每日句子：读句子掌握单词（1）

At30 we need to settle down to our lives and shed from fantasies. But to the despondent I whisper that life begins at40.
30岁时，我们需要安定下来，丢掉幻想。但对那些灰心丧气的人我却低声说40岁生活才开始。

   People rose up against the despotic rule of their potentate.
人们起来反抗君主的专制统治。

He broke into a desultory chat with me over his business affairs.
他突然开始和我漫无边际地谈起他的生意来了

 People will remember the tyrannies of his reign.
人们不会忘记他统治时期的暴行。

An actor in Elizabethan drama who recites the prologue and epilogue to a play and sometimes comments on the action.
解说员在伊丽莎白戏剧中朗诵序言和尾声以及有时关于演出评论的演员

 Her facile nature adapted itself to any company.
她随和的个性使她能与任何人相处。

He speaks with a languid drawl.
他慢吞吞拉着长调说话

I'll tell you a funny story, if I may digress for a moment.
如果我可以暂时离开一下话题，我将讲一个有趣的故事给你听。

Vines are straggling over the fences.
藤蔓在篱笆上爬着。

They sang a dirge for the dead person.
他们为那个死去的人唱了哀歌。

 A cloud is a condensation of water vapour.
云是由水蒸汽凝缩而成的。

All his father's exhortations were in vain.
他父亲的一切劝告都无效。

A clever politician know how to manipulate public opinion.
聪明的政客知道如何操纵公众舆论。

Hanging back or falling behind; dilatory.
畏缩不前的或落后的; 迟误拖拉的

Manic depressives oscillate between depression and elation.
躁狂抑郁症患者抑郁与躁狂交替发作。

However it should avoid being didactic.
不过这必须避免说教的方式。

Let us use our dexterous fingers together to help the main character to complete his journey now.
让我们用我们灵巧的手指一起帮助主人公完成他的旅程吧

If you think I’m going to lend you money, I must disabuse you of te wrong idea.
你若认为我会借钱给你，我倒要劝你打消那念头

They are delighted that they have exploded such a fallacy.
把这样一个谬论推翻,他们感到高兴。

The dictator’s policies had soon disaffected the people.
独裁者的政策很快就使人民大为不满。

He is a dubious character.
他是一个靠不住的人。

I soon discerned that the man was lying.
我很快便察觉出这个人是在撒谎。

Judas was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus.
犹大是耶稣十二门徒之一。

He has been cast in the role of chief apologist for the government.
他被说成是政府的主要辩护者。

He was discomfited by the unexpected questions.
意料不到的问题使得他十分尴尬。

I have to blush to admit that thing.
我不得不羞愧地承认了那件事。

She fabricated a good excuse for staying home.
她编造了待在家里的借口。

This is an authentic news report.We can depend on it.
这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。

Throughout the crisis he retained his composure.
危机期间, 他始终保持镇定。

The grins of his friends discomposed Jack when he tried to make his speech.
杰克想要进行演讲时，他的朋友们咧着嘴笑，这使得他心里很慌乱。

We are pacific people.
我们是爱好和平的人。

He was a plump, placid boy.
他是一个胖乎乎的文静的男孩。

an ingenuous beginner
天真的生手

a discordant voice
不一致的意见

The spy's disguise was soon penetrated.
间谍的伪装不久便被识破了。

The white fur of the polar bear is a natural camouflage.
北极熊身上的白色的浓密软毛是一种天然的伪装。

a venal police officer
贪财受贿的警官

At first, the incident seemed to be trivial.
起初, 这一事件似乎并不重要

Making banal remarks was one of his bad habits.
他的坏习惯之一就是喜欢说些陈词滥调。

The work lacks originality.
这个作品缺乏创造性。

He is a man of the highest integrity.
他是个极其正直的人。

Probity and purity will command respect everywhere.
为人正派到处受人尊敬。

a deep loathing of war
对战争的强烈憎恨

It's sheer bliss to be able to spend the day in bed.
整天都可以躺在床上真是幸福。

The new government set about dismantling their predecessors' legislation.
新政府正着手废除其前任所制定的法律。

The police dispersed the crowd.
警察驱散了群众。

The birds scattered at the sound of the gun.
枪声一响, 群鸟受惊飞散。

She snubbed him by ignoring his question.
她不去理他的问题,借此冷落他。

The firm reinstated the man who was wrongly dismissed.
商行把那个冤枉开除了的员工复职了

He deceived his friends about his income.
他在自己的收入问题上欺骗了朋友。

dissemble anger with a smile
用微笑掩饰愤怒

He might try to masquerade as a policeman.
他也许会设法化装成警察。

attempts to foment rebellion in the Cabinet
在內阁煽动叛乱的企图

We tried to console her when her dog died.
她的狗死后, 我们尽力安慰她。

Her face had an expression of absolute serenity.
她脸上带着极为平静的表情。

My headlights shone over a broad ditch of water.
我的汽车前灯照亮了一道很宽的水沟。

The rabbits burrowed into the hillside.
兔子在山腰上打洞。

He told one or two amusing anecdotes about his years as a policeman.
他讲述了一两桩他当警察时的趣事

Satisfied, sun-warmed, we sprawl in the grass and watch our kites cavort.
阳光和煦，我们心满意足地趴在草丛里，看风筝在天上欢跃。

The cartoon diverted the children.
那部卡通片转移了孩子们的注意力。

The heavy rain retarded our progress.
大雨妨碍了我们的进展。

Brevity is the soul of English.
简洁是英语的精华。

His ideas are very orthodox.
他的思想非常合乎规范。

After a little while,the English teacher turned off an epigram.
过了一会儿,英文老师作出了一首讽刺诗

synopsis of the week’s news
一周新闻概括

You’re a maverick and you’ll try anything.
你是个爱自行其是的人, 样样事情都要尝试一下。