early products.公司憑借早期產(chǎn)品的巨大成功而在市場(chǎng)上遙遙領(lǐng)先。paragraph 4the midnight sun (n.)a phenomenon in which the sun remains visible in the skyat midnight , occurring only in the polar regions.午夜的太陽(yáng)pitch(v.) 1、to set

17、 up a tent or a camp for a short time 搭(帳篷)； 扎(營(yíng))eg . they pitched camp for the night near the river.他們靠河邊扎營(yíng)過(guò)夜。2、to throw sb/sth with force 用力扔；投；拋idiom: pitch a story /line (to sb).(對(duì)某人)編謊話(n.) 1、an area of ground specially prepared and marked forplaying a sports game ( 體育比賽的)場(chǎng)地；球場(chǎng)2、 the degree or

18、strength of a feeling or activity;the highestpoint of sth （感情、活動(dòng)等的）程度，力度；（事物的）最高點(diǎn)3、the degree to which a roof slopes 傾斜度4、the movement of a ship up and down in the water or of an aircraft in the air（船在水上的）上下顛簸，縱搖frigid （adj.）1、 extremely cold ;without heat or warmth 寒冷的， 嚴(yán)寒的 2、not showing any feelin

19、gs of friendship or kindness 冷淡 的eg. against the frigid grip of the sea , she struggled hour after hour.她拼命的抵抗寒冷的冰水，堅(jiān)持不懈的努力著。snowmobile （n.）any of various motor vehicles for traveling over snow , usually with steerable runners at the front and tractor treads at the rear（機(jī)動(dòng)）雪車；（履帶式）雪上汽車rendezvous源于法語(yǔ)

20、，原義為： to present yourself(n.) 1、a place where people have arranged to meet 約會(huì)地占 八、2、an arrangement to meet sb at a particular time and place.約會(huì)3、a bar, etc. that is a popular place for people to meet (酒吧等)熱門聚會(huì)場(chǎng)所，聚會(huì)處(v.)to meet at a time and place that have been arranged inadvance (在約定的時(shí)間和地點(diǎn))會(huì)面，集合eg

21、. this is one of the great rendezvous of london forartists.這是倫敦最大的藝術(shù)家云集地之一。submarine(n.) a type of ship that can travel both above and below thesurface of the sea. 潛艇eg. we were trying to plot the course of the submarine.(adj.) means existing below the surface of the sea. 水下的，海底的eg. a new submarine

22、cable was laid from england tonetherlands.hovered （v.）1、（of birds , helicopters , etc.鳥(niǎo)、直升機(jī)等）to stay in the air in one place 翱翔； 盤旋2、（of a person 人）to wait somewhere, especially near sb ,in a shy or uncertain manner 躊躇， 彷徨 （尤指在莫人身邊） 3、to stay close to sth ,or to stay in an uncertain state 靠近（莫事物）；處于

23、不穩(wěn)定狀態(tài)eg .1、a plane is hovering on our house.有一架飛機(jī)在我們的房子上盤旋。2、temperatures hovered around freezing.氣溫在冰點(diǎn)上下徘徊。crash1、an accident in which a vehicle hits sth, for example another vehicle, usually causing damage and often injuring or killing the passengers. 撞車； 碰撞； 相撞2、a loud resonant repeating noise.碰撞

24、聲； 碎裂聲eg: the first distant crash of thunder shook the air.遠(yuǎn)處的第一聲霹靂震撼著天空。3、a sudden serious fall in the price or value of sth . 暴跌、倒閉；失敗(尤指企業(yè)金融機(jī)構(gòu))eg: share prices crashed to an all-time low yesterday. 昨天股票價(jià)格暴跌到了前所未有的最低記錄。track(n.) 1、a line or route along with sth travels or moves/a rough path or roa

25、d. (崎嶇不平的)小道，路徑(n.) 2、marks left by a person ,an animal or a movingvehicle.(人、動(dòng)物或車輛留下的)足跡，蹤跡；車轍eg: we followed the bear s tracks.我們循著熊在雪地上留的足跡走。(v.) 3、to find sb/sth following the marks, signs, etc.kr蹤;追蹤eg: we continued tracking the plane on our radar.我們繼續(xù)用雷達(dá)追蹤那架飛機(jī)。surface (v.)to come up to the sur

