赖世雄进阶英语词汇3500 Unit125

 　　gracious

　　a.亲切的，仁慈的；富裕的

　　Ms. Mont is the kindest and most gracious lady I've ever met.

　　蒙特女士是我遇过最善良最亲切的人。

　　This new book is about gracious living in Monaco.

　　这本新书是有关于摩纳哥的优裕生活。

　　alert

　　n.警戒的 a.警戒的 vt.提醒

　　On Christmas Eve, the children were on the alert for any sign of Santa Claus.

　　在圣诞夜，孩子们随时注意圣诞老人出现的蛛丝马迹。

　　Police officers are always alert to possible danger.

　　警察对可能发生的危险随时保持警觉。

　　privilege

　　n.特权；荣幸

　　As a deputy director, you will be given certain privileges.

　　身为副主任，你将享有某些特权。

　　May I have the privilege of asking you for a dance, miss?=May I have the honor of asking you for a dance, miss?

　　小姐，我有荣幸请你跳支舞吗？

　　privileged

　　a.感到荣幸的；有特权的

　　I feel privileged to meet you, Dr. Johnson.

　　强森博士，能见到你是我的荣幸。

　　In the past, only privileged people were allowed the opportunity to be educated.

　　过去，只有特权人士有接受教育的机会。

　　legend

　　n.传说

　　According to the legend, a fairy lives on the moon.

　　根据这则传说，有一位仙女住在月亮上。

　　Legend has it that in the mountains lived seven dwarfs¹.

　　传说山里头住着7个小矮人。

　　fable²

　　n.(含有动物角色的）寓言故事

　　Children can learn a lot from reading fables³.

　　孩子们可从阅读寓言故事中学到很多东西。

　　sketch⁴

　　n. vt.素描；概略

　　James did a sketch of his girlfriend that looked just like her.

　　詹姆士为女友作素描，真是唯妙唯肖。

　　Dan drew a sketch to show us what the new building would look like.

　　丹画了一张草图，告诉我们新大楼外观的样子。

　　The artist sketched⁵ the mountains many times before making a painting of them.

　　艺术家将群山入画前素描了很多次。

　　The booklet includes a sketched map of the bus routes.

　　这本小册子内含公车路线的简要地图。

　　draft

　　vt.草拟 n.草稿

　　The athletic⁶ association drafted a contract for the new football player.

　　体育协会为新进足球员草拟了一份契约。

　　I turned in the final draft this morning.

　　今天早上我把最后的草稿交出去了。

　　publicity⁷

　　n.名气；公开；宣传

　　The singer's latest album was widely publicized.

　　该歌手的最新专辑被广为宣传。

　　The hero's actions brought him a lot of publicity.

　　这位英雄的事迹为他带来很大的名气。

　　The two stars didn't want any publicity about their wedding.

　　这两个大明星不想公开他俩的婚礼。

　　Few attended the concert because of bad publicity.

　　因为宣传不好，来听这场音乐会的人并不多。

　　namely

　　adv.换言之

　　We have only 2 days left. That is (to say), we are hard pressed for time to do the job.

　　我们只剩两天了。换言之，我们做这件工作的时间非常紧迫。

　　I know someone who would be perfect for you. Namely, Bill.

　　我认识一个跟你很配的人。就是比尔。

　　In my opinion, there's only one who can do the job. Namely, Peter.

　　就我看来，只有一人做得了这差事。就是彼得。

1 dwarfs   

n.侏儒，矮子（dwarf的复数形式）vt.（使）显得矮小（dwarf的第三人称单数形式）

参考例句：

• Shakespeare dwarfs other dramatists. 莎士比亚使其他剧作家相形见绌。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The new building dwarfs all the other buildings in the town. 新大楼使城里所有其他建筑物都显得矮小了。 来自辞典例句

2 fable   

n.寓言；童话；神话

参考例句：

• The fable is given on the next page. 这篇寓言登在下一页上。
• He had some motive in telling this fable. 他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。

3 fables   

n.寓言( fable的名词复数 )；神话，传说

参考例句：

• Some of Aesop's Fables are satires. 《伊索寓言》中有一些是讽刺作品。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Little Mexican boys also breathe the American fables. 墨西哥族的小孩子对美国神话也都耳濡目染。 来自辞典例句

4 sketch   

n.草图；梗概；素描；v.素描；概述

参考例句：

• My sister often goes into the country to sketch. 我姐姐常到乡间去写生。
• I will send you a slight sketch of the house.我将给你寄去房屋的草图。

5 sketched   

v.草拟（sketch的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• The historical article sketched the major events of the decade. 这篇有关历史的文章概述了这十年中的重大事件。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He sketched the situation in a few vivid words. 他用几句生动的语言简述了局势。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 athletic   

adj.擅长运动的，强健的；活跃的，体格健壮的

参考例句：

• This area has been marked off for athletic practice.这块地方被划出来供体育训练之用。
• He is an athletic star.他是一个运动明星。

7 publicity   

n.众所周知，闻名；宣传，广告

参考例句：

• The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。
• He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事，只当它是一种宣传手法。