1 Jobs & People 职业与人物
Lesson 1
01 aboriginal [?b??r?d??nl] ● aborigine 名 土著 ● -al 形 表的或具有特征的
? 名土著居民 ? 形土著的
?All the dancers were Maoris, aboriginals who were among the first settlers in New Zealand. 所有的舞者都是毛利人,是最早居住在新西兰的土著之一。
?They are aboriginal people of Australia. 他们是澳大利亚的土著居民。
02 aborigine [?b??r?d??n? ]
名C 土著居民
The spears were made by aborigines who have lived in India from the earliest times. 那些矛是早期生活在印度的土著居民制作的。
03 activist [?kt?v?st] ● act 动 行动 ● -ive 形 表与有关的;具有性质的;
有倾向的 ● -ist 名 表从事的人
名C 行动主义者,激进分子
With the help of environmental activists, we can educate the public about the dangers of clear-cutting forests. 有环保人士的帮助,我们能让大众知道伐木砍树的危害。
形active活跃的 名activity活动;action行动
04 adolescence [?d??lesns]
名C 青春期,青少年时期
Mrs. White''s son is still in his adolescence; he is developing from a child into an adult.怀特太太的儿子还处于青春期,他正在从儿童成长为成年人。
同义puberty青春期
05 adolescent [?d??lesnt]
? 形青春期的 ? 名C 青少年
?Those adolescent girls are senior high school students; they will go to college next year. 那些少女是高中生,她们明年要上大学。
?Many adolescents between the ages of 13 and 18 suffer from acne. 许多介于13到18岁的青少年有青春痘问题。
同义? teenage青少年时期 ? teenager (13至19岁的)少年
06 adulthood [?d?lth?d] ● adult 名 成人 ● -hood 名 表状态
名U 成年(期)
Once you reach adulthood, you should be responsible for your actions. 一旦你成年了,就该为自己的行为负责。
同义manhood成年 反义childhood儿童时期
07 advertiser [?dv?ta?z?r] ● advertise 动 做广告 ● -er 名 表人
名C 刊登广告者,广告客户
The advertiser wanted to buy space on 18 billboards around town. 刊登广告者想在镇上买18块广告看板。
名advertisement 广告;宣传
08 alien [?e?l??n]
名 C ? 外国人,侨民; ? 外星人 ? 形 外国人的,外国侨民的
?Border control officers in south Texas said they arrested 12 illegal aliens from Mexico last night. 德州南部的边境管理官员表示,昨晚他们逮捕了12名从墨西哥来的非法移民。
?Some people believe that the pyramids were built by aliens from another planet. 有些人相信金字塔是由另一个星球来的外星人建造的。
?People on the isle rejected alien culture and did not welcome tourists from other countries. 那个小岛上的人排斥外来文化,也不欢迎外国游客。
同义? foreigner外国人 ? foreign 外国的
09 analyst [?n?l?st] ● analysis 名 分析 ● -ist 名 表做的人
名 C 分析者,分析师
The collected evidence has been sent to an analyst for fingerprint and DNA analyses. 采集到的证据已被送给一名分析师来验定指纹与DNA。
动analyze分析 形analytical分析的(参见Lesson 58)
10 apprentice [??prent?s]
? 名 C 学徒,实习生 ? 动 使当学徒
?My advisor strongly encouraged me to serve as an apprentice to an investment banker before applying to a business school. 在申请商学院之前,指导老师强烈支持我先到投资银行家门下当实习生。
?The girl was apprenticed to her aunt as a tailor. 那个女孩跟着她的阿姨当裁缝学徒。
动词变化apprenticed, apprenticed, apprenticing
11 architect [?ɑ:k?tekt]
名 C 建筑设计师
Jack is the architect who volunteered to design the school for our village. 杰克是那位自愿为我们村子设计学校的建筑师。
12 astronaut [?str?n?:t] ● astro- 太空 ● -naut 名 表驾驶员
名C 宇航员
Sally Ride was the first female astronaut to ride in a space shuttle. 莎莉?莱德是第一个上航天飞机的女性宇航员。
13 astronomer [??str?n?m?r]
名C 天文学家
The astronomer focused his telescope on the western sky, searching for undiscovered planets. 那名天文学家将望远镜对准西边的天空,寻找还未被发现的行星。
名astronomy天文学(参见Lesson 41)
14 attendant [??tend?nt] ● attend 动 参加 ● -ant 名 表人
? 名C 服务员,侍者 ? 形伴随的
?The flight attendant helped me find my seat on the plane. 那位空乘帮我找到了我的座位。
?After considering the benefit of nuclear power as well as its attendant problems, the government decided not to build another nuclear power plant. 在考虑过核能的好处以及随之而来的问题后,政府决定不兴建另一座核能发电厂。
15 bachelor [?bt??l?r]
名C ? 学士; ? 单身汉
?My elder sister graduated from college and received a bachelor of Arts. 我姐姐大学毕业了,并取得了文学学士学位。
?Harry is an eligible bachelor; a lot of women want to marry him because he is rich. 哈利是一个令人中意的单身汉,很多女人都因为他很有钱而想嫁给他。
16 barbarian [bɑ:?be?r??n] ● barbarous 形 野蛮的 ● -an 名 表有特征的人
? 名C 野蛮人,未开化的人 ? 形野蛮的,未开化的
?They called him a barbarian because they thought he was wild and uncivilized. 他们称他为野蛮人,因为他们认为他很野蛮、不文明。
?A barbarian tribe lives in the jungle; the members eat raw meat and don''t wear clothes. 有一个原始部落居住在这片丛林里面,部落居民吃生肉且不穿衣服。
17 blacksmith [?blksm?] ● black 名 黑色 ● smith 名 铁匠
名C 铁匠
The blacksmith''s job was to make horseshoes and other items out of iron. 那个铁匠的工作是制作马蹄铁以及其他铁制的东西。
18 bodyguard [?b?d?gɑ:d] ● body 名 身体 ● guard 名 守卫
名C 保镖,护卫者
That rich man employed two bodyguards to protect him. 那位有钱人雇佣了两位保镖来保护他。
19 boyhood [?b??h?d] ● boy 名 男孩 ● -hood 名 表时期 、性质
名U (男生的)童年,少年时代
When Thomas was little, he spent most of his boyhood in the countryside. 托马斯小的时候,在乡下度过了大部分的童年时光。
20 bully [?b?l?]
? 名C 恃强欺弱者,恶霸 ? 动 威逼,欺侮
?School bullies use their strength to frighten weaker and younger students. 校园恶霸仗着有力气就吓唬弱小的低年级学生。
?Stop bullying that child; it is shameful to frighten or hurt a weaker person. 不要欺负那个小孩了,威吓或伤害弱者是很可耻的。
动词变化bullied, bullied, bullying
21 butcher [?b?t??r]
? 名C 肉贩,屠夫 ? 动屠宰(牲口)
?The butcher, Peter, starts selling fresh meat every morning at 7 o''clock. 肉贩彼得每天早上七点开始卖鲜肉。
?The villagers butchered the pig; after it was cut up, they shared the meat. 村民们屠宰了那头猪,把它切开来平分肉。
22 caretaker [?ke?te?k?r] ● care 名 看护 ● taker 名 接受者
名C 看护者,管理人
Caretakers in hospice must be extremely patient. 收容所中的看护人员必须非常有耐心。