Exercise 8
COLUMN 1
drudgery
distasteful
dispense
digression
disintegrate
dreary
dismember
disinterested
disgrace
discomfort
COLUMN 2
A.departure
B.humiliation
C.chore
D.divide
E.unprejudiced
F.disgusting
G.pain
H.bleak
I.allocate
J.break up
答案：CFIA JHDE BG
详解：
1.drudgery
n. 苦工，苦差事
And when an activity feels like drudgery, the quality of learning tends to suffer, too.
而且，当一项活动让人觉得是一件苦差事，学习质量也可能变糟。
chore
n. 家庭杂务；日常的零星事务；讨厌的或累人的工作
So how should we share the chore?
我们该怎样分担这些家务呢？
2.distasteful
adj. 令人不快的；不合口味的；表示厌恶的
Whether something distasteful has happened in your community or you just don’t get positive vibes from your neighbors, it may be time to move.
无论是你所生活的社区有一些令人不愉快的事情发生，还是没有积极的氛围，那么也许是你搬家的时间到了。
disgusting
adj. 令人厌恶的
“You are a disgusting man, ” she told him.
“你真是个令人讨厌的人”她责骂他到。
3.dispense
vt. 分配，分发；免除；执行
In 1978, BI began selling systems that allowed dairy farmers to dispense feed to their cows automatically.
从1978，BI公司开始出售可以自动分配饲料给母牛的系统给奶牛农场主。
allocate
vt. 分配；拨出；使坐落于
We then allocate the memory.
然后我们分配内存。
4.digression
n. 离题；脱轨
It goes off in this strange digression. It seems like his mind has simply wandered, as it does, from one version of the story to another. But the mention of the machines is not incidental.
这故事就这么奇怪地离题说着，好像他的思想,在游离，从故事的一方面跳到,另一方面，但是提到机器并不是偶然。
departure
n. 离开；出发；违背
The secretary's sudden departure disorganized the whole company.
该秘书的突然离去使全公司陷入混乱。
5.disintegrate
vt. 使分解；使碎裂；使崩溃；使衰变
At that speed the plane began to disintegrate.
飞机以那种速度飞行时开始解体。
break up
打碎，破碎；结束；解散；衰落
The meeting didn't break up until noon.
集会到中午才结束。
6.dreary
adj. 沉闷的，枯燥的
I hate these dry dreary days.
我讨厌干燥沉闷的天气。
bleak
adj. 阴冷的；荒凉的，无遮蔽的；黯淡的，无希望的；冷酷的；单调的
The bleak ground pullulated with jackrabbits.
荒凉的土地上到处是长耳大野兔。
7.dismember
vt. 肢解，割断手足；分割，瓜分
They wanted to dismember the company.
他们想分割这家公司。
divide
vt. 划分；除；分开；使产生分歧
You can divide this between you.
这个你们可以两人平分。
8.disinterested
adj. 无私的；公正的；冷漠的；廉洁的
He's always on the make; I have never known him do a disinterested action.
他这个人一贯都是唯利是图， 我从来不知道他有什么无私的行动。
unprejudiced
adj. 没有成见的；公平的；无偏见的
We must be honest and unprejudiced as we attempt to analyze it.
我们必须诚实并且毫无偏见地来分析它。
9.disgrace
n. 耻辱；丢脸的人或事；失宠
This is a disgrace.
这是一种耻辱。
humiliation
n. 丢脸，耻辱；蒙羞；谦卑
He's held up humiliation by a momentary slip.
他因一念之差而蒙受屈辱。
10.discomfort
n. 不适，不安；不便之处
But we have some discomfort with that.
但是我们对此会感到有一些不快
pain
n. 疼痛；努力 vt. 使…痛苦；使…烦恼
He uttered a cry of pain.
他发出一声疼痛的叫喊。