DOC《Unit15（第44讲—第46讲）》

寓意 1)He complained that he had witnessed a fall in moral standards.(他抱怨说他目睹了道德标准的衰落.) 2)Parents are responsible for the children'

s moral welfare.(父母应对孩子道德上的健康成长负责.) 3)The moral of the story was A friend in need is a friend indeed .(这个故事的教益是 患难之交见真情. ) 4)I don'

t know what moral to draw from all this. (我不知道从所有这一切中应得出何种教训.) 5)He has no morals and will do anything for money. (他毫无道德,为了钱什么都干得出来.) 14.recovery n. 康复;

收回 recover v. 恢复;

收复;

挽回 1)He is recovered from his illness. (他已恢复了健康.) 2)She recovered her strength after two days'

rest. (经过两天的休息,她恢复了力气.) 3)The police recovered the stolen watch. (警察追回了失窃的手表.) 4)He said he had to work hard to recover the lost time. (他说他得努力工作,把失去的时间补回来.) 5)Mr. Wang insisted that the economic recovery was still slow. (王先生坚持认为经济复苏还太缓慢.) 6)She made a remarkable recovery from the illness. (她令人惊异地从那场疾病中康复了.) 7)The recovery of the lost wallet thrilled the whole family. (失落钱包的复得使全家人兴奋不已.) 15.unrealistic adj. impractical (不切实际的) 1)It is unrealistic to expect better conditions in the near future.(在不远的将来指望有更好的形势是不现实的.) 2)This demand proved unrealistic and unworkable. (这个要求证明是不切实际且不可行的.) 3)You have unrealistic expectations. (你的期望不切实际.) 16.imitate v. 模仿 imitation n. 模仿 imitative adj. 模仿的;

仿制的 1)Many writers imitate the language of Shakespeare. (许多作家模仿莎士比亚的语言.) 2)His handwriting is difficult to imitate. (他的笔迹很难模仿.) 3)Children learn many things by imitation. (儿童通过模仿学会许多东西.) 4)Acting is an imitative art. (表演是一种模仿性艺术.) 5)Monkeys are imitative (猴儿爱模仿.) 17.undermine vt. weaken (侵蚀…基础;

暗中破坏;

逐渐损害) 1)Many severe colds undermined the old man'

s health.(多次严重的感冒损害了老人的健康.) 2)Failures undermined her confidence. (一再的失败使她渐渐丧失了信心.) 3)The foundations of the house have been undermined by groundwater.(地下水侵蚀了这座房屋的地基.) 18.jeopardize vt........