第一段

bemoan

to?complain?or?express?sadness?about something?抱怨；悲嘆

Researchers at?universities?are always bemoaning?their?lack?of?funds.

大學里的研究人員總是抱怨資金不足。

wayward

doing only what you want and often changing your behaviour in a way that is difficult to control （尤指某人的行為）反復無常的，任性的，難以管束的

attributable

caused?by?歸因于…的；由于…的

Do you think that these higher-than-average temperatures are attributable to global warming? 你認為這種較正常水平偏高的氣溫是全球變暖引起的嗎？

jubilant

feeling?or?expressing?great?happiness,?especially?because of a?success?（尤指因成功而）歡欣的，喜氣洋洋的

The?fans?were jubilant?at/about/over?their?team's?victory.

球迷們?yōu)樗麄兊年犖楂@勝而歡欣雀躍。

gusto

great?energy,?enthusiasm, and?enjoyment?that is?experienced?by someone taking?part?in an?activity,?especially?a?performance?（尤指對參加表演的）興致勃勃，熱情Everyone?joined?in the?singing?with?great?gusto.

每個人都興致勃勃地加入到合唱中。

vulgar

not suitable, simple, dignified or beautiful; not in the style preferred by the upper classes of society 粗俗的；庸俗的；不雅的

Isn't it?rather?vulgar to?talk?about how much?money?you?earn?

談論掙多少錢難道不庸俗嗎？

hijinks?informal?(US?also?hijinks)

energetic?and?excited?behaviour?in which?people?do?funny?things or?play?tricks?on someone?狂歡作樂，嬉鬧

soundtrack

the?sounds,?especially?the?music, of a?film, or a?separate?recording?of this?電影聲跡；（尤指）電影配樂；電影原聲音帶

The?best?thing about the?movie?is?its?soundtrack.

這部電影最成功的地方就是它的配樂。

stringent

having a very?severe?effect, or being?extremely?limiting?嚴重的；嚴格的，苛刻的

The most stringent?laws?in the?world?are?useless?unless?there is the will to?enforce?them.

除非能夠堅持嚴格執(zhí)法，否則即使是世界上最嚴苛的法律也毫無用處。

第二段

dementia

a medical condition that affects especially old people, causing the memory and other mental abilities to gradually become worse, and leading to confused behaviour （尤指老年性）癡呆The most?common?form?of dementia is Alzheimer's?disease.

最常見的癡呆病是阿爾茨海默氏癥。

playwright

a?person?who writes?plays?劇作家

mediocre??disapproving

not very good?普通的，平庸的，不夠好的

The film's?plot?is?predictable?and the?acting?is mediocre.

這部影片的情節(jié)都能猜得到，演員的演技也不夠好。

vendetta

a?long?and?violent?argument?between?people?or?families, in which one?group?tries?to?harm?the other in?order?to?punish?them for things that?happened?in the past?世仇；族間血仇；宿怨He?saw?himself as the?victim?of a?personal?vendetta being?waged?by his?political?enemies.

他覺得自己成了政敵挑起的個人積怨的犧牲品。

culminate in/with sth

If an?event?or?series?of?events?culminates in something, it?ends?with it, having?developed?until it?reaches?this?point.?以…告終；達到…的頂點

My?arguments?with the?boss?got?worse?and?worse, and?finally?culminated in my?resignation.我和老板的爭吵日益惡化，直到最終我決定換工作。

第三段

exuberance

the?fact?that?plants?are?strong?and?growing?quickly?（植物）茁壯，茂盛

The?flowering?plant?beds?change?from?neatness?to?riotous?multi-coloured exuberance.

花壇從起初的整整齊齊發(fā)展成五彩繽紛的盛況。

celibate

not having?sexual?activity,?especially?because you have made a?religious?promise?not to?（尤指因為宗教承諾）獨身的，禁欲的，沒有性生活的

第四段

vie?present participle?vying?|?past tense and past participle?vied

to?compete?with other?people?to?achieve?or get something?競爭；爭奪Six?candidates?are?currently?vying?for?the Democratic?presidential?nomination.

6名候選人目前正在爭奪民主黨的總統(tǒng)候選人提名資格。

animosity

strong?dislike,?opposition, or?anger?仇恨；敵意；憎惡

Of?course?we're?competitive, but there's no?personal?animosity?between?us.

我們固然是競爭對手，但我們之間并沒有私怨。

reliant

needing?a?particular?thing or?person?in?order?to?continue, to?work?correctly, or to?succeed?依賴的，依靠的

He's?completely?reliant?on?his?wheelchair?to get about.

他完全依靠輪椅出行。

patronage

the?support?given to an?organization?by someone?贊助，資助

The?charity?enjoys?the patronage of many?prominent?local?business?people.

這家慈善機構獲得了本地許多重要的商人的贊助。

premiere

the first?public?performance?of a?play?or any other?type?of?entertainment?首映，首演The?world?premiere?of?the?opera?will be at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.

這部歌劇的世界首演將在紐約的大都會歌劇院舉行。

第五段

malicious

intended?to?harm?or?upset?other?people?惡意的，惡毒的，意在傷人的

malicious?gossip?用意歹毒的流言蜚語

downfall

(something that causes) the usually sudden destruction of a person, organization, or government and their loss of power, money, or health?衰?。坏古_，垮臺

In the end, it was the?continual?drinking?that was his downfall.

不斷酗酒最終搞垮了他的身體。

ignominy

public?embarrassment?恥辱，侮辱

The?incumbent?party?experienced?the ignominy of?total?defeat?in the last?election.

執(zhí)政黨在上次選舉中蒙受了大敗的恥辱。

第六段

zesty

full?of?energy?and?enthusiasm?精力旺盛的；熱情的

a zesty new?musical?一場活力四射的新音樂劇

unwarranted

not having a good?reason?and?therefore?annoying?or?unfair?不合理的；不適當?shù)?/span>

People need to be protected against such unwarranted intrusions into their private lives by journalists.

人們的私生活需要受到保護，免受新聞記者的無理侵犯。

shaky

not?firm?or?strong?不穩(wěn)定的；不堅固的；不結(jié)實的

I?think?you're on very shaky?ground?with that?argument.

我覺得你那個論點相當站不住腳。

key

a set of?musical?notes?based?on one?particular?note?調(diào)，主音The?song?changes?key?halfway?through.

歌曲在中間部分調(diào)子變了。