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Mr.LexonLess than 1 minute

unit 31

word	means	tranlation	grammar	url
plug	a small object at the end of a wire that is used for connecting a piece of electrical equipment to the main supply of electricity	插头	noun	plug
measure	to find the size, length, or amount of something, using standard units such as inches, metres etc	衡量	verb	measure
sharpener	a tool or machine for sharpening pencils, knives etc	磨刀器	noun	sharpener
sharpen	to make something have a sharper edge or point, or to become sharper	削尖	verb	sharpen
volume	the amount of sound produced by a television, radio etc	音量	noun	volume
lend	to let someone borrow money or something that belongs to you for a short time	借出	verb	lend
swap	to give something to someone and get something in return	交换	verb	swap

Mr.LexonAbout 2 min

Unit 2

word	means	tranlation	grammar	url
fluent	able to speak a language very well	流利	adjective	fluent
inherit	to receive money, property etc from someone after they have died	继承	verb	inherit
secret	known about by only a few people and kept hidden from others	秘密	adjective	secret
quarrel	an angry argument or disagreement	斗嘴	noun	quarrel
afterwards	after an event or time that has already been mentioned	然后	adverb	afterwards
society	people in general, considered in relation to the laws, organizations etc that make it possible for them to live together	社团	noun	society
occupation	a job or profession	职业	noun	occupation
upward	increasing to a higher level	向上	adjective	upward
ambition	a strong desire to achieve something	志气	noun	ambition
generation	all people of about the same age	一代	noun	generation
merely	used to emphasize how small or unimportant something or someone is	仅是	adverb	merely
original	existing or happening first, before other people or things	原创	adjective	original
optimism	a tendency to believe that good things will always happen	乐观主义	noun	optimism
imperturbable	remaining calm and unworried in spite of problems or difficulties	忐忑	adjective	imperturbable
crisis	a situation in which there are a lot of problems that must be dealt with quickly so that the situation does not get worse or more dangerous	风暴	noun	crisis
representative	someone who has been chosen to speak, vote, or make decisions for someone else	代表	noun	representative
involve	if an activity or situation involves something, that thing is part of it or a result of it	牵涉到	verb	involve
urge	to strongly suggest that someone does something	督促	verb	urge
clue	an object or piece of information that helps someone solve a crime or mystery	线索	noun	clue
eventually	after a long time, or after a lot of things have happened	最后	adverb	eventually
oddball	someone who behaves in a strange or unusual way	怪人	noun	oddball
concern	a feeling of worry about something important	问题，关心	noun	concern
memorial	something, especially a stone with writing on it, that reminds people of someone who has died	纪念	noun	memorial
complexion	the natural colour or appearance of the skin on your face	气色	noun	complexion
bulletin	a news report on radio or television	公告	noun	bulletin
parlor	a room in a house which has comfortable chairs and is used for meeting guests	会客室	noun	parlor
cocky	too confident about yourself and your abilities, especially in a way that annoys other people	狂妄自负	adjective	cocky
wreckage	the parts of something such as a plane, ship, or building that are left after it has been destroyed in an accident	残骸	noun	wreckage
prayer	words that you say when praying to God or gods	祈祷	noun	prayer
solemnity	the quality of being serious in behaviour or manner	庄严性	noun	solemnity
scatter	if someone scatters a lot of things, or if they scatter, they are thrown or dropped over a wide area in an irregular way	散点	verb	scatter
cremate	to burn the body of a dead person at a funeral ceremony	火化	verb	cremate
bunker	a strongly built shelter for soldiers, usually underground	掩体	noun	bunker
relate	if two things relate, they are connected in some way	有关	verb	relate
lode	an amount of ore	矿区	noun	lode
graduate	someone who has completed a university degree, especially a first degree	毕业	noun	graduate
poem	a piece of writing that expresses emotions, experiences, and ideas, especially in short lines using words that rhyme	诗	noun	poem
reward	something that you get because you have done something good or helpful or have worked hard	报酬	noun	reward
justify	to give an acceptable explanation for something that other people think is unreasonable	证明	verb	justify
effort	the physical or mental energy that is needed to do something	费力	noun	effort

