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社交活动场所。

b)People began to live in urban aversion reinforced, cement jungle, or even dream of a return to the era of peace and harmony in agriculture.

都市的人们开始厌恶生活在钢筋、水泥的丛林里，甚至梦想回到农业时代的安宁祥和。

15【lapse】

N.走神，判断错误

a)Time-lapse photography from space reveals what happens next.

太空延时摄影揭示了接下来会发生什么。

b)The incident is being seen as a serious security lapse.

这一事故被视为严重的安全疏漏。

16【vitality】

N.活力，生命力

a)Cultures of the whole world show brilliant vitality in this ancient country.

世界文化在这里同放光彩。

b)Sun brings light and vitality to the world.

太阳为人类世界带来了光明和生机。

17【patriot】

N.爱国者

a)Seen one way, he was something of a hero: not just a professional but also a patriot and an idealist.

从一方面看，他多多少少算个英雄，不仅因为他是个内行，而且还因为他是个爱国的人，一个理想主义者。

b)A patriot must always be ready to defend his country.

爱国者要经常准备为保卫国家。

18【petty】

Adj.价值不大的，琐碎的，小气的

a)You have brilliantly managed to identify all the petty-minded whingers who do nothing but moan all day.

你明智地发现了所有小心眼的员工，他们整天无所事事，只会抱怨。

b)This promising young lad then plunged（投入） into a life of petty crime and was one of the founding members of the Shawpee street gang.

然后，这个有前途的小男孩儿过起了小偷小摸的生活，成为肖皮街头匪帮的创始成员之一。

19【malicious】

Adj.恶意的，怀恨的

a)Captain Hook was a malicious pirate who hated Peter Pan.

胡克船长是个邪恶的海盗，他恨透了彼得潘。

b)When she discovered a malicious streak in him, she turned a deaf ear to what he said.

当她发现他有恶意的倾向，她就不听他所说的。

20【confine】

N./V.限制，禁闭，界限，约束

a)Some of my most pleasant hours are during the long rain storms in the spring or fall , which confine me to the house all day .

我最愉快的一些时光是春季和秋季那些长长的暴雨季节，它们使我不得不整天呆在屋里。

b)Do not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born in another time. --Hebrew proverb

不要限制你的孩子在你自己的学识里，因为他们出生于另一个年代。---希伯来谚语

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