Matterhorn [?m?t?h??n] n. 馬特霍恩峰(阿爾卑斯山峰之一)
alpinist [??lpinist] n. 登山運(yùn)動(dòng)員
pioneer [?pai??ni?] v. 開(kāi)辟,倡導(dǎo);n. 先鋒,開(kāi)辟者
【搭】young pioneer 少先隊(duì)員
【例】Hunger, cold and sickness were among the tribulations of pioneer life。
饑餓、寒冷和疾病是開(kāi)拓者生活中的磨難。
summit [?s?mit] n. 頂峰
【擴(kuò)】peak 頂峰
【搭】climb to the summit 登上山頂
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A: It's an hour's climb to the summit.
B: It's not difficult for me.
A:到頂峰有一小時(shí)的攀登路程。
B:這對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)并不難。
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attain [??tein] v. 到達(dá)
【派】attainment 達(dá)到
【搭】attain to 達(dá)到
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A: We will attain the peak soon.
B: Yes, but I need a rest now.
A:我們馬上就要到達(dá)山頂了。
B:是的,但現(xiàn)在我得先休息一下。
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perilous [?peril?s] adj. 危險(xiǎn)的
【派】perilousness 危險(xiǎn)
【擴(kuò)】risky 危險(xiǎn)的 dangerous 危險(xiǎn)的
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A: Many species are in perilous situation because of our destruction of their natural habitat.
B: People must learn how to live peacefully with nature.
A:許多物種由于我們破壞了它們的自然環(huán)境,現(xiàn)在正處于危險(xiǎn)的情況之中。
B:人類(lèi)必須學(xué)會(huì)怎樣與大自然和諧相處。
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shudder [???d?] v. 不寒而栗
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A: I still shudder when I think of that moment.
B: Forget it. It's past.
A:現(xiàn)在想起當(dāng)時(shí)的情景我還是不寒而栗。
B:忘了吧,那已經(jīng)過(guò)去了。
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court [k??t] v. 追求
【派】courtesy 禮貌,恩惠
【擴(kuò)】pursue 追求
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A: He has been courting me for the last three months.
B: Do you want to accept his love?
A:在過(guò)去的三個(gè)月中他一直在向我求愛(ài)。
B:你打算接受他的愛(ài)嗎?
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solitary [?s?lit?ri] adj. 唯一的
impoverish [im?p?v?ri?] v. 使貧困
【派】impoverishment 貧困
【例】Continuous farming impoverishes the soil.
連續(xù)耕作使土壤變得貧瘠。
Alpine [??lpain] adj. 阿爾卑斯山的
flea-ridden [?fli??ridn] adj. 布滿(mǎn)跳蚤的
coarse [k??s] adj. 粗劣的
【擴(kuò)】incondite 粗劣的 shoddy 劣質(zhì)的
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A: Homespun is a cloth of coarse weave.
B: I haven't seen that kind of cloth before.
A:土布是一種織得粗糙的布。
B:我沒(méi)見(jiàn)過(guò)那種布。
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boast [b?ust] v. 自恃有
【擴(kuò)】flaunt 夸耀
【搭】boast oneself of 自夸
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A: He used to boast to us about his rich father.
B: That's really rebarbative.
A:他原來(lái)常對(duì)我們夸耀他那富有的老爸。
B:那確實(shí)是比較惹人討厭。
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parishioner [p??ri??n?] n. 教區(qū)居民
shepherd [??ep?d] n. 牧羊人
linen [?linin] n. 亞麻布
【擴(kuò)】flax 亞麻,亞麻制品
【例】I will spread the linen sheet for you to have a good look.
我把這條亞麻布床單鋪開(kāi),讓您仔細(xì)看看。
the Alps [?lps] n. 阿爾卑斯山脈
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A: It takes a lot of guts to climb the Alps.
B: I see. And I'm sure I can make it.
A:爬阿爾卑斯山必須有很大的勇氣。
B:我明白。并且我肯定自己能做到。
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