2007-08-20   Lesson 22

She reproved the maid in an angry voice for breaking the dish.

1. reprove  [ri'pru:v]v.责骂,申斥

2. maid  [meid]n.少女,未婚女子,女仆

Many kinds of fabrics, furs and drugs are synthetic products.

1. fabric  ['fRbrik]n.织物,纺织品;结构

2. drug  [drZg]n.药；药物

3. synthetic  [sin'Petic]a.综合的;合成的

His unbounded courage and compassion made him an excellent leader of the nation.

1. unbounded  [Zn'baundid]adj.无限的

2. courage  ['kZridJ]n.勇气，胆略

3. leader  ['li:dK]n.领袖，领导人

He was wretched when he failed the entrance examination again.

1. wretched  ['retFid]a.不幸的;卑鄙的

She continued to work in a blithe spirit in spite of all difficulties.

1. blithe  [blaiQ]a.愉快的,高兴的

2. spite  [spait]n.恶意,怨恨,不顾 vt.刁难,欺侮

She was feeling dejected and unhappy until the good news cheered her up.

1. dejected  [di'dJektid]a.沮丧的,灰心的deject  [di'dJekt]vt.使沮丧,使灰心

2. cheer  [tFiK]vi.欢呼；喝采

He is an erratic fellow whose actions are usually completely unpredictable.

1. erratic  [i'rRtik]a.反复无常的;古怪的

2. fellow  ['felKV]n.同伴；伙伴

3. unpredictable  ['Znpri'diktKbl]a.不可预知的

When he was a child, his life contained noble ambitions and immaculate thought.

1. noble  ['nKubl]n.贵族 adj.高贵的

2. ambition  [Rm'biFKn]n.雄心,抱负,野心ambition  [Rm'biFKn]n.强烈欲望 v.有…的野心

3. immaculate  [i'mRkjulit]adj.洁净的,无瑕的

The little girl loathed leaving her mother for studying abroad.

1. loathe  [louQ]vt.厌恶,憎恶

The woman in this painting has a pensive smile.

1. pensive  ['pensiv]a.沉思的,哀思的,忧沉的

I was restarted from keeping an appointment by a business conference that lasted most of the day.

1. conference  ['kUnfKrKns]n.(正式的)会议；讨论

She was proud of her stalwart good-looking grandson.

1. stalwart  ['stU:lwKt]adj.健壮的,坚定的

During his illness he shunned all society, and in particular those who had been his dearest.

1. shun  [FZn]v.避免,闪避

2. society  [sK'saiKti]n.社会;会;社团

They quarreled with such a loud noise that their voices were audible to the neighbor.

1. audible  ['U:dKbl]a.听得见的

The new boy had an auspicious first day in the elementary school.

1. auspicious  [U:'spiFKs]n.吉兆的,幸运的

2. elementary  ['eli'mentKri]a.基本的;初级的

She was filled with elation at the new that she won the first prize in her class.

1. elation  [i'leiFKn]n.得意洋洋,兴高采烈