第一段

cauldron

a?large, round?container?for?cooking?in, usually?supported?over a?fire, and used?especially?in the past?（通常指架在火上的）大鍋

bound up

closely?connected?or?involved?緊密相關(guān)的；有密切聯(lián)系的The?survival?of?whales?is?intimately?bound?up?with?the?health?of the?ocean.

鯨魚(yú)的生存與海洋的生態(tài)狀況密切相關(guān)。

disused

no?longer?being used?閑置的，廢棄的

Many disused?railway?tracks?are now used by?cyclists.

許多廢棄的鐵道線現(xiàn)在被騎自行車(chē)的人使用。

moat

a long, wide hole that is dug all the way around a place such as a castle and usually filled with water, to make it more difficult to attack?（城堡等的）護(hù)城河，城壕

shroud

to?hide?something by?covering?or?surrounding?it?遮蔽；覆蓋；隱藏

Suddenly all the?lights?went out and the?house?was shrouded?in?darkness.

突然，所有的燈都滅了，房子籠罩在一片黑暗中。

bequeath

to?arrange?for?money?or?property?to be given to somebody after?your?death?把…遺贈(zèng)給Her?father?bequeathed her the?family?fortune?in his will.

她父親在遺囑中寫(xiě)明將家產(chǎn)傳給她。

hefty

large?in?amount,?size,?force, etc.?（數(shù)額、尺寸、力量等）大的，可觀的

a hefty?bill/fine?巨額賬單／罰款

encircle

to?surround?something,?forming?a?circle?around it?圍繞；環(huán)繞

The?house?is encircled by a high?fence.

房屋四周?chē)吒叩臇艡凇?/span>

rim

the?outer, often?curved?or?circular,?edge?of something?（圓形物的）外緣，邊緣

The rim of the?cup?was?chipped?and?broken.

杯口上碰出了裂紋，碎了。

stag?plural?stags?or?stag

an?adult?male?deer?成年雄鹿

第三段

rabbinical

relating?to?rabbis?(=?Jewish?religious?leaders)?與拉比有關(guān)的

a rabbinical?student/college?猶太教義學(xué)生/猶太教館

manna

(in the Bible) a food that dropped from heaven and prevented Moses and his people from dying of hunger in the desert?嗎哪（《圣經(jīng)》故事中摩西及其子民在沙漠中得到的神賜食物）

observance

the?act?of?obeying?a?law?or?following?a?religious?custom?（對(duì)法律或宗教習(xí)俗的）遵守，奉行religious?observances such as?fasting?宗教習(xí)俗例如禁食

in all likelihood

almost?certainly?幾乎肯定的

In all likelihood everything will go to?plan.

一切幾乎肯定會(huì)按計(jì)劃進(jìn)行。

tantalizing?(UK?usually?tantalising)

Something that is tantalizing?causes?desire?and?excitement?in you, but is?unlikely?to?provide?a way of?satisfying?that?desire.?逗引性的；挑逗性的

I?caught?a tantalizing?glimpse?of the?sparkling?blue?sea?through the?trees.

透過(guò)樹(shù)叢，我瞥見(jiàn)了令我心馳神往的波光粼粼的蔚藍(lán)色大海。

第四段

congregation

a?group?of?people?who have come together in a?religious?building?for?worship?and?prayer（在宗教場(chǎng)所參加膜拜、祈禱的）會(huì)眾

The?priest?asked?the congregation to?kneel.

牧師請(qǐng)會(huì)眾跪下。

behold

to?see?or?look?at someone or something?看見(jiàn)；注視

The new?bridge?is an?incredible?sight?to behold.

這座新橋令人嘆為觀止。

第六段

foster

to?encourage?the?development?or?growth?of?ideas?or?feelings?鼓勵(lì)；促進(jìn)；培養(yǎng)

They were discussing the best way to foster democracy and prosperity in the former communist countries.

他們正在討論促進(jìn)前共產(chǎn)主義國(guó)家民主和繁榮的最佳辦法。

第七段

numerate

able?to?add,?multiply, etc.?有計(jì)算能力的

Our?graduates?are?literate?and numerate and have very good IT?skills.

我們的畢業(yè)生具備讀寫(xiě)和計(jì)算能力，而且精通互聯(lián)網(wǎng)技術(shù)。

第八段

smelt

to get a?metal?from?rock?by?heating?it to a very high?temperature, or to?melt?objects?made from?metal?in?order?to use the?metal?to make something new?提煉，煉取

procurement?

the?process?of getting?supplies?采購(gòu)

a?substantial?budget?for the procurement?of?military?supplies

用于采購(gòu)軍需品的巨額預(yù)算

bullion

gold?or?silver?in the?form?of?bars?金條；銀條

gold?bullion?金條

mint

a?place?where the new?coins?of a?country?are made?鑄幣廠