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adopt

v.

to take (someone else's child) into one's family for ever and to take on the full responsibilities in law of a parent 收养

ban

n.

an official ruling that something must not be done, shown, or used. 禁令

bartender

n.

a man who serves drinks in a bar 酒吧男侍者

billionaire

n.

an extremely rich person whose money, property, etc. is worth at least one billion dollars, pounds, etc. 亿万富翁

biologist

n.

the scientist who studies living things 生物学家

 

brick

n.

a block of hard clay used as building material 砖

Buddhist

n.

佛教徒

caption

n.

an explanation written above, below or beside a picture, newspaper article, etc. 标题,解说词,字幕

chin

n.

the front part of the face (esp. of a human being) below the mouth 下巴,下颌

Christmas

n.

(in Christianity) Christ's birthday, celebrated on December 25th 圣诞节

 

collapse

v.

to fall into ruin 崩溃

composer

n.

a person who writes music 作曲家

 

decent

a.

(of behavior, attitude) proper; socially acceptable (行为、态度)得体的,合适的
good enough 像样的,过得去的

definite

a.

clearly known, seen, or stated; without any uncertainty 确切的,明显的

DNA

n.

deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸

eve

n.

the evening before an event, esp. a holiday 前夜,前夕

 

flesh

n.

the soft part of the body of a person or animal that covers the bones and lies under the skin 肉

guy

n.

a man; any person, male or female 家伙,人

 

media

n.

the newspapers, news magazines, television, and radio 媒体

monastery

n.

a building in which monks (religious men) live and worship修道院,僧院,寺院

 

nut

n.

a dry fruit with a kernel surrounded by a hard shell 坚果
a person who is very keen on the stated thing; freak 对某事物极感兴趣的人,迷

 

portrait

n.

a painting, drawing, or photograph of a real person or group of people 肖像,人像

 

practically

ad.

in a practical way 实际地
very nearly; almost 几乎,简直

 

reporter

n.

a person who finds out and writes about news events for a newspaper, or for radio or television 记者

requiem

n.

a piece of music written for the religious service to honor the dead 安魂曲,挽歌

resemblance

n.

similarity, esp. in appearance; likeness 相似之处,雷同之处

sonata

n.

a piece of classical music written either for a single instrument ,or for one instrument and a piano. 奏鸣曲

 

twin

n.

either of two children born of the same mother at the same time 双胞胎中的一个,双生子女

 

violin

n.

a four-stringed wooden musical instrument, supported between the left shoulder and the chin and played by drawing a bow 小提琴

wallet

n.

(also billfold) a small flat leather case, for holding papers and paper money, carried esp. by a man 皮夹,钱包

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