26、face of water 浮由水面，升至u水面 eg: the duck dived and surfaced again several metres away.鴨子潛入水中，然后在幾米開(kāi)外鉆由水面eerily (adv.)in an unnatural eery manner.弓i起神秘感或害怕地it was nearly mid-night and eerily dark all around her.snowcape (n.)a scene or view of an area covered in snow,especially an impresive one 雪景(尤指使人印像

27、深刻的)eg. these old hard-working common men were the sameas the beautiful snowscape.windswept (adj.)1、(of a place)having strong winds and little protection fromthem受大風(fēng)吹的；當(dāng)風(fēng)的eg. the windswept atlantic coast受大風(fēng)侵襲的大西洋海岸2、looking as though you have been in a strong wind 似被 風(fēng)吹散的；亂蓬蓬的eg. windswept hair凌亂的頭發(fā)

28、sparkling (adj).1、shining and flashing with light 閃爍的；閃耀的eg.the calm and sparkling waters of the lake平靜的波光粼粼的湖水2、 ( of drinks) containing bubbles of gas 起泡的3、 interesting and amusing妙趣橫生的a sparking conversation/personality4、 excellent;of very good quality由色的； 上乘的eg.the champion was in sparkling form

29、.奪冠者狀態(tài)極佳hummocks (n.)a small hill or pile of earth/4山；/卜丘ridge (n.)1、a narrow area of high land along the top of a line of hills ;a high pointed area near the top of a mountain 山脊； 山脈 eg. walking along the ridge沿著山脊行走2、a raised line on the surface of sth;the point where two sloping surfaces jion 隆起；

30、 脊； 壟 eg. the ridge of the roof 屋脊3、a long narrow area of high pressre in the atmosphere壓脊，高壓帶sheet (n.)a wide flat area of sth,covering the surface ofsth else 一大片(覆蓋物)eg. the road was covered with a sheet of ice.路面結(jié)了一層冰collide (v.)1. crash together with violent impact. 碰撞，沖突2. be incompatible; be o

31、r come into conflict. 抵觸3. cause to collide. 相撞eg. the interests of the two countries collide.level (n.)the amount of sth that exists in a particular situation at a particular time(奧時(shí)莫情況下存在的)數(shù)量，程度，濃度eg. a test was checks the level of alcohol in the blood.ultimately ( adv.)1 .最終，最后，終歸 in the end ,fin

32、allyeg.ultimately,you will have to make the decision yourself.2 .最基本地，根本上 at the most basic and important level eg.all life depends ultimately on oxygen.一切生命歸根到底都要依賴氧氣paragraph 5scenarionoun1. an outline or synopsis of a play （or, by extension, of a literary work）劇情概要；（電影的）劇情梗概2. a setting for a wor

33、k of art or literature 情境； 場(chǎng)景 e.g. the scenario is france during the reign of terror.3. a postulated sequence of possible events （ 行動(dòng)的）方案; 設(shè)想；可能發(fā)生的情況e.g. planners developed several scenarios in case of an attack.speculativeadjective1. not financially safe or secure 投機(jī)性的e.g. the king's reach hote

34、l was built as a speculative venture but never completed.2. not based on fact or investigation （ 信息、）推測(cè)性的，猜測(cè)性的e.g. he has written a speculative biography of christopher marlowe.3. showing curiosity （ 表情）帶著疑問(wèn)的，好奇的 e.g. his mother regarded him with a speculative eye.tundranoun1. a vast treeless plain

35、in the arctic regions between the ice cap and the tree line （多數(shù)位于北極圈的）凍土帶；苔原；凍 原；寒漠paragraph 6preciselyadverb1. indicating exactness or preciseness 正好，恰恰， 確實(shí)地 （表示強(qiáng)調(diào)）e.g. children come to zoos precisely to see captive animals.2. in a precise manner 精確地； 準(zhǔn)確地e.g. the meeting began at precisely 4.00 p.m

36、.3. just as it should be確實(shí)如此；一點(diǎn)沒(méi)錯(cuò)e.g. 'did you find yourself wondering what went wrong?'一'precisely.'equatornoun1. an imaginary line around the earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles 赤 道billownoun1. a large sea wave 巨浪verb1. rise up as if in

