Unit Three,Sea Exploration
第三单元，海洋探索

tale
I've heard tales of people seeing ghosts in that house.
我听说有人在那栋房子里见到过鬼。

merchant
Venice was once a city of rich merchants.
威尼斯曾是富商云集的城市。

set sail
He loaded his vessel with another cargo and set sail.
他给自己的船装上另一批货后便启航了。

extend
There are plans to extend the no smoking area.
现已有扩大无烟区的计划。

negotiate
Western governments have this week urged him to negotiate and avoid force.
西方各国政府本周敦促他进行谈判,避免使用武力。

fleet
With its own fleet of trucks the company delivers most orders overnight.
这个公司拥有自己的货车车队,大多数订购货品可以隔日送到。

behold
They beheld a bright star shining in the sky.
他们看到了一颗明亮的星星在天空中闪闪发光。

league
Thus the first worker's league came into being.
这样第一个工人联盟就出现了。

in a league of one's own
As a painter he is in a league of his own.
作为画家，他独树一帜。

royal
The media has brought more unwelcome attention to the royal family.
媒体对王室的过度关注令人反感。

spice
You may think that your apple pie has only sugar and spice in it.
你可能认为你的苹果派里只有糖和香料。

withdraw
Government troops were forced to withdraw.
政府部队被迫撤走了。

withdraw from
She'd half expected him to withdraw from the course.
她多少已经预料到他会中途就退出这门课程。

channel
Trains will speed through the channel tunnel at one hundred eighty-six miles per hour.
火车将以每小时186英里的速度快速穿过海峡隧道。

maritime
This is the largest maritime museum of its kind.
这是同类中最大的海事博物馆。

bond
The experience created a very special bond between us.
这种经历使我们之间产生了一种很特殊的关系。

in hand
She always had a great deal of work in hand but no one ever heard her complain.
她总是有大量的工作要做，但从来没有人听过她抱怨。

politics
The key question in British politics was how long the prime minister could survive.
英国政治的关键问题是首相能坚持多久。

profession
She was at the very top of her profession.
她是她那个行业中的佼佼者。

tournament
We produce the best soccer of the tournament. Nobody would argue with this.
本届比赛中我们踢出了最漂亮的足球,谁都不会否认这一点。

mixture
We listened to the news with a mixture of surprise and horror.
我们怀着惊恐交加的心情收听了这则消息。

laptop
She used to work at her laptop until four in the morning.
她过去常常在笔记本电脑前工作到凌晨四点。

coverage
Immunization coverage against fatal diseases has increased to ninety-nine per cent in some countries.
在一些国家致命疾病免疫注射的覆盖面已达到99%。

press conference
She gave her reaction to his release at a press conference.
她在记者招待会上对他被释放作出了回应。

applaud
He should be applauded for his courage.
他的勇气应该受到赞扬。

tax
Any interest payments are taxed as part of your income.
利息所得作为你收入的一部份要予以征税。

manned
In thirty years from now the United States should have a manned spacecraft on Mars.
未来30年内,美国有可能会把载人航天器送上火星。

submersible
A submersible is a small vehicle that can operate underwater and that is used especially for research.
潜水器是一种可在水下操作的小型运载工具，尤其用于科学研究。

underwater
State television showed film of vast areas of farmland underwater.
国家电视台播放了大片农田被水淹没的画面。

coral
Coral can be yellow, blue, or green.
珊瑚有黄色的、蓝色的或绿色的。

migration
During the last recession, migration to the sun belt accelerated.
在上个经济萧条期,人们向美国南部阳光地带移民的速度加快了。

directory
You can use a directory service to search for people on the internet.
你可以利用因特网的目录服务搜索人名。

meanwhile
Stress can be extremely damaging to your health. Exercise, meanwhile, can reduce its effects.
压力会严重损害你的健康,锻炼则可以减少这些影响。

exploit
These countries are exploiting the rainforests for hardwood.
这些国家正在开发热带雨林以获取硬木。

gallon
The price of petrol is coming down by four pence a gallon.
汽油的价格每加仑下降了四便士。

murder
She has been charged with the attempted murder of her husband.
她被指控意图谋杀丈夫。

mercy
They showed no mercy to their hostages.
他们对人质丝毫不讲仁慈。

possession
The manuscript is just one of the treasures in their possession.
这部手稿只是他们的珍藏之一。

opponent
The team's opponents are unbeaten so far this season.
该队的竞争对手本赛季尚无败绩。

log
The family made an official complaint to a ship's officer which was recorded in the log.
这家人向一位船员提出过正式投诉,此事记入了航行日志。

marine
The sinking of the tanker has made aspects of marine pollution particularly topical.
邮轮的沉没使得海洋污染的方方面面都成为眼下大家尤为关注的热点话题。

arrest
A man has been arrested in connection with the robbery.
一名男子因与这桩抢劫案有关已被逮捕。