Lesson 91
balloon
气球
A pilot noticed a balloon
一个飞行员发现了一只气球，
which seemed to be making for a Royal Air Force Station nearby.
它像是正飞往附近煌一个皇家空军基地。
The hot-air balloon soon rose to the sky.
热气球很快升到了空中。
The nursery was decorated with colorful balloons.
育婴室装饰着五颜六色的气球。
royal
皇家
The royal family of Britain has been haunted by scandals recently.
英国王室近来一直被丑闻所困扰。
The Royal Academy is regarded as the sanctuary by artists.
英国皇家艺术学会被艺术家视为圣殿。
spy
侦察
He said that someone might be spying on the station
他说可能有人正对基地进行侦察，
and the pilot was ordered to keep track of the strange object.
因此命令那个飞行员跟踪那个奇怪的飞行物。
Journalists sometimes spy into the affairs of the celebrities.
新闻记者有时候刺探名人的私生活。
track
轨迹
He wondered who left the tracks in the snow.
他纳闷是谁在雪地上留下了足迹。
The pilot lost track of the strange flying object.
那个飞行员失去了奇怪飞行物的踪迹。
binoculars
望远镜
He could make out three men in a basket under it
他看清了气球下面有3个人
and one of them was holding a pair of binoculars.
呆在一只筐里，其中一个举着望远镜。
She always watches the passers-by with a pair of binoculars.
她总是用望远镜观察过路人。
The binoculars are made in China.
望远镜是中国制造。
Lesson 92
Lesson 92
fast
熟
I tried to wake up my wife by ringing the doorbell,
我按响了门铃，试图唤醒我的妻子，
but she was fast asleep.
但她睡得很熟。
The baby went fast asleep with his mother's caresses.
在母亲的爱抚下，婴儿很快就睡熟了。
He is fast asleep,and nothing can wake him up.
他睡得很熟，什么也惊不醒他。
ladder
梯子
I got a ladder from the shed in the garden,
我从花园的小棚里搬来了一个梯子，
put it against the wall,and began climbing towards the bedroom window.
把它靠在墙边，开始向卧室的窗口爬去。
I asked Mary to hold the ladder for me.
我让玛丽帮我扶住梯子。
He fell off the rope ladder and was hurt badly.
他从绳梯上掉下来，受了重伤。
shed
棚子
He spent a whole day building a shed in the garden.
他花了一整天的时间在花园里修了个小棚。
The beggar sheltered himself from the rain in a shed.
这个乞丐在小棚里躲雨。
sarcastic
讽刺的
I was almost there when a sarcastic voice below said,
快要爬到窗口时，下面一个人用讽刺的口吻说：
'I don't think the windows need cleaning at this time of the night'
“我看不必在夜里这个时候擦窗子吧。”
I dislike the sarcastic tone of his speech.
我不喜欢他说话时嘲讽的腔调。
The new film was attacked by sarcastic comments.
这部电影遭到了嘲讽。
tone
语气
'So do I,'answered the policeman in the same tone.
“我也是的，”警察用同样的声调回答。
She was moved by the friendly tone of the letter.
她被这封信的友好语气打动了。
The tone fo apology indicated her sincerity.
她道歉的口气表明了她的诚心。
Lesson 93
Lesson 93
noble
高尚的
a noble gift
崇高的礼物
He is a man of noble mind.
他是一个思想高尚的人。
She has noble sentiments.
她具有高尚的情操。
monument
纪念碑
One of the most famous monuments in the world,the Statue of Liberty,
世界上最著名的纪念碑
was presented to the United States of America
之一的自由女神雕像是在
in the nineteenth century by the people fo France.
19世纪时由法国人民赠送给美国的。
The Monument to the People's Heroes was built in 1959.
人民英雄纪念碑建于1959年。
They erected a monument to Liu Hulan.
他们为刘胡兰建造了一座纪念碑。
statue
雕像
By 1884,a statue which was 151 feet tall had been erected in Paris.
到1884年，一座高达151英尺的雕像在巴黎竖立起来了。
The Statue of Liberty is also called Liberty Enlightening the World.
自由女神又称“自由照耀世界”。
A statue to the mayor was raised in the center of the city.
市中心立起了一座市长的塑像。
liberty
自由
Ever since then,
从那时起，
the great monument has been a symbol of liberty for the millions of people
这座伟大的纪念碑对通过纽约港进入美国定居
who have passed through New York Harbor to make their homes in America.
的成千上万人来说就一直是自由的象征。
Young people have a lot more liberty now than they used to.
如今年轻人比以前自由多了。
Women gained political liberty after the Women's Liberation Movement.
女性在妇女解放运动后获得了政治上的自由。
present
赠送
By the end of October 1886,
到1886年10月底，
the statue had been put together again
这座雕像被重新组装起来，
and it was officially presented to the American people by Bartholdi.
由巴索尔地正式赠送给美国人民。
He presented a bunch of flowers to the honored guest.
他向尊敬的客人献上一束花。
She presented me a best-seller as my birthday gift.
她送给我一本畅销书作为生日礼物。
sculptor
雕刻家
The great statue,which was designed by the sculptor Auguste Bartholdi,
这座由雕刻家奥古斯特。
took ten years to complete.
巴索尔地设计的巨大雕像是用10年时间雕刻成的。
Many of the works of the sculptor were on display this time.
这次展出了这位雕刻家的许多作品。
He can make a good sculptor.
他能成为一名优秀的雕刻家。
actual
实际的
The actual figure was made of copper supported by a metal framework
这座雕像的主体是用铜制成的，
which had been especially constructed by Eiffel.
由艾菲尔特制的金属框架支撑着。
Can you give me the actual figures?
你能给我真实的数据吗？
copper
铜
The policemen are also called cops
警察的另一个名称
because of the copper buttons on their uniforms.
源自于他们制服上的铜纽扣。
The archeologists found some ancient copper coins in the tomb.
考古学家在坟墓中发现了一些古代的铜币。
support
支持
It is our duty to support just wars.
我们有责任和义务支持正义的战争。
The majority supported his proposal.
大多数人支持他的提议。
framework
构架
In modern times most ships have a metal framework.
在现代大多数船只都是金属框架。
The framework of the house is quite modern.
这栋房子的构架很摩登。
transport
运送
Before it could be transported to the United States,
在雕像被运往美国之前，
a site had to be found for it and a pedestal to be buit.
必须为它选好一块场地，同时必须建造一个基地。
The finished products were transported to the warehouse.
成品被运到仓库。
The goods transported to Canada were destroyed in the storm.
运往加拿大的货物在风暴中被毁。
site
场地
It is dangerous to stand near the construction site.
站在工地附近很危险。
The city fo Tangshan was rebuilt on the site of the old city.
唐山市是在旧城城址上重建的。
pedestal
底座
The statue fell off from the pedestal.
雕像从度座上掉下来。
On the mantelplace was a bust of Keats on a pedestal.
壁炉台上有一尊放在垫座上的济慈胸像。
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