37、 waves （ 煙或云）翻滾，滾滾向上2. move with great difficulty3. rise and move, as in waves or billows 在波濤中翻滾4. become inflatedpasturenoun1. a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock 牧場(chǎng)； 牧草地2. animal food for browsing or grazing 牧草verb1. let feed in a field or pasture or meadow

38、放牧2. feed as in a meadow or pastureparagraph 7latitudenoun. a region of the world dividing north and south 緯度 地區(qū) freedom to choose what you do or the way that you do it.選擇example:the north latitude北緯地區(qū)they allow their children far too much latitudes. 他 們對(duì)孩子太放任自由了。ghostlyadj. looking or sounding like

39、 a ghost;full of ghost 鬼似的，幽靈般的example:a ghostly figure 鬼影ghostly footsteps幽靈般的腳步blotv. to cover or hide sth completely 遮住，隱藏 to deliberately try to forget an unpleasent memory or thought 忘記 example: clouds blotted out the sun.云遮住了 太陽(yáng)。he tried to blot out the image of helen s sad face.他盡量不去想海倫那張憂傷的臉

40、。cloakv. sth to cover or hide sth(often passive) 遮蓋 example:the hills were cloaked in the thick mist. 大霧籠罩 著群山。the meeting was cloaked in a mystery. 會(huì)議籠罩 著神秘的氣氛。shimmeringv.to shine with a soft light that seems to move slightly 發(fā)生 微弱的閃光；閃爍noun. a shining light that seems to move slightly閃爍的光example:

41、the sea was shimmering in the sunlight. 陽(yáng)光下海 水波光閃爍。a shimmer of moonlight in the dark sky. 黑暗的夜空中忽明忽暗的月光translucentallowing light to pass through but not transparent.半透明的example:the sky was a pale translucent blue. 天空當(dāng)時(shí)為隱 隱約約的淡藍(lán)色。termite s noun. an insect that lives in organized groups 白蟻biomassnoun

42、. a total quantity or weight of plants an animals in a particular area or volume. 生物量（術(shù)語(yǔ)）condensev. to change from a gas into liquid;to make a gas change into liquid氣體冷凝example:steams condenses into water when in cools. 蒸汽 冷卻凝結(jié)為水。condense the soup by boiling it for several minutes.煮幾分鐘把湯熬濃。paragraph

43、 89rip v.to tear sth or to become torn, often suddenly or violently（突然或猛烈地）撕破，裂開(kāi)to remove sth quickly or violently, often by pulling it 猛地扯開(kāi)；突然拉開(kāi)tusk n.either of the long curved teeth that stick out of the mouth ofelephants and some other animals（象和奧些其他動(dòng)物的）長(zhǎng)牙startle n.to surprise sb suddenly in a wa

44、y that slightly shocks or frightens them 使驚嚇；使嚇一跳；使大吃一驚spectral adj.like a ghost ; connected with a ghost鬼般的； 幽靈似的；鬼的；幽靈的connected with a spectrum 譜的； 光譜的by now既然2 .如今3 .這會(huì)兒4 .到今天，至今為止paralysis adj.a loss of control of, and sometimes feeling in, part or mostof the body, caused by disease or an injur

45、y to the nerves 麻痹；癱瘓a total inability to move, act, function, etc.（ 活動(dòng)、工作等）能力的完全喪失，癱瘓paragraph 10distressingadj.使人痛苦的，令人苦惱的；凄凄慘慘1. causing distress or worry or anxiety;2. bad; unfortunate;classifyvt.分類,歸類；把一列為密件1. arrange or order by classes or categories;2. declare unavailable, as for security rea

46、sons;3. assign to a class or kind;paragraph 11militaryadj.軍事的；軍用的；討厭的；好戰(zhàn)的1. of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare;2. characteristic of or associated with soldiers or the military;n.軍人；軍隊(duì)；武裝力量1. the military forces of a nation;categoryn.類型，部門，種類，類別，類目；邏，哲范疇；體重等級(jí)1. a collection of t

