
Lesson 5.
Hoof-and-Mouth Disease

1. cattle (n.) (集合名詞) 牛
例句:Cattle feed on grass, while lions feed on meat.
翻譯:牛吃草,獅子吃肉。
補充:
cattle and sheep 牛和羊
例句:There are 120 cattle
in this village.
翻譯:這村子裡有120頭牛。
例句:These cattle are hungry.
翻譯:這些牛餓了。
2. contagious (adj.) (疾病)傳染性的;(情緒)有感染性的
例句:Her laughter was contagious. People started laughing after hearing her laugh.
翻譯:她的笑聲很有感染力。人們聽到她的笑聲之後都不自覺地笑了起來。
例句:Yawing is often
contagious.
翻譯:打呵欠經常會傳染。
補充:
a contagious disease 接觸傳染病[傳染病.
3. practically (adv.)
幾乎;事實上;實際上
例句:Practically speaking, he is not fit for this job.
翻譯:事實上,他不適合這個工作。
例句:There is
practically nothing left.
翻譯:簡直什麼也沒有留下.
補充:
practically
useless 實際上沒有用
practically speaking 實際地講,講實在的
think practically 從實際考慮
7. tremendous (adj.)極大的 驚人的
例句: With hard work and
luck, she made a tremendous success out of her business.
翻譯: 靠著努力及一點運氣,她在生意上有驚人的成就
補充
adj.【口】 巨大的, 極大的, 極其的,
非常的;極好的, 絕妙的;非常好的,精彩的; 使人發抖的,恐怖的,驚人的,可怕的
a tremendous house 巨大的房子
tremendous violinist優秀的小提琴家
8. strike vi.vt.(疾病);侵襲;打、擊;攻擊
n. 罷工
同義字 strike upon;fail
失敗;coin 打製,鑄造;
thrust 碰撞,撞擊;把…刺入;impress
給…以印象;start
例句:Strike
while the iron is hot
翻譯:打鐵趁熱
補充
vt. 碰撞、觸礁;使感動;使想起;奏出(音符),彈奏(樂器);(鐘)敲響報(時);
(蛇用毒牙)咬傷;猛拉鉤魚線以鉤住(魚);(魚)咬(餌);
引起(恐怖情緒);(以強烈感情突然)壓倒;突然使;
(使)猛撞到;偶然遇到,邂逅;發現(自然資源);
strike camp(strike one's flag)給…以印象;降(帆、旗);收起(索具);拔(營)
strike a balance結算,結清;算出
strike a bargain締結,批准(協定、條約);達成(合同)
n. (蛇等的)突襲獵物;勒索,恐嚇;
空襲(機組),(對某一目標的)集中攻擊;鐘的報時聲;鐘的報時機構;
(演出結束後的)佈景[道具等]的拆除;(石油、金礦的)發現;
(事業上)走鴻運,意外成功;
an oil strike【俚】石油的發現
a lucky strike【俚】 中彩;發大財
strike
down打倒
strike in突然插嘴;跳進
例句: A bad boy struck me on the head.
翻譯: 一個壞孩子打了我的頭。
例句: The ship struck a rock and sank.
翻譯: 船撞到了岩石就沉了。
例句: How does his playing strike you?
翻譯: 他的演技你覺得怎樣?
9. survive vi.倖存;生還
vt. 逃過〈災難)
例句: Only three of them still survive now.
翻譯: 他們之中只有3個人還活著
例句: None of the passengers survived the car accident.
翻譯:
這場車禍沒有任何一個乘客生還
補充
vi. 殘存繼續存在【口】挺過來
例句:Life
is hard, but I am surviving.
翻譯:生活雖然困難,可我還是挺過來了.
vt. 比…活得長;經歷…還活著,從…中逃生,得免;
survive all perils 歷經萬險而倖存
【口】 從(困境)中挺過來
例句:The
custom still survives.
翻譯:這個風俗還殘留著
7 tremendous adj. 極大的;驚人的
例句:With hard work and luck,she made a tremendous success out of her business.
翻譯:靠著努力及一點運氣,她在生意上有驚人的成就。
補充:
【口語】極好的
We had a
tremendous time.
我們玩的很高興。
8 strike vt. vi (strike, struck, struck)(疾病)侵襲;打、擊;攻擊
例句:Strike while the iron is hot.
翻譯:(諺語)打鐵要趁熱。
補充:
過去分詞struck或stricken
n. 打擊;罷工
vt. 鑄;壓出;定約
例句:The
man who has been struck by lightning is still alive.
翻譯:那個被閃電擊中的男人還活著。
例句:He
was struck with fever(paralysis、pestilence).
翻譯:他發燒(癱瘓、感染時疫)了。
9 survive vi.倖存;生還 vt. 逃過(災難)
例句:Only three of them still survive
now.
翻譯:他們之中只有三個人還活著。
例句:None of the passengers survived
the car accident.
翻譯:這場車禍沒有任何一位乘客生還。
補充:
survivor
n. 生還者;倖存的人
survival n.生存;殘存
例句:Lisa
was one of the survivors in the air crash.
翻譯:麗莎是空難的生還者之一。
10. cow n.母牛;乳牛
例句:He keeps a herd of cows on his farm.
翻譯:他在農場上,養了一群乳牛。
同義:intimidate v. 威嚇;恐嚇;脅迫;恫嚇
menace n. 恐嚇;威脅 v.
恐嚇;威脅;危險
threaten v. 恐嚇;威脅
cattle n. (泛指)牛
反義:bull n. 公牛;雄獸 adj. 雄的;公牛的 v.
上漲;哄抬
補充:
cow college n. 農業學院
cow flop n. 牛糞
cowboy n. 魯莽的人;胡亂冒險的人
cowpuncher n.
