Lesson 13

[00:07.70]Lesson 13
[00:09.97]accelerate v.（使）加快
[00:13.20]The policy of reform and opening-up initiated by Deng Xiaoping
[00:18.49]has accelerated China’s economic growth.
[00:22.55]邓小平提出的改革开放政策大大促进了中国的经济发展。
[00:29.25]facilitate vt. 使变得容易，使便利
[00:32.93]Multimedia equipment can greatly facilitate teaching.
[00:37.55]多媒体设备能大大地方便教学。
[00:41.94]advanced a. 先进的；高级的；年迈的
[00:47.50]It takes time for advanced ideas to get generally accepted.
[00:52.77]先进的思想要被人们普遍接受需要时间。
[00:58.40]challenge n. 艰巨的任务；怀疑；挑战 vt. 反对
[01:05.05]I think it is an honor to have a chance to challenge Zhang Yining
[01:10.15]to (play) a game of table tennis.
[01:13.41]我想如果有机会挑战张怡宁打一场乒乓球的话，
[01:18.74]那将会是件很荣幸的事情。
[01:22.63]behaviour n. 行为；运转情况
[01:27.90]Maggie Cheung has an elegant behaviour
[01:31.23]in the movie In the Mood for Love.
[01:35.05]张曼玉在电影《花样年华》中举止非常优雅。
[01:40.78]chip n. 碎片；（常pl.）炸土豆条；集成电路片；瑕疵；筹码 vt. 削下
[01:51.42]Friends are chocolate chips in the cookie of life.
[01:55.59]在生活中，朋友就像曲奇饼上的巧克力碎片。
[02:01.25]circuit n. 电路；环行
[02:05.39]I run two circuits of the track every morning
[02:08.93]in order to pass the 800-meter running test.
[02:13.33]为了800米考试过关，
[02:15.58]我每天早晨沿跑道跑两圈。
[02:20.02]clap v./n. 拍手，鼓掌
[02:23.77]When Richard Clayderman finished the performance,
[02:26.55]the whole audience was on their feet and clapped and clapped.
[02:31.34]理查德·克莱德曼结束演出的时候，
[02:35.39]全场观众起立，掌声经久不息。
[02:40.95]decent a. 体面的；宽厚的；得体的
[02:46.72]Most university graduates consider
[02:49.61]white-collared positions as decent jobs.
[02:53.90]绝大多数大学毕业生都认为白领是体面的工作。
[03:00.23]derive vt. 得到；追溯…的起源 vi.（from）起源
[03:06.90]Many English words derive/are derived from Latin.
[03:12.05]很多英语单词源于拉丁语。
[03:16.43]discipline n. 纪律；训练；惩罚；学科
vt. 训练；惩罚
[03:22.34]Parents have to discipline their children.
[03:25.44]父母得管教孩子。
[03:29.16]fantastic a. 极好的；难以相信的；
[03:33.53]异想天开的；奇异的
[03:36.56]Every one of us has fantastic dreams,
[03:39.84]but not everyone can turn them into reality.
[03:43.78]我们每个人都会做奇异的梦，
[03:47.28]但不是每个人都能将梦想变为现实。
[03:52.43]fantasy n. 想象，幻想；想象的产物
[03:58.33]Most of the fairy tales are fantasies.
[04:02.30]大部分的神话故事都是幻想的产物。
[04:07.82]harness n. 马具 vt. 治理；给（马等）上挽具
[04:13.82]The farmer harnessed the horse to the cart.
[04:16.99]农夫把马套到马车上。
[04:20.97]identify vt. 认出；（with）把…等同于
[04:26.26]vi.（with）认同
[04:27.60]Do you identify beauty with wisdom?
[04:31.06]你认为美貌与智慧能相等同吗？
[04:36.70]illegal a. 不合法的
[04:39.95]Many European nations consider euthanasia illegal.
[04:45.06]许多欧洲国家都认定安乐死是不合法的。
[04:51.07]incident n. 发生的事；事件
[04:55.40]The Xi’an Incident was a very important turning point
[04:59.07]in China’s modern history.
