赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit30

 　　quotation¹

　　n.引文

　　Make sure this quotation is accurate.

　　请确定这段引文正确无误。

　　raw

　　a.生的；未加工的

　　Some vegetables can be eaten raw.

　　有些蔬菜可以生吃。

　　Indonesia used to export a lot of raw materials to Japan, including rubber and timber.

　　印尼过去曾输出许多原料到日本,包括橡胶及木材。

　　network

　　n.网络：网路（电脑）

　　Traveling by train is fast and comfortable in this country because of its efficient rail network.

　　这个国家的铁路网很有效率，坐火车旅游既快速又舒适。

　　The World Wide Web is a network that contains almost all the information you need.

　　全球资讯网是一个网络，它几乎涵盖了所有你需要的资讯。

　　freeze

　　vi.结冰,凝固

　　The water froze on the road, making it dangerous to drive.

　　水在马路上结成冰，因此在上面开车很危险。

　　The lake freezes in winter.

　　这座湖在冬天都会结冰。

　　It was so cold on the hilltop that I nearly froze to death.

　　山头好冷，我几乎快冻死了。

　　freezing

　　a.冷到快要结冰似的(喻“极冷的”)

　　The freezing weather during the holiday kept most people indoors.

　　假日时天寒地冻，大部分的人只好待在家里。

　　It's freezing cold today.

　　今天实在冷极了。

　　Water becomes ice when the temperature drops below the freezing point.

　　气温降至冰点以下时，水就会结冰。

　　frozen

　　a.冷冻的

　　Mom took the frozen fish from the freezer, so it would defrost.

　　妈妈把冷冻鱼肉从冰箱拿出来解冻。

　　The girl was frozen with fear at the sight of the bandit.

　　女孩子看到匪徒时吓得动弹不得。

　　request

　　n. vt.请求；要求

　　My boss thought my report was too lengthy², so I had to cut it short at his request.

　　老板认为我的报告过于冗长，所以我只好应他要求把报告裁短一些。

　　For those who are interested in this investment, we have a lot of booklets on request.

　　对于本投资有兴趣的人,我们准备了许多小册子备索。

　　May we request the honor of your presence at our gathering³?

　　我们可否有此荣幸邀您出席我们的聚会？

　　Since the holiday is drawing near, I request that the meeting (should) be put off until sometime next month.

　　由于假期在即，我要求会议延到下个月其他时间另行召开。

　　valuable

　　a.有价值的

　　Gold is considered more valuable than silver.

　　―般认为黄金比白银来得有价值。

　　mental

　　a.心理的

　　Lucy is said to have some mental problems. She is a little bit weird⁴.

　　据说露西有精神方面的问题。她有点儿怪怪的。

1 quotation   

n.引文，引语，语录；报价，牌价，行情

参考例句：

• He finished his speech with a quotation from Shakespeare.他讲话结束时引用了莎士比亚的语录。
• The quotation is omitted here.此处引文从略。

2 lengthy   

adj.漫长的，冗长的

参考例句：

• 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。
• The professor wrote a lengthy book on Napoleon.教授写了一部有关拿破仑的巨著。

3 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

4 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。