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VOA慢速英语:学会如何获得线索
n. 神话; 神怪故事; 奇人,奇事; 虚构的人,虚构的事;
v. 使神话化;
[例句]There is a famous Greek myth in which Icarus flew too near to the Sun.
有一个著名的希腊神话,讲的是伊卡洛斯飞得离太阳过近的故事。
2.knit
vt. 编织,编结; 接合(折骨等); 使皱起,使皱紧; 使紧密相联;
n. 编织物; 编织法;
[例句]I had endless hours to knit and sew
我整天无休止地编织缝纫。
3.Minotaur
n. <希神>人身牛头怪物;
[例句]He's just hungry. It's not his fault. He's a minotaur.
他只是饿了,不是他的错,他是牛头人。
4.labyrinth
n. 迷宫; (文字,建筑,事件) 错综复杂; 难解的事件;
[例句]They found a labyrinth of tunnels under the ground.
他们发现了一处迷宫似的地道。
5.yarn
n. 纱,线; (尤指) 毛线; 故事; (旅行) 轶事;
vi. 讲故事;
[例句]Doug has a yarn or two to tell me about his trips into the bush.
道格要给我讲几个他到荒野地区旅行的奇遇故事。
6.unravel
vt. 解开; 拆散; 阐明;
vi. 被解开; 被拆散;
[例句]His government began to unravel because of a banking scandal
他的政府由于一起金融丑闻而开始瓦解。
7.specific
adj. 具体的; 明确的; 特种的; [免疫学] 特效的;
n. 特效药; 特性; 细节; 显著的性质,特性;
[例句]Massage may help to increase blood flow to specific areas of the body
按摩有助于增加身体特定部位的血液流量。
8.dramatic
adj. 引人注目的; 戏剧的,戏剧性的; 激动人心的;
[例句]A fifth year of drought is expected to have dramatic effects on the California economy
第五年遭受旱灾预计会对加利福尼亚的经济产生巨大的影响。
9.turtle
n. [动] 龟; [动] 海龟;
vi. 捕海龟,捕鳖; (船等) 翻没,倾覆;
[例句]The tug nearly turned turtle twice, but I managed to keep her upright.
拖船两次都差点翻个儿,但我设法稳住了船身。
10.water gun
n. 玩具水枪;
[例句]Cleansing vehicles used dishcloth, and forbids the use of high-pressure water gun and water processing.
车辆清洗使用抹布,严禁使用高压水枪和自来水冲洗。
11.balcony
n. 阳台; 包厢; (电影院等的) 楼厅,楼座;
[例句]She led us to a room with a balcony overlooking the harbour
她把我们领进了一个带阳台的房间,从那里可以俯瞰海港。
12.conductor
n. 售票员; <电>导体; (乐队) 指挥; 导管(套管的一种);
[例句]At Opera North he will be in harness with Paul Daniel, the conductor appointed music director last year.
在北方歌剧公司,他将和去年指挥指定的音乐总监保罗·丹尼尔通力合作。
13.orchestra
n. 管弦乐队; 管弦乐队的全部乐器;
[例句]The Lithuanian Philharmonic Orchestra played Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.
立陶宛爱乐交响乐团演奏了贝多芬的《第九交响曲》。