Assert v.肯定地说,断言;维护,坚持 Copernicus asserted before the church that there was nothing wrong with his theory.在教会面前,哥白尼坚持声称他的理论没错. astronomy n.天文家 As a scientific discipline,astronomy developed earlier than most other subjects.作为一门学科,天文学 比其他学科发展得都早一些. Boycott vt./n.拒绝参加, 抵制 For a few days every year,people in South Korea will boycott everything Japanese. 每年都有几天韩国人会抵制一切来自日本的东西. Bud n.叶芽,花蕾 vi.发芽,萌芽 When trees are budding everything seems to be full of vitality.当树发芽的时候,一切都显得生机勃勃. Bulletin n.简明资讯,最新消息;公布,布告,公报;学报,期刊 After Ronald Reagan was shot,a lot of people read the latest bulletin about the Presidents health.里根总统被刺以后,很多人阅读关于总统健康状况的最新公报. coincidence n.巧合,巧事;一致,符合 By a strange coincide- nce we happened to be travelling on the same train.巧得出奇,我们正好坐同一列火车. There is a coincidence of interests between our two countries.我们两国之间有着共同的利益. contradict vt.反驳,否认的真实性;与矛盾/抵触 |