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he spirits of the boys.

周遭的寂静、森林中的肃穆以及孤独感，慢慢地对这几个孩子的情绪发生了作用。

b)Pop music can be exciting, but classical music can convey more with its solemnity, elegance, harmony and meaningfulness .

流行音乐可能是激动人心的，但古典音乐能够展现和传递更为深刻的东西——庄严、高雅、和谐和丰富的含义。

14【resign】

V./N.辞职，放弃

a)I resign with relief.

我输得心服口服。（《后翼弃兵》）

b)You need to resign yourself to the awkwardness of life.

你得接受人生的坎坷。（《爱在黎明破晓前》）

15【iniquity】

N.邪恶，不公正

a)Nature\''s mercy admonishes（V.告诫） humanity\''s unnatural cruelty: only a miracle of kindness can restore the imbalance created by human iniquity.

大自然的仁慈谴责了人类违反自然的残忍：只有仁慈的魔力才能恢复人类邪恶所造成的失衡。

b)He regards the city as a place where all form of iniquity is practised.

他认为该城是万恶丛集的渊薮。

16【rouse】

V./N.唤醒，觉醒

a)Morning light, leafy Sunday, the sun comes pouring in. I rouse from you a waking smile, so my day can begin.

周日，晨曦，叶茂，倾泄入屋。伴着你的微笑起身，开始了新的一天。

b)So signs of danger abound（V.大量存在）, but like the proverbial（众所周知的谚语的） slow-boiling frog, we seem unable to rouse ourselves.

危险迹象大量存在，但如同著名的温水煮青蛙效应，我们似乎不能警醒我们自己。

17【devout】

Adj.虔诚的

a)Rich in the Wall ends of the earth to the sky, and the devout do not know how the mind of the words to describe.

浓郁的情思向天涯海角而去，虔诚的心境不知用怎样的文字来描述。

b)Meanwhile, as the whale is to help them tide over the sea, they have a right whale devout reverence, sacrosanct.

同时，因为是鲸鱼帮他们渡过大海，所以他们对鲸鱼有着虔诚的敬畏，奉若神明

18【industrious】

Adj.勤勉的

a)Youth is a dream, flying above the playing. Run against the wind, the industrious sweat makes you to pursue steps.

青春是一种梦想，梦想在赛场上飞翔。迎风奔跑，辛勤的汗水化做你追求得脚步。

b)My mother had been a very hard working, industrious and thrifty woman with strong Chinese traditional virtues.

我的母亲是一位典型的中.国传统女性，勤劳、刻苦、节俭。

19【adversary】

N.对手

a)You are my adversary, but you are not my enemy. For