Lesson14要点.doc

Lesson 14 The Musicians 1、shred 1.?切碎;撕碎?? They may be?shredding documents... 他们可能是在粉碎文件。 2.?(撕或切成的)细条，碎片?? Cut the cabbage into fine long?shreds. 将卷心菜切成又细又长的丝。 3.极少量;些许;一丁点儿? He said there was not a?shred?of evidence to support such remarks... 他说没有丝毫证据证明这样的说法。 He was left without a?shred?of self-esteem. 他的自尊荡然无存。 4.把…批得体无完肤? 2、embody 1.?表现，体现，代表（思想或品质）? Jack Kennedy embodied all the hopes of the 1960s... 杰克·肯尼迪代表了20世纪60年代的全部希望。 For twenty-nine years, Checkpoint Charlie embodied the Cold War... 29年来，查理检查站一直是冷战的象征。 That stability was embodied in the Gandhi family. 甘地家族体现了那种坚定的品质。 2.?包含;包括? The proposal has been embodied in a draft resolution... 那项提案包含在决议草案中。 3、cricket 1.板球(运动)? During the summer term we would play?cricket?at the village ground. 在夏季学期，我们会在村里的空地上打板球。 2.不公正;不光明正大;不光彩? Their treatment of staff is definitely not?cricket. 他们对待员工的方式绝对不公正。 3.蟋蟀;蛐蛐? 4、multitude 1.?许多;大量;大批;大群? Addiction to drugs can bring a?multitude?of other problems. 毒瘾会带来许多其他问题。 If you say that something covers or hides?a multitude of sins, you mean that it hides something unattractive or does not reveal the true nature of something.种种错误(或问题);真相 Strong, centralized government is a term that can cover a?multitude?of sins. 强大的中央集权政府”是一个能掩饰种种问题的措词。 2.?一大群人;人群? ...surrounded by a noisy?multitude. 被喧闹的人群围着 3.民众；大众；群众? The hideous truth was hidden from the?multitude... 向大众隐瞒了骇人听闻的真相。 5、plainsong n.单声圣歌（一种不分小节无伴奏的宗教歌） 6、substance 1.物质;物品;东西? Theres absolutely no regulation of cigarettes to make sure that they dont include poisonous?substances... 根本没有法规来确保香烟不含有毒物质。 2.?重要性;重大意义? Its questionable whether anything of?substance?has been achieved... 是否已经取得了任何实质性进展还是个问题。 Syria will attend only if the negotiations deal with issues of?substance. 只有在谈判涉及重大问题时叙利亚才会参加。 3.?主旨;要点;实质;基本内容 The?substance?of his discussions doesnt really matter. 他讨论的要点实际上根本不重要。 4.事实基础;根据? There is no?substance?in any of these allegations. 这些指控都毫无根据。 5.?财力雄厚的;有权有势的；有影响力的? ...mature men of?substance. 有钱有势的成