1.merchant
n. 商人,国际贸易批发商
a fruit merchant 水果商
2.uneasy
adj. 不安的; 焦虑的, 担心的
uneasy manners feel uneasy about the future
拘束不安的态度 担心将来
3.crown
n. 王冠, 王位, 冕
take the crown wear the crown
加冕[登基]为王; 获冠军称号 做皇帝, 即位
4.deny
vt. 否认, 否定; 拒绝给予
deny a statement deny one's signature
否认声明 不承认自己的签名
She can deny her son nothing. 她对儿子是百依百顺(要什么就给什么)。
5.pay back
报复 (= pay off, pay out, serve out)
I'll certainly pay you back for what you did to me!
"你那样对待我,我一定要回敬你的!"
偿还;偿付
How can I pay you back for all your kindness?
你的这番好意我该怎么报答呢?
6.masterpiece
n. 杰作
scenic masterpiece Dafench's paintings are masterpieces.
绝景 达芬奇的画都是杰作。
7.mercy
n. 仁慈, 怜悯, 宽恕
at the mercy of
在...的掌握之中, 完全受...支配, 任...摆布
have mercy on [upon] show mercy to sb.
对...有怜悯心 对某人表示宽大[仁慈]
without mercy
残忍地, 毫不留情地
8.revenge
n. 报复;报仇
do sth. in [out of] revenge (for sth.)
(为...)报复性地[出于报复]做某事
vt. 替...报仇; 报复; 洗雪
revenge one's friend revenge a wrong revenge an injustice
替朋友报仇 申冤雪恨 对不正义采取报复
I broke Mary's pen by accident, and in revenge she tore up my school work.
我不留心弄坏了玛丽的钢笔,出于报复,她撕掉了我的作业。
9.enemy
n. 敌人, 仇敌[人]; [集合词]敌兵[军]
a public enemy a lifelong [mortal, sworn] enemy
公敌; (公众协助缉拿的)要犯 不共戴天之敌, 死敌
Don't make an enemy of him.
不要使他与你为敌。
10.go about
走来走去, 四处走动;着手或忙于(工作);(谣言等)流传
11.as far as I know 就我所知
As far as I know, he has gone to town.
就我所知,他到镇子上去了。
12.reasonable
adj. 合情合理的, 有道理的;通人情的, 通情达理的, 讲道理的;
明智的, 有理性的; 能思考的
a reasonable excuse be reasonable in one's demand
合理的借口 合理的要求
a reasonable man a reasonable being
通情达理的人 有理智的人
13.weakness
n. 弱 点; 软弱
We all have our little weaknesses.
我们大家都有些小短处。
have a weakness for
偏爱..., 特别爱好...
He has a weakness for detective stories.
他特别爱看侦探小说。
14.greeting
n. 问候;致意 祝贺;祝辞
to offer greetings to sb. 向某人致意
Christmas greetings 圣诞节的祝贺
15. envy
n. 羡慕; 忌妒; 忌妒的根由[对象]; 被羡慕的人[东西]
be in envy of sb.'s success out of envy
羡慕某人的成功 出于忌妒[羡慕]
green with envy lost in envy
妒忌得面色发青, 非常妒忌 非常嫉妒
vt. 羡慕; 忌妒
How I envy you! 我真羡慕您
16.accuse
vt. accused, accusing 控告;指控
accuse sb. of ...
指控某人...
The police accused him of murder. The police accused him of stealing.
警方指控他谋杀。 警方控告他犯有盗窃罪。
Mary was accused as an accomplice. 玛丽被指控为同谋犯。
17.fate
n. 命运;宿命
When they met again after ten years, they left that fate brought them together.
当他们10年后又见面时,他们让命运使他们到了一块儿。
"He expected to spend his life in Germany, but fate had decided otherwise."
"他希望到德国生活,而命运却偏偏另有安排。"
vt. [常用被动语态]命定, 注定
It was fated that we should success.
我们注定要成功。
18.consequence
n. 结果, 后果;影响;重要(性); 重大意义
consider the consequences a person of consequence as a consequence
考虑后果 举足轻重的人 因而, 结果
answer for the consequences face the consequences of one's action
对后果负责 自食其果
in consequence in consequence of...
因此, 结果 的结果, 因为...的缘故, 由于
19.fortune
n. 命运;运气;机会
She had the good fortune to be free from illness.
她运气好,没得病。
Through all his changing fortunes, he never lost courage.
任凭命运变换,他从不丧失勇气。
财产,财富
He made a fortune by selling houses.