47、hings sharing a common attribute;2. 2. a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual schemetheatern.劇場(chǎng)；戲劇界；戲劇效果；軍戰(zhàn)區(qū)1. a building where theatrical performances ormotion-picture shows can be presented;2. the art of writing and producing plays3. a region in which active milita

48、ry operations are in progress;skirmishn.小規(guī)模戰(zhàn)斗；小爭(zhēng)論；小沖突；體美比賽1. a minor short-term fightv.參與小爭(zhēng)斗；進(jìn)行小爭(zhēng)論；搜索；偵察1. engage in a skirmishparagraph 12instancen.例子，實(shí)例；情況；要求，建議；法訴訟手續(xù)1. an occurrence of something;2. an item of information that is representative of a type;vt.舉為例1. clarify by giving an example ofco

49、ntaminationn.污染；弄臟；毒害；玷污1. the state of being contaminated2. a substance that contaminatesunwanted substances or3. the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) factorsaquifern.地下蓄水層，砂石含水層1. underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and spring

50、s etcspilln.灑由（量）；潑出（量）；溢由（量）；小塞子1. liquid that is spilled;2. a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction3. the act of allowing a fluid to escapev.溢生；潑由；涌由；蜂擁而生1. cause or allow （a liquid substance） to run or flow from a container;2. flow, run or fall out and become

51、 lost;3. cause or allow （a solid substance） to flow or run out orover;fundamentallyadv.基礎(chǔ)地；根本地；從根本上1. at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature;simultaneouslyadv.同時(shí)地；一壁；齊；一齊2. at the same instant;at stakeadv.危如累卵，危險(xiǎn)paragraph 1314chlorine氯氣chlorofluorocarbon氯氟炸ultravioletpeople to sorbultraviole

52、t紫外線的it s harmful forradiation heavily molecule分子a molecule of water consists of twoatomsofhydrogen and one atom ofoxygenequilibrium平衡，均衡 the point at which the solid andthe liquid are in equilibrium is called the freezing point平靜，安寧 he sat down to cry and recover his equilibriumvegetative植物的 chrysa

53、ntheme is vegetative midicine植物人狀態(tài)的he is vegetativeparagraph 1516rice paddy 稻田e.g: the concept is said to have been inspired by the terraced rice paddies in bali,indonesia.據(jù)說(shuō)這種設(shè)計(jì)靈感來(lái)源于印度尼西亞巴厘島上的水稻 梯田。pasture 牧場(chǎng)e.g: the cows are out now, grazing in the pasture.牛群現(xiàn)在生去了，正在牧場(chǎng)上吃草pervasive adj.普遍的；到處滲透的；流行

54、的e.g:the next big surprise forpeople will be how this natural interface becomes pervasive.下一個(gè)大的驚喜將是這個(gè)自然界面如何普及變得無(wú)孔不入。trivial adj.不重要的，瑣碎的；瑣細(xì)的e.g: it's useless to fire away with such trivial details.喋喋不休地談這些瑣碎細(xì)節(jié)是無(wú)用的。discard vt.拋棄；放棄；丟棄vi.放棄n.拋棄；被丟棄的東西或人e.g: you have to discard any thoughts of disb

55、anding.你必須丟棄一切解散軍隊(duì)的念頭yardstick n.碼尺e.g:real results shouldbe the yardstick for measuring success.真實(shí)的成果是衡量成功的準(zhǔn)繩。paragraph 1718startling(adj.)1,extremely unusual and surprising 驚人的； 讓人震驚的e.g. a startling discovery 驚人的發(fā)現(xiàn)3. ( of colour 顏色)extremely bright 極鮮亮的startling blue eyes 藍(lán)盈盈的眼睛surge(verb,noun)(v

56、erb) 1,to move quickly and with force in a particular direction 涌；洶涌；涌動(dòng)e.g. the gates opened and the crowd surged forward.2,to fill sb with a strong feeling使強(qiáng)烈地感到e.g. relief surged through her3,(of price,profits,etc.)to suddenly increase in value 急 劇上升；飛漲；激增(noun ) 1, a sudden increase of a strong feeling ( 強(qiáng)烈感 情的)突發(fā)e.g. she felt a sudden surge of anger.2,a sudden inc