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二、“熟词生义”集锦 1.There’s a rumour abroad that Paul killed his good friend Peter.谣言盛传保罗杀死了他的好友彼得。 2.In the absence of evidence, the police had to let him go.由于缺乏证据，警方不得不将他释放。 3.As the state’s spokesman and figurehead, he has special access to the press, radio, and TV, which he fully uses to accomplish his aims.作为一个州的发言人和象征，他和报纸、无线电台和电视台都有广泛的接触，并尽力利用这些接触来达到他自己的目标。 4.Does the American defense accords with Turkey and Greece still work?美国向土耳其和希腊的防卫协定还有效吗？ 5.He fell into a hole which is fully twenty feet across.他掉走一个足有20英尺宽的洞里。 6.He is always acting the experienced man who has seen everything.他老是装做是个饱经世故的人。 7.The report advances the suggestion that safety standards should be improved.该报告建议安全标准应该改造。 8.Far arises slow solo against soft saxophone and flute.远处，和着轻柔的萨克斯管和长笛的伴奏响起了悠悠的独唱。 9.I found the new company most agreeable.我发现这个同事极易相处。 10.He walked with an air of importance.他走起路来一副了不起的架势。 11. I felt very alien during my first hours in that country.初到该国我有种强烈的陌生感。 12.Dreaming without hard work will never amount to anything.只有梦想，而不付出艰苦的努力是不会有任何成就的。 13.My beliefs are firmly anchored in reality, I hope.希望我的信念牢牢扎根在现实之中。 14.He chose employees who answered these specifications.他挑选符合这些标准的雇员。 15.The Government has not appreciated the full implications of it .政府还没有充分意识到这件事的全部含义。 16.But disappointed graduates are learning that it can no longer absorb an army of trained twenty-two-year-olds, either.但失望的大学毕业生却得知，它（我们的经济）也我法吸纳大量22岁的大学毕业生就业。 17.The associate editor was my close associate at school.副主编是我学生时代的亲密伙伴。 18.The look of innocence she assumed had us all fooled.她装出清白无辜的样子把我们愚弄了。 19.Do you attach much importance to what she says?你认为她说的话很重要吗？ 20.We know it was his fault; no blames attaches to you.我们知道这是他的过错，你无需受责。 21.The visiting students were granted an audience with the president.来访的学生受到了总统的接见。 22. The plan for the citywide cleanup was the mayor’s baby.全市性的清扫计划是市长的主意。 23.John was rather backward as a child; he was nearly three before the could walk.约翰小时候有点迟钝，差不多三岁才学会走路。 24.If you earn$1