Lesson 1

[00:01.10]Lesson 1
[00:03.14]alert a. 警觉的 vt. 向…报警；使意识到
[00:10.55]n. 警戒；警报
[00:11.90]Keeping alert in the fire is important 
[00:14.64]for people's finding the way out.
[00:17.44]发生火警时，
[00:18.58]保持机警对于人们逃生来讲很重要。
[00:23.30]fatal a. 致命的；重大的
[00:26.75]"To be or not to be"
[00:28.99]was the fatal decision for Hamlet.
[00:31.99]对于哈姆雷特来说，
[00:33.97]"是活下去，还是选择死亡"
[00:37.36]是一个重大的决定。
[00:40.30]behalf n. 利益，方面
[00:44.04]Mother Teresa's efforts on behalf of Calcutta's poor 
[00:48.80]eventually brought her the Nobel Peace Prize.
[00:52.93]德兰修女为加尔各答穷人所做的一切努力
[00:57.44]最终为她赢得了诺贝尔和平奖。
[01:01.91]decline  n./v. 下降；衰退；谢绝
[01:06.76]Cinderella had to decline the prince's invitation 
[01:11.04]and returned home before 12 o'clock at night.
[01:15.34]灰姑娘不得不谢绝王子，
[01:18.36]在晚上12点之前赶回家。
[01:22.41]collapse  vi./n. 倒塌；崩溃
[01:25.92]Numerous houses collapsed 
[01:27.95]in the Wenchuan Earthquake in 2008.
[01:31.69]2008年，无数的房屋在汶川地震中倒塌。
[01:37.31]negative a. 否定的；消极的；负的 
[01:42.07]n. 底片；负数
[01:44.26]I didn't do well in the interview with Uni-Liver 
[01:47.71]and I am afraid of getting a negative response.
[01:51.75]我到联合利华公司的面试不理想，
[01:55.34]现在真害怕收到否定的答复。
[01:59.80]obligation n. 义务，责任
[02:03.57]Supporting elderly parents 
[02:05.59]is every adult's obligation.
[02:08.42]赡养上年纪的父母是每个成年人的义务。
[02:13.43]hostile a. 敌意的；敌方的
[02:17.03]It was very strange how hostile she was 
[02:20.26]to all the beautiful girls approaching her husband.
[02:24.10]很奇怪，她对所有接近她丈夫的漂亮女孩
[02:28.98]都心存敌意。
[02:31.40]inferior a. 劣等的；下级的 n. 下级
[02:36.91]No inferior products should be allowed to pass.
[02:41.41]决不允许放过任何次品。
[02:45.89]formal a. 正式的；形式上的
[02:49.89]Business letters are usually formal,
[02:52.98]but we write in an informal way 
[02:55.53]to family members or friends.
[02:58.70]商业信件通常都是讲究格式的，
[03:03.15]但我们给家人或朋友写信就比较随便了。
[03:09.32]launch vt. 发动；（into, in）使开始从事；
[03:13.93]使下水；发射 n. 发射，投产
[03:17.91]Early Bird,
[03:19.07]the world's first commercial communications satellite,
[03:22.66]was launched from Cape Kennedy in Florida in 1965.
[03:28.27]世界上第一个商用通信卫星--"晨鸟"卫星
[03:33.55]于1965年在（美国）佛罗里达州的肯尼迪角发射。
[03:40.29]identical  a. （to, with）相同的
[03:43.45]My opinions are not always identical 
[03:46.43]with my parents'.
[03:48.19]我的意见并不总是和父母的意见相同。
[03:53.41]mechanism n. 机械装置；机制；办法
[03:58.92]The watch made in Switzerland works well.
[04:01.90]The mechanisms must be very special.
[04:04.89]这块瑞士产的表走得很好，
[04:08.04]它的装置一定很特别。
[04:11.68]internal a. 内的；国内的；内心的
[04:16.35]A theory has its internal logic.
[04:19.60]每种理论都有其内在逻辑性。
[04:24.66]elaborate a. 精心计划的；复杂的  
[04:29.13]vi. 详述 vt. 详述；详细制订
[04:32.37]Just tell me the plain facts.
