1.merchant
n. 商人,國際貿(mào)易批發(fā)商
a fruit merchant 水果商
2.uneasy
adj. 不安的; 焦慮的, 擔心的
uneasy manners feel uneasy about the future
拘束不安的態(tài)度 擔心將來
3.crown
n. 王冠, 王位, 冕
take the crown wear the crown
加冕[登基]為王; 獲冠軍稱號 做皇帝, 即位
4.deny
vt. 否認, 否定; 拒絕給予
deny a statement deny one's signature
否認聲明 不承認自己的簽名
She can deny her son nothing. 她對兒子是百依百順(要什么就給什么)。
5.pay back
報復 (= pay off, pay out, serve out)
I'll certainly pay you back for what you did to me!
"你那樣對待我,我一定要回敬你的!"
償還;償付
How can I pay you back for all your kindness?
你的這番好意我該怎么報答呢?
6.masterpiece
n. 杰作
scenic masterpiece Dafench's paintings are masterpieces.
絕景 達芬奇的畫都是杰作。
7.mercy
n. 仁慈, 憐憫, 寬恕
at the mercy of
在...的掌握之中, 完全受...支配, 任...擺布
have mercy on [upon] show mercy to sb.
對...有憐憫心 對某人表示寬大[仁慈]
without mercy
殘忍地, 毫不留情地
8.revenge
n. 報復;報仇
do sth. in [out of] revenge (for sth.)
(為...)報復性地[出于報復]做某事
vt. 替...報仇; 報復; 洗雪
revenge one's friend revenge a wrong revenge an injustice
替朋友報仇 申冤雪恨 對不正義采取報復
I broke Mary's pen by accident, and in revenge she tore up my school work.
我不留心弄壞了瑪麗的鋼筆,出于報復,她撕掉了我的作業(yè)。
9.enemy
n. 敵人, 仇敵[人]; [集合詞]敵兵[軍]
a public enemy a lifelong [mortal, sworn] enemy
公敵; (公眾協(xié)助緝拿的)要犯 不共戴天之敵, 死敵
Don't make an enemy of him.
不要使他與你為敵。
10.go about
走來走去, 四處走動;著手或忙于(工作);(謠言等)流傳
11.a(chǎn)s far as I know 就我所知
As far as I know, he has gone to town.
就我所知,他到鎮(zhèn)子上去了。
12.reasonable
adj. 合情合理的, 有道理的;通人情的, 通情達理的, 講道理的;
明智的, 有理性的; 能思考的
a reasonable excuse be reasonable in one's demand
合理的借口 合理的要求
a reasonable man a reasonable being
通情達理的人 有理智的人
13.weakness
n. 弱 點; 軟弱
We all have our little weaknesses.
我們大家都有些小短處。
have a weakness for
偏愛..., 特別愛好...
He has a weakness for detective stories.
他特別愛看偵探小說。
14.greeting
n. 問候;致意 祝賀;祝辭
to offer greetings to sb. 向某人致意
Christmas greetings 圣誕節(jié)的祝賀
15. envy
n. 羨慕; 忌妒; 忌妒的根由[對象]; 被羨慕的人[東西]
be in envy of sb.'s success out of envy
羨慕某人的成功 出于忌妒[羨慕]
green with envy lost in envy
妒忌得面色發(fā)青, 非常妒忌 非常嫉妒
vt. 羨慕; 忌妒
How I envy you! 我真羨慕您
16.a(chǎn)ccuse
vt. accused, accusing 控告;指控
accuse sb. of ...
指控某人...
The police accused him of murder. The police accused him of stealing.
警方指控他謀殺。 警方控告他犯有盜竊罪。
Mary was accused as an accomplice. 瑪麗被指控為同謀犯。
17.fate
n. 命運;宿命
When they met again after ten years, they left that fate brought them together.
當他們10年后又見面時,他們讓命運使他們到了一塊兒。
"He expected to spend his life in Germany, but fate had decided otherwise."
"他希望到德國生活,而命運卻偏偏另有安排。"
vt. [常用被動語態(tài)]命定, 注定
It was fated that we should success.
我們注定要成功。
18.consequence
n. 結(jié)果, 后果;影響;重要(性); 重大意義
consider the consequences a person of consequence as a consequence
考慮后果 舉足輕重的人 因而, 結(jié)果
answer for the consequences face the consequences of one's action
對后果負責 自食其果
in consequence in consequence of...
因此, 結(jié)果 的結(jié)果, 因為...的緣故, 由于
19.fortune
n. 命運;運氣;機會
She had the good fortune to be free from illness.
她運氣好,沒得病。
Through all his changing fortunes, he never lost courage.
任憑命運變換,他從不喪失勇氣。
財產(chǎn),財富
He made a fortune by selling houses.
