691. At the turning the turtle met a turkey and made a turnover on the turnips.
在拐弯处海龟遇见了火鸡,在萝卜上翻了个身。
turning [ˈtə:niŋ]
n.旋转,转向;转弯处
turtle [ˈtə:tl]
n.海龟,鳖,甲鱼
turkey [ˈtə:ki]
n.火鸡,火鸡肉
turnover
n. 翻倒, 翻转; 反转; 倒转; 转移
– That company has a fast turnover because of the poor working conditions. 那家公司因为工作环境很差,员工流动得很快。
turnip [ˈtə:nip]
n.萝卜,芜菁
692. The overthrown president is overwhelmed by the controversy.
被推翻的总统被辩论降服。
overthrow [ˈəuvəθrəu]
vt./ n.推翻,打倒;终止,摒弃,结束
= throw over
overwhelm [ˌəuvəˈwelm]
vt.使受不了,使不知所措;征服,制服
– Your kindness quite overwhelmed me. 你的好意使我感激难言。
controversy [ˈkɔntrəvə:si]
n.争论,辩论
693. The handicapped man got a second-hand handout of shorthand handbook beforehand.
残疾人事先得到了一本二手速记手册施舍品。
handicap [ˈhændikæp]
n.(身体或智力的)缺陷;障碍 vt.妨碍
handout [ˈhændaut]
n.散发的文字材料;救济品
– I read the handout carefully. 我仔细看了这份分发的资料。
shorthand [ˈʃɔ:thænd]
n.速记法,速记
beforehand [biˈfɔ:hænd]
ad.预先,事先
– It had been arranged beforehand. 那事已提前安排好了。