Episode 14 3
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████ 重点词汇
████ 难点词汇
████ 生僻词
████ 词组 & 惯用语
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and his companions had come to
a land where there was a crime to be a
were and
forced to become slaves
intended to see this changed
and had come before the king in order to
reason with him but it would not be easy
for Lord Lord and Lord Horn
the royal exercised a most evil
influence over the king I
have come to tell you of a great
in your land Oh
this man is a criminal and should be
logs instead of making
all are
criminals
he break our laws there's
nothing I can do and why not I can't
throw him no matter what our
laws say for he was sent on his by
of China we
him he says he was sent by
but what proof do you have
has it occurred to you he might be lying
all months are not to be
according to the law
your Chancellor I must oppose
this law justice will be served when the
are free will you listen to him or
us you both raise some good points I
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don't know who's right and who's wrong
here but I know how to find out for you
see I like to decide upon issues
by putting the two sides to a contest
you do I suggest a rain making contest
in
but I cannot make rain don't you worry
about it master you don't know who
you're dealing with you're the one who
doesn't know who you're dealing with
[Music]
the contest took place in the
great square before Lord
was the first to attempt the challenge
[Music]
he stood at the top of a tower
his forces to the task he
concentrated so long and so hard that
the began to wonder if he was
when suddenly began
to and it sure looks
like he knows what he's doing
eggsy it'll appear that I'm still
standing next to but I'm fly up
there and see what's going on a golden
bird who was really few up above
with a the
and the rain mother
this Lord wearing me out
so why do you make
rain for Lord because he
said rain would be good for the kingdom
and that it would make it and
grow rich yeah that's what
he said yeah and he told us we were
being helpful he lied to you
his evil is destroying the kingdom we
didn't know he was evil who would dare
to lie to the rain mother we took him at
his word well now that you know the
truth will you help me defeat him huh
meanwhile Lord carried on from
[Music]
bring fun during rain he's just a big
board fan continue to commands
and his arms but
and the sunlight returned Lord
had never filled a train making
before what went wrong there's something
wrong with it's too low if
that's the case then the will also
fail the contest will continue now
listen carefully as soon as I make this
signal with my magic staff you three are
to bring on the rain you got it yes yes
we will and back through
into his own
don't worry Lord Fang I don't think the
stands a chance well go on it's
your turn now
let's see if you can bring us some rain
go on it's your turn no this
has gone on long enough
just trust me you're up master
huh
was most impressive
though once up on he had no
idea what to do but did
the skies before comes up
here again
[Music]
this not wasting any time
monkey sent the signal to the
waiting good good
if you're ready it's
time to do it okay time is right he is
all over me and as
they had never rained before
[Music]
it was much more than the king or his
advisers had and as
suddenly as they began the rain stopped
and we have won the
知识点
重点词汇
quest [kwest] n. 追求；寻找 vt. 探索 vi. 追求；寻找 n. (Quest)人名；(德)奎斯特 {cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :4067}
upwards [ˈʌpwədz] adv. 向上；在上部；向上游 {cet4 cet6 :4086}
hauling ['həʊlɪŋ] n. [交] 牵引；搬运；拖运 v. 拖；搬运；使降落（haul的ing形式） { :4191}
summoning [ˈsʌmənɪŋ] n. 召唤 v. 召唤；召集（summon的ing形式） { :4505}
