【達人】新概念英語單詞:Lesson 11 How to grow old 如何安度晚年
Lesson 11 How to grow old 如何安度晚年
oppress [??pres] v. 憂郁，壓抑
【派】oppression 壓迫，苦惱
【擴】smolder 郁積
【例】A good ruler will not oppress the poor.
好的統(tǒng)治者不會壓迫貧民。
justification [?d??stifi?kei??n] n. 正當理由
【擴】warrant 正當理由
【例】You can't even give me a justification.
你甚至都不能給我一個正當?shù)睦碛伞?
justifiably [?d??stifai?bli] adv. 無可非議地
【例】"Hub? Break a sale?", you might justifiably ask.
“呃，銷售失敗？”，你有理由這么問。
abject [??bd?ekt] adj. 可憐的
【派】abjective 墮落的
【擴】lamentable 可悲的 pathetic 可憐的
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A: James lives in abject misery these years.
B: He deserves it.
A：詹姆斯這幾年過著極悲慘的生活。
B：他這是罪有應得。
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ignoble [iɡ?n?ub?l] adj. 不體面的，可恥的
【派】ignobly 卑賤地，下流地
【擴】unseemly 不體面的 inglorious 不體面的
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A: To betray a friend is ignoble.
B: But I had no choice at that time.
A：出賣朋友是可恥的。
B：但是當時我別無選擇啊。
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impersonal [im?p??s?n?l] adj. 超脫個人感情影響的，客觀的
【例】Don't be so cold and impersonal.
不要那么冷漠，那么不講人情。
ego [?i?ɡ?u] n. 自我
【擴】egotism 自大，自負 self-importance 自負，自大
recede [ri?si?d] v. 退去
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A: I could not recede even though I didn't get everything prepared.
B: You will succeed, because you are a warrior.
A：雖然我并沒有做好一切準備，但是我不能打退堂鼓。
B：你會成功的，因為你是一個勇士。
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increasingly [in?kri?si?li] adv. 日益，不斷
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A: He's become increasingly withdrawn since his wife's death.
B: The past is gone. And he should cast away moan.
A：他從妻子死后越來越孤僻了。
B：逝者已逝，希望他能節(jié)哀。
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passionate [?p???nit] adj. 充滿激情的，激昂的
【派】passionately 熱情地
【擴】fevered 激動的
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A: He is passionate with playing golf.
B: He can play very well!
A：他對打高爾夫很熱衷。
B：他打得也的確不錯。
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painlessly [?peinlisli] adv. 毫無痛苦地，不費力地
【例】Each baby needs enough anesthesia toget through the surgery painlessly.
麻藥量足才能確保每個嬰兒手術中沒有痛苦。
vitality [vai?t?liti] n. 精力
【擴】energy 精力 vigor 精力
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A: My job needs a lot of time and vitality.
B: Then you should take more care of yourself.
A：我的工作需要投入大量的時間和精力。
B：那你就更應該好好照顧自己了。
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weary [?wi?ri] adj. 疲憊的
【派】weariness 厭倦，厭煩
【擴】tired 疲憊的
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A: I'm so weary after the long trip.
B: You can have a good rest tonight and then we will begin our sightseeing.
A：這么長時間的旅程讓我很是疲憊。
B：你今天晚上可以好好休息一下，明天我們就要開始觀光了。
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