【升華】新概念英語單詞:Lesson 57　Back in the old country 重返故里

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Lesson 57 Back in the old country 重返故里

alien [?eili?n] adj. 異國的，外國的

emigrate [?emiɡreit] v. 移居（國外）

【擴】immigrate 移居入境

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A: I intend to emigrate to the Netherlands.

B: I still think that our country is the best.

A：我打算移民荷蘭。

B：我還是認為我們自己國家是最好的。

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absorb [?b?s??b] v. 全神貫注于

【派】absorbed 全神貫注的

【搭】be absorbed in 一心從事……

【例】He was so absorbed in the book that he did not hear the bell.

　　　他如此專心致志地讀書，以致沒聽見鈴響。

embed [im?bed] v. 扎牢

mortally [?m??tli] adv. 致命地

comprehensive [?k?mpri?hensiv] adj. 廣泛的，豐富的

【擴】extensive 廣泛的

【搭】comprehensive view 全局觀

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A: He had evolved a comprehensive plan.

B: Show it to us.

A：他已經(jīng)做出了一個周詳?shù)挠媱潯?

B：說出來我們聽聽。

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milestone [?mailst?un] n. 里程碑

territory [?terit?ri] n. 領(lǐng)地，地區(qū)

milometer [mai?l?mit?(r)] n. 計程表

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A: How do you figure out the car fare?

B: We figure out the fare by kilometrage. The first 3 kilometers are 10 yuan. Then every extra kilometer costs two yuan. You can read the kilometrage on the milometer.

A：這是怎么計價的啊？

B：我們根據(jù)公里數(shù)計價，3公里之內(nèi)，付10元錢，每超過一公里加收兩元錢。你可以在計程表上看到公里數(shù)。

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spire [?spai?] n. （教堂的）塔尖

retrace [ri?treis] v. 返回，重走

【擴】untread 返回

【搭】retrace one's steps 走回頭路

【例】They retraced their steps to where they started.

　　　他們順原路又折回到他們出發(fā)的地點。

stumble [?st?mb?l] v. 趔趄地走

horizon [h??raiz?n] n. 地平線

【擴】skyline 地平線

【搭】horizon line 地平線

【例】The ship was a mere speck on the horizon.

　　　那只船在天水相交的地方不過是一個小點兒。

reservoir [?rez?vwɑ?] n. 水庫