Lesson 3 Matterhorn man 【单词列表】

Matterhorn [ˈmætəhɔːn] ^{n. 马特霍恩峰（阿尔卑斯山峰之一）}

alpinist [ˈælpinist] ^{n. 登山运动员}

pioneer [ˌpaiəˈniə] ^{v. 开辟，倡导；n. 先锋，开辟者}

【搭】young pioneer ^少先队员

• Hunger, cold and sickness were among the tribulations of pioneer life.^{饥饿、寒冷和疾病是开拓者生活中的磨难。}

summit [ˈsʌmit] ^{n. 顶峰}

【扩】peak ^顶峰

【搭】climb to the summit ^登上山顶

A: It's an hour's climb to the summit. ^{到顶峰有一小时的攀登路程。}
B: It's not difficult for me. ^{这对我来说并不难。}

attain [əˈtein] ^{v. 到达}

【派】attainment ^达到

【搭】attain to ^达到

A: We will attain the peak soon. ^{我们马上就要到达山顶了。}
B: Yes, but I need a rest now. ^{是的，但现在我得先休息一下。}

perilous [ˈperiləs] ^{adj. 危险的}

【派】perilousness ^危险

【扩】risky, dangerous ^危险的

A: Many species are in a perilous situation because of our destruction of their natural habitat. ^{许多物种由于我们破坏了它们的自然环境，现在正处于危险的情况之中。}
B: People must learn how to live peacefully with nature. ^{人类必须学会怎样与大自然和谐相处。}

shudder [ˈʃʌdə] ^{v. 不寒而栗}

A: I still shudder when I think of that moment. ^{现在想起当时的情景我还是不寒而栗。}
B: Forget it. It's past. ^{忘了吧，那已经过去了。}

court [kɔːt] ^{v. 追求}

【派】courtesy ^{礼貌，恩惠}

【扩】pursue ^追求

A: He has been courting me for the last three months. ^{在过去的三个月中他一直在向我求爱。}
B: Do you want to accept his love? ^{你打算接受他的爱吗？}

solitary [ˈsɔlitəri] ^{adj. 唯一的}

impoverish [imˈpɔvəriʃ] ^{v. 使贫困}

【派】impoverishment ^贫困

• Continuous farming impoverishes the soil.^{连续耕作使土壤变得贫瘠。}

Alpine [ˈælpain] ^{adj. 阿尔卑斯山的}

flea-ridden [ˈfliːˌridn] ^{adj. 布满跳蚤的}

coarse [kɔːs] ^{adj. 粗劣的}

【扩】incondite, shoddy ^{粗劣的，劣质的}

A: Homespun is a cloth of coarse weave. ^{土布是一种织得粗糙的布。}
B: I haven't seen that kind of cloth before. ^{我没见过那种布。}

boast [bəust] ^{v. 自恃有}

【扩】flaunt ^夸耀

【搭】boast oneself of ^自夸

A: He used to boast to us about his rich father. ^{他原来常对我们夸耀他那富有的老爸。}
B: That's really rebarbative. ^{那确实是比较惹人讨厌。}

parishioner [pəˈriʃənə] ^{n. 教区居民}

shepherd [ˈʃepəd] ^{n. 牧羊人}

linen [ˈlinin] ^{n. 亚麻布}

【扩】flax ^{亚麻，亚麻制品}

• I will spread the linen sheet for you to have a good look.^{我把这条亚麻布床单铺开，让您仔细看看。}

the Alps [ælps] ^{n. 阿尔卑斯山脉}

A: It takes a lot of guts to climb the Alps. ^{爬阿尔卑斯山必须有很大的勇气。}
B: I see. And I'm sure I can make it. ^{我明白。并且我肯定自己能做到。}