现代大学英语精读6lesson8para.29-42.doc

Para.29---42 1 .vague 英[ve?ɡ]　?美[ve?ɡ]adj.不明确的；模糊的；茫然的；犹豫不决的 用作形容词 (adj.) 1At the back of his mind was the?vague?idea that he had met her before.他隐隐约约地觉得以前曾经见过她。 She is so?vague?that I can never understand what she is trying to say.她说话含含糊糊，我怎么也听不明白她想说些什么。 2. resemblance 英[r?zembl?ns]　?美[r?zembl?ns]　 n.(名词) [C][U]相似,形似?likeness or similarity Eg:用作名词 (n.) 1. Mary bears a striking?resemblance?to her sister.玛丽和她的姐妹极其相像。 2. There was a distant?resemblance?between them.他俩有隐约相似的地方。 3. tragic 英[tr?d??k]　?美[tr?d??k]adj.(形容词) 悲剧的?of or related to tragedy 悲惨的?very sad,unfortunate,etc. 例句:用作形容词 (adj.) 1.This delay was to have?tragic?results.这样的延误即将导致悲剧的结局。 2.I dont like the?tragic?ending of the film.我不喜欢电影悲剧的结尾。 4. serene 英[s?ri?n]　?美[s?ri?n]　 adj.(形容词) 宁静的;安详的?peaceful;calm adj.尊贵的 用作形容词 (adj.) His?serene?smile calmed all of us down.他脸上安详的微笑使我们都冷静下来。 The story took place in a?serene?summer night.故事发生在一个宁静的夏夜。 5. mule 英[mju?l]　?美[mju?l]　 n.(名词) [C]骡；骡子?animal that is the offspring of a donkey and a horse,used for carrying loads and noted for its stubbornness [C]拖鞋?slipper that is open around the heel 用作名词 (n.) A?mule?is a cross between a horse and an ass.骡是马和驴交配而生的杂种。 Dont be a young?mule.年纪轻轻,别那么固执。 6. machinery 英[m??i?n?ri]　?美[m??i?n?ri]　 n.(名词) [U](总称)机器?machines in general [U]体系,机构?a system or process by which a result is obtained or a job is performed 用作名词 (n.) We use tractors to pull farm?machinery.我们使用拖拉机牵引农业机械。 There was a ceaseless noise of?machinery.机器不停地发出噪音。 7. cuss 英[k?s]　?美[k?s]　 n.诅咒；坏话；家伙 v.乱骂；咒 用作名词 (n.) I dont give a tinkers?cuss?for what he thinks.我对于他的想法毫不介意。 His ideas are not worth a tinkers?cuss; they are all borrowed from others.他的见解毫无价值，都是从别人那里抄来的。 8. buggy 英[b?ɡi]　?美[b?ɡi]　 j.多虫的 n.轻型马车；婴儿车 用作名词 (n.) Amasai spent all the morning washing the?buggy.阿马萨花了整整一上午刷洗那辆轻便马车。 We drove in a?buggy?past the Dorset house.我们驾了一辆轻型小马车经过道塞特家的住宅。 9. bay 英[be?]　?美[be?]　 n.海湾；月桂树；隔间；犬吠；【计】机架，底板 vi.嗥叫；哀号 adj.红棕色 用作名词 (n.) Sunlight shimmers on the waters o