Lesson 85
inform
告诉
I have just received a letter from my old school,
我刚刚收到母校的一封信，
informing me that my former headmaster,
通知我说以前的校长
Mr.Stuart Page,will be retiring nest week.
斯图亚特。佩奇先生下星期就要退休了。
He informed me that he would be on a business trip the next week.
他告诉我他下个星期出差。
I will keep you informed of the latest development.
我将让你不断地了解最新发展。
headmaster
校长
He was a respectable headmaster.
他是一个受人尊敬的校长。
Our old headmaster died of stroke.
我们的老校长死于中风。
contribute
捐助
All those who have contributed towards the gift
所有凑钱买此礼品的人
will sign their names in a large album
都将把自己的名字签在一本大签名簿上，
which will be sent to the headmaster's home.
签名簿将被送到校长家里。
He contributed 5 million dollars to the charity.
他给慈善事业捐助了500万美元。
I countributed 100 dollars towards the relief fund.
我为救济基金捐了100美元。
gift
礼物
The university received a gift of 2 million dollars from the company.
这所大学收到公司捐来的200万美元。
You can get a free gift from the store.
你可以得到商店送出的小赠品。
album
签名簿
This is a family album.
这是家庭像册。
The school sent every one of us an album when we graduated.
学校在我们毕业时送给我们每人一本签名簿。
patience
耐心
We shall all remember Mr.Page for his poatience and understanding
我们不会忘记佩奇先生对我们既有耐心又充满理解，
and for the kindly encouragement he gave us
也不会忘记我们不愿去上学时
when we went so unwillingly to school.
他给予我们的亲切鼓励。
The nurse has endless patience with the patients.
护士对病人非常有耐心。
I am a person of little patience.
我是个没有耐心的人。
encouragement
鼓励
Without her support and encouragement,
没有她的支持和鼓励，
I could not graduate from the university.
我不可能大学毕业。
Her encouragement is an important factor of my success.
他的鼓励是我成功的一个重要因素。
farewell
告别
A great many former pupils will be attending a farewell dinner in his honour next Thursday.
很多老同学都准备参加下星期四为他举行的告别宴会。
He bade the hostess farewell.
他向女主人告辞。
She took her farewell of her friends.
她同朋友告别。
honour
敬意
We showed honour to our guests.
我们向客人表示敬意。
They gave a banquet in honour of the visiting mayor.
他们设宴招待来访的市长。
coincidence
巧合
It is a curious coincidence that the day before his retirement,
佩奇先生退休的前一天
Mr.Page will have been teaching for a total of forty years.
正好是他执教满40年的日子，这真是巧合。
It was no coincidence that they both resigned on the same day.
他们俩在同一天辞职不是巧合。
By coincidence,they met again after losing contact for twenty years.
由于巧合，他们在失去联系20年后又相遇了。
total
总数
The jobless total reached 1,000,000 this year.
今年失业总人数达到1，000，000。
The export volume reached a total of 20 million dollars.
出口总额达到2000万美元。
devote
致力于
After he has retired,he will devote himself to gardening.
他退休后，将致力于园艺。
He devoted his life to peace cause.
他一生致力于和平事业。
She devoted herself to community service.
她致力于服务社区。
gardening
园艺
He has a keen interest in gardening.
他对园艺非常感兴趣。
hobby
爱好
For him,this will be an entirely new hobby.
对他来说，这是一种全新的爱好。
As a workaholic,he has no time to pursue his hobbies.
他是个工作狂，没有时间从事业余爱好。
He has an expensive hobby-photograghy.
他的爱好是摄影，很昂贵。
Lesson 86
Lesson 86
swing
转向
As the man tried to swing the speedboat round,
当那人试图让快艇转弯时
the steering wheel came away in his hands.
方向盘脱手了。
He swang the car into a one-way street.
他转弯把车驶入单行道。
He suddenly swang the pistol towards the intruder.
他突然把手枪转向侵入者。
speedboat
快艇
They travelled on the lake by speedboat.
他们乘快艇在湖上游荡。
The engine broke and the speedboat stopped all of a sudden.
