prelude [?prelju?d] n. 序幕,前奏;v. 阻止
【擴】prelusion 前奏,序幕
【搭】prelude sb. from sth. 阻止某人做某事
【例】The fighting in the streets may be a prelude to more serious trouble.
街頭打斗可能是更嚴重糾紛的序曲。
unforeseen [??nf???si?n] adj. 意料之外的
series [?si?ri?z] n. 系列
【搭】a series of 一系列 in series 連續(xù)
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A: He proposed to hold a series of informal meetings.
B: But it needs much time in that way.
A:他建議舉行一系列非正式會議。
B:但那樣的話,我們就需要很多時間。
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catastrophe [k??t?str?fi] n. 大禍,災難
【擴】disaster 災難
【搭】ecological catastrophe 生態(tài)災難
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A: The flood in their country last year was a major catastrophe.
B: Yes, many buildings were destroyed.
A:去年他們國家的洪水是一場大災難。
B:是的,很多房子都被毀了。
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crockery [?kr?k?ri] n. 陶器,瓦器
【擴】ceramics 陶瓷 porcelain 瓷器
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A: I'd like to have something typically Chinese.
B: May I suggest you buy some crockery?
A:我想要具有典型中國特色的東西。
B:我可以建議您買些陶器嗎?
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suburb [?s?b??b] n. 郊區(qū)
collide [k??laid] v. 猛撞
learner [?l??n?] n. 初學者
【擴】beginner 初學者
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A: Let's play chess.
B: I'm a learner. I'm afraid I can't play it well.
A:我們下盤國際象棋吧。
B:我是初學者,我怕我下不好。
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panic [?p?nik] n. 驚慌,恐慌
【派】panicky 恐慌的
【搭】get into a panic 驚慌起來 press the panic button 驚慌失措
【例】The audience were thrown into a panic when the fire started.
一起火,觀眾頓時陷入一片恐慌。
windscreen [?windskri?n] n. (汽車的)擋風玻璃
alongside [??l???said] prep. 在……的旁邊,與……并排
【構】along(沿著)+side(邊的)=alongside(在……的旁邊)
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A: The car pulled up alongside.
B: Is there anything wrong with it?
A:那車在旁邊停下了。
B:車有什么毛病了嗎?
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slide [slaid] (slid [slid], slid) v. 滑,回避
【搭】slide over 回避 slide into 不知不覺陷入
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A: You can't slide over the fact that the quality is good.
B: Yes, but the price is really too high.
A:你回避不了這樣一個事實,那就是這質(zhì)量確實很好。
B:是的,但是這價錢確實是很高。
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stray [strei] adj. 迷失的,離群的;v. 迷路,偏離
【搭】a stray dog 流浪狗 stray hair 稀疏的頭發(fā)
【例】He was wounded by a stray bullet.
他被流彈擊傷。
confusion [k?n?fju???n] n. 混亂
【例】That will lead to confusion.
那樣做會引起混亂的。
greedy [?ɡri?di] adj. 貪婪的
【派】greedily 貪婪地
【擴】rapacious 貪婪的 voracious 貪婪的
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A: Jack is not satisfied with the result.
B: The greedy man is always insatiate.
A:杰克對這個結果并不滿意。
B:貪心者從不滿足。
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devour [di?vau?] v. 狼吞虎咽地吃