Lesson 17

The player’s injury incapacitated him for participating in the football match.

1. incapacitate  [inkK'pRsiteit]vt.使无能力,使不能胜任,使不适当

2. participate [pT:'tisipeit]vi.参与,参加;分享 participating  [pa:'tisipeitiN]a.由多人一起参加的

The hunters came from the East to massacre the buffaloes of the plains, killing several million in a short time.

1. massacre  ['mRsKkK]n.大屠杀,残杀

2. buffalo  ['bZflou]n.野牛 v.恐吓;迷惑

3. plain  [plein]a.家常的；普通的

When I asked his advice he ponder / meditated the matter and then told me not to go.

1.pond  [pUnd]n.池塘ponder  ['pUndK]vt.考虑 vi.沉思

2. meditate  ['mediteit]vt.沉思,冥想,反省

To the riddle “What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening?” the answer is ”man.”

1. riddle ['ridl]n.谜,谜语

The father spanked the naughty child for his bad manners.

1. spank  [spRNk]v.打,拍打(在屁股上)

He tried to appease the crying child by giving him candy.

1. appease  [K'pi:z]v.缓解;平息

The war was a terrible catastrophe in which many people died and many buildings were destroyed.

1. catastrophe  [kK'tRstrKfi]n.大灾难,大祸

He felt completely daunted by the difficulties that faced him.

1. daunt  [dU:nt]vt.威吓,难倒,使气馁

The crowd gaped/ stared/ gawked at the daring tricks performed by the tightrope walker.

1. gape [geip]n.裂口,张嘴,打哈欠

2. gawk  [gU:k]n.笨人,呆子,笨拙的人 vi.痴呆着看

3. trick  [trik]n.恶作剧

4. tightrope  ['taitroup]n.拉紧的绳索

He will be in the hospital for the duration of the school year.

1. duration  [djuK'reiFKn]n.持续,持久

We implored him to act before it was too late.

1. implore  [im'plU:]v.恳求

She muffled her throat in a warm scarf not to catch a cold.

1. muffle  ['mZfl]v.使声音降低,裹住

2. scarf  [skT:f]n.围巾,头巾;领带

On April Fool’s day people often play pranks on each other.

1. prank  [prRNk]n.恶作剧,玩笑

Soapy took the umbrella and sauntered off with it slowly.

1. soapy  ['soupi]索皮(人名)

2. saunter  ['sU:ntK]

There was a trickle of blood from the wound on his face.

1. trickle  ['trikl]vi.滴,淌n.滴;细流 n.v.闲逛,漫步

She was astounded / amazed by the news that she had won the speech contest.

1. astound  [Ks'taund]vt.使惊骇,使大吃一惊

2. amaze  [K'meiz]vt.使惊奇,使惊愕