monkey [ˈmʌŋki] n. 猴子；顽童 vi. 胡闹；捣蛋 vt. 嘲弄 {zk gk cet4 ky :4558}
lightning [ˈlaɪtnɪŋ] adj. 闪电的；快速的 n. 闪电 vi. 闪电 {gk cet4 cet6 ky :4562}
atop [əˈtɒp] prep. 在…的顶上 adv. 在顶上 { :4600}
fatigue [fəˈti:g] n. 疲劳，疲乏；杂役 adj. 疲劳的 vt. 使疲劳；使心智衰弱 vi. 疲劳 {cet4 cet6 ky toefl ielts gre :4806}
monk [mʌŋk] n. 僧侣，修道士；和尚 n. (Monk)人名；(柬)蒙；(德、法、英)蒙克 {cet6 :4817}
monks [mʌŋks] n. 修道士，僧侣（monk的复数） n. (Monks)人名；(英)蒙克斯 { :4817}
accusations [ˌækju:ˈzeɪʃənz] n. 指责( accusation的名词复数 ); 指控; 控告; （被告发、控告的）罪名 { :4870}
bargained [ˈbɑ:ɡind] v. 讨价还价，商谈( bargain的过去式和过去分词 ); 提出条件，要求得到 { :4926}
majesty [ˈmædʒəsti] n. 威严；最高权威，王权；雄伟；权威 {cet6 ky toefl :5294}
advisors [ædˈvaɪzəz] n. 顾问，劝告者( advisor的名词复数 ); <美>（指导大学新生学科问题等的）指导教授 { :5896}
dispersed [dɪ'spɜ:st] v. 分散；传播（disperse的过去分词） adj. 散布的；被分散的；被驱散的 { :5981}
injustice [ɪnˈdʒʌstɪs] n. 不公正；不讲道义 {toefl :6053}
tricky [ˈtrɪki] adj. 狡猾的；机警的 { :6391}
imprisoned [ɪmˈprɪzənd] v. 下狱, 监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 ) { :6445}
claw [klɔ:] n. 爪；螯，钳；爪形器具 vi. 用爪抓（或挖） vt. 用爪抓（或挖） {gk cet4 cet6 ky toefl :6934}
dwelt [dwelt] v. 居住；老是想着（dwell的过去分词） { :7180}
peril [ˈperəl] n. 危险；冒险 vt. 危及；置…于险境 {cet6 toefl ielts gre :7617}
receded [riˈsi:did] vi. 后退；减弱 vt. 归还 { :7675}
lizard [ˈlɪzəd] n. 蜥蜴；类蜥蜴爬行动物 n. (Lizard)人名；(法)利扎尔 {toefl :7802}
bluffing [blʌʃ] n. 褶边装置；诈骗；唬弄 v. 欺骗；吓唬（bluff的现在分词） { :7842}
prosper [ˈprɒspə(r)] vi. 繁荣，昌盛；成功 vt. 使……成功；使……昌盛；使……繁荣 n. (Prosper)人名；(英、德、罗、法)普罗斯珀 {ky toefl :8251}
darken [ˈdɑ:kən] vt. 使变暗；使模糊 vi. 变黑；变得模糊 { :8464}
pilgrims ['pɪlɡrɪmz] n. 朝圣者；旅行者（pilgrim的复数） v. 去朝圣；漫游（pilgrim的三单形式） { :8758}
celestial [səˈlestiəl] n. 神仙，天堂里的居民 adj. 天上的，天空的 {toefl gre :8813}
exceedingly [ɪkˈsi:dɪŋli] adv. 非常；极其；极度地；极端 {cet4 cet6 ky ielts :9520}
boldly ['bəʊldlɪ] adv. 大胆地；冒失地；显眼地 { :9702}
unjust [ˌʌnˈdʒʌst] adj. 不公平的，不公正的；非正义的 {cet4 cet6 :9703}
bellow [ˈbeləʊ] n. 吼叫声；轰鸣声 vi. 吼叫；怒吼；咆哮 vt. 大声喊叫；大声发出 n. (Bellow)人名；(英)贝洛 { :10691}
难点词汇
fungal [ˈfʌŋgl] adj. 真菌的（等于fungous） { :12482}
flail [fleɪl] n. 连枷（打谷物用的工具） vt. 打；用连枷打 vi. 打；用连枷打 {gre :12868}
fang [fæŋ] n. （犬，狼等的）尖牙；[解剖] 牙根；（毒蛇的）毒牙；尖端 vt. 灌水引动（水泵） n. (Fang)人名；(中)方 (广东话·威妥玛)；(瑞典)丰 {gre :14276}
fangs [fæŋz] n. [脊椎] 尖牙；[脊椎] 毒牙（fang的复数）；物体的尖端 v. 用尖牙咬；配以尖牙般的东西（fang的三单形式） { :14276}
elias [i'laiәs] n. 伊莱亚斯（希伯来先知, 等于Elijah） { :17238}
charade [ʃəˈrɑ:d] n. 看手势猜字谜游戏 n. (Charade)人名；(阿拉伯)谢拉德 {gre :18388}
ascendant [əˈsendənt] n. 优势；运星；支配地位 adj. 上升的；优越的 { :23793}
thunderbird [ˈθʌndəbə:d] n. 雷鸟（北美印第安人神话中兴起雷雨的巨鸟） { :24779}
slanderous ['slɑ:ndərəs] adj. 诽谤的；诽谤性的；中伤的 {gre :32262}
magister [mə'dʒɪstə] n. 古罗马或中世纪的教师 { :43675}
复习词汇
rain [reɪn] n. 雨；下雨；雨天；雨季 vt. 大量地给；使大量落下 vi. 下雨；降雨 n. (Rain)人名；(法)兰；(英)雷恩；(罗、捷)赖恩 {zk gk :1491}
生僻词
chiquita [tʃiˈki:tə] n. 彻姬塔(f.)
costarred [kəuˈstɑ:d] v. 合演( costar的过去式和过去分词 )
gonna [ˈgənə] abbr. （美）将要（等于going to）
rainmaking ['reɪnˌmeɪkɪŋ] n. 借人工方法或法术造雨
tripitaka [,tripi'tɑ:kə] n. 三藏经（等于Pali Canon）
词组
at our peril [ ] prep.承担风险,自负后果
bargain for [ˈbɑ:ɡin fɔ:] 为购买（某物）讨价还价; 料到，考虑到（某情况）; 预料
haul logs [ ] un. 拖运木材
how dare [ ] [网络] 怎么敢；这还了得；你怎敢
in jail [ ] [网络] 投入监狱；在狱中服刑；坐牢
interfere with [ˌɪntəˈfiə wið] 干扰，干涉；妨碍；触动或弄坏；乱动；与……抵触
rain down [rein daun] v. 如雨般落下；如雨般顺着…流下 [网络] 降下你恩雨；大量降下；象雨点般落下
rain maker [ ] 人工降雨设备
rain making [ ] 人工降雨
take prisoner [ ] na. 俘虏(某人) [网络] 同本义
the cloud [ ] [网络] 云朵；云端；电脑云
the emperor [ðə ˈempərə] [网络] 皇帝；皇家驿栈；国王
the evil [ ] [网络] 第三种人是恶人；邪魔
the Flood [ ] na. (旧约创世纪中所载)挪亚 遭逢的大洪水 [网络] 水灾；惊涛骇浪；洪魔
the heaven [ ] [网络] 天公；天堂；天堂原理正片
the Monkey [ ] [网络] 猴子；西游记；猕猴猴趣
the palace [ ] na. 宫廷显贵；水晶宫 [网络] 皇宫；宫殿；沙皇宫殿
the tower [ ] na. 伦敦塔 [网络] 高塔；钟楼；塔楼
to slip [ ] [网络] 滑移；外衣；滑倒
unjust law [ ] [网络] 非正义的法律
Your Majesty [ ] na. 陛下；“Your/His/Her Majesty”的变体 [网络] 主公；尊敬的女王陛下；女王称陛下
单词释义末尾数字为词频顺序
zk/中考 gk/中考 ky/考研 cet4/四级 cet6/六级 ielts/雅思 toefl/托福 gre/GRE
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