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ban

n.

an official ruling that something must not be done, shown, or used. 禁令

billionaire

n.

an extremely rich person whose money, property, etc. is worth at least one billion dollars, pounds, etc. 亿万富翁

 

brick

n.

a block of hard clay used as building material 砖

Buddhist

n.

佛教徒

caption

n.

an explanation written above, below or beside a picture, newspaper article, etc. 标题,解说词,字幕

chin

 

n.

 

the front part of the face (esp. of a human being) below the mouth 下巴,下颌

Christmas

n.

(in Christianity) Christ's birthday, celebrated on December 25th 圣诞节

 

collapse

v.

to fall into ruin 崩溃

composer

n.

a person who writes music 作曲家

 

decent

a.

(of behavior, attitude) proper; socially acceptable (行为、态度)得体的,合适的
good enough 像样的,过得去的

definite

a.

clearly known, seen, or stated; without any uncertainty 确切的,明显的

DNA

n.

deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸

eve

n.

the evening before an event, esp. a holiday 前夜,前夕

 

flesh

n.

the soft part of the body of a person or animal that covers the bones and lies under the skin 肉

guy

n.

a man; any person, male or female 家伙,人

 

media

n.

the newspapers, news magazines, television, and radio 媒体

monastery

n.

a building in which monks (religious men) live and worship 修道院,僧院,寺院

 

nut

n.

a dry fruit with a kernel surrounded by a hard shell 坚果
a person who is very keen on the stated thing; freak 对某事物极感兴趣的人,迷

 

portrait

n.

a painting, drawing, or photograph of a real person or group of people 肖像,人像

 

practically

ad.

in a practical way 实际地
very nearly; almost 几乎,简直

 

reporter

n.

a person who finds out and writes about news events for a newspaper, or for radio or television 记者

requiem

n.

a piece of music written for the religious service to honor the dead 安魂曲,挽歌

resemblance

n.

similarity, esp. in appearance; likeness 相似之处,雷同之处

sonata

n.

a piece of classical music written either for a single instrument ,or for one instrument and a piano. 奏鸣曲

 

twin

n.

either of two children born of the same mother at the same time 双胞胎中的一个,双生子女

 

violin

n.

a four-stringed wooden musical instrument, supported between the left shoulder and the chin and played by drawing a bow 小提琴

Phrases and Expressions  

 bring (a baby) to term

 to complete a pregnancy 使(婴儿)足月产下

 dig up

 to find or take out of the ground 掘出;挖到;发掘

 for real

 not false 真的;实在的;可能的

 get wind of

 to learn about something by chance 听到…风声;获悉有关的消息

 go ahead (with)

 to continue (with an action or plan of action) 继续

 in the flesh

 in real life; in bodily form 活生生的; 本人

 put up for  to make something available for certain consideration 提供

 set up

 to establish (an organization, business, etc.) 设立;成立

 track down

 to find after a difficult or long search 追踪发现


Proper Names  

 Switzerland

 瑞士(欧洲中部的联邦共和国)

 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

 莫扎特(奥地利作曲家)


 
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