[04:34.90]No need to elaborate.
[04:37.28]告诉我简单的事实就行了，
[04:39.81]不要详细说明。
[04:43.39]expense  n. 花费；(pl.)开支
[04:47.38]House repairs, holidays and other expenses 
[04:50.63]reduced her bank balance to almost nothing.
[04:54.17]修房子、度假和其他开销
[04:57.79]使她在银行的存款所剩无几。
[05:02.74]bulk n. （巨大）物体；主体；（大）量 
[05:07.39]vi. 变得越来越大（或重要） vt. 使更大（或更厚）
[05:11.70]The bulk of the chickens had to be killed 
[05:14.79]because of the bird flu virus.
[05:18.03]由于禽流感病毒，
[05:20.21]大部分的鸡都不得不被宰杀掉。
[05:24.36]arbitrary  a. 任意的；专断的
[05:28.57]The diet for people 
[05:30.00]who are on a diet imposes overall calorie limits,
[05:34.86]but daily menus are arbitrary.
[05:38.50]减肥食谱规定了总的热量限制，但每天的菜单可据喜好自定。
[05:46.54]competition  n. 竞争，比赛
[05:50.12]The competition between Coca Cola and Pepsi Cola 
[05:54.24]has been on for a long time.
[05:57.43]可口可乐与百事可乐的竞争由来已久。
[06:03.09]chip  n. 碎片；(常pl.)炸土豆条；
[06:07.21]集成电路片；瑕疵；筹码 vt. 削下
[06:13.33]Friends are chocolate chips in the cookie of life.
[06:17.38]在生活中，
[06:18.94]朋友就像曲奇饼上的巧克力碎片。
[06:23.14]stock  n. 库存；股票；世系；
[06:28.37]汤汁；(总称)家畜 v. 储备 a. 常备的
[06:34.04]The New York stock exchange crashed in 1929.
[06:38.85]纽约股票交易所于1929年大崩溃。
[06:44.15]panic n. 惊慌 v. （使）恐慌
[06:46.43]SARS or atypical pneumonia 
[06:49.26]once caused a great panic among people.
[06:52.76]非典型性肺炎曾引起人们极大的恐慌。
[06:58.86]peer n. 同龄人；贵族 vt. 仔细看
[07:04.21]To lessen peer (group) pressure,
[07:07.70]many schools require their students 
[07:10.00]to wear uniforms.
[07:11.96]为减少来自同龄群体的压力，
[07:15.35]许多学校要求学生们穿校服。
[07:19.15]rarely ad. 不常，难得
[07:22.74]Rarely is progress made in giant leaps.
[07:26.43]很少有一步登天的事情。
[07:29.72]abandon vt. 放弃；抛弃
[07:33.01]The heartless man abandoned his disabled wife 
[07:36.64]and ran away with all their money.
[07:39.44]那个没良心的男人抛弃了残疾的妻子，
[07:43.29]还卷走了两人所有的钱。
[07:46.75]complain vi. 抱怨；投诉
[07:50.34]Don't always complain; 
[07:52.30]remember this: no pains, no gains.
[07:56.51]别总是抱怨个不停，记住：一分耕耘，一分收获。
[08:03.95]acknowledge vt. 承认；确认；报偿
[08:09.02]Michael Jordan was acknowledged 
[08:11.21]as the best basketball player in the NBA.
[08:15.06]迈克尔·乔丹是公认的前NBA最佳篮球选手。
[08:20.63]function  n. 功能；职能；
[08:23.46]重大聚会；函数 vi. 运行
[08:27.50]An old machine won't function properly 
[08:30.88]if you don't oil it regularly.
[08:33.67]旧机器如果不经常上油是不能正常运转的。
[08:39.62]circuit n. 电路；环行
[08:43.32]I run two circuits of the track every morning 
[08:46.82]in order to pass the 800-meter running test.
[08:51.21]为了800米考试过关，
[08:53.55]我每天早晨沿跑道跑两圈。
[08:57.55]scandal n. 丑事；流言飞语；反感
[09:03.86]The former president of the Philippines 
[09:06.03]took tax money for his own use.
[09:08.66]It was such a scandal.
