注解：
1：surf v. 冲浪；上网浏览信息 n. 激浪
I'mgoing to buy a surfboard and learn to surf.——我要买个冲浪板学习冲浪。
2：generous adj. 慷慨的；宽厚的；大量的
They are very generous givers to charity.——他们是慈善事业的慷慨捐助者。
He poured himself another generous measure of malt.——他又为自己倒了满满一大杯麦芽威士忌。
3：optimistic adj. 乐观的
They are guardedly optimistic that the market is on the road to recovery.——他们对市场正在复苏的说法保持谨慎的乐观态度。
4：impress vt. 给......以深刻的印象；压印
The size of the castle and its commanding position still impress the visitor today.——城堡很大，加上其居高临下的位置，至今仍让参观者赞叹不已。
A style consultant will demonstrate how to dress to impress.——时尚顾问将示范如何穿着以给人留下深刻印象。
Make the extra effort to impress the buyer and you will be rewarded with a quicker sale.——多用心去打动顾客，货物就会更快售出。
5：sightseeing n. 观光
Did you have a chance to do any sightseeing?——你有没有出去游览的机会？
6：champagne n. 香槟酒
Jon's arrival was a cue for more champagne.——乔恩一来就意味着要喝更多的香槟酒了。
I'm being very naughty—I've ordered champagne!——我今天放肆一回—我要了香槟了！
She has a penchant for champagne.——她酷爱香槟酒。
7：entertain v. 款待；给......娱乐
She had to entertain some boring local bigwigs.——她不得不款待当地一些无聊的大人物。
I used to entertain at home quite a lot, and I can still whip up a fairly decent dinner party.——我原来经常在家自娱自乐，现在也还能迅速准备好一顿颇为像样的晚宴。
8：clip n.(弹簧)夹子；剪；剪报 vt. 夹住；修剪；削减
Is there a freeware program that I can use to produce my own clip art?——有没有我可以用来制作自己的剪贴图片的免费软件程序？
The boy was later given a clip round the ear by his father.——后来男孩被父亲打了一耳光。
They moved out from the airport at a brisk clip.——他们迅速撤离机场。
9：combat n. 战斗，斗争 vt. 与......斗争
Chip and PIN is designed to combat credit card fraud.——智能卡系统是专为防止信用卡诈骗设计的。
The soldiers were trained in unarmed combat .——士兵接受徒手格斗训练。
10：industrialize/-ise (使)工业化
The southern part of the country was slow to industrialize.——这个国家的南部工业化进程缓慢。
They wanted to industrialize their nation.——他们想使国家工业化。
11：exceed vt. 超过
A cover letter should never exceed one page; often a far shorter letter will suffice.——附信不应超过一页，通常来说，一封相对非常简短的信就足够了。
Other rich pickings, including season ticket sales, are expected to exceed last year's £5m.——其他丰厚的赚头——包括季票销售额——有望超过去年的500万英镑。
12：obligation n.义务，责任
You are under no obligation to buy anything.——你不必非买什么东西不可。
If you are selling your property, why not call us for a free valuation without obligation?——如果您打算出售房产，何不打电话让我们作免费估价呢？
13：coordinate vt. 协调 n. 座标 adj. 同等的
They appointed a new manager to coordinate the work of the team.——为协调这个队的工作，他们任用了一位新经理。
They spend several weeks each year undergoing intensive treatment which enables them to coordinate their limbs better.——他们每年都花费几周的时间接受强化治疗，以使四肢能够更好地协调。
14：extravagant adj. 奢侈的；过度的
Despite this, he was so extravagant that he was always in debt.——尽管这样，他还是如此的浪费以至于经常负债。
Waste of time is the most extravagant and costly of all expenses.——时间的浪费是一切花费中最奢侈、最昂贵的一种。
15：cling vi.(to)紧紧抓住(或抱住)；黏着；依恋；坚持
The birds cling to the wall and nibble at the brickwork.——鸟儿们紧贴在墙上，啄着砖缝。
She had to cling onto the doorhandle until the pain passed.——她不得不抓紧门把手，直到那阵疼痛过去。
16：elastic n. 橡皮圈 adj. 有弹性的；灵活的
This skirt needs some new elastic in the waist.——这条裙子需要换一根松紧腰带。
Her long fair hair was fastened at the nape of her neck by an elastic band.——她用皮筋将金色长发扎在脑后。
17：complaint n. 抱怨；投诉；疾病
We have been bombarded with letters of complaint.——我们接二连三收到了大批的投诉信件。
She expressed her disgust at the programme by writing a letter of complaint.——她写了封投诉信，表示对这个节目的反感。
18：skim vt. 撇；掠过；浏览，略读 vi. 浏览，略读
Skim off any scum.——撇净浮沫。
Skim the scum off the jam and let it cool.——撇去果酱上的浮沫，让它冷却。
19：dim adj. 昏暗的；朦胧的 v. (使)变暗淡
The room was dim and cool and quiet.——房间里阴暗、清冷，静悄悄的。
Alistair saw the dim figure of Rose in the chair.——阿利斯泰尔看见了坐在椅子里的罗丝的模糊身影。
20：pore n. 毛孔，细孔 vi. (over)仔细阅读，审视
They pore over well - thumbed pages as if touring their favorite market place.——他们熟读经常翻阅的那几页好像漫游他们最喜爱的市场一样。
It will take several more months to pore through the volumes of documents.——详细研究这大堆的文献还要多花好几个月的时间。
She oozes sexuality from every pore.——她浑身上下每个毛孔都散发着性感。
21：whirl vi. 旋转；发晕 n. 旋转，混乱
Your life is such a social whirl.——你总是在不停地参加社交活动。
In half an hour's whirl of activity she does it all.——经过半个小时的忙碌，她全都做完了。