[05:01.62]西安事变是中国近代史上的一个很重要的转折点。
[05:08.42]landscape n. 风景；风景画；全景
[05:14.52]vt. 美化…的景观
[05:16.84]The amazing landscape in Tibet
[05:19.24]attracts countless tourists every year.
[05:22.76]西藏那令人惊叹的美景每年都吸引了无数的游客。
[05:29.45]mechanism n. 机械装置；机制；办法
[05:35.17]The watch made in Switzerland works well.
[05:38.06]The mechanisms must be very special.
[05:41.13]这块瑞士产的表走得很好，它的装置一定很特别。
[05:47.89]objective n. 目标 a. 客观的
[05:52.56]If we could have objective judgement on others,
[05:56.10]there would be less misunderstanding among people.
[05:59.51]如果我们能对别人做客观的评价，
[06:03.28]彼此之间就会少些误会。
[06:06.22]partner n. 配偶，搭档 vt. 做…的搭档
[06:11.61]If only some handsome boy invited me
[06:14.13]to be his partner at the ball!
[06:16.74]要是有个英俊的小伙子邀请我做他的舞会搭档就好了！
[06:23.45]readily ad. 乐意地；容易地；很快地
[06:28.80]A successful businessman should be able to readily
[06:31.52]accommodate himself to the changed economic conditions.
[06:36.43]一个成功的商人应该能很快地适应变化的经济情况。
[06:43.08]receipt n. 发票，收据；（pl.）收入；收到
[06:50.53]The pop singer got huge cash receipts from his concert.
[06:54.45]那个流行歌星从演唱会中获得了巨额的现金收入。
[07:00.87]reception n. 招待会；接受；接待；接收效果
[07:08.60]A champagne reception will be held
[07:10.66]in honour of the ambassador’s visit.
[07:13.50]为欢迎大使来访将举行香槟酒招待会。
[07:19.65]satisfactory a. 令人满意的
[07:24.34]The result of the experiment was satisfactory.
[07:28.11]实验结果令人满意。
[07:31.65]scale n. 规模；等级；（pl.）天平；比例（尺）；刻度；鳞
[07:40.64]vt. 攀登
[07:42.11]Many companies are now expanding
[07:44.12]to benefit from economies of scale.
[07:47.34]目前许多公司正在扩大以便从规模经济中获益。
[07:53.88]tackle vt. 对付；与…交涉；阻截
[08:00.09]n. 阻截；用具；辘轳
[08:02.97]The police spent a long time tackling the hacker
[08:05.82]who ruined the network.
[08:07.79]警方花了很长时间对付那个毁坏了电脑网络的黑客。
[08:14.68]threaten vt. 威胁；是…的征兆 vi. 构成威胁
[08:19.66]When your love for someone is rejected,
[08:22.23]in no case should you threaten him/her with death.
[08:26.82]当爱被拒绝的时候，千万不要以死相威胁。
[08:32.65]intimidate vt. 恐吓
[08:36.03]They failed in their attempt to intimidate the witness
[08:39.25]into silence/keeping quiet.
[08:42.89]他们想恐吓目击证人迫使他保持缄默的企图失败了。
[08:49.93]underline vt. 在…下面划线；强调
[08:55.35]In class, many English teachers like to ask students to underline
[08:59.64]important words in the text and explain them in detail.
[09:03.99]Do you think it a good way to learn English?
[09:07.47]在课堂上，许多英语老师喜欢让学生在课文的重要词下划线
[09:15.32]并详细地解释它们。你觉得这是学英语的好方法吗？
[09:22.08]accommodation n. （常pl.）膳宿
[09:25.86]The high cost of accommodations makes life difficult
[09:30.41]for many Chinese students in London.
[09:34.41]住宿费昂贵使很多在伦敦的中国留学生感到生活困难。
[09:41.63]clash vi. 冲突；不协调；砰地相撞
[09:44.50]n. 冲突；不协调；刺耳的撞击声
[09:49.22]I failed to watch the World Cup final
[09:52.04]because it clashed with my examination.
[09:55.59]我没能看成世界杯（足球）总决赛，
[09:59.05]因为那天和我的考试日期冲突了。
[10:02.82]coarse a. 粗糙的；粗劣的；粗俗的
[10:08.27]On the stage, a stand-up comedian is performing
[10:11.75]a coarse imitation of President Bush.
