1、Nothing ventured, nothing gainedVocabulary1ventureDont venture into the jungle without a guide.如果沒有向導,就不要冒險到森林里去。 I will not venture a step further .我不敢再往前走一步了。 Venture a small fish to catch a great one.諺欲釣大魚，先舍小魚。 All mens gain is the fruit of venture.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。 2sufferingShe is suffering from swol

2、len glands.她正患腺體腫脹病。 Hes suffering from severe mental disorder.他患有嚴重的精神病。 We must not be blind to the suffering of others.我們不能對他人的痛苦視而不見。 3strengthenCriticism and self-criticism strengthen unity.批評與自我批評能增進團結。 He has been brought in to strengthen the defence.已請他來加強后衛力量。 4enduranceI honour endurance,

3、perseverance, industry, talent.我尊敬忍耐、堅毅，勤勞、才干。 Her endurance of pain was incredible.她對痛苦的忍耐力令人難以置信。 If help doesnt come,we must endure to the end.如果沒人來幫助,我們必須忍耐到底。 They vowed their love would endure forever.他們海誓山盟地久天長。 5unbearable (intolerable)His rudeness is quite unbearable to me.他的粗野對我而言是相當令人難以忍受

4、。 He is unbearable when hes in a bad temper.他發脾氣時讓人無法忍受。 The noise of the drilling is intolerable.鉆孔的噪音讓人受不了。 This is intolerable: Ive been waiting for three hours!6cosyWe spent a cosy evening chatting by the fire.我們在爐火旁聊天度過了一個舒適的晚上。I felt all cosy tucked up in bed.我鉆進被窩里，暖暖和和舒服極了。 Shes got herself

5、fixed up with a cosy flat.她弄到了一套舒適的公寓。 7block out 封閉； 畫出草圖； 蔽光 That wall blocks out all the light.那堵墻把光線都遮住了。 Our group blocked out a teaching plan in this term.8rottenHe is a rotten performer on television.他在電視上的表演糟糕極了。 He is really rotten to the core.9circumstancecircumstance, condition, situation

6、, statestate是普通用語,指“情況,狀態”,其存在形式并不是具體事物;situation指危急或重大的事態,側重“事態”,也指“職位,職業”; condition和state相比意義較狹隘,指在思考中的事物的狀態,“環境”所影響的“情況”,特指事物內部的條件和狀態,用復數時指比較一般、籠統的情況,側重于“狀況”; circumstance指某種事件或動作發生時的情況,一般都用復數形式。The country is in a troubled state. Measures must be taken to meet this situation. He is applying for

7、 a situation. The oranges may soon rot under present conditions. I dont remember all the circumstances of the quarrel.10aboard (on board) aboard：prep. adv. abroad adv. 1. 到國外, 在國外2. 到處, 廣泛流傳3. 在戶外, 在室外board n. 1. 板, 牌子, 黑板2. 紙板, 木板3. 委員會, 董事會4. (包飯的)伙食5. 用于機構名稱6. （美國大學的）入學考試7. 舞臺8. (木或其他材料制作的)板，板材，木

8、板；薄板vt. 1. 用木板覆蓋或封閉2. 上(船、車或飛機)3. 讓乘客登機（或上船等）4. 收費供膳宿；收費為供膳5. 使搭伙，使寄宿，把(人)安置在供膳宿的地方(with，at)6. 強行登(船)；(為攻擊或不懷好意地)靠攏(船只)7. 跨過欄桿強行登(船) vt. & vi. 1. 搭伙(并寄宿), 收費供膳食(及住宿) (火車、輪船、飛機等)接受乘客broad adj. 1. 寬的, 闊的; 廣的2. 寬宏的, 胸襟開闊的3. 清楚的, 明顯的4. 大概的, 不詳細的5. 寬（用于表示距離的量度之后） 6. 涉及各種各樣的人（或事物）的；廣泛的 7. 口音重的；鄉音濃的 n. 11u

9、rgentTheyve made an urgent request for international aid.他們緊急請求國際援助。 I was prevented from going by urgent business.我因急事不能去。 12vitalThe vital spark in him makes him an artist.他生氣勃勃的活力使他成為一個藝術家。 The heart is one of the bodys vital organs.心臟是人體的重要器官之一。 This point is vital to my argument.這一點對我的論據極為重要。 1

