sole solely



solitude: 孤独隐居 He passed twenty-four years in solitude. 他在孤独中度过了二十四年。 My destiny is solitude , and my life is work . 我的命运是孤独，我的人生是工作。 He longed for peace and solitude. Without you , aside from solitude, there is solitude still. 失去了你的我，除了孤单还是孤单。



inflatable 可充气的 inflatable raft 充气救生筏 inflatable life-jacket 充气救生衣
rubble 碎瓦，瓦块

The little statue was made of rubble. 这座小塑像是用碎石拼合起来的。 The city had been turned into rubble in the raid. 整座城市被炸成瓦砾。
gear 一套用具

The campers kept all their gear in footlockers. 野营的人把所有的用品都放在床脚箱里。 They loaded their gear into the van. 他们把工具装进运货车。
Learn to shift gear at the right moment while driving. 开车要学会在适当 的时候换挡。

Few people can afford to be ramblers. 很少有人做得起漫游者。 Yoyo loves ramblers, himself being one of the chiefest. 悠悠喜欢优游自在的人，他自已就是个中的中 坚。
undertaking 任务，工作

Myrtle is not one to waste time in any undertaking. 默特尔是一个不会任何工作浪费时间的人。 This is a difficult but glorious undertaking. 这是一项光荣艰巨的任务。

The solitude of the sea made him keenly sensitive to every sight. sound and touch. 寂寥的大海使他对每种景致、声音触觉都异常 敏感。

lure




Lure sb to do sth Lure sb +介词短语 He lures Tom into a lane and robs him. The excitement of the big city lure her away from her home. The kidnappers lure the child away from the parents. Few people can resist the lure of fame.

These distinguished individuals came and went, singly/solely as a rule. 这些名人照例是独来独往。
The same spelling words are distinguished by numbers.
Everest 珠穆朗玛峰
eerie 引起恐惧的，可怕的

That old house is an eerie place even in the day. 那栋老屋即使在白天也有一种神秘可怖的气氛。
dome 穹窿，圆顶 The dome on the concert hall is painted golden. 音乐厅的圆顶漆成金色。
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The bones of caveman were discovered in this very cave. 原始穴居人的骨头就是在这个山洞里发现的。 Boxing can only be discussed in the context of a caveman's sport. 拳击只能在原始人的运动这个意义上加以讨论。
chasm 断层，裂口，陷坑

A great chasm appeared on the ground after the earthquake. 地震后，地上出现了一条在裂缝。 The couple failed to bridge the chasm between them. 这对夫妇未能跨越他们之 间的鸿沟。
flaw 裂缝，缺陷，瑕疵

There was a flaw in his argument. 他的论点有个漏洞。 This type of success was almost without flaw, as he saw it. 在他看来，这种成功简直是无懈可击的。
distinguished 杰出的，著名的

limestone 石灰石

There are four principal types of limestones. 石灰石有四种主要类型。
glisten 闪烁

After a moment she looked up with a slow smile, her eyes glistening with tears. 过了一会儿她抬起头来慢慢一笑，眼里闪着泪 光。
foretell 预言

The religious leader foretold the arrival of an age of peace. 这位宗教领袖预言一个和平时代将会到来。 Is life still worth living if everything can be foretold? 假如每件事情都能被预见的话，人生还有什么 意思呢？
pot-holer 洞穴探险者

Do you happen to know any first-class potholers? 你认不认识第一流的洞穴探险者？ Curiosity alone cannot make a pot-holer. 仅有好奇心是不能成就一个洞穴探险者的。
rambler
cleft 裂隙，开口

In the cleft of a great oak-tree he saw the piece of white gold that he was seeking. 在一cleft/crack/ gap
insistent 连续的，不断的

The insistent flowing of the fountain seemed to be the symbol of the passing of time. 喷泉不停地流着，仿佛是时光流逝的象征。 The baby's insistent cries almost broke his heart. 孩子不停的哭叫，差点没有把他心疼死。
TEXT modern caveman 现代穴居人。



Cave exploration, or pot-holing, as it has come to be known, is a relatively new sport. 洞穴勘察——或洞穴勘探是一项比较新的体育 运动。 As 正如 As the teacher said, we had better work hard. Get to=come to Get to know/like/realize/believe I come to realize I do care about him. I get to know my interest in the study.

cavern 大洞穴

We stood in the cavern and shined a flashlight on its high ceiling. 我们站在大山洞里，用手电照在高高的顶上。
stalagmite 石笋

A stalagmite appears like an inverted stalactite, 石笋像倒生的钟乳石，adj. 倒转的，反向的 rising from the floor of a cavern. 从岩洞底部向上长。 stalactite 钟乳石 Not every stalactite has a complementary stalagmite. 不是每根钟乳石都有互生的石笋。

wade 涉水

I'm not going to wade in such weather. 这种天气我可不愿意趟水。 The dusk fell before we waded ashore. 我们涉水上岸之前天色就已经暗了。
waterfall 瀑布

Niagara Falls is a huge waterfall that lies on the Niagara River. 尼亚加拉大瀑布是尼亚加拉河上的一条大瀑布。
foresight 预见；深谋远虑



Fortunately we had the foresight to bring some canned food. 幸好，我们有先见之明，带了几个缺罐头。 Bright is always boasting about his foresight. There he goes again! 布赖特老是吹嘘他的先见之明，喏，那不是又 来了！ The decision they made is a lack of foresight. The couple had the foresight to plan their retirement wisely.