Unit 1 Text A
<1>chase |
vt. |run after sb. or sth. in order to catch them |追逐；追赶
My dog likes chasing rabbits. |我的那条狗喜欢追逐兔子。
|We were chased by a bull while crossing the field. |我们穿过田哦地时，有一条公牛追逐着我们。
<2>cruelty
|n. |[C, U] behavior that makes people or animals suffer |残酷；残忍
The book tells readers the cruelty of the slave trade at that time. |这本书告诉了读者在那个时候奴隶买卖的残忍。
The farmer was accused of cruelty to animals. |这个农民被指控残酷虐待动物。
<3>pessimistic
|a. |expecting that bad things will happen in the future or that sth. will have a bad result |悲观的The tone of the meeting was very pessimistic. |该会议的气氛非常悲观。
The doctors are pessimistic about his chances of recovery. |医生们对他康复的可能很悲观。
<4>conquest
|n. |1. [U] the process of gaining control over sth. through great effort |征服；控制
The conquest of inflation has been the Government's economic priority. |征服通货膨胀一直是政府经济上首要考虑做的事。
He finally made the conquest of the disease come true. |他最后战胜了那疾病。
2. [sing., U] the act of taking control of a country, city, etc. by force |征服；攻占
After the Norman Conquest the forest became a royal hunting preserve. |在诺曼征服之后，这片森林就成了皇家狩猎地。
The empire had expanded largely through military conquest. |帝国的扩张主要是通过军事占领。
|<5>bankrupt
a. |without enough money to pay what one owes |破产的
The company was declared bankrupt. |这家公司被宣布破产。
Five years ago she was a successful actress, but now she is bankrupt. |五年前她是一个成功的演员，可是现在她一贫如洗了。
<6>motive
|n. |[C] a reason for doing sth. |动机
Why would she have killed him? She has no motive. |她为什么会杀他呢？她没有任何动机。What is the motive behind the bombing? |爆炸背后有什么动机？
<7>worship
|vt. |admire and love sb. very much |崇拜；敬重；仰慕
He worshipped his wife. |他很崇拜妻子。
He was amused by the way younger actors worshipped and copied him. |年青演员崇拜他、模仿他的方式使他感到很有意思。
<8>spur |
vt. |encourage sb. or make them want to do sth. |鼓励；刺激
Her difficult childhood spurred her on to succeed. |她艰难的童年激励她去取得成功。
My trainer spurred me to keep up a pace of four miles an hour. |我的教练鼓励我保持每小时4英里的节奏。
|<9>lure |
n. |[C] sth. that attracts people, or the quality of being able to do this |诱惑
Few can resist the lure of adventure. |几乎没有人抵挡得住的历险的吸引力。
It is the lure of money that brings them to the city. |是金钱的诱惑使他们来到了这城市。
|<10>drown |
v. |1. have a very strong feeling or a serious problem that is dificult to deal with |沉浸于
|Relief agencies are drowning in frustration. |救济机构都沉浸于失望之中。
|I felt as if I were drowning in sleep. |我感到自己好像沉浸在睡眠之中。
2. die from being under water for too long, or to kill sb. in this way |（使）淹死
Many people drowned when the boat overturned. |翻船时有许多人淹死了。
He drowned in a boating accident. |他在一次划船事故中淹死了。
|<11>imperial |
a. |1. great and magniicent |壮丽的；宏大的
The house is huge and almost imperial. |房子很大，极其壮丽。
It is said that few places on earth offer such imperial scenic beauty as this. |据说世界上很少有地方像这里有如此壮观的美景。
2. relating to an empire or to the person who rules it |帝国的；皇帝的
the decline of an imperial power |强盛帝国的衰败
|Britain's imperial expansion in the 19th century |英帝国在19世纪的扩张
<12>agent
|n. |1. [C] sb. whose job is to help an actor, artist, etc. ind work |经纪人
|A best-selling writer needs a good agent. |畅销书作家需要好的经纪人。
My agent has a new script for me to look at. |我的经纪人有一个新剧本要我看一看。
|2. [C] a person or company that represents another person or company, esp. in business |代理人；代理商
Our agent in New York deals with all US sales. |我们在纽约的代理商处理所有的美国销售业务。
<13>hasten
|vt. |make sth. happen sooner or more quickly |加快；加速
The treatment she received may, in fact, have hastened her death. |实际上她接受的治疗加速了她的死亡。
News of the scandal certainly hastened his departure from office. |有关这件丑闻的消息当然加速了他的离职。