他靠卖房子发了财。
be in good /bad fortune by good fortune
运气好[坏] 幸好, 由于幸运
come into a fortune have a fortune
继承一大笔财产 有财产
have good/ bad fortune seek one's fortune
运气好[坏] 找出路
have the fortune to do if fortune favours
幸而...(做)... 如果运气好
make a / one's fortune push one's fortune
发财致富 追求名利,努力抬高自己的地位;力图发迹
read/ tell sb.'s fortune run a fortune
给某人算命 冒风险
20.merciful
adj. 仁慈的, 宽大的,慈悲的,温和的; 顺利的;
The merciful king saved the young officers from death.
仁慈的国王把两个年青的军官从死神手中救了出来。
21.bargain
n. 交易,合同交易;协议
A bargain's a bargain.
达成的协议决不可撕毁。
He made a bargain with his wife 'You take care of the children and I'll cook.'
他跟妻子讲条件'你看好孩子,我做饭。'
廉价买到的东西
This jacket is a real bargain at such a low price.
这件夹克衫这么便宜,真划得来。
It's a real bargain.(非正式)
真便宜。
vi. (常与with, for连用)讲价;谈条件
If you bargain with them they might reduce the price.
你讲讲价,他们可能会把价钱降低。
22.bless
vt. blessed 或 blest, blessing 祝福;祈祷
Bless this house! Well, bless my soul! Bless me!
愿上帝保佑这个家! 好啦,谢天谢地! 哎呀!;我的天哪
Bless you! be blessed with
太谢谢你了! 愿上帝保佑你! 在...方面有福气; 幸运地享有
bless oneself
自祝; 非常高兴,惊骇,突然叫喊“上帝保佑我"等类的话
23.legal
adj. 法律的, 法定的
legal affairs legal adviser take a legal action
法律事务 法律顾问 提起诉讼
a legal holiday legal person
法定假日 法人
24.tear up
撕扯;撕裂;撕破;撕毁
to tear up the letter
撕毁一封信
24.deed
n. 行动;所做的事
His deeds does not agree with his words
他言行不一。
evil deeds deed of light deed of release
坏行为 善行; 光明之事 私产契约
in deed 实际上; 真的; 不只是口头上的
25.requirement
n. 必需品;必要条件
If you have any requirements, ask me.
如果你有什么要求,请向我提出来。
fulfil the requirements of the government
履行政府的规定
26.declare
vt. 宣布, 宣告, 声称
declare war declare peace declare sb. (to be) innocent
宣战 宣布和平 宣布某人无罪
(常与that连用)声称;郑重地说;断言
She declared that she didn't want to see him again.
她宣称她再也不愿见到他
27.court
n. 法庭[院]
a civil court a criminal court
民事法庭 刑事法庭
the International C-of Justice go to court
国际法院 上朝, 朝见君主; 上法院; 打官司
28.justice
n. 公平, 正义, 公道
a sense of justice deny sb. Justice social justice a court of justice
正义感 对某人不公平 社会正义 法院
29.therefore
adv. 因此, 所以
He was ill, and therefore could not come.
他病了, 所以未能来。
We do not have enough money. Therefore we cannot afford to buy the new car.
我们的钱不够,因此买不成这辆新车。
(用于推论)因而,因此
He was the only candidate; therefore, he was elected.
他是唯一的候选人,因此,他当选了。
30.worthy
adj. [常作表语, 其后常跟被动语态动词不定式或of加名词或被动态动名词] 值得...的; 应该...的
a worthy cause 正义的事业
a worthy life a worthy man
有价值的生活 高尚的人
a worthy opponent a worthy gentleman
劲敌 可敬的先生
They will prove worthy of the Party's trust.
他们不会辜负党对他们的信任。
He is worthy to have a place in the team. This book is worthy of being read [to be read].
他配成为该球队的队员。 这本书值得一读。
31.kindness
n. 仁慈;亲切;和蔼
do sb. a kindness kill with kindness out of kindness
帮某人的忙; 为某人做好事 以溺爱害人 出于仁慈, 出于好意
He has done me many kindnesses. Thank you for all your kindness.
他对我很关心。 感谢你的帮助。
32.punish
vt. 惩罚, 处分
punish sb. for his crime punish sb. with [by] death
处罚某人 处某人以死刑
The boy was punished for being late.
这男孩因迟到受到处分。
punishment
n. 处罚;惩罚
The boy accepted his punishment without complaining.
那男孩没有怨言地接受了对他的处罚。
33.order
vt. 命令;指挥
They ordered him to stop.
他们命令他停下。
The general director of the project ordered that the work (should) be started at once.
工程总指挥命令立即开始工作。
下令
to order an attack 下令进攻
34.complex
adj. 复杂的, 多元的, 综合的, 错综的
a complex idea
一个复杂的观念
complex sentence
【语】复合句