22：repay vt. 归还(款型)；报答
He was so good to me that I can never repay the debt I owe him.——他对我太好了，我永远也还不清这份人情。
I advanced him some money, which he would repay on our way home.——我先借给他一些钱，在我们回家的路上他会还给我的。
It was very kind. I don't know how I can ever repay you.——真是太好了。我都不知道怎么报答你才好。
23：configuration n. 配置，布局，构造
Prices range from $119 to $199, depending on the particular configuration.——价格因具体配置而异，从119美元至199美元不等。
Geographers study the configuration of the mountains.——地理学家研究山脉的地形轮廓。
24：duplicate n. 复制品 adj.复制的
I'm on my way to Switzerland, but I've lost my card. I'vegot to get a duplicate.——我正在去瑞士的路上，可是我把卡弄丢了，得去补办一张。
Charles scored again, with an exact duplicate of his first goal.——查尔斯再次得分,与第一次破门如出一辙。
25：embark vi. 上船(或飞机等);(on, upon)开始工作
Some forethought and preparation is necessary before you embark on the project.——你着手进行这个项目之前必须有所考虑，有所准备。
Wholly unprepared, we embark upon the second half of life.——我们完全手足无措地踏上生命的后半征程。
Bob ordered brigade HQ to embark.——鲍勃命令旅指挥部登船。
26：steer v. 驾驶；引导
The rabbis try to steer clear of political questions.——拉比们努力避开政治问题。
I think you are perfectly correct in trying to steer your mother towards increased independence.——我认为你试图引导你母亲变得更加独立是完全正确的。
When I was a kid, about six or seven, she would often let me steer the car along our driveway.——在我小时候，大概六七岁时，她经常让我在自家的车道上开车。
27：frustrate vt. 使沮丧；挫败
But this didn't frustrate Einstein. He was content to go as far as he could.——但这并没有使爱因斯坦灰心, 他对能够更深入地研究而感到满意。
We will frustrate you, my friends, deep as you think yourselves.——我的朋友呀, 尽管你们自以为高深莫测, 我们会挫败你们的。
28：definition n. 定义；清晰(度)
Can you give a more precise definition of the word?——你能给这个词下个更确切的定义吗？
29：attain vt. 达到
The cheetah can attain speeds of up to 97 kph.——猎豹的奔跑速度每小时可达97公里。
30：vision n. 想象(力)，幻想；视力
The defeated radicals of the French Revolution were the first to have this messianic vision in 1794.——1794年法国大革命中失败的激进分子最先预见到了社会会发生根本改变。
Jane blocked Cross's vision and he could see nothing.——简挡住了克罗斯的视线，他什么也看不见。
It was on 24th June 1981 that young villagers first reported seeing the Virgin Mary in a vision.——1981年6月24日那天，年轻的村民们首次报告说看到了圣母马利亚的幻象。
31：statement n. 声明；结算单
The government issued a statement condemning the killings.——政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
For Europeans, the law is a statement of basic principles of civilised conduct.——对于欧洲人来说，法律是对基本文明行为准则的表述。
32：instance n. 例子
Ethiopia, for instance uses the equivalent of just twenty kilos of oil per head a year.——比如说，埃塞俄比亚每年的人均消费支出仅相当于20公斤的石油。
33：estate n.土地；财产；庄园
She lives in a tower block on an estate in London.——她住在伦敦某住宅区的一栋高楼里。
Foote's most recent play, "Dividing the Estate," is an ensemble piece.——福特的最新戏剧《分房产》是个合演剧目。
34：tender adj. 嫩的；疼痛的；温柔的 v. 提出；投标 n. 投标
The meat was tender and juicy.——这肉又嫩汁又多。
My skin was abraded and very tender.——我擦破皮了，一碰就疼。
put something out to tender. ——招标。
35：resolution n. 决议；决心；解决；分辨率
They refused to comply with the UN resolution.——他们拒绝遵守联合国的决议。
"I think I'll try a hypnotist," I said with sudden resolution.——“我会找催眠师试试，”我突然坚决地说。
36：evaporate vi 蒸发；消失 vt. 使挥发
Blasting cold air over it makes the water evaporate.——向它喷射冷空气可以使水蒸发。
Your dreams always seem to evaporate, and nothing ever quite matches expectations.——你的梦想似乎总是逐渐破灭，从来没有什么事情能完全符合你的预期。
37：discount n. 折扣 vt. 把......打折扣；漠视
However, traders tended to discount the rumor.——然而，商人往往不相信这一谣传。
I'll sell at a discount in return for a speedy sale.——为了尽快售出，我会打折销售。
38：anyhow adv. 无论如何；随随便便地
She piled the papers in a heap on her desk, just anyhow.——她把文件在桌上随便搁成一堆。
"Anyhow," she added briskly, "it's none of my business."——“不管怎样”，她轻松地补充说，“这不关我的事。”
Where the hell was Bud, anyhow?——巴德到底在哪儿？
39：instant adj. 即刻的；紧急的；速溶的 n. 瞬间
A feed will usually provide instant gratification to a crying baby.——喂食通常可使正在哭闹的婴儿立即得到满足。
For an instant, Catherine was tempted to flee.——有那么一会儿，凯瑟琳很想逃跑。
40：misfortune n. 不幸，逆境；不幸事故
He has known great misfortune in his life.——他一生中经历过巨大的不幸。
That's probably the most bare and bleak island I've ever had the misfortune to clap eyes on.——那可能是我不幸看到的最光秃、最荒凉的岛屿。
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