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Lesson 56 Faster than sound!
By O.J.Wong
★sound n. 声音 adj.健康的
① n. 声音
sound n. 任何声音都可以
voice n. 人的声音
noise n. 和周围不和谐的声音, 躁音
② v. 听起来
③ adj. 合理的(等于reasonable adj.合理的, 有道理的, 通情达理的, 讲道理的)
I have a piece of sound advice. 我有一个合理的建议。
soundly adj. 香甜的
Soundly slept last night,I failed to get up this
morning.
★excitement n. 激动, 兴奋
to one's excitement… 令某人激动的是……
The most exciting thing is that… 最令人激动的是……
The most surprising thing about it is that 最令人惊讶的事情是……
It excited me that… 让我激动的是……
★handsome adj. 漂亮的, 美观的
handsome adj. 形容男孩, 英俊, 一般与男孩子连用。跟女性连用的时候就表示这个女孩子有阳刚气,类似tomboy.
Your roommate is handsome.
★explosion n. 爆炸, 轰响
explosive [ik'spləusiv] n. 爆炸物,炸药;adj. 爆炸(性)的, 爆发(性)的, 暴露
explode [ik'spləud] vt. 使爆炸;vi. 爆炸, 爆发, 破除, 推翻, 激发
bomb [bɔm] n. 炸弹;vt. 投弹于, 轰炸
The bomb exploded.
If only the explosion had not happened!
爆炸要是没有发生就好了。
★course n. 跑道,行程,过程
① n. 跑道,行程
on the course 按照轨道运行
off course 偏离轨道
of course 当然
② n. 课程
This term, I took/take seven courses.
He didn’t say a single word during the course.
★rival n. 对手;竞争者
例:The two students rivaled each other for the scholarship.
competition n. 竞争, 竞赛
competitor n. 竞争者, 对手
例:The two competitors compete fiercely in the competition.
opponent : 最常用词,通常指在争论、辩论、竞选或竞赛以及其它各种矛盾冲突中站在对立面的“对手”或“敌手”。
competitor : 指为同一目标或目的竞争者,一般无感情色彩。
enemy : 多指充满敌意的仇敌。
foe : 语气较强,多用于书面文字和诗歌中。指不仅敌对,而且很危险,怀有很深的敌意。
rival : 指与某人目标一致而想赶上或超过他的人。一般势均力敌
★speed(sped,sped) v. 疾驶
① v. 疾驶,急行
The police car sped past us.
The two men sped out of the room.
② n. 速度
at the speed of 以……的速度
The car goes at the speed of 40 miles an hour / at 40 miles an hour.
speed up 速度的增加, 加速;slow down 减速
★downhill adv. 下坡 地点副词,不接to
downstairs 下楼;upstairs 上楼
go down stairs
go downhill 下山
downtown n.&adj.&adv. 市中心的商业区(反意词uptown 远离商业区)
I'll go to the downtown.
1、Once a year, a race is held for old cars.
=Old car race is held once a year.
once +表示时间的名词 每……一次
The postman call