10、3persevereTalent is worthless unless you persevere in developing it.除非你堅持不懈地發展天賦，否則它是沒有價值的。 Hard as the condition be, he persevere in his study.雖然條件艱苦，但他仍堅持學習。 If you persevere with work, youll succeed in the end.He succeeded by means of perseverance . 14moralWe differ about moral standards.我們對道德標準看

11、法不一致。 People can draw a moral from tales.人們可以從寓言里吸取經驗教訓。 Such lies are immoral and unethical.這種謊言是不道德的。 They sang songs to keep their morale up.他們唱歌以保持高昂的士氣。 15advocateThis judge is a strong advocate of prison reform.這位法官是監獄改革的堅決擁護者。 I advocate a policy of gradual reform.我擁護逐步改革的政策。 16swearShut up!

12、How dare you swear at me like that!住嘴，你竟敢那樣咒罵我! Dont forget your swear for me.不要忘記你對我發過的誓言。 17freezingLeave a basin of water outside in freezing weather.The temperature never dropped below freezing.溫度從來沒有降到零下。It is freezing cold here when it snows.每當這兒下雪,天氣就十分寒冷。 In spite of the freezing cold he kep

13、t up wonderfully.盡管天氣極冷，他卻很好地支撐著。 18gratitudeHis heart overflowed with gratitude.他的心里充滿了感激之情。 She showed me her gratitude by inviting me to dinner.We owe you a debt of gratitude for you help.承蒙幫助，感恩不盡。 19loyal loyalty He remained loyal to me through thick and thin.他歷盡艱辛始終都忠實於我。 The soldiers are loya

14、l to their country.士兵們忠于他們的國家。 His loyalty is above suspicion.他的忠誠無可置疑。 My judgement was frequently faulty, but my loyalty to the nation could not be questioned.我的判斷經常出錯，但是我對祖國的忠誠是無可置疑的。 20tactfulA tactful remark eased her embarrassment.機智的話語緩解了她的困窘。 Tact consists in knowing how far we may go too fa

15、r.機智在于知道自己可以過分到什么程度。 Her patience and tact were legendary.她的耐心和機智是出名的。 21oddIts odd that they didnt reply our letter.他們沒有給我們回信，這真奇怪。 A man who does odd jobs or various small tasks.干零碎雜活的人，雜務工 1,3, 5 and 7 are odd numbers.1,3, 5 和 7 是奇數。 22delayNo delay! We urgently need these books.決不要拖延！我們急需這些書。 Th

16、e delay made the patient go purple in the face.時間的拖延使病人臉色發紫。 We decided to delay our wedding until next year.我們決定把婚禮推遲到明年。 I owe you an apology for the delay.我該為這次耽擱向您道歉。 23optimismThe candidates optimism about his chance of winning encourage his supporter.By now optimism had given way to doubt.至此，人

17、們不再樂觀，反而疑慮重重。 So its safe to say Im an aggressive optimist.所以可以說我是個有進取心的樂觀主義者。We are still optimistic, whatever the result (may be).I have to say Im rather pessimistic.我得說我相當悲觀。 24discourageDont discourage her; shes doing her best.別泄她的氣，她正盡力做呢。 Dont let one failure discourage you.不要因為一次失敗就泄氣。 I was

18、more disappointed than discouraged.我是失望，而不是泄氣。 Never let discouragement hold you back.永遠都別讓沮喪扯你的后腿。 The examination result is discouraging.I was never discouraged against learning English.25dynamicWe are looking for dynamic persons to be salesmen.我們正在尋找充滿活力的銷售人員。 Every dynamic system needs continuou

19、s readjustment.每一動態系統都需要不斷地再調整。 The conflict process is a dynamic phenomenon.沖突過程是一種動態現象。 26ir regularWe can assure you of our regular supply.我們可以保證向您長期供貨。 Do you want king size cigarettes or regular? I must insist on more regular hours.我必須強調起居定時。 He made a regular visit to his parents.他定期看望父母親。 27cautionThere is no need for such caution.不必如此小心謹慎。 I would caution you against undue optimism .我奉勸你不要過于樂觀. She