Mr.LexonAbout 4 min

Vocabulary 3

Unit 21

word	means	tranlation	grammar	url
earring	a piece of jewellery that you wear on your ear	耳环	noun	earring
necklace	a string of jewels, beads etc or a thin gold or silver chain to wear around the neck	项链	noun	necklace
bracelet	a band or chain that you wear around your wrist or arm as a decoration	镯子	noun	bracelet
tight	tight clothes fit your body very closely, especially in a way that is uncomfortable	紧张,紧	adjective	tight
sleeve	the part of a piece of clothing that covers all or part of your arm	套筒，袖子	noun	sleeve
collar	the part of a shirt, coat etc that fits around your neck, and is usually folded over	项圈，衣领	noun	collar
scarf	a piece of cloth that you wear around your neck, head, or shoulders, especially to keep warm	围脖	noun	scarf
cap	a type of flat hat that has a curved part sticking out at the front, and is often worn as part of a uniform	帽子，覆盖	noun	cap
rucksack	especially British English a bag used for carrying things on your back, especially by people on long walks	背包，行囊	noun	rucksack
trainer	someone who trains people or animals for sport or work	跑鞋	noun	trainer
zip	British English two lines of small metal or plastic pieces that slide together to fasten a piece of clothing	拉链	noun	zip
purple	a dark colour that is a mixture of red and blue	紫色	noun	purple
suit	a set of clothes made of the same material, usually including a jacket with trousers or a skirt	西装	noun	suit
fold	to bend a piece of paper, cloth etc by laying or pressing one part over another	折叠，褶皱	verb	fold

Mr.LexonAbout 11 min

Unit1

vocabulary

word	means	tranlation	grammar	url
outstanding	extremely good	出类拔萃	adjective	outstanding
corporation	a big company, or a group of companies acting together as a single organization	企业	noun	corporation
rotten	badly decayed and no longer good to use	腐烂	adjective	rotten
inventor	someone who has invented something, or whose job is to invent things	发明家	noun	inventor
statesman	a political or government leader, especially one who is respected as being wise and fair	政治家	noun	statesman
philosopher	someone who studies and develops ideas about the nature and meaning of existence, truth, good and evil etc	哲学家	noun	philosopher
citizen	someone who lives in a particular town, country, or state	市民	noun	citizen
observation	the process of watching something or someone carefully for a period of time	观测	noun	observation
almanac	a book produced each year containing information about a particular subject, especially a sport, or important dates, times etc	年鉴	noun	almanac
persecution	cruel or unfair treatment of someone over a period of time, especially because of their religious or political beliefs	迫害	noun	persecution
economist	someone who studies the way in which money and goods are produced and used and the systems of business and trade	经济学家	noun	economist
colleague	someone you work with – used especially by professional people	同事	noun	colleague
hepatitis	a disease of the liver that causes fever and makes your skin yellow. There are several types of hepatitis: hepatitis A, which is less severe, and hepatitis B and C, which are much more serious.	肝炎	noun	hepatitis
seizure	the act of suddenly taking control of something, especially by force	发作	noun	seizure
curse	to swear	诅咒	verb	curse
printout	a sheet or length of paper with printed information on it, produced by a computer	打印件	noun	printout
precious	something that is precious is valuable and important and should not be wasted or used without care	珍貴的	adjective	preious
kin	your family	家属	noun	kin
symptom	something wrong with your body or mind which shows that you have a particular illness	肿瘤	noun	symptom
illnesses	a disease of the body or mind, or the condition of being ill	疾病	noun	illnesses
gospel	the life of Christ and the ideas that he taught	福音	noun	gospel
ungrateful	not expressing thanks for something that someone has given to you or done for you	不感激	noun	ungrateful
pouring	pouring rain is very heavy rain	倒	adjective	pouring
stun	to surprise or upset someone so much that they do not react immediately	震惊	verb	stun
trace	to find someone or something that has disappeared by searching for them carefully	查出	verb	trace
sanitized	to remove particular details from a report, story etc in order to make it less offensive, unpleasant, or embarrassing – used especially to show disapproval	給…消毒	verb	sanitized
glide	to move smoothly and quietly, as if without effort	滑行	verb	glide

Mr.LexonAbout 3 min

Vocabulary 2

word	means	tranlation	grammar	url
reliable	someone or something that is reliable can be trusted or depended on	诚实的	adjective	reliable
sense of humour		幽默感	phrase
generous	someone who is generous is willing to give money, spend time etc, in order to help people or give them pleasure	慷慨的	adjective	generous
mean	not wanting to spend money, or not wanting to use much of something	吝啬的	adjective	mean
anxious	worried about something	焦急的	adjective	anxious
sensible	reasonable, practical, and showing good judgment	合理的	adjective	sensible
creative	involving the use of imagination to produce new ideas or things	有创意的	adjective	creative
talent	a natural ability to do something well	才能，才艺	noun	talent
quiz	a competition or game in which people have to answer questions	测试	noun	quiz

Mr.LexonAbout 9 min

word book

daemon 守护进程 contains 包含 otherwise 否则 obtained 获得 meanings 的含义 case-insensitive 不区分大小写 case-sensitive 区分大小写的 pseudo-terminal 伪终端

Mr.LexonLess than 1 minute

Unit 1

Lession 1 A private conversation

Last week I went to the theatre.I had a very good seat.The play was very interesting.I did not enjoy it.A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me.They were talking loudly.I got very angry.I could not hear the actors.I turned round.I looked at the man and the woman angrily.They did not pay any attention.In the end,I could not bear it.I turned round again.'I can't hear a word!'I said angrily. 'It's none of your business,'the young man said rudely.'This is a private conversation!'