[10:15.47]在台上，一位滑稽说笑的喜剧演员
[10:19.73]正粗劣地模仿布什总统。
[10:23.83]collapse vi./n. 倒塌；崩溃
[10:27.87]Numerous houses collapsed in
[10:29.89]the Wenchuan Earthquake in 2008.
[10:33.66]2008年，无数的房屋在汶川地震中倒塌。
[10:39.74]collision n. 碰撞；冲突
[10:43.36]In Britain, a collision with the Parliament
[10:46.25]could ruin the government’s plans.
[10:48.98]在英国，政府与议会的冲突可能使政府的计划破产。
[10:55.65]decline n./v. 下降；衰退；谢绝
[11:01.05]Cinderella had to decline the prince’s invitation
[11:04.80]and returned home before 12 o’clock at night.
[11:09.55]灰姑娘不得不谢绝王子，在晚上12点之前赶回家。
[11:17.03]efficiency n. 效率
[11:20.39]One of the aims of economic reform is to improve efficiency.
[11:25.90]经济改革的目标之一是提高效率。
[11:30.68]fatal a. 致命的；重大的
[11:34.45]“To be or not to be” was the fatal decision for Hamlet.
[11:39.45]对于哈姆雷特来说，“是活下去，还是选择死亡”
[11:44.78]是一个重大的决定。
[11:47.68]factor n. 因素，要素
[11:50.47]Scientists recognize that many other factors
[11:53.62]besides genetic factors can affect height.
[11:57.67]科学家认为除了遗传因子，
[12:01.18]还有许多因素会影响身高。
[12:05.70]fulfill vt. 实现；满足
[12:09.98]The world’s first space tourist Dennis Tito had his dream fulfilled
[12:15.90]when the Russian Soyuz-TM spaceship carrying him
[12:20.07]and two Russian cosmonauts safely returned to earth
[12:24.85]after an eight-day visit to the International Space Station.
[12:29.38]当联盟-TM宇宙飞船承载着蒂托和两名俄罗斯宇航员
[12:36.48]在国际太空站为期8天的旅程后安全着陆时，
[12:41.80]世界第一位太空游客丹尼斯·蒂托实现了他的梦想。
[12:49.40]gear n. 齿轮，（排）挡；用具 vt. 使适应
[12:55.82]Education should be geared to society’s needs.
[13:00.10]教育应适应社会的需要。
[13:04.08]image n. 形象；印象；图像；形象的描述
[13:10.33]Charles has worked hard to improve Camilla’s public image.
[13:14.91]查尔斯已努力改善卡米拉的公众形象。
[13:19.95]imagination n. 想象，想象力；空想；想象出来的事物
[13:28.54]Someone believes that UFOs are just people’s imagination.
[13:33.86]有人认为不明飞行物只是人们的幻觉。
[13:40.06]launch / vt. 发动；（into, in）使开始从事；
[13:44.84]使下水；发射 n. 发射，投产
[13:48.85]Early Bird, the world’s first commercial communications satellite,
[13:53.32]was launched from Cape Kennedy in Florida in 1965.
[13:59.37]世界上第一个商用通信卫星——“晨鸟”卫星
[14:04.43]于1965年在（美国）佛罗里达州的肯尼迪角发射。
[14:11.37]obligation n. 义务，责任
[14:15.13]Supporting elderly parents is every adult’s obligation.
[14:19.95]赡养上年纪的父母是每个成年人的义务。
[14:24.72]payment n. 支付的款项；支付
[14:29.38]Payment may be made in any of the following ways,
[14:33.13]in cash, by check, or by credit card.
[14:37.17]付款可用下列任何一种方式：现金、支票或用信用卡。
[14:45.02]peculiar a. 奇怪的；特有的 n. 特有财产，特权
[14:52.69]The fish has a peculiar taste. You really think it is all right?
[14:58.37]这鱼有股怪味，你真的认为它能吃吗？
[15:03.68]peer n. 同龄人；贵族 vt. 仔细看
[15:09.38]To lessen peer (group) pressure, many schools
[15:13.71]require their students to wear uniforms.