牛郎;牛仔
sea cow n. 海牛;海象;河馬
coward adj. 膽怯的 n. 膽小的人;懦夫
till the cows come
home (口語) 長時間地;無限期地
例句:If I had had enough
money, I would have bought a cow.
翻譯:如果我有足夠的金錢,我會買一條母牛。
例句:You cannot sell the
cow and drink the milk.
翻譯:【諺】不能又想賣乳牛,又想喝牛奶(事難兩全).
11. considerably adv. 相當;非常
例句:It’s considerable colder today.
翻譯:今天(比昨天)冷很多。
補充:
consider v.
考慮;細想;思考;認為;以為
considerable n.
多 adj. 應考慮的;重要的
considerate adj.
體諒﹝貼﹞;謹慎的
considering prep.
考慮到… adv. 總而言之;概括而論
considered adj.
考慮過的;受尊重的
consideration n.考慮;思考;理由;尊重
considerately adv.
體諒﹝貼﹞地
considered
as a whole 被視為整體
all things
considered 全面考慮…
consider as 認為是…
consider sb. to 想;認為
considering
his age 就年齡而論
invite sb. to consider 請求某人多加考慮
under
consideration 在考慮中
in
consideration of 考慮
of
consideration 重要的
take into
consideration 顧及…
the first
consideration 首要之事
without due
consideration 輕率地;貿然地
on no
consideration 絕對不
a
considerable difference 相當大的差距
become a
considerable personage 成為要人
例句:He
did considerable for the town.
翻譯:他為此鎮作了很大的貢獻
例句:A
considerable of a trade was carried on.
翻譯:進行大規模貿易.
12. diagnose v. 診斷;對…下判斷
例句:The doctor diagnosed his case as skin career.
翻譯:醫生診斷他得了皮膚癌。
補充:
diagnosis n.
診斷;識別;特性
diagnostic n.
診斷;病之徵候 adj. 診斷的
diagnosticate
(=diagnose) v. 診斷;判斷;分析;檢查
diagnostication n.
診斷;判斷;分析;檢查
diagnostician n.
診斷家
diagnostics n.
診斷學
differential
diagnosis n. 鑑別診斷
diagnose
the illness as pneumonia 診斷這病是肺炎
16. condition (n.) 情況(常用~s);健康狀況
例句:It’s impossible for you to leave the hospital in your present condition.
翻譯:對你來說,你現在的健康狀況要離開醫院是很困難.
補充:
be in good [bad, poor] condition新鮮[不新鮮];健康[不健康];無(有)破損
be in no condition不適於 change one's condition開始新的生活
in [out of]
condition健康[不健康];狀況良好[不好]
on no condition決不
17. hay (n.) 乾草
例句:Make hay while the sun shines.
翻譯:曬草趁天晴;抓住好時機.
補充:
hit the hay【口】 就寢,睡覺
make hay抓住有利時機,勿失良機 《例句》Make hay! 要及時行樂!
make hay (out) of... 使混亂,使對自己有利
raise hay【美•俚】 引起混亂,引起騷動
18. freezing (adj.) 冷凍的;極冷的
三態:freeze-froze-frozen
例句:It’s freezing outside. It might snow tonight.
翻譯:外面好冷!今晚可能會下雪.
補充:
frozen food (n.) 冷凍食品 freezer (n.) 冷藏器;冷凍庫
freezing point (n.) 冰點 freezing rain 凍雨.
19. temperature (n.) 溫度
例句:Robert’s mother took his temperature to see whether he had a fever or not.
翻譯:羅勃的母親幫他量體溫,看是否有發燒
補充:
high temperature (n.) 高溫
the normal temperature 正常溫度
例句:There was a
sudden change in temperature.
翻譯:氣溫突然變化
例句:I’m running a
temperature.
翻譯:我開始發燒
20. complication (n.) 困難;複雜
例句:Bad weather added another complication to our outdoor performance.
翻譯:壞天氣使我們的戶外演出更加困難
補充:
例句:There arose
another complication.
翻譯:使變複雜之事態更加煩瑣之事發生了
complicate (
complicated (adj.) 複雜的
例句:Smoking may
complicate his illness.
翻譯:吸煙使他的健康更加惡化
例句:You made this
too complicated for children.
翻譯:你把它弄得太複雜了,小孩子不會懂的
片語
1. have something to do with… 與…有關聯
例句:He said had nothing to do with that matter, but no one believed him.
翻譯:他說他跟那件事無關,不過沒有人相信他
補充:
have
anything to do with… 與…有任何關聯
have nothing to do with… 與…沒有關聯
例句:Did the
disappearance of the dinosaurs have anything to do with the climate?
翻譯:恐龍的滅絕和氣候有關嗎?
例句:I
can swear that I have nothing to do with that matter.
翻譯:我發誓我跟那件事一點瓜葛都沒有
2. a great deal of 很多
例句:Emily
needs a great deal of sleep in order to perform well at school.
翻譯:為了在學校有好的表現,艾蜜莉需要很多的睡眠時間。
補充:deal 1.分配~(distribute):
A judge deals out justice. 法官主持正義。
2.發紙牌
3.加以打擊~deal a person a blow= deal a blow
at a person 給某人一擊。
3. cut
down 減少
例句:Anthony tried to cut down on
smoking,but he failed.
翻譯:安東尼想減少抽菸的量,不過他失敗了。
補充:
<<形容詞>> 1 縮小的;縮短的;減少的 2 刪節的 a ~ version of a book 一本書的刪節本 <<名詞>> 1 減少;降低 a ~ in sales 銷售量減少 2 皮下靜脈切開 為插入導管所作
4. a great
many 許多
例句:Mr. Wang grows a great many
vegetables on his farm.
翻譯:王先生在他的農場裡種植許多蔬菜。