引擎坏了，快艇突然停下来。
desperately
绝望地
He waved desperately to his companion,
他绝望地向他的伙伴挥手，
who had been water skiing for the last fifteen minutes.
他的伙伴在过去的15分钟里一直在滑水。
He desperately saw her disappear into the crowd.
他绝望地看着她消失在人群中。
Survivors despoerately his in the cave.
幸存者绝望地躲在山洞里。
companion
同伙，伙伴
His travelling companion is a queer person.
他的旅伴是个古怪的人。
He is not much of a companion for his teammates.
他同小组的成员不太合得来。
water ski
滑水
Many people come to the summer resort to water ski.
很多人来避暑胜地滑水。
Water skiing is an exciting sport.
滑水是一项很刺激的运动。
buoy
浮标
The speedboat had struck a buoy,
快艇撞上了一个浮标，
but it continued to move very quickly across the water.
但它仍在水面上快速行驶着。
The lake was divided into three areas by the buoys.
湖面浮标分为三个区域。
In the dark he did not notice the bulys.
黑暗中他没有注意到浮标。
dismay
沮丧
Both men had just begun to swim towards the shore,
两个人刚开始向岸边游去，
when they noticed with dismay that the speedboat was moving in a circle.
就惊愕地发现快艇正在转着圈行驶。
He watched the burning house with dismay.
他绝望地看着火车的房子。
She never faces a difficult task with dismay.
面对困难的任务她从不气馁。
tremendous
巨大的
It now came straigh towards them at tremendous speed.
它现在正以惊人的速度直冲他们驶来。
They made tremendous efforts to reform the old economic system.
他们作出巨大的努力来改变革旧的经济体制。
He bribed a judge with a tremendous amount of money.
他用一笔巨款来贿赂法官。
petrol
汽油
The petrol had nearly all been used up.
汽油几乎已经用光了。
We ran out of petrol.
我们的汽油用完了。
The nearest petrol station is five miles away.
最近的加油站在五英里以外。
drift
漂动
Before long,the noise dropped completely
没过多久，噪音便彻底消失，
and the boat began to drift gently across the water.
快艇开始在水面上慢悠悠地漂流。
Flowers drifted down-stream.
花顺流漂去。
They let the boat drift on the river.
他们让小船在河上漂流。
gently
缓慢地
The breeze caressed my face gently.
微风轻拂我的面庞。
He touched the keys gently.
他轻轻地触动琴键。
Lesson 87
Lesson 87
alibi
不在犯罪现场
a perfect alibi
极好的不在犯罪现场的证据
The suspect established an alibi.
嫌疑犯提出了不在现场的证据很可信。
His alibi is credible.
他提出的不在现场的证据很可信。
commit
犯
At the time the murder was committed,
在凶杀发生的时候，
I was travelling on the 8 O'clock train to London.
我正坐在8点钟开往伦敦的火车上。
Many young people committed suicide.
许多年轻人自杀。
She committed a silly mistake.
她犯了一个愚蠢的错误。
inspector
探长
'Do you always catch such an early train?'asked the inspector.
“您总是赶这样早的火车吗？”探长问。
The inspector was in plain clothes.
探长穿着便衣。
The inspector was very capable.
探长是个很能干的人。
employer
雇主
My employer will confirm that I was there on time.
我的雇主会证明我是按时到了那儿的。
His employer was very bossy.
他的老板很专横。
The employer was very strict with his employees.
雇主对他的员工很严格。
confirm
确认
The news was confirmed later.
消息稍后得到了证实。
She confirmed her reservation.
她确认预订。
suggest
提醒
'I suggest,'said the inspector,'that you are not telling the truth.
“我提醒您”探长说。“您讲的不是实话，
I suggest that you did not catch the 8 O'clock train,
您乘的不是8点钟的火车
but that you caught the 8.25
而是8点25分的，
which would still get you to work on time.'
这次车同样能使您按时上班。”
He suggested that the appointment was due.
他提醒说约会的时间到了。
I am not suggesting that it is your fault.
我并不说那是你的错。
truth
真相
I want to know the truth.
我想知道真相。
The truth was covered.
真相被隐藏。
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