[15:17.22]为减少来自同龄群体的压力，
[15:20.54]许多学校要求学生们穿校服。
[15:24.34]penalty n. 处罚，罚金
[15:28.36]A football player may be given a yellow card or a red card penalty
[15:33.15]for his unnecessary roughness during the match.
[15:36.90]足球队员在比赛中会因不必要的粗暴行为受到黄牌或红牌处罚。
[15:46.05]reckon vt. 认为；（on）指望；测算
[15:51.45]What do you reckon our chances are of arriving on time?
[15:55.94]你认为我们有没有可能按时到达？
[16:00.20]recognize vt. 认出；确认；赏识
[16:06.20]British medical qualifications are recognized in many countries.
[16:11.41]许多国家都认可英国行医执照。
[16:16.02]scan vt. 细看；扫描；浏览 n. 扫描
[16:22.29]Many people like to scan the newspaper while having breakfast.
[16:26.49]许多人喜欢在吃早餐的时候浏览一下报纸。
[16:32.28]scarce a. 缺乏的；罕见的
[16:37.14]Fresh vegetables are no longer scarce in Beijing.
[16:41.27]现在北京的新鲜蔬菜不再匮乏。
[16:45.76]variation n. 变化；变体；变奏
[16:51.19]Variations in the color of sea water from blue to green are caused
[16:55.71]by high or low concentrations of salt.
[16:59.91]海水颜色从蓝到绿的变化是由盐分含量的高低引起的。
[17:07.50]accord n. 一致；协议 vi.（with）相一致 vt. 授予
[17:13.37]Israel and Palestine have not yet been in accord
[17:17.03]on the problem of Jerusalem’s ascription.
[17:20.53]以色列与巴勒斯坦至今仍未能
[17:23.24]就耶路撒冷的归属问题达成一致。
[17:27.42]accordance n. 一致
[17:31.43]The skill of commercial negotiations is not always
[17:34.72]in accordance with textbooks.
[17:37.62]商务谈判的技巧不总是和教科书上的一样。
[17:43.26]combat n. 战斗，斗争 vt. 与…斗争
[17:47.22]The two men were locked in mortal combat.
[17:50.64]那两人在进行生死决斗。
[17:54.20]combine v. 结合，联合
[17:58.14]Wuhan University and 3 other colleges combined to
[18:02.60]make a new university, which has become
[18:06.06]the most famous university in Hubei Province.
[18:10.48]武汉大学和另外3所大学合并成一所新的学校，
[18:15.98]成为湖北省首屈一指的名校。
[18:20.53]commission n. 委员会；佣金；委托 vt. 委任
[18:26.39]Today, insurance salesmen can get considerable commission
[18:31.18]on their successful sales.
[18:33.53]现在，保险推销员可从成功销售中获得可观的佣金。
[18:41.41]commitment n. 承诺；信奉；承担的义务
[18:46.89]Many people don’t want to get married
[18:49.64]because they are afraid of commitments.
[18:53.00]许多人不愿结婚是因为他们害怕承担责任。
[18:58.38]communicate vi. 交流；连接 vt. 传达；传染
[19:05.25]Bees communicate newly found flowers with nectar
[19:08.72]by means of dance and smell.
[19:11.87]当蜜蜂发现带花蜜的花时，
[19:15.32]它们用飞舞和散发气味的方式进行信息传递。
[19:22.28]delete vt. 删除
[19:25.32]For most people, their first love can’t be
[19:28.21]easily deleted from their memory.
[19:31.31]对大多数人来说，
[19:33.36]初恋总是不能轻易地从记忆中抹去。
[19:38.46]deliberate a. 蓄意的；深思熟虑的 v. 仔细考虑
[19:44.45]Was the car crash an accident
[19:46.96]or a deliberate attempt to kill him?
[19:50.46]撞车是意外事故还是有人要蓄意谋杀他？
[19:56.78]delicate a. 易碎的；微妙的；娇弱的；精美的
[20:04.28]The delicate orchid should be protected
[20:06.90]from cold, wind and frost.
