英语中级口语fiv

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1、UnitFiveTheNuclearWinter(I)petition:(1)Asolemnsupplicationorrequesttoasuperiorauthority;anentreaty请愿，恳求grantsb’spetition批准某人的请求handin[sendin]one’spetitionto(=lodgeone'spetitionto)向...申请(2)Aformalwrittendocumentrequestingarightorbenefitfromapersonorgroupinauthority请愿书Thevillagersallsignedapetitionask

2、ingforahospitaltobebuilt.村民们都在请愿书上签名要求建一所医院。Thetownspeoplesentapetitiontothegovernmentaskingforelectriclightforthetown.市民向政府递交请愿书,要求为该市安装电灯。eternal:Beingwithoutbeginningorend;existingoutsideoftime永恒的,不朽的eternaltruths不朽的真理RomehasbeencalledtheEternalCity.罗马被称为永恒之城。Eternallifetotherevolutionarymartyrs!

3、革命先烈永垂不朽!unprecedented:Havingnopreviousexample空前的Theenemymadbombardmentcausedunprecedenteddeathanddestructioninthecountry.敌人的狂轰滥炸在这个国家造成了空前的死亡和破坏。unprecedentedeconomicgrowth史无前例的经济增长Theearly90‘sfindsanunprecedentedtideofruralworkersfloodingintobigcitiesinChina.九十年代初期,一股历史上从未有过的农民工的潮流涌进了中国的大城市。catast

4、rophe:Agreat,oftensuddencalamity大灾难Thecatastropheofatragedyusuallybringsdeathorruintotheleadingcharacter.悲剧的结局常常是主角死亡或毁灭。TheirEnglishpartyturnedouttobeacatastrophe.他们的英语晚会结局糟透了。rage:(tobe)violent,explosiveanger狂怒Myfatherwasinaragelastnight.我父亲昨天晚上十分生气。Theragingseawaslulled.翻腾的海浪平息了。Heragedatthemindl

5、essbureaucracy.他怒斥愚蠢的官僚主义。ignite:Tocausetoburn使燃烧Theliquidignitedwhensomebodydroppedamatchinitaccidentally.有人无意中往这种液体里扔了一根火柴,它就燃烧起来了。deploy:Todistribute(personsorforces)systematicallyorstrategically部署Thearmydeployedtotheleft.军队向左散开。obliterate:Todoawaywithcompletelysoastoleavenotrace废除Thesand-stormob

6、literatedhisfootprints.沙暴掩埋掉了他的脚印。Thetownwasobliteratedbythebombs.这座城市被炸毁了。plausible:Seeminglyorapparentlyvalid,likely,oracceptable;credible看似真实的，看似有道理的aplausibleexcuse看似有理的借口theplausibletalkofacraftysalesperson诡计多端的推销员的花言巧语deterrence:Measurestakenbyastateoranallianceofstatestopreventhostileactionby

7、anotherstate威慑手段activedeterrence积极威慑paroxysm:Asuddenoutburstofemotionoraction迸发aparoxysmoflaughter突然爆发的笑声inconspicuous:Notreadilynoticeable不醒目的，不显眼的inconspicuouscolor不显眼的颜色agony:Thesufferingofintensep