[09:10.89]菲律宾前总统贪污税款，
[09:14.04]可谓一大丑闻。
[09:16.63]identify vt. 认出；（with）把…等同于 
[09:21.53]vi. （with）认同
[09:22.81]Do you identify beauty with wisdom?
[09:26.25]你认为美貌与智慧能相等同吗？
[09:31.61]conventional a. 常规的；符合习俗的
[09:36.28]It is said that Englishmen like to 
[09:38.42]make a few conventional remarks 
[09:40.90]about the weather when they start a conversation.
[09:44.55]据说英国人在开始谈话时
[09:47.93]喜欢说几句关于天气的客套话。
[09:53.20]destruction n. 破坏，消灭
[09:57.05]The fire caused great destruction to 
[09:59.59]the Da Xing'an Ling Mountains.
[10:02.53]大火对大兴安岭造成了极大的破坏。
[10:08.44]emergency n. 紧急情况，非常时刻
[10:13.09]It's an emergency! 十万火急!
[10:17.99]fantasy n. 想象，幻想；想象的产物
[10:23.51]Most of the fairy tales are fantasies.
[10:27.50]大部分的神话故事都是幻想的产物。
[10:32.76]option n. 选择；选择权；
[10:36.30]（供）选择的事物（或人）
[10:39.15]Sometimes, too many options 
[10:41.72]are no better than no options.
[10:44.91]有时候，选择太多跟没有选择一样糟糕。
[10:50.67]notion n. 概念；想法
[10:54.47]The notion that the Earth is round has been widely accepted 
[10:58.53]since Magellan accomplished the first voyage around the world.
[11:02.99]自从麦哲伦首次完成环球旅行以来，
[11:07.30]关于地球是圆的概念已广泛为人们所接受。
[11:13.53]jail/gaol n. 监狱 vt. 拘留
[11:17.43]Has it ever occurred to you 
[11:18.96]that jails were first invented for debtors? 
[11:22.42]你有没有想过，
[11:24.16]监狱最初是为了关押欠债人而发明的？
[11:29.84]bump vi. （against, into）碰撞；颠簸着前进 
[11:33.38]n. 碰撞；（碰撞造成的）肿块；隆起物
[11:37.52]"You can chase me,
[11:38.80]but don't kiss me" is a sign put on the rear of some cars 
[11:43.15]in order to remind drivers to keep a distance 
[11:45.97]from the car ahead and not to bump into its rear.
[11:50.63]"你可以追我，但不要吻我"
[11:54.04]是贴在一些汽车后部的指示牌，
[11:57.88]为的是提醒司机们保持车距，以防车尾碰撞。
[12:04.72]heave vt. 举起；扔；发出（叹息、呻吟等） 
[12:08.74]vi. （at, on）举起；起伏；呕吐 n. 举起
[12:11.41]The sailors all heaved on the rope in the storm.
[12:15.92]暴风雨中，水手们都用力拽住缆绳。
[12:22.09]sympathize/-ise vi. 同情；赞同
[12:26.39]I sympathize with you; 
[12:28.23]I've had a similar unhappy experience myself.
[12:32.23]我很同情你，我自己也有过类似的不幸遭遇。
[12:38.40]rare a. 稀有的；珍奇的；稀薄的；煎得嫩的
[12:45.42]The panda is a rare animal in the world.
[12:48.62]熊猫是世界上一种稀有动物。
[12:52.97]reflection n. 映像；反射；反映；非议；深思
[13:01.01]The dog barked at his reflection in the river.
[13:04.65]那条狗对着小河中自己的倒影吠叫。
[13:09.76]satisfactory a. 令人满意的
[13:13.65]The result of the experiment was satisfactory.
[13:17.39]实验结果令人满意。
[13:20.68]superficial a. 肤浅的；表面的
[13:25.05]I have only a superficial knowledge of this subject.
[13:28.64]我对这个问题仅略知皮毛。
[13:32.65]unusual a. 不平常的；独特的
[13:37.30]It is quite unusual for a freshman to be younger 
[13:40.64]than eighteen or older than nineteen,
[13:43.37]but I was barely 16 when I entered college.
