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<1>ankle n. |[C] the part which connects the foot to the leg |踝；踝关节 I fell over and twisted my ankle. |我摔倒了，扭伤了脚踝 He hurt his right ankle while competing in the broad jump. |他跳远比赛时伤了右踝 <2>comic a. |causing laughter; funny |喜剧的；滑稽的 The speech is rich in comic sensitivity. |这演讲很富有喜剧性。 The book handles the delicate subject with a light comic touch. |这本书用一种轻松、喜剧的笔法处理这棘手的问题。 n. |[C] a comedian |喜剧演员 Before she became a film actor, she was a comic. |她在成为电影演员前是一名喜剧演员。 <3>rag n. 1. (usu. pl.) old torn clothes |破旧的衣服 The poor child was dressed in rags. |那可怜的孩子衣衫褴褛。 Standing before him were men, women, and small children, some dressed in rags. |站在他面前的有男人、妇女和儿童，有些人穿得破破烂烂。 2. [C, U] a torn piece of old cloth |破布；碎布 I keep these rags for cleaning the car. |我把这些破布留着擦车用。 I used a piece of rag to dust the furniture. |我用一块抹布擦拭家具上的灰尘。 <4>applause n. [U] the sound made by people applauding a performance, speech, etc. |鼓掌；掌声 His speech met with loud applause. |他的讲话赢得了热烈的掌声。 The President was welcomed at the airport with loud applause. |总统在机场受到了热烈的鼓掌欢迎。 <5>comedy n. |[C, U] a film, play, etc. that is intended to entertain people or make them laugh |喜剧 A lot of Shakespeare's plays are comedies. |莎士比亚的许多戏剧是喜剧。 His latest film is described as a "romantic comedy". |他最新的一部电影被描绘为一部“浪漫的喜剧”。 <6>scout n. 1. [C] sb. whose job is to look for people with particular skills, esp. in sport or entertainment |物色新秀者；星探 He was spotted by a scout at the age of 13. |他在13岁那年就被猎头给盯上了。 The scout spotted him when he was playing for his school football team. |猎头在他为校足球队踢球时就盯上了他。 2. [C] a soldier sent out to get information about the enemy |侦察兵 The scout reported that there was trouble on the road ahead. |侦察员说前面路上有麻烦。 He sent four scouts ahead to take a look at the bridge. |他派了四名侦察兵到前面去察看那座大桥的情况。 <7>crude |a.　 |1. rude and offensive |粗鲁的；粗俗的 upset some of the guests. |他很担心儿子粗鲁的言语可能会使一些客人不高兴。 He made a crude joke at the meeting. |他在会上说了一个粗俗的笑话。 2. simple and not skillfully done or made |粗制的；粗陋的 crude furniture |粗制家具 He showed us a crude sketch of the building. |他给我们看了一张那建筑物粗略的草图。 3. in the natural state; not reined |天然的；未加工的 crude rubber |天然橡胶 It is reported that a thousand tons of crude oil has spilled into the sea. |据报道有一千吨原油溢入大海。 <8>clap |v. |applaud |鼓掌；拍手 The audience clapped and cheered when she appeared. |当她出现时，观众鼓掌欢呼了起来。 The audience clapped his performance. |观众为他的演鼓掌。 The audience clapped in time to the music. |观众和着乐曲的节奏拍手。 <9>revolt vi. |refuse to accept sb.'s authority or obey rules, laws, etc. |反抗；不服从 The people revolted against the military government. |人民反抗军政府。 The people in the north have revolted against the foreign rule and established their own government. |北方的人们为反对外国统治而造反，并建立了自己的政府。 <10>heel n. 1. [C] the raised part of a shoe underneath the back of the foot |鞋跟 There is a hole in the heel of one of your socks. |你的一只袜子的后跟破了一个洞。 She wore brown leather shoes with pointed toes and high heels. |她穿了一双尖头高跟的棕色皮鞋。 2. [C] the back part of the foot |脚后跟 I got a sore heel. |我一只脚后跟痛。 One of his heels had got blistered on the walk. |步行时他一只脚后跟起泡了。 <11>moustache n. |[C] (also mustache) hair growing on a man's upper lip |小胡子 His grey hair and moustache were neatly trimmed. |他灰白的头发和八字须修剪得很整洁。 He had moustache. |他留着小胡子。 <12>coarse a. 1. rude and offensive |粗鲁的；粗俗的 He's never made any coarse joke. |他从来不开粗俗的玩笑。 He was a coarse man whose manner made him unpopular with some people. |他举止粗鲁，因而不受一些人的欢迎。 2. rough and not smooth |粗糙的 coarse cloth |粗布 The sand was so coarse that it was quite painful to walk on. |沙子非常粗糙，走在上面很痛。 <13>nationality n. 1. [C, U] the legal status of belonging to a particular country |国籍 Fill in your name, address and nationality on the form. |在表上填写你的姓名、地址和国籍。 He's applied for Chinese nationality. |他已申请了中国国籍。 2. [C] a large group of people with the same race, language, culture, etc. |民族 There are many minority nationalities in China. |中国有很多少数民族。 At this school they have pupils of 20 different nationalities. |这所学校有来自20个不同民族的学生。 <14>postpone vt. |delay sth. to a later date or time |推迟，延迟 They decided to postpone their holiday until the autumn. |他们决定将假期推迟到秋天。 We've had to postpone going to France because Tom's got an interview for a job that week. |我们已不得不延期去法国，因为汤姆那周有个求职面试。 <15>nonsense n. 1. [U] speech or writing that has no meaning or cannot be understood |无意义的话或文字 She left out three words when she copied the sentence and the result was nonsense. |她抄这个句子时漏了三个词，结果使得这句话毫无意义。 Most of the translation he did was complete nonsense. |他翻译的东西绝大部分都完全是不成意思的话语。 2. [U] ideas, opinions, statements, etc. that are untrue or stupid |荒谬的想法、观点、说法 Don't talk nonsense! |不要胡说八道！ He wrote a lot of nonsense. |他写了一大堆废话。 <16>doubtful a. 1. probably not true or not likely to happen |难以预料的，未定的 It is doubtful whether they ever reached the summit before they died. |他们不大可能在去世前登上山顶。 It was doubtful that the money would ever be found again. |钱是否能失而复得，实在令人怀疑。 2. having doubts about sth. |有疑问的，感到怀疑的 She looked rather doubtful. |她看上去很疑惑。 I feel doubtful about whether to go or not. |去还是不去我拿不定主意。 <17>immense a. |extremely large in size or degree |巨大的；无限的 an immense amount of time |大量的时间 immense importance |非常重要 The square is dominated by an immense statue of the President. |一尊总统的巨大塑像高耸在广场上。 <18>immensely ad. |to a very great extent; extremely |非常，很 He is immensely interested in paintings. |他对绘画非常感兴趣。 <19>extraordinary a. |very unusual or surprising |不寻常的；令人惊奇的 extraordinary weather |反常的天气 extraordinary beauty |出众的美丽 He told the extraordinary story of his escape. |他讲述了他那不寻常的逃跑经历。 <20>rouse vt. |produce a particular feeling or attitude |激起；激发 Her remarks roused his anger. |她的一些话引起了他的愤怒。 What first roused your suspicions? |最初是什么引起你的怀疑的？ The speaker attempted to rouse the crowd with a cry for action. |演讲者试图通过呼吁行动来激奋人群。 <21>script |n. |[C] the written form of a speech, play, film, etc. |底稿；讲稿；剧本 a broadcast/radio script |广播原稿 a film script |电影剧本 <22>pepper |n. 1. [U] |胡椒粉；辣椒粉 Would you please pass the salt and pepper? |能帮我递一下盐和胡椒粉吗？ 2. [C] |辣椒 a red/green pepper |一只红/绿辣椒 <23>execute vt. 1. do or perform sth., esp. in a planned way |实施；执行；履行 The plan was good but was poorly executed. |计划很好，但执行得很糟糕。 Now that we have made the decision, we may execute the scheme as previously agreed. |既然我们已经做了决定，我们就可以实行既定了。 2. kill sb. as a legal punishment |将...处死 She was executed for murder. |她因谋杀罪被处死。 It now seems certain that the prisoner will be executed tomorrow. |现在看来，犯人明天肯定将被处死。 <24>betray |vt. |not be loyal to one's country or a person |背叛；出卖 He was accused of betraying his country during the war. |他被指控在战争中背叛祖国。 She felt cheated and betrayed. |她感到受骗和被出卖了。 <25>collision n. 1. [C, U] a strong disagreement or conflict |冲突 There was a collision of interest between the two organizations. |这两个组织间存在利益冲突。 In his work we see the collision of two different traditions. |在他的作品中我们看到了两种传统的冲突。 2. [C, U] an accident in which a person or vehicle strikes against another violently |碰撞（事件） The cyclist was in collision with a bus. |这位骑自行车的人与一辆公共汽车相撞了。 Two cars came into collision at the traffic lights. |两辆汽车在红绿灯前撞在一起。 <26>sunset n. |[U] the time when the sun goes down and night begins |日落（时分）；黄昏 After sunset, the sky darkened quickly. |日落后，天色很快暗下来了。 We sat on the beach watching the sunset. |我们坐在海滩上看日落。 <27>surround vt. |be all around sb. or sth. on every side |围绕；包围 The country's economy is suffering from uncertainty surrounding the new government. |由于对新政府存在不确定因素，这个国家的经济正遭到损失。 She sat at her desk, surrounded by books and papers. |她坐在书桌前，四周都是书和报纸。 <28>spark |vt. |make sth. happen |触发；引起 This proposal will certainly spark another countrywide debate. |这项提议会在全国范围内引起一场争论。 His comment sparked off a quarrel between them. |他的话引起他们之间的争吵。 <29>Christmas n. |[C, U] |圣诞节 Christmas Eve |圣诞（前）夜 <30>burial n. |[C, U] the act or ceremony of putting a dead body into a grave |埋葬；葬礼 Among the burial articles they found some evidence. |在埋葬品中他们发现了一些证据。 They went back to Ireland for their uncle's burial. |他们回爱尔兰参加他们叔叔的葬礼。 <31>clumsy a. |awkward in movement or manner |笨拙的；不灵活的 be clumsy with one's hands |手指不灵活 The keyboard is a large and clumsy instrument as far as portable computers are concerned. |就便携式电脑而言，这种键盘又大又笨拙。 <32>cop |n. |[C] a police officer |警察 cops and robbers films |警匪片 Frank didn't like having the cops know where to find him. |弗兰克不想让警察知道他在哪里。 <33>incident |n. |[C] sth. that happens, esp. sth. that is unusual |事件 Strange incidents happened successively. |奇怪的事情接二连三地发生。 The spy scandal caused a diplomatic incident. |间谍丑闻引起了一起外交事件。 <34>memorial n. |[C] sth., esp. a stone with writing on it, that is intended to remind people of sb. who has died |纪念物；纪念碑 a memorial statue to a great statesman |一位伟大政治家的纪念雕像 The church service is a memorial to those killed in the war. |教堂的礼拜仪式是为纪念死于战争中的人而举行的。 <35>cut down |reduce the size of sth. such as clothing, writing, etc. |改小；缩短 |We need to cut the article down to 1,000 words. |我们需要把文章缩短到1,000字。 |They want me to cut down my article so that it'll all fit onto one page. |他们要求我把文章缩短，这样能正好放在一页上。 <36>for good for ever |永久地 |This time she's leaving for good. |这一次她将是永远地离开了。 |The days of happiness had gone for good. |那些快乐的时光已经永远地过去了。 <37>trip up 1. cause sb. fall by putting the foot in front of them when they are moving |绊，绊倒 Be careful you don't trip up on the step. |小心不要在台阶上绊倒。 He was tripped up by a passer-by. |他被一个过路的人绊倒了 2. make a mistake, or force sb to make a mistake by tricking them |（使）出错 The witness was tripped up by his own lies. |这个证人因自己的谎言而出了错。 The hard math problem tripped up most of the students. |那道很难的数学题难倒了大部分学生。 <38>make up invent a story, etc. in order to deceive sb. |虚构，捏造，编造 He made up some excuse about his daughter being sick. |他编造了借口，说他女儿生病了。 I told the kids a story, making it up as I went along. |我一边给孩子们讲故事，一边随着情节的发展编故事。 <39>come down in the world become poorer or less successful than used to be |落魄，潦倒；失势 He was once wealthy, but now he has come down in the world. |他过去很富有，但如今已经落魄了。 He has come down in the world since he started gambling. |他自开始赌博以来就变得穷困潦倒了。 <40>to a degree partly |有些；在某种程度上 I agree with you to a degree. |我一定程度上同意你的看法。 Most pop music is influenced, to a greater or lesser degree, by the blues. |大多数流行音乐都多少受到布鲁斯的影响。 <41>go along move further with sth. |进行；前进 |You may have difficulty with this book at first, but you'll find it much easier as you go along. |开始时你或许会觉得这本书难读，但过些时候你便会觉得容易得多。 |Things are going along nicely. |事情进展很顺利。 <42>find one's way into arrive or get somewhere |到达；进入 |Computers have found their way into most ordinary families. |计算机已经进入大部分普通家庭。 |He eventually found his way into acting. |他终于进入了演艺界。