[20:10.23]娇弱的兰花应被妥善照顾以防严寒风霜的侵袭。
[20:17.52]elaborate a. 精心计划的；复杂的
[20:22.76]v. 详述；详细制订
[20:26.02]Just tell me the plain facts. No need to elaborate.
[20:30.97]告诉我简单的事实就行了，不要详细说明。
[20:36.62]elegant a. 优美的，讲究的；简练的
[20:41.93]Princess Diana’s elegant manners are always
[20:45.20]within the memory of people.
[20:47.98]戴安娜王妃优雅的举止总是留在人们的记忆中。
[20:55.00]eliminate vt. 排除；淘汰
[20:59.39]You really believe that getting drunk can eliminate pain?
[21:04.61]你真的认为醉酒能消除痛苦吗？
[21:09.70]embarrass vt. 使尴尬
[21:13.25]It embarrassed him (=He was embarrassed) when he found
[21:18.85]he didn’t have enough money to invite his girl friend to dinner.
[21:23.63]当他发现自己不够钱请女友吃晚饭时，觉得很尴尬。
[21:30.73]instruct vt. 指示；教育
[21:35.15]He instructed these young men in operating
[21:37.64]the complicated machine.
[21:40.00]他教这些年轻人操作这台复杂的机器。
[21:45.40]magnificent a. 宏伟的；豪华的；极好的
[21:51.68]The magnificent scene of the waterfall
[21:54.16]is perfect delight to the eye.
[21:56.80]瀑布的宏伟景象真是好看极了。
[22:01.08]odd a. 奇特的，古怪的；临时的；
[22:06.13]单的；奇数的；剩余的 n. （pl.）可能性
[22:11.28]Scientists are trying to crack the odd signs
[22:14.13]in the great pyramid.
[22:16.10]科学家们正尝试破译大金字塔内的奇特符号。
[22:22.34]weird a. 古怪的；怪诞的
[22:25.01]Weird shrieks were heard in the darkness.
[22:27.76]黑暗中听见有离奇的尖叫声。
[22:32.35]penetrate v. 渗入；刺穿；洞察
[22:38.62]The arrow penetrated through the target just in the centre.
[22:43.05]箭射穿了靶子的中心。
[22:46.46]pension n. 养老金 vt. 发给…养老金
[22:52.12]In the days of inflation people on retirement pensions
[22:55.89]find it difficult to live.
[22:58.47]在通货膨胀的日子里，靠退休金生活的人发现很难过活。
[23:06.10]scandal n. 丑事；流言飞语；反感
[23:11.40]The former president of the Philippines took tax money
[23:14.48]for his own use. It was such a scandal.
[23:18.45]菲律宾前总统贪污税款，可谓一大丑闻。
[23:24.18]segment n. 部分，片段；瓣
[23:30.07]Community college is the most rapidly growing segment
[23:33.43]of higher education in the United States.
[23:36.52]社区大学是美国高等教育方面发展最迅速的部分。
[23:43.64]sequence n. 连续，一连串；次序
[23:49.03]New employees had to attend a sequence
[23:51.40]of orientation meetings.
[23:53.83]新职员得参加一系列的情况介绍会议。
[23:59.22]theme n. 主题，题目
[24:03.51]It is a common theme in many fiction stories that
[24:06.61]the world may one day be taken over by robots.
[24:10.58]这个世界可能有一天会被机器人接管，
[24:15.22]这是许多科幻小说的共同主题。
[24:19.95]compel vt. 强迫
[24:23.29]Because he is unable to distinguish colors,
[24:26.40]the color-blind boy is compelled to give up
[24:29.36]the ideal of becoming a fashion designer.
[24:33.28]因为无法分辨色彩，
[24:36.25]那个色盲的男孩不得不放弃成为服装设计师的理想。
[24:43.43]compete vi. 竞争
[24:46.63]The two TV broadcasting companies (TVB and ATV)
[24:52.21]in Hong Kong have always been competing
[24:55.11]with each other for higher audience rating.
[24:59.26]香港的两家电视广播公司（无线电视和亚洲电视）
[25:05.30]长期以来为争取更高的收视率而互相竞争。