肃穆的；严肃的
|★ |<25>medieval |a. |of the Middle Ages (about AD 1100-1500) |中世纪的
| |<26>grave |a. |1. looking quiet and serious |严肃的
| | | |2. looking serious and worried |严重的；担忧的
| |<27>dentist |n. |[C] a person whose job is to look after people's teeth |牙科医生
| |<28>alongside |prep. |beside; together with |在...旁边；和...一起
| |<29>portrait |n. |[C] a picture or painting of a person |肖像；画像
|▲ |<30>buffalo |n. |[C] |野牛
| |<31>nickel |n. |[C] a coin of the US or Canada worth five cents |（美国或加拿大的）五分镍币
| |<32>tragedy |n. |1. [C, U] a terrible event that causes great sadness |悲剧；不幸
| | | |2. [C] a serious play that has a sad ending |悲剧作品
| |<33>settlement |n. |1. [U] the movement of a new population into a place to live there |移民；拓居
| | | |2. [C, U] an agreement that ends an argument |决定；协议
| |<34>frontier |n. |1. (the ~) an area where people have never lived before, esp. in the western US before the 20th century |（尤指20世纪前美国西部的）边远地区
| | | |2. (~s) the limit of what is known about sth. |前沿；尖端
|@ |<35>destruction|n. |[U] the act of destroying or state of being destroyed |破坏；毁坏
| |<36>herd |n. |[C] a large group of animals of the same type which live and feed together |牧群
|@ |<37>decoration |n. |1. [C] sth. that is used to decorate sth. else |装饰品
| | | |2. [U] the act or art of decorating |装饰；装饰艺术
| |<38>horn |n. |1. [C] a hard, pointed, often curved part that grows from the top of the heads of some animals |（牛、羊等的）角
| | | |2. [C] a device for sounding a warning signal |喇叭；号角
| |<39>liberate |vt. |set sb. or sth. free |解放；释放
| |<40>colony |n. |[C] a country or area under the political control of another country |殖民地
| |<41> meat-packing |n. |[U] (AmE) the preparation of animals that have been killed so that they can be sold as meat |肉类加工
|@ |<42>reputation |n. |[C, U] the opinion that people have about sb. or sth. |名声；名望
|@ |<43>inspect |vt. |1. look at sth. closely or in great detail |检查
| | | |2. make an official visit to make sure that work is being done properly |视察
|@ |<44>contract |n. |[C] a legal written agreement |合同，契约
|@ |<45>origin |n. |1. [C, U] the place or situation in which sth. begins to exist |起源；开端
| | | |2. (~s) the country, race, or type of family which sb. comes from |出身；血统
|@ |<46>evolve |vi. |develop gradually |演变；发展
|@ |<47>recruit |v. |1. get people to join the army or navy |招募（新兵）
| | | |2. find new people to work in a company, join an organization, do a job, etc. |招聘；吸收（新成员）
| |<48>poster |n. |[C] a large printed picture or photograph used to advertise sth. or as a decorati
on |招贴（画）；海报
| |<49>chin |n. |[C] the part of a person's face below the mouth |下巴
practical and honest |实际的；切实的
|@ |<20>humorous |a. |amusing or funny |幽默的，诙谐的
| |<21>trademark |n. |1. [C] a distinctive characteristic |特征，标记
| | | |2. [C] a mark or name belonging to a particular company, used on its products |商标
|@ |<22>feature |vt. |be an important and distinctive part of sth. |以...为特征
| | |n. |[C] a typical quality or important part |特点，特征
| |<23>cigar |n. |[C] |雪茄烟
| |<24> old-fashioned |a. |no longer modern or fashionable |过时的；老式的
| |<25>illustration|n. |1. [C] a drawing or picture in a book, magazine, etc. |图解；插图
| | | |2. [C, U] an example, fact, etc. that shows sth. is true, or show what sth. is like |说明；例证
| |<26> illustrator |n. |[C] sb. who draws pictures, esp. for a book |插图画家
| |<27>literary |a. |relating to literature |文学上的
|@ |<28>classic |n. |[C] a famous book, play, etc. which has a lasting value |经典作品；文学名著
| | |a. |(of a book, play, etc.) important and having a lasting value |经典的
|@ |<29>influential|a. |having power or influence |有影响力的
| |<30>venture |n. |[C] a business activity that involves risks |风险项目
| | |vi. |risk going somewhere or doing sth. |冒险
| |<31>commerce |n. |[U] the buying and selling of goods and services |商业；贸易
| |<32>plunge |vi. |(~ into) 1. suddenly start doing sth. in an enthusiastic way |（积极）投入；参与
| | | |2. suddenly put sb. in a particular situation |使陷入
| |<33> ill-fated |a. |unlucky |倒霉的
|@ |<34>sample |n. |[C] a small amount of sth. that can be tested to show what the rest is or should be like |样品
| | |vt. |try out or examine sth. by taking a sample |抽样（检查）
| |<35>dragon |n. |[C] |龙
| |<36>myth |n. |[C] an ancient story, esp. one invented to explain natural or historical events |神话
| |<37> mythical |n. |1. relating to or existing only in myths |神话的；神话中的
| | | |2. imaginary and not real |虚构的；不真实的
| |<38>license |vt. |give official permission for sb. to use sth. |批准；准许
| | |n. |[C] (BrE licence) an official document that gives sb. permission to use or do sth. |许可证；执照
| |<39>copyright |n. |[C, U] |版权
| |<40>sunrise |n. |[C, U] the time in the morning when the sun first comes into the sky |日出；黎明
| |<41>distribution|n. |1. [U] the transport and supply of goods to various people or places |运送；经销
| | | |2. [U] the act of giving things to a large group of people |分发；分配
|@ |<42>decorate |vt. |make sth. look more attractive by putting nice things on or in it |装饰；装潢
| |<43>studio |n. |1. [C] a room where an artist or photographer works |工作室；画室；摄影室
| | | |2. [C] a specially equipped room where televisi
on or radio programs or music recordings are made |演播室；播音室；录音室
| |<44>best-seller|n. |[C] a book that many people buy |畅销书