刘毅词汇 10000 第六部分

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vocabulary 10000 第六部分

Lesson 16

He that never was acquainted with adversity has seen the world but on one side.

My new shoes have made blisters¹ on my heels.

The clatter² of metal plates was heard from the kitchen.

Most of telephone dials use digital numbers.

He cannot work today; he got a gash³ in his hand while axing.

Even militarily weak and small nations have defied UN decisions with impunity⁴.

Plants grow much faster and stronger when they are given manure⁵.

Glass is not porous⁶, it doesn’t allow liquid to pass through.

There are a lot of shacks⁷ in the run-down part of the town near the railroad.

The average life span of people has increased considerably⁸ since the 19^th century.

The strong winds twitched⁹ the paper out of her hand.

The French battleships were placed within the power of Nazi¹⁰ Germany in accordance with armistice¹¹ terms.

It would be a breach¹² of duty for the guard to leave before his replacement¹³ comes.

To help a new student get oriented furthers the comity¹⁴ of the school.

Some prisoners in the dungeon¹⁵ will be released tomorrow.

He is a gregarious¹⁶ man; he enjoys the companionship of a large number of friends.

The explorers incurred¹⁷ great dangers when they tried to cross the rapids.

She has a small mole¹⁸ on the left side of her nose.

The mole digs holes and passes underground and makes its home in them.

He has applied¹⁹ for a patent on his latest invention.

This coffee is very hot. Do not drink it quickly, but sip²⁰ it.

Sulfur²¹ is found abundantly in volcanic²² regions.

This year’s upsurge in rice production is due to the new method of cultivation²³.

Grandfather was an austere²⁴ man; he used to be silent and very strict to us/

When I was in hospital, she called on me with a bouquet²⁵ of roses in her hand.

In the Pacific Ocean there are many coral atolls that are ring like islands.

A group of schoolmasters are holding a forum²⁶ on new ways of teaching history.

On rainy days the students play games in the gym.

“Not like that” he interjected while explaining how to take the machine into pieces.

Some mushrooms are good to eat, some, such as toadstools, are poisonous.

They escaped from the wrecked²⁷ ship on a raft.

The children looked like Negroes, their faces were smeared²⁸ with soot²⁹.

One end of a pencil is tapered³⁰ off to a point.

I have read this French play via English translation.

Newspapers are often called barometers³¹ of public opinion.

He complied with the doctor’s order that should take a rest at home.

A coxcomb³² spends too much money and time on his clothes and appearance.

In summer the house next door is hidden luxuriant foliage³³.

She made her plan for her annual summer hegira³⁴ to the Miami Beach.

The hunters traced the footmarks of a tiger and at last they found him in his lair³⁵.

The child had a terrible nightmare and awoke crying.

This reservoir is large enough to supply water to the entire city.

He bought some sod to put in the bare spots of his lawn yard.

Rake up the trashes in the yard and burn it. We will have some guests tonight.

The furniture will stay in the warehouse³⁶ until they pay the storage cost.

She volcano belched³⁷ a staggering mount of fire, smoke, and ashes.

It’s such a chore to do the shopping every day.

When she was asked a sudden question, her face turned crimson³⁸ in embarrassment³⁹.

The fugitive⁴⁰ had already packed and bought his ticket.

Two women were quarrelling on the street, surrounded by a horde⁴¹ of people.

Usually a linguist⁴² is skilled in a number of languages besides his won.

The price of the petroleum⁴³ has been raised too high during the last few years.

Mary rumpled⁴⁴ her dress by sitting on the floor.

A person sneezes when he has a cold.

She twined her arms around his neck and kissed him.

When we got inside the factory, we couldn’t hear the guide explain because of the whirring of the motors.

Lesson 17

An alloy⁴⁵ is often harder, lighter⁴⁶, and stronger than the pure metals of which it is composed.

The streets were not lighted at night during the blackout.

Who is supposed to cater⁴⁷ for your daughter’s wedding next week?

He is cramming⁴⁸ facts and dates for his history examination tomorrow.

He crammed⁴⁹ as many candy bars into his pockets as they would hold.

If you paid $200 for the watch, you were fleeced. I saw it in a department store for $70/

The jungle is the natural habitat of wild animals and plants.

I lost my key to the door, and I went to the locksmith to get a new one.

He panted excitedly giving us the news as he had just heard it.

Don’t use that old cart, it’s rickety.

He has been stigmatized⁵⁰ as a coward and liar⁵².

Having been in the desert without water for two days, his thirst was unquenchable.

The astronauts of the United States are returning to the earth from the moon.

One age bequeaths its knowledge to the next.

In the United States there is a census⁵³ every ten years.

Everyone of the city was asked to join the crusade for better housing.

The stream was so deep that we could not ford⁵⁴ it.

The dog hovers⁵⁵ around the kitchen door every mealtime.

They were all dressed up to attend the masquerade.

He got a free ticket to the play by masquerading as a friend of the actors.

The phoenix⁵⁶ is believed to live for 500 years and then burn itself and be born again from the ashes.

Some people prefer the dark bread made from rye to the white bread made from wheat.

In the film he jumps off a running car and performs other dangerous stunts⁵⁷.

The most exciting game in hockey, was Harvard versus⁵⁸ Yale.

Above all the artillery⁵⁹ was the deciding factor in the battle.

In the early days of the West many states paid a bounty⁶⁰ for captured criminals.

When he got a shot against typhus, the child clenched⁶¹ his teeth in pain.

I saw a burglar, with a dirk in his hand, getting into the room where she was sleeping.

The murderer entreated⁶² the judge for mercy, but was sentenced to the gallows⁶³.

My steak, though delicious, was mostly fat and bones. Most of it was inedible⁶⁴.

