inaccessible [?in?k?ses?b?l] adj. 難接近的,達不到的
hospitable [?h?spit?b?l] adj. 好客的
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A: You can come here whenever you are free.
B: No wonder people say the Chinese are hospitable.
A:你有空的時候隨時可以來玩。
B:難怪人們都說中國人很好客。
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hostile [?h?stail] adj. 不友好的,有敵意的
【擴】unamiable 不友好的
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A: The person who is hostile is unwelcome here.
B: Don't be nervous. It's a mistake.
A:懷有敵意的人在這兒是不受歡迎的。
B:別緊張,這是個誤會。
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vicinity [vi?siniti] n. 周圍,附近
【擴】surroundings 周圍的事物
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A: Can we get everything we need here?
B: I think so, because this store is the biggest in the vicinity.
A:我們能在這兒買到我們要的全部東西嗎?
B:我想可以,這個商店是附近最大的了。
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architecture [?ɑ?kitekt??] n. 建筑學(xué)
fresco [?fresk?u] n. 壁畫
abrupt [??br?pt] adj. 突然的,意外的
【派】abruptly 意外地,突然地
【擴】hasty 匆忙的
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A: The road is full of abrupt turns.
B: Yes, it is dangerous for motoring.
A:這條路到處都是急轉(zhuǎn)彎。
B:是啊,在這開汽車很危險。
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tramp [tr?mp] v. 徒步行進
【搭】take a long tramp to 長途跋涉去
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A: It's not very far. Shall we tramp all the way there?
B: I'm afraid I can't do it that way, because my ankle hurts.
A:那兒并不太遠,我們徒步去吧?
B:恐怕我不能這么做了,因為我的腳踝受傷了。
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moor [mu?] v. (用繩、鏈、錨)系(船)
ferry [?feri] n. 渡船
straggle [?str?ɡ?l] v. 蔓延,散亂分布
【派】straggler 掉隊者
【例】Houses straggled across the countryside.
房屋凌亂地散落于鄉(xiāng)間。
【擴】overspread 蔓延 sprawl 蔓延
dilapidated [di?l?pideitid] adj. 陳舊破爛的,倒塌的
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A: My house is very dilapidated.
B: Why do you still live in it?
A:我的房子已破舊不堪。
B:那你為什么還住在里面?
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sardine [sɑ??di?n] n. 沙丁魚,沙丁魚罐頭
rag [r?ɡ] n. 破爛衣服
motionless [?m?u??nl?s] adj. 不動的
【構(gòu)】motion(移動)+less(表示否定的后綴)=motionless(不動的)
【例】The cat remained motionless, waiting for the mouse to come out of its hole.
貓一動不動地等著老鼠出洞。
【擴】immovable 不動的
procession [pr??se??n] n. 行列,成隊的人群
shawl [???l] n. 披巾,圍巾
peer [pi?] v. 凝視,盯著
【派】peerless 無可匹敵的
【例】She peered through the mist, trying to find the right path.
她透過霧凝視前方,想找到正確的路。
【搭】peer at 凝視,盯著看
quicken [?kwik?n] v. 加快