[13:47.57]大一新生小于18岁或大于19岁是相当少的，
[13:54.05]但是我进大学时才16岁。
[13:58.54]undertake vt. 承担；同意，保证
[14:03.60]Who should undertake the responsibility for white pollution? 
[14:07.54]The producer or the consumer? 
[14:10.47]谁该为白色污染负责？
[14:13.36]是生产者还是消费者？
[14:17.17]wage n. (常pl.)工资 vt. 开始
[14:21.14]People are beginning to wage war on pollution.
[14:24.62]人们开始向污染宣战。
[14:28.22]treaty n. 条约，协定
[14:32.11]violate vt. 违反；亵渎；侵犯
[14:36.81]"How could you read my letters? 
[14:39.04]You violated my privacy!" 
[14:41.41]Lucy yelled to her mother.
[14:44.00]"你怎么能看我的信呢？
[14:46.38]你侵犯了我的隐私！"
[14:48.61]露西冲母亲大声嚷道。
[14:51.55]accelerate v. （使）加快
[14:54.53]The policy of reform and opening-up 
[14:57.40]initiated by Deng Xiaoping 
[14:59.54]has accelerated China's economic growth.
[15:03.79]邓小平提出的改革开放政策
[15:06.77]大大促进了中国的经济发展。
[15:10.26]advocate vt. 主张 n. 拥护者；律师
[15:15.52]The doctor advocated that young people 
[15:18.66]should do regular exercise for good health.
[15:22.67]医生主张，年轻人要想身体好，
[15:25.85]就要不时地做做运动。
[15:28.94]economical a. 节约的，经济的
[15:32.92]Some villages are equipped with a modern 
[15:35.56]and economical heating system.
[15:38.80]一些村庄里安装了现代化的经济型供暖系统。
[15:44.67]capable a. 有能力的
[15:47.40]Not everyone is capable of judging art.
[15:51.85]并不是每个人都有鉴赏艺术的能力。
[15:56.55]budget n. 预算 vi. （for）做安排 
[16:00.29]vt. 规划，安排 a. 低廉的
[16:01.87]A shrewd housewife should be good at 
[16:04.80]planning the family budget.
[16:07.22]精明的主妇应擅长计划家庭预算。
[16:12.54]guarantee vt. 保证 n. 保证，保证书
[16:16.48]Every new television should have a guarantee with it.
[16:20.68]每台新电视机都应该有保修单。
[16:25.54]hono(u)r n. 名誉；尊敬；荣幸；
[16:30.44](pl.)优异成绩 vt. 给…以荣誉；尊敬
[16:34.65]It's a great honor to meet you.
[16:37.52]见到你真是很荣幸。
[16:40.56]convince vt. 使确信，使信服
[16:45.15]Evidences are indispensable 
[16:47.64]when you want to convince the judge of your innocence.
[16:51.69]要使法官相信你的清白，
[16:54.56]证据是必不可少的。
[16:58.05]comprehensive a. 综合的
[17:01.19]Although the professor gave a very comprehensive explanation 
[17:06.14]on how the black holes came into being,
[17:09.07]I still got confused.
[17:11.50]虽然教授对黑洞的形成做了很详尽的解释，
[17:17.32]但我还是弄不清它是怎么一回事。
[17:22.22]deserve vt. 应受，值得
[17:25.88]If you do wrong,
[17:27.20]you deserve punishment/you deserve to be punished.
[17:32.56]你如果做了错事，就应当受罚。
[17:37.83]evaluate vt. 评价
[17:40.37]How do your friends evaluate you 
[17:43.30]and how would you evaluate yourself? 
[17:46.59]你的朋友如何评价你，
[17:49.52]你又将怎样评价自己呢？
[17:53.00]fantastic a. 极好的；难以相信的；
[17:57.00]异想天开的；奇异的
[17:59.99]Every one of us has fantastic dreams,
[18:03.33]but not everyone can turn them into reality.
[18:07.18]我们每个人都会做奇异的梦，
[18:10.62]但不是每个人都能将梦想变为现实。
[18:16.04]notify vt. 通知
[18:18.47]When your bike is stolen,
[18:20.55]do you notify the police 
[18:22.36]or just accept the bad luck?  
