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Lesson 4单词词义例句arguable[?ɑ:gju?bl]可争辩的It is?arguable?that giving too much detail[?di:te?l] may actually[??kt?u?li]beconfusing[k?n?fju:z??]. 过分详细反而使人糊涂的说法是有道理的。atrocity(attrocity)[?tr?s?t?]暴行These people are guilty of acts of great?atrocity.这些人犯有令人发指的暴行。blameless[?ble?ml?s]无可指责的，无过错的But in this matter I hold[h??ld] him to be?blameless.但是在这个问题上，我认为他是无可指责的。Californian[?k?li?f?:nj?n]加利福尼亚人Jack London,?Californian,（同位语朗读要轻快，一带而过） has even more energy [en?d??] and rather less sophistication[s??f?st??ke??n]老练，精明. 杰克?伦敦、加利福尼亚的精力更加充沛，但不通达人情世故。culpable[?k?lp?bl]应受谴责的，应受处罚的；有罪的Their decision[d?s??n] to do nothing makes them?culpable.他们不采取任何行动的决定使他们难辞其咎。euthanasia[?ju:θ??ne?zi?]安乐死They canvassed[?k?nv?st] the pros[pr??z] and cons[k?nz]of?euthanasia.他们彻底讨论有关安乐死的正反两方面的意见。forbidding[f??b?d??]禁止的A severe [s?v??(r)],?forbidding?man whom all feared and respected祖父是全家所崇拜、敬畏的人，常常带着凛然不可侵犯的神气。.gruesome[?gru:s?m]可怕的，可憎的The?gruesome?German game is up. 那个可怕的德国花招被揭穿了。intrude[?ntru:d]强加，侵入Im sorry to?intrude, but I need to talk to someone.对不起打扰了，不过我得找人有话要说。involuntarily[?nv?l?nt?ril?]非自愿的She gave a mean chuckle, but?involuntarily?lowered[la??d] her voice slightly. 她恶意的笑了，可是不由她自己似的把声音稍放低了些。languishing[l??gw????]渐渐变弱的All the flowers are?languishing?from lack [l?k] of water. 所有的花都因缺水而枯萎。legalize[li:ɡ?la?z]合法化Some people want to?legalize?the possession [p?ze?n] of cannabis [k?n?b?s]. 有些人想将私有大麻合法化。living-will[?livi?wil]活遗嘱（要求个人在日后伤病严重且无望康复时采用或不采用医疗手段延续生命的书面声明）libertarian[?l?b??te?ri?n]自由意志论者To the?libertarian?and the hard-determinist [d?t?:m?n?st], such a distinction is unintelligible[??n?n?tel?d??bl]. 对意志自由论者和刚性决定论者来说，这样的区别是难以理解的。macabre[m?kɑ:br?]可怕的，恐怖的He takes a?macabre?interest in graveyards. 他那么留意墓地，令人毛骨悚然。mercy-killing[?m?:si ?k?l??]安乐死Whether?mercy?killing?is justifiable [?d??st?fa??bl]（or not） is still an open question. 安乐死是否正当仍然是一个有争论的问题。monstrosity[m?nstr?s?t?]怪事，怪物Her flower arrangement was a?monstrosity.她插的花真是难看死了。oath[??θ]誓言，誓约They swore an?oath?to carry out their duties faithfully.他们宣