Lesson 73 The record-holder 【单词列表】

record-holder [ˈrekɔːd-ˈhəuldə] 纪录保持者

truant [ˈtruːənt] n. 逃学的孩子

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A: It is an old story for Peter to play truant.

B: Why not do something to help him to correct it?

A:彼得逃学是常事。

B:为什么不做些事来帮他改正呢?

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unimaginative [ˌʌniˈmædʒənətiv] adj. 缺乏想象力的

shame [ʃeim] n. 惭愧,羞耻

hitchhike [ˈhitʃhaik] v. 搭便车旅行

【构】hitch(免费搭)+hike(徒步旅行)=hitchhike(免费搭车旅行)

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A: Let's hitchhike to the next town.

B: OK. It will save us much money.

A:我们搭便车到下一个城镇去吧。

B:好的,这将让我们省下不少钱。

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meantime [ˈmiːntaim] n. 其间

lorry [ˈlɔri] n. 卡车

border [ˈbɔːdə] n. 边界

【扩】boundary 边界

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A: You must go through customs in order to pass across the border.

B: Thank you for telling me that.

A:你要过边境就必须在海关办理手续。

B:谢谢你告诉我。

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evade [iˈveid] v. 逃避,逃离

【派】evader 逃避者

【扩】avoid 逃避,避免

【搭】evade duty 逃税  evade one's responsibility 逃避责任

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A: You don't need to evade the question.

B: I didn't, but I really don't have anything to say.

A:你不必回避这个问题。

B:我没有回避,但是我确实没什么可说的。

record-holder

🇬🇧/ˈrekɔːd həʊldə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈrekərd hoʊldər/n. 纪录保持者
The record holder in a particular sport or activity is the person or team that holds the record for doing it fastest or best. 纪录保持者

noun [专属名词]记录保持者 - The record - holder of 100 - meter race is from Europe.

truant

/ˈtruːənt/n. 逃学的孩子
A truant is a student who stays away from school without permission. 逃学者

noun [专属名词]旷课者,逃学者;逃避责任者 - She was getting into trouble over playing truant from school.

adjective [原级]旷课的,逃学的;懒惰的,闲散的 - I have been nothing but a truant and a vagabond.

verb [vt. 及物动词]旷课,逃学;偷懒,逃避责任 - She was getting into trouble over playing truant from school.

  • The three boys who are fishing over there are truants and ought to be sent back to school.

play truant 逃学(英)

the boy who played truant 逃学的孩子

play hooky 逃学(美)

  • be absent from class unpurpose 逃学 (unpurpose adv. 故意的)
  • He did it unpurpose. evade school 逃学

hitchhike

/ˈhɪtʃhaɪk/v. 搭便车旅行
If you hitchhike, you travel by getting rides from passing vehicles without paying. 搭免费便车

verb [vi. 不及物动词]要求(搭便车) - Neff hitchhiked to New York during his Christmas holiday.

noun [专属名词]搭便车(旅行) - On my way to Vancouver one Friday night I picked up a hitchhiker.

hitchhike = take a lift 搭 便 车

meantime *

/ˈmiːntaɪm/n. 其间
In the meantime or meantime means in the period of time between two events. 在…期间

adverb [时间副词]同时,在此期间 - Eventually your child will leave home to lead her own life, but in the meantime she relies on your support.

noun [抽象名词]其时,其间 - For the meantime means for a period of time from now until something else happens.

in the meantime = meanwhile

lorry

🇬🇧/ˈlɒri/ 🇺🇸/ˈlɔːri/n. 卡车
A lorry is a large vehicle that is used to transport goods by road. 卡车

noun [专属名词]卡车,货运汽车 - My dad is a lorry driver.

border

🇬🇧/ˈbɔːdə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈbɔːrdər/n. 边界
The border between two countries or regions is the dividing line between them. Sometimes the border also refers to the land close to this line. 边界; 边界地区

noun [专属名词]国境,边界;镶边,包边;狭长花坛,花带 - A border is a strip or band around the edge of something.

verb [vt. 及物动词]接壤,毗邻;环绕,沿…的边缘;近似,相像 - A country that borders another country, a sea, or a river is next to it.

evade *

/ɪˈveɪd/v. 逃避,逃离
If you evade something, you find a way of not doing something that you really ought to do. 逃避

verb [vt. 及物动词]规避,逃避;难倒,使困惑;未能(被某人)获得;(尤指违法犯罪后)逃脱,躲开(追捕) - By his own admission, he evaded paying taxes as a Florida real-estate speculator.

① vt.(巧妙地)逃脱,躲开

  • She evaded a blow from the man and then called out for help.

② vt. 回避,逃避(尤指不当地)

evade doing sth. 逃避做……

  • He always tries to evade paying taxes.
  • Many children dream of evading school.

avoid v. 逃避,逃离,避免

  • avoid 指通过一种合理的,正当的手段来避免做某事;
  • evade 指通过欺骗的手段来避免做某事。
  • tax avoidance 避税
  • tax evasion 逃税

unimaginative

/ˌʌnɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv/adj. 缺乏想像力的
If you describe someone as unimaginative, you are criticizing them because they do not think of new methods or things to do. 缺乏想象力的

adjective [原级]缺乏想象力的;无趣的 - Her second husband was a steady, unimaginative, corporate lawyer.

shame

/ʃeɪm/n. 惭愧,羞耻
Shame is an uncomfortable feeling that you get when you have done something wrong or embarrassing, or when someone close to you has. 羞耻; 羞愧

noun [抽象名词]羞耻,羞愧;羞耻心,羞耻感;令人惋惜的事,让人遗憾的事;耻辱,丢脸;带来耻辱的人(或行为、局面) - If someone brings shame on you, they make other people lose their respect for you.

verb [vt. 及物动词]使感到羞耻(或羞愧);使蒙羞,使丢脸;使黯然失色,使相形见绌 - If something shames you, it causes you to feel shame.

  • Shame on you! 替你感到可耻! 
  • What a shame!  真可惜!

put sb. to shame 让某人感到羞愧(使…相形见绌)

put sb. to trouble 给某人带来麻烦

  • This really did put her to trouble.这确实给他带来了麻烦。
  • He put me to trouble of copying report.他让我抄写这份报告给我添了许多麻烦。