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Lesson 58 A spot of bother 一点儿小麻烦

lift [lift] n. 电梯

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A: Is there a lift here?

B: Yes, there is one in that corner.

A：你们这儿有电梯吗？

B：有，在那边的拐角处。

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monstrous [?m?nstr?s] adj. 极大的，可怕的

negligence [?neɡlid??ns] n. 粗心大意

【扩】carelessness 粗心　　inattention 疏忽

【搭】a piece of negligence g 一次疏忽

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A: He was sharply reprimanded for his negligence.

B: I think he will be more careful in the future.

A：他因玩忽职守而受到严厉的训斥。

B：我想以后他会更小心的。

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prudent [?pru?d?nt] adj. 谨慎的

【扩】prudential 谨慎的　　canny 谨慎的

【例】We must always remain modest and prudent.

　　　我们要永远保持谦虚谨慎。

composure [k?m?p?u??] n. 镇静，沉着

【扩】calm 镇静　　composure 镇静

【搭】regain composure 恢复镇静

【例】He was obviously very shocked, but he soon regained his composure soon.

　　　显然他很震惊，但很快就恢复了镇静。

intruder [in?tru?d?] n. 入侵者

lurk [l??k] v. 潜藏

【派】lurker 潜伏者

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A: I don't know what lurks in his mind.

B: I think nobody knows that.

A：我不知道他心里藏着什么。

B：我想没有人知道。

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hinder [?hind?] v. 妨碍

fingerprint [?fi?ɡ??print] n. 指纹

【扩】finger mark 指纹

【搭】leave one's fingerprint 留下指纹

【例】When the police found his fingerprint he knew that he would be in trouble.

　　　警方发现了他的指纹后，他知道自己要有麻烦了。

chaos [?kei?s] n. 混乱，无秩序

【扩】confusion 混乱

【搭】in chaos 处在一片混乱的状态之中

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A: The failure of electricity supplies made the city in chaos.

B: People can hardly live a comfortable life without electricity today.

A：停电使得城市一片混乱。

B：在当今社会，没有电，人们很难过得舒服。

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inconceivable [?ink?n?si?v?b?l] adj. 不可思议的

【扩】miraculous 不可思议的　　unimaginable 意想不到的

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A: That event was inconceivable to us.

B: But we have to face it now.

A：那事件是我们所想象不到的。

B：但我们现在必须面对它。

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veritable [?verit?b?l] adj. 真正的，地地道道的

magpie [?m?ɡpai] n. 喜欢收藏物品的人

toss [t?s] v. 扔

discard [di?skɑ?d] v. 丢弃

【扩】reject 丢弃

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A: It's a bad manner to discard your things everywhere.

B: Sorry, I will correct it.

A：把东西扔得到处都是是一个不好的习惯。

B：对不起，我会改的。

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constable [?k?nst?b?l] n. 警察

ransack [?r?ns?k] v. 洗劫

balcony [?b?lk?ni] n. 阳台

【扩】veranda 阳台

【例】The prospect from the balcony is breathtaking.

　　　从阳台上看去景色美极了。

fussy [?f?si] adj. 大惊小怪的，小题大做的

【扩】spoffish 大惊小怪的，小题大做的

【搭】fussy eater 挑食的人

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A: I suppose I'm just a little too fussy!

B: No, you did it well.

A：我想我有点过于小题大做了！

B：不，你做得很好。

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