高级口译阅读教程第四版词汇汇总-400词.pdfVIP

1 th AN ADVANCED COURSE OF READING (4 version) LESSON 1 stickball[stɪkbɔ:l] n.a form of a baseball played with a rubber ball Reading A and a stick, such as one made from the handle of a broom, for a bat 棍球 backwater[bækwɔ:tə] n.穷乡僻壤 a place or situation regarded asisolated,stagnant,or backward 注 stagnant adj.不景气的，停滞不前的 stoop-sitting [stuːp] n.sitting on the front steps in the evening,chatting with neighbors(邻里间）茶余饭后的闲聊 benediction[ˏbeniˋdikʃən] n.an expression of good wishes 祝福 sweatshop[swetʃɒp]n.a factory or plant where workers are employed for long hours and low pay, and are often in bad borough[bʌrə] n. any of the five administrative areas of New York conditions 血汗工厂 City(纽约市的五个）行政区（之一） 纽约市共有五个行政区：曼哈顿（Manhattan) 布鲁克林（Brooklyn) LESSON 1 Reading B 昆斯 （Queens) 布朗克斯（Bronx) 和理士满（Richmon,即史坦 登岛—Staten Island) accentuate [əksɛntʃuet] v. to direct attention to; to emphasize 使 突出，强调，着重指出 catch[kætʃ]n.(infml) a tricky or previously unsuspected condition or drawback 缺陷 欺诈