英文名著精讲:The Kite Runner 追风筝的人(5)

notorious adj. 臭名昭著的
He is notorious for his goings-on.
他因行为不检点而声名狼藉。
The district is notorious for its fogs.
那地区以浓雾出名。

unscrupulous adj.  肆无忌惮的，不道德的
You always take part with the unscrupulous man.
你总是袒护那些肆无忌惮的人。
Usually in order to reach a certain goal, some use unscrupulous means in doing so.
为了达成目标，我们肆无忌惮的运用策略和媒介。

live up to 符合，名副其实
My father, too, came to see the work of his now famous son.
我的父亲也看了他已负盛名的儿子的劳作。

dishonorable adj. 不光彩的
He is ashamed for his former dishonorable action.
他对他以前不光彩的行为感到羞愧。
He works for colonialist trading company and slaves the native people in many dishonorable ways.
他为帝国主义贸易公司工作，用各种不光彩的手段奴役殖民地人民。

ethnic adj. 种族的，民族的
That's why you can find almost every kind of ethnic food in America.
那也就是为什么在美国你几乎可以看到所有不同民族的食物。

spouse n. 配偶
He never mentioned his spouse.
他从来不提自己的妻子。

similarity n. 相似之处，相同点

impish adj. 顽皮的
Impish eyes peered from the doorway.
门口有双顽皮的眼睛在朝里张望。
She looks like an impish angel or beauty fairy.
她是顽皮的天使，还是美丽的仙女。

tempt v. 诱惑，怂恿，引诱， 吸引
How can we tempt young people into engineering?
我们怎么才能吸引年轻人学习工程学呢?
Nothing would tempt me to live here.
什么也吸引不了我到这里居住。

congenital adj. 天生的，先天的
The congenital form is spread to the fetus through the bloodstream.
先天的形式是通过血液传播给胎儿。

paralysis n. 瘫痪，麻痹

render v. 使成为
His back injury had rendered him unfit for work.
他的背伤使他无法胜任这份工作。

slanted adj. 倾斜的

reveal v. 显示，透露，展现
Several withered trees on the sides of the road reveal the desolation here.
道路两旁的几棵枯木显示出这里的荒凉。
His deed revealed him to be a kind man.
他的行为显示他是个好心的人。

oscillating  adj. 振荡的，摇晃的
This oscillating field would accelerate the particles toward the collision point.
这个振荡的电场会把粒子加速推向碰撞点。

infidelity n. 不信神；不忠
She closed her eyes to her husband's infidelities.
她丈夫有不忠行为，她却视而不见。
The photo was final proof of her husband's infidelity.
这张照片最终证明了她丈夫的不忠。

atrophied adj.  萎缩的，衰退的
动词atrophy的过去式和过去分词形式

bazaar n. （中东地区的）集市

imitate v. 模仿
He can imitate his teacher perfectly.
他能维妙维肖地模仿他的老师。
They watched jig on TV and tried to imitate.
他们看着电视里的快步舞并且试图模仿。
His handwriting is difficult to imitate.
他的笔迹很难模仿。

scraggy adj. 凹凸不平的，参差不齐的，骨瘦如柴的

ape v. 模仿
We used to ape the teacher's southern accent.
我们过去常模仿老师的南方口音。
He seems trying to ape anybody he thinks great and wonderful.
他似乎想模仿任何一个他认为伟大和了不起的人。

mock v. 嘲笑

hobble v. 蹒跚，跛行
The old man hobbled along (the road) with the aid of his stick.
那老汉拄着拐杖一瘸一拐地走着。
I hurt my foot,and had to hobble home.
我的脚受了伤，只好一拐一拐地走回家。

chorus n. 合唱队，歌舞队