赖世雄3500进阶英语词汇Unit 132（MP3+中英字幕）

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[00:00.00]1307.chore   n.杂务
[00:03.31]Children should be given chores to do in order to teach them responsibility.  家庭杂务应该分配给小孩子，好教导他们的责任感。
[00:09.63]Mom said that I could go out and play after I did my chores.  妈说我做完杂务后，就可以到外头玩了。
[00:13.79]1308.humanity   n.人类（=human beings， mankind)；仁爱，慈悲
[00:18.81]We should do things for the welfare of all humanity. =We should do things for the good of all mankind/ humans.  我们应该做对全人类有益的事。
[00:26.50]Mother Teresa was a woman of great humanity.  德蕾莎修女是个非常慈悲的女性。
[00:30.11]1309.sacrifice   vt. & n.牺牲
[00:34.22]Those martyrs sacrificed their lives for democracy.  那些烈士们为民主牺牲了生命。
[00:38.37]Peter worked hard to build up his company at the sacrifice of his health.=Peter worked hard to build up his company at the cost of his health.  彼得拚命努力创立公司却牺牲了健康。
[00:49.23]1310.depress   vt.使沮丧，使消沉
[00:56.50]It depresses me that everything has changed.  人事已非使我感到沮丧。
[01:00.10]1311.depressed   a.感到沮丧的
[01:05.30]John felt depressed knowing that his girlfriend  had just dumped him.  约翰刚知道女朋友甩了他之后，感到很沮丧。
[01:09.99]1312.depressing   a.令人沮丧的
[01:14.91]The depressing movie made the audience cry.   这部令人难过的电影让观众落泪。
[01:18.80]1313.depression   n.沮丧，忧郁症；（经济）萧条，不景气
[01:26.88]Steve has been suffering from depression since his wife passed away.  自从太太过世后，史蒂夫便饱受忧郁症的折磨。
[01:32.40]Many businesses failed to live through the Great Depression of the 1930s.  许多企业未能捱过30年代的经济大萧条时期。
[01:39.24]1314.loyal   a.忠实的
[01:42.81]The couple remained loyal to each other throughout their lives.  这对爱侣一生都对彼此忠实。
[01:47.81]1315.loyalty  n.忠贞，忠实
[01:53.45]The boss thanked the retiring employee for his hard work and loyalty.  老板感谢这位即将退休的员工过去的努力和忠诚。
[01:59.39]1316.interfere  vi.干预，妨碍
[02:03.38]The government should not interfere in the stock market.  政府不该干预股市。
[02:08.78]Linda never allows her personal feelings to interfere with her work.=Linda never allows her personal feelings to hamper her work.  琳达从不让她个人的情绪妨碍到工作。

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赖世雄3500进阶英语词汇Unit 132（MP3+中英字幕）