备用的“另一个地球”

词汇讲解：

1. alternate adj. 轮流的, 交替的
例句：That was a week of alternate rain and sunshine.
那是晴雨天交替的一周。

2. shatter vt. 大大扰乱; 毁坏
例句：We were shattered to hear of her sudden death.
听到她突然死亡的消息我们十分震惊。

3. horizon n. 地平线
例句：At last, they saw an island on the horizon.
终于他们见到地平线上有一个岛。

4. inhabitant n. 居民,居住者
例句：The inhabitants of the island were friendly.
岛上的居民十分友好。

5. duplicate n. 完全一样的东西, 复制品
例句：Your jacket's a duplicate of mine.
你的夹克跟我的一样。

6. fulfill vt. 履行(诺言等);完成(任务等);实现
例句：He always fulfills his promises.
他总是履行自己的诺言。

7. redemption n. 赎回;补救;兑现
例句：They visited the Shrine of Our Lady to pray for redemption.
他们参观了圣母马利亚的神龛, 为赎罪而祈祷。

8. disclose vt. 揭露, 揭开
例句：She disclosed a secret.
她揭露了一个秘密。

9. compelling adj. 引人入胜的;扣人心弦的
例句：She found his story so compelling that she had forgotten to drink wine.
他的故事使她听得入神,以至她忘记喝酒了。

10. albeit conj. 尽管, 即使
例句：Albeit difficult, the job is getting done.
尽管工作很困难，还是就要完成了。

11. resonate vi. 产生回声、共鸣或共振
例句：This last phrase was pitched to resonate pleasingly in the ears of the West. 
最后这句话在西方人那里得到了令人愉快的共鸣。

12. ponder v. 考虑; 深思熟虑
例句：The young couple are pondering moving their house.
这对年轻夫妇正在考虑把自己的家搬走。