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Day 14知识清单
The company said Monday that its new flying car has completed its first flight,bringing the company closer to its goal of selling the flying car within the next year.
该公司周一宣布,他们的新款飞行汽车已经完成首飞,这使其朝着来年上市销售的目标又迈进了一步。
1. flight /flaɪt/ n.飞行;航班
2. close adj. 近的; 亲密的adv.近,靠近 v.关,关闭
3. be/ get close to 靠近,接近
They were happy and even wanted to get close to me.他们很开心,甚至想靠近我。
4. close down 倒闭
5. sell v.(sell—sold—sold)卖,售
6. sell out 卖完
Almost every grandparent wants to be with his or her grandchildren and is willing to make sacrifices, but sometimes it is wiser to say no and visit frequently instead.
几乎每一位祖父母都想和自己的孙辈们在一起,并且愿意做出牺牲,但有时候说“不”和经常去探望反而是更明智的做法。
7. almost adv.几乎,差不多
8. be willing to do sth.愿意做某事
9. wise adj. 聪明的,明智的
10. frequently /ˈfri: kwəntli/ adv.频繁地;经常
11. instead /ɪnˈsted/ adv.代替,顶替
12. instead of 代替;而不是
13. sacrifice /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/ n./v.牺牲,奉献
Her parents made sacrifices so that she could have a good education. 为了让她受良好的教育,她的父母作了很多牺牲。
They are among the growing number of Americans who, driven by higher living costs and a falling economy(经济), have taken up vegetable gardening for the first time.
越来越多的美国人受不断上涨的生活成本和不断下滑的经济驱使,开始第一次种植蔬菜,他们就在这批人中。
14. among prep.在…中间;在(三者或以上)之间
15. drive (drive—drove—driven) v.驾驶,开车,驱赶
16. living n.生计;生活 adj. 活的
17. earn / make / gain a living 谋生
18. economy /ɪˈkɑːnəmi/ n.经济
19. economic /ˌiːkəˈnɑːmɪk/ adj.经济的
20. take up 开始从事;占据
21. take away 拿走
22. take charge of 负责;管理
I will take charge of the whole research. 我会负责掌管整项调研。
23. take over 接管;接收
The way is now clear for us to take over the company. 我们接管这家公司现在已无障碍。
24. take off 起飞,脱下,突然成功;离开
25. take effect 生效
Her popular l962 book Silent Spring raised awareness of the dangers of pollution and the harmful effects of chemicals on humans and on the world's lakes and oceans.
她于l962年出版的畅销书《寂静的春天》唤起了人们对污染危险性的意识,也让人们关注化学物质给人类以及世界湖泊和海洋造成的有害影响。
26. popular adj.流行的,受欢迎的;大众的
27. popularity /ˌpɑːpjuˈlærəti/ n.流行;普及
28. silent /ˈsaɪlənt/ adj.无声的,沉默的
29. silence /ˈs