Lesson 32
appendix
n. 阑尾；附录
For further information, please refer to the appendixes at the end of the book.
如果想做进一步了解，请参阅书后的附。
bless
vt. (with)使有幸得到，使具有；
为…祈神赐福(或保佑)
The farmers are blessing propitious winds and rains.
农民们正在祈求风调雨顺。
buzz
vi. 发出嗡嗡声；(around, about)忙乱，急行；
发出嘈杂的谈话声
n. 嗡嗡声，嘈杂的谈话声
What's all this buzzing about? Can't you discipline yourselves?
你们在嗡嗡地说什么？安静点不行吗？
carve
vt. 切，把…切碎(或切成片)；
雕刻，刻
The talented artist carved an interesting decoration from this piece of tree root.
天才的艺术家把这块树根雕成一件有趣的装饰品。
commonwealth
n. (the C-)英联邦；联邦，联合体
The former USSR republics formed by themselves the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
前苏联共和国自发组成了"独立国家联合体(独联体)"。
denounce
vt. 谴责，指责；告发
The president's speech denounced the killing of hostages by the terrorists.
总统的讲话谴责了恐怖分子杀害人质的暴行。
disturbance
n. 扰乱，打扰；骚乱，混乱；
心神不安，烦恼
The noise of cars passing along the road is a continual disturbance to our quiet home.
马路上的车辆声不断扰乱我们家中的安宁。
ecology
n. 生态，生态学
When the ecology of a region is disturbed, it takes years to return to normal.
如果一个地方的生态被破坏，往往要多年才能恢复正常。
flank
n. 肋，肋腹，(四足动物身体的)侧边；侧翼，翼侧
vt. 位于…的侧面
During the march, we were attacked on our left flank, but they got no advantages.
行军途中，敌人向我们的左翼发起了进攻，但是他们没有占到便宜。
foul
a. 难闻的；糟透了的；污浊的；
(天气)恶劣的，有暴风雨的；邪恶的
vt. (比赛中)对…犯规；弄脏
n. (比赛中的)犯规
It's a foul night tonight; it's pouring with rain, with thundering and lightning.
今夜大雨倾盆，电闪雷鸣，天气坏极了。
generalize
v. 概括，归纳，推断
Knowledge is generalized experience.
知识是经验的总结。
hinge
n. 铰链
The lid of the suitcase had a broken hinge, so it doesn't open easily.
手提箱箱盖的铰链坏了，因此不容易打开。
incorporate
vt. 包含，吸收；把…合并
The three largest Japanese banks incorporated into the world's largest banking group.
日本最大的3家银行合并，组建了全球最大的金融集团。
legend
n. 传说，传奇故事；传奇人物
Robin Hood was a well-known figure in English legends.
罗宾·汉是英国传奇故事中的出名人物。
masterpiece
n. 杰作
The famous French writer Dumas Sr. once wrote that Dumas Jr. was his masterpiece
.
法国大文豪大仲马曾经写道，他的儿子小仲马是他的杰作。
monopoly
n. 垄断，专卖；垄断商品，专卖商品
The influence of mass media has made new technical terms no longer the monopoly of the specialist.
大众传媒的影响已使新的技术术语不再为专家们所垄断。
nominal
a. 名义上的，有名无实的；
(费用等)很少的，象征性的；名词性的
In constitutional monarchy, the king and the queen are only nominal. The country is ruled by the prime minister and the cabinet.
在君主立宪制中，国王和王后只是象征性的，国家由首相和内阁统治。
opaque
a. 不透明的，不透光的；难理解的，晦涩的
Bathroom window panes are usually made of opaque glass.
洗澡间的窗玻璃通常是用不透明的毛玻璃做的。
pave
vt. 铺(路)，铺筑
This agreement is expected to pave the way for a lasting peace between the two countries.
人们期待这个协议将为两国间的持久和平铺平道路。
plague
n. 瘟疫，鼠疫；灾难，祸患
vt. 使痛苦(或难受)，给…造成困难(或麻烦)
The incidence of cholera in the camps has reached plague proportions.
营中霍乱流行已酿成瘟疫之灾。
preach
vt. 布道；鼓吹，宣扬 vi. 布道，说教
You have faith in him? He is just a tiger preaching benevolence.
你居然相信他?他就像一只鼓吹仁道的老虎一样。
recite
vt. 背诵，朗诵；列举，
一一说出
vi. 背诵，朗诵
Don't encourage him, or he will recite the whole family history!
你可别鼓励他，要不他会把他的家族史和盘托出!
reckless
a. 鲁莽的，不考虑后果的
I never think it's advisable for ordinary people to possess guns:
they might be reckless under certain conditions.
我从来认为普通人拥有枪支是不好的，因为在某些情况下他们会不考虑后果。
sculpture
n. 雕刻(术)，雕塑(术)；雕刻作品，雕塑品
Pygmalion liked his sculpture so much that he couldn't but love her.
皮格马利翁是如此喜欢他的雕塑作品以至于身不由己地爱上了她。
setback
n. 挫折，倒退，失败
The team suffered a major setback when their best player was injured.
最优秀的队员受了伤，使得这支队伍的实力大打折扣。
simultaneous
a. 同时发生的，同时存在的，同步的
There was a simultaneous broadcast of the concert of the world's three most renowned tenors on TV and radio.
全球最著名的3位男高音歌唱家参加的那场音乐会由电视和无线电台同时播送。
tenant
n. 房客，佃户
Tenants of apartments often try to find partners to share it to pay less rent.
公寓套房的租户常常试图找到合住者以少付些房租。
trench
n. 沟，沟渠
The soldiers are opening trenches to prepare for yet another, more violent attack from the enemy troops.
士兵们正在挖战壕，准备
应对敌军再一次更猛烈的攻击。
unify
vt. 使联合，使统一；使相同，使一致
In my opinion, Abraham Lincoln was honored mostly in the U.S. because he unified the country.
在我看来，美国人敬重林肯，主要是他统一了美国。
verge
n. 边，边缘
vi. (on)接近，濒临
Don't blame her; she is on the verge of tears.
别再责备她了；她都要哭了。
ward
n. 病房；(城市的)区；受监护人
Let's try to ward off any potential problems.
我们还是尽量避免任何可能出现的问题吧。
weary
疲劳的，疲倦的；
使人疲劳的，令人厌倦的
vi. (of)厌烦，不耐烦
As the day went on, many of the expedition members wearied of the long journey.
随着那一天的过去，许多探险队队员厌倦了漫长的旅行。