他靠賣房子發(fā)了財。
be in good /bad fortune by good fortune
運氣好[壞] 幸好, 由于幸運
come into a fortune have a fortune
繼承一大筆財產(chǎn) 有財產(chǎn)
have good/ bad fortune seek one's fortune
運氣好[壞] 找出路
have the fortune to do if fortune favours
幸而...(做)... 如果運氣好
make a / one's fortune push one's fortune
發(fā)財致富 追求名利,努力抬高自己的地位;力圖發(fā)跡
read/ tell sb.'s fortune run a fortune
給某人算命 冒風險
20.merciful
adj. 仁慈的, 寬大的,慈悲的,溫和的; 順利的;
The merciful king saved the young officers from death.
仁慈的國王把兩個年青的軍官從死神手中救了出來。
21.bargain
n. 交易,合同交易;協(xié)議
A bargain's a bargain.
達成的協(xié)議決不可撕毀。
He made a bargain with his wife 'You take care of the children and I'll cook.'
他跟妻子講條件'你看好孩子,我做飯。'
廉價買到的東西
This jacket is a real bargain at such a low price.
這件夾克衫這么便宜,真劃得來。
It's a real bargain.(非正式)
真便宜。
vi. (常與with, for連用)講價;談條件
If you bargain with them they might reduce the price.
你講講價,他們可能會把價錢降低。
22.bless
vt. blessed 或 blest, blessing 祝福;祈禱
Bless this house! Well, bless my soul! Bless me!
愿上帝保佑這個家! 好啦,謝天謝地! 哎呀!;我的天哪
Bless you! be blessed with
太謝謝你了! 愿上帝保佑你! 在...方面有福氣; 幸運地享有
bless oneself
自祝; 非常高興,驚駭,突然叫喊“上帝保佑我"等類的話
23.legal
adj. 法律的, 法定的
legal affairs legal adviser take a legal action
法律事務 法律顧問 提起訴訟
a legal holiday legal person
法定假日 法人
24.tear up
撕扯;撕裂;撕破;撕毀
to tear up the letter
撕毀一封信
24.deed
n. 行動;所做的事
His deeds does not agree with his words
他言行不一。
evil deeds deed of light deed of release
壞行為 善行; 光明之事 私產(chǎn)契約
in deed 實際上; 真的; 不只是口頭上的
25.requirement
n. 必需品;必要條件
If you have any requirements, ask me.
如果你有什么要求,請向我提出來。
fulfil the requirements of the government
履行政府的規(guī)定
26.declare
vt. 宣布, 宣告, 聲稱
declare war declare peace declare sb. (to be) innocent
宣戰(zhàn) 宣布和平 宣布某人無罪
(常與that連用)聲稱;鄭重地說;斷言
She declared that she didn't want to see him again.
她宣稱她再也不愿見到他
27.court
n. 法庭[院]
a civil court a criminal court
民事法庭 刑事法庭
the International C-of Justice go to court
國際法院 上朝, 朝見君主; 上法院; 打官司
28.justice
n. 公平, 正義, 公道
a sense of justice deny sb. Justice social justice a court of justice
正義感 對某人不公平 社會正義 法院
29.therefore
adv. 因此, 所以
He was ill, and therefore could not come.
他病了, 所以未能來。
We do not have enough money. Therefore we cannot afford to buy the new car.
我們的錢不夠,因此買不成這輛新車。
(用于推論)因而,因此
He was the only candidate; therefore, he was elected.
他是唯一的候選人,因此,他當選了。
30.worthy
adj. [常作表語, 其后常跟被動語態(tài)動詞不定式或of加名詞或被動態(tài)動名詞] 值得...的; 應該...的
a worthy cause 正義的事業(yè)
a worthy life a worthy man
有價值的生活 高尚的人
a worthy opponent a worthy gentleman
勁敵 可敬的先生
They will prove worthy of the Party's trust.
他們不會辜負黨對他們的信任。
He is worthy to have a place in the team. This book is worthy of being read [to be read].
他配成為該球隊的隊員。 這本書值得一讀。
31.kindness
n. 仁慈;親切;和藹
do sb. a kindness kill with kindness out of kindness
幫某人的忙; 為某人做好事 以溺愛害人 出于仁慈, 出于好意
He has done me many kindnesses. Thank you for all your kindness.
他對我很關(guān)心。 感謝你的幫助。
32.punish
vt. 懲罰, 處分
punish sb. for his crime punish sb. with [by] death
處罰某人 處某人以死刑
The boy was punished for being late.
這男孩因遲到受到處分。
punishment
n. 處罰;懲罰
The boy accepted his punishment without complaining.
那男孩沒有怨言地接受了對他的處罰。
33.order
vt. 命令;指揮
They ordered him to stop.
他們命令他停下。
The general director of the project ordered that the work (should) be started at once.
工程總指揮命令立即開始工作。
下令
to order an attack 下令進攻
34.complex
adj. 復雜的, 多元的, 綜合的, 錯綜的
a complex idea
一個復雜的觀念
complex sentence
【語】復合句