Exercise 24
COLUMN 1
sake
rhetoric
rite
sap
sanctimonious
rustic
risky
roam
rift
resolute
COLUMN 2
A.drain
B.country
C.account
D.decided
E.stroll
F.formality
G.split
H.command of language
I.perilous
J.pretending to be devout
答案：CHFA JBIE GD
详解：
1.sake
n. 目的；利益；理由；日本米酒
I wish for your sake they were right.
为了你的缘故，我但愿他们是对的。
account
n. 账户；解释；账目，账单；理由
His account contradicted itself.
他的解释自相矛盾。
2.rhetoric
adj. 花言巧语的
The elections are over, the rhetoric should stop, it’s time to go back to work.
选举该结束了，停止那些花言巧语吧，是时候回去工作了。
command of language
语言能力
A good command of language helps in communicating with others.
对语言良好的掌握在与人交流时将会有很大的帮助。
3.rite
n. 仪式；惯例，习俗；典礼
This festival descends from a Chinese rite.
这个节日源自一个中国的仪式。
formality
n. 礼节；拘谨；仪式；正式手续
He has the greatest disregard for all formality.
他全然不顾一切礼节。
4.sap
n. [植] 树液；精力，元气；活力；坑道
In addition, there is no intelligent association between SAP metadata and its corresponding test data.
此外，SAP 元数据与其相应的测试数据之间不存在智能的联系。
drain
n. 排水；下水道，排水管；消耗
He flushed the drain.
他用水冲排水沟。
5.sanctimonious
adj. 假装虔诚的；假装圣洁的；假装诚实的
FOR Sri Lanka’s government and many of its citizens, reactions in the West to the final phase of its 26-year war with the Tamil Tigers have reeked of sanctimonious hypocrisy.
斯里兰卡政府与泰米尔猛虎组织之间长达26年的内战已近尾声，但是对于该国政府和许多国民来说，西方国家对此事的反应散发着假装圣洁的虚伪。
pretending to be devout
假装虔诚的
Pretending to be devout, I suppose.
我想假装虔诚的。
6.rustic
adj. 乡村的；纯朴的；粗野的；手工粗糙的
The rustic charm of the interior once again sucked me in.
乡村的内在魅力又再一次把我深深的吸引住了。
country
adj. 祖国的，故乡的；地方的，乡村的；国家的；粗鲁的；乡村音乐的
They placarded all over the country.
他们在全国到处张贴布告。
7.risky
adj. 危险的；冒险的；（作品等）有伤风化的
That is highly risky if they take their entire client base away from one medium.
如果他们把整个客户群从某个媒介带走那将是非常危险的。
perilous
adj. 危险的，冒险的
Often, they venture to some of the most perilous places on earth.
经常，他们勇敢地踏入地球上最危险的一些地方。
8.roam
vt. 在…漫步，漫游；在…流浪
They are often kept as pets in native villages [in New Guinea], where they are permitted to roam like barnyard fowl.
它们经常是土族村庄里的宠物（在新几内亚），在那它们可以像院子里的家禽一样随意漫步。
stroll
vt. 散步；闲逛
Take your time. Stroll the streets with Sunday morning indifference and resist the urge to buy anything in the first store you walk into.
带着周日上午的那份漫不经心悠闲地在街道上逛着，抵抗着你走进的第一家店就想买东西的冲动。
9.rift
n. 裂缝；不和；[木] 裂口
The rift between them has not yet been completely healed.
他们之间的裂痕还没有完全消除。
split
n. 劈开；裂缝
They have split up for a long time,but they're better now.
他们之间关系一直不好，不过现在好多了。
10.resolute
adj. 坚决的；果断的
This is why Chinese leaders have been so resolute in their drive to lock up supplies of raw materials and other key commodities.
这就是为什么中国领导人一直如此坚决的推动把目标锁定在原材料和其他关键商品的供应上的原因。
decided
adj. 明确的；显然的；坚决的，果断的
I psyched it all out by myself and decided.
凭自己的本事此事我全料到了，而且做出了决定。