1、appreciate;v [不用于进行时]①欣赏;赏识;②感激;感谢:
①His talents aren’t appreciated by his boss, which makes him depressed.
他的才干不为老板赏识,这使得他很沮丧。
②I appreciate your help very much and what you have done means something to me.
非常感谢你的帮助,你所做的对我来说意义非凡。
2、blame;v责备;把……归咎于:
You’ve failed to do what you were expected to and I’m afraid the teacher will blame you.
你没做成期望你做的事,我恐怕老师会责备你。
3、condition;n状况;情况:
We were astonished to find the temple still in its original condition.
我们惊奇地发现这座庙宇仍然保存完好。
4、curious;adj好奇的;爱探究的:
He’s such a curious boy, always asking questions.
他是个好奇心很强的孩子,总爱问问题。
5、disturb;v打扰;扰乱;使心神不安:
Sorry to disturb you, but can I talk to you for a minute?
抱歉打扰您,我能跟您聊一会儿吗?
6、direction;n①方向;方位;②指导;指挥;管理:
①Tom went off in the direction of the post office.
汤姆朝邮局的方向走去。
②We did the work under his direction.
我们在他的指导下工作。
7、disaster;n灾难:
Quite a few people used to believe that disaster was sure to strike if a mirror was broken.
过去曾经有不少人认为如果镜子碎了灾难就会降临。
8、disease;n疾病:
A disease known is half cured.
病情弄清楚,病根除一半。
9、eager;adj渴望的;热切的(keen):
His classes were crowded with eager students.
他的课上挤满了求知若渴的学生。
10、familiar;adj熟悉的;常见的:
The theme park you are probably most familiar with is Disneyland.
你最熟悉的主题公园大概就是迪士尼乐园。
11、guilty;adj内疚的;惭愧的:
I felt guilty about / at breaking my promise.
我对违背诺言感到内疚。
12、hide;v (把……)藏起来;隐藏:
She and her family hid away for nearly twenty-five months before they were discovered.
她和家人躲藏了近25个月后才被发现。