The morale⁶⁵ of the football team was very low after its defeat.

We are more prone⁶⁶ to make mistakes when we are tired.

We fell prone on the ground and drank water from the spring.

The robbers grasped the peril⁶⁷ of their position and scuttled⁶⁸ away.

The carpet was fastened to the floor with tacks⁶⁹.

After his parents’ death, the court made him a ward⁵¹ of his aunt.

The terrible avalanche⁷⁰ buried the whole village, and very Jew people survived it.

I was so in a hurry that I left my briefcase⁷¹ at home.

The apartment is not commodious⁷² enough for his family to live in.

The bourbon dynasty ruled France for more than two hundred years.

After he got out of the bar, he suddenly began to yell drunken gibberish on the sidewalk.

I invoked⁷³ his forgiveness many times, but failed to move him.

There are myriad⁷⁴ of stars in the sky at night, we cannot count them.

Thousands of men and women are working in the quarry⁷⁵ to get stones for use in building the castle.

Poverty and disease are common in the slums.

He tinkled⁷⁶ his coins together in his pocket.

The swimmer caught in the whirlpool struggled to keep from drowning.

We ended our blockade of the enemy’s port when peace was established.

The fox likes to live in a burrow⁷⁷; it’s warm in winter and cool in summer.

Destruction and suffering are corollaries of war.

Many flattering relatives fawned⁷⁸ on the rich old man.

He groped for the light switch in the dark basement.

He turned the latch⁷⁹ of the door and opened it so gently.

The soldiers were filled with nostalgia⁸⁰ by hearing my old favorite song.

The notes of the hunting horn resounded⁸¹ through the forest.

The fireman splintered the locked door with an ax to save the boy in the room.

No one in the place survived the crash; it crashed down into splinters.

A truce⁸² was declared at Christmas between the two armies.

There is not a single grammar book on the vernacular⁸³ of this African tribe.

Lesson 18

The use of anesthetics is less than a hundred years old.

The fire on the hill was a beacon⁸⁴ to the villagers that the enemy was coming.

The coroner concluded that the death of the old woman was accidental.

They decided⁸⁵ to settle their quarrel by a duel⁸⁶.

Peach trees can be grafted⁸⁷ on plum trees.

“First come, first served” is an impersonal⁸⁸ remark.

A large iceberg⁸⁹ loomed⁹⁰ through the thick, gray fog.

As the speaker made a funny joke, peals⁹¹ of laughter rang through the auditorium⁹². The missing cattle are discovered in the annual roundup.

The cowboy worked all night to gather the cattle that had straggled behind the rest of the herd⁹³.

He was suspected of having ulterior motives⁹⁴ for making his generous offer, but in fact his offer was from the bottom of his heart.

The old Chippendale chair was sold at a good price at the auction⁹⁵.

The old man is famous for super calligraphy⁹⁶.

Jean felt unable to cope with driving in heavy traffic after her accident.

Please get some cucumbers in the vegetable section; I’ll make pickles⁹⁷.

Her grandfather is 90 years old, and every mealtime she has to prepare gruel⁹⁸ for him by boiling oatmeal in water.

She hustled⁹⁹ off her children to school and started working.

Every year the army and the navy hold maneuvers¹⁰⁰ for practice.

She maneuvered¹⁰¹ her car into a narrow parking space with ease.

He was in a terrible plight¹⁰², trapped at the back of the cave.

I came to the meeting to scoff¹⁰³, but the speaker persuaded me.

She was stunned¹⁰⁴ by the news of her mother’s death.

A vulture usually lives on the flesh of dead animals.

After his store burned, the storekeeper became a bankrupt.

It suddenly began to shower, and we took refuge in the cavern¹⁰⁵.

Chrysanthemum¹⁰⁶ usually blooms in fall and shows great varieties in the size and color of its flower.

The inhabitants of the port are occupied mainly with fishery.

In a gust¹⁰⁷ of uncontrollable anger he broke the picture in pieces.

She tried to ingratiate herself with the teacher by offering some precious gifts.

The reason why we lost the war was not just because of a shortage of munitions¹⁰⁸.

The wretched slaves prostrated¹⁰⁹ themselves before their master.

The campfire smoldered¹¹⁰ for several hours after the blaze died down.

The hail beat a loud tatoo on the windowpane.

In a democratic system it is the people that wield¹¹¹ the power.

In his letter he alluded¹¹² me to a matter which I had completely forgotten.

A chisel¹¹³ and a hammer are indispensable tools for a sculptor¹¹⁴.

Mal crickets make a chirping¹¹⁵ noise by rubbing their front wings together.

As we stepped into the bush, birds flitted from tree to tree.

It was rather high-handed to punish the child for the accident.

The child lagged behind others because he was very tired.

You naughty boy! I told you not to play on the road.

We used to hear the rattle¹¹⁶ of the milk bottles in the early morning.

Soot is caused by incomplete burning and makes smoke dark.

The Ohio River is one of the tributaries¹¹⁷ of the Mississippi River.

The workmen mended the road, but a heavy storm undid¹¹⁸ their work.

The children began to undo¹¹⁹ the string round the parcel to see what was in it.

The rider belabored¹²⁰ his tired horse with a stick.

After dinner they walked around the circumference¹²¹ of the lake.

In case of failure of direct descendants, the throne devolves upon the nearest prince.

Don’t fret¹²² too much, everything will be all right.

The wild geese honked¹²³ high in the autumn sky.

The government decided to levy¹²⁴ a tax on tobacco, it had been free from tax.

The new rule overrides¹²⁵ all the previous ones.

The scattered¹²⁶ soldiers were rallied in the vale for the next attack.

Many people sprawled¹²⁷ on the beach in their bathing suits.

The old man trudged¹²⁸ through the deep snow back towards home.