Lesson Ten
The Tenth Man
1. making his first entry …… 第一次进入。
另如:make a triumpohant entry 凯旋进入;have free entry 可以自由进入。
2. abrupt : subben or unexpected 突然。
如:an abrupt departure 突然离开。
3. sullen : showing irritation or anger by a gloomy silence 愠怒的。
4. indifferent : without interest or concern 漠不关心,不在乎。
如: He seems indifferent to worldly success . 他似乎不在乎名利。
5. draw or cast lots : to settle a question by the use of lots 抽签。
6. be bound to do sth.
bound : certain , sure 肯定。
如:We are bound to secceed . 我们肯定会成功。
7. refasten : re + fasten
fasten : to attach firmly or securely in place or to something else 系牢,牢牢固定,绑住。
如:Please fasten your seat belt . 请系牢你的安全带。
fasten a boat to the quay 把船系于码头。
8. may as well : used to express an opinion about a reason for doing or not doing the action of the given verb 还是做……的好;不妨……
如: If that‘s the case , you may as well have a try .如果情况果真如此,你不妨试试看。
Now that you‘re here , you may as well make yourself useful . 既然你在这里,你还是可以派上用场的。
9. mock : fun of 嘲笑。
如:His writings mocked the follies of the age . 他的著作嘲笑了那个时代的愚蠢。
The naught boy mocked his queer accent . 淘汰的男孩嘲笑他奇怪的口音。
His irresponsibilty mocked my trust in him . 他的不负责任嘲弄了我对他的信任。
10. nag at : be a constant source of unease or irritation to 使苦恼不己。
如:The debt nagged at his conscience . 债务让他的良心痛苦不己。
11. narrow : limit , or restrict 限制。
如:The detectives narrowed the search to just three suspects . 侦探将调查对象限制到三个嫌犯。
decrease 缩小。
如:The gap between the rich and the poor should be narrowed . 贫富的差距应该缩小。
12. consent : to permit , approve , or agree 同意,批准。
如:My father didn‘t consent to our agreement at first . 我父亲最初不同意我们结婚。
We consented to a temporany agreement . 我们达成临时协议。
by common consent 经一致同意。
13. implore : beg urgently ; beseech 恳求。
如: I implored your forgiveness . 我恳求你宽恕我。
She implored him for mercy . 她恳求他宽容她。
We implored him to stay on . 我们恳求他再呆下去。
14. sum up : 总结。
如: We summed up merits and demerits of the scheme . 我们总结了这个计划的优缺点。
Could you sum up the main points of the lesson ? 你能否总结本课的要点?