[18:25.10]如果自行车被偷，你是通知警察，还是自认倒霉？
[18:31.73]durable a. 耐用的，持久的
[18:35.37]The parts of the machine that experience a lot of friction 
[18:39.51]have to be made from durable materials.
[18:42.96]机器里要承受很多磨损的部分得由耐用材料制成。
[18:49.93]moderate a. 中等的；温和的；有节制的 
[18:54.93]n. 持温和观点者  v. （使）和缓
[18:57.81]Parents should moderate their language 
[18:59.94]when children are present.
[19:02.01]孩子们在场时，父母们讲话应有节制。
[19:07.57]frontier n. 边境；(the ~)边远地区；(常pl.)前沿
[19:12.94]The frontiers of medical knowledge 
[19:14.96]are being pushed farther outwards as time goes on.
[19:19.15]医学知识的新领域正随着时间的推移而向前推进。
[19:26.34]illegal  a. 不合法的
[19:29.06]Many European nations consider euthanasia illegal.
[19:34.17]许多欧洲国家都认定安乐死是不合法的。
[19:39.99]combat n. 战斗，斗争 vt. 与…斗争
[19:43.28]The two men were locked in mortal combat.
[19:46.82]那两人在进行生死决斗。
[19:50.86]invisible a. 看不见的
[19:54.05]Firewalls are invisible protection to your computer.
[19:58.50]防火墙为电脑提供隐形的保护。
[20:03.61]mess n. 凌乱状态；困境 vt. 弄糟
[20:08.56]"I am afraid I might mess up." 
[20:11.04]"Hey, you can do this.
[20:13.41]Cheer up!"  "我怕会搞砸。" 
[20:16.10]"嗨，你能行，打起精神来！"
[20:19.43]prevail vi. 流行；（over）占优势；（on, upon）说服
[20:25.34]It seems that the jeans will prevail forever.
[20:29.55]牛仔裤似乎永远流行。
[20:33.44]personality n. 个性；人物
[20:37.74]No personality, no charm.
[20:40.92]没有个性就没有魅力可言。
[20:44.70]peculiar  a. 奇怪的；特有的 
[20:49.15]n. 特有财产，特权
[20:52.33]The fish has a peculiar taste.
[20:55.21]You really think it is all right? 
[20:57.95]这鱼有股怪味，你真的认为它能吃吗？
[21:02.80]abundant a. 大量的；（in）富裕的
[21:06.69]We have abundant proof of his innocence.
[21:10.64]我们有充分的证据证明他是无辜的。
[21:15.13]odd a. 奇特的，古怪的；临时的；
[21:19.74]单的；奇数的；剩余的 n. (pl.)可能性
[21:24.89]Scientists are trying to crack the odd signs 
[21:27.78]in the great pyramid.
[21:29.69]科学家们正尝试破译大金字塔内的奇特符号。
[21:35.91]reckon vt. 认为；（on）指望；测算
[21:40.92]What do you reckon our chances are of arriving on time?
[21:45.16]你认为我们有没有可能按时到达？
[21:49.57]parade n. 游行，检阅 v. （使）列队行进
[21:55.18]Some of the audience began to scream 
[21:57.55]when the Italian football team paraded the football field.
[22:01.50]当意大利足球队列队出场时，
[22:04.67]一些观众尖叫起来。
[22:08.22]scale n. 规模；等级；
[22:11.51](pl.)天平；比例（尺）；刻度；鳞 vt. 攀登
[22:17.97]Many companies are now expanding to benefit from economies of scale.
[22:23.19]目前许多公司正在扩大以便从规模经济中获益。
[22:29.46]wealthy a. 富裕的
[22:31.78]Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, 
[22:35.93]wealthy and wise. (Benjamin Franklin)
[22:40.37]早睡早起会使人健康、富有和聪明。（本杰明·富兰克林）
[22:46.42]boring a. 乏味的
[22:49.21]I had expected books on philosophy to be boring,
[22:53.56]but this one, Sophie's World, is fascinating.
[22:58.71]我原以为哲学书枯燥乏味，
[23:01.90]但是这本《苏菲的世界》却妙趣横生。