Lesson 21 The truth is out there

The bank keeps a large surplus of money in reserve.

1. surplus  ['sK:plKs]n.过剩,剩余(物资)

2. reserve  [ri'zK:v]vt.储备,保留;预定

The doctor gave him some medicine to abate the pain.

1. abate  [K'beit]v.减轻,降低

His ambition was consummated when he won the prize.

1. ambition  [Rm'biFKn]n.雄心,抱负,野心

2. consummate  ['kUnsKmeit]v.完成 a.完美的

Our savings have dwindled since my wife was sent to hospital.

1. dwindle  ['dwindl]v.缩小;衰落

It is haphazard timetable, sometimes lessons are held and sometimes they aren’t.

1. haphazard  ['hRp'hRzKd]n.偶然,偶然事件

2. timetable  ['taimteibl]n.时间表

It is obvious that a blind man ought not to drive an automobile.

1. obvious  ['UbviKs]a.明显的,显而易见的

2. blind  [blaind]adj.瞎的

I know only his overt reasons for refusing; he may have others.

1. overt  ['KuvK:t]a.明显的,公然的

2. refuse  [ri'fju:z]vi.拒绝；不愿

We tried to be friendly, but his rebuff made us think the wanted to be left alone.

1. rebuff  [ri'bZf]v.断然拒绝

He was sad, and his thought about future was very somber.

1. somber  ['sUmbK]adj.忧郁的,阴暗的

The boy’s lack of money thwarted his plans for college.

1. thwart  [PwU:t]v.阻挠,使…受挫

I have a vehement hatred of people who are cruel to animals

1. vehement  ['vi:imKnt]a.热烈的,激烈的

2. hatred  ['heitrid]n.憎恶,憎恨,仇恨

The benign old lady sent us a kind and warm smile.

1. benign  [bi'nain]a.良性的

The sergeant was degraded to private for the reason of disobeying order.

1. sergeant  ['sT:dJKnt]n.警官,军士

2. degrade  [di'greid]vt.使降给;使堕落

My other writings are very ephemeral, but this book will be remembered forever.

1. ephemeral  [i'femKrKl]a.朝生暮死,短命,短暂的

People who have never gone to school are usually illiterate.

1. illiterate  [i'litKrit]a.文盲的n.文盲

The old man tottered across the room and sat down on the sofa.

1. totter  ['tUtK]v.摇摇欲坠,步伐蹒跚

Not every rich man is lavish in spending money.

1. lavish  ['lRviF]a.浪费的;过度的

It is a mistake to lavish kindness ungrateful people.

He is the one who is peddling the drugs unlawfully.

1. peddling  ['pedliN]a.行商的,叫卖的,琐屑的,无关紧要的 n.行商 peddle  

['pedl]vi.挑卖,沿街叫卖

2. drug  [drZg]n.药；药物

3. unlawfully  ['Zn'lU:fuli]ad.非法地;不正地